A&E briefs — May 9, 2018

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Community Variety Show to change date

For the month of May only, Your Community Variety Show will be held on the fourth Tuesday of the month instead of the usual third Tuesday. The shift from May 15 to May 22 was made necessary by another group’s overlapping booking of the popular Sequim Prairie Grange.

The show is produced each month by Skookum Bay Productions, a division of Skookum Bay Publishing LLC, in conjunction with Joyful Noise Music Center. Both are local businesses headquartered in Sequim. Each month’s variety show includes anywhere from seven to 10 acts composed of local performers. Previous acts have included musical soloists and ensembles, actors and comedians, poets and storytellers, and dancers.

The show runs from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and there is no admission charge. Get more information by emailing to sbayprod@olypen.com or calling 360-681-2686.

‘Working Backwards’ exhibits at PC

Self-taught artist Stephen O’Donnell’s “Working Backwards” solo exhibition will be on display in the PUB Gallery of Art at Peninsula College, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles, through May 10.

O’Donnell will also host a lecture in the Little Theater beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, with a reception following at 1:30 p.m. in the gallery.

O’Donnell has shown professionally since 1995 and has work in the permanent collections of the Portland Art Museum, the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, Portland Community College, Portable Works Collection and other notable private collections. A large format art book, a collection of his paintings along with writings inspired by his work, will appear in 2018 under the title “The Untold Gaze.”

For more information, contact Michael Paul Miller at mpmiller@pencol.edu.

Stories of ground- breaking women

Storyteller Rebecca Hom shares the stories of several WASP (Womens’ Airforce Service Pilots) pilots and their program, including its creation, conflicts and controversial disbandment at the free Story Swap set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, in the Carver room of the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.

The WASPs were a civilian force of 1,100 women pilots who became the first females to fly military aircraft.

After a short refreshment break, there is an open mic session for anyone to step up and share a short tale.

The nonprofit Story People Of Clallam County is dedicated to bringing all forms of live story telling to the North Olympic Peninsula. Information about public events, group membership and about storytellers available is on the web at ClallamStoryPeople.org. Call Erran Sharpe at 360-460-6594 for more information.

Accordion social May 20

The Sequim Accordion Social is set for 1-4 p.m. Sunday, May 20, at the Sequim Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St. A $2-3 donation is requested at the door to help pay for the room. The featured guest is button box accordion player David Emter of Eatonville. All players should bring their accordion and a song or two to play, and accordion lovers and dancers are invited to attend for some great music.

The intent of the social, organizers say, is to have a supportive and friendly atmosphere where players can play and everyone can enjoy some great music.

Emter became interested in playing the diatonic button accordion after retiring from a 33-year career with the U.S. Air Force. A North Dakota native, he grew to favor waltz and polka music, and he came from a family with many well-known musicians in the region.

Call 360-481-4264 or see www.facebook.com/SequimAccordion for more information.

Global sounds come to Sequim Library

Eli Rosenblatt brings his signature mix of global sounds to Sequim at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 19, at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. A Seattle-based musician, Rosenblatt’s original songs feature styles including salsa, reggae, hip-hop, American folk and funk. His music highlights “messages of love and acceptance of all people and the planet while creating interactive experiences that inspire free self-expression and spontaneous, joyful community,” event organizers say.

This event is supported by the Friends of the Sequim Library. For more information about this and other programs for youth, email to youth@nols.org, call 360-683-1161 or visit www.nols.org.