Port Angeles’ Day of Play, music and stage performances highlight weekend events on the North Olympic Peninsula.
• The Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department will host its 2025 Day of Play from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday at a variety of venues across the city.
The Day of Play brochure will serve as a Kids Passport. Participants can get it stamped at participating activities and turn it in at the Parks and Recreation office by 5 p.m. Aug. 1 for a chance to win prizes.
The brochure can be downloaded from the Parks and Recreation website or picked up at its office, 308 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.
A limited numbers of brochures will be available at Day of Play activities.
Prizes include $25 Swain’s gift cards, a three-month YMCA membership, tokens for free Welly’s ice cream, a free membership at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, a pair of tickets to an upcoming event at Studio Bob, tickets for an upcoming performance at Field Arts & Events Hall and a four-hour rental of the Loomis Cabin at Lincoln Park.
Day of Play activities include:
Shore Aquatic Center, 225 E. Fifth St., will host a free, open swim from 9 a.m. to noon.
Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association will offer free rowing from 9 a.m. to noon at Hollywood Beach, 121 Railroad Ave.
The Port Angeles Farmers Market will host a free planting station from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Gateway Transit Center, 122 E. Front St.
The Port Angeles Main Library, 221 S. Peabody St., will host a free outdoor concert by Eli Rosenblatt at 10:30 a.m.
The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, 1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd., will host a scavenger hunt in Webster’s Woods from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Port Angeles Yacht Club, 1305 Marine Drive, will offer free boat rides in the harbor as well as knot-tying and boating safety presentations.
Studio Bob, 118½ E. Front St., will host its Recycled Materials Art Project form noon to 6 p.m.
Welly’s, in the Port Angeles Wharf, 115 E. Railroad Ave., will host Coloring Search and Find to find items hidden in its mural from noon to 9 p.m.
Nic’s Legendary Entertainment will host miniature golf and other yard games next to the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield, 302 Race St., from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Red Line Laser Tag will host laser tag at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The Juan De Fuca Foundation for the Arts will host a free concert by The Works at City Pier, 315 N. Lincoln St., from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
For more information, call Parks and Recreation at 360-417-4550, email parks andrecreation@cityofpa.us or visit https://cityofpa.us/1287/Port-Angeles- Day-of-Play.
• Pigs on the Wing will present “Echoes of Pink Floyd at 8:30 p.m. Friday at the American Legion’s Marvin G. Shields Memorial Post 26, 209 Monroe St., Port Townsend.
Tickets are $35 per person at www.eventbrite.com or $40 at the door. All attendees must be 21 or older.
The Pink Floyd tribute band also will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at Field Arts & Events Hall, 201 W. Front St., Port Angeles.
Tickets for Saturday’s show are $25 to $50 per person at https://fieldhall.ludus.com.
Both shows will feature two sets of the Portland, Ore.-based band’s favorite selections from classic Pink Floyd albums, including hits, deep cuts and experimental improvisations.
Pigs on the Wing is composed of Eric Welder, bass and vocals; Dave Lindenbaum, guitar and vocals; Matt Jones, keyboards and vocals; Jason Baker, guitar and vocals; Bryan Fairfield, drums; Holly Brooks, vocals; and Matt Sulikowski, saxophone.
• Sturtz will perform at a house concert from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday outside a home at 831 W. Sixth St. in Port Angeles.
Admission is by a suggested donation of $20.
The Colorado-based folk band is currently on a tour of the Pacific Northwest that started in Casper, Wyo., and includes gigs in Montana, a half-dozen other venues in Washington, Victoria, B.C., Portland, Ore., Boise, Idaho, and Salt Lake City.
“It’s going to be a very relaxed all-ages event,” said Michael Rivers, the concert’s host. “If the weather is good, we’ll be outside on a large lawn with the band playing in front of a sound shell. Folks should bring lawn chairs or blankets.”
Rivers, a member of Peninsula Men’s Gospel Singers, and some friends, including saxophonist Craig Buhler, will perform an opening set before Sturtz takes the stage.
For more information, call or text Rivers at 360-808-7050 or email nmrivers@olypen.com.
• The Summertime Singers will present “Buried Treasure” in concerts at 7 tonight and 3 p.m. Sunday at Grace Lutheran Church, 1120 Walker St., Port Townsend.
