Activities are set for the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
• Soupstock, the inaugural benefit concert for the Sequim Community Food Bank, is set for 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. tonight.
Admission to the concert at the Sequim Prairie Grange, at 290 Macleay Road, will be by donation, with all proceeds going to the Sequim Food Bank.
Music will provided by Jason Paul & Friends, The Buck Ellard Country Band, The Jean Lenke Jazz Band & The FarmStrong Bluegrass Band. A community Soup & Dessert Dinner will be provided with admission. Canned goods may be dropped off in the front lobby.
• Community Chorus of Port Townsend will perform in Port Townsend tonight and in Chimacum and Sunday.
“We Rise Again,” celebrating the first in-person concerts since 2020, will be at 7 tonight at First Presbyterian Church, 1111 Franklin St., Port Townsend; and at 3 p.m. Sunday at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 45 Redeemer Way, Chimacum.
Concert tickets are available through brownpaper tickets.com, or at the door for a suggested $15 donation.
Still mindful of protecting themselves and others, the singers will be masked in the concert venues, and are asking audience members to mask and show proof of vaccination. For more information, call 360-643-3345 or visit ptchorus.org.
• Time Out! will feature songs from the Great American Songbook and Broadway shows as well as blues and easy listening tunes during an evening that includes wine and dancing at Olympic Theatre Arts at 5 p.m. Saturday.
Tickets are $15, available online at olympictheatrearts.org or by calling the box office at 414 N. Sequim Ave., between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
The Gathering Hall will be arranged to allow an open dance floor.
Members of the band are Ann Brittain, vocals; Ed Donahue, trumpet and flugelhorn; Andy Geiger, tenor saxophone; Jase Brown, guitar; Brennan Van Blair, bass; and Pete Harris, drums.
• Imagined Reality will take the stage at Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave., at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Tickets are $15 at the door, online at olympictheatrearts.org or by calling the box office between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
• Cool Jam and the Marmalades will perform at the Port Angeles Eagles, 2843 E. Myrtle St., from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday.
Cover charge is $10 per person, $8 for members.
• Therapy Session will perform a mix of country, blues, folk and rock in the Rainforest Arts Center, 35 N. Forks Ave., from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday.
Admission is free, but there will be a tip jar and treats.
• Puzzle contest will be hosted by the North Olympic Library System at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The timed competition will be in the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
Teams of up to four members will have until noon to complete a 500-piece puzzle. The first team to finish wins. If no team is finished after two hours, the team with the fewest remaining pieces will win.
The contest is open to adults, teens and children 10 and older.
Contestants may come as a team or meet up to form a team at the contest.
For more information, call the library at 360-417-8500, email discover@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.
• Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association will host a jam session from 11:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Gathering Place in SunLand, 135 Fairway Drive.
• Stardust Big Band will perform at Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave., at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets are $20 for general admission, $15 for students and $50 for VIP.
The band will perform the contemporary jazz music of Daniel Barry. The composer will conduct and perform his original compositions with Stardust Big Band.
VIP tickets are sold in advance only and there is limited availability. The ticket includes the best seats in the house, exclusive meet-and-greet with the composer after the show, and a complimentary glass of wine, beer or soft drink. For more see olympic theatrearts.org.
• “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” will be performed by the Port Townsend High School Players at 7 p.m. tonight and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
The play will be staged in the auditorium at Port Townsend High School, 1500 Van Ness St. Tickets are $10, $5 for youths and seniors; Associated Student Body members admitted free.
• Accordion social at Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St., will feature Jeannie and Steve Berg from Yelm from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Accordionists are invited to bring their instruments and play a song or two; the public is welcome to listen or to dance.
Recommended donation is $5 to defray room rental costs.
For more information, call 360-452-0191.
• Future of Oceans series will host Christopher Kelley presenting “Deep sea mining is coming: What you need to know about this potentially huge new industry” at 3 p.m. Sunday.
Kelley will speak at the chapel on Fort Worden, on Fort Worden Way near W Street.
Kelley is a retired faculty member from the Department of Oceanography at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu.
For more information and Zoom meeting links, visit www.ptmsc.org.
