It’s summertime on the North Olympic Peninsula, and there is much to do outdoors, with concerts, boat races, picnics and gardening presentations among this weekend’s entertainment.
For more on the Olympic Music Festival, a summer-long celebration of the classics in a barn near Quilcene — as well as other stories on the visual and lively arts on the Peninsula — see Peninsula Spotlight, the Peninsula Daily News’ weekly entertainment guide, in today’s PDN.
Other major weekend events are spotlighted in Things to Do on Page C6 and — by area — below:
PORT TOWNSEND/JEFFERSON COUNTY
View birds of prey
GARDINER — Jaye and Gary Moore of the Northwest Raptor & Wildlife Center will bring rehabilitated live birds of prey for demonstration at Wild Birds Unlimited, 275953 U.S. Highway 101, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
The Northwest Raptor & Wildlife Center, which has operated in Sequim for the past 30 years, is dedicated to the rehabilitation of local wildlife and to the education of the public on wildlife issues.
In addition to financial donations, the center is seeking donations of aquariums in good condition, dog food, small animal-watering bottles, baby bottles to feed deer, powdered goat milk, KMR, alfalfa, chain-link fencing and an enclosed trailer for the release of wildlife.
Freedom the eagle
PORT TOWNSEND — Jeff Guidry will introduce Freedom, a bald eagle, during a presentation given at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center’s Natural History Exhibit in Fort Worden State Park at 2 p.m. Saturday.
“This is such an excellent learning experience for the whole family,” said Anne Murphy, executive director for the Port Townsend Marine Science Center.
“In addition to meeting Freedom and Jeff, he will be sharing information about eagle behavior, habitats and life cycles.”
From the moment Guidry saw the emaciated baby eagle with broken wings, his life was changed.
For weeks, he and the staff at Everett’s Sarvey Wildlife Care Center tended to the grievously injured bird.
Miraculously, she recovered, and Guidry, a center volunteer, named her “Freedom” and became her caretaker.
The Port Townsend Marine Science Center’s Natural History and Marine Exhibits are open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Mondays.
Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for youths and free to center members.
Public feedings are held every Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Marine Exhibit.
For more information, phone 360-385-5582, email info@ptmsc.org or visit www.ptmsc.org.
Rat Island Ragatta
The 18th Rat Island Regatta will hit Port Townsend Bay on Saturday.
The 7.8-mile Rat Island Regatta from Fort Worden State Park southeast across the bay to Rat Island — the sandbar between Marrowstone and Indian islands — usually attracts about 40 boats.
The start will be at 10 a.m. Spectators can watch from the Port Townsend Marine Science Center pier or the Fort Worden beach.
There is a mandatory pre-race meeting at 9:15 a.m.
The race is sponsored by the Sound Rowers Open Water Rowing and Paddling Club in conjunction with the Rat Island Rowing and Sculling Club.
It is open to all human-powered craft: rowing shells (fixed and sliding seat), kayaks/surf skis, canoes (including outrigger and native dugout), dragon boats, pedal boats and paddleboards.
A personal flotation device and the ability to self-rescue in cold water are required.
The entry fee for boats with one or two people is $8 per person for Sound Rowers members and juniors 18 and younger, or $18 for nonmembers.
Boats with three or more people pay $8 per person.
Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the Fort Worden beach.
Ribbons will be awarded to the first three places by category.
A post-race celebratory potluck will be hosted at the Fort Worden kitchen shelter. Fish is provided for the barbecue; those attending are asked to bring a side dish to share.
For more information, visit www.ratislandrowing.citymax.com/index.html.
Antiques appraised
PORT LUDLOW — The Community Enrichment Alliance will hold an “Antiques Appraisal Roadshow” at the Port Ludlow Bay Club, 120 Spinnaker Lane, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Admission is $25 and includes appraisals of three items.
Proceeds benefit the CEA’s scholarship fund for Chimacum High School students.
Experts will be on hand to appraise china, crystal, pottery, coins, linens, dolls, jewelry, fishing gear, guns, furniture and fine art.
Extra appraisals are $15 each.
Boeing Bluebills volunteers will help carry heavy or bulky items.
Appraisals are oral, not written, but notes can be taken.
Entry is limited to those seeking appraisals.
For more information, phone Dee McConnell at 360-437-7648.
History camps
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Historical Society summer history camps will begin Saturday.
The children’s day camps, “Victorian Living History Camp” and “Join the Regiment History Camp,” will continue through Wednesday.
Both are day camps for children 8 to 12 years old.
“Join the Regiment” will be held at the Commanding Officer’s Quarters at Fort Worden State Park.
“Victorian Living History Camp” will be held at the Rothschild House Museum and other historical sites and homes in Port Townsend.
The “regiment” camp will focus on the military and social history of Puget Sound and provide a “soft” version of Army life at the turn of the 20th century, with bivouacs to the beach, Artillery Hill and field games; an obstacle course; a beach scavenger hunt; a beach hut building contest; and kite making and flying.
