A fiber arts expo, art walks and the kinetic sculpture race highlight weekend events on the North Olympic Peninsula.
• The Pacific Northwest Fiber Arts Expo will return this weekend to the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.
The free event will feature a craft marketplace from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
The diverse range of classes, including painting with wool, eco printing, crocheting dragon scales, exploring Northwest wools, color in tapestry weaving and mosaic knitting, are designed to fit a range of budgets and skill levels.
There also will be demonstrations of spindle and wheel spinning, needle felting, rug hooking and triangle loom weaving as well as projects to make and take.
The expo will collaborate with the Peninsula Fiber Artists to stage a fashion show at 6:45 p.m. Saturday at Field Arts & Events Hall, 201 W. Front St., Port Angeles.
For more information, email info@pnwfiberx.com or visit www.pnwfiberx.com.
• Among Us: Artists of North Beach will be on display from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Low Fence Horse Sense Gallery on 57th Street between Hill and Jackman streets in Port Townsend.
The exhibit will feature practice pieces, works in progress and completed works by North Beach artists.
• The Moby Dick Extravaganza will celebrate the 1851 novel and things related to the story this weekend at Studio Bob, 118½ E. Front St., Port Angeles.
The celebration will kick off with a free screening of “In the Heart of the Sea” at 7 p.m. Friday. A clam chowder dinner is available for purchase starting at 6 p.m.
The 2015 historical drama is about the sinking of the American whaling ship Essex in 1820, an event that partly inspired Herman Melville to write “Moby-Dick.”
The extravaganza will include crafts in the Sunshine Room, including rock painting, T-shirt making and whale origami, and a marine life pop-up art sale all day on Saturday and Sunday.
The extravaganza will feature a series of maritime-themed presentations on Saturday and Sunday as well as cribbage on both afternoons.
Other highlights include:
— Dramatic readings from “Moby-Dick” from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday
— “A Naughty Nautical Drag and Burlesque Show,” an evening of beginner/amateur burlesque and drag, at 8 p.m. Saturday
— Sea Shanties, featuring Northstar, The Bohemians and more, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday
— A free screening of “Moby Dick” at 4 p.m. Sunday. Event organizers state that the 2010 remake, set in modern day, “is so bad, it’s great!”
For more information, visit https://mobydick extravaganza2025.my.canva.site/moby-dick- extravaganza-2025.
• Terry Robb will perform at 7:30 tonight in the Palindrome at Eaglemount Cidery, 1893 S. Jacob Miller Road, Port Townsend.
Tickets are $25 per person at www.ticketstorm.com/c/17038/rainshadowrecording or $30 at the door.
The Portland, Ore.-based bluesman is considered to be one of the finest acoustic guitarists in the world. His fingerpicking style of blues incorporates elements from Delta blues, ragtime, country, swing and jazz.
Born in British Columbia and raised in the United States, Robb has released 15 albums.
• The First Friday Art Walk will celebrate with an orange-themed event from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at various venues in downtown Sequim.
Maps for the self-guided tour are available at www.sequimartwalk.com.
Special events in October include:
— Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W. Washington St., will host a reception for “All Things Weird and Wonderful” from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Attendees will be able to meet Melissa Doyel and Jennifer Rose, the exhibit’s featured artists.
Rose, a bead artist, finds inspiration from nature, living in the Northwest and native culture. She uses many different techniques and types of beads to create bold, intricate designs.
Doyel is a retired eBay project manager who paints with watercolors and acrylics. She has been involved in some form of art her entire life.
“All Things Weird and Wonderful” will be on display from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sundays throughout October.
For more information, visit www.bluewholegallery.com.
— Sequim Museum & Arts, 544 N. Sequim Ave., will feature a preview exhibit of the fourth Strait from the Artists studio tour in the Judith McInnes Tozzer Art Gallery.
The free tour, scheduled for Nov. 8-9, offers the opportunity to engage with artists and the spaces in which they create.
The self-guided tour will include art studios from Port Angeles to Diamond Point.
For more information, visit www.straitfromtheartists.com.
— Pondicherri, 121 E. Washington St., will host artist Kathy Nichols from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., demonstrating how to create your own fall pumpkin and leaves design for greeting cards and prints.
Attendees are invited to participate and create their own.
Art supplies will be provided. RSVP at 360-681-0954. Walk-ins also are welcome.
— The A. Milligan Art Studio & Gallery, 520 N. Sequim Ave., has added new pieces to its Chiaroscuro exhibit in the main gallery.
