NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, May 20.
A Brats and Brew Fest and “The Art of Ending Homelessness” benefit for Serenity House are among the weekend’s activities on the North Olympic Peninsula.
For more about the Port Angeles High School Orchestra’s “An Elegant Evening of Waltz” and information about 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 TOWNSEND
Brats and Brew Fest
PORT TOWNSEND — The Kiwanis Club will host Brats and Brew Fest from 4 to 10 tonight.
The celebration will be at the American Legion hall at 209 Monroe St.
A brats dinner will be served from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. for $8.
Brew will be served from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Free live music by Timberfoot will be offered from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Timberfoot is an alt-rock band with “syrupy undertones of blues and jazz.”
For information, call David Crozier at 360-531-0557.
Tiny house celebration
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend School of Woodworking will host a Tiny Homes Building Class Celebration and Potluck from noon to 2 p.m. today.
The potluck and open house will be a celebration of the conclusion of the tiny homes building class at the school, located in Building 304 at Fort Worden, 200 Battery Way.
Students will tell about their experiences and share a potluck lunch.
For information, call 360-344-4455.
Pool discount
PORT TOWNSEND — Mountain View Pool will offer a discounted open swim from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today.
Everyone swims for $2 at the pool, 1919 Blaine St.
The whole pool is dedicated to play. Noodles, rings and other floating toys will be available. No lap lanes will be offered.
Children younger than 8 must be accompanied by a guardian.
The swim is sponsored by the city.
For more information, phone 360-385-7665, email ascalf@cityofpt.us or visit www.cityofpt.us/pool.
Cajun/Zydeco dance
PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend Zydeco will host an evening of dance featuring Cajun/Creole and zydeco music from 7 to 10:30 tonight at the Quimper Grange.
Admission to the grange, 1219 Corona St., will be $12 with a discount for children.
For information, contact Jeannette Wilson at 360-385-1667 or 360-301-2353; or email jeannettewilson0005@gmail.com.
Point Wilson work party
PORT TOWNSEND — The WSU Jefferson County Extension will host a Point Wilson work party from 9 a.m. to noon today.
Volunteers will help the Native Plant Society and finish rebuilding fences to manage foot traffic to the beach.
Volunteers are asked to meet at the center bathrooms on the road to the lighthouse, located on Harbor Defense Way.
Participants also are asked to bring a 2-foot length of 1-inch dowel rod to use as a handle for turning the auger posts into the sand.
For information, go to www.fwfriends.org/trailteam.html.
Discovery dance
PORT TOWNSEND — Discovery Dance will host Robin Bessier and Full Circle from 8 to 10:30 tonight at the Elks Lodge.
Discovery Dance is an organization that promotes partner dancing on the third Friday of each month at the lodge, 555 Otto St.
For information, call Laura Brogden at 360-477-1680 or email pr@discoverydance.org.
Anthropocene talk
PORT TOWNSEND — Lisa J. Graumlich will speak at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Graumlich will present “Anthropo-what?,” where she will reflect on the new geologic epoch called “The Anthropocene, or the Age of Humans” at the fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave.
Entry is free.
She will present documentation on “the trajectories of environmental change in our region and discuss planning for climate resilience.”
Graumlich is the dean of the College of Environmental Science at the University of Washington and Virginia and Prentice Bloedel Professor of Environmental Science.
For more information, phone Merilee Clunis at 360-385-4990 or email dmclunis@cablespeed.com.
Nonprofit sale
PORT TOWNSEND — Working Image is having a May sale Saturday.
The sale at the nonprofit will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Mountain View Commons, 1925 Blaine St.
Originally formed to provide clothing to help women dress for work, the all-volunteer-run organization has expanded to also serve women who have survived domestic violence, natural disasters or are homeless as well as veterans returning to civilian life and women undergoing cancer treatment.
For more information, phone 360-385-0300 or see www.workingimage.org.
Contra dance
PORT TOWNSEND — Quimper Grange will host its Third Saturday Contra Dance from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
Dancers are invited to the grange, 1219 Corona St., for the tunes of Wild Phil and the Buffalo Gals. The guest caller will be Laura Mé.
Admission is $6 for adults, $3 for ages 3 to 18 and free for children younger than 3.
For information, contact Jo Yount at 360-385-0456 or joyount@olypen.com.
CHIMACUM
Square dance
CHIMACUM — The Chimacum Grange will host a square dance from 7:30 to 11 tonight.
Admission will be on a sliding scale from $5 to $10 at the grange, 9572 Rhody Drive.
All ages are welcome. Guests are urged to bring water.
The Have Another Rounders will perform old square tunes.
For information, call 360-732-0015.
DNA testing info
CHIMACUM — The Jefferson County Genealogical Society will offer DNA tests and information at the Tri-Area Community Center at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.
The event is free and open to the public at the center at 10 West Valley Road.
Speaker Mary Kathryn Kozy will offer information on interpreting results from autosomal and Y-DNA tests, third-party tools, contacting DNA relatives and when further testing needs to be done.
Coffee and tea will be available.
For more information, visit www.wajcgs.org.
Audubon field trip
CHIMACUM — Admiralty Audubon will meet in the parking area near the restrooms at Anderson Lake for a forest birding walk at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
The lake is located at 1061 Anderson Lake Road.
Among the birds that walkers might see are flycatcher migrants, swallows, woodpeckers and warblers.
Attendees are encouraged to bring binoculars and wear layered clothing and hiking shoes for comfort.
A Discover Pass is required for visits to Anderson Lake.
For information, contact Paula Vanderheul at 360-379-8564 or pvanderheul@gmail.com.
