Deadline for items appearing in the community calendar is noon on Wednesday, one week before publication at editor@sequimgazette.com or delivered to the Sequim Gazette at 147 W. Washington St.
Events/drama
• Studium Generale presentation, “Re-Discovering Cherokee Grandma Spider,” with artist Karen Sixkiller, 12:35 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, in the Little Theater at Peninsula College, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles. Guests can join the artist lecture via Zoom at pencol-edu.zoom.us/j/89779530051 (meeting ID: 897 7953 0051).
• 30th-annual Polar Bear Golf Tournament, Feb. 3-5, at The Cedars at Dungeness, 1965 Woodcock Road. 36-hole individual stroke play. Practice round 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, 9 a.m. shotgun start, Feb. 4-5. 360-683-6344.
• The Elwha River Bridge 5k and 10k, 9:30 a.m. start on Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Elwha River Bridge west of Port Angeles. Cost is $40 for the 5k and 10k, or $35 for the virtual 5k/10k/half marathon. runthepeninsula.com.
• Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society’s Backyard Birding series: “Bird Nesting and the Great Backyard Bird Count,” presented by Bob Boekelheide and Ken Wiersema, 10 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Raindshadow Hall at the Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. $5 suggested donation.
• 2023 Sequim Little League assessments, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at Carrie Blake Community Park, 202 N. Blake Ave.
• Mason bees presentation, 11 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Feb. 4, at Wild Birds Unlimited Gardiner, 275953 U.S. Highway 101, Gardiner. $5 donation suggested. RSVPs are suggested; call 360-797-7100.
• Paint & Sip art instructor BZ Zabora in the Gathering Hall at Olympic Theatre Arts Center, 414 N. Sequim Ave. $25. Advanced purchase highly recommended. olympictheatrearts.org, 360-683-7326, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday.
• Four Chaplains recognition ceremony, at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, at American Legion Post 62, 107 E. Prairie St.
• Imagined Reality Improv, 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, at OTA, 141 N. Sequim Ave. Tickets are $15; get them online at olympictheatrearts.org/shows, or call 360-683-7326.
• WOW! Working on Wellness radio forum from 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, KSQM 91.5 FM. Dr. Marsha Melnick, will present “Exercise Your Brain With Music.”
• Sequim Bay Yacht Club featuring Deb Cox, coordinator for the Guide Dogs for the Blind-Sequim Puppy Raising club, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, in Hendricks Room at John Wayne Marina, 2577 W. Sequim Bay Road. Free.
• Green Thumb Education Series presentation, “Fungus-Based Insecticides,” noon-1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Port Angeles Food Bank, 632 N. Oakridge Dr., Port Angeles. 360-565-2679. Also available on Zoom; get link at extension.wsu.edu/clallam (meeting ID 936 2989 8830, passcode 676224) or join by phone at 253-215-8782.
• Olympic Newcomers’ Club meeting with guest presenter, George Washington (Vern L. Frykholm, Jr.), 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9, in the Community Room at the KSQM 91.5 FM studio, 609 W. Washington St. Free. Open to anyone living on the Olympic Peninsula. Space is limited to 40. RSVP at olympicnewcomers.org prior to Feb. 6.
• Sequim School District strategic planning meeting No. 3: “Workforce Readiness and Skills for the Future,” 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. 360-582-3260.
• Traveler’s Journal series, “The Four Corners Loop, America’s next National Scenic Trail,” 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. Suggested $5 donation (adults).
• Sequim Prairie Grange fundraising spaghetti dinner, 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10, at 290 Macleay Road. Cost is $12 for adults, $6 for children 11 and younger.
• 60-minute Zaniac Comedy Show with Alex Zerbe, 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at the Sequim High School auditorium, 533 N. Sequim Ave. Adult tickets are $5, students are $3, free for Olympic Peninsula Academy and Dungeness Virtual School students. Get tickets at brownpapertickets.com/event/5668006.
• Teen Board Game and Art Night, 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. For teens in grades 7-12. nols.org, 360-683-1161, teens@nols.org.
• “Hearty Party” Valentine’s Gala, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall, 1033 N. Barr Road, between Sequim and Port Angeles. Free. admin@OlympicUUF.com, 360-417-2665.
• Olympic Peninsula Toddler Prom, for children ages 0-6 (with parent(s), guardian(s)), 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles. Free. tsnorfleet@hotmail.com, 425-512-2028.
• Super Bowl Scramble golf tournament, Saturday, Feb. 11, at The Cedars at Dungeness, 1965 Woodcock Road. Four-person scramble, with handicap and Callaway divisions. 9 a.m. shotgun start. $80 per player. 360-683-6344.
• Death Café “Tea to Die For,” sponsored by Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, is set for 4-5:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, in the KSQM 91.5 FM Community Room, 609 W. Washington St., No. 17. Free. 360-452-1511.
• “Creative Robotics: Life in the Dungeness River Watershed,” a six-week robotics class that combines art, science and technology, set for 3:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road, continues each Tuesday afternoon through March 21. Class limited to students 10-14 years of age. Cost for all six sessions is $100. tinyurl.com/SEQrobots.
