Fowler, Lewis, featured at readings

Featured writers at the next Fourth Friday Readings event are Nancy Fowler and Marlene Shinn Lewis. The readings are at 6:15 p.m. on Aug. 23 in the media room at The Lodge, 660 Evergreen Farm Way.

The event also features 5-minute open mic readings. Attendees are encouraged to bring poems, short-short stories or memoir/novel snippets. They are also asked to rehearse in advance, as readings are timed.

Get guidelines by emailing Heidi@olypen.com.

Tess Trio Trio +2 comes to the Elks

It’s an evening of live music and more at the Sequim Elks Lodge, as the Tess Teel Trio +2 plays from 6-8:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23, at the lodge, 143 Port Williams Road.

Vocalist Tess Teel and her group will keep the audience’s toes tapping and socks hopping as they go on a musical journey from swing to bossa nova, country waltz to up-beat jazz, romantic standards to great blues tunes and more. The group features Elaine Gardner-Morales on bass, Al Harris on keyboard, Scott Sizer on trumpet/blues Harmonica and Jack Smith on drums.

General admission is $10, or $8 for Elks members. Food and Drink are available for purchase at the event.

See www.facebook.com/events/1118053641737949.

Grammy nominee

offers free Sequim concert

Vince Redhouse, a Navajo musician who specializes in the Native American flute and tenor saxophone, will perform during the morning service and an afternoon concert on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave.

A two-time Grammy nominee, Redhouse will appear at the 10 a.m. service and a 2 p.m. concert. The concert is free; an offering will be taken.

Redhouse has an extensive background in jazz and classical music and in woodwind instruments. He was a jazz tenor saxophone soloist with the U.S. Air Force band and a recipient in 2017 of the National Jazz Hero Award. He has written that music is a spiritual event for both musician and listener, event organizers say.

Strait Turners host segmented turning expert

The Strait Turners Woodturning Club meets at noon on Tuesday, Aug. 27, at the Gardiner Community Center, 980 Old Gardiner Road.

Guest presenter Tony Duarte will talk about his basic method of segmented turning. The presentation will include an overview of commercial software used in the design of bowls as well as the types of homemade jigs Duarte uses for cutting and gluing the pieces on either a segmented or stave bowl.

New turners are welcome. Admission is a $5 door fee for non-members.

Book club to consider ’Homecoming’

The Novel Conversations Book Discussion Group will talk about Yaa Gyasi’s “Homecoming” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28, at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. To participate, read the book and attend the discussion; no reservations are needed, and drop-ins are welcome.

The novel follows two half-sisters, Effia and Esi, who are born into different villages in 18th-century Ghana. Effia is married off to an Englishman and lives in comfort in the palatial rooms of Cape Coast Castle. Unbeknownst to Effia, her sister is imprisoned beneath her in the castle’s dungeons, sold with thousands of others into the Gold Coast’s booming slave trade, and shipped off to America.

Copies of “Homecoming” are available in various formats including regular print, large print, audiobook, and downloadable eBook, which may be requested online by visiting the library catalog at www.nols.org. A limited number of copies of each book discussion selection are available at the Library the month prior to each meeting. To view a complete list of 2019 Book Discussion Group selections, visit www.nols.org/book-discussion-groups.

See www.nols.org, email to discover@nols.org or call 360-683-1161 for more information.

‘American Gypsy’ author sets Port Angeles book signing

Michael Bunnell, author of the novels “American Gypsy” and “The Friendly Little War of Lyman Cutler,” will meet readers and sign copies of his books at Jim’s Pharmacy, 424 E. Second St., Port Angeles, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30.

Bunnell has published hundreds of magazine articles and essays, three novels and two ghost-written memoirs. He has also written screenplays, TV scripts, and a one-act stage play.

Shortly after settling in Sequim 10 years ago, Bunnell was instrumental in founding Skookum Bay Publishing LLC. The first offering from the new company was his own novel “The Friendly Little War of Lyman Cutler,” adapted from one of his screenplays. Skookum Bay Publishing has since released three more books, including “American Gypsy,” and has two nonfiction works in the “pre-press” phase of publication.

Friday ’Jam’ at the Civic Center

The community is invited to join an Open Jam Session at the City of Sequim Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar St., from 5:30 -7:30 p.m. at the two upcoming First Friday Art Walk events: Sept. 6 and Oct. 4.

Presented by the City Arts Advisory Commission, the sessions are not open mics but open jams, meaning all play the same song as a group. Sessions include folk music and early rock with many songs played in G so that all levels of musicians can join in the fun. The music with lyrics and chords will be provided, but those who would like to play certain songs are asked to bring multiple paper copies of songs or pdf files. Any acoustical instruments are welcome as well as singers, keyboards, practice basses and other electronic instruments.

For more information, contact city arts coordinator Cyndi Hueth at 360-582-2477 or chueth@sequimwa.gov.

Joy in Mudville plays at Fort Flagler

An Olympic Peninsula favorite, Joy In Mudville plays a concert at Fort Flagler State Park’s Lower Campground from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1.

Admission is by donation to host Friends of Fort Flagler; a Discover Pass is required for entrance to the park.

Joy In Mudville combines influences from old-time bluegrass, folk, rock, country, blues & funk with Jason Mogi on clawhammer banjo/acoustic & electric guitar/vocals, Kim Trenerry on acoustic guitar/vocals,

Beverages and snacks will be available for purchase. All proceeds from the sale of beverages and food goes to support Friends of Fort Flagler in its mission of supporting Fort Flagler State Park.

See www.joyinmudville band.com for more about the band, and see friends offortflagler.org for more about the event host.

OMF concerts set

Musicians from GardenMusic return for the 5th year to the Olympic Music Festival (OMF), performing Aug. 24-25 at the Northwest Maritime Center for the OMF Midsummer Gala.

Led by veteran festival artist Teddy Abrams, Musicians from GardenMusic is a group of versatile artists who break boundaries with fresh programming that features classical works punctuated by thrilling new compositions, jazz, and world music. Teddy Abrams will play keyboards and clarinet, and is joined by Mark Dover on Clarinet, Gabriel Globus-Hoenich on percussion, Michael Thurber on double bass and vocals, and OMF Artistic Director Julio Elizalde on keyboards.

The program both days will feature Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, with other works to be announced from the stage. A post-concert reception takes place immediately after the concert for attendees to mingle with the artists. Tickets for Saturday (Aug 24) are sold out, and there is limited availability for Sunday (Aug 25). 91.9FM KPTZ Radio Port Townsend will be giving away tickets for both dates the week before the concert.

Tickets are on sale at olympicmusicfestival.org and by phone at Brown Paper Tickets: 800-838-3006.