SEQUIM
Caregiver toolbox
SEQUIM — Community members are invited to a free “Building Your Caregiver Toolbox” conference at the Shipley Center from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. today.
A panel of guest speakers will discuss aging in place during the presentation at the center, 921 E. Hammond St.
To register, phone Renee Worthey at 360-477-6785 or Dawn Springgate at 360-417-3378.
Homeless benefit
SEQUIM — “The Art of Ending Homelessness” benefit will be held at the Cedars at Dungeness at 5 p.m. Saturday.
The activity is a fundraiser for Serenity House of Clallam County at the Cedars, 1965 Woodcock Road, to help prevent homelessness.
There will be a live and silent art auction, dinner and dancing with guest speakers actress Lynda Day George and state Sen. Mark Miloscia.
Tickets are $50 per plate. Marinated flank steak with gourmet sides will be served.
To order tickets, phone Serenity House at 360-452-7224 or visit www.Serenityhouseclallam.org/donate.html.
Tickets also are available at the Serenity House thrift stores in Port Angeles, 502 E. First St., and Sequim, 551 W. Washington St.
Thrift shop open
SEQUIM — The Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild’s Thrift Shop will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The shop at 204 W. Bell St. will have furniture and accessories, fine jewelry, designer handbags, summer shoes and clothing for everyone, books, kitchenware and Hall pottery.
All white-tagged items will be marked at half-price.
Volunteers are needed. Only two three-hour shifts a month are required.
For more information, call 360-683-7044.
Future farmers drive
SEQUIM — The Sequim Future Farmers of America will host a Drive for Your School vehicle test-driving activity at Sequim High School from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
For every Ford Motor Co. vehicle test-driven at the activity, Ford will donate $20 to Future Farmers of America.
There is no fee for the test-drive.
PORT ANGELES
Endangered species
PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Library System has partnered with Olympic National Park to offer a special Endangered Species Day edition of storytime at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center at 10:30 a.m. today.
Storytime will focus on biodiversity and feature a puppet show, stories, songs and crafts for children from 3 to 5 years old.
Limited space is available, and attendees are encouraged to arrive early.
Endangered Species Day was established by Congress in 2006 and is a celebration of the nation’s wildlife and wild places, and to educate about the importance of protecting rare, threatened and endangered animal and plant species.
This program is supported by the Port Angeles Friends of the Library.
For more information, phone 360-417-8500, ext. 7705, or email youth@nols.org.
Arts and crafts fair
PORT ANGELES — A crafts fair will be offered at the Clallam County Fairground Home Arts Building, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Planned are local arts and craft vendors, books, health and hygiene products, kids bikes and scooters, baked treats, cotton candy and free crafts for children.
For vendor inquiries, email support@campdazzle.com.
Animal art benefit
PORT ANGELES — Peninsula Friends of Animals will host a benefit at Studio Bob from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.
The event will include music from the Old Time Fiddlers at 6 p.m., a performance by storyteller Ingrid Nixon at 7 p.m. and music by The Crocs at 8 p.m. at the studio, 118½ E. Front St.
Established gallery and independent artists will feature their work.
Thirty percent of the art sales will be donated to PFOA to help rescued animals.
Tickets are $10 at the door.
PFOA is a cageless, no-kill, nonprofit animal welfare organization that has served the community since 2000.
For more information, phone 360-452-0414 or email pfoa@olypen.com.
Re-use Roundtable
PORT ANGELES — The WSU Clallam County Extension will host a Re-use Roundable in the Carver Room of the Port Angeles Library from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The free activity will be held at the library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
Volunteers will share tricks and tips for fixing electronics, clothes and other items with the focus on reducing the number of repairable objects thrown in the trash.
For information, call the Clallam County Extension at 360-417-2619.
Bash fundraiser
PORT ANGELES — Queen of Angels School will hold its annual Bash fundraiser dinner with live and silent auctions in its O’Donnell Hall at 5 p.m. Saturday.
Tickets are $40 each for the evening at the school, 209 W. 11th St.
For information, contact Theresa Notari at 360-457-6903.
TAFY rummage sale
PORT ANGELES — The Answer For Youth will have a rummage sale at the old Hartnagel building from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today through Sunday.
There will be both old and new items and a table with free items at the sale at 833 Front St.
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.
Prime rib night
FORKS — The Emblem Club will host its Saturday Night Dinner featuring prime rib at the Forks Elks Lodge from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
Tickets are $10 for children ages 4 to 12; $20 for those 13 and older; and $18 for seniors. Ticket are available at the lodge, 941 Merchants Road.
Proceeds will benefit local charities.
Prime rib will be served with tea, coffee, water and dessert.
Plant sale, flea market
FORKS — The Bogachiel Garden Club will hold its spring plant sale and flea market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Auto Tech parking lot on Forks Avenue.
Peonies, red geraniums, lady’s mantle, dwarf iris, bee balm, day lilies, calla lilies, ground covers and ornamental grasses will be for sale.
The flea market will have garden tools, books, garden art objects and other items for sale.
NEAH BAY
Sanctuary council
NEAH BAY — NOAA’s Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary will hold a meeting of the Sanctuary Advisory Council from 9:50 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today.
The council will meet at the Makah Cultural and Research Center in Neah Bay.
During the morning session are planned presentations on the Makah Cultural Landscapes Project, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary education and outreach project updates, and the Makah Shellfish Biotoxin Monitoring Program extension.
In the afternoon, Makah fisheries biologists will tell about a Makah Cibud study for fisheries management, followed by an overview from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife on West Coast groundfish management with a focus on fisheries within the sanctuary, with a discussion on how advisory bodies and stakeholders are engaged.
The meeting is open to the public, with public comment periods at 12:15 p.m. and 3 p.m.
