PORT ANGELES — In preparation for Port Angeles’ 150th birthday celebration in September, Heritage Days is hosting a historic hat-decorating class Sunday.
The class will be at 1 p.m. at Waters West Fly Fishing Outfitters, 140 W. Front St.
The cost to attend is $5.
“Birthday parties traditionally require the wearing of hats, and this year, as Port Angeles turns 150 years old, historic hats will be in order at a variety of events throughout the year,” Heritage Days Chairwoman April Bellerud said.
Decorative showcase
The class will showcase a variety of decorative concepts and techniques and discuss hat dressmaking materials and supplies with an emphasis on using everyday items.
It will be team-taught by Richard Stephens, a Peninsula Daily News advertising salesman and resident costume designer for the Port Angeles Light Opera Association musical theater, and Kathy Monds, director of the Clallam County Historical Society.
Series of classes
The workshop is part of an ongoing series of classes and special events leading up to the annual Heritage Days events, set this year from Sept. 14-16.
This year’s celebration will focus on the anniversary of Port Angeles being established as a town site through an executive order by Abraham Lincoln in 1862.
“We chose Waters West for the location because of their wide assortment of feathers and bird pelts that lend themselves perfectly to creating an elegant hat,” Stephens said.
“There are numerous opportunities coming up this year to wear a jaunty hat decorated in a historical manner, starting with two high tea events downtown in April, a Girls’ Night Out Shopping Spree, the Fourth of July Parade and, of course, Heritage Days and a full slate of special events,” he added.
To RSVP to the hat-decorating workshop, email HeritageDaysPA@yahoo.com.
