MEETINGS
Meetings are listed based on written notification to The Gazette. Listings can be sent to The Gazette through e-mail at donnam@sequimgazette.com, faxed to 683-6670, mailed to P.O. Box 1750, Sequim WA 98382 or dropped off in our office at 147 W. Washington, Sequim. The deadline is Wednesday at 5 p.m. for the next week's edition. Please note new e-mail address.
Daily
• AA meetings. Various meeting times, locations each day. 452-4212. www.nopaa.org or sites.google.com/site/aadistrict55sequim.
• Al-Anon. Various meeting times, locations. 452-6973.
• Boy Scouts of America. Various meeting times, locations for Cub Scout, Boy Scout and Venture Crew troops. www.joinscouts.net.
• League of Women Voters. Various meeting times, locations. 681-3757.
• NA meetings. Numerous meetings in the county at various times each day. 477-9367.
• Weight Watchers. Numerous meetings in the county at various times each day. 800-374-9191 or weightwatchers.com.
Wednesday Feb. 1
• Conservative Coffee Chat. 9-10 a.m. Ely’s Cafe, 206 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim. 681-7560.
• Sunbonnet Sue Quilt Club. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Masonic Hall, 700 S. Fifth Ave., Sequim. www.sunbonnetsuequiltclub.org.
• TOPS. 9-9:45 a.m. weigh-in, 10 a.m. meeting. Sequim
Bible Church, 847 N. Sequim Ave. 582-3045.
• Olympic Driftwood Sculptors. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, Sequim. 681-2535 or 683-6860.
• Peninsula Driftwood Artists. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 Blake Ave., Sequim. 681-8825.
• Ladies of the Elks. 10 a.m. Elks Lodge 143 Port Williams Road, Sequim. 683-7907.
• Exchange Club of Port Angeles. 3 p.m. 1210 E. Front St., Suite C, Port Angeles. 471-5188 or 460-0079.
• Sequim Irrigation Festival Planning Committee. 5:30 p.m. dinner, 6 p.m. meeting. Mariner Cafe, 707 E. Washington St., Sequim. 461-6511.
• Real Life Recovery. 6:30 p.m. 96 Deer Park Road, Port Angeles. 452-9936 or www.thecrossingchurch.net.
• Hurricane Ridge RV Club. 7 p.m. Call 683-3197 or 683-0120 for meeting time and location.
• Sequim Assembly International Order of the Rainbow for Girls. 7 p.m. Sequim Masonic Hall, 700 S. Fifth Ave., Sequim. 681-7851.
• Strait Macintosh Users Group. Richard Serkes, “Finding A Better Finder.” 7:15 p.m. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim. 457-4660.
Thursday Feb. 2
• Soroptimist International of Port Angeles — Jet Set. 7 a.m. Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St., Port Angeles. 452-7925.
• Mothers of Preschoolers. 9-11:30 a.m. Fairview Bible Church, 385 O’Brien Road, Port Angeles. www.fairviewbible.net or 457-5905.
• Masonic Coffee. 10 a.m. Sequim Masonic Hall, 700 S. Fifth Ave., Sequim. 683-4431.
• Family Support Group. For families, friends and loved ones of persons with serious mental disorders. Noon-1:30 p.m. Peninsula Community Mental Health Center, 118 E. Eighth St., Port Angeles. 457-0431.
• Rotary Club of Sequim. Noon. Sunland Golf & Country Club, 109 Hilltop Drive, Sequim. 681-8539.
• Kiwanis Club of Sequim. Noon. Paradise Restaurant, 703 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim. 681-0805.
• Olympic Minds. Sequim/Port Angeles community group of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, IONS. 1 p.m. Media room at the Lodge, 660 Evergreen Farm Way, Sequim. 582-1034.
• Bridge group. 1 p.m. Sunland office of Windermere Real Estate, 137 Fairway Drive, Sequim. 417-1152.
• Clallam C’lectors Questers. 1 p.m. Meets at members homes. 582-3788.
• Sequim Chess Club. Bring boards, sets and/or clocks. 3:30-5:45 p.m. Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church, 925 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim. 681-8481.
