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Events/drama
• WOW! Working on Wellness radio forum from 2-3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, on KSQM 91.5 FM, with Dr. Nathan E. Gelder.
• Olympic Peninsula Authors live poetry readings, 2-3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, at Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W. Washington St. bluewholegallery.com.
• Jeanne Neal talks with Sequim Bay Yacht Club members about 2019, 2022 The Head of the Charles Regatta events, at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, in the Hendricks Room at John Wayne Marina, 2577 W. Sequim Bay Road. Free.
• Green Thumb Education Series event: “Garden Design: Two Views, Old and New,” noon-1 p.m. on Thursday, April 13, at the Clallam County Courthouse commissioners’ room, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles, with Master Gardeners Bev Dawson and Marilynn Elliott. Join Zoom at extension.wsu.edu/clallam (meeting ID 936 2989 8830, passcode 676224). Or, join by phone at 253-215-8782.
• Running Start Information Night, 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 13, in the Little Theater on the main campus at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles; an optional campus tour will be offered at 6:30 p.m. clauderback@pencol.edu, 360-417-6341, pencol.edu/running-start.
• 2023 Olympic BirdFest — field trips with experienced birders in Sequim fields, tide flats, estuaries and wooded areas, as well as a cruise around Protection Island — from Thursday-Sunday, April 13-16, with most events at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 West Hendrickson Road. OlympicBirdFest.org.
• Peninsula College’s free, first annual “Open Welding Day,” noon-3 p.m. on Thursday, April 13, in welding shop (Building Q) at Port Angeles campus, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd. edoherty@pencol.edu, kflanagan@pencol.edu.
• Studium Generale event: Release of film “Year of the Dog” by Rob Grabow, Peninsula College alumnus and filmmaker, 12:35 p.m. Thursday, April 13, in the Little Theater at peninsula College, 1502 E.Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles, and online. Join the Zoom meeting at pencol-edu.zoom.us/j/83024542567 (meeting ID 830 2454 2567).
• Out Loud Story Slam, 7 p.m. Sunday, April 14, at Studio Bob, 118½ E. Front St., Port Angeles, hosted by Nessa Goldman. Theme is “Risky Business.” Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance and are available online at outloudstoryslam.com, or $15 at the door, if available. Audience members can also participate anonymously, or just enjoy the tales of the evening; 10 tellers will be selected in total. outloudstoryslam@gmail.com.
• Olympic UFO group, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, April 15, at Unity Church, 319 San Juan Ave., Port Townsend. 360-670-4213, olylmpic.ufo@gmail.com.
• Sequim School District strategic planning meeting No. 6: “Vision to Mission: Competencies and S.W.O.T. (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats) Analysis,” 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 13, at Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. 360-582-3260.
• The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood” by Port Angeles High School Thespian Society, April 13-16, at Port Angeles High School, 304 E. Park Ave. 6 p.m., April 13-15, and at 2 p.m. for a matinee on Sunday, April 16. Tickets $10 general admission, $5 senior citizens (60 and older), free for children younger than 10. Tickets at door (cash/check).
• Clallam Conservation District workshop for farm management topics, 10-11 a.m. Friday, April 14, at a 5-acre farm west of Sequim. Register at clallamcd.org/2023-farm-workshops.
• Sequim Guild of Seattle Children’s hospital’s Spring BUNCO Party, 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 14, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave. Admission is $15 at the door. All proceeds go to Seattle Children’s Hospital for uncompensated care and research. 360-683-3089, sequimguild@gmail.com.
• BirdFest event: hummingbirds slideshow, 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 14, at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. Cost $20. OlympicBirdFest.org.
• Teen Board Game and Art Night, 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, April 14, at Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. For teens in grades 7-12. nols.org, 360-683-1161, teens@nols.org.
• “Native Songs and Stories,” North Olympic Library System presentation with Karen Kitchen, a 45-minute program to start at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 15, at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. Kitchen, of the Osage Nation, will perform songs and share Indigenous stories about the present and past. nols.org, 360-417-8500, discover@nols.org.
• BirdFest event: “Beginning Birding Basics,” with Dungeness River River Center director Powell Jones, 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, April 15, at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. Cost $20. OlympicBirdFest.org.
• Clallam County Genealogical Society free program, “DNA Doesn’t Lie, but Needs Help to Find the Truth,” at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 15, on Zoom. To get Zoom link, call 360-417-5000. Registration begins at 10:15 a.m. Or, watch it at the CCGS research facility is at 403 E. Eighth St., Port Angeles. clallamcogs.org.
• First Sequim Community Chili Cook-Off, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 15, at Sequim Masonic Lodge, 700 S. Fifth Ave. Tastings begin at 11:30 a.m. with a $10 donation accepted. Doors will remain open until about 2 p.m.
