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Events/drama
• Olympic Theatre Arts Center’s production of “Lavender Melodrama.” July 14-24. 7 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. on Sundays. At Olympic Theatre Arts Center, 414 N. Sequim Ave. $20 adults, $15 students. olympictheatrearts.org.
• Green Thumb series, “Nutrient Decline in Vegetables — What is the Evidence?” with Master Gardener Muriel Nesbitt, noon-1 p.m. Thursday, July 14, on Zoom. extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar or 253-215-8782 (meeting ID 920 0799 1742, passcode 709395).
• Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal Library, North Olympic History Center virtual presentation, “Learning Our Landscape,” about the Ozette Prairies, 3 p.m. Thursday, July 14, on Zoom. Link at library.jamestowntribe.org/home/ProgramsEvents. 360-477-8503, library@jamestowntribe.org.
• Sequim Lavender Weekend: farm tours, street fair, live music, various events. July 15-17. visitsunnysequim.com/323/2022-Sequim-Lavender-Weekend. Includes: Sunbonnet Sue Quilt Show, 9 a.m- 6 p.m. Saturday, July 16, Pioneer Memorial Park, 387 E. Washington St., $5 suggested donation; ARTjam at Rock Hollow Farm, 505 E. Silberhorn Road, free, July 15-17; ArtWorks2 Invitational Art Show, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., free, July 15-17
• Quileute Days, La Push: celebration of Quileute Tribal Cultural Heritage includes a traditional salmon bake, dancing and songs, with softball and horseshoe tournaments, arts, crafts and food. July 15-17. olympicpeninsula.org/event/quileute-days.
• Digging Deeper series, “Fall and Winter Vegetable Gardening” with Master Gardner Bob Cain, 10:30 a.m.-noon on Saturday, July 16, on Zoom. extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar or 253 215 8782 (meeting ID 920 0799 1742, passcode 709395).
• Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 430’s Young Eagles event, 10 a.m. Saturday, July 16, at Sequim Valley Airport, 468 Dorothy Hunt Lane. youngeaglesday.org/?yereg&event=7wG9yIevR, 360-460-2223.
• Flea market fundraiser, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at Fairview Grange, 161 Lake Farm Road, Port Angeles. 360-460-4525.
• Strait Turners demonstration, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, July 17, outdoors at Gardiner Community Center, 980 Old Gardiner Road.
• Veterans Appreciation Day, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, July 23, parking lot of The Home Depot, 1145 W. Washington St.
• Bob Cup Golf Tournament, 9 a.m. Saturday, July 30, at The Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course, 1965 Woodcock Road. $100 per player. ClallamMosaic.org/BobCup.
• Land Trust Family Picnic, 1-4 p.m. Sunday, July 31, at Olympic Cellars, 255410 U.S. Highway 101,
• Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, parking lot across from Safeway on West Washington Street. Free.
• Tour De Lavender Metric Century Ride, Fun Ride (bicycling). 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6. Starts at Sequim Boys & Girls Club, 400 W. Fir St. $70 adults, $15 youth.360-775-5395, info@tourdelavender.com, tourdelavender.com.
• Ride the Hurricane, Ride from Port Angeles City Pier to Hurricane Ridge to Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center. $60 per rider. ridethehurricane.org.
• Clallam County Fair, “Blue Ribbon Dreams in Boots & Jeans,” Aug. 18-21, at Clallam County Fairgrounds, 1608 W. 18th St., Port Angeles. clallam.net/fair.
• USA BMX 2022 Gold Cup Finals, Sept. 15-18, Lincoln Park BMX track in Port Angeles. usabmx.com/tracks/1251.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
Music/dance/etc.
• Concerts on the Pier: Backwoods Hucksters (Americana/mountain blues). 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, at Port Angeles City Pier, 315 N. Lincoln St. Free. jffa.org/concerts-on-the-pier.
• Hawaiian hula instruction from Hālau Hula Ka Lei Mokihana I Ka Ua Noe, 2 p.m. Saturday, July 16, in field behind Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. nols.org/srp, 360-417-8500, discover@nols.org.
• Celtic and Nordic fiddle tunes with father/son duo John and Tyler Weed with Stuart Mason, 3 p.m. Sunday, July 17, in St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave. $15-25. 360-683-4862.
