NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Oct. 30.
PORT HADLOCK — Bread & Gravy, aka Stephanie and Jess Doenges, will bring their Americana, blues and bluegrass to the Ajax Cafe, 21 Waters St., starting at 6 this evening.
While Stephanie sings and plays ukulele and banjo, her man Jess plays piano on songs such as “Take Me to Church,” “Stormy Monday,” “I’ll Fly Away,” “When Will I Be Loved,” “Hallelujah” and their original tune “O Facebook.”
There’s no cover charge, while the snug Ajax serves dinner and drinks until 9 p.m.
For directions and details, phone the cafe at 360-385-3450.
PT costume shop
PORT TOWNSEND — Key City Public Theatre will hold a Halloween costume sale Saturday morning at its offices, 1128 Lawrence St.
Clothes, hats, shoes, accessories and such await shoppers from 9 a.m. until noon.
For information about KCPT, the nonprofit theater company based in Port Townsend, see keycitypublictheatre.org.
Holiday revue
SEQUIM — Olympic Theatre Arts will host auditions this Tuesday and next Saturday, Nov. 7, for its holiday musical revue to be held in December.
For this production, director Cathy Marshall is looking for a group of carolers who will also serve as masters and mistresses of ceremonies, leading the audience in sing-alongs during every show.
“If you love to sing and can enchant an audience, this one’s for you,” said Marshall.
The auditions will run from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. next Saturday at Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave.
Experienced singers should come prepared to perform a holiday song or two of their choosing, either a cappella or with piano accompaniment.
The theater will provide sheet music for some familiar songs, but candidates may also bring their own sheet music to use. Hopefuls might also be asked to harmonize with others during the tryouts.
Those who are chosen for the holiday revue cast will be expected to attend twice-weekly rehearsals until the performance dates, which are Friday through Sunday, Dec. 11 to 13.
For more information or to schedule an alternate audition time, phone Olympic Theatre Arts’ office between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays at 360-683-7326.
Key City tryout
PORT TOWNSEND — Key City Public Theatre will hold general auditions for its 2016 season Monday, Nov. 9 from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 10 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
These auditions, open to performers of all ages, ethnic backgrounds and experience levels, will take place at the Key City Playhouse, 419 Washington St., with next season’s directors and artistic staff.
Those who attend will be eligible for roles in any 2016 production including the main-stage shows, the PT Shorts literary readings and other events.
To audition, performers should prepare two contrasting monologues or one monologue and a song. No accompaniment is available.
Monologues will be provided at the audition for those who don’t have prepared material.
Each audition will have a five-minute limit.
To schedule these tryouts, email christa@keycitypublictheatre.org.
To peruse a script or two from the coming season, stop by the Key City Playhouse or visit the Key City Public Theatre offices at 1128 Lawrence St.
To find out more about next week’s auditions, see keycitypublictheatre.org/auditions.
Concert and tea
AGNEW — The George Washington Inn, 939 Finn Hall Road, will host a concert and dessert tea this Sunday afternoon featuring Deux Voix, the Houston, Texas, organ-trumpet duo of Stephen Distad and Justin Langham.
Tickets are $35 plus tax, with doors to open at 2 p.m. for the 2:30 p.m. concert.
For reservations, phone the inn at 360-452-5207.
Gospel celebration
SEQUIM — The Peninsula Men’s Gospel Singers will celebrate the release of their seventh CD, “Fill-a Me Up!,” with a concert at Trinity United Methodist Church next Friday, Nov. 6.
Admission is by donation to the 7:30 p.m. event, to feature “What a Friend We Have in Jesus,” “I’ll Walk With God” and “Abide With Me,” along with other tracks from the album.
This new CD brings together not only the men’s gospel singers — 19 voices from eight churches — but also the Crabfest Revival Choir and the Little Brass Band, all with director Michael Rivers.
Trinity United Methodist is at 100 S. Blake Ave., and more details about the choir await at www.pmgospelsingers.com.
‘Bench’ to open
SEQUIM — Readers Theatre Plus will present “The Christmas Bench,” a comedy to warm up theater-goers for the coming season, for two weekends beginning next Friday, Nov. 6.
Janice Parks directs the show about two men seated on a shopping-mall bench while Christmas unfolds — in lots of ways — around them, at the Guy Cole Convention Center in Carrie Blake Park, 202 N. Blake Ave.
The cast, which features Michael Aldrich, Ken Winters, Ric Munhall, Jeff Leach, Barbara Drennan and Teresa Pierce in multiple roles, will step up at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2:30 p.m. Sundays from Nov. 6 through Nov. 15.
Tickets are $10 in advance at Purple Haze Lavender and Sequim Spice & Tea in downtown Sequim and at Odyssey Books in downtown Port Angeles; any remaining will be sold at the door for $12.
As always with Readers Theatre Plus, proceeds benefit a local nonprofit group, and this one’s for the Sequim City Band.
For more information, see readerstheatreplus.com or phone 360-797-3337.
‘Fantasia,’ once
PORT TOWNSEND — “Fantasia,” Disney’s animated classic from 1940, will light the screen at the Rose Theatre next Sunday, Nov. 8.
This showing will include a newly recorded behind-the-scenes look at the rehearsals of the Philadelphia Orchestra, with conductor Yannik Nezet-Seguin discussing the history of conductor Leopold Stokowski and the imprint he left on the modern symphonic world.
Tickets for the 3:30 p.m. screening are $10 for adults and $8 for children.
To purchase, visit rosetheatre.com or stop by the cinema box office at 235 Taylor St.
