NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, April 8.
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Community Playhouse, 1235 E. Lauridsen Blvd., this weekend hosts “The Proposal” and “The Bear.”
Playwright Anton Chekhov penned the one-act farces, which will be presented by Port Angeles Community Players.
Performances will be at 7:30 tonight and Saturday, with a matinee at 2 p.m. Sunday.
The plays are known for their fast-paced dialogue and situational humor, organizers say, adding both plays will use the same set.
Both plays are directed by Dmitri Gerasimenko, a new Port Angeles resident who is a Russian native and graduate of St. Petersburg State Theatre Academy.
He has worked with several professional and community theaters in Minnesota since arriving in the U.S. in 1998.
Cast members are Makinzie Lang, John Merton Marrs, Josh Sutcliffe, Clayton Vermulm, Lydia Wilhelm and Gerasimenko.
Tickets are $10 each and available only at the door of the playhouse.
Fiddlers in Sequim
SEQUIM — The Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, on Saturday will host a performance by the Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association.
Doors open at 9 a.m., with an open-jam session starting at 9:30 a.m.
A business meeting is slated for 11 a.m., with a second open jam session at 1:30 p.m.
Free group fiddle lessons for members and non-members for those 13 and younger are from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
On-stage performances by association members are from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The first 30 minutes will be old-time fiddle tunes, followed by bluegrass, country, vocal and fiddle.
This is free and open to the public, although donations are welcome.
The Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, promoting and perpetuating the art of traditional old-time fiddle music and associated arts and skills.
For more information, visit www.d15.wotfa.org.
Lost in Sound
PORT TOWNSEND — Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave., on Saturday will host “Lost in Sound,” a story about overcoming the fear, shame and isolation of growing up with untreated, progressive hearing loss, becoming deaf, then hearing again electronically.
It is comical, dramatic, thought-provoking and inspirational, organizers say, adding it is a story that will raise awareness about the invisible epidemic that is hearing loss.
The performance will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased online at brownpapertickets.com.
Health showtunes
PORT ANGELES — St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Ave., on Sunday will host Showtunes for Health, a concert featuring performances by stars of the North Olympic stage plus a singalong with the Coulter pipe organ.
The concert will be from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Entry is by the suggested donation of $10, with proceeds benefiting OlyCAP’s Arts & Minds — a nonprofit prevention and support program for those concerned with early memory loss.
For more information, call 360-457-6801 or visit OlyCAP’s Facebook page.
Jolly Sienda
PORT LUDLOW — Jolly Sienda has been chosen by the Port Ludlow Artists’ League as the featured Artist of the Month for April.
Her photographs, printed on metal as well as paper, will hang in the lobby of Sound Community Bank, 9500 Oak Bay Road, throughout this month.
Sienda’s exhibit will be unveiled during a free public reception from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday.
The league’s gallery, located next door to the bank, is also open for the celebration from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
For more information, call 360-473-7999 or send an email to shortline@cablespeed.com.
Sienda said she discovered her passion for photojournalism in 2003 while living in Germany.
She became a freelance writer and photographer for the European Stars and Stripes newspaper — writing travel and human interest stories and capturing unique photos of the places she visited.
Sienda said she was fortunate to have consulted with a retired editor and photographer from National Geographic magazine who helped hone her skills.
After 30 years of living abroad and on the East Coast, Sienda moved back home to Washington state, residing with her family on the Kitsap Peninsula.
She owns and operates Jolly Sienda Photography, www.jollysiendaphotography.com, and is focusing on growing her wedding and portrait business.
