NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Oct. 16.
A SCANDINAVIAN FALL festival, Concert in the Woods, and an apple press and fun festival are among the activities planned on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
For information about the Forest Storytelling Festival in Port Angeles this weekend and other arts news, see Peninsula Spotlight, the Peninsula Daily News’ weekly entertainment magazine included with today’s PDN.
Information also is available in the interactive calendar at www.peninsuladailynews.com.
PORT ANGELES
Geology book reading
PORT ANGELES — Author Dave Tucker will read from his new book, Geology Underfoot in Western Washington, at the Port Angeles Library at 7 tonight.
Admission will be free to the illustrated presentation in the Raymond Carver Room at the library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
A geoscientist and research associate in the geology department at Western Washington University, Tucker will delve into the Evergreen State’s ancient volcanoes, raised sea floors and other ghosts of deep time.
For more information, contact the presenter, Port Book and News, at 360-452-6367.
Free bus rides
PORT ANGELES — Clallam Transit will offer rides for free Saturday.
The fare vacation on fixed-route, dial-a-ride and paratransit buses is in honor of the public bus service’s 35th anniversary.
Clallam Transit began offering trips between Port Angeles and Sequim on Oct. 13, 1980. The service expanded to four city routes months later.
The agency now operates a fleet of 32 modern, wheelchair-accessible buses on 14 countywide routes and 20 paratransit vehicles.
The true anniversary was Tuesday, when the agency offered free bus rides to passengers countywide.
During a weeklong celebration, Clallam Transit is offering a chance to win a free monthly premium bus pass in a game called “Try Transit” through Saturday.
The goal of the game is to ride the bus to destinations listed on a Try Transit card.
Cards are available at Bay Variety, Swain’s General Store, Haggen’s, Forks Outfitters, Mount Pleasant IGS, The Gateway transit center, Clallam Transit headquarters, Rainshadow Coffee and public libraries in Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks and Clallam Bay.
For more information about Clallam Transit, click on www.clallamtransit.com.
Apple Press & Fun Fest
PORT ANGELES — New Life Open Bible Church invites the community to its annual Apple Press & Fun Fest from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
An old-fashioned apple press will be in operation at the church at 402 E. Sixth St., where games, a new bounce house, face painting and hot dogs also will be offered.
Fresh apple cider will be available.
Apple donations are appreciated.
For more information, phone Pastor Bill Asselin at 360-775-5889.
Women’s forum
PORT ANGELES — Counselor and relationship coach Midge James will host a new forum about women’s relationships every Sunday at Poser Yoga.
Admission is free, and all women — married and single — are welcome in the discussion group at 128 E. Front St. from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
To find out more about James and this new support group, see Poser Yoga’s Facebook page or visit www.poserstudios.com.
Mosaic presents movie
PORT ANGELES — Clallam Mosaic will present a free movie at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church at 2 p.m. Saturday.
The movie is about an ex-baseball player who builds a friendship with a grocery store clerk with Down syndrome.
The church is located at 301 Lopez Ave.
For more information or to reserve a seat, phone 360-797-3602 or email info@clallammosaic.org.
SEQUIM
Drive-through dinners
SEQUIM — Future Farmers of America will provide “drive-through” dinners in the main parking lot of Sequim High School, 601 N. Sequim Ave., from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. today.
The $10 tri-tip dinner will include rice, a dinner roll, salad and a drink before the homecoming football game.
For more information, contact Steve Mahitka at 509-654-4045 or smahitka@sequim.k12.wa.us.
Kids Create Art
SEQUIM — The Sequim Library is bringing back the Kids Create Art program, starting with “Pastels and Pumpkins” on Saturday.
The introductory art classes are from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. every third Saturday of the month through May at the library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
Led by local artists, each Kids Create Art session — recommended for ages 7 to 12 — offers children an opportunity to explore various artistic media.
All classes in the series are free, but with class sizes limited to 20 attendees, preregistration is required.
All materials will be provided.
This Saturday’s session will be led by artist Carrie Rodlend.
Rodlend will share the world through an artist’s eye and teach the process of drawing or painting in fun, easy steps.
To register, visit the library’s events calendar at www.nols.org, phone 360-683-1161 or email youth@nols.org.
Light station meet
SEQUIM — The New Dungeness Light Station Association will hold its annual general meeting at Trinity United Methodist Church at 1 p.m. Saturday.
The church is located at 100 S. Blake Ave.
This year’s speaker, Ken Normington, will share his stories of life on Connecticut’s Greens Ledge Light, a sparkplug lighthouse offshore in western Long Island Sound.
As a Coast Guard engineman third class, Normington’s main responsibility was to keep the three generators running in this four-story, 52-foot conical lighthouse.
