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A&E BRIEFS — April 8, 2026

Fiber Artists host UFO exhibit

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash Sequim Wheelers volunteers, from left, Ron and Tanya Baumgardner, and Tom Coonelly stand with three of the adaptive bikes in the nonprofit’s fleet. They and 70-plus other volunteers provide free rides to local residents who are unable to ride a bike on their own. The bikes are made by Dutch business vanRaam, and each volunteer receives at least six hours of training a year on the bikes.

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Riders, Pilots wanted for adaptive e-bike program

Sequim Wheelers ready for another season along the ODT

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Multi-day Sqautchcon event takes place this week in Port Angeles

The fifth Squatchcon Comics and Arts Convention will return to Port Angeles from Thursday through Sunday.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash Felix (Justin Stapleton) is surprised during a rehearsal of Olympic Theatre Arts’ “The Odd Couple” to find a smokier than normal version of his London broil burning as Oscar (Mario Arruda) and the Pigeon sisters watch.

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OTA finds right fit with ‘The Odd Couple’

Stapleton and Arruda play Felix and Oscar for three weekends

Life

Parenting in Focus: What does ‘ready for kindergarten’ really mean?

By Cynthia Martin

Photo courtesy Dungeness River Nature Center/ The immersive guided hikes offered through the River Center’s Wildflower Walk Series are popular with nature lovers and plant enthusiasts.

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Wildflower Walk series returns to Dungeness River Nature Center

The Dungeness River Nature Center invites nature lovers and plant enthusiasts to take part in its Wildflower Walk…

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Connor Perry carries an armful of trees to help a classmate plant during a field trip on March 25. Third graders from Helen Haller Elementary planted hundreds of trees on state trust land off Blue Mountain Road managed by the Department of Natural Resources.

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Third graders dig deep into forest on field trip

Third grade green thumbs traveled up Blue Mountain Road last week to plant trees as part of an…

Photo by Pixabay/ A bee on an apple blossom.

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Get It Growing: Ask a Master Gardener

Facts about fruit trees and pollination

Graphic courtesy NOLS

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Off the Shelf: New books from the bird realm

By Emily Sly

Sequim Gazette photo by Monica Berkseth Michelle Rhodes, who is in her second year as director of the Sequim Irrigation Festival, was voted Best Volunteer in last year’s “Best of the Peninsula” contest sponsored by Sound Publishing Inc., owner of the Sequim Gazette, Peninsula Daily News, and Forks Forum.

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Unsung Hero: Michelle Rhodes

Irrigation Festival director was named 2025 Best Volunteer in reader poll

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Be a Hero: Ongoing volunteer opportunities

Below is a list of organizations that provide services to the Sequim community and would welcome volunteers:

Photo courtesy NOLS/ Throughout April and May, nature-themed poems will be placed in inspirating locations on six trails.

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NOLS hosting programs for Poetry Month

The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is bringing poetry programs to Clallam County during Poetry Month this April…

Pauline Geraci

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Fit Tips: Jump into spring — and into better health

By Pauline Geraci

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