There’s plenty of entertainment on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
• Key City Public Theater presents PlayCraft Originals and 10-minute productions for Sips & Scripts tonight at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday at 5:30 p.m
According to a press release, all tickets are paid and offer a behind-the-scenes look at innovative stories in the works. Tickets and information are available at KeyCityPublicTheatre.org, by email at [email protected], or in person during box office hours Monday through Friday, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
According to Kat Agudo, Audience Services Manager, PlayCraft Originals is the theater construction site with new plays in various stages of development.
Sips & Scripts features three 10-minute comedic imaginative plays featuring cocktails on the KCPT stage with adult content, four-letter words, and the chance to watch a cast of actors think on the fly to create a shattered and moving final performance of the evening with the moderators Brendan Chambers and Denise Winter.
• The Bunker, a free art studio for youth, has its next session today at the non-profit Northwind Art School in Fort Worden State Park.
Calligrapher Lindsey Wayland and painter Michele Soderstrom, who is also an art teacher at Port Townsend High School, are the two volunteers leading the session. Middle and high school students are welcome. The bunker will be well stocked with art supplies, snacks and drinks and music will be played throughout the afternoon.
The bunker is open from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in building 306 of the fortress. Information and the parental consent form are available at https://northwindart.org; Click Courses.
• Mia Torres will perform tonight from 5pm to 7pm at the Old Alcohol Plant Inn, 310 Hadlock Bay Road, Port Hadlock. No protection fee.
• The AHA auction for the Jefferson County Historical Society ends at midnight today.
All funds raised will go toward maintaining the historical society’s core programs and building new programs, the group said in a press release. AHA stands for art, history and adventure.
To bid or donate, see https://go.rallyup.com/jchsmuseum-aha-2023/Campaign/Details?mc_cid=ec64311769&mc_eid=eba853bb20.
• Mike and Val James will be performing at the Spirits Bar and Grill at the Old Alcohol Plant Inn, 310 Hadlock Bay Road, Port Hadlock on Saturday from 5pm to 7pm. No protection fee.
• Sound Advice plays Motown, classic soul and rock favorites at Sequim Elks, 143 Port Williams Road, Sequim on Sundays from 6pm to 8:30pm.
Admission is $12 per person, $10 for Elks members.
• House of Hamill will perform at the Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St., Port Townsend on Saturday at 7pm.
Admission is $20 per person; Wearing a mask is desired.
• Port Townsend Urban Sketchers meet Saturday at 10am in Uptown Port Townsend.
The group meets at the corner of Lawrence Street and Tyler Street across from Aldrich’s Market.
After sketching, the group meets again at noon to present their work and take a photo.
The event is open to all skill levels.
Visit www.urbansketchers porttownsend for more information. wordpress.com.
• The Spring Art Fair is hosted by the Port Ludlow Art League on Saturday from 10am to 3pm.
The annual art sale is held at the Bay Club, 120 Spinnaker Place.
The sale includes works by local artists including jewellery, ceramics, paintings, photographs, textiles, woodwork, baskets, maps and books.
Proceeds benefit the league’s scholarship fund.
Visit www.portludlowart.org for more information.
• The work-to-learning party, hosted by the Sequim Botanical Garden Society, will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday.
The workshop will be held in the Terrace Garden at Carrie Blake Community Park, 202 N. Blake Ave.
Gail Ditmore will be speaking on peony care and growing.
The presentation is free and open to the public.
For more information call Dona Brock at 360-460-8865, email [email protected] or www.sequim botanicalgarden.org.
• The shepherd’s festival takes place on Monday from 10 am to 4 pm.
The annual festival takes place at the Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road.
The free festival is sponsored by Clallam County 4-H, the North Olympic Shuttle and Spindle Guild and the Olympic Peninsula Fiber Growers Association.
Activities include sheep herding and shearing demonstrations, a farm animal petting zoo, fiber spinning demonstrations, a 4-H raffle, craft vendors, and lamb skewers and lamb chili.
• The art installation at Jefferson Healthcare will continue through mid-August. Forty works from Northwind Art’s showcase program are on display in public reception areas.
For more information, go to North windart.org and click Courses.
