Gospel singer slates Sequim performance
Matthew Ward, a Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductee and Dove Award winner, will perform at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at the James Center for Performing Arts bandshell at Carrie Blake Community Park, 506 N. Blake Ave.
The free concert spotlights Ward, who was inducted in the Hall of Fame with the group 2nd Chapter of Acts in 1999.
The group’s 1986 album “Hymns” earned a Dove award in 1987 from the Gospel Music Association for Best Praise and Worship Album of the Year.
Ward also received a 1993 Dove Award for Inspirational Album of the Year with his contribution to the compilation album “Generation 2 Generation,” which included “Who Do You Love Best?” performed by Ward and his daughter.
Toy show returns to Guy Cole Center Sept. 14
The Olympic Peninsula Toy and Collectibles Show returns for a second year from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 in the Guy Cole Event Center in Carrie Blake Park, 144 N. Blake Ave.
The event includes dozens of vendor tables selling a wide variety of vintage toys and collectibles from action figures to robots to Barbie to Hot Wheels to memorabilia.
Admission is free. Vendor registration is available at peninsulatoyshow.com.
‘The Breakfast Club’ screening set at OTA
Olympic Theatre Arts, sponsored by Laurie Stewart and Sound Community Bank, is offering a classic movie series in 2024.
At 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, the series offers “The Breakfast Club” (rated R) in the Elaine and Robert Caldwell Main Stage Theatre at OTA, 414 N. Sequim Ave. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. for pre-film trivia.
Trapped in a nine hour detention, the brat-pack explore their understanding of each other in this 1980s classic.
Tickets are $10 and are available at olympictheatrearts.org or by calling the box office (360-683-7326) between 1-4 p.m., Tuesday-Friday.
Upcoming OTA movies nights include “Little Shop of Horrors” (Oct. 5), “Chicago” (Nov. 7) and “The Nightmare Before Christmas (Nov. 30).
Calls out for 2025 Sequim Sunshine Festival performers
The City of Sequim is now accepting applications for musical performers to participate in the 2025 Sequim Sunshine Festival, scheduled for March 7-8.
The performance venue will be inside a large, heated tent with sides and a raised stage. A sound technician will be on hand. Musical performers of all genres are encouraged to apply.
Applications can be found on the City of Sequim Tourism website at visitsunnysequim.com. Applications can be emailed to pdashiell@sequimwa.gov or mailed to the Sequim Civic Center, Attention: Sequim Sunshine Festival, 152 West Cedar Street, Sequim, WA 98382.
Sequim Gazette file photo by Michael Dashiell / The Buck Ellard Band entertains the 2024 Sequim Sunshine Festival crowd at the Guy Cole Events Center in March. A call for performers for the 2025 festival is out, with a deadline for applications set for 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4.
The deadline for applications is 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4.
Applicants must submit a digital file of their work that is a representative sample of the music that would be performed at the festival; an MP3 sampler is preferred.
Applications will be reviewed by a subcommittee of the Sunshine Festival Planning Committee, and applicants will be notified in mid-October.
The festival, now in its sixth year, is designed to celebrate the end of the winter and the coming of the spring and summer seasons with activities for all ages.
Author readings set
The Olympic Peninsula Authors (OPA) will be sharing stories or poems that full of secrets from 2-3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W. Washington St.
The aim of this Writers Read event is to write a piece that begins with “I never told this to anyone, but … ” This exercise promises to give the audience something intriguing, crazy, true or otherwise to listen to.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information about the gallery, visit bluewholegallery.com.
Shuttle, spindle guild sets meeting
The North Olympic Shuttle & Spindle Guild will meet at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1033 N. Barr Road, between Sequim and Port Angeles..
The program this month is “Weaving Adventures in Scotland.” The meeting starts with a short meeting for members, a show-and-tell session, social time and the program.
For more information, email to n.o.shuttleandspindleguild@gmail.com or visit nossg.org.
