MUSIC

Wednesday, March 8

Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Celebrating Telemann. 5:30 p.m. Suggested donation $15-$25. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1020 Jefferson. 

Sea shanties and maritime songs. 6-8 p.m. Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water.

Chicago Bob’s Gently Amplified Blues Jam. 6-9 p.m. Hwy. 20 Roadhouse, 2152 W. Sims Way.

Open mic. 7-10 p.m. The Boiler Room, 711 Water.

Karaoke. 9 p.m. Cellar Door, 940 Water.

Thursday, March 9

The Ed Donahue & Chuck Easton Group. 6 p.m. No cover. Cellar Door, 940 Water.

Karaoke. 9 p.m. Sirens, 823 Water.

Friday, March 10

Canon & The Lion of Judah. 9 p.m. $5 cover. Cellar Door, 940 Water.

Jim Nyby: Barroom ballads. 9 p.m. Uptown Pub, 1016 Lawrence.

Saturday, March 11

Abakis. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Finnriver Cider Garden, 124 Center Road, Chimacum.

Meetinghouse Concert: Port Townsend Youth Chorus. 7 p.m. 1841 Sheridan.

Hilary Scott. 8-11 p.m. Pourhouse, 2231 Washington.

Chuck Easton’s Soul Syndicate. 9 p.m. Uptown Pub, 1016 Lawrence.

Supercult and Leftover Pie. 9 p.m. $5 cover. Cellar Door, 940 Water.

Monday, March 13

Trevor Hanson. 5-9 p.m. Alchemy, 842 Washington.

Open mic with Jack Reid. 6 p.m. Cellar Door, 940 Water.

DANCE

Saturday, March 11

Quimper Grange Square Dance. 8 p.m. Jenny Monfore calls, Ratrap provides music. $6; 16 and younger free. 1219 Corona.

Sunday, March 12

English country dance and potluck. 4-6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. RoseWind Common House, 3131 Haines.

Monday, March 13

Line dance class with Vickie Townsend. 6:30 p.m. $5. Mountain View gym, 1925 Blaine. vickieLtownsend@gmail.com

Tuesday, March 14

International folk dance classes. 6:30-7:30 p.m. beginning, 7:30-8:30 p.m. intermediate. Quimper Unitarian, 2333 San Juan Ave.

Rhody O’s Square Dance Club lessons. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Gardiner Community Center, 980 Old Gardiner Road.

Tango dance practice. 7:30-9:30 p.m. $4. All ages and abilities, no partner necessary. Masonic Lodge, 1338 Jefferson. 385-2805.

THEATER

Thursday-Sunday, March 9-12

Key City Public Theatre’s 21st PlayFest. Visit keycitypublictheatre.org for more information.

Friday-Sunday, March 10-12

OCEAN presents “A Wrinkle in Time.” 7 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. Suggested admission, $10 adults, $5 students. Blue Heron School commons, 3939 San Juan Ave.

SPECIALEVENTS

Wednesday, March 8

Port Ludlow Artists’ League show reception. 4-6 p.m. Corner of Oak Bay Road and Osprey Ridge Drive.

Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal Library’s Native Film Night: “3 Feet Under: Digging Deep for the Geoduck.” 6 p.m. Red Cedar Hall Community Center, 1033 Old Blyn Highway, Blyn.

Chimacum Grange meeting: Jefferson County director of environmental health, Stuart Whitford. 7 p.m. Chimacum Grange, 9572 Rhody Drive.

Thursday, March 9

“An Evening with Floating Bridge Press: Kate Peterson, Arlene Naganawa and Lydia Swartz.” 7 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Northwind Arts Center, 701 Water.

Celebration of Billy Frank Jr Day. 7-9 p.m. Join together in honor of Frank’s lifelong efforts to defend native treaty rights and restore habitat for fish and shellfish. Quimper Unitarian, 2333 San Juan Ave.

Friday, March 10 

2016 Angel and Patron of the Arts celebration. 5-6 p.m. Cotton Building, 607 Water St.

Book trivia contest. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Finnriver Garden & Cidery, 124 Center Road.

Forum on medical marijuana. 7-9 p.m. Quimper Unitarian, 2333 San Juan.

Saturday, March 11

Helena Paneyko, “Half & Half” book signing. 8 a.m.-noon. Food Co-op, 414 Kearney.

Mandala Center for Change workshop: “Idle No More – Decolonizing Our Activism.” 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. By donation. Friends Meetinghouse, 1841 Sheridan.

“Intuition – Body, Mind and Soul: A spiritual-experiences discussion.” 5-6:30 p.m. CoLab conference room, 237 Taylor.