• Emotional freedom technique group. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Inner Harmony at the Natural Healing Clinic, 162 S. Barr Road, Port Angeles. 457-1515.
• Strait Stamp Society. 6-8 p.m. Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. 683-6373 or rickcath@wavecable.com.
• Intenders Circle of the Highest Good. 6-8 p.m. Call 360-808-2662 for location.
• Jefferson County Cemetery District 3 Commissioners. 7:30 p.m. Gardiner Community Center, 980 Old Gardiner Road, Gardiner. 360-797-7515.
• Food Addicts in Recovery. Call 452-1050 for location information.
Friday Feb. 3
• Rotary Club of Sequim Sunrise. 7 a.m. Sunland banquet hall, 109 Hilltop Drive, Sequim. 681-8539.
• Sequim Great Decisions Discussion Group. “Does Humanitarian Intervention Work?” 10 a.m.-noon. Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. http://tinyurl.com/SequimGreatDecisionsDiscussion, 683-9622 or jcpollock@olypen.com.
• Sequim Duplicate Bridge Club. 12:30 p.m. Masonic Hall, 700 S. Fifth Ave., Sequim. 683-5635.
• Computerized Genealogy Users Group. Linda Rees, Port Angeles Family History Center. 1 p.m. Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. 683-5486.
Saturday Feb. 4
• North Olympic Shuttle and Spindle Guild. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Call 683-7913 for location.
• Overeaters Anonymous. 10-11 a.m. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave. Sequim. 452-0227.
• Fleet Reserve Association. 11 a.m. Mariner Cafe, 707 E. Washington St., Sequim. 457-4683.
• Light Lunch. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim. Free hot meals for those in need. 683-4862.
• Visually Impaired Persons of Sequim. 12:30-2 p.m. Chinese Garden, 271 S. Seventh Ave., Sequim. 457-1383.
Sunday Feb. 5
• Strait Air Volksgruppe. Volkswagen Club. Noon. Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 Del Guzzi Drive, Port Angeles. 452-2550.
• Sequim Senior Singles Luncheon. 12:30 p.m.
Sequim Senior Activity Center, 921 E. Hammond St., Sequim. 582-9873.
• Adult Scrabble. Beginners to experts. 1 p.m. The Buzz, 128 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim. 681-2619 or 681-5082.
• History Tales. 2:30 p.m. Port Angeles City Council chambers, 321 E. Fifth St., Port Angeles. 452-2662.
• Amma’s Olympic Peninsula Satsang. Chanting, devotional signing and meditation followed by a vegetarian potluck dinner. 4-6:30 p.m. Meets at homes in Sequim, Port Angeles and Port Townsend. 360-732-4494.
Monday Feb. 6
• Alzheimer’s Association Caregivers Support Group. 9:30-11:30 a.m. Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St., Port Angeles. 457-7004.
• Sequim Prairie Garden Club. Eleanor Garthwaite, “Talking Weeds . . . They Just Won’t Shut Up.” 10:30 a.m. Pioneer Memorial Park, 387 E. Washington St., Sequim. 683-7206.
• Sequim Duplicate Bridge Club. 12:30 p.m. Masonic Hall, 700 S. Fifth Ave., Sequim. 683-5635.
• Family Caregiver Support Group. 1-3 p.m. Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 Blake Ave., Sequim. 417-8554.
• Master Degree of Beta Sigma Phi. 1:30 p.m. Members’ homes. 683-7907.
• Overeaters Anonymous. 4:15 p.m. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim. 477-9024.
• Vegetarian/vegan potluck group. 5:30 p.m. Community Service Center, Sequim Seventh-day Adventist Church, 30 Sanford Lane, Sequim. 681-2580 or 775-4799.
• Grand Olympic Chorus of Sweet Adelines International. 6:30-9 p.m. Sequim Bible Church, 847 N. Sequim Ave. 683-0141 or 360-385-4680.
• Eagle Lodge. 7 p.m. 112 E. Eighth St., Port Angeles. 452-3344.
• Sequim City Band. 7 p.m. James Center for the Performing Arts, 563 N. Rhodefer Road, Sequim. 683-2546.
