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

• Green Thumb Garden Tips presentation, “Where Are All The Weeds?”, noon-1 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26, at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St. Or, join via Zoom at the following link: tinyurl.com/GTwhiting (meeting ID 936 2989 8830, passcode 676224) or by phone 253-215-8782.

• Studium Generale event: “Global Look at Human Trafficking” with Clallam County Prosecutor Mark Nichols, 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, at Peninsula College’s Little Theatre, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles. Free. Call Danetta Rutten at 360-460-1722.

• North Olympic Library System’s trivia nights on Zoom, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27. Sign up in advance at nols.org/trivia to receive the Zoom link and information for team play.

• 2023 Sequim Little League assessments, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at Carrie Blake Community Park, 202 N. Blake Ave. (Also held Saturday, Feb. 4.)

• Clallam County Genealogical Society’s “I Know Nothing About Genealogy” beginners’ genealogy class, 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at the CCGS Research Center, 403 E. 8th St., Port Angeles. Free. For more information or to reserve a place, call 360-417-5000. See clallamcogs.org.

• Native tree planting along Dungeness River, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Jan. 28-29. RSVPs are required and driving directions will be provided upon signing up; RSVP at nosc.org/upcoming-volunteer-plantings. 360-504-5611, outreach@nosc.org.

• 30th-annual Polar Bear Golf Tournament, Feb. 3-5, at The Cedars at Dungeness, 1965 Woodcock Road. 36-hole individual stroke play. Practice round 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, 9 a.m. shotgun start, Feb. 4-5. 360-683-6344.

• The Elwha River Bridge 5k and 10k, 9:30 a.m. start on Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Elwha River Bridge west of Port Angeles. Cost is $40 for the 5k and 10k, or $35 for the virtual 5k/10k/half marathon. runthepeninsula.com.

• Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society’s Backyard Birding series: “Bird Nesting and the Great Backyard Bird Count,” presented by Bob Boekelheide and Ken Wiersema, 10 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Raindshadow Hall at the Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. $5 suggested donation.

• 2023 Sequim Little League assessments, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at Carrie Blake Community Park, 202 N. Blake Ave.

• Four Chaplains recognition ceremony, at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, at American Legion Post 62, 107 E. Prairie St.

• Imagined Reality Improv, 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, at OTA, 141 N. Sequim Ave. Tickets are $15; get them online at olympictheatrearts.org/shows, or call 360-683-7326.

• Olympic Newcomers’ Club meeting with guest presenter, George Washington (Vern L. Frykholm, Jr.), 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9, in the Community Room at the KSQM 91.5 FM studio, 609 W. Washington St. Free. Open to anyone living on the Olympic Peninsula. Space is limited to 40. RSVP at olympicnewcomers.org prior to Feb. 6.

• Sequim School District strategic planning meeting No. 3: “Workforce Readiness and Skills for the Future,” 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. 360-582-3260.

• Teen Board Game and Art Night, 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. For teens in grades 7-12. nols.org, 360-683-1161, teens@nols.org.

• Olympic Peninsula Toddler Prom, for children ages 0-6 (with parent(s), guardian(s)), 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles. Free. tsnorfleet@hotmail.com, 425-512-2028.

• Super Bowl Scramble golf tournament, Saturday, Feb. 11, at The Cedars at Dungeness, 1965 Woodcock Road. Four-person scramble, with handicap and Callaway divisions. 9 a.m. shotgun start. $80 per player. 360-683-6344.

• Death Café “Tea to Die For,” sponsored by Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, is set for 4-5:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, in the KSQM 91.5 FM Community Room, 609 W. Washington St., No. 17. Free. 360-452-1511.

• “Creative Robotics: Life in the Dungeness River Watershed,” a six-week robotics class that combines art, science and technology, set for 3:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road, continues each Tuesday afternoon through March 21. Class limited to students 10-14 years of age. Cost for all six sessions is $100. tinyurl.com/SEQrobots.

• Olympic National Park’s Perspectives Winter Speaker Series, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, on Zoom. Access the Zoom link at nols.org/ONP.

