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Events/drama/recreation
• Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society photo night, 7-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 24, in Rainshadow Hall at the Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. Free.
• The North Olympic Library System (NOLS)and Dungeness River Nature Center host Nature Storytime, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, inside Rainshadow Hall at the center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. Free. For all ages but geared to children 5 and younger. nols.org/storytime, 360-417-8500, discover@nols.org.
• 2024 Clallam County Fair Royalty Coronation, 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, in the Exposition Building at the Clallam County Fairgrounds, 1608 W. 16th St., Port Angeles. Free. Royalty candidates are Olivia Ostlund from Sequim, Tish Hamilton and Brooklyn McKnight of Port Angeles, and Aliya Gillett of Forks. 360-681-2024.
• “Israelism” film screening and community conversation, 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, at Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St. Film explores how Jewish attitudes toward Israel are changing dramatically, with massive consequences for the region and for Judaism itself. The screening will be followed by a post-film conversation to share experiences and explore implications of the film. Register at tinyurl.com/israelismpt.
• SKWIM Toastmasters meeting, 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, at KSQM 91.5 FM broadcasting offices at 609 W. Washington St. and online (see skwimtm.org).
• “The Peace of Winter” High Tea scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, at Sherwood Assisted Living, 550 W, Hendrickson Road. RSVP by Jan. 24 at 360-683-3348.
• Run the Peninsula Series: Elwha Bridge Run 5k/10k, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, west of Port Angeles. runthepeninsula.com/elwha-bridge.
• Sequim Little League skills assessment, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3, at James Standard Park, 124 W. Silberhorn Road. 360-581-0401, sequimwalittleleague@gmail.com.
• Free legal aid clinic, 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Feb. 3, on Zoom or by phone. Clients must pre-register for this event by calling 360-504-2422 or by emailing to probonomary2@gmail.com. Attendees are asked to register no later than Friday, Jan. 26.
• North Peninsula Building Association’s annual Building, Remodeling, & Energy Expo, scheduled this year for 9-4 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3, and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 4, at Sequim Middle School, 301 W. Hendrickson Road. npba.info.
• Lower Dungeness Bird Walk, 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at Lower Dungeness River Floodplain restoration site. Advance registration is required. secure.givelively.org/event/north-olympic-land-trust/lower-dungeness-bird-walk-with-olympic-peninsula-audubon-society.
• Great Backyard Bird Count, Feb. 16-19, various locations. birdcount.org.
• Great Backyard Bird Count, 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at Lyre Conservation Area. Expert birders will be onsite to help with identification. northolympiclandtrust.org/event/great-backyard-bird-count-2024-at-lyre-conservation-area.
• Wednesday Movie Matinee program, noon, Wednesday, Feb. 21, screening “Just Mercy,” at Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St. Free. nols.org, 360-417-8500, discover@nols.org.
• Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of the Year award luncheon, Tuesday, Feb. 27. Time, location TBA. sequimchamber.com.
• Wednesday Movie Matinee program, noon, Wednesday, Feb. 28, screening “Pride and Prejudice,” at Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St. Free. nols.org, 360-417-8500, discover@nols.org.
• Fifth-annual Sequim Sunshine Festival, March 1-2, at Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. Sun Fun Color Run, Illuminated Drone Show, Interactive Light Experience, community street mural painting, live music, Sunshine Market and artisan vendors, food and beverage vendors, art and light installations. sequimsunshinefestival.com, visitsunnysequim.com, 800-737-8462.
• Olympic Nature Experience open house, for prospective families of students ages 3-10 and older that are new to the program, 10 a.m.-noon Friday, March 15, at the Dungeness Recreation Area. Participants should be prepared to be outside and hike a short distance on and off the trail and up and down hills. olympicnatureexperience.org/how-to-sign-up.
• Olympic Medical Center’s fifth-annual Great Olympic Peninsula St. Patrick’s Day Run-Walk, Saturday, March 16. Includes 1-mile, 5k and 10k options, with start and finish line on the Port Angeles Waterfront Trail starting at the Red Lion Hotel, 221 N. Lincoln St. runsignup.com/Race/WA/PortAngeles/OMCares.