Tuesday Feb. 7
• Sequim Republican Club. 8 a.m. Tarcisio’s, 609 W. Washington St., Port Angeles. 417-3035.
• Dungeness Bonsai Society. 10 a.m. Pioneer Memorial Park, 387 E. Washington St., Sequim. 683-1315.
• Newcomers’ Club. Matthew Randazzo, North Olympic Land Trust. 11:30 a.m. social time, noon lunch. Red Lion Crab House, 221 N. Lincoln St., Port Angeles. 582-0659 before Feb. 2 to make reservations.
• Lincoln Heights Garden Club. 11:30 a.m. Scandia Hall, 131 W. Fifth St., Port Angeles. 452-4047 or 457-9607.
• Overeaters Anonymous. Noon-1 p.m. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave. Sequim. 582-9549.
• Grief support. 1:30-3 p.m. Portable building, Sequim Community Church, 950 N. Fifth Ave. 582-3796.
• Good News Club. 1:40-3 p.m. Reading Room, Jefferson Elementary School, 218 E. 12th St., Port Angeles. www.cefop.us.
• Young Adults Advisory Group. Recommends new books, movies and other materials for library. Sequim
Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. 683-1161.
• Olympic Peninsula Men’s Chorus. 6 p.m. Monterra clubhouse. Call 683-3918 for directions.
• Olympic Mountain Cloggers. 6 p.m. Howard Wood Memorial Theatre, 132½ W. Washington St., Sequim. 681-3987.
• Gamblers Anonymous. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Room 3, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 E. Lopez Ave., Port Angeles. 452-9040.
• Celebrate Recovery. 6:30 p.m. 707 E. Washington St., Suite D, Sequim. www.sequimvineyard.com or 360-477-5747.
• SKWIM Toastmasters Club. 7 p.m. Blue Sky Real Estate, 190 Priest Road, Sequim. 582-9145.
Wednesday Feb. 8
• Conservative Coffee Chat. 9-10 a.m. Ely’s Cafe, 206 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim. 681-7560.
• Sunbonnet Sue Quilt Club. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Masonic Hall, 700 S. Fifth Ave., Sequim. www.sunbonnetsuequiltclub.org.
• American Sewing Guild’s Creative Threads. 10 a.m.-noon. Karen’s Sewing Center, 609 W. Washington St., Sequim. 681-0820.
• TOPS. 9-9:45 a.m. weigh-in, 10 a.m. meeting. Sequim Bible Church, 847 N. Sequim Ave. 582-3045.
• Sequim Guild for Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center. Lunch at 11:30 a.m. Oak Table, 292 W. Bell St., Sequim, meeting at 1 p.m. The Lodge at Sherwood Village, 660 Evergreen Farm Way, Sequim. 683-7185.
• Olympic Peninsula Master Gardeners. 12:30 p.m. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim. 417-2279 or 565-2679.
• Mini-Marvels Club. 1 p.m. Sequim Library, 630 N.
Sequim Ave.
• Dungeness River Management Team. 2-5 p.m. Dungeness River Audubon Center at Railroad Bridge Park, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road, Sequim. 681-4664.
• Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center. 5 p.m. Second-floor classroom, Sequim Bible Church, 847 N. Sequim Ave.
• Double Deck Pinochle Group. 6:30 p.m. For location, call 452-5754.
• Real Life Recovery. 6:30 p.m. 96 Deer Park Road, Port Angeles. 452-9936 or www.thecrossingchurch.net.
• Sequim Elks Lodge 2642. 7 p.m. 143 Port Williams Road. 683-2763.
• Clallam County Amateur Radio Club. 7 p.m. Linkletter Hall, basement at Olympic Memorial Hospital, 939 Caroline St., Port Angeles. www.olyham.com or 452-8228.
• Clallam County Democratic Club. 7 p.m. Pioneer Memorial Park, 387 E. Washington St., Sequim. 683-4502.
• Port Angeles Harmonica Society. 7-9 p.m. Laurel Park Assisted Living, 1183 E. Park Ave., Port Angeles. 457-4471.
• Sequim Prairie Grange. 7 p.m. 290 Macleay Road,
Sequim. 683-4431.
