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Events/drama

• Readings from Olympic Peninsula Authors (OPA) members from 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, at the Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W. Washington St. Free.

• Puget Sound Anglers-North Olympic Peninsula Chapter general meeting, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, at the Sequim Elks Lodge, 143 Port Williams Road.

• Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society meeting, 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. Free, open to public. Kyle Spragens, Waterfowl Section Manager with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, will present “Why Washington Matters to Waterfowl.”

• 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.

• Olympic Climate Action Zoom discussion about how to make a home more efficient, save on energy bills and take advantage of national incentives at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16. Register at olyclimate.org/actions/events.

• Traveler’s Journal series, “Massai Mara, East Kenya,” 7 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. Suggested $5 donation (adults).

• Olympic Theatre Arts’ “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” May 17-19, May 24-26; 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. At Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave. Tickets: $25 online at olympictheatrearts.org. Call 360-683-7326, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday.

• Gem & Jewelry Show, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, March 18, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, March 19, at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles. 360-460-0827, sequimrocks.org.

• Sequim Wheelers open house, 10 am.-1 p.m. Saturday, March 18, in parking lot at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. 360-809-2182, sequimwheelers@yahoo.com, sequimwheelers.com.

• “Principles and Elements of Design,” free, two-hour demonstration by Blue Whole Gallery member Carol Janda, 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, March 18, at gallery, 129 W. Washington St. 360-452-4234, studio@olypen.com.

• St. Patrick’s Day Run/Walk 5k/10k, at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 18, on Waterfront Trail in Port Angeles, starting at the Red Lion Hotel. Run/walk participants can register at tinyurl.com/StPatrickRun. Registration is limited to 500 participants for the 1 mile, 5k and 10k combined. It will close at 6 p.m. Friday, March 17.

• Bird presentation about Vaux’s Swifts, 6 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at the Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road.

• SKWIM Toastmasters meeting, set for 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, at the KSQM 91.5 FM broadcasting office, 609 W. Washington St., and on Zoom. Register at skwimlinkedin.eventbrite.com

• North Olympic Library System’s Novel Conversations Book Discussion Group — “The Doctors Blackwell” by Janice P. Nimura, 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, on Zoom. Paperback copies available at Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. Register at nols.org/book-groups.

• North Olympic Library System’s Wednesday Evening Book Discussion Group — “Men Explain Things to Me” by Rebecca Solnit, 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, in Carver Room of Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St. Paperback copies available at Port Angeles Library.

• Green Thumb Education Series presentation: “Diagnosing Environmental Stress,” noon, Thursday, March 23, in the commissioners’ room at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles, or online. Join the Zoom at tinyurl.com/SEQgtstress (meeting ID 936 2989 8830, passcode 676224), or join by phone by calling 253-215-8782.

• Traveler’s Journal series, “Will there be refreshments? Hiking the Pyrenees High Route,” 7 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. Suggested $5 donation (adults).

• Recognition, pinning ceremony for Vietnam War era veterans, set for 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, at the Clallam County Veterans Resource Center, 216 S. Francis St., Port Angeles.

• Traveler’s Journal series, “Cycling around the world with children: A family pedals across 4 continents and 24 countries for asthma,” 7 p.m. Thursday, March 30, at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. Suggested $5 donation (adults).

• 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.

• 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.

• Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, March 18, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 Fifth Ave. Jam session runs 10 a.m.-1 p.m. followed by performance, 1-2 p.m. Free, donations accepted.

• Vocalist Olivia Wray performance at Monday Musicale meeting, noon on Monday, March 20, in fellowship hall at Queen of Angels Catholic Church, 209 W. 11th St., Port Angeles. Free. Call 360-928-3015 for reservations.

• Sound Advice, Motown, classic soul and favorite hits from the 1960s and ’70s, 7-10 p.m. Friday, March 24, at Club 7 stage at 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101. No cover. soundadviceband.com.

• 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.

Auditions/Submissions/Rehearsals

• City Arts Advisory Commission (CAAC) seeks high school student art exhibit in Karen Kuznek-Reese Gallery/Sequim Civic Center. Open to students on North Olympic Peninsula. Deadline for submissions 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 15. Only digital applications considered. Complete the form at form.jotform.com/230405469790157; the link allows participants to download up to two images (preferably 300 dpi) per entry. shurt@sequimwa.gov, 360-582-2477.

• 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., March exhibit, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County: “Home Is Where the Heart Is.” Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday. Starting in April, gallery is open Sundays (11 a.m.-3 p.m.). bluewholegallery.com.

• Solo exhibition by artist Karen Hackenberg titled “EcoArt,” Peninsula College’s PUB Gallery of Art (1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles), through 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.).

• “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.

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.