A&E briefs — Dec. 11, 2024

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, December 11, 2024

River Center hosts ‘River’ film screening

The Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road, Sequim, invites the community to a matinee film screening of “River,” a documentary that explores the relationship between humans and rivers worldwide. The screening takes place at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12 in Rainshadow Hall. Tickets are $10 per person, with all proceeds supporting the River Center’s educational programs.

Written by author Robert Macfarlane, “River” takes viewers on a cinematic journey across six continents, showcasing the beauty, power, and influence of rivers. The film blends breathtaking visuals with an orchestral score, creating an immersive experience that highlights the vital role rivers play in shaping landscapes, cultures, and lives.

“River” is part of the Dungeness River Nature Center’s ongoing film series, which features works that inspire environmental awareness and align with the Center’s mission to foster a deeper connection to nature. The screening is an opportunity to reflect on the interconnectedness of human life and waterways, as well as the responsibility to protect these invaluable natural resources.

Register at the center’s website dungenessrivercenter.org.

Authors to speak at Blue Whole

The Olympic Peninsula Authors (OPA) will feature their storytellers on Wednesday, Dec. 11th from 2-3 p.m. at the Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W. Washington St.

This event features a lineup of authors who will explore the intersection of fact and fiction in storytelling.“The subjects will be as diverse as the readers themselves,” said event organizer Linda Myers.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information about the gallery, visit bluewholegallery.com.

Holy Trinity offers organ concert

Internationally acclaimed organist Janette Fishell will play a free program of organ music for the Margaret Graebner Series of pipe organ concerts starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 E. Lopez Ave., in Port Angeles.

Fishell is a professor of organ at the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, where she teaches Applied Organ and Organ Pedagogy. Her students have distinguished careers as performers, educators, and church musicians throughout the US, Europe, and Asia. She frequently plays concert tours in Europe, the United Kingdom and Asia and regularly teaches at international summer schools in the US and England.

Admission donations will fund facilities at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. For more information, call 360-452-2323 or visit www.go2trinity.org.

Guild gathers for Holiday Bazaar

The Christmas Cottage Holiday Bazaar, hosted by Sequim Guild of Seattle Children’s Hospital, will take place from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Dec. 13-14, at 81 Timothy Lane in Sequim.

Sip a hot drink, munch a fresh-baked scone and take home delicious Christmas treats from the adjacent Bakery Café, then shop home-made holiday choices and handcrafted Christmas items made by Guild members in the Sequim Guild’s unique “Christmas Cottage.” If you missed the Guild’s 18th Annual Holiday Bazaar, or if you loved the choices there and are looking for more, here’s another opportunity to support research and uncompensated care at Children’s Hospital.

NOLS hosts book discussion groups

The North Olympic Library System will host three book discussion group meetings monthly. Registration is not required.

Paperback copies of the titles will be available to pick up any time after the current month’s discussions at the Port Angeles Main Library or the Sequim Library’s temporary location on a first-come, first-served basis.

Copies in other formats, such as large print, book on CD or eBook also may be available to borrow through the NOLS catalog. ­

The December schedule includes:

“The Sun is a Compass” by Caroline Van Hemert. On Zoom at 4 p.m. Dec. 11. Paperback copies are available at the Port Angeles and Sequim libraries.

“Written in Bone” by Sue Black. In person at 3 p.m. Dec. 14 at the Sequim Library’s temporary location, 609 W. Washington St. Paperback copies are available at the Sequim Library’s temporary location.

“Calypso” by David Sedaris. Due to the holidays, the group will meet at 6 p.m. Dec. 18 in the Raymond Carver Room at the Port Angeles Main Library, 2210 S. Peabody St. Paperback copies are available at the Port Angeles Main Library.

Book discussion groups are supported by a donation made in memory of Sally Albiso, the Port Angeles Friends of the Library and the Friends of Sequim Library. For more information visit nols.org, call 360-417-8500 or email discover@nols.org.

Studio Bob haunts up ‘Nosferatu’ screening

Studio Bob hosts a screening of the original 1922 Nosferatu film on Dec. 13th. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. at 118 1/2 E. Front St., Port Angeles. A costume contest with prizes will follow at 7 p.m.

Participants will celebrate the original film in preparation for remake which will premier Dec. 25.

To commemorate the remake, Nosferatu graphic novel creator Narwhal, Per Berg of Sequim, will have the reissue of his comic for sale. His work, inspired by the original Nosferatu film, will be available alongside several other horror-themed books and free mini-comics.

The 1922 Nosferatu film took inspiration from Bram Stoker’s “Dracula.” Most of the copies of the original film were destroyed due to allegations of copyright infringement. The version screening at Studio Bob will feature a new soundtrack by Blankenberge, the Russian Shoegaze band.

Tickets, available at the door, are $5 for the screening or $25 for the screening and a limited-edition copy of the Nosferatu graphic novel. For more information, call 360-775-2160 or visit www.studiobob.art.

NOLS offers children’s art session

Children ages 5 and younger can enjoy hands-on play with art materials during the Little Hands Art program offered at Sequim Library Temporary Location, 609 W. Washington St., from 9-9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17.

The free event provides materials such as paint, play dough and glue to encourage sensory learning through exploration, curiosity, creativity and tactile engagement. Caregivers and children should dress in clothes that can get artfully messy.

For more information, visit nols.org/little-hands-art, call 360-417-8500, or email youth@nols.org. This program is generously funded in part by local Friends of the Library groups.

City calls for Sunshine Fest craft vendors

The city of Sequim is accepting applications from craft vendors to participate in the Sunshine Market at the 2025 Sequim Sunshine Festival.

The market will be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 8 inside the Guy Cole Event Center at Carrie Blake Community Park, 202 N. Blake Ave.

Booth space will be available for $75 per space. Applications are due by Dec. 20 and must be submitted at https://form.jotform.com/243084409645056.

All applications will be juried by the Sequim Sunshine Festival Committee. Notification of acceptance will be sent by mid-January. If the application is accepted, payment for booth space is required by Feb. 14.

For more information about the festival or vendor requirements, visit https://www.visitsunnysequim.com or contact Parks and Events Specialist Carrie Kann at ckann@sequimwa.gov.