“Victorian Living History Camp” will include music, dance, crafts and games of the Victorian era; understanding the unique challenges faced by pioneer families in Jefferson County; creating replicas of pioneer toys, diaries and writing tools; learning pioneer survival skills; journaling in Victorian style; and designing a Victorian keepsake box.
For more information or to enroll, phone 360-385-1003.
Gardening series
PORT TOWNSEND — Gardening book authors David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth will present “Do Less Work, Have More Fun” on Saturday.
The presentation is the third in a series of seven free gardening seminars at Henery’s Garden Center, 406 Benedict St., at 10 a.m. Saturdays until July 30.
No seminar will be held July 2.
The seven classes offer information on growing a low-maintenance, healthy garden.
The upcoming schedule is:
■ Weed Eating on July 9.
■ Birds, Butterflies and Bees, Oh My on July 16.
■ The New American Landscape on July 23.
■ 100 percent Organic Solutions on July 30.
Participants may enter a drawing to win a prize at the end of each class.
Henery’s Garden Center sponsors the classes, and attendees receive a 10 percent discount at the store.
For more information, phone 360-301-2120 or 360-385-3354.
Drumming circle tonight
PORT TOWNSEND — Zorina Wolf, a drumming teacher for the past 17 years, is inviting all community members to her “TaKeTiNa: Rhythm Journeys” circle this evening at the Madrona MindBody Institute at Fort Worden State Park, 200 Battery Way.
This gathering explores how “rhythm can open us up,” Wolf said, “to an ordinary ‘altered’ state that enhances creativity.”
TaKeTiNa is a group process using steps, songs and claps to let participants reconnect with the natural musician within, she added.
Tonight’s two-hour get-together will start at 6 p.m. with Robert Madda of Portland, Ore., playing the surdo, a big bass drum often heard in Brazilian music.
Admission is on a sliding scale, from $15 to $25 per participant.
For more details, visit Wolf’s website, www.VillageHeartbeat.com, or phone Madrona at 360-344-4475.
Outdoor movie series
PORT TOWNSEND — An outdoor movie series at Fort Worden State Park’s Littlefield Green will debut today with a screening of the animated film “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.”
Gates will open at 7:30 p.m., with the film set for 30 minutes after sunset (9:45 p.m.).
The film follows eccentric inventor Wallace and his intelligent but silent dog, Gromit, as they come to the rescue of the residents of a village that is being plagued by a mutated rabbit before the annual vegetable competition.
It is the first feature-length movie based on the “Wallace & Gromit” short films.
Participants are invited to bring picnic baskets, blankets and low-backed lawn chairs.
Admission to the movie series is free; however, a suggested $5 donation is requested. A parking pass is not required.
The Port Townsend Film Institute will show a short film prior to the film.
Movies are shown on a 25-foot inflatable screen with a state-of-the-art projector and sound system.
Other dates scheduled for Friday Night Films at the fort are July 22 and Aug. 19, with possible dates in September. Movie titles are yet to be determined.
Friday Night Films at the fort are sponsored by Vintage Hardware, the Port Townsend Paper Corp., the Port Townsend Film Institute and Friends of Fort Worden.
PORT ANGELES
Marine lecture set
PORT ANGELES — Greg Jensen and David Armstrong from the University of Washington’s School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences will speak at the Arthur D. Feiro Marine Life Center on City Pier tonight.
The pair will present “Crabs and Shrimp, Climate Change and Other Perturbations” at 6:30 p.m.
Jensen is the author of Pacific Coast Crabs and Shrimps, the first color identification guide to West Coast crustaceans.
He will share some of his photos during the presentation and discuss species’ life histories.
Armstrong will review his work with the “sustainability” of the Dungeness crab by the Marine Stewardship Council and cover life history and the ecology of the species.
A $5 donation is requested to cover costs.
To reserve a seat, phone the Feiro Marine Life Center at 360-417-6254.
OPI picnic slated
PORT ANGELES — Olympic Park Institute will hold its fourth annual community picnic from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
RSVPs were requested by last Monday for the picnic at Olympic Park Institute, 111 Barnes Point Road on the south shore of Lake Crescent.
Attendees will hike in protected old-growth forest, go on guided canoe trips, eat locally sourced food and listen to live music on the shore of Lake Crescent.
Suggested donation is $25 per family.
For more information, visit http://tinyurl.com/3cvmzbd.
Pizza, pop, power tools
PORT ANGELES — “Pizza, Pop and Power Tools” — an event just for girls — will rev up today.
It will be from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lincoln Center Technology Building, 905 W. Ninth St.
Peninsula College is hosting the event for seventh- and eighth-grade girls to introduce them to the construction trades and show them how they can train for this growing career field after high school.
The first 20 who register for the event will spend the day learning about the construction trades, participating in games related to the day’s theme, making a project to take home and will receive a gift bag and meet women who have been successful in the construction field.
