CORRECTION: Jeni Little’s phone number has been corrected.
NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Nov. 21.
Runs, hikes, a swashbuckling play and a presentation on smartphones are among the activities slated on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
For information about the Peninsula Singers’ concert in Port Angeles and other arts and entertainment news, see Peninsula Spotlight, the weekly entertainment magazine.
Information also is available on the PDN’s calendar at www.peninsuladailynews.com.
PORT TOWNSEND
Conversation Cafe
PORT TOWNSEND — A Conversation Cafe will be held at the Highway 20 Road House, 2152 W. Sims Way, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today.
The topic at the lunch meeting is “Motivation.”
All are welcome.
Conversation Cafe is an exercise in active listening and non-confrontational conversation.
Each participant around the table will initially comment on the week’s topic for no more than three minutes.
A second round of three-minute contributions will occur, followed by a discussion, with just one person speaking at a time.
For more information, visit www.conversationcafe.org.
Fellowship auction
PORT TOWNSEND — Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship plans an auction at 5 p.m. Saturday.
The auction will be at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 4907 Landes St.
Dinner and silent and live auctions are planned.
No information was available on the cost of admission.
Turkey Trot on Saturday
PORT TOWNSEND — The Peninsula Trails Coalition will hold its third annual Turkey Trot 5K and 1-mile Kids Run on the Larry Scott Trail from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Pre-registration for the 9 a.m. Kids Run is $10 with no beanie or $15 with beanie.
For adults 13 and older, the 5K starts at 9:30 a.m. Pre-registration with no beanie is $20; with beanie is $25.
The course, from start to finish, is at the Port Townsend Boatyard Trailhead of the Larry Scott Trail.
To get there from state Highway 20, turn left at the Safeway traffic light and park in the Haines Street Park & Ride before walking across the highway at the light to the boatyard.
For more information, phone Jeni Little at 360-385-3163, email jeni70.little@gmail.com or visit www.peninsulatrailscoalition.org.
Swashbuckling play
PORT TOWNSEND — Saturday and Sunday are the last nights to see Port Townsend High School drama students perform “The Three Musketeers.”
Curtain time will be at 7 p.m. each night in the high school auditorium at 1500 Van Ness St.
The play opened Nov. 7.
Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for senior citizens and students, and $3 for children younger than 12. A special family rate of $25 also is available.
Tickets are on sale at the door only.
The adaptation of the famous novel by Alexander Dumas includes swashbuckling swordplay and 17th-century costumes.
Joining director Jennifer Nielsen as fight choreographer for the show is certified combat instructor Erik Van Beuzekom from the Paradise Theatre School in Chimacum.
More than 25 students from all over Jefferson County are involved in the production.
For more information, contact Nielsen at pogoseb@earthlink.net or 360-379-6761 with any questions.
Rhody Run training
PORT TOWNSEND — Rhody Run training is held at 7:30 a.m. every Sunday.
Runners meet at the Fort Worden Commons.
The next Rhody Run will be May 17 during the annual Port Townsend Rhododendron Festival.
For more information, contact Jeni Little, race director, at 360-385-3163 or rhodyruninfo@gmail.com, or visit www.rhodyrun.com.
Audubon field trip
PORT TOWNSEND — Admiralty Audubon will host a field trip from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Participants, who will meet in the parking lot at the Point Wilson Lighthouse at Fort Worden, will circle the lighthouse near the shore looking for marine birds.
They are urged to wear walking shoes and warm clothing.
For more information, contact Ron Sikes at 360-385-0307 or sikes@olympus.net.
QUILCENE
Outdoor Club hike
QUILCENE — The Olympic Outdoor Club will hike the Lower Big Quilcene River Trail on Sunday.
This is a relatively easy hike of 10 miles round trip, with an elevation gain of 800 feet and a high point at 2,000 feet.
For start times and locations, as well as requirements, email olympic.outdoor@gmail.com.
SEQUIM
Discussions group
SEQUIM — The Sequim Great Decisions Discussion Group will meet at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., from 10 a.m. to noon today.
The topic is “The State of the State: The Global Contest for the Future of Government.”
The suggested background reading for the discussion is the article “The State of the State” from the July/August edition of Foreign Affairs.
New members are welcome.
For more information, phone John Pollock at 360-683-9622, email jcpollock@olypen.com or visit www.tinyurl.com/SequimGreatDecisionsDiscussion.
Roller derby bout
SEQUIM — The Port Scandalous Strait Shooters are uniting with their alumni for a bout at the Sequim unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula at 400 W. First St. on Saturday.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with the game starting at 6 p.m.
