A&E briefs — July 19, 2023

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, July 19, 2023

City of Sequim seeking applicants for arts board

The City of Sequim is seeking applicants to fill two vacant posts on the Sequim Arts Commission. The appointments are to fill vacancies for residents that lives within the Sequim School District boundaries.

The positions are four-year appointments; one expires on Dec. 31, 2024, and the second on Dec. 31, 2025. Both positions are eligible for reappointment when the terms expire.

Eligible applicants must be U.S. citizens, registered voters in Clallam County, and have three years of residency in Sequim preceding the appointment. The positions will remain open until filled.

The commission meets at 3 p.m. the fourth Monday of each month at the Sequim Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar St.

To apply, visit sequimwa.gov/214/Boards-Commissions-Committees, download and complete the application and send it, along with a letter of intent and resume, to Sarah Hurt at shurt@sequimwa.gov, or mail to: Arts Coordinator, 152 West Cedar Street, Sequim, WA, 98382.

Turn-A-Thon set in Gardiner

Strait Turners, a chapter of the American Association of Woodturners, hosts a Turn-A-Thon from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, July 22, in the parking lot at Gardiner’s Community Center, 980 Old Gardiner Road.

Club members will be outside the center demonstrating wood turning techniques on four lathes throughout the day. Community members will have the opportunity to try operating a wood lathe. Turned wood items and a variety of local and exotic hardwoods will be available for purchase.

For more information, call Brian Johnson at 828-989-3350 or Jackie Le Doux at 360-457-5172.

Big Library Read takes on ‘Typical Family’

North Olympic Library System (NOLS) patrons can join readers around the world during Big Library Read, the world’s largest digital book club. Through July 27, access an eBook or eAudiobook of Sierra Godfrey’s “A Very Typical Family” with no wait lists or holds, and can participate in an online discussion.

Visit anytime.overdrive.com or download the Libby app to borrow the novel. The free program only requires a NOLS library card to get started.

In “A Very Typical Family,” Natalie Walker is the reason her older brother and sister went to prison more than 15 years ago. She fled California shortly after that fateful night and hasn’t spoken to anyone in her family since. Now, Natalie receives a letter from a lawyer saying her estranged mother has died and left the family’s historic Santa Cruz house to her. The only way for Natalie and her siblings to inherit is for all three adult children to come back and claim it — together.

Big Library Read is an international reading program that connects millions of readers around the world with an eBook through public libraries.

“A Very Typical Family” is the 31st selection of this program, which began in 2013 and takes place three times per year.

For more information or help getting started, visit nols.org/biglibraryread, call 360-417-8500 or email to discover@nols.org.

Call for Gala Garden Show art

Soroptimist International of Sequim, celebrating more than 75 years of service to Sequim, is currently seeking artists and photographers who wish to have an original creation selected as the featured artwork for the 25th-annual Gala Garden Show, taking place March 16-17, 2024.

Each year an original work, donated by a local artist or photographer, is chosen to be the Garden Show logo, which is featured on marketing and publicity materials throughout the year. The artwork is also the centerpiece of a raffle held on the last day of the show.

The selected artwork will be prominently displayed at the 2024 Gala Garden Show and at other public events earlier in the year. The artist or photographer will also be offered a free vendor booth at the show.

Proceeds from the annual Gala Garden Show empower and financially support women and girls in our local community, organizers note.

Get more information at sequimgardenshow.com; click on “Artwork Info.”

Tret Fure sets Sequim concert

Tret Fure, winner of the 2023 Phil Ochs Award in recognition of her music and activism for social and political justice, will present a CD release concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 30, at Rain Shadow Lavender Farm, 1410 Kitchen-Dick Road.

The American singer-songwriter whose career has spanned five decades, is releasing her 18th album, “Lavender Moonshine” this summer and will be performing songs from the new CD.

Tickets are $15 advance and $20 at the gate (cash only). Get tickets online at tretfure.com/concerts. A special ticket package — a 1 p.m. “VIP Box Lunch with Tret” (charcuterie, with a vegan option) plus a CD of choice— for $50; the VIP lunch must be reserved in advance.

Rain Shadow Lavender Farm is family-friendly; attendees are asked to bring their own lawn chair or blanket, and no pets re allowed.

For more about Fure, visit tretfure.com and youtube.com/tretfure.