A&E briefs — July 19, 2017
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Workshop students set free concerts for July 21, 22
Two free concerts featuring faculty and students of The Dungeness Music Workshop are scheduled during Lavender Weekend. Performers present choral pieces, jazz big band and combo favorites, and contemporary popular selections.
Concerts include: 7-9 p.m. on Friday, July 21, at the Dungeness Community Church auditorium, 45 Eberle Lane; and 7-9 p.m. on Saturday, July 22, at Dungeness Schoolhouse, 2781 Towne Road.
All ages are welcome to attend. For more details, contact workshop director Craig Buhler at 683-2277 or craig@craigbuhler.com.
VFW hosts McInturffs for dinner, music
The Sequim VFW Post 4760 hosts a dinner-and-music event featuring The McInturffs from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, at the post, 169 E. Washington St. Cost is $10 and includes roast chicken, corn-on-the-cob and baked beans. The community is welcome.
City sets ‘Performers on the Plaza’ schedule
The City of Sequim City Arts Advisory Commission has announced the schedule for the new “Performers on the Plaza” program. Musicians will perform on the Civic Center Plaza, 152 W. Cedar St., each Friday in August from noon-2 p.m.
They are:
• Aug. 4, Ken Young — pop, classic and ragtime piano music
• Aug. 11, Locos Only — Blues, country and rock
• Aug. 18, Colleen O’Brien and Chris Lee Duo — Chamber jazz
• Aug. 25, Farmstrong — Folk and rock to Motown and blues
For more information, contact City Clerk Karen Kuznek-Reese at 681-3428 or kkuznek@sequimwa.gov.
Pen turning is topic
The next meeting of the Strait Turners woodturners group will be from 9:30 a.m.-noon Tuesday, July 25, at the Gardiner Community Center, 980 Old Gardiner Road, Gardiner. Jim Conway will be doing a presentation on “Pen Turning.” He will go through the entire process of making a pen. He lives in Port Townsend and exhibits at Gallery 9, also in Port Townsend. The club welcomes turners of all levels. Visit its website at www.straitturners.org. For more information, contact Ernie at 683-2560.
Authors set PA reading date
Park View Villas (1430 Park View Lane, Port Angeles) hosts the Olympic Peninsula Authors as they share the stories of the new anthology “In the Words of Olympic Peninsula Authors.” Editors Heidi Hansen and Linda B. Myers will be joined by several contributing writers as they tell the tale of how the book came to be. Each writer will read from their selections. Books will be available for sale. Call 452-7222 for more information.
City of Sequim extends art proposal deadline
The City of Sequim City Arts Advisory Commission has extended the deadline for proposals from artists to create original artwork for public spaces in the Sequim Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar St., to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11. The opportunity is open to established professional artists in the Pacific Northwest. For more information, visit www.sequimwa.gov or contact City Clerk Karen Kuznek-Reese at 681-3428 or kkuznek@sequimwa.gov.
Read up on ‘The Revenant’
“The Revenant” by Michael Punke is the book up for discussion at 4 p.m. Saturday, July 26, at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. All are welcome to join. Copies of “The Revenant” are available in various formats including regular print, large print, downloadable audio and e-book, which can be requested online by visiting the library catalog at www.nols.org.
Plucking and singing at library
As part of the North Olympic Library System’s annual Summer Reading Program, Mo Phillips will be plucking his strings and singing his songs at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 25.
Phillips writes his children’s songs in Portland, Ore. This is music built for youngsters and parents alike. He does not dumb down lyrics or melodies for children to “understand” and therefore sings about things whole families can appreciate. Phillips plays a fine, distilled blend of Americana, soul and blues.
In the event of rain or wind, Sequim Library programs will take place in the Sequim Middle School cafeteria, 301 W. Hendrickson Road.
Zombies are coming to local libraries
As part of the North Olympic Library System’s annual Summer Reading Program, “Escape Room Challenge: Zombie Apocalypse!” for teens will be held at several NOLS locations. The challenge will be offered at 6 p.m. Friday, July 28, at the Port Angeles Library, and another is set for 6 p.m. at the Sequim Library, Friday, Aug. 11.
Help save the world and escape the zombie apocalypse! An anti-virus is locked in a box; work together with other players to find clues, solve critical thinking puzzles and break codes in order to retrieve the zombie anti-virus.
The event is for teens headed into grades 7-12.
See www.nols.org, call 460-8500 or email youth@nols.org for more information.
