PORT ANGELES — Candidates for the 24th Legislative District state Senate seat and the 6th Congressional District seat will speak at a forum Wednesday.
The League of Women Voters of Clallam County will host the forum from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the county commissioners’ meeting room (Room 160) at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.
Rep. Kevin Van de Wege, a Sequim Democrat, and Danille Turissini of Port Ludlow, who filed as an “independent GOP” candidate, are seeking the Senate seat.
U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, a Gig Harbor Democrat, is challenged by Todd A. Bloom, a Tacoma Republican. The 6th District includes the North Olympic Peninsula.
Members of the Clallam County League of Women Voters will video-record the forum, with links on the league website.
The league’s final forum of its series will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, in the Carver Room of the Port Angeles Library to get “for” and “against” information about the six initiatives on the November ballot.
The initiatives are: I-732 Carbon Emission Tax, I-735 Propose Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, I-1433 Concerns Labor Standards (Minimum Wage), I-1464 Concerns Elections and Lobbying Accountability of Washington, I-1501 Vulnerable Criminal Protection and I-1491 Extreme Risk Protection Orders.
Member’s Art Show
SEQUIM — The Olympic Peninsula Art Association will host its annual “Member’s Art Show” at St. Luke’s Episcopal Parish Hall, 525 N. Fifth Ave., from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday and 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 16.
An artist’s reception will occur from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday.
The show is a chance for artists of all skill levels, from beginner to professional, to show the community who they are, according to a news release.
Many of the pieces will be for sale and a portion of the sales will help fund the association’s many projects.
The show and reception are free and open to the public.
Donations are welcome.
The Olympic Peninsula Art Association — formally known as Sequim Arts — is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting the visual arts on the North Olympic Peninsula since 1969.
For more information, visit its web site at www.sequimarts.org, or call Marilynn Evans at 360-461-5822.
Book reading
PORT TOWNSEND — Margaret Willson, affiliate associate professor of anthropology and Canadian studies at the University of Washington, will read from and discuss her newly released book,
“Seawomen of Iceland: Survival on the Edge,” at Writers’ Workshoppe and Imprint Books, 820 Water St., at 7 p.m. Thursday.
While on a trip to Iceland, Willson discovered a plaque saying she was at the winter fishing hut of Thurídur Einarsdóttir, one of Iceland’s greatest fishing captains, and that she lived from 1777 to 1863.
The book is a glimpse into the lives of vibrant women who braved the sea for centuries.
Their accounts include the excitement, accidents, trials and tribulations of fishing in Iceland from the historic times of small open rowboats to today’s high-tech fisheries.
Based on extensive historical and field research, “Seawomen of Iceland” allows the seawomen’s voices to speak directly with strength, intelligence, and knowledge of how to survive, according to a news release
For more information, phone Anna Quinn at 360-379-2617 or 206-697-9661.
‘Art of the Pie’ slated Wednesday
PORT ANGELES — Kate McDermott, author of “Art of the Pie: A Practical Guide to Handmade Crusts, Fillings, and Life,” will talk at Olympic Cellars Winery, 255410 US-101, at 7 p.m., Wednesday.
The evening will feature a few treats made by Kate and some friends, a no-host wine bar and books.
McDermott leads “pie camps” and “pie workshops” nationwide.
“I’ve been baking pies my entire life, but making them with Kate was a liberating experience,” Ruch Reichl said in a news release.
Tools for caregivers classes begin
SEQUIM — “Powerful Tools for Caregivers,” a class for those caring for a loved one and also to take care of themselves, will be at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave., from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on six Tuesdays, beginning today and ending Nov. 15.
The cost for the textbook is $30.
Topics include how the caregiver can reduce personal stress, deal with emotions, solve problems, communicate effectively with other family members, make difficult decisions and use community services.
The class does not focus on hands-on care for the care receiver.
Pre-registration is required, phone Barbara Parse at 683-2113.
Theater classes
PORT TOWNSEND — Celebrating 16 seasons of serving the Port Townsend community, the Poetic Justice Theatre Ensemble is offering free five-week classes at 498 35th St., on Tuesdays from 3:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m., today through Nov. 8.
The classes will introduce applied, interactive theater games and exercises and will serve as an informal audition process for anyone interested in joining for the 2016-17 season.
Requirements to join include a passion for social justice, the willingness for honesty and self-reflection in a group context, the ability to make a consistent weekly commitment to rehearsals every Tuesday from 3:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. through mid-June 2017, plus an all-day retreat Saturday, Nov. 19.
Acting experience is helpful but not required.
For more information or to sign up, phone Marc Weinblatt at 360-344-3435, or email info@mandalaforchange.com or visit www.mandalaforchange.com.
Restoration project
PORT TOWNSEND — The public is invited to celebrate the completion of the shoreline restoration at Fort Townsend State Park from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday.
New interpretive signs have been installed in preparation for the celebration.
This project improves public access to the beach, removed more than 300 cubic yards of riprap and 1,675 cubic yards of fill, and expanded natural habitat for forage fish, shorebirds and shellfish.
The event is free and hosted by the Northwest Straits Foundation, Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee and Fort Townsend State Park.
Light refreshments will be served.
For more information, phone Heidi Lehman at 360-733-1725 or email lehman@nwstraitsfoundation.org or visit online www.jeffersonmrc.org.
Monday Musicale
PORT ANGELES — Monday Musicale will meet in the Queen of Angels Fellowship Hall, 209 W. 11th St., from noon to 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17.
Operatic duo Robin Reed and Joel Yelland will sing following the noon meeting.
The musical entertainment is open to the public.
For reservations or more information, phone Ruth Welch at 360-457-5223.
