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
• North Olympic Library System’s Novel Conversations Book Discussion Group — “The Doctors Blackwell” by Janice P. Nimura, 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, on Zoom. Paperback copies available at Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. Register at nols.org/book-groups.
• North Olympic Library System’s Wednesday Evening Book Discussion Group — “Men Explain Things to Me” by Rebecca Solnit, 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, in Carver Room of Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St. Paperback copies available at Port Angeles Library.
• Green Thumb Education Series presentation: “Diagnosing Environmental Stress,” noon, Thursday, March 23, in the commissioners’ room at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles, or online. Join the Zoom at tinyurl.com/SEQgtstress (meeting ID 936 2989 8830, passcode 676224), or join by phone by calling 253-215-8782.
• 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).
• Olympic Theatre Arts’ “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” May 24-26; 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. At Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave. Tickets: $25 online at olympictheatrearts.org. Call 360-683-7326, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday.
• North Olympic Library System’s “Battle of the Books” competition, 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 24, at Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
• Sequim Little League Opening Day ceremonies, noon, Saturday, March 25, 124 W. Silberhorn Road. Public welcome.
• Sequim Botanical Garden Society “Work to Learn” presentation, 1 p.m. Saturday, March 25, the Terrace Garden in Carrie Blake Community Park, 533 N. Blake Ave. fb.me/SequimBotanicalGarden, SequimBotanicalGarden.org.
• Sequim Irrigation Festival kickoff, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101. Tickets $85, available at Kickoff2023.givesmart.com. Dinner includes prime rib, with chicken or vegetarian options available upon request. Float reveal at 4:45 p.m. The live auction accepts in-person bids only, organizers said. For an offline ticket, contact Robin Bookter at 360-316-9235. irrigationfestival.com.
• Recognition, pinning ceremony for Vietnam War era veterans, set for 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, at the Clallam County Veterans Resource Center, 216 S. Francis St., Port Angeles.
• 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.
• Anime and Manga Night at Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, March 31. Free. Attendees can watch anime, enjoy Japanese snacks, make origami, draw, color and talk about manga. nols.org/anime-night, 360-683-1161, discover@nols.org.
• Rally in the Alley, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 1, or until dumpsters are full. At Carrie Blake Community Park, 202 N. Blake Ave, near pickleball courts, and City of Sequim shop at intersection of Third Avenue, Hemlock Street. 360-775-3742 colleen@habitatclallam.org.
• Backyard Birding, 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 1, in Rainshadow Hall at Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road.
• Paint & Sip art instructor BZ Zabora hosts painting workshop, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 1, in Gathering Hall at Olympic Theatre Arts Center, 414 N. Sequim Ave. Zabora will provide each step of a canvas painting. OTA’s bar will be available. Snacks, water, art supplies provided. Tickets $25. Advance purchase is highly recommended online at olympictheatrearts.org.
• Clallam County Republicans’ 2023 Lincoln Day Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 1, at Clallam County Fairgrounds, 1608 W. 16th St., Port Angeles. Tickets $65 per person at clallamrepublicans.org.
• Sequim Prairie Garden Club meeting featuring columnist Andrew May, 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 3, at Pioneer Memorial Park, 387 E. Washington St. sequimprairiegardenclub.org.
• 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.
• Sequim Record Show, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at Guy Cole Convention Center at Carrie Blake Community Park, 202 N. Blake Ave. Featuring vinyl records old and new plus other music mediums. Free. Register as a vendor for $50 per table. linktr.ee/sequimrecordshow, butlerg@olypen.com.
• 2023 Petals & Pathways Home Garden Tour, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, June 24. Six gardens will be featured from Happy Valley to the flatlands on a self-directed map printed on the tickets. Tickets are $15 for early bird rates, starting May 14, or $20 the day of the event. Get tickets online at clallammgf.org. Or, get tickets in Sequim at Over the Fence, 116 E. Washington St.; The Co-op Farm & Garden, 216 E. Washington St., and Sunny Farms Country Store, 261461 U.S. Highway 101.
Music/dance/etc.
• Sound Advice, Motown, classic soul and favorite hits from the 1960s and ’70s, 7-10 p.m. Friday, March 24, at Club 7 stage at 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101. No cover. soundadviceband.com.
• Free piano concerts, 5-6 p.m. March 25-31, at SQM Radio 91.5 FM offices, 609 W. Washington St. Concerts include: March 25, Jean Lenke, Sarah Shea (celebrating Aretha Franklin’s birthday); March 26, Dawn Martin and students; March 27, Linda Dowdell; March 28, Tess Teel; March 29, Bread & Gravy duo; March 30, Open Piano Night, and March 31, Amanda Bacon and Todd Ortloff of Black Diamond Junction. 360-681-0000.
• Dance with The OG, 6-8:30 p.m. Sunday, June 11, at Sequim Elks Lodge, 143 Port Williams Road. $10 for Elks members, $12 guests.
• THING Festival, music/arts/entertainment, Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, Aug. 25-27. thingnw.org, thingnw.org/tickets.
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.
• Auditions are set for Olympic Theatre Arts’ upcoming show “The Nerd” by Larry Shue and directed by Ron Graham for 6:30 p.m. March 29 and 11 a.m. Saturday, April 1, at 414 N. Sequim Ave. Auditions will be cold readings of selected scenes from the script with sides provided. olympictheatrearts.org.
Exhibits/workshops/series
• Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W. Washington St., March exhibit, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County: “Home Is Where the Heart Is.” Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday. Starting in April, gallery is open Sundays (11 a.m.-3 p.m.). bluewholegallery.com.
• “What’s For Lunch?” exhibition, featuring work by members of the Peninsula Fiber Artists, through May 14, at Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, 1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
• Children ages 5-18 can participate in a two week camp exploring backstage and onstage aspects of theatre culminating in two performances of ‘Alice! (in Wonderland)’ at Olympic Theatre Arts Center, 414 N. Sequim Ave. Students participate in acting workshops, set and prop design and creation, learn costuming, and produce a complete play in which they star. It runs 3:30-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday, March 27-30; 1-5 p.m. April 3-6, with performances at 2 and 7 p.m. April 8. Cost is $125 per student; with $10 off for additional siblings. Scholarships available; call 360-683-7326.
Ongoing Events
• 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.