• Native tree planting along Dungeness River, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Feb. 18-19. RSVPs are required and driving directions will be provided upon signing up; RSVP at nosc.org/upcoming-volunteer-plantings. 360-504-5611, outreach@nosc.org.

• North Olympic Library System’s trivia nights on Zoom, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24. Sign up in advance at nols.org/trivia to receive the Zoom link and information for team play.

• Nest Box Building Class set for 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at Dungeness River Nature Center’s Rainshadow Hall, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. Cost is $25 per nest box; funds cover materials and support the nature center’s programs. Must pre-register. Call 360-681-4076 or register online at tinyurl.com/SEQnestbox.

• Sequim School District strategic planning meeting No. 4: “Identifying 21st Century Competencies,” 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 2, at Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. 360-582-3260.

• Running Start Information Night, 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, 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.

• Teen Board Game and Art Night, 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, March 10, at Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. For teens in grades 7-12. nols.org, 360-683-1161, teens@nols.org.

• Olympic National Park’s Perspectives Winter Speaker Series, 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, on Zoom. Access the Zoom link at nols.org/ONP.

• Sequim School District strategic planning meeting No. 5: “Portrait of a Graduate, Competencies, Integrated with District Goals,” 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. 360-582-3260.

• Squatchcon Comic & Arts Convention, March 30-April 2, at the Vern Burton Community Center and Red Lion Hotel in Port Angeles. squatchconpa.com.

• Olympic National Park’s Perspectives Winter Speaker Series, 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, on Zoom. Access the Zoom link at nols.org/ONP.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 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.

Music/dance/etc.

• Family sing-along with Paper Tooth, 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. Free. nols.org, 360-374-6402, youth@nols.org.

• Olson Bros, country music, 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at 7 Cedars Resort, 270756 U.S. Highway 101. $10 cover ($5 with Rewards Card).

• Celtic concert featuring Seán Gavin and Johnny B Connolly, 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave. Admission is a $20-$25 donation at the door. Tea and cookies are available at intermission ($10).

• Stardust Big Band, 6-8:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at Sequim Elks Lodge, 143 Port Williams Road. Cost is $12, or $10 for Elks members. Contact Marge Rosen at 360-486-4687, BigBandsStardust@gmail.com.

• Organist Amiel Elfert of Victoria, B.C., is featured musician at recital following the 9:30 a.m. worship service at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 E. Lopez Ave., Port Angeles, on Sunday, Feb. 12. Funds raised go to support the music program at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.

• Sequim City Band concert, “Music, She Wrote,” 3 p.m. Sunday, March 12, 2023, at Sequim High School auditorium, 533 N. Sequim 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.

• Submissions accepted for Very Short Film Festival, slated for Thursday, March 16, at Peninsula College. Theme is “Dating.” Submissions are to be 1-10 minutes long and are due by March 1. Need to be in MP4 format and sent to laras@pencol.edu.

Exhibits/workshops/series

• Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W. Washington St., February exhibit: “The World Around Us” with abstract expressionist Terry Grasteit and ceramic artist Janet Piccola. Meet the artists from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3, during the First Friday Art Walk Sequim event. bluewholegallery.com.

• Free two-hour oil painting demonstration by member painter Doc Pangborn from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28, at Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W. Washington St.

• Solo exhibition by artist Karen Hackenberg titled “EcoArt,” Peninsula College’s PUB Gallery of Art (1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles), Jan. 18-March 16. Gallery open open 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Hackenberg is featured speaker at college’s March 2 Studium Generale presentation (12:30 p.m.).

• “Let’s Explore Color” exhibit, at the Karen Kuznek-Reese Gallery at the Sequim Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar St., through January.

• Exhibit featuring photographer Roger Mosley, at Harbor Art Gallery, 114 North Laurel St., Port Angeles, through January. Harbor Art Gallery hours 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.

Ongoing Events

• 2023 Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Yard & Garden Virtual Lecture Series, offered via a live webinar format, runs six Saturday mornings: Feb. 11, Feb. 25, and March 4, 11, 18, and 25. Price for entire six-lecture series is $60; single-event tickets are available for $12. Tickets may be purchased from 2023YardAndGarden.eventbrite.com.

• 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.