Writers group sets September meeting

Local writers are invited to Olympic Peninsula Christian Writers meeting, set for 6:30-8:15 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, on Zoom.

This month’s guest speaker, Cindy Aurora, will discuss how to write a Bible study.

Join the meeting at tinyurl.com/2thsfuvn; no password is needed.

For more information, call Sandy Frykholm at 360-461-6897 or visit facebook.com/groups/918277815360403.

NOLS starts ‘Fostering Readers’ program

The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is offering a new literacy program called Fostering Readers, designed to keep children excited about reading as they learn how to read by themselves.

Students in grades kindergarten-third grade and their caregivers are invited to the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., from 3-4 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month (Sept. 17, Oct. 15, Nov. 19) to participate.

Each session focuses on creating joy around reading and building personal connections to storytelling. Children can listen to a read-aloud, do related arts and crafts activities, talk about stories together and choose their own library books to take home.

Caregivers must be present in the library during the program, but are not required to engage in the activities.

For more information, visit nols.org/fostering-readers, call 360-417-8500 or email to youth@nols.org.

This program is funded in part by the Friends of Sequim Library.

KSQM kicking off literary program

KSQM 91.5 FM, Sequim’s listener-supported community radio, is launching “Northwest Passages,” a new program featuring excerpts from books with a connection to the Pacific Northwest.

The short form program will include an introduction and context of the book and the passage, a short reading and a summary. The program will air at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and 10 a.m. on Thursdays.

“Being a boomerang Washingtonian, I found myself reading books about the region once again, and found some of the passages quite moving, both from power of the words, and the topics to which I’d been drawn,” said show producer and host Douglas Furr. “The excitement snowballed, and we’ve already selected the books for the first six months of the program.”

In September, Northwest Passages will include readings from “The Canoe and The Saddle,” a chronicle of the travels of Theodore Winthrop, a young adventurer from Connecticut, who treks the Washington and Oregon Territories in the mid-1850s, describing the lands, the waters and the First people of the region.

Suggestions for future episodes of “Northwest Passages” can be sent to office@ksqmfm.com.

Talking about birds at Writer Reads series

Six local poets will recite their work on Pacific Northwest birds at the next Writer Reads series set for 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W. Washington St.

Hosted by Olympic Peninsula Authors, this event features poets Judy Duncan, Dianne Knox, Nancy Fowler, Gary Bullock, Eva McGinnis and Sharon Gilmour. All are published award winners.

This free event should be fun for birders and poetry lovers alike, organizers said.

Fiddlers set event at Sequim grange

Members of the Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association (District 15) meet from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road.

This all-day jam session of “old time” fiddle music often includes other acoustic instruments including guitars, bases, mandolins, autoharps, ukuleles, dulcimers and percussion instruments.

There is no charge to attend, but donations in support of our scholarship program are welcome. Attendees are also encouraged to bring a snack to share.

Crafts by the Dock Fair set in PT

The 50th-annual Crafts by the Dock Fair will be held Sept. 10-11 in downtown Port Townsend on Madison at Water Streets and the City Civic Plaza.

Hours of the fair are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday.

The Fair will feature many new artists as well as old favorites, organizers say. Some of the juried arts and crafts made by exhibiting artists include handmade furniture, gold and silver jewelry set with semi-precious stones, metal sculptural work, hand woven rugs, paintings, unique cutting boards and fish print rubbings. Also featured are tile murals of fish and flowers, nuno felted clothing, painted silk velvet scarves, beautiful pottery, turned bowls, wood carvings, jewelry from glass, wood, enamels, clay, copper and more.

Imagined Reality returns to OTA

Enjoy a night of laughs as Imagined Reality takes the stage at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave.

Each performance of Imagined Reality is completely different as they create never before seen sketches based on audience suggestions.

Tickets are $15 and are available at olympictheatrearts.org.

Since 2016, Imagined Reality Improv has been entertaining audiences throughout the Olympic Peninsula. While the four women and three men share a love of improv, they come from varied walks of life: a scientist, two lawyers, a classical musician, a human resources guru, a marketing expert and a teenage student.

While all ages are welcome, show content is typically rated around PG-13, organizers say.

For more information, call the OTA box office at 360-683-7326 from 1-4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday.