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Orca Fest connects community with wildlife, sea Family events at Fort Worden offer fun for all ages

Orca Fest events J Pod Scavenger Hunt Ongoing throughout the month

Starting at the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Visitor Information Center, get to know the largest pod of Southern Resident orcas by following clues and collecting trading cards of each member of the famous J pod of orcas. The first two participants to collect all of the cards receive free whale-watching tours from Puget Sound Express. All other participants who complete the scavenger hunt are entered into a raffle with a variety of fun prizes.

The drawing is set to take place on June 24. For a detailed schedule and more information, visit ptorcafest.com.

Leader Staff news@ptleader.com It's Orca Awareness Month in Washington state, and Port Townsend is plunging into a monthlong celebration of our unique relationship with orcas and the Salish Sea. Community events taking place June 3-24 bring together whale experts, educators, tribal representatives and artists for fun-filled, educational days of exploration focused on the area’s orca population and the broader whale ecosystem in the Salish Sea. “Port Townsend Orca Fest will help tell the story of our orcas, and we hope will connect our community more deeply with the culture, science and future of these amazing animals,” said Pete Hanke Jr. of Puget Sound Express, which is hosting the festival together with Port Townsend Marine Science Center and the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce.

Orca Awareness Month was started 11 years ago by Susan Berta and Howard Garrett of Orca Network, and was proclaimed a tradition by Gov. Jay Inslee to raise awareness of the endangered Southern Resident orcas and the need to help them recover to healthy populations.

“There are many reasons why we celebrate orcas, the state’s official marine

The Day of the Orca

11 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, June 3 PT Marine Science Center (Free admission; Discover Pass required for Fort Worden State Park parking) Get to know the Southern Resident and transient orca populations that call our area home. Activities include how to identify orcas; examining Hope, one of only eight fully articulated orca skeletons in the world; free boat tours; family art projects; and more.

Summer Kickoff and Beach Party 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, June 24 Port Townsend Marine Science Center

A transient orca spy-hops on a summer day in Puget Sound. Photo courtesy Puget Sound Express

mammal. They are intelligent, social, and simply awe-inspiring in a way that few can deny,” said Inslee.

“Port Townsend’s central location in the Salish Sea makes it one of the nation’s

finest destinations for learning about orcas,” said Janine Boire, executive director of the Port Townsend Marine Science Center, which also celebrates its 35th anniversary June 3.

A day jam-packed with fun and educational events to celebrate the start of summer and reinforce our connection to the Salish Sea. Events include a low-tide walk, exploring gray whale skeletons, live music and beach games, and creating a community art project of “sand whales.”

Time for summer reading at the libraries Kick-off events June 19 and 20 Jefferson County and Port Townsend Public libraries are kicking off their Summer Reading Programs on June 19 and 20, respectively.

The county library's theme this year is “Build a Better World,” and the community is invited to create that world through imagination. The kick-off event, “An Evening at Hogwarts” takes place at 6 p.m., Monday, June 19 at the county library, 620 Cedar Ave. The event celebrates the 20th anniversary of the publication of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.”

Attendees can make a wand; be

sorted into a house; win points for your house by answering trivia questions; hunt for magical creatures; and have their picture taken with Harry and his wizard friends and professors. For more information, visit jclibrary.info.

The Port Townsend library event is set 2 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20 at the library, 1220 Lawrence St. Sign up for summer reading, decorate the sidewalk with chalk drawings, enjoy snacks and live music, make a flower-seed bomb, and settle in for stories with local storyteller Aimee Ringle.

For more information, visit ptpubliclibrary.org.

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What’s your favorite local summer activity?

Area residents share upcoming events to attend Kirk Boxleitner kboxleitner@ptleader.com

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hile crowds were gathered on Water Street on the evening of Friday, May 19 to take in the Rhododendron Festival's bed races and hair and beard contest, The Leader asked some of the spectators in attendance to name their other favorite summer activities in the area.

Fellow Port Townsend resident Susan Rising was hardpressed to name any single favorite local summer event, from the Fourth of July celebrations to the annual Great Port Townsend Bay Kinetic Sculpture Race.

