Community Calendar — Jan. 11, 2023
Published 11:20 am Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Deadline for items appearing in the community calendar is noon on Wednesday, one week before publication at editor@sequimgazette.com or delivered to the Sequim Gazette at 147 W. Washington St.
Events/drama
• Learning Our Landscape series: “Archaeological Enigmas and Intrigues,” at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 12, with archaeologist Gary Wessen. Join the presentation at library.jamestowntribe.org/home/ProgramsEvents (meeting ID 876 9827 5538, passcode 745304). Hosted by Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal Library, in collaboration with North Olympic History Center. 360-681-4632, library@jamestowntribe.org.
• “Arctic Travel: Tales & Photos from Colleen Bittner,” at noon Thursday, Jan. 12, at Sequim YMCA, 610 N. Fifth Ave. Event is free to YMCA members; non-members pay a day-use fee. Tiffanybarnett@olympicpeninsulaymca.org.
• Sequim School District strategic planning meeting No. 1: “Strategic Planning Process Introduction and Future Focus,” 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. 360-582-3260.
• Teen Board Game and Art Night, 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, at Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. For teens in grades 7-12. nols.org, 360-683-1161, teens@nols.org.
• Clallam County Genealogical Society meeting, 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14. Guest lecturer Claudia Breeland presents “Finding and Using Historic Newspapers.” Attendees can watch the presentation on Zoom or at the the society’s research center, 403 E. Eighth St., Port Angeles. Call the society at 360-417-5000 to receive the Zoom meeting number and passcodes. clallamcogs.org.
• North Olympic Library System’s (NOLS) Intentional Aging series: the Feldenkrais Method with presenter Dr. Katherine Wieseman, at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, on Zoom. Register at nols.org/intentional-aging.
• Olympic National Park’s Perspectives Winter Speaker Series: “Lake Ozette: An Ecological Update,” with Patrick Crain, a fisheries biologist with Olympic National Park, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, on Zoom. Access Zoom link at nols.org/ONP. Hosted by North Olympic Library System. No registration required. nps.gov/olym, nols.org.
• Skwim Toastmasters meeting, with Shantia Crowley presenting “Increasing Your Visibility Through Youtube,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the KSQM 91.5 FM broadcasting office, 609 W. Washington St., and on Zoom. Free. Register at skwimyoutube.eventbrite.com. skwimtm.org, facebook.com/SequimToastmasters.
• Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, at Dungeness River Nature Center’s Rainshadow Room, 1943 West Hendrickson Road. Members’ photos highlighted. Free, open to public.
• Sequim School District safety meeting, 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, at the Sequim High School library, 601 N. Sequim Ave. 360-582-3260.
• Sequim School District strategic planning meeting No. 2: “Workforce Needs and Societal Changes,” 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. 360-582-3260.
• 30th-annual Polar Bear Golf Tournament, Feb. 3-5, at The Cedars at Dungeness, 1965 Woodcock Road. 36-hole individual stroke play. Practice round 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, 9 a.m. shotgun start, Feb. 4-5. 360-683-6344.
• Four Chaplains recognition ceremony, at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, at American Legion Post 62, 107 E. Prairie St.
• Sequim School District strategic planning meeting No. 3: “Workforce Readiness and Skills for the Future,” 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. 360-582-3260.
• Teen Board Game and Art Night, 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. For teens in grades 7-12. nols.org, 360-683-1161, teens@nols.org.
• Olympic Peninsula Toddler Prom, for children ages 0-6 (with parent(s), guardian(s)), 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles. Free. tsnorfleet@hotmail.com, 425-512-2028.
• Super Bowl Scramble golf tournament, Saturday, Feb. 11, at The Cedars at Dungeness, 1965 Woodcock Road. Four-person scramble, with handicap and Callaway divisions. 9 a.m. shotgun start. $80 per player. 360-683-6344.
• Olympic National Park’s Perspectives Winter Speaker Series, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, on Zoom. Access the Zoom link at nols.org/ONP.
• Sequim School District strategic planning meeting No. 4: “Identifying 21st Century Competencies,” 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 2, at Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. 360-582-3260.
• Teen Board Game and Art Night, 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, March 10, at Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. For teens in grades 7-12. nols.org, 360-683-1161, teens@nols.org.
• Olympic National Park’s Perspectives Winter Speaker Series, 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, on Zoom. Access the Zoom link at nols.org/ONP.
• Sequim School District strategic planning meeting No. 5: “Portrait of a Graduate, Competencies, Integrated with District Goals,” 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. 360-582-3260.
• Squatchcon Comic & Arts Convention, March 30-April 2, at the Vern Burton Community Center and Red Lion Hotel in Port Angeles. squatchconpa.com.
• Olympic National Park’s Perspectives Winter Speaker Series, 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, on Zoom. Access the Zoom link at nols.org/ONP.
• 2023 Olympic BirdFest — field trips with experienced birders in Sequim fields, tide flats, estuaries and wooded areas, as well as a cruise around Protection Island — from Thursday-Sunday, April 13-16, with most events at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 West Hendrickson Road. OlympicBirdFest.org.
• Sequim School District strategic planning meeting No. 6: “Vision to Mission: Competencies and S.W.O.T. (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats) Analysis,” 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 13, at Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. 360-582-3260.
• Teen Board Game and Art Night, 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, April 14, at Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. For teens in grades 7-12. nols.org, 360-683-1161, teens@nols.org.
