Bridge competition at Masonic Lodge

The Mason Lodge, 100 S. Fifth Ave., hosts Sequim Duplicate Bridge Club games at 12:30 p.m. each Monday and Friday. Games are open to the public. Cost is $5. For a partner, Call Jack Real at 360-582-1289 at least two days prior.

Abstract art comes to PC gallery

Abstract artist Stephen Yates’ “Navigations — Art making in a Complex World” solo exhibition offers a glimpse into the “macro and the micro in various atmospheres” and landscapes, and will be on display in the PUB Gallery of Art at Peninsula College, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd, Port Angeles, through March 15.

Yates will also host a lecture in the Little Theater beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 15, with a reception following at 1:30 p.m. in the gallery.

“I am fascinated with the imagery of undersea, under-the-microscope and outer-space and the curious ways they seem related,” Yates said.

His work, both commissioned and purchased, can be viewed in numerous collections around the state that include Microsoft Corporation, The City of Seattle, the City of Portland, Ore., and the Washington governor’s office.

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

Spontaneous writing at Sequim Library

The next Spontaneous Writing session is set for 9:30-11:30 a.m. Monday, March 19, at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. The session is open to writers of all experience; there is no fee. Attendees are encouraged to bring paper and pen (no electronic devices, please). Prompts are provided. The group writes for 10 minutes, then read what was written. The group is hosted by Ruth Marcus (Ruthmarcus@olypen.com) the third Monday of each month.

Fourth Friday Readings on tap in Sequim

The next Fourth Friday Readings is set for 6:15 p.m., March 23, at The Lodge’s media room at 660 Evergreen Farm Way.

The event is sponsored by Writers on the Spit and is composed of all five-minute open mic readings. The suggested theme for this evening is “Tradition.” Attendees are encouraged to bring poems, short-short stories or memoir/novel snippets. Rehearse in advance, as readings are timed. Sign in to read. Guidelines available at Heidi@olypen.com.

Reduced price tickets for Juan de Fuca fest

Early bird passes for the 25th Annual Juan de Fuca Festival are available now. The four-day pass tickets are $65 and are available through May 1; get them at Joyful Noise Music Center, 112 W. Washington St., Sequim, or Port Book and News, 104 E. First St., Port Angeles. The early bird price of $65 will disappear on May 1. From May 1-May 25, the price for the pass goes to $75.

Regional acts include Con Brio, MarchFourth, Curtis Salgado, The Sam Chase, World’s Finest, Royal Jelly Jive, Deep Blue Jam, David Jacobs-Strain/Bob Beach, Pearl Django, Too Loose Cajun/Zydeco Band, Laura Love, The Rowan Brothers, Christian Swenson, Victoria Ballet, Damonde Tschritter, Rosie & The Riveters and All My Exes Live In Texas. Local acts include Joy in Mudville, Ches Ferguson, Chandra Johnson/Home School Boys and Grandpa’s Grandkids.

See http://jffa.org/ for more information.

Screening of ‘The Grown-Ups’ set

The next Documentary Nights! at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., screens “The Grown-Ups” from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 27. Director Maite Alberdi provides a glimpse into the lives of adults in Chile living with Down Syndrome. The film illuminates legal, financial and societal restrictions that diminish the freedoms of the nation’s developmentally disabled population. Alberdi places the viewer in a center for individuals with Down Syndrome, where four middle-aged friends yearn for a life of greater autonomy in a society that marginalizes them as disabled. This event is a collaboration with POV, PBS’ award-winning nonfiction film series. See www.pbs.org.

Mapes is PC’s writer-in-residence

Lynda Mapes, noted author and environmental sciences reporter for The Seattle Times, has been named the 2018 Writer in Residence at Peninsula College.

Mapes will host events at the Elwha Heritage Center and at various locations on the college campus between 10 a.m.-3 p.m., May 14–17.

“Residents of the North Olympic Peninsula, visitors to Olympic National Park and influentials across the state should take note of (Mapes’) deep expertise in environmental affairs at a time of accelerating global climate change,” PC Journalism Professor Rich Riski said.

Specific information on locations, readings and workshops will be released in April. For more information, contact Riski at rriski@pencol.edu.