The 16th annual Forest Storytelling Festival opens at Peninsula College in Port Angeles with five featured storytellers at 7:30 tonight.
Tickets at the door are $12, and there’s a free storytelling session at 10 a.m. Sunday.
Other major weekend events for you to enjoy are listed by area below:
PORT ANGELES
VFW bazaar
PORT ANGELES — Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1024 Ladies Auxiliary 1024 will hold a craft bazaar at the Veterans Center, 216 S. Francis St., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.
Information on VFW scholarships and other programs for youth also will be available.
For more information, phone 360-681-7085.
Harvest Carnival set
PORT ANGELES — A Harvest Carnival, sponsored by the Port Angeles Pre-3 Cooperative, is planned at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.
Activities will be geared for children younger than 10.
The event will include games, a cakewalk, balloon animals, crafts, a photo booth and food.
A silent auction will be held, and there will be raffle baskets.
Admission is $3 for kids, $4 for adults and $14 for a family of four. For more information, phone Rachael Purdue at 360-504-2187.
Head in the clouds
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., will host the Starlab Planetarium from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
The Starlab is Port Angeles High School’s inflatable portable planetarium. Visitors will learn how to find the constellations and listen to star stories. Shows will occur on the hour and half-hour.
Children younger than 12 must be accompanied by adults.
This program is part of a series offered by the North Olympic Library System and Port Angeles High School to coincide with the Visions of the Universe exhibition now showing at the Port Angeles Library.
It will be on display at the library until Dec. 2.
For more information about Visions of the Universe or other library programs and events, visit www.nols.org or phone the library at 360-417.8500 or e-mail PortAngeles@nols.org.
Community shred
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Eastside branch of First Federal, 1603 E. First St., will host a free community shredding event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
The event will allow the public to dispose of sensitive documents in a secure way.
Shredding will be done on site by LeMay Mobile Shredding.
Shredding documents helps ensure privacy and prevent identity theft.
Types of documents to bring include old tax returns, financial statements or any paperwork with account or Social Security numbers, or other personal information.
First Federal security personnel will be on hand to answer questions and provide information on identity theft.
Soiree by the Sea
PORT ANGELES — Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County will host its second annual “Soiree by the Sea” at the Port Angeles Yacht Club, 1305 Marine Drive, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
The event will include wines and hors d’oeuvres provided by several local restaurants and caterers, as well as barbecued oysters hot off the grill.
A silent auction will offer an assortment of gifts and entertainments, and musical entertainment will be provided by a Port Angeles High School Chamber Orchestra string quartet.
Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased in person at the Habitat Store, 728 E. Front St.; by phone at 360-681-6780; or at the door.
Proceeds from the event will help the organization build affordable housing in Clallam County for families in need.
SEQUIM
Public Safety Fair
SEQUIM — About 30 booths with information about crime prevention, disaster preparedness, personal safety and senior resources will be featured at the Sequim Police Department’s Fifth Annual Public Safety Fair on Saturday.
The fair will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Guy Cole Convention Center at Carrie Blake Park, 202 N. Blake Ave.
Local, state and federal agencies will provide information from booths inside the center, while emergency vehicles will be parked outside for children to explore.
Police vehicles and fire trucks will be displayed. A Coast Guard helicopter will land. New this year will be Washington’s Most Wanted vehicle.
The Sequim Masonic Lodge will offer a chip identification system for children.
A clinic will be set up to inspect and install car seats, and CarFit will help “the mature driver find the best fit” at the Sequim Skate Park.
Sequim Police Department dog Chase and K-9 Officer Mike Hill will provide a demonstration in the afternoon.
Marketing talk
SEQUIM — “Cooperative Marketing: Making the Olympic Peninsula an Arts Destination” is the topic of the free “Cultural Connections” talk set for Saturday.
The Sequim Humanities and Arts Alliance is hosting the discussion from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at The Lodge at Sherwood Village, 660 W. Evergreen Farm Way, just off North Fifth Avenue.
“We are all in this together” is the theme, and the alliance invites anyone interested in art and community to attend.
To find out more about the alliance and its monthly Cultural Connections programs, visit www.SequimArtsAlliance.org.
