NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, July 29.
PORT TOWNSEND — The Pourhouse, 2231 Washington St., will host a live performance by the Jason Sees Band from 5 to 8 this evening.
Then at the same time Saturday, the bar will host Locust Street Taxi.
Both performances are free and open to those 21 and older.
The Jason Sees band consists of Sees, guitarist Alex Willson, keyboardist Roman Phan, bassist Shaun O’Neill and drummer David Campbell.
Locust Street Taxi was voted Best Band in Jefferson County in 2015, and is known for their eclectic compositions, humorous lyrics and onstage spontaneity, according to a news release.
The band has entertained audiences for more than a decade with a repertoire ranging from reggae to rock and jazz to ska.
For more information, call 360-379-5586 or visit www.ptpourhouse.com.
Third Hymn Sing
SEQUIM — The George Washington Inn & Estate, 939 Finn Hall Road, will host the third annual Hymn Sing by the Sea at 2 p.m. Saturday.
This year, Jim Giger will lead the song service with accompanists Marlys Prociw on piano and Janet Abbott on organ.
Giger is a bass-baritone, with a wide-range of experience and repertoire, including classical music, gospel songs, familiar hymns and Southern spirituals, according to a news release.
He received his undergraduate training at Prairie Bible College. After graduation, he studied with Ira Jones of Cornish School of Allied Arts (Seattle) and with Frank Guarrera of the Metropolitan Opera Co.
Attendees should bring a lawn chair or blanket to stretch out on the lawn during the free performance, organizers said.
The event will proceed rain or shine, organizers said.
“The inn’s oceanfront piazza makes a great alternative space if the weather doesn’t cooperate, but this year the weather’s looking perfect,” said owner Dan Abbott. “Don’t miss out.”
For more information, call 360-452-5207 or visit georgewashingtoninn.com.
Artist of the Month
PORT TOWNSEND — Northwind Arts Center, 701 Water St., in August will host a selection of recent black-and-white photographs by Gig Harbor resident James Ascher.
The show runs Monday through Aug. 27, with an illustrated lecture from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 13.
Exhibit hours are 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays, and from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
At 1 p.m. Aug. 13, Ascher will deliver an illustrated lecture, “My Photography As Creative Expression,” in which he will review the creative considerations of both intent and process he has applied to the photographs on display as well as his overall work of the past.
Ascher is a former U.S. Foreign Service Officer and recently retired attorney who began taking black-and-white photographs as a teenager in Chicago during World War II, according to a news release.
Upon retirement 33 years ago, Ascher relocated to Washington with his Seattle-born wife, Susette McCann, and began practicing law in Olympia and Seattle.
He switched from film to black-and-white digital photography in 2010, and prints on matte paper with carbon-pigment inks in varying dilutions he mixes himself.
For more information, visit www.northwindarts.org.
Happiness Is
SEQUIM — The Sequim Museum and Art Center, 175. W. Cedar St., in August will host a photographic exhibition by Witta Priester titled “Happiness Is.”
In addition, the exhibit will include ceramic and glass art by Jeff Becker.
The exhibit will be in place Wednesday through Aug. 27.
In her show, Priester offers a broad sweep of images that demonstrate her joy of experimentation and search for the extraordinary, according to a news release.
Priester’s original photos are catalysts that initiate a second creative process, where the photographs are modified, added to, built upon and enhanced, according to the release.
The final print, a tapestry of image combined with fancy, is a culmination of interactions between what she sees, feels and imagines.
This exhibition is about portraying the world in a way that makes the artist, and hopefully the viewer, happy, Priester said.
All artwork will be for sale, with 50 percent of proceeds going to charity.
An opening reception will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. during Sequim’s Aug. 5 First Friday Art Walk.
For more information, call 360-681-2257 or visit sequimmuseum.com.
