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Events/drama
• West End Stand Down, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Thursday, May 4, at Forks Elks Lodge at 941 Merchants Road, Forks.
• Sequim High School Operetta Club’s and Ghostlight Productions’s “Anastasia the Musical, “7 p.m. May 4-6, 11-13, and 2 p.m. May 7 and 13. Tickets $12-18, at shs.sequimschools.org or sequimschools.hometownticketing.com/embed/all.
• Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County’s 45th birthday open house, 3-5 p.m. Friday, May 5, at 829 E. Eighth St., Port Angeles. Tour facility, meet VHOCC staff and volunteers. Refreshments served. 360-452-1511, office@vhocc.org, vhocc.org.
• Sequim Irrigation Festival, Crazy Callen Weekend: May 5-7. Kids Parade, Family Fun Day, Innovative Arts Fair, 5k/1-mile/half marathon run, Crazy Daze Breakfast, Trashion Show, Bandersnatch Ball (community dance), First Friday Art Walk, Sequim High School Operetta (see above), wine and beer garden. irrigationfestival.com/site/event/crazy-callen-weekend-schedule.
• Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society’s Backyard Birding series: “Gulls and Shorebirds,” presented by Bob Boekelheide, 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 6, in Rainshadow Hall at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. Admission by donation.
• Sequim Prairie Garden Club plant sale, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Pioneer Memorial Park, 387 E. Washington St.
• Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County Spring Plant Sale, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1-3 p.m. (half-price sale), Saturday, May 6, at the Woodcock Demonstration, 2711 Woodcock Road.
• North Olympic Shuttle & Spindle Guild meeting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1033 N. Barr Road.
• Growers from Gariss Gardens, Fawn Meadow Farm, Mats Mast Gardens set Port Townsend plant sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday May 6, Gariss Gardens, 501 27th St.
• “Experience Rowing,” free rowing tryouts, 7 a.m. Sunday, May 7, part of Opening Day of boating season events at John Wayne Marina, 2577 W. Sequim Bay Road. sequimbayyacht.club.
• Clallam Conservation District workshop for farm management topics, 1-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, at Robin Hill Farm County Park. Register at clallamcd.org/2023-farm-workshops.
• WOW! Working on Wellness radio forum, “Current Youth Mental Health Issues: How To Help Your Kids And Grandkids,” with Dr. Joshua Jones, chief physicians officer at Olympic Medical Physicians, 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, on KSQM 91.5 FM. 360-582-0218.
• Ranked choice voting educational mixer, 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, at Red Lion Inn, 2104 E. First St., Port Angeles. $20 per person. Register ahead online at lwvcla.org/forums. bekmill@gmail.com.
• Sequim Bay Yacht Club meeting, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, in Hendricks Room at John Wayne Marina, 2577 W. Sequim Bay Raod. Linda Spreine speaks about Sequim Police Department’s “Project Lifesaver.”
• Green Thumb Education Series: “Forty Plants, Four Seasons” with David Whiting and Jeff de Jong, noon-1 p.m. Thursday, May 11, in the Carver Room at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St. Also on Zoom; get a link at extension.wsu.edu/clallam (meeting ID 936 2989 8830, passcode 676224). Or, join by phone at 253-215-8782. more info: 360-565-2679.
• 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 Irrigation Festival, Grand Finale Weekend: May 11-13. 128th Grand Parade, Logging Show, Classic Car Cruise & Show, Fireworks, Sequim High School Operetta, Historic Walking Tour, past Royalty Luncheon, Golf Tournament.
• Olympic Theatre Arts’ “Calendar Girls,” Fridays-Sunday, May 12-14. Showtimes 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets $20 at olympictheatrearts.org or at box office (360-683-7326); call between 1-4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday.
• Clallam County Genealogical Society’s free presentation, “Quarantined! Genealogy, the Law and Public Health” by Judy Russel, 9:45 a.m. Saturday, May 13, at society’s research center, 403 E. Eighth St., Port Angeles, or on Zoom. To get the Zoom meeting number and passcode, call 360-417-5000 between 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday-Friday, or noon-4 p.m. on Saturdays.
• United Way of Clallam County’s annual LIVE UNITED Prom and Awards Ceremony, 5-9 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.