• Peninsula Adventure Sports’ Frosty Moss Relay, Saturday, March 16: 80 or 30-mile relay run across Clallam County on the Olympic Discovery Trail. The 80-mile race also includes the singletrack Olympic Adventure Trail. Teams up to five work their way through 14 exchange zones, with an after-party hosted by sponsor 7 Cedars Casino. PeninsulaAdventureSports.com.
• Olympic Nature Experience open house, for prospective families of students ages 3-10 and older that are new to the program, 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, at the Dungeness Recreation Area. Participants should be prepared to be outside and hike a short distance on and off the trail and up and down hills. olympicnatureexperience.org/how-to-sign-up.
• Olympic Nature Experience open house, for prospective families of students ages 3-10 and older that are new to the program, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28, online. olympicnatureexperience.org/how-to-sign-up.
• North Olympic Land Trust’s annual Conservation Breakfast. Location, time/date TBA. See northolympiclandtrust.org.
• Peninsula Adventure Sports’ OAT Run (Olympic Adventure Trail Run), Saturday, April 13: point-to-point 12k and half marathon trail running race, as well as an out-and-back 50k, on the Olympic Adventure Trail in Port Angeles. PeninsulaAdventureSports.com.
• Raymond Carver and Tess Gallagher Creative Writing Festival, scheduled for April 25-27 at Peninsula in Port Angeles. Keynote guests include Tess Gallagher, Billy Collins, TC Boyle and Selected Shorts Radio. All-access festival passes are available for $400. Individual tickets for keynote readings, including those by Gallagher, Collins and Boyle, will be available at $15 each plus processing fees. raymondcarverpodcast.pencol.edu/writing-festival.
• Run the Peninsula Series: Railroad Bridge 5k/10k, Saturday, April 27. runthepeninsula.com/railroad-bridge.
• North Olympic Discovery Marathon, marathon/half-marathon/10k/5k/kids marthon, June 1-2, Sequim and Port Angeles. nodm.com.
• Bon Jon Pass Out endurance bike ride, Quilcene. peninsulaadventuresports.com/events/gravel-unravel/bon-jon-pedal-bender.
• BMX Race for Life, June 29-30, at Lincoln Park BMX, Port Angeles. usabmx.com/site/sections/22.
• Tour de Lavender bicycling event: Metric Century and Fun Ride, Saturday, Aug. 3, Sequim. tourdelavender.com.
• Ride the Hurricane, bicycle event up Hurricane Ridge Road, Sunday, Aug. 4. ridethehurricane.org.
• Sea to Sound, a 74-mile, three-day, multi-modal, accessible group ride spanning the entire length of the Olympic Discovery Trail, Aug. 23-25. iansride.com/sea-to-sound.
• Peninsula Adventure Sports’ GOAT Run (Great Olympic Adventure Trail Run), Saturday, Sept. 7: point-to-point half marathon, marathon, and 50k trail running race on the Olympic Adventure Trail. PeninsulaAdventureSports.com.
• Peninsula Adventure Sports’ Big Hurt (Sept. 28) and Little Hurt (Sept. 29). Big Hurt: multi-sport race including four legs: mountain bike, kayak, road bike and 10k run. Athletes can participate solo in Iron Division or as a two- to four-person relay team. Little Hurt: youths in grades 1-8 bike, run and row on rowing machines. PeninsulaAdventureSports.com.
• Peninsula Adventure Sports’ Salt Creek 24, Oct. 26-27: runners/walkers, either solo or as relay teams, take on a 1.34-mile loop course at Salt Creek Recreation Area on a 24-hour clock. PeninsulaAdventureSports.com.
• Jamestown S’Klallam Glow Run, 5k/10k, Saturday, Dec. 7, in Blyn. runthepeninsula.com/jamestown-sklallam-tribe.
Music/dance
• The OrcaStraitors Musicians’ Guild, 6-8:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, at the Sequim Elks Lodge, 143 Port Williams Road. Cost is $10 for Elks members, $12 for guests. 314-719-7993, jasonpauljazz@gmail.com.
