’My Shoes, My Story’ at Civic Center
The Sequim Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar St., hosts the exhibition “My Shoes, My Story,” a youth art project sponsored by Salish Behavioral Health, from Jan. 9-13.
The exhibition’s pieces, organizers note, allow youths to tell leaders in their communities what is like to be a young person in Washington state.
The exhibition was open to youths/young adults of ages 12-20 in Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties.
‘Guest Night’ set for Juan de Fuca Harmony group
Juan de Fuca Harmony, formerly known as the Olympic Peninsula Men’s Chorus, is kicking off 2023 with a guest night, set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at Sunland Golf Club, 109 Hilltop Dr.
The group — a chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society and was originally chartered in 1983 and celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2023 — welcomes all men and women interested in singing with the chorus. Group members will welcome guests with a few songs and then get the everyone involved in learning a few short simple songs called “tags,” which are pieces arranged to quickly getting everyone singing in four-part harmony.
Juan de Fuca Harmony are under the direction of Linda Muldowney. Rehearsals are held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays evening at 6:30 at Sunland.
For more information, visit juandefucaharmony.org or send a text message or call Ron at 907-602-7008, Linda at 360-775-6547 or Rich at 360-460-2801.
Poets present at Writers Read event
Published authors Ruth Marcus and Judy Duncan, both of Sequim, as well as Linda Myers of Port Angeles, will read their original poetry at a free event from 2-3 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 11, at Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W. Washington St.
Each of the three poets responded to a month of prompts from Two Sylvias Press, a book publisher in Kingston. (“Prompts” are ideas for poems that the writers might not have come up with on their own.)
They will read selections that feature the wide variety of thoughts that a good prompt can create.
Blue Whole Gallery brings together more than 35 Northwest artists in a creative celebration of fine art. For details, contact Jolene Sanborn at Bluewholegallery1@gmail.com.
Olympic Peninsula Authors was founded to promote the many fine writers in the area. For more information, contact olypenauthors@olypen.com.
