A&E briefs — June 5, 2019

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Sequim spring concert set for Sunday

Featuring the music of George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and Harold Arlen, several local musicians hit the state for their annual Spring Concert from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, June 9, at the Pioneer Memorial Park clubhouse, 387 E. Washington St.

Featuring Al Harris (piano), Jessie Lee (vocals) and Craig Buhler (saxophone), the group will perform pieces from “The Great American Songbook,” including: “Fever,” “All of Me,” “Just in Time,” “Summertime,” “Cry Me a River,” “You’ve Changed,” “It Had to Be You,” “Let’s Fall in Love,” “Over the Rainbow,” “When I Fall in Love,” “Our Love is Here to Stay” and “Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me.”

Tickets are $15. Seating is limited and will be first-come, first-served.

For more information, email to concert@cslsequim.org.

The event is sponsored by Sequim Center for Spiritual Living.

Wild’s presentation set for PC’s next Generale

Artist and calligrapher Rebecca Wild tells the story of her own calligraphic and art journey from a full-time scribe in Washington, D.C., to an artist and teacher in the Pacific Northwest, at Peninsula College’s June 6 Studium Generale in the Little Theater.

The event will begin at 12:35 pm, and is free and open to the public.

Throughout this enlightening visual and oral presentation, Wild will weave stories that illustrate the importance of penmanship and the lost art of letter writing. She will also relate how a relationship with letters and calligraphy has changed the lives of some of the students in her workshops and classes. Her work pairs a love of letter forms with the luminous characteristics of drawing materials and paint. To view her work, visit www.rwildart.com.

For more information, contact Dr. Kate Reavey at kreavey@pencol.edu.

Barn dance to raise funds for scholarships

P.E.O. Chapter FY in Sequim hosts a barn dance at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at 322 Clark Road. Proceeds raise money to help educate women in memory of Glenda Clark.

The event includes food, door prizes, raffles, a silent auction and dancing. Cost is $15 per person.

Call BZ Zabora at 360-477-1990 or AnnaLee Smith at 360-461-3008 for tickets or more information.

P.E.O. is a philanthropic organization seeking to educate women through scholarships, grants, awards and stewardship of Cottey College.

City to host arts talk

Join the Sequim City Arts Advisory Commission for a conversation about arts and culture in Sequim from 6- 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11, in the Sequim Civic Center council chambers, 152 W. Cedar St.

This event will focus on the who/what/when/where and how of establishing an art hub/makerspace/center in the City of Sequim. Bring ideas and resources to the table.

Contact city Arts Coordinator Cyndi Hueth at 360-582-2477 or chueth@sequimwa.gov for more information.

Accordionist comes to Sequim grange

Acclaimed accordionist Gary Blair comes to Sequim for a concert from 6:30- 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, at the Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road.

Visiting from Glasgow, Scotland, Blair has appeared on TV, radio and video, and frequents accordion gatherings and festivals around the world. He performs solo, as a performer and director of the Jimmy Blair Orchestra, as the leader of the Gary Blair Ceilidh Band and with other accordionists. He’s a frequent invited guest at the International Accordion Celebration in Leavenworth.

Cost is $7 per person.

Book group to discuss ‘History of Wolves’

The Second Saturday Book Discussion Group meets to discuss “History of Wolves” by Emily Fridlund at 3 p.m. on June 8 at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. To participate, simply read the book and attend the discussion; no reservations are needed, and drop-ins are welcome.

Copies of the book are available in various formats including regular print, large print, audiobook on CD and downloadable eBook, which may be requested online by visiting the library catalog at www.nols.org. A limited number of copies of each book discussion selection are available at the library the month prior to each meeting. To view a complete list of 2019 Book Discussion Group selections, visit www.nols.org/book-discussion-groups.

For more information about this and other programs, visit www.nols.org, email to discover@nols.org or call 360-683-1161.

Seven gardens highlight PT ‘secret’ tour

The 2019 Jefferson County Master Gardener Secret Garden Tour features seven Port Townsend gardens, with docents on hand at each stop to answer questions, and is set for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, June 15.

Six of the gardens are situated at local residences with the seventh an herb garden at Jefferson Health Care Medical Center on Sheridan Street.

Advance tickets are $15 and are available at Port Townsend Garden Center, Secret Garden Nursery, Shold Landscape Products & Garden Center, Far Reaches Farm, Chimacum Corner Farmstand, Valley Nursery and online at Brown Paper Tickets.

On the day of the event, tickets may be purchased for $20 at the Jefferson Healthcare Hospital waterside parking lot, 843 Sheridan St.

For more information, see jcmgf.org/secret-garden.