A&E Briefs — Feb. 5, 2025
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, February 5, 2025
City hosts high schools art exhibit
The High Schools of the Olympic Peninsula Arts Exhibit will be on display in the Karen Kuznek-Reese Gallery at the Sequim Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar St., from Friday, Feb. 7 through Friday, April 15. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
An opening reception will be held Friday from 5-7 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided. Also in the gallery that evening will be a ”Trashion Fashion” display and a presentation by Libby Ballard and Cherry Bibler.
The Sequim Arts Commission (SAC) invited high school students across the Olympic Peninsula to submit entries for the exhibit. Thirty-three entries were selected from students who attend Sequim and Quilcene high schools and submitted art for the exhibit.
Cash prizes for the top three artsworks will be awarded, with judging based on craftsmanship, quality of expression and technical competition.
Valentine’s Dance
Sequim Elks will host a Valentine’s Dance from 6-8:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, at 143 Port Williams Rd., featuring the “Dawn & Steve,” with Russ Lowry on drums.
Come as a couple, come with friends, or come by yourself. There will be plenty of dance partners. There will be couples dancing as well as freestyle dancing.
For more information email Dawn Martin at dawn@dawnmartinmusic.com.
Writers Read event offered at Blue Whole
Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W. Washington St., will host the Olympic Peninsula Authors (OPA) from 2-3 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The theme will be “Odes to Spring.”
Spring has long been a source of inspiration for writers, offering a rich tapestry of themes, from the first bloom of flowers to the bittersweet passage of time. Authors will take the stage, each given five minutes to share their unique interpretation of spring in either a poem or prose.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit bluewholegallery.com.
Learn-to-Sail classe set with Yacht Club
The Sequim Bay Yacht Club is accepting registrations for its 2025 Learn-to-Sail classes.
Classes will begin on March 4 and will run for five consecutive Tuesday evenings.
After the five classroom sessions, participants will be scheduled for five on-the-water training sessions in April and May in the club’s 19-foot Flying Scot sailboats.
Classroom sessions are 7-9 p.m. in the clubroom at John Wayne Marine in Sequim. Schedules for on-the-water sessions in Sequim Bay will be scheduled according to student and instructor availability.
Coordinator John Thompson said the program assumes that students have no knowledge of sailing but have a desire to learn. It is an adult level class, but qualified teenagers may be accommodated. Classes are open to the public as well as members.
Cost is $500 per student, with a discount for Sequim Bay Yacht Club members. Satisfactory completion of the course makes club members eligible to use the Flying Scots.
For more information or to enroll, contact Thompson at johnthompson77@hotmail.com.
