A&E briefs — Oct. 18, 2023
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Storytelling session set at college
Erran Sharpe and Pat Petersen celebrate the art and craft of storytelling at Peninsula College’s Studium Generale lecture series.
The event takes place from 12:35-1:25 p.m. on Thursday, October 19, in the Little Theater at the main Peninsula College campus, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles.
The storytelling event can also be livestreamed via Zoom at pencol-edu.zoom.us/j/82308557946 (meeting ID 823 0855 7946).
Studium Generale lectures are free and open to the public.
City band sets 2023-2024 indoor season
The Sequim City Band announces its indoor schedule for 2023-24, moving all of its indoor concerts to the larger stages in Port Angeles.
“The stage at the Sequim High School Auditorium is too small to accommodate the band, which has increased to over 70 musicians,” band representatives said.
The concert on Saturday, Oct. 28, is set for 6 p.m. at the Port Angeles High School Performing Arts Center, 304 E. Park Ave.
The following two concerts — Sunday, Dec. 17, and Sunday, March 17 — are both at 3 p.m. at the Field Arts & Events Hall, 201 W. Front St.
Get more information about the Sequim City Band on Facebook or at sequimcityband.org.
Woodturners set October meeting
The Strait Turners woodturning club meet at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Gardiner Community Center, 980 Old Gardiner Road.
This months presenters are club members Crystal Abbotte and Valerie Henschel, who will demonstrate how to color wood. The format will be a “hands-on” member participation meeting, so attendees should wear old
clothes.
For more information, contact Jackie Le Doux at JackieLeDoux2022@outlook.com or 360-457-5172 (8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) or 360-452-5673 (12:30-5 p.m.).
‘Cornucopia’ release set at The Lodge
The Lodge at Sherwood Village, 660 W. Evergreen Farm Way, hosts a book signing for “A Cornucopia of Literature,” featuring works by local authors, from 2-4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 25.
Get a book, have it autographed and hear some of their latest works read aloud by the authors themselves. The several genres to choose from starting with poetry and ending with children’s books, each for under $20.
Varner’s art gets honors
Marla Varner of Sequim saw two of her two temperature quilts — “Highs & Lows of 2021” and “Highs & Lows of 2022” — honored at the Pacific International Quilt Festival, held Oct. 12-15 now in Santa Clara, Calif. Both won “Best Hand Workmanship” in their categories.
Band rehearsals are Wednesdays
The Sequim City Band hosts rehearsals from 7-9 p.m. each Wednesday at the rehearsal hall at James Center for the Performing Arts, 506 N. Blake Ave.
New musicians can leave message at 360-207-4722 to inform the band’s director of their interest.
Big band at Field Arts & Events Hall
The Olympic Express Big Band hits the stage at the Field Arts & Events Hall, 201 W. Front St., Port Angeles on Saturday, Oct. 21.
Tickets are $10-$20; get them at fieldhallevents.org/tickets.
The band was formed in the spring of 2008 to fulfill a vision of a few local area musicians. They wanted to gather the finest players on the Olympic Peninsula to create a high caliber musical ensemble who would perform tough, challenging arrangements, many written by the entertainment industry’s preeminent arrangers and composers.
The Olympic Express’ repertoire includes big band swing, standards, business man’s bounces, Dixieland, rock & roll, jazz, Motown and boogie woogie.
For more about upcoming events and Community Conversations at Field Arts & Events Hall, visit fieldhallevents.org.