Admission is by a suggested donation of $15 to benefit the church in appreciation of its support for the community’s music organizations.
The concerts will feature music from the Renaissance up through the present.
Songs include “Hallelujah,” an unpublished piece written by by Simon Sargon; three pieces by American composer Shawn Kirchner, including “Tu Sangre en la Mia,” a poem by Pablo Neruda that Kerchner set to music.
Director Colleen Johnson will lead the audience through Rollo Dilworth’s “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around” and “Sure on This Shining Night,” by Samuel Barber.
The Summertime Singers is an informal group which likes to continue singing during the summer while their other choirs are on hiatus.
During the rest of the year, members of the group perform with RainShadow Chorale, Wild Rose Chorale, Port Townsend Community Chorus, Threshold Choir and various church choirs.
Helen Lauritzen has been the group’s accompanist since they formed in 2012.
For more information, call Johnson at 810-965-5966.
• The Sequim City Band and the Port Townsend Summer Band will present “Music Together” with free concerts in both Sequim and Port Townsend this weekend.
The bands will perform at 3 p.m. Saturday at the James Center for the Performing Arts, 506 N. Blake Ave., Sequim, and a repeat performance at 1 p.m. Sunday at Pope Marine Park, 530 Water St., Port Townsend.
Each performance will feature a set by the Port Townsend Summer Band, a set by the Sequim City Band and will close with a combined performance of the two bands.
Marge Rosen will direct the Port Townsend Summer Band in a mix of movie magic, jazz classics and Broadway tunes.
The program will include Alan Silvestri’s “Back to the Future” from the 1985 film, “The Return of the Pink Panther” by Henry Mancini, Tan Dun’s score from the 2000 film “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “For Good” from the Broadway musical “Wicked.”
The set also will highlight alto saxophonist Maria Powell on the jazz standard “Harlem Nocturne” by Duke Ellington and on Fritz Neuböck’s “Rhapsody for Alto Saxophone and Band.”
The Sequim City Band, under the direction of Tyler Benedict, will begin with “Fanfare Esprit” by Carol Britton Chambers, followed by the Spanish march “Amparito Roca,” composed by Jaime Texidor and named for his daughter.
The tuba section will take the lead in an unconventional arrangement of the Tin Pan Alley classic “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” by Al Dubin and Joe Burke.
The program will continue with “Choose Joy” by Randall D. Standridge, a medley of Rodgers and Hammerstein classics, including “Oklahoma,” “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” and “Getting to Know You.”
The set will close with Henry Fillmore’s march “The Klaxon.”
John Philip Sousa’s “The Thunderer” will be the grand finale for both concerts, featuring more than 100 musicians on stage.
For more information, visit www.sequimcityband.org or www.ptsummer band.org.
• Olympic Neighbors will host its Summer Bash from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday in the garden at the Bishop Hotel, 714 Washington St., Port Townsend.
Admission to the annual fundraising party is free, although a $20 donation to support Olympic Neighbors is requested.
Proceeds will help provide supportive housing services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
The Summer Bash will feature live music by the Yesango Marimba Band at 1 p.m., Slowburn at 2 p.m. and Lowire at 4 p.m.
There also will be a silent auction and a raffle for $1,000.
• Eden will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday as part of the summer concert series at Olympic Cellars, 255410 U.S. Highway 101, Port Angeles.
Tickets are $30 per person at www.olympiccellars.com/summer-concert-series.
In addition to original music, Eden performs covers from the 1960s through today.
The gate will open at 6 p.m. and the outdoor show will be played rain or shine.
Outside food is allowed. Local food vendors will be onsite with food for purchase.
Wine will be available for purchase by the glass or by the bottle. Concertgoers may bring non-alcoholic beverages.
Carpooling is appreciated as parking is limited.
Seating is festival-style — tables and chairs are first-come, first-served.
There is no seating in the space under the patio in front of the band because it will be reserved for dancing.
Attendees should bring warm clothes since it gets cold once the sun goes down.
The venue is family-friendly, but dogs are not allowed.
• “Lion King Jr.” will finish its run with performances at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and matinees at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Sequim High School, 601 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim.
All seats are $15 per person at www.ghostlight wa.org.
The show is a 60-minute adaptation of the Broadway musical “The Lion King,” which has been scripted for younger performers.