“I always like the boat races,” Rising said. “We just did the Wearable Art a short while ago, which was great, and I wish the blues festivals would never end.”

Even with her own children now grown, Rising echoed the appreciation for the family-friendly nature of the area's activities. “After 25 years, my kids have been through all the parades, but they're still fun to see,” Rising said.

After six years in Port Townsend, Kathleen and Wes Schott think they've got their summer itinerary figured out for the most part.

“We want to go kayaking, and do some gardening, and definitely see the fireworks,” Kathleen Schott said. “We actually had visitors coming in from out of town, who were supposed to be here to see the Rhody Festival with us, but they got delayed until the following weekend.”

Indeed, while community events such as the Concerts on the Dock rate highly with the Schotts, they place just as much importance on more personal parties, such as afternoon barbecues with friends and lazy days of fishing. Photos Kirk Boxleitner

Although Sean Fitzpatrick wrestled and played football for Port Townsend High School, he lives in West Seattle now.

That hasn't stopped him from returning home to attend nearly every Rhody Festival for the past decade or more, along with the Wooden Boat Festival in the fall.

“I love coming back to see the boats race,” Fitzpatrick said. “I love the craftsmanship of the antique ships. Besides, I'm loyal to my old hometown. I'll probably come back for good once I retire.”

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Fitness & Health

Calling all kids from preschool to 6th grade!

Come get “S’more” of Jesus at Camp Out VBS! August 5-6, 1:00-4:00, Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Chimacum. Register online at www. redeemerway.org or call the church office at 360-385-6977.

SWIM FREE • Second Sunday of every month at the Mountain View Pool.

Adults Only for laps, water walking and exercise, 1-2 p.m. Family Recreation Swim for all ages, 2:15-5 p.m. An adult must accompany children under 8 yrs. old in the water. Questions, call (360) 385-POOL (360-385-7665). Location: 1925 Blaine St., Port Townsend.

FEAST Folk Arts & Food Camps – art and culinary explorations Full Week Camps July 24-28: Sword and Story Camp: Boffering, sword making & storytelling July 31-Aug. 4: Crewel Cake Camp: Cake Decoration & Crewel Embroidery Aug 14-18: Feast and Fiction : Young Writer’s Dream Camp Single Day Camps June 30: Paper Arts and Pie July 7: Sewing and Sweets July 14: Art Dolls and Dessert July 21: English Bards and Biscuits July 28: Tea Cake and Tomes Aug 11: Poetry, Paint and Pastry Aug 25: Beasts and Feast Sept 1: Faerie Foods Ages 7 to teen, 10am-3pm, $200 full week camps, $40 single day camps.

Email Sidonie Wilson at sidomaroon@yahoo.com for full descriptions and registration.

Games SUMMER GAMING AT WHISTLE STOP TOYS Wednesdays - open gaming 6-8:30 Fridays - Friday Night Magic 6 pm Saturdays - Warhammer 40k 5:30 8:30 Sundays - Pokemon League & Magic League 1 - 4 Call 360.385.9616 with questions!

General Activities Psychic Faire - Into the Mystic Friday-Saturday, June 16-17. Unity Spiritual Enrichment Center, 3918 San Juan. Free Admission. $40 1/2 hour readings, $60-$75 - 50 minute and hour energy healings. Thur/Fri evening workshops, Sat afternoon workshop. Email info@unitypt.org, www.facebook.com/UnityPsychicFaire.

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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH August 1-3, 9 a.m. to Noon. Kids 4-13 are invited to First Baptist Church’s Vacation Bible School, Rhythm Jabali, a homemade blend of music, art, dance, games, snacks, and fun.

Family program on Thursday, August 3, 6 p.m. Free of charge. 1202 Lawrence St. For more information or to register, call (360) 385-4727 SUMMER CAMPS ARE BOOKING FAST FOR THE COOLEST SUMMER OPPORTUNITY AROUND! READY, SET, EXPLORE! Young scientists & adventurers can spend a week exploring beaches, uncovering treasures hidden in the exhibits, playing games, making crafts, & hiking through beautiful Fort Worden State Park. Join us for a wet, sandy, adventurous, fun-filled week! More info at ptmsc.org

ART WITH SIDONIE WILSON: AFTER PANDORA’S BOX (AGES 6-11) Wednesday, July 5, 2:00 pm.

