Community Calendar — March 29, 2023
Published 2:20 am Tuesday, March 28, 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
• Recognition, pinning ceremony for Vietnam War era veterans, set for 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, at the Clallam County Veterans Resource Center, 216 S. Francis St., Port Angeles.
• Traveler’s Journal series, “Cycling around the world with children: A family pedals across 4 continents and 24 countries for asthma,” 7 p.m. Thursday, March 30, at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. Suggested $5 donation (adults).
• Squatchcon Comic & Arts Convention, March 30-April 2, at the Vern Burton Community Center and Red Lion Hotel in Port Angeles. squatchconpa.com.
• Anime and Manga Night at Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, March 31. Free. Attendees can watch anime, enjoy Japanese snacks, make origami, draw, color and talk about manga. nols.org/anime-night, 360-683-1161, discover@nols.org.
• Rally in the Alley, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 1, or until dumpsters are full. At Carrie Blake Community Park, 202 N. Blake Ave, near pickleball courts, and City of Sequim shop at intersection of Third Avenue, Hemlock Street. 360-775-3742 colleen@habitatclallam.org.
• Backyard Birding, 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 1, in Rainshadow Hall at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road.
• North Olympic Shuttle & Spindle Guild, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1033 N. Barr Road. n.o.shuttleandspindleguild@gmail.com.
• Paint & Sip art instructor BZ Zabora hosts painting workshop, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 1, in Gathering Hall at Olympic Theatre Arts Center, 414 N. Sequim Ave. Zabora provides each step of canvas painting. OTA’s bar available. Snacks, water, art supplies provided. Tickets $25. Advance purchase highly recommended online at olympictheatrearts.org.
• Clallam County Republicans’ 2023 Lincoln Day Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 1, at Clallam County Fairgrounds, 1608 W. 16th St., Port Angeles. Tickets $65 per person at clallamrepublicans.org.
• The Boys in the Boat: A Daughter Remembers,” fundraiser for Sequim Museum & Arts, at 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, at the Sequim High School auditorium, 533 N. Sequim Ave. Tickets $20, at door or SequimMuseum.com.
• Imagined Reality, touring improvisation group, performance at Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave., Saturday, April 1. Tickets $15, available at olympictheatrearts.org, or call 360-683-7326 (1-4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday).
• 2023 BirdFest-BirdQuest Game, April 1-30. Participants are challenged to find-and-match 15 or more of the 20 bird-sculptures from Carmen Maxwell’s Sequim High School’s ceramic class, to the business where they are hidden, and then vote for their favorite student art piece. Turn in completed game cards by noon on Sunday, April 30, in boxes located at each participating business, or at the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce, 1192 E. Washington St. 360-683-6197, info@sequimchamber.com.
• Sequim Prairie Garden Club meeting featuring columnist Andrew May, 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 3, at Pioneer Memorial Park, 387 E. Washington St. sequimprairiegardenclub.org.
• Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County volunteer orientation, 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, at a Sequim location to be revealed at the time of registration. Call 360-452-1511 or email to office@vhocc.org.
• Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge volunteer training, 9-11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 6, on Zoom. RSVP by emailing david_falzetti@fws.gov. Annual refresher for current and returning volunteers, 1-3 p.m. on April 6, also on Zoom.
• Second Saturday Garden Walk, 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 8, at Fifth Street Community Garden, 328 Fifth St., Port Angeles. Veteran Master Gardeners cover variety of food crop topics and focus on what is happening in Clallam County vegetable gardens. Free, open to public; rain or shine.
• Sequim Elks Lodge’s annual Easter Egg Hunt, 11 a.m. Saturday, April 8, 143 Port Williams Road. Children of ages 11 and younger welcome.
• Olympic National Park’s Perspectives Winter Speaker Series, 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, on Zoom. Access the Zoom link at nols.org/ONP.
• Running Start Information Night, 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 13, in the Little Theater on the main campus at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles; an optional campus tour will be offered at 6:30 p.m. clauderback@pencol.edu, 360-417-6341, pencol.edu/running-start.
• 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.
• The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood” by Port Angeles High School Thespian Society, April 13-16, at Port Angeles High School, 304 E. Park Ave. 6 p.m., April 13-15, and at 2 p.m. for a matinee on Sunday, April 16. Tickets $10 general admission, $5 senior citizens (60 and older), free for children younger than 10. Tickets at door (cash/check).
• 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.
• 2023 Run the Peninsula racing series Railroad Bridge Park 5k/10k, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 22, at Railroad Bridge Park, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. $40 per person ($35 for virtual). runthepeninsula.com/railroad-bridge.
• Chimacum Junior and Senior High School hosts “A Night of Pro Wrestling” on Saturday, April 22, at 91 W. Valley Road, Chimacum. Tickets are $10 (bleachers) and $15 (floor seats); 40 percent of ticket sales goes to the schools’ Associated Student Body funds. facebook.com/NWPWrestling.
• 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.
• Sequim Record Show, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at Guy Cole Convention Center at Carrie Blake Community Park, 202 N. Blake Ave. Featuring vinyl records old and new plus other music mediums. Free. Register as a vendor for $50 per table. linktr.ee/sequimrecordshow, butlerg@olypen.com.
• 2023 Petals & Pathways Home Garden Tour, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, June 24. Six gardens will be featured from Happy Valley to the flatlands on a self-directed map printed on the tickets. Tickets are $15 for early bird rates, starting May 14, or $20 the day of the event. Get tickets online at clallammgf.org. Or, get tickets in Sequim at Over the Fence, 116 E. Washington St.; The Co-op Farm & Garden, 216 E. Washington St., and Sunny Farms Country Store, 261461 U.S. Highway 101.
Music/dance/etc.
• Free piano concerts, 5-6 p.m. March 25-31, at SQM Radio 91.5 FM offices, 609 W. Washington St. Remaining concerts include: March 29, Bread & Gravy duo; March 30, Open Piano Night, and March 31, Amanda Bacon and Todd Ortloff of Black Diamond Junction. 360-681-0000.
• Dance with The OG, 6-8:30 p.m. Sunday, June 11, at Sequim Elks Lodge, 143 Port Williams Road. $10 for Elks members, $12 guests.
• THING Festival, music/arts/entertainment, Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, Aug. 25-27. thingnw.org, thingnw.org/tickets.
Auditions/Submissions/Rehearsals
• Auditions are set for Olympic Theatre Arts’ upcoming show “The Nerd” by Larry Shue and directed by Ron Graham for 6:30 p.m. March 29 and 11 a.m. Saturday, April 1, at 414 N. Sequim Ave. Auditions will be cold readings of selected scenes from the script with sides provided. olympictheatrearts.org.
• 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., April exhibit, “Eye of the Beholder,” featuring photographer Hank Izley and kiln-formed glass artist Sheri Cox Whetstine. Meet the Artists event from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, April 7, at the gallery, 129 W. Washington St. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday, and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays. bluewholegallery.com.
Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday. Starting in April, gallery is open Sundays (11 a.m.-3 p.m.). bluewholegallery.com.
• “What’s For Lunch?” exhibition, featuring work by members of the Peninsula Fiber Artists, through May 14, at Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, 1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
• National Audubon Society’s 2022 contest on display at the Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road, through Sunday, April 16. Center open 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday, and noon-5 p.m. on Sundays.
• Poetry Walks, poems featured along five Olympic National Park trails — Hall of Mosses, Living Forest, Madison Creek Falls, Peabody Creek and Spruce Railroad trails — from April 1-May 31. nols.org/poetry-walks.
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.