• Bread & Gravy, 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at 7 Cedars Casino’s Club Seven, 270756 U.S. Highway 101. No cover, 21+.
• Joy in Mudville, 7-9 p.m. Friday, March 15, at 7 Cedars Casino’s Club Seven, 270756 U.S. Highway 101. No cover, 21+.
• Sound Advice, 7-9 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at 7 Cedars Casino’s Club Seven, 270756 U.S. Highway 101. No cover, 21+.
Art exhibits
• Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W. Washington St., hosts February exhibit: “All You Need Is Love (and a Kiln),” featuring artists Sheri Whetstine and Terri Biondolino. Meet the artists at the exhibit premier from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 2, at the gallery, 129 W. Washington St. bluewholegallery.com.
• Harbor Art Gallery, 114 N. Laurel St., Port Angeles, showcasing works centered around water in January’s special exhibit. Gallery open 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Workshops/classes/series
• Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., hosts a new Yarn Circle from 9-10:30 a.m. on Saturdays in January. nols.org/yarn, 360-683-1161, discover@nols.org.
• Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., hosts Family Storytime from 9:30-10 a.m. on Tuesdays through March 5. nols.org/storytime, 360-417-8500, discover@nols.org.
• “Powerful Tools for Caregivers,” a class that helps those who care for a loved one also take care of themselves, started Tuesday, Jan. 23, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave. The class will meet from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for six Tuesdays, ending Feb. 27. The only cost is $30 for the textbook. 360-683-2113, 360-582-1370.
• North Olympic Library System’s Fourth Wednesday Book Discussion Group — “The Invoice” by Jonas Karlsson, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, in the Carver Room at the Port Main Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.; paperback copies available at Port Angeles Library. nols.org, 360-417-8500, discover@nols.org.
• Studium Generale series, “Wiring an Active Underwater Volcano: Eruptions, Hot Springs and Novel Life Forms” with Dr. Deborah Kelley, marine biologist and professor in the University of Washington’s School of Oceanography, 12:35 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, in the Little Theater on the main Peninsula College campus, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles, an via livestream at pencol.edu. kreavey@pencol.edu.
• Green Thumb Education Series presentation “Horticultural Oils” on Thursday, Jan. 25. Bob Cain offers his presentation from noon-1 p.m. at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Ave., Port Angeles. Or, join via Zoom (get the link at extension.wsu.edu/clallam; meeting ID 936 2989 8830, passcode 676224), or join by phone by calling 253-215-8782.
• Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society’s Backyard Birding series, 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. $5 suggested donation.
• North Olympic Library System’s Second Saturday Book Discussion Group — “Pride and Prejudice,” by Jane Austen, 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.; paperback copies available at Sequim Library. nols.org, 360-417-8500, discover@nols.org.
• North Olympic Library System’s Second Wednesday Book Discussion Group — “Just Mercy,” by Bryan Stevenson, 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, on Zoom; paperback copies available at Sequim and Port Angeles libraries. nols.org, 360-417-8500, discover@nols.org.
• North Olympic Library System’s Fourth Wednesday Book Discussion Group — “How to be a Good Creature,” by Sy Montgomery, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, in the Carver Room at the Port Angeles Library; paperback copies available at Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St. nols.org, 360-417-8500, discover@nols.org.
Auditions/Submissions/Rehearsals
• Sequim City Band rehearsals, 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays, at rehearsal hall at James Center for the Performing Arts, 506 N. Blake Ave. New musicians leave message at 360-207-4722 to inform director of interest. 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.
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.
• Fourth Tuesdays, Olympic Medical Center’s Diabetes Support Group. Meetings take place on the fourth Tuesday of each month in the private dining room at Seasons Café in Olympic Memorial Hospital, 939 Caroline St., Port Angeles. olympicmedical.org/calendar, 360-417-7125.
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. 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.
• Teen Board Game and Art Night, second Fridays, at Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. nols.org/teens, 360-417-8500, teens@nols.org.
• Port Angeles’ First United Methodist Church, 110 E. Seventh St., offers its free Friday Night Friendship Dinner from 4:30-8 p.m. at 110 E. Seventh St., Port Angeles.
