NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Jan. 8.
A book sale and a fiddle fest are among the attractions planned on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
For information about Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” at Olympic Theatre Arts in Sequim and other arts and entertainment news, see Peninsula Spotlight, the Peninsula Daily News’ weekly magazine included with today’s PDN.
Information also is available in the interactive calendar at www.peninsuladailynews.com.
PORT HADLOCK
Library teen night
PORT HADLOCK — Young people from ages 9 to 18 are invited to enjoy the Jefferson County Library after the adults have left from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. today.
Board games, card games and other challenges will be offered at the library at 620 Cedar Ave.
Snacks will be provided by the Friends of the Jefferson County Library.
For information, contact the library at 360-385-6544.
QUILCENE
Food demonstrations
QUILCENE — The Pacific NW Food Preservation Group of Quilcene will host a Midori Farm sauerkraut and kimchi-making demonstration at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The demonstration will be at the Quilcene Community Center, 294952 U.S. Highway 101.
Admission will be $10.
Professional sauerkraut maker Marko Colby of Midori Farm will show how to make traditionally fermented sauerkraut and kimchi.
In this class at the center, he will cover the basic science behind fermentation, how to make krauts safely at home and what equipment is needed to do so.
PORT TOWNSEND
Artist and artisan
PORT TOWNSEND — The work of Tom Jay is on exhibit in “Artist and Artisan” at the Jefferson Museum of Art & History in historic City Hall, 540 Water St.
The building is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends.
The exhibit will be on display through Feb. 14.
The museum is a branch of the Jefferson County Historical Society.
For information, contact Bill Tennent, historical society director, at 360-385-1003 or email billtennent@jchswa.org.
Conversation Cafe
PORT TOWNSEND — Medicare will be the topic for Conversation Cafe today.
Conversation Cafe meets at 11:45 a.m. every Friday at Alchemy Restaurant at Taylor and Washington streets.
Buying food is not required.
The gatherings conclude before 1:30 p.m.
All are welcome.
Square dance, social
PORT TOWNSEND — The Quimper Grange and PT Community Dance will host Tim Jenkins and the Rose Street Ramblers from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday.
All dances will be taught and all experience levels are welcome at the grange, 1219 Corona St.
Everyone is welcome to arrive at 7 p.m. to jam with the band.
For more information, call Dave Thielk at 360-301-6005 or go to www.ptcommunitydance.com.
Free Sunday swim
PORT TOWNSEND — Swimming will be free at the Mountain View Pool from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
From 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., it’s adults-only for lap swimming, water-walking and deep-water exercise at the pool at 1925 Blaine St.
From 2:15 p.m. to 5 p.m., all ages are welcome for an open recreation swim.
Children younger than 8 must be accompanied in the water by an adult.
This month’s business sponsor is Quilcene’s Coast Seafoods Co.
Jefferson Healthcare hosts the adult swim, while local businesses or individuals sponsor each month’s family recreation swim.
For information, contact 360-385-7665, email ascalf@cityofpt.us or go to www.cityofpt.us.
Satellites, seagliders
PORT TOWNSEND — Professor Peter Rhines will present “Satellites and Seagliders: Exploring the Ocean from Top to Bottom” at 3 p.m. Sunday.
The lecture, hosted by the Port Townsend Marine Science Center, will be at the Fort Worden Chapel, 200 Battery Way.
Rhines is working with graduate students on research regarding seagliders in the Arctic Ocean.
For more information, go to http://tinyurl.com/PDN-satellites-seagliders.
SEQUIM
Friends book sale
SEQUIM — The Friends of the Sequim Library will host a book sale from 10 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Books for all ages will be for sale behind the library at 630 N. Sequim Ave.
Among the books available are gardening reference books specifically written for the Northwest and organic gardening.
A recent donation of 250 vinyl long-playing records is now available for sale. The collection represents all genres — classical, film scores, jazz, works and artists popular from the 1960s through the 1980s.
There is also sheet music featuring the works of Scott Joplin, Dave Brubeck, movie scores and classical works by Mozart, Beethoven, Bach and Handel.
For those interested in crafts, there are 150 quilting books, including some by Georgia Bonesteel, as well as sewing instruction books from the Singer series.
