PORT ANGELES — A fall vintage market will take place at the Home Arts Barn on the Clallam County Fairgrounds from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Individual vendors with a variety of vintage, repurposed, reclaimed and handmade artisan items will sell their wares during the two-day event, sponsored by School Girls for the Love of Vintage (Dana Snell and Jeani Hill).
Also for sale will be vintage-inspired painting sessions by Natalie Andrzejeski of Pour Sip and Paint on Friday and Gallery on the Go on Saturday.
Maggie May’s Espresso and Outfitter Food Truck will have food and drinks available for purchase.
Admission is $2 and is good for both days, while children younger than 12 and parking are free.
Digital literacy talk set for Sequim High School
SEQUIM — Speaker Darren Laur will present a talk on ways to keep children safe while using the internet and social networking.
The talk will be held in the Sequim High School auditorium, 601 N. Sequim Ave., from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Laur is an internationally recognized safety expert and an award-winning author.
Some of the topics discussed will include digital peer aggression and what can be done to stop it, cellphone and webcam safety, how students are placing their privacy at risk online and the dangers of screen names and profiles.
All are welcome to attend. This event is sponsored by Prevention Works, a community coalition of Clallam County.
Electoral College talk
SEQUIM — Local historian Vern Frykholm will portray George Washington and offer a multifaceted view of the Electoral College and its function in our democracy at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Frykholm began portraying George Washington in 2012 and has offered more than 180 portrayals of the iconic leader to more than 14,000 people.
This program is supported by the Friends of Sequim Library.
For more information, phone 360-683-1161 or email Discover@nols.org.
Members sought
PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau, the tourism marketing agency for unincorporated Clallam County, is seeking to fill three positions on its nine-member Board of Directors.
Each position is for an at-large position, with an emphasis on food/beverage/retail attractions or activities and rural agritourism.
The positions will fill three-year terms, expiring in December 2019.
The board of directors meets monthly on the third Wednesday, generally in the Port Angeles area.
A conference call-in option is usually available.
Applicants must reside or do business in the unincorporated areas of Clallam County, outside of the city limits of Forks, Sequim or Port Angeles.
Applications should be received by Friday, Nov. 4, for consideration at the board of directors’ meeting Nov. 16.
For more information or an application, phone Marsha Massey at 360-452-8552 or email info@olympicpeninsula.org.
Art reception at PT library Friday night
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Library will host an opening reception for its new “Art in the Library” show from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday.
The exhibit at the library at 1220 Lawrence St. runs through Feb. 17.
The show will honor intertribal canoe journeys on the Salish Sea in a special exhibit of photography and objects made possible by the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe and tribal elder Celeste Dybeck and her husband, Don Dybeck.
In addition, work by photographer Joe Englander and encaustic artist Thya Merz will be exhibited.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Free refreshments, including birthday cake for the 103rd anniversary of the library’s Carnegie Building, will be served.
The “Art in the Library” program is sponsored by the Northwind Arts Center and city of Port Townsend.
For more information, contact Polly Lyle at 360-531-3971 or pollylyle@me.com.
Alzheimer’s talk
PORT TOWNSEND — Dr. Sandra Smith-Poling will present a talk on “Preventing/Reversing Alzheimer Dementia” from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
The talk at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave., will incorporate materials from the 2016 Scripps Institute Symposium on natural supplements.
Other topics may include “Nutrients for Neuroprotection of the Brain from PTSD,” “Injury and Aging: Supplements in Cancer Survivorship,” “Can We Reverse Diabetes?” and “Care and Feeding of Our Mitochondria.”
Smith-Poling is a physician, board-certified in internal medicine, sports medicine. She is also medical director for Jefferson County Emergency Medical Services, West Olympic Peninsula and Navy Northwest.
This event, part of the fellowship’s Adult Learning Programs, is free.
For more information, phone Smith-Poling at 360-643-0316.
Robotics club
PORT ANGELES — The Feiro Marine Life Center and NOAA’s Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary have opened enrollment for the fall semester of the underwater robotics club.
The six-week program runs Wednesdays from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. beginning Wednesday, Nov. 2, and ending Dec. 14. There will be no meeting Nov. 23.
Students in grades 6-9 are encouraged to join, though any student is welcome.
Each session will focus on a different aspect of designing and building a remotely operated vehicle.
The club fee is $25, and a registration form is available at www.feiromarinelifecenter.org/youth-programs.
For more information, phone Rachele Brown at 360-417-6254 or email racheleb@feiromarinelifecenter.org.