• KSQM 91.5 FM’s Music in the Park series: Music by the Shift. 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, July 19, at Carrie Blake Community Park, 350 N. Blake Ave. Free.
• Concerts on the Pier: AntBath (garage surf). 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, at Port Angeles City Pier, 315 N. Lincoln St. Free. jffa.org/concerts-on-the-pier.
• Olympic Cellars 2022 Summer Concert Series: Fat Chance, 7 p.m. Saturday, July 23, at 255410 U.S. Highway 101. $20-$70. olympiccellars.com/summer-concert-series.
• KSQM 91.5 FM’s Music in the Park series: Backwoods Hucksters. 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, July 26, at Carrie Blake Community Park, 350 N. Blake Ave. Free.
• Concerts on the Pier: Cedar Teeth (folk rock). 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, at Port Angeles City Pier, 315 N. Lincoln St. Free. jffa.org/concerts-on-the-pier.
• Olympic Cellars 2022 Summer Concert Series: West Coast Feed, 7 p.m. Saturday, July 30, at 255410 U.S. Highway 101. $20-$70. olympiccellars.com/summer-concert-series.
• KSQM 91.5 FM’s Music in the Park series: Bread & Gravy Quintet. 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 2, at Carrie Blake Community Park, 350 N. Blake Ave. Free.
• Concerts on the Pier: Sarah Shea and Chez Jazz (jazz). 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, at Port Angeles City Pier, 315 N. Lincoln St. Free. jffa.org/concerts-on-the-pier.
• KSQM 91.5 FM’s Music in the Park series: Ranger and the “Re-Arrangers.” 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 9, at Carrie Blake Community Park, 350 N. Blake Ave. Free.
• Concerts on the Pier: Bread & Gravy (Americana/blues/rock/soul). 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, at Port Angeles City Pier, 315 N. Lincoln St. Free. jffa.org/concerts-on-the-pier.
• KSQM 91.5 FM’s Music in the Park series: Navy Band Northwest Rock Band. 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 16, at Carrie Blake Community Park, 350 N. Blake Ave. Free.
• Concerts on the Pier: Chandra Johnson & The Homeschool Boys (folk/bluegrass). 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, at Port Angeles City Pier, 315 N. Lincoln St. Free. jffa.org/concerts-on-the-pier.
• Olympic Cellars 2022 Summer Concert Series: Long Live Rock, 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, at 255410 U.S. Highway 101. $20-$70. olympiccellars.com/summer-concert-series.
• Olympic Cellars 2022 Summer Concert Series: Good Day Sunshine, 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at 255410 U.S. Highway 101. $20-$70. olympiccellars.com/summer-concert-series.
• KSQM 91.5 FM’s Music in the Park series: Black Diamond Junction. 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 23, at Carrie Blake Community Park, 350 N. Blake Ave. Free.
• Concerts on the Pier: Honey of the Heart (world flamenco). 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, at Port Angeles City Pier, 315 N. Lincoln St. Free. jffa.org/concerts-on-the-pier.
• Music on the Strait, Aug. 26-28, at Peninsula College’s Maier Hall, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles. Friday, Aug. 26: Demarre McGill; Saturday, Aug. 27: Efe Baltacıgil and Jeremy Denk; Sunday, Aug. 28: Jeremy Denk. musiconthestrait.com.
• KSQM 91.5 FM’s Music in the Park series: Sound Advice. 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 30, at Carrie Blake Community Park, 350 N. Blake Ave. Free.
• 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.
• 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.
Auditions/Submissions/Rehearsals
• Peninsula Singers: Rehearsals are 7-9 p.m. on Thursdays at Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church, 925 N. Sequim Ave. Dues of $100 per semester are asked to help defray costs, including scholarships for local music students. Singers need to be able to read music, and 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
• First Friday Art Walk Sequim, 5-8 p.m. July, various venues near downtown Sequim. SequimArtWalk.com
• Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W. Washington St., July exhibit: “Finding Magic in Nature” exhibit, featuring stained glass artist June Echternkamp and abstract photographer Katherine Loveland. bluewholegallery.com.
• Port Angeles Fine Art Center exhibit, “Farther Afield,” opening 5-7 p.m. Friday, July 15, at the center, 1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles, pafac.org.
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.