• Clallam-Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers’ in-person presentation for helping people navigate landlord-tenant issues, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, May 20, at Port Angeles Food Bank and The Market, 632 N. Oakridge Drive, Port Angeles. Register/more info: Shauna Rogers McClain at 360-504-2422 and probonolawyers@gmail.com, or Mary Margolis at 360-504-2422 and probonomary2@gmail.com.
• Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 430, “Flying Start” informational program about learning how to fly, 1 p.m. Saturday, May 20, in airport conference room at Fairchild International Airport, 1402 Airport Road, Port Angeles. Free. 360-808-6767, EAA430.org.
• Peninsula College’s Pirate 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, May 20-21, at college, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles. Three divisions: Men, High school boys, women’s (high school and older). $20 per team, T-shirts for bracket winners. jpjohnson@pencol.edu.
• 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.
• Sequim Record Show, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at Guy Cole Convention Center at Carrie Blake Community Park, 202 N. Blake Ave. Featuring vinyl records old and new plus other music mediums. Free. Register as a vendor for $50 per table. linktr.ee/sequimrecordshow, butlerg@olypen.com.
• 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.
• Port Angeles Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Port Angeles High School Performing Arts Center, 304 E. Park Ave. Featured: solo cellist Julian Schwarz. For tickets and information, see portangelessymphony.org or contact the Symphony office at 360-457-5579 or pasymphony@olypen.com. Port Book and News in Port Angeles also is a ticket outlet.
• Sequim City Band Summer series: “Strike Up the Band,” 3 p.m. Sunday, May 7, at James Center for the Performing Arts, 350 N. Blake Ave.
• Sequim Accordion Social, 1:30-4 p.m. Sunday, May 21, at Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St. Recommended $5 donation.
• Sequim City Band Summer series: 3 p.m. Sunday, June 11, at James Center for the Performing Arts, 350 N. Blake Ave.
• 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.
• Sequim City Band Summer series: 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 4 (Independence Day Celebration), at James Center for the Performing Arts, 350 N. Blake Ave.
• Sequim City Band Summer series: 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, at James Center for the Performing Arts, 350 N. Blake Ave.
• THING Festival, music/arts/entertainment, Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, Aug. 25-27. thingnw.org, thingnw.org/tickets.
• Sequim City Band Summer series: 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at James Center for the Performing Arts, 350 N. Blake 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.
• Juan de Fuca Foundation for the Arts seeking art submittals from artists between ages 11-25 for its 30th-annual Festival Community Art Gallery. Submission deadline May 15. Submit a copy along with artist information online at forms.gle/nuN2qd4Pjg4jZZhq5. Gallery display set for Friday-Sunday, May 26-28, in atrium at Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.
Exhibits/workshops/series
• Emily Carlquist, abstract art exhibit, 3-6 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at Dandelion Botanical Company, 4681 Sequim-Dungeness Way. dandelionbotanical.com.
• West Coast swing lessons for beginners, 6-7:30 p.m. on May 1, May 8, May 15 and May 22, at the Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St. Dance experience helpful. $20/person for series. Pre-registration required, no drop-ins. 360-582-9038.
• Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W. Washington St., May exhibit, “May Flowers,” featuring acrylic and mixed media painter Mary Franchini and 3-D multimedia artist Jane Smith. Visit artists 5-8 p.m. Friday, May 5, during First Friday Art Walk. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday, and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays. bluewholegallery.com.
• “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.
• Poetry Walks, poems featured along five Olympic National Park trails — Hall of Mosses, Living Forest, Madison Creek Falls, Peabody Creek and Spruce Railroad trails — through May 31. nols.org/poetry-walks.
• Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County five-week in-person grief support group, 1-3 p.m. each Monday through May 8, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 N. Blake Ave. volunteerhospice.org, 360-452-1511.
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
• Second Saturday Garden Walk 10-11:30 a.m. at Fifth Street Community Garden, 328 Fifth St., Port Angeles. Veteran Master Gardeners will focus on refraining from planting warm season crops too early, the first spring pests and basics of intensive crop planting. Free, open to public: rain or shine. Garden walks for the remainder of the year will occur on the second Saturday through Sept. 9.
• 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.
