Celebrations on the North Olympic Peninsula will mark this week’s 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day.
Olympic Cellars, a woman-owned and -operated winery about six miles east of Port Angeles, will have its annual International Women’s Day gathering at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Since 2001, the winery in the big, converted dairy barn at 255410 U.S. Highway 101 has hosted a casual get-together with homemade soup, bread and wine.
The women of the winery — including Kathy Charlton, Molly Rivard, Lisa Martin and Kristi Knowles — will offer music and a short program about local and international charities benefiting from the evening’s donations.
Tuesday’s party is a fundraiser for the winery’s “Women Supporting Women” project, an ongoing effort to generate support for organizations promoting education for women and girls.
A suggested donation of $10 at the door, plus 30 percent of proceeds from wine sold by the glass on the evening, will be directed to the Mujeres de Maiz Opportunity Foundation, a Sequim-based nonprofit that helps young women in Mexico attend school and give enrichment programs for children in their own communities.
Founder Judith Pasco will show a short video about Mujeres’ work in Chiapas, Mexico’s southernmost state.
To learn more, visit www.OlympicCellars.com or phone 360-452-0160.
Key City Theatre
In Port Townsend, Key City Public Theatre is presenting two evenings of monologues by contemporary women playwrights from around the globe.
The performances for “Here, There & Everywhere” are set for Monday and Tuesday — but Tuesday is the only one with tickets still available.
Curtain time will be at 7 p.m. at Key City Playhouse, 419 Washington St., Port Townsend.
The suggested donation is $15.
“Here, There & Everywhere,” the theater’s annual celebration of International Women’s Day, is an evening of short monologues by contemporary playwrights from Sequim to Texas to India performed by local actors.
Proceeds will go to the Port Townsend chapter of the American Association of University Women, which provides scholarships to local students and engages in community projects.
The Port Townsend AAUW has more than 200 active members and is the largest branch in Washington state, according to its website, www.AAUWpt.org.
To order tickets or learn more about Key City’s event, visit www.KeyCityPublicTheatre.org or phone 360-379-0195.
To learn about International Women’s Day — a now-century-old occasion when women on all continents reflect together on the struggle for equality, development and peace — visit www.InternationalWomensDay.com.