Attendees also will hear what has happened at the New Dungeness Light Station this past year and learn how to become part of this group of volunteers who help keep the light shining on the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Refreshments, door prizes and four items for a silent auction are planned.
Raffle tickets will be available to purchase as well as a variety of New Dungeness Lighthouse merchandise.
Thrift shop open
SEQUIM — The Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild Thrift Shop will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The shop is located at 204 W. Bell St.
Featured this Saturday will be furniture and accessories for the home, jewelry, fall clothing, kitchen utensils and dishes, books, games and puzzles.
All items with white tags will be marked half-price.
Volunteers and consigners are always needed.
For more information, call 360-683-7044.
Party in Pink
SEQUIM — The Party in Pink Zumbathon benefit will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The party at the Sequim unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula at 400 W. Fir St. will raise money for the Olympic Medical Center Cancer Care patient navigator program.
A minimum $10 donation is asked to benefit the program, which aids low-income cancer patients.
The navigator works closely with patients and their families to determine what programs are available that can help ease the financial and emotional burdens that come with a cancer diagnosis.
For information, contact Li Gordon at 360-460-5541 or gordonsc@olypen.com.
Discussion group
SEQUIM — The Sequim Great Decisions Discussion Group will meet at the Sequim Library from 10 a.m. to noon today.
The day’s topic at the library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., is “Improving Humanitarian Aid: How to Make Relief More Efficient and Effective.”
New members are welcome to the free talk.
The suggested background reading for this discussion is two articles from Foreign Affairs magazine, July/August edition published, by the Council on Foreign Affairs:
■ “Improving Humanitarian Aid.”
■ “Regime Change for Humanitarian Aid.”
For more information, phone John Pollock at 360-683-9622, email jcpollock@olypen.com or visit www.tinyurl.com/pdn-greatdecisions.
Dance at grange
SEQUIM — The Sequim Prairie Grange will host a dance from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets are $10 each, $15 a couple or $25 for a family.
The grange is located at 290 Macleay Road.
For more information, phone Valerie Ellard at 360-821-9321.
PEO luncheon
SEQUIM — All Philanthropic Educational Organizations on the Olympic Peninsula and their guests are invited to the annual reciprocity luncheon at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Pre-luncheon activities will begin at 11 a.m. with lunch at noon at 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101.
The cost is $18 per person.
PEO promotes and funds education for women on a local, national and international basis.
Phone Carol Wilhelm at 360-417-8841 for information.
PORT TOWNSEND
Hike set today
PORT TOWNSEND — The Olympic Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society will host a 4.5-mile hike at 9:30 a.m. today.
The Cross Quimper Peninsula Exploration hike will go from Cappy’s Trails to the Larry Scott Trail, ending at the Boat Haven.
It is free and open to the public.
Hikers will meet at Willamette and East Sapphire streets. They should bring lunches.
A car shuttle will bring hikers back to Willamette Street.
For more information, contact Dixie Llewellin at 360-385-6432 or dixie@cablespeed.com.
Open Renku Poetry
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Renku Poetry Group welcomes newcomers to its session from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. today.
Renku is a Japanese form of popular collaborative linked-verse poetry.
The sessions are held on the third Friday of the month at Huber’s Inn, 1421 Landes St.
Attendees are asked to bring a light potluck item, such as raisins, dips, fruits, chips, crackers or cookies.
For information, contact Leticia Huber at 360-385-3904 or leticia@loshuber.com.
‘Spelling Bee’ musical
PORT TOWNSEND — Key City Public Theatre is continuing to stage “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” this weekend.
The Broadway musical with improvisation, dancing and some tough spelling words will be presented through Oct. 25.
Starring acrobat-actor Tomoki Sage of Port Townsend and stand-up comic Marcy Girt of New York City, “Spelling Bee” features evening and matinee shows at the Key City Playhouse, 419 Washington St., with curtain times at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays.
Tickets range from $20 to $24 for adults and $10 for students at all shows.
For more information and to buy tickets, see www.keycitypublictheatre.org or phone the playhouse box office at 360-385-KCPT (5278).
If available, tickets also will be sold at the door.
Conversation Cafe
PORT TOWNSEND — The topic is “Questionable Research” at the Conversation Cafe at The Cup from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today.
Lunch is optional at Conversation Cafe, 600 W. Sims Way.
Conversation Cafe is an exercise in active listening and nonconfrontational discussion.
For more information, visit www.conversationcafe.org.
Discovery Dance
PORT TOWNSEND — The Discovery Dance Club will welcome the rock, soul and rhythm-and-blues stylings of Port Townsend’s Kevin Mason and the Yacht Club Band at 8 tonight.