• Sequim Sangha. Buddhist insight meditation, readings from Buddhist teachings. 7-8:30 p.m. Call for location. 504-2188.
Meetings are listed based on written notification to The Gazette. Listings can be sent to The Gazette through e-mail at donnam@sequimgazette.com, faxed to 683-6670, mailed to P.O. Box 1750, Sequim WA 98382 or dropped off in our office at 147 W. Washington, Sequim. The deadline is Wednesday at 5 p.m. for the next week's edition.
Daily
• AA meetings. Various meeting times, locations each day. 452-4212. www.nopaa.org.
• Al-Anon. Various meeting times, locations. 452-6973.
• Boy Scouts of America. Various meeting times, locations for Cub Scout, Boy Scout and Venture Crew troops. 800-272-6865 or www.joinscouts.net.
• League of Women Voters. Various meeting times, locations. 681-3757.
• NA meetings. Numerous meetings in the county at various times each day. 477-9367.
• Weight Watchers. Numerous meetings in the county at various times each day. 800-651-6000.
Wednesday Jan. 6
• Overeaters Anonymous. Men's meeting. 7-8 a.m. St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim. 582-9549.
• Sunbonnet Sue Quilt Club. 9 a.m.-
4 p.m. Masonic Hall, 700 S. Fifth Ave., Sequim. 681-0795.
• Family Support Group. For families, friends and loved ones of persons with serious mental disorders. Noon-1:15 p.m. Peninsula Community Mental Health Center, 118 E. Eighth St., Port Angeles. 457-0431.
• Rotary Club of Sequim. Noon. Elks Lodge, 143 Port Williams Road, Sequim. 681-8539.
• Kiwanis Club of Sequim. Noon. Paradise Restaurant, 703 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim. 582-0022.
• Olympic Minds. Sequim/Port Angeles community group of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, IONS. 1 p.m. Media room of the Lodge at Sherwood Village, 660 Evergreen Farm Way, Sequim. 582-1034.
• Bridge group. 1 p.m. SunLand office of Windermere Real Estate, 137 Fairway Drive, Sequim. 683-2711.
• Clallam C'lectors Questers. 1 p.m. Meets at members' homes. 582-3788.
• Happy Tymer Clown Alley. 1 p.m.. St. Joseph's Catholic Church hall, 121 E. Maple St., Sequim. 683-8897 or 683-0742.
• Retired Scientists of Sequim. 1:30 p.m. Call for location. 681-8448.
• Snap Voyagers. 3-5 p.m. Sequim Community School, 220 W. Alder St., Sequim. 681-8642.
• Strait Stamp Society. 6-8 p.m. Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim. 683-6373 or rickcath@olypen.com.
• Smart Recovery Self Help Group.
6 p.m. 4 Directions Counseling and Consulting, 342 W. Washington St., Sequim. 681-2467.
• French Club. Advanced conversation and reading from 2 p.m. Call for location. 582-1334.
Saturday Jan. 9
• Sequim PC User Group. 10 a.m. Sequim High School Technical Drafting Computer Lab, 601 N. Sequim Ave. spcug.net
• Overeaters Anonymous. 10-11 a.m. St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim. 452-0227.
• Light Lunch. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim. Free hot meals for those in need. 683-4862.
• American Association of University Women. 12:30-2 p.m. Alternates between
Sequim and Port Angeles. 681-0674.
• North Olympic Chapter of Veterans for Peace. 2:30 p.m. Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall, 73 Howe Road, off North Barr Road, Agnew. 360-385-7612.
• Amma's Olympic Peninsula Satsang. Chanting, devotional singing and meditation followed by a vegetarian potluck dinner. 5-7:30 p.m. Meets at homes in Sequim, Port Angeles, and Port Townsend. 360-732-4494.
Sunday Jan. 10
• Olympic Peninsula Glass Art Guild. Open to all glass artists. 1-2:30 p.m. St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 525 N. Sequim Ave.,
Sequim. cjalex824@gmail.com or 681-0385.
• Adult Scrabble. Beginners to experts, 1 p.m. The Buzz, 128 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim. 452-4423.