Guild luncheon set
SEQUIM — The Sequim Guild of Seattle Children’s Hospital will host its annual outreach luncheon at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth St., at 11:30 a.m. today.
The luncheon is an opportunity for Seattle Children’s Hospital representatives to visit North Olympic Peninsula guilds and provide information about events, services and news about the hospital, its foundation and its research.
Tickets are $16 per person.
Guild Association trustees will bring a message and video from the hospital. The program will include 10-year-old Colton Matter; his mother, Suzy Schultz Matter; and grandmother, Sandy Schultz.
Colton Matter is a happy, active, boy who loves sports and has spent many months in Seattle Children’s battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
For more information, phone Jan Hanson at 360-361-3133 or Nan Burris at 360-582-0629.
Finishing workshop
SEQUIM — Sherwin-Williams paint store, 1400 W. Washington St. Suite 109, will hold a free faux finishing workshop from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
Store employees will demonstrate the process and will help customers create sample boards of the latest techniques using Sherwin-Williams new line of Faux Impressions products.
To reserve a spot at the workshop or for more information, phone 360-681-8675.
Theatre fundraiser
SEQUIM — Readers Theatre Plus will hold a scholarship fundraiser performance of “Warriors (The Battle of Age!)” on Saturday.
The performance will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Old Dungeness Schoolhouse, 2781 Towne Road.
“Warriors” is a story about several senior citizens in group therapy dealing humorously with the real situations brought about by aging and the coping skills they have discovered and discarded.
Professional actors Jarion Monroe and Anni Long from San Francisco will be involved in the reading.
Other actors involved in the one-night-only presentation will be Pat Owens, Ric Munhall, Barbara Wilson, Paul Martin, Barbara Hughes, Jim Dries and Carol Swarbrick Dries.
Tickets are $15 each or two for $25 and are available at Pacific Mist Books, 121 W. Washington St. in Sequim; at Odyssey Bookstore, 114 W. Front St. in Port Angeles; or at the door.
Proceeds will go toward scholarships for graduating seniors at Port Angeles and Sequim high schools.
For more information, e-mail rtplus@olypen.com.
Thrift shop open
SEQUIM — The Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild Thrift Shop, 204 W. Bell St., will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Holiday items and dish ware will be featured.
All white-tag items will be at half-price during this sale.
Proceeds from this shop are returned to the community.
The shop is always in need of volunteers.
For more information, phone 360-683-7044.
WEST END
Men in Pink
JOYCE — The Salt Creek Restaurant and Lounge, corner of state Highway 112 and Camp Hayden Road, will host “Men in Pink,” a breast cancer fundraiser, at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Men are encouraged to wear pink — and be rewarded for it — to help support the fight against breast cancer.
The event will include music and karaoke with DJ Eddy Rosa, as well as a raffle and drawings for pink prizes.
There will be three prizes for the best “Men in Pink” as voted by the fundraiser guests. To vote, a person must buy a $1 raffle ticket.
Also sold will be $2 “message bags,” pink bags with a candle — like a luminaria — on which people write messages to people they love.
Proceeds will go to the Cindy Hoffman Fund to provide free mammograms to women who can’t afford them.
For more information, phone 360-928-9942.
Harvest Dinner
FORKS — The 76th annual Forks Harvest Dinner will be held in the fellowship hall of First Congregational Church, 280 S. Spartan Ave., from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. today.
The dinner will precede the Forks High School football team’s homecoming game against Rainier High School.
Roasted turkey, savory stuffing, baked salmon, sweet potatoes, salads, cranberries and green beans, and apple and pumpkin pie will be served.
The cost of the dinner is $10 for adults, $6 for children 4-12 and senior citizens 60 years and older.
Family passes are available for $35.
Proceeds help cover the costs of nonprofit groups that meet at the church and the church’s building fund.
To volunteer, donate a meal item, make a cash donation or for more information, phone Warren or Cathy Johnson at 360-374-9382.
PORT TOWNSEND/JEFFERSON COUNTY
English dance, potluck
PORT TOWNSEND — A free English country dance and potluck is planned at the RoseWind Common House, 3131 Haines St., from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
The dancing will be taught by Nan Evans of Portland, Ore.
Fred Nussbaum and Friends will provide music.
RoseWind Common House is a fragrance-free facility and no street shoes are allowed.