Tickets are $10 for the dance at the Port Townsend Elks Lodge at 555 Otto St.
The Yacht Club Band, fronted by Kevin Mason, will keep the high energy going through the night.
This all-Port Townsend band features George Radebaugh on piano, Doug Noltemeir on guitar, Ted Enderly on bass, Tom Svornich on drums and Katie Hardiman backing up the vocals.
A free (with admission) intermediate East Coast swing lesson in double-time swing will be offered by Janice Ekland at 7 p.m.
She will help dancers focus on improving their leading and following skills.
Experienced dancers are encouraged to come help beginners.
Couples and singles are welcome. No partner or registration is necessary.
This is a smoke-free dance open to all ages.
Scandia fall fest
PORT TOWNSEND — The annual Scandinavian fall festival will be held at Blue Heron Middle School from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
The free fair at the school at 3939 San Juan Ave. will focus on Scandinavian traditions, including a bake sale, Nordic arts and crafts, a pea soup lunch, homemade pies, a kids’ corner, live Scandinavian music, Leikkaringen dancers, Nordic knits and jewelry.
Vendor booths and live demonstrations are planned.
For more information, phone Kari Mathews at 360-531-4512, email daughtersofnorway45@gmail.com or visit www.facebook.com/TheaFosslodge45.
Tour d’Baked Goods
PORT TOWNSEND — The ReCyclery will host a Tour d’Baked Goods starting at the Port Townsend ferry dock at 10:45 a.m. Sunday.
Bike riders should come prepared to pay a bike surcharge fee of 50 cents and a passenger fare from $1.60 to $3.25, depending on age.
Riders will take the 11 a.m. ferry to Coupeville and have a gentle, slightly uphill ride to Kneed and Feed for “amazing cinnamon rolls,” according to group organizer Nhatt Nichols of the ReCyclery.
For more information, email info@ptrecyclery.org or visit www.ptrecyclery.org.
Growing groceries
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County WSU Master Gardeners will present “Growing Groceries” classes from 6 to 9 tonight and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The classes, which began Sept. 25 and will run through Nov. 6, are on Friday nights and Saturday afternoons in the Marina Room, 380 Jefferson St.
The cost for the course is $50.
Class participants will learn what vegetables grow on the Olympic Peninsula, garden planning and record-keeping, soil management and best cultivation practices.
The classes also will present information about fall and winter vegetable growing techniques, including hoop houses, cold frames and row covers.
For more information or to sign up, email Jefferson County WSU Master Gardeners at mastergardenerjefferson@gmail.com or call 360-379-5610, ext. 210.
Veterans’ memorial
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County veterans will host a bell-ringing ceremony at 1 p.m. Saturday.
The ceremony on the front steps of the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson St., will be for veterans who have died in the past six months.
Each veteran’s name and information will be read, followed by the ringing of a bell.
A bagpiper will play “Amazing Grace,” and the American Legion will present a 21-rifle salute. A bugler will play taps.
Members of the state National Guard will present and fold the U.S. flag.
For more information, call Steve Brunette at 360-301-5258.
Yacht Club garage sale
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Yacht Club will hold its annual garage sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Household, marine, clothing, arts/crafts, books and gardening items will be featured at the sale at the yacht club clubhouse, 2503 Washington St., across from the West Marine Building.
Proceeds from the sale will go to a scholarship fund that awards individual students for study in a maritime educational program or college.
For information, call Muriel Powers at 360-390-5620 or email murielpowers@hotmail.com.
Benefit dance
PORT TOWNSEND — Freddy Pink will perform for a dance to benefit the Peninsula Trails Coalition from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
The dance will take place in the McCurdy Pavilion at Fort Worden, 200 Battery Way.
Tickets are $20 at the door.
Freddy Pink, a Pacific Northwest rhythm-and-blues band, will play to benefit the coalition and its work on the Larry Scott Trail in Port Townsend.
Ensemble singing
PORT TOWNSEND — RainShadow Chorale will host a special workshop for choral conductors and singers from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
The workshop will be at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave.
The workshop is $25 per person, with a group rate of $20 per person for five or more.
Laurier Fagnan of the University of Alberta will present “The Bel Canto Transformation,” about how to create balanced and blended ensemble singing.
The workshop includes a presentation about putting Fagnan’s theories into action.
For information or to register, email Rottsolk at rrottsolk@cablespeed.com.
NAMI offers film
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County National Alliance on Mental Illness will sponsor a free showing of “Hidden Pictures” at the Rose Theatre from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday.
Doors open at 11:30 a.m. and seating is first-come, first-served at the theater, 235 Taylor St.