A pizza and pop lunch will be provided.
All registered participants must have parental permission to attend.
The event will be monitored by college staff and volunteers from community businesses and organizations.
For more information on how to register, phone Anne Grasteit at 360-681-5127 or email agrasteit@pencol.edu.
Horse show Sunday
PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula Performance Horse Association Schooling Show will begin at 9 a.m. Sunday.
The show will be at Baker Stables, 164 Four Winds Road.
The entry fee is $5 per class entered.
Those who bring a donation for the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society will be entered into prize drawings.
The event is open to the public.
For more information, phone Sue Carver at 360-683-7538 or Diana Gagnon at 360-457-9896.
Treasure hunters
PORT ANGELES — Treasure Hunters Roadshow is in town through Saturday.
The company set up shop Tuesday at the Days Inn conference room at 1510 E. Front St. and is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Road show antiques experts will set a value on such items as old coins, rare books, early comic books, antique jewelry and collectibles such as model trains or dolls, then perhaps make offers to purchase the items.
They also specialize in purchasing “scrap” gold, silver and jewels, such as gold or silver jewelry too damaged for repair.
Owners of items brought to the event are not required to sell their items.
Some of the items that have been unearthed by the road show — which airs on some television stations nationwide — include a vampire killing kit, a 1960 Les Paul guitar and documents written by Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, the company said.
The Port Angeles stop will not be televised.
Pancakes and cars
PORT ANGELES — Fairview Grange, 161 Lake Farm Road, will hold a pancake breakfast and classic car show from 8:30 a.m. to noon Sunday.
The meal is $6 per person, with children 12 and younger eating for free.
There is no entry fee for classic cars.
For more information, phone 360-461-9008.
Burger contest set
PORT ANGELES — Rick’s Place, 102 W. Front St., will hold a Wimpy Burger Eating Contest in the restaurant’s lounge at 10 p.m. today.
A Wimpy Burger is a lounge menu item at Rick’s Place.
Eaters 21 years of age and older can buy into the contest for $20.
Winners will receive a $50 Rick’s Place gift certificate and a cash prize based on the number of entries.
The losers will have to clean the restrooms.
To enter, stop by Rick’s or phone 360-452-8683.
Grilling up some good
PORT ANGELES — Workers at Jim’s Pharmacy, 424 E. Second St., will grill hot dogs from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today.
They will also serve cake, cookies and lemonade as they celebrate the store’s anniversary.
Jim’s Pharmacy staff are asking customers to bring a food or cash donation for the Port Angeles Food Bank.
Summer pool party
PORT ANGELES — A free “Celebrate Summer” pool party will be held at William Shore Memorial Pool, 225 E. Fifth St., from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
For more information, phone the pool at 360-417-9767.
SEQUIM
Driftwood Artists
SEQUIM — Peninsula Driftwood Artists will hold their 42nd annual show, “The Beauty of Driftwood Revealed,” on Friday and Saturday.
The event will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sequim Elks Lodge, 143 Port Williams Road.
Driftwood artwork demonstrations will be held, unfinished wood will be available for sale, and a raffle will be held.
The event is free and open to the public.
Cameras are welcome at the show.
For more information, phone Gordon Windle at 360-457-1866.
School surplus set
SEQUIM — The Sequim School District will hold a sale of surplus property from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today.
The sale will be at 911 S. Third Ave.
A general description of property is available at www.sequim.k12.wa.us.
Cheerleaders fundraiser
Sequim High School cheerleaders will host a garage sale fundraiser at Sequim High School, 601 N. Sequim Ave., from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Proceeds will go toward uniforms for the upcoming seasons and for their summer camp.
Aspire Academy recitals
SEQUIM — Aspire Academy of Performing Arts will hold its fourth annual summer recitals this weekend at Sequim High School, 601 N. Sequim Ave.
Musicians will perform at 6:30 p.m. today, and dancers will perform “A Midsummer’s Fantasy” at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Tickets are $8 at the door.
For more information, visit www.aspireacademy.us or phone 360-681-3979.
Shortcake sales
SEQUIM — Friends of the Fields, a nonprofit division of the North Olympic Land Trust, will sell strawberry shortcake at the Sequim Open Aire Market on Saturdays through July 9.
Strawberries from the Sequim-Dungeness Valley’s Graysmarsh Farm are served on locally baked buttermilk biscuits with plenty of fresh, real whipped cream.
Proceeds go toward preservation of Clallam County farmland.
WEST END
Free performance
FORKS — Crescent Blue will perform a free concert at Cafe Paix/A-Work-In-Progress on Saturday.
The West End band will perform from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the cafe at 71 N. Forks Ave.
There is no cover charge.
Potluck today
FORKS — A Senior Potluck is set at the Forks Community Center today.
The potluck will begin at 12:30 p.m. at the center at 91 Maple Ave.
Seniors, who are each asked to bring a dish to share, can stay after for games.
To RSVP, phone 360-374-2558.