Join art educator Sidonie Wilson and make an Origami book box to fill with stories, poems and pictures that bring you happiness. Children under 9 must be accompanied by an adult.

ART WITH SIDONIE WILSON: Character Constructions (Ages 6-11) Wednesday, July 19, 2:00 pm.

Build characters using mixed media that pop out of cards, designed completely by you, to express what you admire most in people. Children under 9 must be accompanied by an adult.

BOOK DISCUSSION @ YOUR LIBRARY Thursday, July 13, 6:15 to 7:45 pm. All are welcome to sign up for monthly book discussions at the library. This month’s book is A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell. Registration is required and cop-

Like many Port Townsend residents, Kim Jacoban enjoys attending Concerts on the Docks during the summer, as she's done for the past six years.

“I love the family atmosphere,” Jacoban said. “My son can run around with the other kids, and us adults can hang out together.

It always has nice music, even if I don't know who's playing.”

For Randall and Bess Morehouse, the summer and fall events sort of run together, since they listed the Wooden Boat and Port Townsend Film festivals alongside their favorite summer activities.

At the same time, they also welcomed the return of the Concerts on the Dock series and the Uptown farmers markets, which started in the spring, “but they'll have a broader selection of veggies soon,” Beth enthused.

“Sometimes, it's just nice to sit out and watch the sailboats,” Randall said. “Between the music and the festivals, this town just has a real happening scene.”

ies of the book will be loaned by the library when you sign up. Participants are asked to read the entire book before the scheduled session. Register at the Information Desk or call 3856544.

BOOKS on TAP TRIVIA CONTEST AT FINNRIVER FARM & CIDERY Friday, August 11, 6:30 - 8:30 pm.

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 we’ll find a team for you. This event will be held at Finnriver Farm & Cidery in the new pavilion, located at 124 Center Road, Chimacum, WA. BORDER COLLIE INTERNATIONAL (All Ages) Wednesday, July 26, 2:00 pm. Build a better world through love of animals. See Border Collie International’s team of rescued dogs in action with football, basketball, baseball, soccer and world class Frisbee tricks.

BUILD A BETTER WORLD THROUGH CRAFTING Wednesday, July 26, 6:30 pm. Handmade and Heartfelt: In this hands-on workshop we will create felted heart ornaments and fill them with inspiring quotes, a wish, or hope for the world. Save your ornaments or give them away to friends, family and even strangers with a hopeful heart! For adults 18 and up!

BUILD A BETTER WORLD THROUGH PLAY Friday, July 21, 6:30 pm. Create the largest domino run in Jefferson County! Join library staff and community members to stack the books and tip them over!

We’ll use books on loan from the Friends of the Jefferson County Library book sale; come build with us and preview books on sale from the Friends of the Library. All ages are welcome. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: VOLUNTEER DAY Saturday, July 29, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. Build a better world through volunteering. Join library staff for a fun-filled day of helping to provide deserving families in our community with strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter.

You can volunteer for a whole or half day. Sign-up at the library is required 2 weeks before event.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: VOLUNTEER DAY Saturday, July 8, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. Build a better world

through volunteering. Join library staff for a fun-filled day of helping to provide deserving families in our community with strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter.

You can volunteer for a whole or half day. Sign-up at the library is required 2 weeks before event. A second Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Day will be held on Saturday, July 29.

KIDS’ STEAM FRIDAYS: Beautiful Sun Prints (Ages 6-11) Friday, July 28, 2:00 pm. Discover the artist within, and build a better world through an appreciation of nature. Create beautiful and intriguing sun prints using feathers, leaves, flowers and other objects from the natural world.

Materials provided or bring your own.

KIDS’ STEAM FRIDAYS: Build a Better World Dioramas (Ages 6-11) Friday, June 23, 2:00pm.

What does a better world look like?

