Poets in spotlight at next ‘Conversations’ event
Peninsula College invites the community to participate in the next free “Conversations Toward a Culture of Justice” event, set for 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, on the Zoom platform.
Poets Gary Copeland Lilley and Jourdan Imani Keith will share the microphone.
For the Zoom link, see the pencol.edu webpage.
This event was inspired by a Juneteenth gathering hosted on Youtube by Keith, who the Seattle Civic Poet. She invited Lilley and other poets to join her, to read some of their own original poetry or the work of other poets, and then to engage in dialogue as they honored and celebrated the importance of Juneteenth.
Thursday’s reading will begin with poetry as well, as writers share original works and poems of others.
For more information, contact Dr. Helen Lovejoy at hlovejoy@pencol.edu or Dr. Kate Reavey at kreavey@pencol.edu.
Car show cancelled
Sequim Museum & Arts has cancelled its benefit car show, scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 15.
It is the organization’s largest fundraiser of the year, said Judith Reandeau Stipe, the museum’s executive director.
“We don’t want anyone in jeopardy of giving or getting this nasty virus,” she said. “We love those cars and will miss our ‘gear heads!’”
The organizations’s building fund is still accepting donations to complete the new museum building on North Sequim Avenue.
Sequim Museum & Arts is open by appointment only to accommodate a few visitors on a tour. Email to sequimmusem@olypen.com or leave a message at 360-681-2257 for more information.
Fundraising yard sale set for Clallam Mosaic
Clallam Mosaic, a local nonprofit serving individuals with special needs and their families, is experiencing a gap in funding due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To help close that gap, Mosaic will be hosting a yard sale fundraiser, set for 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, and noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at 132 Roman Road, Agnew.
All proceeds from the sale go toward sustaining core Mosaic programs.
Donations have been generous. They include: toys; in-the-box kitchenware; gadgets and small appliances; clothing; purses and backpacks; tools; picture frames and stretcher bars; baby items; chairs; baskets; craft items; books; collectibles of all kinds, and more.
Masks and social distancing is appreciated.
For more information, call 360-681-8642 or email to info@ClallamMosaic.org.
For more about Clallam Mosaic, visit www.ClallamMosaic.org.
Tai Chi, Qi Gong at Carrie Blake park
Pauline Geraci offers Tai Chi classes at 9 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and Qi Gong classes at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, all at Carrie Blake Community Park. Fees apply.
If weather doesn’t allow for the classes, Geraci hosts them at the same time on the Zoom platform.
Call 360-464-5231 or email to pmgeraci@gmail.com for information.