• Sequim School District strategic planning meeting No. 7: “Strategic Plan Goals Development and Portrait of a Graduate Logo Creation,” 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 11, at Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. 360-582-3260.
• Sequim School District strategic planning meeting No. 8: “Strategic Plan Goals Development and Portrait of a Graduate Logo Creation, continued,” 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 25, at Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. 360-582-3260.
• Sequim School District strategic planning meeting No. 9: Strategic Plan Objectives Development and Portrait of a Graduate Logo Creation,” 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 8, at Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. 360-582-3260.
Music/dance/etc.
• Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra’s 90th anniversary gala, 6-9 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 14, at Naval Elks Lodge ballroom, 131 E. First St., Port Angeles. Reservations available at portangelessymphony.org/tickets, by calling 360-457-5579 or by emailing to pasymphony@olypen.com.
• Olson Bros, country music, 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at 7 Cedars Resort, 270756 U.S. Highway 101. $10 cover ($5 with Rewards Card).
• Sequim City Band concert, “Music, She Wrote,”” 3 p.m. Sunday, March 12, 2023, at Sequim High School auditorium, 533 N. Sequim Ave.
Auditions/Submissions/Rehearsals
• Submissions accepted for Tidepools magazine, Peninsula College’s annual literary arts magazine. Includes artwork, photography, poetry, short stories and music. Find contest guidelines and enter work online at tidepoolsmagazine.com. Submission deadline is Sunday, Jan. 15; winners announced Friday, March 10. Youth entries $5, adult entries $7.50. dfrank@pencol.edu, 360-417-6489.
• Peninsula Singers host auditions in early January for their gala Spring Concert. Auditions will be held the evening of Jan. 5 at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 N. Blake Ave. Rehearsals begin Thursday, Jan. 12, at Trinity United Methodist Church, set for 7-9 p.m. Centerpiece for the concert will be “Requiem” by Gabriel Faure, written for mixed choir, soprano and baritone soloists and small orchestra. Contact music director Dr. Jerome Wright at maestro@olympus.net for more information and to schedule an audition.
• Sequim City Band rehearsals, 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays, at Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church, 925 N. Sequim Ave. Musicians need to show vaccination card at their first rehearsal. sequimcityband.org.
• Juan de Fuca Harmony, a cappella barbershop singing group for women, men. Rehearsals 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Sunland Golf Club, 109 Hilltop Dr. juandefucaharmony.org, 907-602-7008, 360-775-6547, 360-460-2801.
Exhibits/workshops/series
• Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W. Washington St., January exhibit: “The Joy of Creativity” with animal portrait painter Jean Glaser and mixed media sculptor Deborah Harrison. bluewholegallery.com.
• “Let’s Explore Color” exhibit, at the Karen Kuznek-Reese Gallery at the Sequim Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar St., through January.
• Exhibit featuring photographer Roger Mosley, at Harbor Art Gallery, 114 North Laurel St., Port Angeles, through January. Harbor Art Gallery hours 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.
Ongoing Events
• Shipley Center classes/activities: Tai chi, exercise classes, basic meditation, computer clinic, some offered via Zoom. 360-683-6806, info@shipleycenter.org. (Note: some classes are limited in size)
Mondays
• Clallam County Master Gardeners plant answer clinics, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. through Oct. 17 (except holidays), at Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles. mgplantclinic.clallam@gmail.com.
Tuesdays
• Skwim Toastmasters Club. Meets every Tuesday, 7-8:30 p.m. Currently meeting online via Zoom. Get link at 907529.toastmastersclubs.org.
• “Northwest Passages,” program featuring excerpts from books with a connection to the Pacific Northwest, on KSQM 91.5. FM. At 6 p.m. Tuesdays.
• 2nd Tuesday Book Discussion Group, 11 a.m., currently meeting online via Zoom. Register at nols.org/nols-events.
Thursdays
• Olympic Peninsula Christian Writers, 6:30-8:30 p.m., third Thursday, currently meeting online via Zoom. Email to opchristianwriters@gmail.com.
• “Northwest Passages,” program featuring excerpts from books with a connection to the Pacific Northwest, on KSQM 91.5. FM. At 10 a.m. Thursdays.
• Gardiner Community Cemetery commissioners, 4 p.m., second Thursday, downstairs in Gardiner Community Center, 980 Old Gardiner Road, Gardiner. Public invited to attend.
Fridays
• Sequim Duplicate Bridge Club, 12:30-4 p.m. at Masonic Lodge 213, 700 S. Fifth Ave., starting May 27. Proof of COVID vaccination is required; masks are optional. No fee through end of June. garygvip96@gmail.com/360-681-4308 or missycs@msn.com/360-681-4070.
• First Friday Art Walk Sequim. Free, self-guided tour of local art venues in Sequim, 5-8 p.m., first Friday of month. SequimArtWalk.com.
Saturdays
• Sequim Senior Singles, 1 p.m., the second Saturday of month at Big Elk Restaurant, 707 E. Washington St. Looking for new members. Call Barbara Miller at 360-809-8336.
• Strait Turners Woodturning Club. Currently meeting online. Contact Jackie Le Doux at 360-457-5172 (8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and after 5 p.m.) or 360-452-5673 (12:30-5 p.m.).
• 2nd Saturday Book Discussion Group, 3 p.m., currently meeting online via Zoom. Register at nols.org/nols-events.
