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Events/drama/recreation
• Bless the Beasts & Children 0.5k Fun Run, set for Saturday, Sept. 27 in Port Townsend. Check-in opens at 11:30 a.m. at Sunrise Coffee, 308 10th St.; run starts at noon. Costumes encouraged. Tickets $40 in person, $25 at home, available online at guestli.st/747939 or day of race at registration table. All donations tax deductible.
• North Olympic Library System’ Wednesday Evening Book Discussion Group — “The Line Becomes a River” by Francisco Cantú, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, in Carver Room at Port Angeles Library; paperback copies available at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
• North Olympic Library System’ Novel Conversations Book Discussion Group — “Exhalation” by Ted Chiang, 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, on Zoom; paperback copies available at Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
• Olympic Theatre Arts’ “John & Jen,” Sept. 29-Oct. 1, at Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave. olympictheatrearts.org.
• Mount Olympus Territory Cub Scouts archery shooting event, 9 a.m-noon Saturday, Sept. 30, at Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road. Free, open to public.
• Clallam County Genealogical Society day-long workshop, starting at 10:15 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30, at the CCGS Research Center, 403 E. Eighth St., Port Angeles. Cost is free for CCGS members, $10 for non-members. A lunch is available for $8. 360-417-5000 or clallamcogs.org.
• Harvest of Hope, fundraiser for Olympic Medical Center Foundation, 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at Guy Cole Events Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. Tickets $135 each or $1,080 for a table of eight. Tickets can be purchased by going to omcf.org or by calling 360-417-7144.
• Sequim Prairie Grange Pancake Breakfast is set for a 7:30 a.m. start on Sunday, Oct. 1, at 290 Macleay Road. Menu includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, plus egg, slice of ham, coffee and orange juice.
• 2023 General Election forums hosted by League of Women Voters/North Olympic Library System: Clallam County commissioner District 3: Connie Beauvais and Lee Whetham, 4:30-5:15 p.m.; and 5:30-7 p.m. featuring candidates for Sequim City Council, including: William Armacost and Kathy Downer (position 1); Jim Black and Dan Butler (position 2), and Patrick Day and Harmony Rutter (position 6) — both on Tuesday, Oct. 3, on Zoom. s06web.zoom.us/j/83897891299 (meeting ID 838 9789 1299), or join by phone at 253-215-8782.
• Balloon rides with Captain-Crystal Stout’s nonprofit Dream Catcher Balloon, 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Oct. 4 at Sequim Community Church, 950 N. Fifth Ave., hosted by The Lodge at Sherwood Village. dreamcatcherballoon.org.
• Veterans Stand Down from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, at Clallam County Fairgrounds, 1608 W. 16th St., Port Angeles.
• “Walk-About,” 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, at Woodcock Demonstration Garden, 2711 Woodcock Road.
• “End of Life Ready” presentation by volunteers from End of Life Washington, noon-2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 5, at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St. 206-854-4302.
• Studium Generale’s Fall Quarter series Welcome Celebration, 12:35 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 5, in the Little Theater on the main campus of Peninsula College, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles. Also on Zoom: pencol-edu.zoom.us/j/82308557946 (meeting ID 823 0855 7946).
• 22nd-annual Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival, Oct. 6-8, Port Angeles City Pier, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. daily. Free general admission; crabfestival.org.
• 2023 General Election forum hosted by League of Women Voters/North Olympic Library System: City of Port Angeles council races, including: Jim Haguewood and Amy Miller (position 5) and Kalli Mae Jones and Brendan Meyer (position 7), though Meyer is not able to attend, according to a press release — on Thursday, Oct. 12, on Zoom. s06web.zoom.us/j/83897891299 (meeting ID 838 9789 1299), or join by phone at 253-215-8782.
• Larry Scott Run, half marathon, 10k and 5k, Saturday, Oct. 14, starting at 305 E. Eighth St., Port Townsend. runthepeninsula.com/larry-scott-trail.
• Olympic Theatre Arts’ “Night of the Living Dead,” Oct. 20-31, Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave. olympictheatrearts.org.
• Welfare for Animals Guild (WAG) sixth-annual Dogtoberfest fundraiser, 6-9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 21, at Guy Cole Events Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets $75 each or $700 for a table of eight, with two bottles of wine included. Tickets are on sale now at wagsequimwa.com, or by postal mail (WAG, P.O. Box 3966, Sequim, WA 98382).
• Olympic Theatre Arts’ New Works Showcase, Nov. 17-19, Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave. olympictheatrearts.org.
• HomeTown Holidays, 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, at Centennial Place (Washington Street, Sequim Avenue intersection).
• Olympic Theatre Arts’ “The Games Afoot or Holmes for the Holidays,” Dec. 1-17, Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave. olympictheatrearts.org.
• Dec. 3: Jamestown Tribe Run 5k/10k, Saturday, Dec. 3, at Jamestown campus in Blyn. runthepeninsula.com/jamestown-sklallam-tribe.
Music/dance
• The Randall Wolf Band with Deadwood Revival, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, at Field Arts & Events Hall, 201 W. Front St., Port Angeles. fieldhallevents.org/tickets/#/events.
