NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, April 22.
PORT ANGELES — Artist Brianna Miles’ exhibit, “Inhabiting The Idiom,” of eight paintings centered on the reoccurring theme of idioms is on display in the Maier Hall 3rd Floor Gallery at Peninsula College, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., through May 13.
The exhibition is free and open to the public.
The college campus is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays.
The campus is closed on weekends.
“Often idioms will be used to describe a specific trait of a person, so I kept that throughout the series,” Miles said.
“I wanted my paintings to inhabit the characteristics related to these idioms — used in a mildly stereotypical sense and sought to bring these everyday phrases into something you can physically see.”
Focusing mostly on idioms that people can embody, Miles said she sought to make light of how society labels people regardless of how ridiculous the labels might sound.
“I found inspiration not only through other artists such as Roy Lichtenstein and Steve Crespo, but through the unique and interesting people I meet in everyday life that give me more insight and perspective on what exactly it is to be an individual,” she said.
Miles recently completed advanced painting at Peninsula College.
Luck of the Draw
PORT ANGELES — Luck of the Draw, featuring country singer Terry Roszatycki, will perform from 6 to 8 tonight at Fairmount Restaurant, 1127 U.S. Highway 101.
Band members of the bluegrass, country, rock’n’roll and blues group include Dave Secord on instrumentals and vocals, Rosalee Secord on instrumentals and vocals, Barb Priebe on bucket bass and Dennis Schosboek on fiddle.
An open mic session will precede the show at 5 p.m.
There is no cover charge for the show.
For more information, call 360-457-7447.
PT performance
PORT TOWNSEND — Musical group Jesse RS is set to perform at 9 tonight at The Cellar Door, 940 Water St. Suite 1.
Hailing from Denver, the band showcases a typical rhythm section of bass, drums and guitar with the sounds of saxophone, clarinet, ukulele, didgeridoo and the Irish tin whistle.
In between the instrument changes, improvised solo sections and bluesy storytelling lyrics, it’s all too common to find one of Jesse RS’s members raising a glass and delivering a toast to the crowd before jumping back into the music, organizers say.
Jesse RS currently is on a 30-show, West Coast Spring Tour across nine states.
There is a $5 cover charge.
For more information, call 360-385-6959 or visit cellardoorpt.com.
Earth Day art in PT
PORT TOWNSEND — Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave, at 11 a.m. Saturday hosts Sequim artists Dianna Sarto and
Deborah Harrison have created an innovative art exhibit honoring area watersheds in commemoration of Earth Day.
Sarto’s Riverwalker Series features life-sized, photo-based images of Olympic Peninsula’s wild rivers. Softly illuminated by two of the church’s windows are layered waterglass art pieces that capture the beauty of our pristine watersheds.
Harrison’s mixed-media “watersculptures,” highlights the sacredness of water.
The event is free and open to the public.
Contra Dance
PORT TOWNSEND — Ryan McKasson, a champion Scottish fiddler, on Saturday will perform at Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St.
From 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., McKasson will lead a by-ear workshop about the basics of Scottish fiddling that could include jigs, reels, marches, strathspays or slow airs, depending on the participants. Bowing techniques will be emphasized.
At 3 p.m., McKasson, backed by Bill Woods and Kate Powers, will present a short concert of traditional Scottish tunes.
Then from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., McKasson will perform with the Dungeness All Stars band for a contra dance.
Caller Tony Mates offers beginner instruction for contra dancing at 7:30 p.m.
A $20 donation is asked to cover the workshop and concert.
A $5 donation is asked for the dance.
The event is presented by Washington Old Time Fiddlers District 15.
For more information, visit www.d15.wotfa.org.
Orchestra Sunday
CHIMACUM — The Port Townsend Community Orchestra at 2 p.m. Sunday will present its spring concert featuring the works of Beethoven at Chimacum High School Auditorium, 91 West Valley Road.
“We invite each of you to attend this free concert,” said Jay Bakst, an event organizer.
Maestro Dewey Ehling will present a pre-concert talk at 1:15 p.m.
The concert is free to the public, although donations are welcome.
The program will include “Egmont Overture,” “Symphony No. 1,” “Octet for Winds in E-flat” and “Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major.”
The featured soloist is pianist Lisa Lanza, an Olympic Peninsula resident who has been performing as a solo artist and collaborator in the Seattle area for 20 years.
An international performer in London and Hythe England as well as Portugal, Lanza has performed in New York and California as well as the Rose Theater, Bloedel Reserve and Olympic Music Festival.