Filmmaker Delaney Ruston, who grew up in the shadow of her father’s schizophrenia, goes to six countries to explore the hidden struggles faced by people living with mental illness.
The film, featuring Glenn Close and Patrick Kennedy, reveals a global epidemic of silence around mental illness, as well as moments of profound compassion and remarkable change on the path to recovery.
The goal of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, known as NAMI, is to increase public awareness and inform the public about classes and support groups available in Jefferson County, according to a news release.
A question-and-answer period and door prizes will follow the film.
For more information, phone Valerie Phimister at 360-390-4547 or email seachordmusic@cablespeed.com.
PORT HADLOCK
Boffer swordplay
PORT HADLOCK — The Jefferson County Library will host boffer swordplay from 2:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. today.
The free program at the library at 620 Cedar Ave. is for youths ages 9 to 18.
Boffer swordplay is a physical sport with light contact, similar in intensity to soccer and a pillow fight combined.
Boffers, constructed of foam-wrapped PVC pipe, duct tape and some imagination, are used in live-action role-playing games and mock combat.
Boffers will be available, but participants are invited to bring their own.
Participants should wear comfortable clothes and expect to be outside for part of the time, weather permitting.
For information, contact Brwyn Griffin at 360-385-6544 or bgriffin@jclibrary.info.
CHIMACUM
Family history
CHIMACUM — “Getting the Most From FamilySearch.org” will be presented at the Tri-Area Community Center from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
The lecture will be hosted by the Jefferson County Genealogy Society at the center at 10 West Valley Road. It is open to the public.
The lecture is free, though donations will be accepted.
FamilySearch.org is a free website for researching family history.
Mary Kathryn Kozy, a lecturer for the past 10 years, will share her detective work while using this large and varied website.
For more information, visit www.wajcgs.org.
Cheerleading bake sale
CHIMACUM — Chimacum High School seniors Deidra Morris and Jaycie Eldridge will host a bake sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The sale at the QFC supermarket, 1890 Irondale Road, will help raise the estimated $2,000 the two need to take part in the Varsity Spirit Spectacular at Disney World in December.
To donate items for a raffle, phone Lori Morris at 360-531-0925.
JOYCE
Lions breakfast set
JOYCE — The Crescent Bay Lions Club will hold a benefit breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday.
These breakfasts are held every Sunday through May 8 except Dec. 20 and Dec. 28 at the club, located on Highway 112 at Holly Hill Road.
The cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children ages 12 and younger.
The menu includes eggs cooked to order, hot cakes, French toast, biscuits and gravy, hashbrowns, ham or sausage or 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
Evening Talk on seals
FORKS — The Olympic Natural Resources Center will host a talk on northern elephant seals with Rob Wamstad at 7 tonight.
Rob Wamstad will speak at the center at 1455 S. Forks Ave. in the Hemlock Forest Room.
He was docent naturalist for 12 years at Año Nuevo State Park, an elephant seal colony near San Francisco.
The northern elephant seal has rebounded to slowly building colonies northward, with a recent colony reported on Vancouver Island.
The lecture is one of a series of Evening Talks at the center, which are supported by the Rosmond Forestry Education Fund, an endowment that honors the contributions of Fred Rosmond and his family to forestry, education and the Forks community.
Refreshments will be served, and a potluck of a favorite dessert is encouraged.
For more information, contact Frank Hanson at 360-374-4556 or fsh2@uw.edu.
81st Harvest Dinner
FORKS — Congregational Church will host the 81st annual Forks Community Harvest Dinner from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. today.
The church is located at 280 Spartan Ave.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for children age 4 to 12 and senior citizens older than 60; a family pass is available for $35.
The menu will include roast turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, baked salmon, a variety of salads, drinks, apple and pumpkin pie.
The proceeds from the dinner will help the nonprofit groups that meet at the church.
To help at the dinner or to make a contribution, call Pastor Warren Johnson at 360-374-9382 or 360-640-8239.
Donation drive
FORKS — The Habitat for Humanity ReStore will hold a donation drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Gently used furniture, tools and appliances can be brought to Forks Outfitters, 950 S. Forks Ave.
A Habitat truck will be present to accept donated items.
CLALLAM BAY
Free concert
CLALLAM BAY — The Crescent Blue Bluegrass band will perform a free concert at the Lions Club clubhouse at 7 p.m. Saturday.
The concert at the clubhouse at 90 Bogachiel St. is open to the public.
The West End band features Ken Lambert on lead guitar, Mary Meyer on rhythm guitar, Barney Munger on five-string banjo and Dave Lenahan on bass.
For more information, phone 360-640-0046.
