A&E briefs – Jan. 6, 2016

Published 12:35 pm Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Jazz dinner-dance set

Sequim High School’s 2015 Jazz Dinner & Dance features the Stardust Big Band and SHS Jazz Band on Saturday, Jan. 16. Listen to live music, dine and dance. Doors open at 6 p.m.; music starts at 6:30 p.m. Price includes dinner. Proceeds benefit Sequim High School Band Program. The event is sponsored by SHS Band Boosters. Call 582-3600 for more information.

Reading going to the dogs

The Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., invites the public to celebrate the new year by sharing a story with furry, four-legged friends from Olympic Gentle Paws Therapy Dog Club at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7.

Event coordinators say reading to a dog or other pet “creates a supportive and fun environment in which readers of all ages and abilities can practice their skills with confidence and joy.”

For more information, visit www.nols.org and select “Events,” call the library at 417-8500, or send an e-mail to PortAngeles@nols.org.

3-D sculpture exhibit goes up at Civic Center

An exhibit of three-dimensional sculptures opens at 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, in the lobby of the Sequim Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar St., as part of Sequim’s First Friday Art Walk.

The exhibit includes 19 pieces of artwork in a variety of mediums that were created by local artists Lewis Bennett, Dale Blankenship, Barb Boerigter, Linda Collins Chapman, Janine Hegy, John McBride, Larry McCaffrey, Betty Oppenheimer, Christian Speidel, Lloyd Taylor, David Tinsley and Kevin Willson.

The exhibit is presented by the City Arts Advisory Commission and will be on display through March 31. Regular business hours for the Civic Center are  8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Fiddlers play in Sequim

Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association members meet and perform on Saturday, Jan. 9, at Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, Sequim.

From 1:30-3:30 p.m., members present a performance of fiddle, country and bluegrass music.

The performance is free and open to the public. Donations will support fiddler scholarships.

The association is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, promoting and perpetuating old time fiddle music and associated arts and crafts.

Chorus hosts ‘Open House’ evening

Grand Olympics Chorus is hosting an open house — Girls’ Night Out — set for 6:30-9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11, at QFC Plaza, Suite E-103, in Sequim.

The event and group is open to women from teenagers and older who would like to learn to sing some a cappella harmony. Light refreshments will be served.

For more information, call 681-7546 or go online to www.grandolympicschorus.org.

Music festival moves to Fort Worden

The Olympic Music Festival will present its 33rd season in partnership with the Centrum Foundation at Fort Worden in Port Townsend rather on its farm near Quilcene.

In October, OMF founder Alan Iglitzin advised the board of directors of his intention to retire as executive director and to revert the festival grounds into private property.

The festival’s 2016 season will be from Aug. 13-Sept. 11. Julio Elizalde continues his tenure as artistic director with the support of the organization’s board of directors.

Visit the OMF website for more information at www.olympicmusicfestival.org.