• Olympic National Park’s Perspectives Winter Speaker Series, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, on Zoom. Access the Zoom link at nols.org/ONP.
• Traveler’s Journal series, “Tour Du Mont Blanc: A 100 mile trek through France, Italy and Switzerland,” 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. Suggested $5 donation (adults).
• Out Loud Story Slam, 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, at Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave. Tickets $15 at door, online at olympictheatrearts.org or call 360-683-7326, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday.
• Native tree planting along Dungeness River, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Feb. 18-19. RSVPs are required and driving directions will be provided upon signing up; RSVP at nosc.org/upcoming-volunteer-plantings. 360-504-5611, outreach@nosc.org.
• Intentional Aging, monthly discussion group for adults who want to live well while aging, 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21, on Zoom. Professional organizer and certified KonMari consultant Kristin DeCou will share strategies and tips to help you get started, stay motivated, enlist support and let go of the stuff that’s holding you back. Register at nols.org/intentional-aging or 360-683-1161.
• Traveler’s Journal series, “Madagascar: Island of Lemurs and Other Extraordinary Creatures,” 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. Suggested $5 donation (adults).
• North Olympic Library System’s trivia nights on Zoom, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24. Sign up in advance at nols.org/trivia to receive the Zoom link and information for team play.
• Nest Box Building Class set for 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at Dungeness River Nature Center’s Rainshadow Hall, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. Cost is $25 per nest box; funds cover materials and support the nature center’s programs. Must pre-register. Call 360-681-4076 or register online at tinyurl.com/SEQnestbox.
• Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County’s annual Remembrance Ceremony, 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at First Presbyterian Church, 139 W. Eighth St., Port Angeles. Registration not required. office@vhocc.org, 360-452-1511.
• Sequim School District strategic planning meeting No. 4: “Identifying 21st Century Competencies,” 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 2, at Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. 360-582-3260.
• Running Start Information Night, 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, in the Little Theater on the main campus at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles; an optional campus tour will be offered at 6:30 p.m. clauderback@pencol.edu, 360-417-6341, pencol.edu/running-start.
• Traveler’s Journal series, “Shifting Gears: Cycling Lisbon to Amsterdam on Roads Less Traveled,” 7 p.m. Thursday, March 2, at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. Suggested $5 donation (adults).
• Sequim’s Sunshine Festival, Friday-Saturday, March 3-4. Various events, including Sun Fun Color Run(11 a.m. March 4) and drone show (7 p.m. March 4). See sequimsunshinefestival.com.
• Traveler’s Journal series, “On the way to the Pandemic: Africa/South Pacific and Pac-NW,” 7 p.m. Thursday, March 9, at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. Suggested $5 donation (adults).
• Teen Board Game and Art Night, 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, March 10, at Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. For teens in grades 7-12. nols.org, 360-683-1161, teens@nols.org.
• Olympic National Park’s Perspectives Winter Speaker Series, 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, on Zoom. Access the Zoom link at nols.org/ONP.
• Sequim School District strategic planning meeting No. 5: “Portrait of a Graduate, Competencies, Integrated with District Goals,” 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. 360-582-3260.
• Traveler’s Journal series, “Massai Mara, East Kenya,” 7 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. Suggested $5 donation (adults).
• Traveler’s Journal series, “Will there be refreshments? Hiking the Pyrenees High Route,” 7 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. Suggested $5 donation (adults).
• Traveler’s Journal series, “Cycling around the world with children: A family pedals across 4 continents and 24 countries for asthma,” 7 p.m. Thursday, March 30, at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. Suggested $5 donation (adults).
• Squatchcon Comic & Arts Convention, March 30-April 2, at the Vern Burton Community Center and Red Lion Hotel in Port Angeles. squatchconpa.com.
• Olympic National Park’s Perspectives Winter Speaker Series, 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, on Zoom. Access the Zoom link at nols.org/ONP.
• Running Start Information Night, 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 13, in the Little Theater on the main campus at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles; an optional campus tour will be offered at 6:30 p.m. clauderback@pencol.edu, 360-417-6341, pencol.edu/running-start.
• 2023 Olympic BirdFest — field trips with experienced birders in Sequim fields, tide flats, estuaries and wooded areas, as well as a cruise around Protection Island — from Thursday-Sunday, April 13-16, with most events at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 West Hendrickson Road. OlympicBirdFest.org.
• Sequim School District strategic planning meeting No. 6: “Vision to Mission: Competencies and S.W.O.T. (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats) Analysis,” 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 13, at Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. 360-582-3260.
• Teen Board Game and Art Night, 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, April 14, at Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. For teens in grades 7-12. nols.org, 360-683-1161, teens@nols.org.
• Sequim School District strategic planning meeting No. 7: “Strategic Plan Goals Development and Portrait of a Graduate Logo Creation,” 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 11, at Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. 360-582-3260.
• Sequim School District strategic planning meeting No. 8: “Strategic Plan Goals Development and Portrait of a Graduate Logo Creation, continued,” 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 25, at Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. 360-582-3260.
