NOLS hosting youth writing contest

The North Olympic Library System hosts a Sequim Writing Contest with the theme of “shoes” in April. The contest is open to students in grades 6-12 and entries are accepted from April 15-May 15, with prizes awarded to the top entries.

Event organizers have set up a pair of events to assist participants, who are asked to bring a laptop if possible; pencil and paper will be provided.

A “write-in” is set for 3:30-5 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, at the Sequim Library temporary location at 609 W. Washington St. A writing workshop with Peninsula College instructor Elijah Sussman is scheduled for 3:30-5 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, at Sequim Middle School, 301 W. Hendrickson Road.

Get more details at nols.org/writing-contest.

Dance with Stardust Big Band at Sequim Elks

Enjoy an evening of live music and dancing with Stardust Big Band featuring vocalist Tess Teel, set for 6-8:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, at the Sequim Elks Lodge, 143 Port Williams Road.

The 17-piece jazz band will be performing jazz classics and music from the Great American Songbook.

Cost is $12 for guests, $10 for Elks members with ID.

For more information, visit bigbandstardust.com or email to bigbandstardust@gmail.com.

Roots/pop duo coming to 7 Cedars Casino

Angelic Noise, an original roots/pop duo from Portland, Oregon, comes to the North Olympic Peninsula for a concert from 6-8 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, at The Bear’s Bourbon Bar at 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101.

Since 2022, Angelic Noise has performed more than 250 shows in more than 100 cities.

Angelic, the group’s lead singer, sings on topics including sex, love, lies, family, travel and meditation. She is accompanied by Trevor Ryan Scott on guitar, who’s background includes producing with R&B songwriter Jonathan Sanders (Ella Mai), Dave Aron (Sublime/Prince) and Devon Evans, drummer for legendary reggae/jazz pioneer (Bob Marley/Miles Davis).

Shuttle, spindle guild to meet on April 6

The North Olympic Shuttle and Spindle Guild meets at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 6, at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1033 N. Barr Road, between Sequim and Port Angeles.

The meeting program includes a Guild Stash Sale, as guild members bring items from their personal stash of yarns and fiber arts items to sell.

The gathering also includes a short member meeting, show-and-tell and social time.

For more information, email to n.o.shuttleandspindleguild@gmail.com or visit nossg.org.

PA arts center slates Duwadi exhibit

The Port Angeles Fine Art Center hosts “Reimagining the Intersection of Art & Environment – Exploring Natural & Repurposed Materials,” from April 5-May 29.

This display of more than 40 works highlights Jyoti Duwadi’s multifaceted art that “often calls attention to nature’s beauty and the precarious relationship between humans and the environment.” The artist’s paintings, sculptures and installations, exhibit curators note, “inspire a range of emotions, including contemplation, joy, humor, and curiosity.”

Community members are invited to join for the opening reception from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, April 5, at the center, 1502 E. Laurdisen Blvd., Port Angeles. Attendees will get the chance to meet both Duwadi and curator Barbara Matilsky as they view the exhibit for the first time. The opening reception is free to attend and open to the public, with donations welcomed.

Duwadi works with an array of natural materials and discarded objects, and the exhibit spotlights his repurposed sanding belts marked by the trees of Pacific Northwest forests.

The exhibition will remain on display at the historic Esther Webster Gallery during regular gallery hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursdays-Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., through May 29.

For more information about Duwadi and his work, visit akash-himal.com. For more about the Port Angeles Fine Art Center, visit pafac.org.

Sequim Library to host Yarn Circle

The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) will resume Yarn Circle, now held at the Sequim Library’s temporary location at 609 W. Washington St. from 9-10:30 a.m. every Saturday in April.

Attendees can bring their knitting, crochet, embroidery, cross-stitch, or similar project. Basic finger knitting supplies will be available for those who want to start something new.

All experience levels are welcome. Coffee, tea and cocoa will be provided.

For more details, visit nols.org/yarn, call 360-683-1161 or email to discover@nols.org.

Dusel’s work on display at Dandelion Botanicals

Dandelion Botanicals will host a show of prints and color photographs made by the late Fred A. Dusel III, set for 4-7 p.m. on Friday, April 5, at 4681 Sequim-Dungeness Way.

Dusel was a photographer who mastered the rare art of carbon transfer printing, a complex, multi-step process whereby each individual print is hand made. The image is formed by a layer of hardened, pigmented gelatin on a surface, typically paper.

Dusel began learning the process around the time he was diagnosed with stage IVB lung cancer — possibly stemming, show organizers note, from exposure to Agent Orange during the three years he spent serving in Vietnam in the Special Forces. He was decorated with several medals, including a Silver Star, Bronze Star with V, and three Purple Hearts.

Dusel said he hoped that his work would inspire viewers to “connect with their spiritual nature through allegory and symbolism.” When asked what he hoped people found in his art, he replied, “It is my desire that people viewing my pictures will find that quiet, contemplative part of themselves. A place that allows them to feel some degree of peace in the midst of a storm.”

His work was shown in galleries in Nashville, Tennessee, and Sacramento, California, as well as on his web site. He passed in 2018.

Proceeds from the sale of Dusel’s work will be donated to seed the newly created Friends of Dandelion fund.

His wife Patricia said she hopes that the fund will increase access to botanical prescriptions, remedies and classes.

Dusel’s prints and photographs will be on display and available for purchase at Dandelion Botanicals through the month of April.

Artwork by Jyoti Duwadi / View artwork from Jyoti Duwadi at the Port Angeles Fine Art Center exhibit, “Reimagining the Intersection of Art & Environment – Exploring Natural & Repurposed Materials,” from April 5-May 29.

Photo courtesy of North Olympic Library System / The Sequim Library hosts a Yarn Circle from 9-10:30 a.m.on Saturdays in April at its temporary location at 609 W. Washington St.

Photo courtesy of North Olympic Library System / The Sequim Library hosts a Yarn Circle from 9-10:30 a.m.on Saturdays in April at its temporary location at 609 W. Washington St.

Photo courtesy of Stardust Big Band The Stardust Big Band plays the Sequim Elks Lodge on Sunday, April 14.