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Events/drama

• At 12:35 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3, join in a face-to-face and Zoom discussion of the documentary “Dawnland” and the Indian Child Welfare Act. Join the discussion in the Little Theater, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles, or via Zoom at pencol-edu.zoom.us/j/82308557946 (meeting ID 823 0855 7946). View screenings — held 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2; 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, and 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4 — by going online to pencol-edu.zoom.us/j/82065028538 (meeting ID 820 6502 8538); the film is about one hour long.

• Strait Turners holiday bazaar, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4-5, at Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St.

• Backyard Birding, 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. Presentation: “Winter Care and Feeding in Your Garden” by Christie Lassen, co-owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Gardiner. Lassen will describe general bird feeding methods Free admission, $5 suggested donation.

• Jamestown S’Klallam Holiday Craft Fair, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at 7 Cedars Hotel, 270756 U.S. Highway 101.

• 247th birthday of the United States Marine Corps at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, at 7 Cedars Resort, 270756 U.S. Highway 101. $45 per person. RSVP, more info by calling Kathy at 360-460-2431 or knt@wavecable.com.

• Marine Weather Workshop, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at Port Angeles Yacht Club, 1305 Marine Drive. Register at bit.ly/wsg-marine-weather-11-05-22. More info: 206-543-1225, sfisken@uw.edu.

• Sequim Prairie Garden Club monthly meeting, 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 7, at Pioneer Memorial Park clubhouse, 387 E Washington St. Public welcome. Speaker is Kathy Darrow, a Jefferson County Master Gardener, professional botanist, and an active member of the Washington Native Plant Society. 360-808-3434, sequimprairiegardenclub@hotmail.com, sequimprairiegardenclub.org.

• North Olympic Library System’s 2nd Tuesday Book Discussion Group: “The Beekeeper of Aleppo” by Christy Lefteri, 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, on Zoom. Register at nols.org/book-discussion-groups.

• Ukraine at the Table fundraiser, 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 8-9, at Bella Italia, 118 E. First St., Port Angeles. $75 per person. Reservations at 360-670-7252.

• Sequim VFW membership drive, noon-9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11, at VFW building, 169 E. Washington St.

• Veterans Day celebration, 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 11, at the Sequim Civic Center Plaza, 152 W. Cedar St.

• Veterans Day pancake breakfast, American Legion Jack Grennan Post 62, 107 E. Prairie St., 8-10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12. Pancakes, sausage, orange juice and coffee will be free to veterans. Others are welcome and can pay by donation.

• Outdoor Gear Swap, noon-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, in the white tent at 101 E. Railroad Ave., in downtown Port Angeles. To sell gear, drop gear off from 5-6 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Nov. 9-11, or 10-11 a.m. day of event. Pick up unsold gear after 3 p.m. skifox2@gmail.com.

• Clallam County Junior American Citizens’ Step Back in Time Fair, 2:30-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at American Legion Hall, 107 E. Prairie St. For students in grades K-12, includes hands-on learning activities, presentations and stories from across American history. mtc1918jac@gmail.com.

• Special event,“Wonders of His Love: Finding Joy in the Holidays,” 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at Dungeness Community Church, 45 Eberle Lane. Fee applies; register at dcchurch.org (click on “events”).

• Clallam County Genealogical Society meeting/presentation, “Finding Descendants in Your Family Tree,” 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Nov. 12, on Zoom or at the center’s research facility meeting room at 403 E. Eighth St., Port Angeles. Free.

• North Olympic Library System’s 2nd Saturday Book Discussion Group — “The Plague of Doves” by Louise Erdrich, 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, on Zoom. Paperback copies available at Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. Register at nols.org/book-discussion-groups.

• Intentional Aging series presentation, “Trusted Information,” 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, on Zoom. Register at nols.org/intentional-aging or by contacting a North Olympic Library System branch.

• North Olympic Library System’s Novel Conversations Book Discussion Group — “Come Home, Indio: A Memoir” by Jim Terry, 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, on Zoom. Paperback copies available at Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. Register at nols.org/book-discussion-groups.

• North Olympic Library System’s Wednesday Evening Book Discussion Group — “My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry” by Fredrik Backman, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, in Carver Room of Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St. Paperback copies available at Port Angeles Library. Register at nols.org/book-discussion-groups.

• Winterfest, annual fundraiser hosted by the Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Education Foundation, 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets are $75 in advance, $90 at door, Community Table for eight for $560. Tickets available at hurricaneridge.com. More info: info@hurricaneridge.com.

• Wreaths Across America event, 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at Mount Angeles Memorial Park, 45 Monroe Road. All are welcome.

Music/dance/etc.

• The Sounds of Soul, 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, at Port Angeles High School Performing Arts Center, 304 E. Park Ave. Tickets $20/$40 adults, $15 students, $10 youth; available at door, and outlets include Port Book and News in Port Angeles, and at JFFA.org.

• Monday Musicale’s Scholarship Benefit Concert, 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 E. Lopez Ave., Port Angeles. Featured musicians include: jazz pianist Linda Dowdell and saxophonist Craig Buhler; cellists Marlene Moore and Jesse Ahmann; classical pianist Dawn Martin; vocalist Vicki Helwick and pianist Mark Johnson, and the Jimmy Hoffman Band. Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door; available at Pacific Mist Book Store, 121 W. Washington St., and Port Book and News, 104 E. First St., Port Angeles.

• “Echo” with Dee Coburn, classic rock and country, 6-8:30 p.m., riday, Nov. 11, at Sequim VFW, 169 E. Washington St.

• Time Out, 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave. Tickets are $15 and available online at olympictheatrearts.org or by calling the box office (360-683-7326) from 1-4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday.

• Sequim City Band concert, “Sounds of the Season,” 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, at Sequim High School auditorium, 533 N. Sequim Ave.

• 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

• Peninsula Singers: Rehearsals are 7-9 p.m. on Thursdays at Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church, 925 N. Sequim Ave. Dues $100 per semester helps defray costs, including scholarships for local students. Singers need to be able to read music, 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.

• City of Sequim is now accepting applications for musical performers and food vendors to participate in the 2023 Sequim Sunshine Festival, set for March 3-4. Applications can be sent by email to pdashiell@sequimwa.gov, or mailed to: Sequim Civic Center, Attention: Sequim Sunshine Festival, 152 West Cedar Street, Sequim, WA, 98382. Applications deadline is Friday, Nov. 18.

Exhibits/workshops/series

• Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W. Washington St., November exhibit: “Oh Beautiful for Spacious Skies!”, featuring Jolene Sanborn and Julie Senf. bluewholegallery.com.

• Olympic Peninsula Art Association exhibit featuring OPAA member Katie Graham, through Nov. 30, at Dandelion Botanical Company, 4681 Sequim Dungeness Way. Hours 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Wednesday through Monday. Artist reception 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5.

• Harbor Art Gallery’s “small works” exhibit beginning Tuesday, Nov. 8. Artists include three-dimensional art such as ceramics, jewelry, works of wood, glass, and metal, will accompany two-dimensional paintings, drawings, photographs, and relief prints. Harbor Art Gallery, 114 N. Laurel St., is open 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.

• “Turning Point” exhibition featuring Whidbey Island artist Hannah Klaus Hunter, Port Angeles Fine Art Center, 1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd., through Nov. 6 (11 a.m.- 5 p.m., Thursday-Sunday).

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.