Fox trot, swing and then some
SEQUIM — A ballroom-dance party for everyone who’s taken part in dance classes with Carol Hathaway and her crew at the Sequim Prairie Grange Hall is coming up this Tuesday evening.
Singles and couples can count on waltzing, fox trotting, country two-stepping, swinging and samba dancing to recorded music from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., all for $5.
Guests also are welcome to bring finger foods to share at the grange, 290 Macleay Road.
For more information, email Hathaway at Carolandia00@gmail.com.
Studio 36 on Saturday night
PORT TOWNSEND — It’ll be a double bill to close out the season at Studio 36 this Saturday: “Penumbra,” a winter solstice celebration piece, plus butoh dancer Joan Laage of Seattle and musician Dmitry Artamanov performing “Strand,” a dance work.
Doors at Studio 36, up on the third floor of the Mount Baker Block building at 211 Taylor St., will open at 6:30 p.m. for the performances at 7 p.m.
Admission is a suggested $10 donation.
Guests will be treated first to “Penumbra,” featuring artists Camille Hildebrandt, Amy Priest and Aimee Kelley and a live electronic soundscape from David Noble.
Then come Laage and Artamanov with their piece, which debuted in Seattle earlier this month.
A founder of the DAIPAN Butoh Collective, Laage has performed widely in the United States, Europe and Japan, where she trained with the groundbreaking butoh dancers Yoko Ashikawa and Kazuo Ohno.
To find out more about Saturday’s performance, email studio_36@icloud.com.
Coffee, carols Wednesday morning
SEQUIM — Dr. Kip Tulin and his multicultural accordion will appear at Rainshadow Coffee Roasting Co., 157 W. Cedar St., for some casual caroling on Christmas Eve morning.
All are invited to join him there for beverages and song from 10 a.m. till 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Rogues’ End benefit Saturday
PORT ANGELES — Rogues’ End, the Gypsy-Celtic-pirate band, has a benefit gig at the Lazy Moon Craft Tavern, 130 S. Lincoln St., this Saturday night.
At the 7 p.m. show, the group will accept donations to brighten Christmas for a local family.
The members — Merryn Welch, Kelly McMurdo, Robert “Mad Fiddler” Downing and Preston “Maestro” Hughes, write on their Facebook event page: “A family that is very dear to us is having a really tough time, and we want to help.
“We want their kids to come home to a warm house, food in the fridge and a shot at having Christmas.”
A Rose ballet screened Sunday
PORT TOWNSEND — A grandiose performance of “The Nutcracker,” this time by the Bolshoi Ballet of Russia, is coming to the movie screen at the Rose Theatre, 235 Taylor St., on Sunday.
The three-hour Ballet in Cinema presentation will start at 1 p.m., replete with Tchaikovsky’s score and Yuri Grigorovich’s choreography telling the 122-year-old story of a girl’s awakening.
Tickets are $15 for adults, $14 for seniors and $12 children and students.
To find out more, see www.RoseTheatre.com or phone the box office at 360-385-1039.