For more information, phone Dan Post at 360-554-0417 or e-mail dan.post@frandango.org.
Education discussion
PORT TOWNSEND — Carolyn Landel, an expert on science, technology, engineering and mathematics, will speak at the monthly meeting of AAUW Port Townsend on Saturday.
The meeting, which is free and open to the public, will be at 10 a.m. at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave.
Refreshments will be served at 9:30 a.m. and the business meeting for the American Association of University Women will begin at 11 a.m.
Landel, who says that a lack of qualified applicants is keeping thousands of jobs unfilled in Washington state, will discuss work force trends, gaps in the school-to-work transition and actions citizens can take to ensure that students are well-prepared for jobs and productive citizenship.
Landel, who received her doctoral degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from the University of Chicago, has led the set-up of Washington STEM, a nonprofit that will launch this fall.
The Washington STEM initiative aims to speed innovation in the state’s K-12 education system, increase teacher effectiveness and student learning and raise the number of students graduating ready for college and work.
For more information, visit www.aauwpt.org or porttownsend@aauw-wa.org.
Rock, blues and swing
PORT TOWNSEND — Maia Santell and House Blend, a rock, blues and swing band from Tacoma, are arriving tonight for the Olympic Peninsula Dance event at the Port Townsend Elks Club, 555 Otto St.
If you come at 7 p.m., you can take part in an “American Bandstand”-style swing lesson with local dance teachers Walter Dill and Janice Eklund.
Then, Santell and her band will play from 8 p.m. until 11 p.m.
Admission is $15, or $10 for disabled patrons and students with identification. Children 12 and younger get in for $7.
Santell, who’s been performing on the Pacific Northwest scene for 40 years, is backed by House Blend tenor saxophonist Ted Dortch, guitarist Al Alto, bassist Bob Mathews and drummer Bruce Simpson.
This is the second dance of 2010-2011 season for the Olympic Peninsula Dance group, which presents plenty of other dancing opportunities, from tango lessons to zydeco parties in Port Townsend.
See www.OlympicPeninsulaDance.com for details.
Diabetes program
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Healthcare hospital will hold “Change Your Mind, Change Your Life SEmD Positive Approaches to Preventing and Managing Diabetes” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The free event at the hospital at 834 Sheridan Ave., Port Townsend, is for those who want to prevent diabetes as well as for those who have it, and for the latter group, the symposium will feature seminars by three guest lecturers from Virginia Mason Medical Center.
Dr. Cyrus Cryst will present “Chronic Kidney Disease SEmD a growing problem.”
Jacqueline Siegel, a clinical nurse specialist in diabetes, will present “From Continuous Glucose Sensors to the Worldwide Web, New Products and Services Are Appearing to Change the Lives of People with Diabetes.”
Dr. Monica Rodriguez, an endocrinologist, will present “Diabetes: Know Your Medications.”
Other lectures will include “Lose Weight for Life,” “Diabetes and Your Feet” and “Diabetes and Exercise.”
There also will be presentations by diabetics who successfully manage the disease, as well as impaired glucose tolerance risk assessments, free blood tests for diabetes screening and weight loss information.
Vendors will be in the cafe, where food samples will be offered, and the cafeteria will feature a diabetic-friendly lunch menu.
For more information, phone the Diabetes Education Department at 360-385-2200, ext. 1240.
‘Faith Healer’ play
PORT TOWNSEND — The Discovery Bay Players will perform the play “Faith Healer” at the Chameleon Theater, 800 W. Park Ave., beginning tonight.
Performances will be held at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays until Oct. 24.
Irish playwright Brian Friel’s “Faith Healer” is about the life of faith healer Francis Hardy told through the shifting memories of Hardy; his wife, Grace; and stage manager, Teddy.
Tickets are $18 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/132485, by phone at 800-838-3006, the Food Co-op at 414 Kearney St. or at the door.
Discovery Bay Players is a new group “producing literate transformative plays, especially by American and Irish playwrights,” according to the performance announcement.
The group rehearses in Port Townsend and stages full productions in Puget Sound-area theaters.
“Faith Healer” opened recently at Seattle’s Odd Duck Studio.
For more information, visit www.discoverybayplayers.com.
