Music, dance and drama are among the weekend’s entertainment on the North Olympic Peninsula.
The three-day Juan de Fuca Festival begins today with live music, dance, vendors and food and drink from across the Pacific Northwest.
A street fair will surround the event’s hub at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., along with an outdoor stage, Community tent and yoga on the lawn.
The music and dance performances will start at 6 p.m. today and at 11:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, and continue until 10 p.m. all three nights at the indoor venues which are, in addition to Vern Burton, the adjacent Chamber Stage and the Elks Naval Lodge ballroom, 131 E. First St.
Single-day tickets at the gate are $30 for Friday and $45 for Saturday and Sunday. Full festival passes are $100 general and $50 for students, while youngsters 14 and younger are admitted free throughout the Juan de Fuca Festival.
For information about the festival lineup, added after-hours shows, street fair vendors and festival workshops, see JFFA.org or phone the foundation office at 360-457-5411.
Other events this weekend are:
• “The Tempest” will be presented by students in the Olympic Peninsula HomeConnection tonight and Saturday and well as June 2-4.
Curtain time at 7 p.m. at the San Juan Baptist Church, 1704 Discovery Road, Port Townsend.
Admission is by donation.
The production is part of a tradition of performing Shakespeare plays with students in grades four through eight. It includes songs and an original score. This year the score was written by former Olympic Peninsula HomeConnection (OPHC) student Rowan Powell. It is directed by Consuelo Brennan, Carla Powell and Maggie Kelley.
• “A Wrinkle in Time” will be presented by the Port Angeles High School East Park Avenue Players at 7 p.m. tonight and Saturday as well as at 2 p.m. Sunday at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Port Angeles High School Performing Arts Center, 304 E. Park Ave.
Ticket prices are $10 for general admission and $5 for senior citizens 60 and older. Children under 10 will be admitted free of charge. Tickets are to be purchased at the door.
The cumulative performance showcases the work of drama students from the advanced drama class at Port Angeles High School under the direction of Kelly Lovall.
• Rainshadow Concerts: Hiroya Tsukamoto will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at The Palindrome at Eaglemount Cidery, 1893 S. Jacob Miller Road in Port Townsend.
Tickets are $20 each from https://hiroya.brown papertickets.com or at the door. Proof of vaccination is required for entry.
For more about guitarist-composer-storyteller Tsukamoto, see https://hiroyatsukamoto.com.
• Originals Journey with The Michal Palzewicz Trio is set for 7 p.m. Saturday at the Quimper Grange in Port Townsend.
Admission is $20. Doors at the grange, at 1219 Corona St., will open at 6:30 p.m. Proof of vaccination and face masks will be required.
The Michal Palzewicz Trio performs folk music, classical music and original songs on cello, guitar, banjo and percussion, sprinkled with vocal tunes. For more about it, see mptmusic.com
The trio is based in Ashland, Ore., and bring diverse musicianship by way of Warsaw, Philadelphia, and Portland, Ore.
Primarily performing original pieces, the group will mix in some Bach, Saint-Saens, and other select classical and modern composers as the show co-presented with KPTZ.
• Spring art fair — The Port Ludlow Art League will host its spring Art Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Bay Club, 120 Spinnaker Place.
The sale features artwork from 23 artists that includes jewelry, ceramics, paintings, photographs, textiles, woodwork, baskets, cards and books.
Attendees will also be able to bid on gift baskets and personalized art lessons as well as coffee, tea and baked goods on the club’s terrace.
Proceeds benefit the league’s scholarship fund.
For more information, visit www.portludlowart.org.
• Garage sale — The Jefferson County Fair Association will host a garage sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the 4-H Cat Building on the fairgrounds, 4907 Landes St.
All items will be half price from 10 a.m. until noon. From noon to 2 p.m. everything is free.
Proceeds benefit the fair association.