• North Peninsula Building Association builder’s surplus sale, noon-3 p.m. Saturday, April 15, at Clallam County Fairgrounds, 1608 W. 16th St., Port Angeles. northpeninsulabuildingassociation.com.
• BirdFest event: corvids slideshow, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 15, at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. Cost $20. OlympicBirdFest.org.
• Missoula Children’s Theatre’s “The Jungle Book,” 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 15, at Sequim High School auditorium, 533 N. Sequim Ave. Admission $15 per adult (13 years and older), $10 for children (ages 6-12), free for 5 years old and younger. Families are $50.
• Free veterans spaghetti dinner for veterans, 4-6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 15, at the Sequim VFW, 169 E. Washington St. Non-veterans $5.
• BirdFest event: “Meet and Greet” with Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue, 10 a.m.-noon on Sunday, April 16, at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. Cost $25. OlympicBirdFest.org.
• Intentional Aging monthly discussion group, 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 18, featuring Anna Plager from the Clallam County Master Gardeners group. nols.org, discover@nols.org.
• Inauguration of first Clallam County Poet Laureate, Jaiden Dokken, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, at Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St. Event will also be livestreamed on Zoom. nols.org.
• Skwim Toastmasters Club presentation/meeting, “Champions Coaching Champions,” 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18, at the KSQM 91.5 FM broadcasting office, 609 W. Washington St., and online. Register at skwimccc1.eventbrite.com.
• Sequim Prairie Grange Flea Market, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at 290 MacLeay Road.
• 2023 Run the Peninsula racing series Railroad Bridge Park 5k/10k, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 22, at Railroad Bridge Park, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. $40 per person ($35 for virtual). runthepeninsula.com/railroad-bridge.
• Chimacum Junior and Senior High School hosts “A Night of Pro Wrestling” on Saturday, April 22, at 91 W. Valley Road, Chimacum. Tickets are $10 (bleachers) and $15 (floor seats); 40 percent of ticket sales goes to the schools’ Associated Student Body funds. facebook.com/NWPWrestling.
• West End Stand Down, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Thursday, May 4, at Forks Elks Lodge at 941 Merchants Road, Forks.
• Sequim Irrigation Festival, Crazy Callen Weekend: May 5-7. Kids Parade, Family Fun Day, Innovative Arts Fair, 5k/1-mile/half run, Crazy Daze Breakfast, Trashion Show, Bandersnatch Ball (community dance), First Friday Art Walk, Sequim High School Operetta, wine and beer garden. irrigationfestival.com/site/event/crazy-callen-weekend-schedule.
• Clallam Conservation District workshop for farm management topics, 1-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, at Robin Hill Farm County Park. Register at clallamcd.org/2023-farm-workshops.
• Sequim School District strategic planning meeting No. 7: “Strategic Plan Goals Development and Portrait of a Graduate Logo Creation,” 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 11, at Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. 360-582-3260.
• Sequim Irrigation Festival, Grand Finale Weekend: May 11-13. 128th Grand Parade, Logging Show, Classic Car Cruise & Show, Fireworks, Sequim High School Operetta, Historic Walking Tour, past Royalty Luncheon, Golf Tournament
• Sequim School District strategic planning meeting No. 8: “Strategic Plan Goals Development and Portrait of a Graduate Logo Creation, continued,” 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 25, at Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. 360-582-3260.
• Sequim School District strategic planning meeting No. 9: Strategic Plan Objectives Development and Portrait of a Graduate Logo Creation,” 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 8, at Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. 360-582-3260.
• Sequim Record Show, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at Guy Cole Convention Center at Carrie Blake Community Park, 202 N. Blake Ave. Featuring vinyl records old and new plus other music mediums. Free. Register as a vendor for $50 per table. linktr.ee/sequimrecordshow, butlerg@olypen.com.
• 2023 Petals & Pathways Home Garden Tour, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, June 24. Six gardens will be featured from Happy Valley to the flatlands on a self-directed map printed on the tickets. Tickets are $15 for early bird rates, starting May 14, or $20 the day of the event. Get tickets online at clallammgf.org. Or, get tickets in Sequim at Over the Fence, 116 E. Washington St.; The Co-op Farm & Garden, 216 E. Washington St., and Sunny Farms Country Store, 261461 U.S. Highway 101.
Music/dance/etc.
• Jason Paul and Jean Lenke, 5-7 p.m. Saturday, April 15, at Fire & Stein, 109 Hilltop Dr.
• Soprano soloist Mary DiRoberts, 7 p.m. on Friday, April 21, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 E. Lopez St., Port Angeles. By donation.
• Earth Day 2023 Spring Fest Concert, 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1033 N. Barr Road. Admission by donation. worthyvisions.com.
• Sequim City Band Summer series: 3 p.m. Sunday, May 7, at James Center for the Performing Arts, 350 N. Blake Ave.
• Sequim City Band Summer series: 3 p.m. Sunday, June 11, at James Center for the Performing Arts, 350 N. Blake Ave.
