St. Luke’s sets bazaar
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church will host its 63rd-annual Holiday Bazaar from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16, in the church parish hall, 525 N. Fifth Ave.
The bazaar will feature crafts, quilts and decorations, all hand-made by church members. The church will have a raffle and bake sale as well, with a hot luncheon served from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
“This is the oldest holiday bazaar in Sequim, dating from 1957,” rector Clayola Gitane said. “There will be something for everyone, and all are welcome.”
PC prof to showcase work on ‘Radical Anti-Communism’
Peninsula College history professor Michael Cassella-Blackburn will discuss his recent book at the next Studium Generale, set for 12:35 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, at Peninsula College’s Little Theater, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles.
Created during his 2018-2019 sabbatical, the work is titled “Radical Anti-Communism in American Politics after World War II, 1945-1950: William C. Bullitt and the Campaign to Save China,” which was published this year. The book centers on how and why William C. Bullitt and the China Lobby used fear to radicalize anti-communism.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Dr. Kate Reavey at kreavey@pencol.edu.
Focus On series spotlights geese, swans
The Dungeness River Audubon Center’s next Focus On Series session explores the world of our area’s geese and swans. The session starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Dungeness River Audubon Center, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road. Cost is $10, or $5 dollars for center members.
For more information, call 360-681-4076 or email to rceducation@olympus.net.
Monday Musicale to host concert with Bacon, Ortloff
Monday Musicale’s November monthly meeting is at noon on Nov. 18 at the Queen of Angels Catholic Church’s Fellowship Hall, 209 W. 11th St., Port Angeles.
The meeting followed by a free concert featuring local musicians Amanda Bacon and Todd Ortloff.
Monday Musicale meets the third Monday of the month. Proceeds from the memberships are used for scholarships for local high school musicians. The organization just concluded a successful scholarship benefit concert. The group’s scholarship auditions are March 1.
For more information, call Gail McDonald at 360-477-8601.
Buck Ellard at grange
Sequim Prairie Grange hosts a dinner and dance with the Buck Ellard Band from 5:30-8 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 290 Macleay Road.
Cost is $10 per person which includes a main dish, salad, dessert, coffee, tea and water.
For more information, call 360-582-0100.
Tuesday night contra dance for all
A special weeknight contra dance is open to singles, couples, teens and families next week at the Black Diamond Community Hall, 1942 Black Diamond Road, Port Angeles, on Tuesday, Nov. 19.
Organizers of the monthly dance have added an extra one since George Marshall, one of the best-known dance callers in the country, is coming to town. His mission, he said, is “to spread the joy of dance” wherever he goes.
Admission is by donation, with $8 suggested for adults and $4 for those under 18, while no one is turned away for lack of funds.
For more information about this and forthcoming contra dances, see BlackDiamondDance.org.
Book club to consider ‘Educated’
The Novel Conversations Book Discussion Group meets to discuss Tara Westover’s “Educated” at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. To participate, read the book and attend the discussion; no reservations are needed, and drop-ins are welcome.
Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Westover’s family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of her older brothers became violent. As a way out, she began to educate herself, learning enough mathematics and grammar to be admitted to Brigham Young University. Her quest for knowledge would transform her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge. Only then would she wonder if she’d traveled too far, if there was still a way home.
Copies the title are available in various formats including regular print, large print, audiobook, and downloadable eBook, which may be requested online by visiting the library catalog at www.nols.org. A limited number of copies of each book discussion selection are available at the library the month prior to each meeting.
For more information about this and other programs, visit www.nols.org, email to discover@nols.org or call 360-683-1161.
Author to speak in PT
Naturalist Fred Sharpe of Rain Shadow Prairies hosts a presentation at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St. Social hour begins at 6:30 p.m.
Sharpe is co-author and illustrator of “Wild Plants of the San Juan Islands,” “Birding in the San Juan Islands” and “Voyaging with the Whales.” He has a PhD in animal behavior from Simon Fraser University bachelor’s degree in plant ecology from the University of Washington). Sharpe is also a principal investigator with the Alaska Whale Foundation and studies the social behavior of humpback whales in Alaska and Hawaii.