There is also a selection of current fiction in hardcover and paperback.
Proceeds from the sale are used to fund children’s and adult programs at the Sequim Library.
Fiddle fest
SEQUIM — Members of the Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association will perform from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Sequim Prairie Grange.
The fiddlers will perform fiddle, country and bluegrass music at the grange, 290 Macleay Road.
The event is free, though donations will be accepted to support fiddler scholarships.
For information, contact Sally Wikstrom at 360-683-2824 or email loree.laconia@yahoo.com.
Awesome Bob
SEQUIM — A dance party and a one-man band will converge at Olympic Theatre Arts as Bob Ossem Hagan, aka “Awesome Bob,” arrives in the Gathering Hall tonight.
Doors will open at 5 p.m. at the theater at 414 N. Sequim Ave. Hagan will play a variety of music from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.
Admission is free, though donations are welcome. Olympic Theatre Arts’ bar will have snacks, beer, wine and soft drinks for purchase.
Hagan, who plays trumpet and keyboards, has thousands of songs in his repertoire.
Since 2011, he’s played with bands including the Stardust Dance Band, Olympic Express and the Peninsula College Jazz Ensemble.
For more details about other events at Olympic Theatre Arts, see www.olympictheatrearts.org or phone 360- 683-7326.
Paint, drywall repair
SEQUIM — The Home Depot will host a free class about interior painting and drywall repair from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
The class is open to anyone older than 18 at the store at 1145 W. Washington St.
For more information, phone Home Depot at 360-582-1620, email cclarkpds@yahoo.com or visit http://workshops.homedepot.com.
Elks bingo
SEQUIM — The Sequim Elks Lodge will host a bingo game at noon Sunday.
The lodge at 143 Port Williams Road hosts games at noon every Sunday and Thursday. Doors open at 11 a.m.
Minimum buy-in for the game is $10, and the Elks will offer popular bingo games, including progressive.
Players must be 18 or older.
Snacks and refreshments will be available.
All proceeds will go to the Elks scholarship program, charities supported by the Elks and lodge operating costs.
For more information, phone 360-683-2763.
Identifying birds
SEQUIM — The Dungeness River Audubon Center will have the fourth class of Birding 102 in a series of nine sessions from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
“What Bird was That?/Birding 102” by Denny AFMJ Van Horn will cover bird guides, electronic guides, bird sounds, optics, expectant species plus birding and the Internet at the center, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road.
The $5 class fee can go toward a membership in the Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society after five classes are attended.
The next class is Feb. 6, “Nesting,” followed by “Migration” on March 5, “Spring Landscaping for Birds” on April 9, “Spring Sounds” on May 14 and “Out of the Nest” on June 11.
For more information, phone Tom Butler at 360-681-4076 or email rceducation@olympus.net.
Seahawks rally
SEQUIM — The Dungeness Bay Sea Hawkers — a local Seahawks fan club — will host a rally at noon Saturday at Applebee’s restaurant, 130 River Road.
The Seahawks are scheduled to play at 10:05 a.m. Sunday at Minnesota in the NFL wildcard round.
Tree pickups
SEQUIM — Boy Scout Troop 1498 will offer Christmas tree pickup and recycling services Saturday.
Members of the troop will pick up trees in Sequim and outlying areas.
The suggested donation is $15.
The annual fundraiser supports troop activities.
Phone 360-775-8074 to have a tree picked up at the curb and recycled.
PORT ANGELES
Genealogical society
PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Genealogical Society will host a lecture on Anabaptists at the Port Angeles Library in the Raymond Carver Room from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
The meeting at the library, 2201 S. Peabody St., will feature a free presentation by Virginia Majewski titled “Anabaptists — Europe to America.”
The Anabaptist Protestants came to America to escape the religious persecution of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Majewski is a professional genealogist who found Mennonites in her lineage, a discovery that has led her to an extensive study of the history of the various Anabaptist sects.
Attendees are asked to arrive 15 to 20 minutes early to register, have a cup of coffee and visit.
For more information, call the society at 360-417-5000 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. today or go to www.clallamcogs.org.
