Self-help author Wanda Moore (Michelle Hensel) seeks inspiration in “Mercy Falls,” the comedy at Key City Public Theatre. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

Self-help author Wanda Moore (Michelle Hensel) seeks inspiration in “Mercy Falls,” the comedy at Key City Public Theatre. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

Music, drama, a hike and more set for this weekend

Music, drama and a hike are among this weekend’s activities on the North Olympic Peninsula.

Information also is available on the interactive calendar at www.peninsuladailynews.com/calendar.

PORT ANGELES

Improv workshop

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Community Players will sponsor a free improvisation workshop from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.

The monthly workshop is at the Port Angeles Community Playhouse, 1235 E. Lauridsen Blvd.

The workshop, conducted by Lara Starcevich and Fred Robinson, is open to anyone 16 years or older.

For more information, email laras@pencol.edu.

New Year’s program

PORT ANGELES — Joseph Bednarik will present “Waking Up Inside Our Time” from noon to 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Bednarik will speak at the Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1033 N. Barr Road.

The program includes meditation, writing exercises, creative expression and a paper shredder to let go of the past and move into today.

Bednarik, a co-publisher at Copper Canyon Press in Port Townsend, is a regular speaker at Unitarian Universalist congregations across the Puget Sound region.

The program is free, open to the public and includes pizza.

For more information, call Elinor Tennyson at 360-417-2665 or email admin@olympicuuf.com.

SEQUIM

Dance concert

SEQUIM — Sequim Elks will host a dance and concert from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday.

The dance is at the Elks Lodge, 143 Port Williams Road.

Cool Jam and the Marmalades will perform classic rock.

Admission is $10 per person, $8 for Elks members.

For more information, call Lance Staub at 360-460-9608 or email lancestaub@gmail.com.

CHIMACUM

Fiddlers jam

CHIMACUM — District 15 of Washington Old Time Fiddlers will host a jam session from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

The group will jam at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road.

The public is welcome to join in or just listen and enjoy.

For more information, email Rita Hubbard at sidandrita@yahoo.com or visit d15.wotfa.org.

PORT TOWNSEND

Mercy Falls

PORT TOWNSEND — The holiday comedy “Mercy Falls” finishes this weekend with performances at 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. today and at 1 p.m. Sunday.

The play is at Key City Public Theatre, 419 Washington St.

Tickets are $24 to $29 per person and are available online at www.keycitypublictheatre.org or at the door.

For more information, call the box office at 360-385-5278.

Birding hike

PORT TOWNSEND — Monica Fletcher will lead a birding hike around the Chinese Gardens lagoon, then to North Beach from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

The group will meet at the North Beach parking lot, 5787 Kuhn St.

Hikers will be able to see seabirds, mixed flocks of passerines and wintering waterfowl.

For more information, call Fletcher at 360-379-3136 or email monicaflet@gmail.com.

Spirit of the Yule

PORT TOWNSEND — Performances of the holiday musical “Spirit of the Yule” are set for 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday.

The shows will be at the Key City Public Theatre, 419 Washington St.

Tickets are $24 to $29.

For more information, call 360-385-5278 or visit www.keycitypublictheatre.org.

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