City commission sets busking spot
The City of Sequim Arts Commission (SAC) has rolled out its newest public art initiative, “Busking Spot,” at Seal Street Park in downtown Sequim, they announced.
This pilot program envisions providing acoustical musicians an approved location to perform in an informal capacity in the downtown shopping corridor.
SAC members said they hope the project will provide a “welcoming, artful, and unique flair for visitors and community members as they wander downtown, while also providing opportunities to musicians in our community.”
The spot, located just off West Washington Street, is available on a first come, first served basis and no permit or advanced sign-up to perform is required.
The commission asks that acoustical musicians respect a two-hour set limit to be courteous to fellow musicians.
Additional “Busking Spot” locations may be added in the future.
For more information, contact City of Sequim Arts Coordinator Sarah Hurt at shurt@sequimwa.gov or 360-582-2477.
Local book up for statewide honor
“Salmon, Cedar, Rock & Rain: Washington’s Olympic Peninsula” by Tim McNulty of Sequim (Braided River) was nominated for a Washington State Book Awards award, contest officials announced last week.
The book, along with five other nominees, is up for the statewide honor in the General Nonfiction/Biography division.
A total of 39 finalists in seven categories were selected for a 2024 Washington State Book Awards (WSBA) for outstanding books published by Washington authors in 2023. This is the 58th year of the program, formerly called the Governor’s Writers Awards.
Artwork courtesy of Tim McNulty “Salmon, Cedar, Rock & Rain: Washington’s Olympic Peninsula,” by Tim McNulty, is up for a 2024 Washington State Book Awards award.
A winner in each category will be announced on Sept. 24.
These awards honor outstanding books published by Washington authors in 2023. An award is given based on the strength of the publication’s literary merit, lasting importance and overall quality to an author who is a current resident of Washington state. For the 2024 book awards, judges read and evaluated 292 books.
The main writer McNulty, a poet and conservationist. The book sees significant contributions from Wendy Sampson, Loni Greninger, Gary Morishima, Maria Parker Pascua, Francine Swift, Jamie R. Valadez and Lynda Mapes.
Photography is by John Gussman, along with other local and regional photographers.
Local Toastmasters to study speech champions
Community members are invited to join SKWIM Toastmasters as they listen to speeches from the three winners of the 2024 Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking — analyzing what made them work — from 7-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10.
The meeting, open to the public, is free and available in person at the KSQM 91.5 FM broadcasting office at 609 W. Washington St., and on Zoom.
Register at SkwimMagic3.eventbrite.com.
Along with Kyle Hall and Nazeer Alqasem, former finalists/semifinalists, the group will be joined by Craig Valentine, the 1999 World Champion of Public Speaking. As presenter and facilitator, he will the group in revealing the winning secrets of the top three speakers: Luisa Montalvo (first place, “37 Strangers”), Hannah Cheng (second place, “Are You Ready”) and Angeli Raven Fitch (third place, “Replaced by Sophia”).
SKWIM Toastmasters is part of Toastmasters International, a worldwide nonprofit educational organization that “empowers individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders.”
The Sequim club meets each Tuesday from 7-8:30 p.m. at the KSQM offices. See skwimtm.org.
Paper quilling workshop scheduled
The Sequim Arts Commission is offering a free “Craft Paper Quilling” workshop, led by paper quilling artist Carolyn Edge of thequillingedge.com, from noon-2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, in the city council chambers at the Sequim Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar St.
Paper quilling is an ancient art form that involves rolling and shaping long strips of paper, then gluing them on edge to make a 3-D design.
In this workshop, Edge will walk participants through how to make a project step by step from start to finish.
Participants will walk out with a finished card and a supply kit to keep creating. In addition they will learn the foundations of paper quilling and understand the concepts to continue exploring the art form.
Materials, tools, and inspiration will be provided with hands-on instruction by Edge. No experience is necessary, and the workshop is open to ages 6 and older.
Space is limited. RSVP by emailing Sarah Hurt, City of Sequim Arts Coordinator, at shurt@sequimwa.gov or call 360-582-2477.
