A&E briefs February 25, 2015

Jazz takes P.C. stage, ON skiiing book on tap for talk, Author to speak at library and more.

Jazz takes P.C. stage

Jazz saxophonist and flutist Mark Lewis will give a concert of his own compositions at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, in Maier Performance Hall on the Peninsula College campus, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles. Lewis will be backed at this concert by the David Jones Jazz Trio: David P. Jones (P.C. faculty) on piano and keyboards, Ted Enderle on bass and Terry Smith on drums.

Tickets, on sale at the door only, are $12 for general admission and $5 for students (elementary-college level). No reserved seating. For more information, call 417-6405 or djones@pencol.edu.

ONP skiing book is topic of ‘Tales talk

Roger Oakes will talk about his new book “Skiing in Olympic National Park” at the Clallam County Historical Society’s History Tales lecture series  at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 1, at the First United Methodist Church, 110 E. Seventh St., Port Angeles. Parking and entry to the church’s social hall are on Laurel Street. All royalties from the publication are being donated to the Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Education Foundation.

History Tales is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Clallam County Historical Society’s office at 452-2662 or e-mail artifact@olypen.com.

Author to speak at P.A. Library

Renowned Washington author and former Port Angeles resident Mary Daheim is the featured speaker at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28, in the Raymond Carver Room of the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.

Daheim, a Seattle resident and author of 55 books, will discuss her work and writing process, her latest projects and answer audience questions as part of the library’s ongoing Adult Winter Reading Program.

For more information, e-mail librarian Sarah Morrison at smorrison@nols.org, call 417-8500 or visit www.nols.org.

Jazz at the PUB

Peninsula College plays host to “Jazz at the PUB,” a regularly-scheduled, informal concert given by the Peninsula College Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Dr. David P. Jones, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3. The concert is in the Pirate Union Building on Peninsula College’s main campus, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.