• Sequim School District strategic planning meeting No. 9: Strategic Plan Objectives Development and Portrait of a Graduate Logo Creation,” 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 8, at Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave. 360-582-3260.
Music/dance/etc.
• Celtic concert featuring Seán Gavin and Johnny B Connolly, 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave. Admission is a $20-$25 donation at the door. Tea and cookies are available at intermission ($10).
• Stardust Big Band, 6-8:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at Sequim Elks Lodge, 143 Port Williams Road. Cost is $12, or $10 for Elks members. Contact Marge Rosen at 360-486-4687, BigBandsStardust@gmail.com.
• Organist Amiel Elfert of Victoria, B.C., is featured musician at recital following the 9:30 a.m. worship service at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 E. Lopez Ave., Port Angeles, on Sunday, Feb. 12. Funds raised go to support the music program at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.
• Time Out, songs Great American Songbook, Broadway shows, blues and easy listening, 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave. $15. Get tickets online at olympictheatrearts.org or call 360-683-7326, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday.
• Sequim City Band concert, “Music, She Wrote,” 3 p.m. Sunday, March 12, 2023, at Sequim High School auditorium, 533 N. Sequim Ave.
Auditions/Submissions/Rehearsals
• Sequim City Band rehearsals, 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays, at Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church, 925 N. Sequim Ave. Musicians need to show vaccination card at their first rehearsal. sequimcityband.org.
• Juan de Fuca Harmony, a cappella barbershop singing group for women, men. Rehearsals 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Sunland Golf Club, 109 Hilltop Dr. juandefucaharmony.org, 907-602-7008, 360-775-6547, 360-460-2801.
• Submissions accepted for Very Short Film Festival, slated for Thursday, March 16, at Peninsula College. Theme is “Dating.” Submissions are to be 1-10 minutes long and are due by March 1. Need to be in MP4 format and sent to laras@pencol.edu.
Exhibits/workshops/series
• Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W. Washington St., February exhibit: “The World Around Us” with abstract expressionist Terry Grasteit and ceramic artist Janet Piccola. Meet the artists from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3, during the First Friday Art Walk Sequim event. bluewholegallery.com.
• Solo exhibition by artist Karen Hackenberg titled “EcoArt,” Peninsula College’s PUB Gallery of Art (1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles), through March 16. Gallery open open 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Hackenberg is featured speaker at college’s March 2 Studium Generale presentation (12:30 p.m.).
Ongoing Events
• 2023 Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Yard & Garden Virtual Lecture Series, offered via a live webinar format, runs six Saturday mornings: Feb. 11, Feb. 25, and March 4, 11, 18, and 25. Price for entire six-lecture series is $60; single-event tickets are available for $12. Tickets may be purchased from 2023YardAndGarden.eventbrite.com.
• Shipley Center classes/activities: Tai chi, exercise classes, basic meditation, computer clinic, some offered via Zoom. 360-683-6806, info@shipleycenter.org. (Note: some classes are limited in size)
Mondays
• Clallam County Master Gardeners plant answer clinics, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. through Oct. 17 (except holidays), at Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles. mgplantclinic.clallam@gmail.com.
Tuesdays
• Skwim Toastmasters Club. Meets every Tuesday, 7-8:30 p.m. Currently meeting online via Zoom. Get link at 907529.toastmastersclubs.org.
• “Northwest Passages,” program featuring excerpts from books with a connection to the Pacific Northwest, on KSQM 91.5. FM. At 6 p.m. Tuesdays.
• 2nd Tuesday Book Discussion Group, 11 a.m., currently meeting online via Zoom. Register at nols.org/nols-events.
Thursdays
• Olympic Peninsula Christian Writers, 6:30-8:30 p.m., third Thursday, currently meeting online via Zoom. Email to opchristianwriters@gmail.com.
• “Northwest Passages,” program featuring excerpts from books with a connection to the Pacific Northwest, on KSQM 91.5. FM. At 10 a.m. Thursdays.
• Gardiner Community Cemetery commissioners, 4 p.m., second Thursday, downstairs in Gardiner Community Center, 980 Old Gardiner Road, Gardiner. Public invited to attend.
Fridays
• Sequim Duplicate Bridge Club, 12:30-4 p.m. at Masonic Lodge 213, 700 S. Fifth Ave., starting May 27. Proof of COVID vaccination is required; masks are optional. No fee through end of June. garygvip96@gmail.com/360-681-4308 or missycs@msn.com/360-681-4070.
• First Friday Art Walk Sequim. Free, self-guided tour of local art venues in Sequim, 5-8 p.m., first Friday of month. SequimArtWalk.com.
Saturdays
• Sequim Senior Singles, 1 p.m., the second Saturday of month at Big Elk Restaurant, 707 E. Washington St. Looking for new members. Call Barbara Miller at 360-809-8336.
• Strait Turners Woodturning Club. Currently meeting online. Contact Jackie Le Doux at 360-457-5172 (8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and after 5 p.m.) or 360-452-5673 (12:30-5 p.m.).
• 2nd Saturday Book Discussion Group, 3 p.m., currently meeting online via Zoom. Register at nols.org/nols-events.
