Deadline for items appearing in the community calendar is noon on Wednesday, one week before publication at editor@sequimgazette.com or delivered to the Sequim Gazette at 147 W. Washington St.
Events/drama
• Puget Sound Anglers meeting, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, at the Sequim Elks Lodge, 143 Port Williams Road.
• Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society meeting, featuring Dr. Mark Elbroch: “Counting Cougars Creatively,” 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 West Hendrickson Road. Free.
• Studium Generale program, “We Weren’t Meant to Do This Alone: What Mothers Can Teach Us About Support,” by Dr. Cheryl Crane, Dean for Arts & Sciences and Transitional Studies at Peninsula College, 12:35 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, at the college’s Little Theater, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles, and on Zoom. Free. Join via Zoom at pencol-edu.zoom.us/j/83024542567 (meeting ID 830 2454 2567).
• Kids Fishing Day Program, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at the Carrie Blake Water Reclamation Pond and Demonstration Park on Blake Avenue. Open to youths 14 years and younger. Hosted by North Olympic Peninsula Chapter of Puget Sound Anglers.
• Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), chapter 430, free breakfast for those interested in flying, 8 a.m. Saturday, April 22, at the Sequim Valley Airport, 468 Dorothy Hunt Lane. 360-808-6767.
• 29th-annual Early Childhood Conference, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at Peninsula College, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles. Register at tinyurl.com/SEQwaeyc. See brochure at tinyurl.com/SEQwaeycBro.
• 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.
• Earth Day Celebration, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at Wild Birds Unlimited, 275953 U.S. Highway 101, in Gardiner. Featuring birds from Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue. gardiner.wbu.com.
• Sequim Botanical Garden Society’s “Work to Learn” Party, 1 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at Sequim Botanical Garden Terrace Garden in the Water Reuse Demonstration Park near band shell, Carrie Blake Community Park. BROCKDL88@gmail.com, 360-460-8865.
• “I Know Nothing About Genealogy” class, 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, at Clallam County Genealogical Society’s Research Center at 403 E. Eighth St., Port Angeles. 360-417-5000. clallamcogs.org.
• 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.
• Free community presentation, “Heart Health: What I Need to Know,” 7 p.m. Monday, April 24, at Sequim Adventist Church, 30 Sanford Lane. Featuring nurse Eloise Gatchet. 360-683-7373.
• City of Sequim celebrates 150th Anniversary of Arbor Day, 12:30 p.m. on Friday, April 28, at Carrie Blake Community Park, 202 N. Blake Ave. Public invited. 360-683-4908.
• Peninsula Friends Of Animals’ Catnip & Sip, Tea, Fashion Show and Auction, noon-3 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, at Fox Bell, 137 N. Barr Road. Tickets $50, available at Full Moon Candle, 609 W. Washington St. #13, and Peninsula Friends Of Animals, 257509 U.S. Highway 101. Get tickets by Saturday April 29. 360-452-0414 x3, safehavenpfoa.org.
• “5th Saturday Workshop,” Saturday, April 29, at Clallam County Genealogical Society’s Research Center at 403 E. Eighth St., Port Angeles. 360-417-5000. Free for members, $10 for non-members. 360-417-5000. clallamcogs.org.
• West End Stand Down, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Thursday, May 4, at Forks Elks Lodge at 941 Merchants Road, Forks.
• Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County’s 45th birthday open house, 3-5 p.m. Friday, May 5, at 829 E. Eighth St., Port Angeles. Tour facility, meet VHOCC staff and volunteers. Refreshments served. 360-452-1511, office@vhocc.org, vhocc.org.
• 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.
• United Way of Clallam County’s annual LIVE UNITED Prom and Awards Ceremony, 5-9 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.
• 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.
• 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.
• Peninsula Singers’ spring concert, 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, April 29-30, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave. Admission by donation.
• 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
• Emily Carlquist, abstract art exhibit, 3-6 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at Dandelion Botanical Company, 4681 Sequim-Dungeness Way. dandelionbotanical.com.
• 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. 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.
• 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.
