A&E briefs — March 21, 2018
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, March 21, 2018
OPAA hosts Forks wood-crafting artist
The public is invited to attend the Olympic Peninsula Art Association’s meeting set for 9:30 a.m.-noon Thursday, March 22, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim. This month’s presenter is Forks folk artist Richard Workman, who will be demonstrating how he designs and creates his wood burning pieces.
Workman attended high school in Florence, Mont., and attended Montana State University with an art scholarship, then served overseas in the U.S. Navy as a mess specialist. In 1988 he became a T-shirt artist in Missoula, Mont., after learning the art of screen printing. His work has been published in various newspapers and magazines, and is the author and illustrator of “Bigfoot Can’t Dance.”
Workman now works as an interior design artist for various restaurants in the area, and shows his work at One of a Kind Gallery in Port Angeles where he hosts workshops in wood-burning.
Woodturners group updates meeting time
The Strait Turners woodturners group has changed its meeting time to 12:30-3:30 p.m. Meetings will continue to be the last Tuesday of each month at the Gardiner Community Center, 980 Old Gardiner Road; to accommodate a growing membership, meeting attendees are asked to enter the community center on the upper level.
The March 27 meeting presenter is Brad Stave on the topic of “Turning Platters.” Call Ernie at 360-683-2560 for more information.
‘The Grown Ups’ to screen at library
Join friends and neighbors for eye-opening journeys and inspired stories at the free Documentary Nights! film series. The next series offering is “The Grown-Ups,” set to screen at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
Director Maite Alberdi provides an intimate glimpse into the lives of adults in Chile living with Down Syndrome.
The film illuminates legal, financial and societal restrictions that diminish the freedoms of Chile’s developmentally disabled population.
This 2016 film is not rated and is 60 minutes in length with subtitles in English.
For more information about this and other upcoming events, visit www.nols.org and select “Events,” and “Sequim,” email discover@nols.org or call 360-683-1161.
Book group to discuss ‘The Turner House’
The Novel Conversations Book Discussion Group meets at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., every fourth Wednesday of the month at 4 p.m. On March 28, the group will discuss “The Turner House” by Angela Flournoy.
To participate, simply read the book and attend the discussion; no reservations are needed, and drop-ins are always welcome.
Copies of “The Turner House” 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.
To view a complete list of the 2018 selections, visit www.nols.org/book-discussion-groups.
This program is supported by the Friends of the Sequim Library.