Monday Jan. 11
• Natural Science Study Group. 10 a.m.-noon. Railroad Bridge Park, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road, Sequim. 681-4076.
• Sequim Duplicate Bridge Club. 12:30 p.m. Masonic Hall, 700 S. Fifth Ave., Sequim. 681-3090 or 683-5635.
• Caregiver Support Group. 1:30-3 p.m. Senior Information Office, 411 W. Washington St., Sequim. 417-8554.
• Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous. 2 p.m. Calvary Chapel of Sequim, 91 Boyce Road, Sequim. 452-1050. www.foodaddicts.org.
• Grand Olympic Chorus of Sweet Adelines International. 6:30-9 p.m. Mondays except holidays. Sequim Bible Church, 847 N. Sequim Ave. 683-0141 or 360-385-4680.
• National Alliance of Mental Illness. Open to relatives and friends of people who have mental health issues. 7-8:30 p.m.
Sequim Community Church, 950 N. Fifth Ave.,
Sequim. 582-1598.
Tuesday Jan. 12
• Soroptimist International of Sequim. 7 a.m. Mariner Cafe, 707 E. Washington St., Sequim. 683-1055.
• Overeaters Anonymous. Noon-1 p.m. St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim. 582-9549.
• Women's cancer support group. 1-3 p.m. Second-floor conference room at 844 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim. 582-2845.
• Post 4760, Veterans of Foreign Wars. 2 p.m. 169 E. Washington St., Sequim.
Arts entertainment calendar
music
Thursday Jan. 7
• Bottom Line Duo, double bass and violoncello duo, opens Peninsula College's 2010 winter quarter Studium Generale. 12:35 p.m. Little Theater, Peninsula College, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles. Free. 452-9277.
• Karaoke. 5:30-6:45 p.m., Big Fine Daddies, 7-11 p.m. 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 Highway 101, Blyn. 683-7777.
Friday Jan. 8
• Sarah Shea, Al Harris, and Craig Buhler. 6-9 p.m. Stymie's Bar and Grill, 1965 Woodcock Road, Sequim. 683-6344.
Friday-Saturday Jan. 8-9
• Joey James Dean. Rock and roll classics. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
• Washington Old Time Fiddlers. All players jam, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; performance, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, Sequim. 417-6950 or handrlester@olypen.com.
• SuperTrees. Wine on the Waterfront. Music from the 1950s-1970s. 8 p.m. Second floor of The Landing mall, next to the Port Angeles City Pier, Lincoln Street, Port Angeles.
Sunday Jan. 10
• Sequim Accordion Social. 1-4 p.m. Sequim Senior Activity Center, 921 E. Hammond St., Sequim. $2 donation requested. 683-5620.
• Open studio featuring the work of South Korean visual artist Gillchuh Koh. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Reception follows, 4-6 p.m. Building 205, Fort Worden State Park, 200 Battery Way, Port Townsend. 360-385-3102 or info@centrum.org.
Friday Jan. 8
• Reception for January artist of the month Debbie Hilt. 5-8 p.m. Waterfront Art Gallery, 120 W. Front St., Port Angeles. 452-8165.
Friday-Saturday Jan. 8-9
• Work of artist Elizabeth "Missy" Fletcher Barlow featured during Second Weekend Art event. 4-7 p.m. Friday Jan. 8, 1-4 p.m. Saturday Jan. 9. Museum at the Carnegie, Second and Lincoln streets, Port Angeles. 452-2662 or www.clallamhistoricalsociety.com.
Sunday Jan. 10
• Reception for Duncan and Peach McKiernan's exhibit. 2-4 p.m. Jan. 10. Exhibit Jan. 10-March 7. Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, 1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles. 457-3532 or www.pafac.org.
January artists
• Blue Whole Gallery members present "Out-of-Line," a clothesline show in the gallery windows. 129 W. Washington St., Sequim.
• Residents of Gallery at the Fifth Avenue show paintings, woodcarvings, wrought metal and needlework. 500 W. Hendrickson Road, Sequim.
• Sequim Arts members Janet and LeRoy Beers' "The Beers Collection of Watercolors." KeyBank, 120 N. Dunlap Ave., Sequim.
