Back in print: ‘Sturdy Folk’
“Sturdy Folk,” a compilation of personal accounts of life and work on the Olympic Peninsula, is back in print and available at select Olympic Peninsula retailers, including Port Book & News in Port Angeles.
Editor Mavis Amundson decided to reprint the book because people continued to ask about its availability.
“Sturdy Folk” is a book of reminiscence, a collection of stories written by people recalling their life and times on the Olympic Peninsula. “It’s people telling their own stories,” Amundson said.
Author Mavis Amundson’s “Sturdy Folk,” a compilation of personal accounts of life and work on the Olympic Peninsula, is back in print. Submitted photo
The Peninsula Daily News published the first edition of “Sturdy Folk” in 1994, and the press run sold out in less than a month. The book went through several publications but fell out of print several years ago. Thanks to optical scanning, however, an Everett printer was able to reprint “Sturdy Folk” from a remaining copy.
Strummers ready concert
Olympic Peninsula Ukulele Strummers (OPUS) perform a holiday concert during the First Friday Art Walk Sequim in December. The performance is set for 5-6:30 p.m. on Dec. 3 at the Olympic Theater Arts Center Gathering Hall, 414 N. Sequim Ave.
The show will feature Christmas and other holiday songs including both traditional carols and contemporary tunes. The public is welcome to sing along.
OPAA sets live, online members’ show
Olympic Peninsula Art Association invites the community to visit the group’s live and online members’ show through Jan. 31. Visit online at 2021membershow.opaashow.org, or Sequim Museum & Arts, 544 N. Sequim Ave. through Dec. 18 and Jan. 19-30, during museum hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday.
OPAA is also hosting an online fundraising auction through Dec. 17. See opaagroup.org.
The group will also be hosting an opening reception during First Friday Art Walk Sequim, from 5-8 p.m. at Sequim Museum & Arts.
Profits from this show are used for OPAA’s scholarship program and other community programs throughout the year.
PC ensemble sets fall concert
The Peninsula College Jazz Ensemble hosts its first concert since March 2020 with the return of the PC Fall Jazz Concert, set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, in the Maier Performance Hall, 1502 E.Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles.
The 12-piece ensemble will play music by Thelonious Monk, Maynard Ferguson, Jimmy Van Heusen, Elmo Hope and more with two world premieres by Dr. David Jones, the ensemble’s director and player. The compositions range from 1939-2020 and cover a variety of styles from swing to funk.
The event is free and open to the public, with certain restrictions in place. Attendance will be limited to a maximum of 40 guests in Maier Performance Hall and lobby because of COVID safety protocols. Masks must be worn at all times while in the building.
Performers represent a number of North Olympic Peninsula communities, including Craig Buhler (tenor sax), Andy Geiger (alto and tenor sax), Jim Bradbury (trumpet), Jeff Dingle (trombone), Steve Burdick (trombone) and Elaine Gardner-Morales (bass) from Sequim.
CreativiTea session set
Grab a warm cup of tea and join North Olympic Library System (NOLS) for virtual crafting with CreativiTea: Winter Celebrations Recipe Booklet program, set for 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, on Zoom.
The North Olympic Library System hosts CreativiTea: Winter Celebrations Recipe Booklet, a program on Zoom set for 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 9, on Zoom. Submitted photo
Learn about traditional recipes in this multicultural exploration of winter celebrations from around the world. Create a recipe booklet with recipes from each celebration to try on your own this winter. Celebrations explored will include Hanukkah, New Year’s Day, Three Kings Day, St. Nicholas Day, Winter Solstice, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Chinese New Year, and more.
Register for the Zoom link at nols.org to join the live demonstration and discussion, and to reserve a craft supply kit for pickup at a NOLS branch beginning Dec. 3.
This program is generously supported by local Friends of the Library groups. For additional information on programs and services happening at your library, visit nols.org, email to discover@nols.org, or follow North Olympic Library System on Facebook and Instagram.
Zoom film ‘The Guest’ to livestream Dec. 10-12
“The Guest,” a Zoom play by Maddie Nguyen, will be presented by acting and technology students in the Peninsula College drama program Dec. 10-12 during a continuous livestream.
Directed by PC Drama Professor Dr. Lara Starcevich, the prerecorded show features two different casts performing the same play and one version has a surprise ending. Check it out on the program’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/channel/UChSqIk3wQFcK77GnwZtQv_w.
“The Guest” follows a group of college friends who meet online to play Dungeons and Dragons during the pandemic, but one friend, Izzy, never shows up. Instead, a mysterious guest joins the room, and never leaves.
The event is free for students, and there is a $10 suggested donation for others. To support other events like this, visit pencol.edu/foundation/give or contact Paul Pitkin at 360-417-6400 or ppitkin@pencol.edu.