Port Scandalous plays against the Grunge City Rollers out of Marysville in their last game of the year.
Tickets are $10 pre-sale — available at Drake U-Bake Pizza & Subs at 819 S. Lincoln St. in Port Angeles, online at www.brownpapertickets.com or from a derby girl— or $12 at the door.
There will be a beer garden and a 50/50 raffle during the event.
Concessions are provided by Boys & Girls Clubs.
For more information, visit www.portscandalous.com or find the team on Facebook.
Smartphone meeting
SEQUIM — The Sequim PC Users Group will present an overview of smartphones at the Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St., at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The meeting is especially for those considering purchasing or giving a smartphone as a holiday gift.
Nash’s chef demo
SEQUIM — Chef and author Ankur Shah will demonstrate seasonal cooking at Nash’s Farm Store, 4681 Sequim-Dungeness Way, at 2 p.m. Saturday.
The demonstration is free and open to the public.
A graduate of Sequim High School, Shah has owned a restaurant in Argentina and wrote a cookbook from his experiences there.
His cookbook, Cooking with Bigode, is on sale at Nash’s Farm Store.
He strongly believes in using local, seasonal ingredients in his cooking and will share recipes and cooking tips on how attendees can incorporate them into their holiday meals.
PORT ANGELES
CrossFit food drive
PORT ANGELES — CrossFit Thunder Ridge Thanksgiving will hold a food drive/workout of the day at 325½ W. Second St. from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday.
A donation of a nonperishable food item is requested for participation.
The workout involves shuttling food from the gym to the Port Angeles Food Bank while volunteers hand out Thanksgiving meals to families in need.
No prior CrossFit experience is required.
For more information, visit www.crossfitthunderridge.com.
Baby food drive
PORT ANGELES — Esther Chapter 19 Order of the Eastern Star will hold its annual “Cradle of Caring” baby food drive for the Port Angeles Food Bank at Walmart from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Donations can be baby food, diapers, wipes or cash.
For pickup of any donations or for more information, phone Vickie Larson at 360-457-9444.
Studio’s celebration
PORT ANGELES — Cabled Fiber Studio will host a reopening celebration at its new store location, 125 W. First St., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The studio will have homemade cookies, MarySue’s blueberry punch, hourly drawings and a grand prize package from Cascade Yarns.
Many of its teachers will be on hand and have examples of class projects.
Visitors are urged to bring personal projects to show-and-tell.
For more information, phone Beth Witters 360-504-2233, email operations@cabledfiberstudio.com or visit www.cabledfiberstudio.com.
Vegetarian potluck
PORT ANGELES — The OlyPen Vegetarian Education Group will host its monthly vegetarian community potluck at Renaissance, 401 E. Front St., at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Vegetarians, vegans or anyone curious about living a plant-based lifestyle are encouraged to come, share a favorite plant-based recipe and make new friends.
The group requests that each dish include an ingredient list or recipe to share.
Participants should bring personal serving utensils, eating utensils and plates.
RSVPs are appreciated.
A Sequim ride-share is available.
Potlucks are held the last Sunday of every month.
For more information, phone 360-912-1303 or email olypenveg@gmail.com.
Sons of Norway dance
PORT ANGELES — The Sons of Norway group will host its weekly folk-ballroom-swing dance at 131 W. Fifth St. from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.
Dance instruction is planned at 6:30 p.m.
Admission is $2 for members and $3 for nonmembers.
This is an all-ages, no-smoking and no-alcohol event.
For more information, phone Sandy Maxwell at 360-457-7035.
JOYCE
Lions Club breakfast
JOYCE — The Crescent Bay Lions Club will offer breakfast every Sunday except holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. until Mother’s Day on May 10.
The cost is $6 for adults and $3.50 for children 12 and younger.
The menu includes eggs cooked to order, hot cakes, French toast, biscuits and gravy, hashbrowns and ham, sausage or bacon.
There are no breakfasts planned for Dec. 21 or 28.
The club is on state Highway 112 at Holly Hill Road.
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
Environmental film
FORKS — Peninsula College in Forks, 481 S. Forks Ave., will screen a new environmental documentary film, “Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek,” at 7 tonight.
Admission is free.
“Come Hell or High Water” follows Derrick Evans, a Boston teacher who moves home to coastal Mississippi.
The graves of his ancestors are bulldozed to make way for the sprawling city of Gulfport.
Over the course of a decade, Evans and his neighbors stand up to powerful corporate interests and politicians and face Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil disaster in their struggle for self-determination and environmental justice.
For more information, visit www.pencol.edu or www.facebook.com/PeninsulaCollege.