Jeweler Dee Shire has joined Suzan Noyes and Anne Milligan in the exhibit, which means “light-dark” in Italian.
Shire travels the world in search of rare artifacts and said she chooses her pieces based on their uncommon beauty: pieces that she feels will be shared and cherished as uniquely special adornments.Her jewelry is inspired by nature, anthropology, paleontology and the talents and creations of other artists.
— The Sequim Arts Commission exhibit, “Northwest Elements,” will be on display at the Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar St., through Oct. 20.
The juried exhibition celebrates the raw beauty, cultural richness and elemental forces that define the Pacific Northwest.
For more information, including adding a venue or an artist to the list, call Renne Emiko Brock at 360-460-3023 or email renneemiko@gmail.com.
• The Great Port Townsend Bay Kinetic Sculpture Race is set for its 41st running on Saturday and Sunday.
The starting point for the annual race has moved to Water Street, in front of the American Legion’s Marvin G. Shields Memorial Post 26, 209 Monroe St.
The theme for this year’s Kinetic race and parade is “Kinetic Kinautical!” and points will be awarded for art and pageantry.
Kinautical kostumes are recommended for spektators as well as kontestants.
The two-day race starts at noon Saturday with the Art Parade and Kontest.
Parade entrants will line up on Water Street at 11 a.m. and, starting at noon, will make a loop up Monroe Street, left onto Washington Street, left onto Taylor Street, left onto Water Street and then back to the starting point at the legion hall.
Skulptures that pass the safety test will show off their flotation and propulsion through the water with a dive into the bay at the Salmon Club by Northwest Maritime.
The Rosehips Kween Koronation Ball, a 21-and-older event, will begin at 8 p.m. in the American Legion Hall.
Kween Kontestants will strut their stuff about 9:30 p.m., vying for the koveted Rosehips Krown. The koronation will occur about 11 p.m.
Admission will be $20 per person at the door. Kameras and video equipment are not allowed.
The Street, Sand and Mud portion of the kourse is set for Sunday.
Skulptures will line up by the American Legion hall about 10 a.m. to show off their pageantry before the noon start.
The grueling kourse goes up Lawrence Street, kornering by Aldrich’s Market before skulptures enter the sand course at Fort Worden State Park, then pedal hard to and through the mud at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.
Those who make it through the mud will head back down San Juan Avenue, through Uptown via Walker Street and then to Lawrence Street.
Racers will then head down Monroe Street to finish at the legion hall.
For a detailed map of the route, visit www.ptkinetic race.org/racers-page.
• The First Saturday Art Walk will be at a variety of venues in downtown Port Townsend from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
Among the galleries that will stay open late are Gallery-9, The Port Townsend Gallery and the Jeanette Best Gallery.
— Gallery 9, 1012 Water St., will feature the oil paintings of Jinx Bryant and pine needle basketry and cabochon jewelry created by Nancy Aikman.
Bryant grew up in a family of artists, potters, painters and musicians and worked in clay for many years. When she moved into painting she began with watercolors, then pastels before moving to oils.
Aikman creates artistic pine needle basketry from southern long leaf pine needles, semi-precious stone cabochons, glass beads, Irish waxed linen and other natural items such as shed deer antlers, bone beads, recycled glass and metals.
Cabochons are natural gemstones, found throughout the world, that are shaped and polished rather than cut. They typically have a flat side with a domed face, and the patterns in the stones can complement a basket or jewelry design.
Bryant’s paintings and Aikman’s baskets and jewelry can be viewed from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily at Gallery-9 throughout October.
For more information, visit www.gallery-9.com.
— The Jeanette Best Gallery, 701 Water St., will host a book signing by Mary Lou Sanelli from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Sanelli will sign copies of her new book, “In So Many Words,” a collection of essays.
Sanelli is the author of 14 books and has written poetry, fiction, nonfiction, memoirs and children’s books.
Visitors also will be able to explore the gallery’s current exhibitions: “Potluck Banquet,” a show about food, and “Showcase 2025,” which features the work of 14 local artists.
— The Port Townsend Gallery, 715 Water St., will host a reception for its featured artists, Rebekah Cadorette and Kay Gaul, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Cadorette, a Port Townsend fiber artist known for her handwoven garments and linens, will exhibit the Japanese folk art of temari during Saturday’s Art Walk and throughout the month.
Gaul creates realist paintings in acrylics that reflect her interest in forgotten spaces, ruins and the surfaces of materials such as wood, iron, and metals as they age.
She also paints bright images of food, flowers and everyday objects as well as landscape paintings that capture places in Montana and Washington that are special to her.
