Michele D'Amour and the Love Dealers

Michele D'Amour and the Love Dealers will perform at 3 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center, 923 Hazel Point Road in Quilcene.

The show is part of the ongoing Concerts in the Woods series. Entry to the all ages show is by donation.

T"his will be the third appearance of Michele D'Amour and the Love Dealers in Coyle," said Norm Johnson, series organizer. " I love having them play here because they not only have such an authentic blues sound but also they have so much fun playing it. That energy and joy is contagious and quickly spreads to the audience who then goes home feeling that same way. My favorite song of Michele's is 'Dress Code' that contains the line, 'We don't wear spandex in the blues.'"

For more information, visit coyleconcerts.com.

Chautauqua vaudeville extravaganza in PT

The New Old Time Chautauqua will host a weekend-long event Feb. 16-17 that will include free workshops, a community potluck, dance party, a marching band parade and a vaudeville show.

“Going to a Chautauqua show isn’t like going to any other show,” said Pippa Phinia, a member of The New Old Time Chautauqua. “It’s like being transported to another planet, a planet where laughter and amazement and wonder are the language everyone around you is using to communicate. You will leave this show feeling buoyant, energized and downright happy. You will leave feeling that anything is possible. This is an outstanding chance to have a great night out, whether you come on your own, or bring the whole family.”

Saturday festivities:

3 to 5 p.m. — Free workshops including juggling, stilts, magic, drumming, unicycling, social justice, marimba and ukulele. Workshops will be held at the Cotton Building, 607 Water St. in Port Townsend, and at select local businesses throughout downtown. Additional workshops on the oral history of the Makah people and the history of Chautauqua will be at the Jefferson Museum of Art and History, 540 Water St. in Port Townsend.

5 to 6 p.m. — Community potluck at the the Cotton Building.

6 to 9 p.m. — Brass Band Dance Party at the Cotton Building. The Unexpected Brass Band will team with Bellingham’s Brasscadia and the New Old Time Chautauqua’s Fighting Instruments of Karma to form a mega brass band spectacular.

Sunday festivities:

2 p.m. and 5 p.m. — The Big Show. American Legion Marvin G. Shields Memorial Post #26, 209 Monroe St. in Port Townsend. Tickets are available online at Brown Paper Tickets. Proceeds benefit the New Old Time Chautauqua Summer Alaska Tour in June.

Toastmasters open house to be held Feb. 14

Jefferson County Toastmasters Club will host an open house from noon to 1 p.m. Feb. 14 at the Port Townsend Library Learning Center, 1256 Lawrence St. in Port Townsend. The theme will be “Express Yourself.”

Members will lead a playful meeting with prepared speeches, impromptu speaking and evaluations.  The event is open to the public and free to attend.

For more information, call Jean McDonald at 360-789-7691 or visit the Jefferson County Toastmasters website.

Goddard College hosts author talks

Goddard College will present three authors who will speak during separate events at the Reading Room on the second floor of Building 204, 200 Battery Way, at Fort Worden State

Park in Port Townsend. All events begin at 7 p.m., with a reception and book signing following each reading.

On Feb. 16, novelist and essayist Rebecca Brown will read from her stories “Not Heaven,” “Somewhere Else” and “Tarpaulin Sky” and answer questions.

Brown is the author of a dozen titles published in the United States and abroad, according to a news release.

On Feb. 17, memoirist Sarah Cannon will speak. She will read from her debut memoir, “The Shame of Losing,” and answer questions.

On Feb. 19, poet, novelist, journalist, translator and teacher Achy Obejas will read from her work, which includes “The Tower of the Antilles,” and answer questions. A reception and book signing will follow.

Obejas received a Pulitzer Prize for her work in a Chicago Tribune investigation, the Studs Terkel Journalism Prize, several Peter Lisagor journalism honors and two Lambda Literary awards.

Main Street volunteer party set for Feb. 20

The Port Townsend Main Street Program will host the “We Love Our Volunteers” appreciation event from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 20 at The Tin Brick, 232 Taylor St..

The program’s volunteers contributed more than 1,700 hours of community service last year, according to a news release. They worked on 32 special events and served on all the Main Street committees.

To RSVP, call 360-385-7911.