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Events/drama

• Peninsula Singers meet-and-greet for potential singers, Thursday, Sept. 1, at Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church, 925 N. Sequim Ave. Call conductor/musical director Dr. Jerome Wright at 206-369-3349 to schedule an audition.

• Book signing with Alice McCracken, also known as Dorothy Rice Bennett, for her latest novel “Long-Distance Loving.” 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, in Pioneer Memorial Park, 387 E. Washington St.

• Green Thumb presentation about “Succulents,” noon-1 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8, on Zoom. extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar, 360-565-2679.

• Kitsap Bank “From Shred to Fed” shred event, 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Sept. 10, at Kitsap Bank’s Sequim branch, 1320 W. Washington St. By donation. Funds raised support the Sequim Food Bank. kitsapbank.com/about-us/community-giving/events.

• Clallam County Genealogical Society presentation, “Finding Your Civil War Veterans,” with Ginny Majewski, 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10. At society’s research center, 403 Eighth St., Port Angeles. Or, view the presentation by Zoom at 9:45 a.m.; get Zoom link 360-417-5000 (10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, noon-4 p.m. on Saturdays).

• Second Saturday Garden Walk, 10-11:30 a.m. on Sept. 10, at Port Angeles Fifth Street Community Garden, 328 E. Fifth St. 360-565-2679, extension.wsu.edu/clallam/mg.

• Clallam County Gem & Mineral Association’s Rock, Gem & Jewelry Show, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10-11, at Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles. Free admission. 360-460-0827, sequimrocks.org.

• Olympic Peninsula Paddlers meeting, special guest Andrée Hurley, executive director of the Washington Water Trails Association, 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, at Solana Clubhouse, 135 Solana Parkway. 360-461-7008, info@olympicpeninsulapaddlers.com, olympicpeninsulapaddlers.com.

• USA BMX 2022 Gold Cup Finals, Sept. 15-18, Lincoln Park BMX track in Port Angeles. usabmx.com/tracks/1251.

• Sequim schools stadium, field naming ceremony, 4:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, at stadium on West Fir Street. 360-582-3260.

• Celebrate United, fundraiser for United Way of Clallam County, 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 16, at Club 7 at the 7 Cedars Resort, 270756 U.S. Highway 101. Tickets $80 per person, $150 for two, available at unitedwayclallam.org/celebrate-united. 360-457-3011, info@unitedwayclallam.org

• “Arsenic and Old Lace,” Sept. 16-Oct. 2, at 414 N. Sequim Ave. Fridays/Saturdays at 7 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m.; Thursday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. Tickets $20, students $15. (Sept. 30 pay-what-you-will). olympictheatrearts.org, 360-683-7326.

• Sequim Bay Yacht Club’s Reach and Row for Hospice, Sept. 17-18, John Wayne Marina, 2577 W. Sequim Bay Road. Rowing competition starts at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, sailboat race starts noon, Sunday, Sept. 18. See sequimbayyacht.club. starlady@olyen.com.

• Oyster Half-Marathon, 10k and 5k races, Sunday, Sept. 18. Sign up at QuilRaces.com.

• Big Hurt, multi-sport race (15-mile mountain bike course, 2.6-mile kayak course, 30-mile road bike course and 10-kilometer running course), Saturday, Sept. 24, Port Angeles. BigHurtPA.com.

• Olympic Peninsula Humane Society’s Meowgaritas & Mutts, 5:30-10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles. ophumanesociety.org.

• Peninsula College’s first Fall Spectacular, community-wide festival, Saturday, Oct. 1, at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles. bungee run, festival performers, mini-lectures, poetry and prose readings, art exhibits, hands-on arts and crafts, and food and drink and more. kgriffith@pencol.edu.

• Olympic Theatre Arts’ Season Unveiling, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at 414 N. Sequim Ave. Free for OTA members, $10 general public. olympictheatrearts.org, 360-683-7326.

Music/dance/etc.

• Concerts on the Pier: Black Diamond Junction (classic hits). 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, at Port Angeles City Pier, 315 N. Lincoln St. Free. jffa.org/concerts-on-the-pier.

• Music on the Strait, Sept. 2-3, at Peninsula College’s Maier Hall, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles. Saturday, Sept. 2: Shostakovich’s Eighth String Quartet; Sunday, Sept. 3: “Festival Finale: A World Premiere” by Paul Chihara. musiconthestrait.com.

• Big Me, Foo Fighters tribute band, 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, at 7 Cedars Resort, 270756 U.S. Highway 101. $10. 21 and older. 7cedars.com/big-me.html?evtd=2022-09-03.

• Black Diamond Junction, 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 5. at John Wayne’s Rustic Waterfront Resort, 2634 W. Sequim Bay Road. Free.

• Rhody O’s Square Dance Club beginning square dance lessons, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, at the Gardiner Community Center, 980 Old Gardiner Road. Call 360-683-2409.

• Hell’s Belles, ACDC tribute band, 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at 7 Cedars Resort, 270756 U.S. Highway 101. $15. 21 and older. 7cedars.com/hells-belles.html?evtd=2022-09-09.

• Sequim City Band summer concert series, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at James Center for the Performing Arts, 350 N. Blake Ave. sequimcityband.org.

• Imagined Reality, improvisation troupe, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at Olympic Theatre Arts, at 414 N. Sequim Ave. $15. olympictheatrearts.org, 360-683-7326.

• Sequim Accordion Social, 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St. Suggested $5 donation. Featured player: Andy Mirkovich.

Auditions/Submissions/Rehearsals

• Olympic Theatre Arts auditions, “Night of the Living Dead”: 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, and 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, at OTA, 414 N. Sequim Ave. Producers are seeking a cast of zombies and victims with characters open to gender and age. Auditioners will be asked to read from the script and give a good zombie walk. “Night of the Living Dead” runs Oct. 21-31. olympictheatrearts.org, 360-683-7326 (1-4 p.m., Tuesday-Friday).

• Sequim’s City Arts Advisory Commission seeks art for exhibit with theme of “solstice.” Application form at form.jotform.com/221776501788162; form allows for three digital submissions. Deadline for submissions is 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7. Entries juried by Sept. 19. More info: sequimwa.gov/694/Artist-Opportunities, or contact Arts Coordinator Sarah Hurt at shurt@sequimwa.gov, 360-582-2477.

• Peninsula ART Friends, exhibit running Sept. 1-30 in Judith McInnes Tozzer Art Gallery at Sequim Museum & Arts, 544 N. Sequim Ave. Museum is open 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday; admission is free. 360-477-4317.

• Peninsula Singers: Rehearsals are 7-9 p.m. on Thursdays at Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church, 925 N. Sequim Ave. Dues $100 per semester helps defray costs, including scholarships for local students. Singers need to be able to read music, must have solid choral experience. Email director Dr. Jerome Wright at maestro@olympus.net

• 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.

Exhibits/workshops/series

• Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W. Washington St., September exhibit: “Tine of Harvest” and Owls” book exhibit, featuring Debbie Cain (gourd art) and Jeannine Chappell (painting). bluewholegallery.com.

• Harbor Art Gallery, 114 N. Laurel St., Port Angeles, features art of Jodi Riverstone throughout September. 360-808-4815, facebook.com/harborartgallery.

• North Olympic Library System storytimes, Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. Sept. 6-Oct. 30 (6-6:30 p.m. Mondays, inside library; 1:30-11 a.m. Tuesdays, in field behind library). nols.org, 360-417-8500.

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.

• 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.

• 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.