The work of Cadorette and Gaul will be on display from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily throughout October.
For more information, call the gallery at 360-379-8110 or visit www.port townsendgallery.com.
• The Sequim Safety Fair is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Guy Cole Center at Carrie Blake Park, 202 N. Blake Ave., Sequim.
The free event is sponsored by the city of Sequim, Clallam County Fire District 3 and members of the Community Emergency Response Team.
The fair will host dozens of public safety organizations from Sequim and surrounding communities to increase public awareness of the many local services that work to preserve public safety.
Attendees will be able to examine fire trucks and equipment, police cars and boats, the Life Flight helicopter and watch live fire extinguisher demonstrations.
There will be indoor and outdoor display tables and booths explaining the ongoing work of community service organizations and community groups.
The fair also will include talks by the state Emergency Management Division, Fire Chief Justin Grider and Community Paramedic Mark Karjalainen from Fire District 3, and managers from Clallam Ready Sequim.
• “The Foreigner” will continue its run with performances at 7 p.m. Fridays and Tuesdays and matinees at 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 12 at the Port Angeles Community Playhouse, 1235 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles.
Tickets are $18 per person, $9 for students www.pacommunity players.org.
The play was written by Larry Shue and directed by Rebecca Senne.
“The Foreigner” is set at a fishing lodge in rural Georgia and follows Englishmen Charlie Baker and Staff Sergeant Froggy LeSueur on a getaway trip.
Baker, both shy and depressed, tells LeSueur he cannot speak with strangers and panics when the locals try to chat him up.
LeSueur concocts a story that Baker doesn’t speak English because he’s a foreigner from a far-off land.
Believing that Baker doesn’t understand them, the lodge’s other guests begin talking about their secrets in front of him.
• Owl Medicine will perform original acoustic folk music from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Taps @ The Guardhouse, 300 Eisenhower Ave., Port Townsend. No cover charge.
• Locomotive Breath will perform a tribute to the music of Jethro Tull from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Crazy Otter, 141 Chimacum Road, Port Hadlock.
• Port Book and News will host a book launch party for Mike Nolan’s new memoir, “Hardhat Days,” at 6:30 tonight in the Raymond Carver Room at the Port Angeles Main Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., Port Angeles.
The book is a coming-of-age tale about Nolan’s early career as a sandblaster in Seattle-area shipyards during the late 1970s.
Nolan, a Port Angeles-based writer, will be on hand to sign copies of the book and answer questions from readers.
Nolan also will be at Pacific Mist Books, 122 W. Washington St. in Sequim, from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday.
• The North Olympic Library System will host a “Mean Girls” watch party from 6 to 8 tonight at the Forks Branch Library, 171 S. Forks Ave., Forks.
Attendees can enjoy snacks and refreshments while they watch the PG-rated 2004 film.
Attendees are encouraged to wear pink to the free after-hours event.
For more information, call 360-374-6402, email discover@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.
• Christie Lassen will present “Preparing Backyard Habitats for Winter” at 10 a.m. Saturday in Rainshadow Hall at the Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road, Sequim.
Lassen, the owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Gardiner, will discuss ways to prepare winter habitat for dozens of bird species that winter over on the Peninsula.
The presentation is part of the Backyard Birding series sponsored by the Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society.
Admission is by $5 donation. Proceeds will support the society’s education and bird conservation programs.
For more information, visit www.olympic peninsulaaudubon.org.
• The North Olympic Library System will host a free arts and crafts supply swap from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Port Angeles Main Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., Port Angeles.
Participants are invited to exchange new and gently used supplies, meet fellow artists and crafters and find inspiration for future projects.
All unswapped items must be removed by the original owners.
For more information, call the library at 360-417-8500, email discovery@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.
• Maya Roe will call a contra dance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Black Diamond Community Hall, 1942 Black Diamond Road, Port Angeles.
Music will be provided by the Red Crow Duo, composed of Joe Michaels and How Meltzer.
The dance will be preceded by a potluck dinner at 5:30 p.m.
A free lesson will be offered at 7 p.m. to those who have paid admission.
Requested donation is $10 to $20 per person, $5 to $10 for youths younger than 18.
• Koenig Subaru and the Welfare for Animals Guild will conduct a pet microchipping clinic from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Koenig Subaru, 3501 E. U.S. Highway 101, Port Angeles.
The unpowered RFID chips are approximately the size of a grain of rice and can be read by a handheld scanner, allowing the chip’s ID number to be searched for to find the owner’s information.
The free clinic is sponsored by Koenig and the Subaru Loves Pets initiative.
