September 2017
Fitness Class
Tuesdays, September, 2017, 4:00PM-6:00PM
Quilcene Community Center, 294952 Highway 101.
Have fun and get fit at this dance aerobics and strength training class, led by Leslie Bunton (certified through the American Council on Exercise). If you are a newcomer, please contact Leslie in advance and arrive about ten minutes early. For more information, contact Leslie at: 360-765-0164.
Fitness Class
Thursdays, September, 2017, 4:00PM-6:00PM
Quilcene Community Center, 294952 Highway 101.
Have fun and get fit at this dance aerobics and strength training class, led by Leslie Bunton (certified through the American Council on Exercise). If you are a newcomer, please contact Leslie in advance and arrive about ten minutes early. For more information, contact Leslie at: 360-765-0164.
Live Music at Disco Bay Detour: Jake Reichner
Friday, September 22nd, 2017, 7:00PM-9:00PM
Disco Bay Detour, 282332 Highway 101, Discovery Bay
Drop by for live music every weekend in a space designed to enhance the sound of music! Sip on local craft cider, beer, kombucha, wine, and espresso while you enjoy the show.
Live Music at Disco Bay Detour: Key City Jazz Trio
Saturday, September 23rd, 2017, 7:00PM-9:00PM
Disco Bay Detour, 282332 Highway 101, Discovery Bay
Drop by for live music every weekend in a space designed to enhance the sound of music! Sip on local craft cider, beer, kombucha, wine, and espresso while you enjoy the show.
Beginners Yoga in Brinnon
Mondays, September, 2017, 7:40AM
Start your morning off with an energizing yoga class at the Brinnon Community Center, 306144 Highway 101. Progressive classes are also available on Tuesdays and Fridays at 6:40 AM & Thursdays at 8:00 AM. Contact the Community Center for more information: 360-796-4350.
Bigfoot Panel: Elusiveness
Tuesday, September 26th, 2017, 6:00PM-9:00PM
Disco Bay Detour, 282332 Highway 101, Discovery Bay
Greg Brotherton will moderate a conversation with Rich Germeau and Sonya Zohar about the elusiveness of bigfoot and some possible theories as to why.
Washington State Poet Laureate Tod Marshall
Wednesday, September 27th, 2017, 6:30PM
Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave, Port Hadlock
Washington State Poet Laureate Tod Marshall (2016-2018) will read from WA129 — a collection of poetry gathered from poets of Washington State. The collection includes 129 poems—one for each year of statehood. Marshall will be joined by guest poets. Check the library website for updates! Co-Sponsored by: Washington State Arts Commission and Humanities Washington.
Live Music at Disco Bay Detour: Paul Benoit
Friday, September 29th, 2017, 7:00PM-10:00PM
Disco Bay Detour, 282332 Highway 101, Discovery Bay
Drop by for live music every weekend in a space designed to enhance the sound of music! Sip on local craft cider, beer, kombucha, wine, and espresso while you enjoy the show.
Chimacum Creek Picnic
Saturday, September 30th, 2017, 11:00AM-2:00PM
Illahee Preserve, Chimacum
Bring your picnic lunch and blanket and come out to celebrate the plants, animals and people that make Chimacum Creek special with Jefferson Land Trust! The timing should be right to see salmon returning home to spawn. Everyone is welcome to attend this family-friendly, free community event – there will be activities for everyone to enjoy! Parking is limited, please catch a shuttle from Kala Square.
Ansel Adams: Photographer and Conservationist, a Son’s Perspective
Saturday, September 30th 2017, 4:30PM-9:30PM
Old Alcohol Plant, 310 Hadlock Bay Road, Port Hadlock
An exceptional evening of history, art, and community, with a fascinating presentation by Michael Adams, son of Ansel, and an elegant dinner from Executive Chef Albert Chitwood. All proceeds benefit Bayside Housing & Services, who employ a unique partnership with the Old Alcohol Plant to provide safe, temporary supportive housing so people in need can secure permanent housing. Buy tickets here.
Live Music at Disco Bay Detour: Happenstance
Saturday, September 30th, 2017, 7:00PM-10:00PM
Disco Bay Detour, 282332 Highway 101, Discovery Bay
Drop by for live music every weekend in a space designed to enhance the sound of music! Sip on local craft cider, beer, kombucha, wine, and espresso while you enjoy the show. Happenstance brings you spirited folk songs from the British Isles.
October 2017
Open House: Fall Craft & Vendor Fair
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017
Brinnon School, 46 Schoolhouse Road, Brinnon
Sign up to be a vendor for the upcoming Brinnon School PTO Fall Craft & Vendor Fair and Open House! Booth space is $15, with the option of electricity for $10 and $5 if you need to rent a table. See their Facebook page for more information, or e-mail: bsd46.pto@gmail.com.
Seattle Opera Preview: The Barber of Seville
Wednesday, October 4th, 2017, 6:30PM
Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave, Port Hadlock
This fresh style of opera preview offers more than just a lecture – it provides an experience featuring professional singers and an accompanist in an hour-long presentation that takes the audience on a journey through the story and music of the upcoming main stage opera.