• Dance with The OG, 6-8:30 p.m. Sunday, June 11, at Sequim Elks Lodge, 143 Port Williams Road. $10 for Elks members, $12 guests.
• Sequim City Band Summer series: 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 4 (Independence Day Celebration), at James Center for the Performing Arts, 350 N. Blake Ave.
• Sequim City Band Summer series: 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, at James Center for the Performing Arts, 350 N. Blake Ave.
• THING Festival, music/arts/entertainment, Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, Aug. 25-27. thingnw.org, thingnw.org/tickets.
• Sequim City Band Summer series: 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at James Center for the Performing Arts, 350 N. Blake Ave.
Auditions/Submissions/Rehearsals
• Sequim City Band rehearsals, 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays, at Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church, 925 N. Sequim Ave. Musicians need to show vaccination card at their first rehearsal. sequimcityband.org.
• Juan de Fuca Harmony, a cappella barbershop singing group for women, men. Rehearsals 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Sunland Golf Club, 109 Hilltop Dr. juandefucaharmony.org, 907-602-7008, 360-775-6547, 360-460-2801.
• Monday Musicale scholarship, 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 7, at First Presbyterian Church, 139 W. Eighth St., Port Angeles. 615-496-8934.
Exhibits/workshops/series
• West Coast swing lessons for beginners, 6-7:30 p.m. on May 1, May 8, May 15 and May 22, at the Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St. Dance experience helpful. $20/person for series. Pre-registration required, no drop-ins. 360-582-9038.
• Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W. Washington St., April exhibit, “Eye of the Beholder,” featuring photographer Hank Izley and kiln-formed glass artist Sheri Cox Whetstine. Meet the Artists event from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, April 7, at the gallery, 129 W. Washington St. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday, and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays. bluewholegallery.com.
• “What’s For Lunch?” exhibition, featuring work by members of the Peninsula Fiber Artists, through May 14, at Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, 1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
• National Audubon Society’s 2022 contest on display at the Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road, through Sunday, April 16. Center open 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday, and noon-5 p.m. on Sundays.
• Poetry Walks, poems featured along five Olympic National Park trails — Hall of Mosses, Living Forest, Madison Creek Falls, Peabody Creek and Spruce Railroad trails — through May 31. nols.org/poetry-walks.
• Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County five-week in-person grief support group, 1-3 p.m. each Monday through May 8, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 N. Blake Ave. volunteerhospice.org, 360-452-1511.
Ongoing Events
• Shipley Center classes/activities: Tai chi, exercise classes, basic meditation, computer clinic, some offered via Zoom. 360-683-6806, info@shipleycenter.org. (Note: some classes are limited in size)
Mondays
• Clallam County Master Gardeners plant answer clinics, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. through Oct. 17 (except holidays), at Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles. mgplantclinic.clallam@gmail.com.
Tuesdays
• Skwim Toastmasters Club. Meets every Tuesday, 7-8:30 p.m. Currently meeting online via Zoom. Get link at 907529.toastmastersclubs.org.
• “Northwest Passages,” program featuring excerpts from books with a connection to the Pacific Northwest, on KSQM 91.5. FM. At 6 p.m. Tuesdays.
• 2nd Tuesday Book Discussion Group, 11 a.m., currently meeting online via Zoom. Register at nols.org/nols-events.
Thursdays
• Olympic Peninsula Christian Writers, 6:30-8:30 p.m., third Thursday, currently meeting online via Zoom. Email to opchristianwriters@gmail.com.
• “Northwest Passages,” program featuring excerpts from books with a connection to the Pacific Northwest, on KSQM 91.5. FM. At 10 a.m. Thursdays.
• Gardiner Community Cemetery commissioners, 4 p.m., second Thursday, downstairs in Gardiner Community Center, 980 Old Gardiner Road, Gardiner. Public invited to attend.
Fridays
• Sequim Duplicate Bridge Club, 12:30-4 p.m. at Masonic Lodge 213, 700 S. Fifth Ave., starting May 27. Proof of COVID vaccination is required; masks are optional. No fee through end of June. garygvip96@gmail.com/360-681-4308 or missycs@msn.com/360-681-4070.
• First Friday Art Walk Sequim. Free, self-guided tour of local art venues in Sequim, 5-8 p.m., first Friday of month. SequimArtWalk.com.
Saturdays
• Sequim Senior Singles, 1 p.m., the second Saturday of month at Big Elk Restaurant, 707 E. Washington St. Looking for new members. Call Barbara Miller at 360-809-8336.
• Strait Turners Woodturning Club. Currently meeting online. Contact Jackie Le Doux at 360-457-5172 (8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and after 5 p.m.) or 360-452-5673 (12:30-5 p.m.).
• 2nd Saturday Book Discussion Group, 3 p.m., currently meeting online via Zoom. Register at nols.org/nols-events.
