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Events/drama
• Poets Kate Reavey and John Victor Anderson read their own works aloud, 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, at Blue Whole Art Gallery, 129 W. Washington St. Free. olypenauthors@olypen.com.
• Learning Our Landscape series, “Environmental Threats of the Olympia Oyster,” 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, on Zoom. tinyurl.com/2p92v6uj (meeting ID 868 7462 1760, passcode 275349) or link at library.jamestowntribe.org/home/ProgramsEvents. 360-681-4632, library@jamestowntribe.org.
• Studium Generale: Diane Urbani de la Paz, a local author and journalist, looks to honor veterans with a reading from her novel at the Nov. 10 Studium Generale program at 12:35 p.m. in Peninsula College’s Little Theater, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles. Also live-streamed via Zoom at pencol-edu.zoom.us/j/82308557946 (meeting ID 823 0855 7946).
• Sequim Elks Lodge No. 2642 offers free dinner for veterans, 4:30 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 10, at the lodge, 143 Port Williams Road. All veterans eat free of charge. Others invited to eat for $15 donation. 360-683-2763.
• 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.
• Gardiner Holiday Bazaar, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Gardiner Community Center, 980 Old Gardiner Road.
• 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.
• Strait from the Artists Studio Tour, free self-guided tour, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, various locations. straitfromtheartists.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.
• “The Jane Austen Tea – Cakes and Rakes” at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, in the Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church, 110 E. Seventh St., Port Angeles. Tickets $25. pacommunityplayers.org.
• 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.
• Imagined Reality, improv event, 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, at Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave. Tickets $15, on sale online at olympictheatrearts.org or by calling the box office (360-683-7326) from 1-4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday.
• Death Café event, “Tea to Die For,” 4-5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, at the KSQM 9.15 FM’s community room, 609 W. Washington St. 360-452-1511.
• Foster Care Awareness Night, 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, at Sequim High School auditorium, 533 N. Sequim Ave. mpacker@sequimschools.org.
• Veterans Appreciation Dinner/Potluck, 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Fairview Grange, 161 Lake Farm Road. Free for veterans; potluck items from non-veterans/active service members appreciated. 360-461-9008.
• 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.
• Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society (OPAS) meeting, “Swan Use of Lower Dungeness Habitats: The OPAS Swan Study,” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at the Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. Event free, open to the public.
• Foster Care Awareness Night, 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, at Port Angeles High School auditorium, 304 E. park Ave. mpacker@sequimschools.org.
• Olympic Peninsula Christian Writers meeting, set for 6:30-8:15 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17, on Zoom. Guest speaker: George Crabb. Join meeting at tinyurl.com/2thsfuvn. 360-461-6897 or facebook.com/groups/918277815360403.
• Olympic Theatre Arts’ New Works Showcase, 7 p.m. Nov. 17-19 and 2 p.m. on Nov. 20. Tickets are $20, $15 for students — and pay-what-you-will on Nov. 17 — and are available online at olympictheatrearts.org or by calling the box office (360-683-7326) from 1-4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday.
• Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church’s Yuletide Bazaar, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at the church, 925 N. Sequim Ave.
• 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.
• Festival of Trees-Senior Breakfast, 8:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 25, at Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles. Tickets $16. omhf.org, 360-417-7144.
• Festival of Trees Gala, 5-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25, at Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles. Tickets $105. omhf.org, 360-417-7144.
• Festival of Trees-Teddy Bear Tea, 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 26, at Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles. Tickets $12. omhf.org, 360-417-7144.
• Festival of Trees-Family Days, 2-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 27, at Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles. Tickets $7. omhf.org, 360-417-7144.
• Wreaths Across America event, 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at Mount Angeles Memorial Park, 45 Monroe Road. All are welcome.
Music/dance/etc.
• Soupstock, Sequim Food Bank fundraiser, 5-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road. Acts: Jason Paul & Friends, The Buck Ellard Country Band, The Jean Lenke Jazz Band and The FarmStrong Bluegrass Band. By admission. 484-431-3524, sequimfoodbankbenefitconcert@gmail.com, jeantherapymusic.com/soupstock.
• “Echo” with Dee Coburn, classic rock and country, 6-8:30 p.m., Friday, 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.
• Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association jam session, 11:15 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Gathering Place, 135 Fairway Dr., in Sunland. Free; donations accepted.
• Dmitri Matheny, internationally-known jazz flugelhornist, backed by Craig Buhler and the David Jones Trio, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at Peninsula College’s Maier Performance Hall, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd. Tickets will be available by cash or check at the door: $12 for general admission and $5 for students with a public school or college ID. djones@pencol.edu, 360-417-6405.
• Peninsula Singers fall concert, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 12-13, at Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church, 925. N. Sequim Ave. Free; donations accepted at door.
• Stardust Big Band, p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, at Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave. Tickets are $20, $15 for students and $50 for VIP attendees, and are 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.
• Harbor Art Gallery’s “small works” exhibit, through end of November. 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.
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.