She Tells Sea Tales. 7 p.m. $20. Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water St.

Adam Trent, world-renowned Illusionist. 7:30 p.m. Bay Club, 120 Spinnaker Place, Port Ludlow. Tickets: portludlowperformingarts.com.

Sunday, March 12

Melissa Febos, author reading. 7 p.m. Writers’ Workshoppe, 820 Water.

LIBRARIES

PT Public Library (PTPL), 1220 Lawrence; PTPL Library Learning Center (LLC), 1256 Lawrence St. Jefferson County Library (JCL), 620 Cedar Ave., Port Hadlock. Quilcene Community Center (QCC), 294952 U.S. Highway 101.

Wednesday, March 8

Poets in Conversation: Nan Toby Tyrrell and Beth Hutmacher. 6:30 p.m. (JCL)

Thursday, March 9

Kids’ Thursday Creation Station. 3:30 p.m. (JCL)

Great Decisions 2017 discussion: The Future of Europe. 6 p.m. (JCL)

Book Discussion @ Your Library: “Last Bus to Wisdom.” 6:15-7:45 p.m. (JCL)

Community Read discussion group. 7 p.m. (LLC)

Tuesday, March 14

Tech Tuesday class: How to download library e-books. 2:30 p.m. (QCC)

Tech Tuesday drop-in assistance. 3:30-4:30 p.m. (QCC)

Sea shanties performance. 7-8 p.m. (PTPL)

GROUPS

ONGOING

AARP Tax-Aide help. TRI-AREA COMMUNITY CENTER: Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Mondays, 3-7 p.m. 10 W. Valley Road, Chimacum. Schedule an appointment: 732-4822. PT COMMUNITY CENTER: Fridays and Tuesdays: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 620 Tyler. Schedule an appointment: 385-9007. QUILCENE COMMUNITY CENTER: Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 294952 U.S. Hwy. 101. Schedule an appointment: 765-3321.

Weekdays

OlyCAP Senior Meals. $5, $8 under 60. Noon on Wed., Thu., Tue. at PT Community Center, 620 Tyler, 385-9007; 4 p.m. on Wed., Fri., Mon., Tue. at Tri-Area Community Center, 10 W. Valley Road, Chimacum, 732-4433.

Free food at The Boiler Room. Weekdays and weekends when open. 711 Water. 379-8247. 

Wednesday, March 8

Port Townsend Family Orchestra. 6:15-8:30 p.m. Swan School, 2345 Kuhn. Fred Nussbaum: fredtrain@aol.com, 503-936-6792.

Toastmasters. 6:15 p.m. Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave., Port Hadlock.

Thursday, March 9

Peninsula Professional Networks, a chapter of Business Network International. 7:45-9:15 a.m. Port Townsend Yacht Club, 419 Jackson.

Nip-N-Knit gathering of handcrafters. 6-8 p.m. 21 and over. Bazaar Girls, 126 Quincy. 

Friday, March 10

Conversation Cafe: “Privilege.” 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. All welcome. Alchemy Bistro, 842 Washington.

Saturday, March 11

Port Townsend Rock Club workshop. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Bob Sahli Building, 4907 Landes.

Traditional shapenote singing. 3-5 p.m. Raucous songs, serene hymns and anthems written in shapes corresponding to degrees of the scale. St. Paul’s, 1020 Jefferson. 

Sunday, March 12

Community Kirtan. 5-7 p.m. Unity Spiritual Enrichment Center, 3918 San Juan.

Monday, March 13

Quimper Arts drawing sessions. Morning short pose, 9:30 a.m.-noon. Afternoon long pose, 1:30-4 p.m. $15 drop-in, $10 members. Masonic Lodge, 1338 Jefferson.

Alzheimer’s Association family caregiver support groups. 10:30 a.m.-noon. Tri-Area Community Center, 10 W. Valley Road, Chimacum.

Tuesday, March 14

SHIBA volunteers help with Medicare questions. 10 a.m.-noon. Tri-Area Community Center, 10 W. Valley Road, Chimacum.

Stand for the Planet. 12:30 p.m. All welcome, bring signs. Haller Fountain, Washington Street.

JC MASH free clinic. Foot care, 5-6 p.m. Acupuncture, 6:30-8 p.m. Medical care, 7-8 p.m. 1136 Water St., Suite 109. 

Changeling Shakespeare Reading Group. 5-7 p.m. PT Public Library, Library Learning Center, 1256 Lawrence St.

Senior Singles. 5 p.m. Fiesta Jalisco Mexican Restaurant, 10893 Rhody Drive, Port Hadlock. Peggy: 360-437-9935.