Bake sale
PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles High School’s Future Business Leaders of America will provide homemade pies for sale during the boys and girls double-header basketball games, Port Angeles vs. Sequim, in Port Angeles High’s main gymnasium today.
The student club is taking the year off from its usual annual pie-baking contest, but members are baking pies for the games at the school at 304 E. Park Ave. for the ninth year.
All proceeds will benefit the club’s scholarship fund.
Pie slices, whipped cream and ice cream will be offered for sale, along with regular concession items, at the concession stand during the basketball games or until sold out.
Pie will cost $3 per slice with an extra 50 cents charged for ice cream or whipped cream topping.
The game schedule is:
■ Boys JV — 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., main gym.
■ Girls JV — 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., auxiliary gym.
■ Boys C Basketball — 5:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m., auxiliary gym.
■ Girls Varsity Basketball — 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., main gym.
■ Boys Varsity Basketball — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., main gym.
Adventure Series
PORT ANGELES — Elston Hill will show photos and discuss his visit to North Korea during the Port Angeles Adventure Series at 7 tonight.
Hill will speak at the Port Angeles Senior & Community Center, 328 E. Seventh St.
The suggested donation is $5.
The Port Angeles Adventures Series talks raise funds for the Olympic Discovery Trail.
Hill said that in North Korea, “visitors cannot go anywhere outside the hotel grounds without a guide.
“There is no Internet, and activities in the evenings are quite limited.”
Lisa Lanza recital
PORT ANGELES — Pianist Lisa Lanza will give a recital of music by Chopin, Ravel and other masters at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 E. Lopez Ave., at 7 tonight.
Admission to the performance is a suggested $10 donation for adults and $5 for children up through high school age. Proceeds from the concert will support the music ministries at Holy Trinity.
Tonight’s recital also will feature Madelyn Kowalski, a 17-year-old cellist from Marrowstone Island, playing music by Gaspar Cassado.
For more information, phone Peggy Romero at Holy Trinity at 360-452-2323.
4-H civic education
PORT ANGELES — Four-H will host civic education at Westside Pizza from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
“Know Your Government” is a free 4-H-sponsored event at the pizzeria, 612 S. Lincoln St., that allows students to learn about and participate in three branches of government with their peers from across the state.
High school students are invited to participate in this hands-on event and will be provided with free pizza during the presentation.
This year’s theme, “Decision 2016,” invites students to explore political parties, the nomination process and what it takes to develop a platform that represents 4-H youth.
Prior to the end of the conference, the event delegation will elect a 4-H governor.
For anyone who is unable to attend, there will be another event at the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave., Port Hadlock, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday.
For more information, phone Tanya Barnett at 360-379-5610, email tanya.barnett@wsu.edu or visit www.tinyurl.com/pdn-civicevents.
Deaf group to meet
PORT ANGELES — The Deaf Events and Friends Olympic Peninsula, or DEAFOP, will meet at a member’s home in Port Angeles from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
A card-making project for military service members is planned.
RSVP to Diane at Purplelav4me@gmail.com for directions.
Next month, the group will meet at 1 p.m. Feb. 13 at Fanaticus Sports Bar and Grill, 1026 E. First St. No RSVP will be required.
For more information on DEAFOP, visit www.facebook.com/NorthOlympicPeninsulaDeaf.
JOYCE
Lions breakfast
JOYCE — The Crescent Bay Lions Club will host a benefit breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday.
Breakfasts are held every Sunday through May 8 at the club on state Highway 112 and Holly Hill Road.
The cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children 12 and younger.
The menu includes eggs cooked to order, hot cakes, French toast, biscuits and gravy, hashbrowns, ham, sausage, bacon and coffee.
Proceeds help Crescent Bay Lions members support Crescent school yearbooks, scholarships for Crescent High School seniors, holiday food baskets, glasses for the needy and other community projects.
FORKS
Library storytime
FORKS — The Forks Library will offer a storytime for preschoolers at 10:30 a.m. today.
Weekly storytimes for preschoolers up to 5 years old take place at the library at 171 S. Forks Ave.
Storytimes feature rhymes, songs, dancing and books for young children.
For information, call 360-374-6402, ext. 7791.