• Skip Kratzer's car art and paintings. The Buzz/BeeDazzled, 128 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim.
• Debbie Hilt's watercolor paintings. Waterfront Art Gallery, 120 W. Front St., Port Angeles. 452-8165.
• Gina Hensel, abstract art. Vault Cafe and First Federal, mezzanine level inside Aldrich's Market, 940 Lawrence St., Port Townsend.
• Blockprinters Randy and Sallie Radock of Sequim. Art Mine Gallery in the Inn at Port Hadlock, 310 Hadlock Bay Road, Port Hadlock, and Gateway Visitors Center, 93 Beaver Valley Road, Port Ludlow. 360-385-7030.
• Swing dance lessons through Feb. 8 with Terry West. 6:30 p.m. introductory level; 7:30 p.m., level 2, 8:30 p.m. level 3. Sequim Prairie Grange Hall, 290 Macleay Road, Sequim. $60 per person; $15 per class/$20 for two classes for drop-ins. Pre-register at www.TerryWestProductions.com; CutARug@gmail.com or 206-786-3421.
Tuesdays
• Senior Swingers of Port Angeles. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St., Port Angeles. 457-7004.
• For dance lesson information, call: line dance, 681-2987; Western line dancing, 681-2826; hula dance for teens, adults and seniors, 253-288-0450.
events
Friday-Saturday Jan. 8-9
• Twelfth Night in British style for Olympic Theatre Arts' second Holiday High Tea. 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. each day. Gathering room, 414 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim. $22. 683-7326 or www.olympictheatre@tfon.com.
Friday Jan. 8
• ART ROCK. Port Angeles-based band SuperTrees, January's artist-in-residence Doug Parent, and food and drink from Michael's Seafood and Steakhouse. $3 cover charge. 8 p.m. Studio Bob, 118 1/2 E. Front St., Port Angeles.
Saturday Jan. 9
• Olympic Peninsula Explorers Volkssport Club waterfront walk. 9 a.m. breakfast and meeting, followed by 6.8-mile/11-kilometer walk along the waterfront and newly opened portion of Discovery Trail and city streets. CrabHouse Restaurant, 221 N. Lincoln St., Port Angeles. One steep hill, wheelchairs possible, strollers and pets on a leash OK. 681-5405.
Thursday Jan. 14
• Johnny Lake presents a Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative program. 12:35 p.m. Little Theater, Peninsula College, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles. Free. 452-9277.
Saturday Jan. 16
• Olympic Gentle Paws dogs need youngsters to read to them, either the child's book or a book from the group's selection.
11 am.-noon. Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., Port Angeles. 681-4440 or cornellc@olypen.com.
ongoing events
Wednesdays
• Bird walks at the Dungeness River Audubon Center's lower Dungeness riparian forest. 8:30-10:30 a.m. Railroad Bridge Park, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road, Sequim. 681-4076.
• Blood pressure checks. 9 a.m.-noon. Second floor, Cardiac Services, Olympic Medical Services Building, 840 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim. 417-7486.
• Bridge at the Sequim Senior Activity Center. 1 p.m. All playing skill levels welcome. Other activities: senior workout, 9 a.m.; poetry, first and third Wednesdays, 1-2:30 p.m. 921 E. Hammond St., Sequim. 683-6806.
Thursdays
• Weekly Sequim writers' workshop. Immersion into creative writing, including poetry, nonfiction, memoir and fiction. Patty Kinney. 10 a.m.-noon. Pioneer Memorial Park, 387 W. Washington St., Sequim. 360-477-4529 or contact sequim writers@gmail.com.
• Trivia night. 5:30 p.m. Oasis Sports Bar & Grill, 301 W. Washington St., Sequim. $1 per team. 582-3143.
Mondays
• Blood pressure screening. 9-11 a.m. Faith Lutheran Church, 382 W. Cedar St., Sequim. Free. 681-0103.