A Brother’s Grimm Puppet Show: Hans in Luck
Thursday, October 5th, 2017, 4:00PM
Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave, Port Hadlock
All are invited to attend this original adaptation of the Brothers Grimm tale Hans in Luck, a coming of age story that shows the longing of a young man to go home again after a long seven years in service to his master. Created and performed by artist “Max” Eberhard Eichner from Berlin, Germany, this Pappenspiel (paper play) is a solo show that brings the story alive on a trunk-sized, tabletop stage through a blend of hand-painted paper puppets, storytelling, acoustic music and sound effects.
Concerts in the Woods – “Beth Wood”
Saturday, October 7th, 2017, 7:30PM
Laurel B. Johnson Community Center, 923 Hazel Point Road, in Coyle
Beth Wood is a modern-day troubadour and believer in the power of song. Her exceptional musicianship, crafty songwriting, and commanding stage presence have been winning over American audiences for eighteen years. Beth’s music is soulful, organic, intelligent, barefoot, high-energy communication of joy.
An Evening with Author Julie Christine Johnson
Wednesday, October 11th, 2017, 6:30PM
Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave, Port Hadlock
Award-winning author Julie Christine Johnson will read from her latest book, The Crows of Beara. Beautifully crafted with environmental themes, a lyrical Irish setting, and a touch of magical realism, The Crows of Beara is a breathtaking novel of how the nature of place encompasses everything that we are.
Books on Tap Trivia Night
Friday, October 13th, 2017, 6:30PM
Finn River Farm & Cidery, 124 Center Road, Chimacum
Test out your knowledge about books, film, and pop culture during an evening trivia contest while you have some fun, food and cider. Bring friends to form a team or fly solo and thety’ll find a team for you.
For a list of trivia sources and more information click here.
Concerts in the Woods – “Claudia Nygaard with Moe Dixon”
Saturday, October 15th, 2017, 3:00PM
Laurel B. Johnson Community Center, 923 Hazel Point Road, in Coyle
With a voice as warm and smooth as amber honey and impressive for both its power and intimacy, Claudia Nygaard delivers songs that are heartfelt, humorous, scrappy, and sensual. And so are the stories in between them. She is a captivating storyteller, with a twinkle in her eye that makes everyone in the audience think she is sharing a secret with them alone. Emotionally fearless, she shares her deepest sorrows with a rare vulnerability and tenderness one moment, then a quick wit and an outlandish, irreverent sense of humor the next.
Concerts in the Woods – “Danika Holmes featuring Jeb Hart”
Sunday, October 29th, 2017, 3:00PM
Laurel B. Johnson Community Center, 923 Hazel Point Road, in Coyle
She’s a songwriter who was almost a doctor. He’s a guitar aficionado who owns and operates his own guitar instruction company. Together they form the duo Danika Holmes and Jeb Hart, a soulful combination of acoustic pop and blues that hits the heart with their blended talents.
November 2017
Friends of the Jefferson County Library Book Sale
Saturday, November 4th, 2017, 10:00AM
Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave, Port Hadlock
The Friends of Jefferson County Library book sale features used books, audio books, DVDs and music CDs. All sales support the Jefferson County Library. The sale will take place in the bookmobile garage. Members of the Friends of the Jefferson County Library can come early at 9:30AM!
Concerts in the Woods – “The Rain City Ramblers”
Sunday, November 5th, 2017, 3:00PM
Laurel B. Johnson Community Center, 923 Hazel Point Road, in Coyle
A Seattle original Americana string band playing country, roots, bluegrass, and old-time music. Daniel Ullom – mandolin, lead vocals, Forrest Marrowitz – bass, harmony vocals, James Horbett – guitar, vocals.
Concerts in the Woods – “The Honey Whiskey Trio”
Sunday, November 19th, 2017, 3:00PM
Laurel B. Johnson Community Center, 923 Hazel Point Road, in Coyle
The Honey Whiskey Trio explores harmony in folk, bluegrass and any melody that catches the ear. Through their powerful, yet sweet harmonies, body percussion, haunting melodies and vitality on stage, Honey Whiskey Trio captivates and moves audiences. These storytellers in song found their roots in vocal jazz, all singing in Pacific Standard Time, CSU Long Beach’s award winning vocal jazz ensemble, though at different times. This foundation in jazz gives Honey Whiskey Trio an inherent flexibility to their sound, allowing them to change and adjust their tone to best fit the mood of each song.
December 2017
Concerts in the Woods – “Jaspar Lepak”
Sunday, December 3rd, 2017, 3:00PM
Laurel B. Johnson Community Center, 923 Hazel Point Road, in Coyle
Jaspar Lepak is a folk/Americana songstress whose remarkable gift for melody is only surpassed by her poetry. A child of the Sonoran Desert, her songs are deeply influenced by the many places she has called home: Tucson, Minneapolis, Durban, and currently Seattle. Sweeping across landscapes with an emotional depth that is extraordinary, her lyrics expose a brave vulnerability while her clear, pure voice touches the heart.
Concerts in the Woods – “Eric Lambert”
Sunday, December 3rd, 2017, 3:00PM
Laurel B. Johnson Community Center, 923 Hazel Point Road, in Coyle
Eric Lambert impresses audiences with his original elixir of feel-good Americana infused with bluegrass, blues, rock, & soul. His authentic sound is an eclectic blend that knows no boundaries. Eric is well-regarded for his enthusiasm, visible joy, earthy voice, and precision licks. Renowned as a flatpicking guitarist, Lambert fronted the Henhouse Prowlers band for several years.
