U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer will hold a series of town hall meetings with stops in Sequim and Quilcene this month.
The meetings, designed to give Kilmer a chance to hear directly from constituents, are open to the public, according to a news release.
Participants will hear an update on Congress from Kilmer and be able to ask questions.
Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor, is a Port Angeles native who represents the 6th Congressional District, which includes the North Olympic Peninsula.
Doors will open a half hour before the start of each meeting. The Sequim town hall takes place from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18 in City Council Chambers at Sequim City Hall, 152 W. Cedar St.
The Quilcene meeting is set for 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19 at the Quilcene Community Center, 294952 U.S. Highway 101.
The series of meetings includes stops in Tacoma, Aberdeen, Shelton, Bainbridge Island and Port Orchard.
For hearing devices or other special accommodations, contact Kilmer’s Tacoma district office at 253-272-3515.
Musical tryouts
PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend High School, 1500 Van Ness St., is holding auditions for playwright Arthur Laurents’ romantic musical “West Side Story,” planned for a May 6 opening.
Auditions will be held in the high school auditorium from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. today and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, with the first rehearsal Friday, Feb. 19.
Attendance at both auditions is required for those who want to be considered for a major role. The show will be directed by Jennifer Nielsen, with musical direction by Linda Dowdell.
Lisa Wentworth and Tomoki Sage will choreograph this American classic.
Scenes and songs for auditions are available in the high school library.
While most of the characters sing and dance, there are five characters who don’t. There are many roles for both boys and girls, and auditions are open to all high school-aged students in Jefferson County.
For more information, contact Jennifer Nielsen at 360-379-6761 or jnielsen@ptschools.org.
Chekov tryouts
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Community Players will hold tryouts for two one-act comedies by Anton Chekhov on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
The plays, “Bear” and “Proposal,” will be performed together April 8-10.
Two women and four men 25 and older are needed for the production, which will be directed by Dimitri Gerasimenko, a classically trained Russian actor/director who is new to the area. Actors will be asked to read from scripts provided.
Tryouts are at the Port Angeles Community Playhouse, 1235 E. Lauridsen Blvd. For questions or additional information, phone the playhouse office manager at 360-452-6651.
Tuna Drive 2016
PORT ANGELES — The 22nd annual Community Tuna Fish Drive to benefit local food banks will be held from Wednesday through Monday, March 28.
Individuals, businesses, clubs, churches and organizations are invited to participate by donating cans of tuna fish.
For convenience, collection barrels will be at a number of Port Angeles locations, including Haggen, the Lincoln Street Safeway, Mt. Pleasant IGS, First Federal branches and the Port Angeles Food Bank. The goal of this year’s drive is to collect 20,000 cans of tuna, which is approximately the number of cans the Port Angeles Food Bank distributes in 10 months. Tuna also will be accepted for any other food bank/food distribution program on the North Olympic Peninsula. Specific distribution designations can be made at the time the tuna is donated. For more information, contact drive Chairman Tim Crowley of the Olympic Kiwanis Club at 360-457-5933 or tcrowley@wavecable.com.
Yacht club speaker
SEQUIM — The Sequim Bay Yacht Club will present John Vavrinec of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Marine Science Lab at the club’s monthly meeting Wednesday.
The event will be in the John Wayne Marina’s main meeting room, 2577 West Sequim Bay Road, at 7 p.m.
Vavrinec, who holds a doctorate, is a marine ecologist and oceanographer with extensive experience in fisheries and habitat coastal and estuarine management around the United States. For questions, contact Jim Fitzpatrick at shieldmdn@msn.com or 360-683-1387.
Artists’ League
PORT LUDLOW — The Port Ludlow Artists’ League presents Leilani Child Wilds as their Artist of the Month, showcasing her artwork during February.
Artists, art lovers and the community are invited to meet Wilds at the Second Wednesday Reception in the lobby of Sound Community Bank this Wednesday.
This meet-and-greet is from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. It will then move to the gallery adjacent to the bank.
The bank is located at the intersection of Oak Bay and Paradise Bay roads.
Wilds paints with watercolors and acrylics; she uses pastels and pours dye on silk; she sculpts and creates with ceramic; she also is into print-making and fusing glass.
For more information, contact League President Judy Danberg at 360-473-7999 or shortline@cablespeed.com.
