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
• Soul Care Speaker Series: “Singing for the Journey,” from noon-1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, on Zoom. Free but registration is required; call VHOCC offices at 360-452-1511 or email to office@vhocc.org. With Kate Munger, founder of the Threshold Choir.
• WOW! Working on Wellness radio forum, 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, on KSQM 91.5 FM. With Registered Nurse Shelley Stratton, a certified yoga teacher.
• Sequim Bay Yacht Club meeting with special guest Jesse Wiegal, presenting information about Race to Alaska R2AK, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, in Hendricks Room at John Wayne Marina, 2577 W. Sequim Bay Road.
• Olympic Peninsula Paddling Club meeting, presentation about “Salish Sea Algae, Seaweed, and Kelp” from Nam Siu, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist, 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, at the Solana Clubhouse, 135 Solana Parkway. infor@olympicpeninsulapaddlers.com, olympicpeninsulapaddlers.com.
• Green Thumb Education Series: “Nitrogen in the Garden” with Clallam County Master Gardener Bob Cain, noon-1 p.m. on Thursday, March 9, in the county commissioners’ room in the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles. Also on Zoom: tinyurl.com/SEQnitrogen (meeting ID 936 2989 8830, passcode 676224), or by phone by calling 253-215-8782.
• Peninsula College’s Studium Generale screening of documentary “Dear Georgina,” followed by a discussion of the Upstander Project, 12:35 p.m. Thursday, March 9. At the college’s Little Theater, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles, or via Zoom at pencol-edu.zoom.us/j/89779530051 (meeting ID: 897 7953 0051). Free, open to public.
• Learning Our Landscape series event, 3 p.m. Thursday, March 9, on Zoom. North Olympic History Center executive director, David Brownell will provide updates on projects including collections digitization, exhibits, more. Join through the library website at library.jamestowntribe.org/home/ProgramsEvents or go to tinyurl.com/SEQnohc (meeting ID 876 9827 5538, passcode 745304). 360-681-4632, library@jamestowntribe.org.
• Traveler’s Journal series, “On the way to the Pandemic: Africa/South Pacific and Pac-NW,” 7 p.m. Thursday, March 9, at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. Suggested $5 donation (adults).
• 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 Peninsula Women’s Fellowship’s sixth-annual Inspirational Weekend, March 10-11 at Sequim Community Church, 950 N. Fifth Ave. Guest speaker Laura Seifert, an author, teacher and founder of Yes Ministries. Registration is $45 for adults and $35 for youth with individual day/night tickets available at olympicpeninsulawomensfellowship.com.
• Olympic Theatre Arts’ “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” May 10-12, 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.
• Port Angeles Community Players production “The Dresser,” 7:30 p.m. on March 10-11, 2 p.m. Sundays, March 12, at Port Angeles Community Playhouse, 1235 E. Lauridsen Blvd. Tickets are $18 for adults and $9 for students, and Tuesday performances are $9 at the door. Get tickets at pacommunityplayers.org. Masks suggested for all performances.
• Annual Tour de Dungeness bicycle races, 9:45 a.m. Saturday, March 11, on Lotzgesell, Cays, East Anderson, Sequim-Dungeness Way, Woodcock and Kitchen-Dick roads. 360-775-7796.
• Annual Kids Fest, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles. Local agencies and programs will have activities for children and information for parents. 360-452-5437.
• Genealogical Society of Clallam County meeting, special guest Steven Morrison presenting “Western Overland Trails — Following the Seven Ts,” 11 a.m. Saturday, March 11, at the CCGS Research Center, 403 E. Eighth St., Port Angeles. Or, join by Zoom. For Zoom meeting number and passcode, call 360-417-5000 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday-Friday, or noon-4 p.m. on Saturdays. clallamcogs.org.
• Death Café “Tea to Die For,” sponsored by Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, is set for 4-5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 13, in the KSQM-FM Community Room, 609 W. Washington St. 360-452-1511.
• North Olympic Library System’s 2nd Tuesday Book Discussion Group: “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine” by Gail Honeyman, 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 14, on Zoom. Register at nols.org/book-groups. Paperback copies available at Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
• 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.
• 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).
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Sequim Accordion Social, 1:30-4 p.m. Sunday, March 12, at Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St. $5 suggested donation.
• Sequim City Band concert, “Music, She Wrote,” 3 p.m. Sunday, March 12, 2023, at Sequim High School auditorium, 533 N. Sequim Ave. Free.
• Peninsula College Jazz Ensemble’s Winter Quarter Concert, 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, in Maier Performance Hall, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles. 360-417-6405, djones@pencol.edu. Free.
• 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.
• 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.).
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.