• ort Angeles Symphony Orchestra’s Family Pops concert, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at Port Angeles High School Performing Arts Center, 304 E. Park Ave. 10 a.m. dress rehearsal also open. Tickets are free for those 18 and younger at both events. Reserved seats are $25 for 19 and older at evening concert, $10 for general admission at morning rehearsal. Tickets also sold at door.
• Dance with “QUEENS & ACES,” 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at Port Townsend American Legion, 209 Monroe St., Port Townsend. $5 suggested donation at door. TessTeelMusic.com.
• Ruth Moody Band, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, at Field Arts & Events Hall, 201 W. Front St., Port Angeles. fieldhallevents.org/tickets/#/events.
• Sammy Miller & the Congregation: Music of 1973, 50 years later, 5:30 p.m. — and Stomp your feet dance music, 8:30 p.m. — Saturday, Oct. 7, at Field Arts & Events Hall, 201 W. Front St., Port Angeles. fieldhallevents.org/tickets/#/events.
• Vienna Boys Choir, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, at Field Arts & Events Hall, 201 W. Front St., Port Angeles. fieldhallevents.org/tickets/#/events.
• Sequim Community Christmas Chorus concert, Friday-Sunday, Dec. 1-3, at the Sequim Seventh Day Adventist Church, 30 Sanford Lane.
• Wreaths Across America ceremony, 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at Mount Angeles Memorial Park, 45 Monroe Road, Port Angeles.
Art exhibits
• Home — The Essence of Place,” The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center (PAFAC), 1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd., through Oct. 29. Exhibition is collaborative exhibition between the PAFAC and Olympic Peninsula Art Association (OPAA) rooted in the region’s landscapes and inhabitants. opaagroup.org, pafac.org.
• Pacific Northwest Fiber Exposition, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 30, 10 a.m-4 p.m. Oct. 1, at Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St. pnwfiberx.com.
• Olympic Peninsula Art Association’s Gallery 223 on Hudon, fall quarter artist reception, noon-3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30, off of Stone and Kendall roads (follow signs). Show runs through Dec. 30, and is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday. opaagroup.org.
• 18th-annual North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival fiber arts exhibition, Oct. 6-Nov. 25 at Sequim Museum & Arts. FiberArtsFestival.org.
Workshops/classes/series
• Green Thumb Education Series: Pruning — Beyond the Basics: Espalier, Pollarding, and Coppicing,” noon-1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, at Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St. Join presentation via Zoom at extension.wsu.edu/clallam (meeting ID 936 2989 8830, passcode 676224) or by phone, 253-215-8782.
• “Powerful Tools for Caregivers” class starts Oct. 2, meets on Mondays for six weeks from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St. Free. Participants can buy a workbook that follows the program. For more information or to RSVP, call 360-789-7691 or 360-460-9907.
• Clallam County Genealogical Society’s Speaker’s Series: “Becoming a Genealogical Super Sleuth,” day-long seminar on Saturday, Oct. 14, at Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church, 925 N. Sequim Ave., and on Zoom. Fees are $45 for society members, $50 for non-members and couples. clallamcogs.org or call 360-417-5000.
• Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County six-week in-person grief support group from 1-3 p.m. every Tuesday through Oct. 17, in the VHOCC conference room, 829 E. Eighth St., Port Angeles. 360-452-1511, reception@vhocc.org.
• Storytime at North Olympic Library System branches. Outdoor Storytime is held, rain or shine, at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesdays through Oct. 31 at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. nols.org/storytime, youth@nols.org.
• GriefShare, for people experiencing grief and loss, 10 a.m. Thursdays through Nov. 30, at Independent Bible Church Family Life Center, 116 East Ahlvers Road, Port Angeles. $20 workbook fee. 360-452-3351, ibcofpa.org.
• Jefferson County Conservation District fall Natural Landscaping course. Classroom sessions are set for 4-5:30 p.m. on Mondays at the Washington State University classroom facility in Port Hadlock classroom, starting Oct.9. Field trips will be 4-5:30 p.m. on Oct. 12 and Oct. 19.
Auditions/Submissions/Rehearsals
• Sequim Community Christmas Chorus rehearsals, Tuesday evenings, for early December concert. 360-477-1990, bz@hvalley.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.
• Call for performers at 2024 Sequim Sunshine Festival (March 1-2, 2024). Musical performers of all genres are encouraged to apply. Applications at visitsunnysequim.com. Deadline for applications Friday, Oct. 13. pdashiell@sequimwa.gov.
• Writers are invited to submit stories, essays and poems featuring the eerie time of year for witches and goblins, or bountiful harvests and autumn fantasies, for the “Celebration of Shadows” reading at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center in October. Deadline for submittals is Oct. 5. Submittals are asked to be family friendly, as some of the listeners are very young. Submissions should be read able to be read aloud within a 5-minute period. Send submissions (word documents as attachments) to olypenauthors@olypen.com. Get more details at pafac.org/calls-for-art.
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.
• Storytimes for children, rain or shine, at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesdays through Oct. 31 at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. nols.org/storytime, youth@nols.org.
Thursdays
• Olympic Peninsula Christian Writers, 6:30-8:30 p.m., third Thursday, currently meeting online via Zoom. Email to opchristianwriters@gmail.com.
• 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. 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.
• Teen Board Game and Art Night, second Fridays, at Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. nols.org/teens, 360-417-8500, teens@nols.org.
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.
