OPAA art show, sale set for Nov. 2-4

The Olympic Peninsula Art Association’s annual 5×7 show and sale is set for Nov. 2-4 in Sequim’s City Council Chambers at the

Sequim Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar St. Artists from the area, the country and Canada have contributed more than 90 original artworks of 5”-by-7” dimensions. The oil, acrylic, watercolor, block prints, photos and mixed media artworks are on exhibit and sale for $20 each.

Preview hours are: 3-5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2. Show/sale hours are: 5-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4.

Olympic Peninsula Art Association is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting visual arts in the community. Money raised at the event provide student Scholarships, art programs open to all and donations to other community charities.

Wreath workshops set

The Sequim Irrigation Festival Innovative Arts and Crafts Fair is holding two Reuse, Recycle, Repurpose workshop sessions that will be devoted to making holiday wreaths. Sign up for a $15 workshop on Sunday, Nov. 4, for either 1-3 p.m. or 3-5 p.m. at 895 Sporseen Road, Sequim. Learn how to make a simple yet elegant wreath to hang from your door or wall during the holidays. A variety of repurposed materials and festive frill will be supplied; those who have special ornaments, keepsakes or items to add are encouraged to bring it. Funds from the workshop will support the Sequim Irrigation Festival Innovative Arts and Crafts Fair, held the first full weekend in May.

For more information or to register, contact Nancy Gilchrist at ndmuggle@yahoo.com or 559-977-0609.

Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, holiday craft fair

The community is invited to the ninth-annual Jamestown S’Klallam Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 3 in the Tribal Community Center on Old Blyn Highway in Blyn. Features are works more than 30 native and non-native vendors in the center’s Red Cedar Hall. Wares include textiles, ceramics, baskets, jewelry, greeting cards, ornaments, native flutes, local fibers, soaps, rugs and more.

Proceeds from a sale of homemade baked goods and raffles of vendor-donated items help fund the tribe’s children’s programs. Event organizers will also be accepting non-perishable food and hygiene products to help replenish the tribal food bank.

Special screening of ‘Lioness’ at PC

Peninsula College’s Magic of Cinema series continues with a special screening of “Lioness” at 12:35 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, at the PC Little Theater, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.

“Lioness” tells the story of a group of female army support soldiers who were part of the first program in American history to send women into direct ground combat. Told through intimate accounts, journal excerpts, archival footage, as well as interviews with military commanders, the film follows five Lioness women who served together for a year in Iraq.

Hosted by Peninsula College’s Veterans Services Office and co-sponsored by Peninsula College’s Foothills Writers Series, this screening is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Dr. Helen Lovejoy at hlovejoy@pencol.edu or 360-417-6362.