Four-legged friends welcome at Music Where You Bark

By Emily Matthiessen and Michael Dashiell Sequim Gazette • September 7, 2022 1:30 am
Photo courtesy of Richard Greenway, Sequim City Band/Sequim City Band Tyler Benedict directs Sequim City Band members at the group’s Aug. 14 concert. The band is back at the James Center on Saturday, Sept. 10, as part of KSQM 91.5 FM’s “Music Where You Bark” concert.
Photo courtesy of Richard Greenway, Sequim City Band/Sequim City Band Tyler Benedict directs Sequim City Band members at the group’s Aug. 14 concert. The band is back at the James Center on Saturday, Sept. 10, as part of KSQM 91.5 FM’s “Music Where You Bark” concert.

Pet lovers and fans of the Sequim City Band have a chance to join voices this coming weekend with the annual Music Where Your Bark event.

The event, set for 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, at Carrie Blake Community Park, spotlights KSQM’s Pet Lover’s Day and features pet-themed activities, booths, food, drawings, exhibitions and an animal rink for demonstrations, along with a free Sequim City Band concert, slated for 1:30-3 p.m. at The James Center for the Performing Arts.

Also on the agenda is the Walk ‘N’ Woof 1k-5k, a benefit for the Sequim Dog Park Pals group and the dog park at Carrie Blake set for 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

“It’s not like a big race; it’s more like a nice stroll along the beautiful park,” said Olga Mosher, who helped organize the event.

“Sequim is such a pet-loving paradise,” she said. “One reason I wanted to go with [a fundraiser] that had to do with dogs and pets was because how much people love pets out here.”

Carrie Blake’s dog park needs some TLC, Mosher said, from benches, amenities and all the dog exercise equipment. While the city staff takes care of the mowing, weeding and ongoing park maintenance, she said, volunteers do the rest of dog park upkeep.

Mosher, who owns and operates Ideal Health Weightloss and Wellness Center, connected with Tama Bankston for a fundraiser possibility and was recommended the dog park. Hence, the Walk ‘N’ Woof.

“It’s a little different, this walk,” Mosher said. “It will be staggered, because so many people are bringing their dogs [and] some dogs can’t get close together.

Cost is $15 for the 1k and $30 for the 5k; there are enough swag bags for 175 people, Mosher said.

“[All the money] is going towards the park,” she said.

Walk preregistration is recommended; do so at runsignup.com/race/wa/sequim/thewalknwoof5k.

For more about the Walk ‘N’ Woof, email to IdealHealthSequim@att.net.

For more about Music Where You Bark, call 360-681-0000 or email to office@KSQM.com.

Concert caps summer season

Sequim City Band’s final concert of their summer “Concerts at the James” series includes all musical pieces relating to various animals that share our homes and hearts.

The band will take the stage at 1:30 p.m. at the James Center for the Performing Arts, including “That Old Hound Dog Rag” and “A Whistler and His Dog.”

Also on tap are “Selections from Disney/Pixar’s ‘UP’” and a salute to felines with “The Waltzing Cat” by Leroy Anderson and “Memory” from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Cats.”

Music honoring horses and fish are also featured: contemporary composer Julie Giroux, who has herself rescued animals, penned “Our Cast Aways” a piece dedicated to the thousands of caring people who work hard to rescue suffering pets.

Both the concert and on-site parking are free. Companion animals are invited as audience members. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket and a hat or umbrella.

Sequim City Band’s 2022-23 indoor concert series kicks off with a concert at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Sequim High School auditorium, 533 N. Sequim Ave.

For more information about the Sequim City Band, concert news and the status of plans to build an expanded rehearsal hall, visit sequimcityband.org.