Saturday’s performance will include a costume contest. Attendees are encouraged to wear Lion King-themed costumes. Winners will be announced during the intermission.
Also on Saturday, cast members will be available in costume after the show for pictures with the audience.
Principal cast members include Sophia Treece as Rafiki, Caeden Emmons as Mufasa, Caleb Crawford as Scar, Hayden Rayburn as Simba and Cecilia Pereira as Nala.
Also featured are Grace Pereira as Sarabi, Elliot Warren as Zazu, Daniel Pereira as young Simba, Lea Speed as young Nala, Gemma Himmelman as Sarafina, Mara Jordan as Banzai, Fia Sperduti as Shenzi, Josiah Vincent as Ed, Trinity Devlin as Timon and Abyssinia Jefferson as Pumbaa.
The lionesses ensemble includes Laexi McCauley, Alyse Baskins, Lilly Dispain, Katelyn Purkey and Cecilia Pereira.
The animal and hyena ensemble is composed of Mya Cowling, Charlee Kelly, Aray Davis, Claire Connell and Peyton Kimble.
• The Lavender Melodrama will finish “Lavender Legacies” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and with a matinee performance at 2 p.m. Sunday at Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim.
Tickets are $20 per person at www.olympictheatrearts.org or by calling the box office at 360-683-7326.
Theatergoers will be able to cheer the hero, boo the villain and sigh for the damsel-in-distress in this over-the-top melodrama based on the mythical history of the Pacific Northwest and Sequim, and its claim to be the Lavender Capital of North America.
In this year’s new script, the lavender industry must deal with Sequim’s new Comprehensive Plan while outsmarting Douglas Graves, the local realtor/undertaker whose evil plans for world domination start with the destruction of Sequim.
• Amanda Lynn Bacon will host a karaoke competition at 6:30 tonight in the Sunset Lounge at Field Arts & Events Hall, 201 W. Front St., Port Angeles. Tickets are $40 per person at www.fieldhallevents.org/tickets.
• A Wellness Fest and Open House is set for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Blue Mountain Yoga and Wellness Collective, 803 Carlsborg Road, Sequim.
The festival features a full day of free classes, healing experiences, live music and holistic wellness activities, including Pilates, Reiki, Ayurveda, dance and mindful meditation.
Outdoor booths will open at noon until 3 p.m. featuring local wellness professionals and vendors offering holistic therapies, healing arts and other wellness products such as naturopathy, acupuncture, crystal healing, craniosacral therapy, massage gift certificates and life coaching.
There also will be a meditative sound bath by Tarek, live music, raffles and a family-friendly outdooor dance party with DJ ZeeBrio.
For more information, call the collective at 360-809-0717 or visit www.juliabuggy.com.
• The Port Townsend Urban Sketchers will sketch near Port Townsend High School at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The group will meet on the high school campus, 1500 Van Ness St., Port Townsend.
After sketching at locations around the campus and the surrounding neighborhood, the group will reconvene at noon to share their work and take a photo.
The event is free and open to sketchers of all skill levels.
For more information, visit www.urbansketchers porttownsend.wordpress.com.
• Pam Pave will present “Planning Your Fall/Winter Garden” at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Woodcock Demonstration Garden, 2711 Woodcock Road, Sequim.
Pace will discuss the difference between fall/winter harvest crops and spring/overwintering crops and the advantages of growing both.
She also will talk about the importance of timing when planting and the benefits of succession planting.
The free presentation is part of the Clallam County Master Gardeners’ Digging Deeper gardening series.
For more information, call 360-565-2679 or visit https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam.
• The Olympic Peninsula Humane Society will host OPHS Adoption Day from noon to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the Bark House, 1743 Old Olympic Highway, Port Angeles.
Volunteers will be walking adoptable dogs out of the kennels to meet visitors.
Water and shade will be available for pups and people.
No cats will be on site, but there will be plenty of kitty info and photos.
Adoption applications can be pre-filed on the society’s website.
For more information, call the society at 360-457-8206 or visit www.op-hs.org.
• The Salish Sea Makers Market will host the Island Time DJ dance and Makers Market from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday at Finnriver Farm and Cidery, 124 Center Road, Chimacum.
Admission is $10 per person.
For more information, email ssmakersmarket@gmail.com.