• Senior workout, bridge, walking group, 9 a.m.; art with Judy Priest, 10 a.m.; knitting and crocheting, 10:30 a.m.; gentle yoga and chair exercise, 12:30-1:30 p.m.; yoga, 2-3:45 p.m. Sequim Senior Activity Center, 921 E. Hammond St., Sequim. 683-6806.
Tuesdays
• Crafts, 10 a.m.; SHIBA health insurance advice, 10 a.m.-noon; dominoes, 1 p.m.; pingpong, 1-3 p.m.; Middle Eastern dancers, 7-9 p.m.; potluck, second and fourth Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m.; and bunco, 1 p.m. second Tuesdays, Sequim Senior Activity Center, 921 E. Hammond St., Sequim. 683-6806.
Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday
• Encore! Adult Day Care. Supervised activities, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Lunch included. 301 E. Lopez Ave., Port Angeles. Call 457-6801.
classes
& demonstrations
Peninsula College
• Registration is available for Peninsula College Community Education classes. www.pc.ctc.edu or 417-6255.
Wednesday Jan. 6
• Writers workshop for beginning through advanced Indian/Native American writers. 3 p.m. Longhouse at Peninsula College, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles. Free. 417-6215 or tparker@pencol.edu.
Wednesday or Thursday Jan. 6-7
• Clallam Conservation District's "Landscaping with Native Plants" workshop. 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, at Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., Port Angeles, or 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, at Dungeness River Audubon Center, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road, Sequim. 452-1912 or http://clallam.scc.wa.gov.
Fridays Jan. 8-Feb. 26
• Museum and Arts Center and Peninsula College class on Olympic Peninsula history. Topics include Manis mastodon, Olympic Peninsula railroads and the history of nine local tribes. 10 a.m.-noon. Dungeness Schoolhouse, 2781 Towne Road, Sequim. 452-9277.
Saturday Jan. 9
• "Experiencing Seabirds" workshop. 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Port Townsend Marine Science Center, 200 Battery Way, Port Townsend. $25, free to current and prospective Natural History Exhibit docents. 360-385-5582, info@ptmsc.org.
• OlyCAP and Homeward Bound offer a first-time homebuyer class. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., Port Angeles. Free. 452-4726 or 360-385-2571.
Monday Jan. 11
• "Take a Deep Breath and Learn to Relax." Leonard Anderson, pulmonary rehabilitation coordinator. Noon. Second floor conference room, Medical Services Building, 840 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim. 417-7486 or www.olympicmedical.org.
Tuesday Jan. 12
• "Start Your New Year Out Correctly with Cardiovascular Exercise to Improve Your Health." Ron Hodges, clinical exercise specialist, cardiac rehabilitation coordinator. Noon. McCarter Room, Olympic Medical Center, 939 Caroline St., Port Angeles. 417-7486 or www.olympicmedical.org.
ongoing classes
• Yoga. 9-10 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church, 925 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim. 460-1864.
readings
and lectures
Saturday Jan. 9
• Lacey resident Lois Williams signs her new book "Heart Chords," a collection of poetry and reflections. Noon-3 p.m. The Good Book, 108 W. Washington St., Sequim. 683-3600.
Tuesday Jan. 12
• Port Ludlow poet Bill Mawhinney reads from his collected works for Peninsula College's Foothills Writers Series. 12:35 p.m. Little Theater, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles. Free. www.pencol.edu.
• Licensed counselor and nurse Dr. Dorothea Hover-Kramer forum on reducing stress. 2 p.m. Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic, at the rear of Sequim Medical Plaza, 777 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim. 582-0218.
• Indian Voices Poetry Night. Bring short stories, poetry and music. 5:30 p.m. soup and buckskin bread, reading follows. Peninsula College Longhouse, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles. 417-6215.
calls for artists,
volunteers
Through March 14, 2010
• Sequim Arts seeks entries for its 34th annual juried art exhibit May 6-9, 2010. Work in both two- and three-dimensions will be accepted. Detailed information, including a prospectus and an entry form, is available at www.sequimarts.org, juriedshow@sequimarts.org, caroleichler@yahoo.com or 582-0927.
• Sequim Arts is looking for studio artists to participate in the Sequim Arts Tour during the 2010 Lavender Festival, July 16-18. Call 683-4518.