Men’s chorale seeks new members

Singers in the Rain is seeking new members for its all-male chorale. Men with all voice types are invited to join.

Now in its eighth year, Singers in the Rain combines preparation for an annual performance at the May Candlelight Concert at Trinity United Methodist Church with weekly training in voice and sight-reading skills. Additional concerts may take place during the chorus' season, which begins this year on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Rehearsals are held on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Community United Methodist Church in Port Hadlock.

No formal audition is required for Singers in the Rain, but men who wish to join should make an appointment with Sydney Keegan for assessment of voice type to determine which section fits that singer best. For more information about tuition and other questions, contact director Hazel Johnson at 360-385-6000.

Get ready for school with Ms. Mirandy

Preschool owner and former children’s librarian Mirandy Cook is holding “Back to School with Ms. Mirandy” from 9 a.m. to noon on Sunday, Sept. 3 upstairs at Aldrich’s Market, 940 Lawrence.

Children ages 3-6, along with their parents or caregivers, are invited to listen to back-to-school-themed stories, sing songs, play music and more.

Lighthouse poet subject of First Friday JCHS lecture

Glynda Peterson Schaad presents “The Art & Poetry of May Macleod Pitt” at Jefferson County Historical Society’s First Friday Lecture at 7 p.m. on Sept. 1 in City Hall, 540 Water St.

May Macleod Pitt, her husband and children were lighthouse keepers on Destruction Island in the early 1900s.

The idea of living year around on a rugged, isolated island off the Washington coast drew Schaad and her cowriter and brother, Gary Peterson, to start researching Pitt’s life. Their search was further stimulated by the discovery of Pitt’s poetry, which was shown to them by Pitt’s granddaughter.

Get jazzed for social justice

Jazz singer Carla Main performs in concert on Sunday, Sept. 3 to benefit a Social Justice Camp for teens, a new program offered by Port Townsend Quakers.

The concert, set to begin at 7 p.m. at the Friends Meetinghouse, 1841 Sheridan St., also features Ted Brancato on piano and Dirk Anderson on bass. Admission is by a suggested $10 donation.

The new weeklong program for teens explores social justice issues through visits to key civil rights locations in the Seattle area. Teens also get to hear first-person accounts from local people whose lives have been forged by the struggle for social justice in U.S. history, according to a press release.

Students are to use these explorations to produce art, music and plans for involving themselves in issues of social justice.

Compiled by Leader staff writer Katie Kowalski.