Eliza Dargitz, 5, of Forks decorates her umbrella at the Forks Elks Lodge during the first weekend of Forks Rainfest. The festival’s second weekend begins tonight. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

Eliza Dargitz, 5, of Forks decorates her umbrella at the Forks Elks Lodge during the first weekend of Forks Rainfest. The festival’s second weekend begins tonight. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

Fingers crossed for Rainfest’s second weekend

FORKS — Fingers are crossed for good weather for the second weekend of the Forks Rainfest with events today, Saturday and Sunday in celebration of the West End’s favorite precipitation.

The second weekend of Rainfest will see the Fabric of the Forest Quilt show all three days.

Friends of the Forks Library will host a book sale this afternoon and Saturday.

An art show and sale is set for Saturday and Sunday at the Rainforest Arts Center, 35 N. Forks Ave.; a cedar weaving class is slated for Sunday.

Rainfest winds up Sunday with a Peninsula Spinning and Fiber retreat at the Rainforest Center.

Today

• Noon to 4 p.m. — Forever Twilight in Forks Collection – RAC alcove.

• Noon to 6 p.m. — Fabric of the Forest Quilt Show in the Forks High School auxiliary gym, 261 Spartan Ave. Admission by donation. For information, go to piecemakersquiltclub.org.

• 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. — Rainfest Book Sale will take place at the Forks Library, 171 Forks Ave. Items will be sold for $3 per bag to benefit Friends of the Forks Library.

Saturday

• 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Art Show and Sale will take place at the RAC.

• 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Arts for All Ages at the RAC. Art activities will include painting, paper arts, pebble art and bracelet making. Participants are invited to make a shopping bag from a tee shirt and should bring a shirt or two.

• 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. — Fabric of the Forest Quilt Show in the Forks High School auxiliary gym, 261 Spartan Ave. Admission by donation. For information, go to piecemakersquiltclub.org.

• 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. — A quilt show, part of the National Parks Quilt Collection, will take place at the Forks High School auxiliary gym. There will be landscapes, flora and fauna among the 75 quilts on display.

• 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. — Rainfest Book Sale will take place at the Forks Library, 171 Forks Ave. Items will be sold for $3 per bag to benefit Friends of the Forks Library.

• 11 a.m. — There will be a flagpole dedication at Tillicum Park.

• Noon to 4 p.m. — Forever Twilight in Forks Collection – RAC alcove.

• 4 p.m. to 12:01 a.m. — Forks High School All-Class Reunion will take place at the Forks Elks Lodge, 941 Merchants Road. Tickets are $20 per person. Photos will take place at 5 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. and an open mic at 7 p.m.

Sunday

• Noon to 4 p.m. — Forever Twilight in Forks Collection – RAC alcove.

• 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. — Fabric of the Forest Quilt Show in the Forks High School auxiliary gym, 261 Spartan Ave. Admission by donation. For information, go to piecemakersquiltclub.org.

• 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. — A cedar weaving class will take place at the RAC. Participants must pre-register to dfinley001@centurytel.net or call 360-640-0359. Cost is $25 and includes supplies.

• 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. — All Peninsula Spinning and Fiber Retreat at the RAC. Open to the public.

For more information, see the complete schedule at forkswa.com/event/rainfest.

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