Using paper art techniques, join art educator Sidonie Wilson to create a diorama that shows what’s important to you. Dioramas will be displayed in the library for the summer. Materials provided. Children under 9 must be accompanied by an adult.

KIDS’ STEAM FRIDAYS: ENGINEERING EXPLORATION (AGES 6-11) Friday, June 30, 12-3 pm.

Program takes place in the MultiPurpose room at Chimacum Creek Primary School next door to the library. Explore the wonderful world of engineering through hands-on exhibits brought by the Pacific Science Center. Design Circuits, build bridges and construct gear systems.

Learn how engineers work to solve real world problems and invent the technologies we use every day.

KIDS’ STEAM FRIDAYS: MathBlast! (Ages 6-11) Friday, July 7, 12-3pm. Program takes place in the Multi-Purpose Room at Chimacum Creek Primary School next door to the library. Drop in between 12 and 3 pm, and let math leap to life as you explore the interactive exhibits brought by the Pacific Science Center. Use spatial reasoning to build three-dimensional shapes and solve puzzles. Ponder probability and complex patterns and find math in everyday life.

LIBRARY CLOSED FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY Tuesday, July 4.

MONDAY, JUNE 19, 4 PM. SUMMER READING PROGRAM KICKOFF: AN EVENING AT HOGWARTS (ALL AGES). Build a better world

Although Debbie LaFollette definitely plans to check out the Fourth of July fireworks in Port Townsend, as well as the return of the All-County Picnic in August, her duties as president of the Rhododendron Festival promise to keep her busy and on the road through much of the summer.

“I would still like to do some camping,” LaFollette said. “Kind of old-school roughing it, but on the verge of glamping. I've got a trailer, but I don't mind sleeping in a tent.”

through imagination. Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone with an evening at Hogwarts.

Make your wand, be sorted into a house, win points for your house by answering trivia questions, hunt for magical creatures and have your picture taken with Harry and his wizard friends and professors. Costumes and cameras would be brilliant! Register for the Summer Reading Program before or after the fun, and any time throughout the summer.

Stories from My Road Trip with Sarah Van Gelder Wednesday, July 12, 6:30 pm. In August 2015, Sarah Van Gelder took a road trip around the United States visiting 18 states; five Native American reservations; and a dozen or more cities and small towns covering 12,000 miles. Join Sarah to share stories of the people she met; from Native American reservations to the streets of Detroit; from the coal fields of Kentucky to Montana ranches - people who are making changes in their communities.

MONDAY, JUNE 5, 10:15 AM: MOTHERSONG! Bring in your young children for a multicultural sing-along for families with babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Mothersong takes place the first Monday of each month.

STORYTIME: TODDLER • Mondays, 10:15 a.m. For children ages 12-30 months, Toddler Storytime promotes early learning through movement, music, puppets, fingerplays, flannel stories and the reading of short books written with toddlers in mind.

MONDAYS AT 10:15 AM: TODDLER STORYTIME! For children ages 12 months to 30 months, Toddler Storytime promotes early learning through movement, music, puppets, fingerplays, flannel stories & the reading of short books written with toddlers in mind.

SEEING IS HALF THE BATTLE: A TEEN ART WORKSHOP WITH JESSE JOSHUA WATSON (AGES 12-18) Thursday, June 29, 2:00 pm.

Make better art the easy way! Seeing is half the battle, artist Jesse Joshua Watson will teach you how to train your eye and increase your artistic abilities in any medium. Improve your drawing skills with techniques and exercises that have helped artists succeed. All materials will be provided for this fun, casual workshop.

STEAM FRIDAYS: Beach Exploration and Clean-up (All ages) Friday, July 21, 2:00 pm. Explore the shore with a Beach Naturalist from the WSU Jefferson County Extension.

Meet at Irondale Beach at 2:00 pm to learn fascinating facts about our local beach, then build a better world by cleaning up and making it a more beautiful place for everyone.

STEAM FRIDAYS: Design Your Own Boffer (Ages 6-18) Friday, July 14, 2:00 pm. Design a boffer sword to take home at the end of class. Limited to 30 participants, this class will also include time to boffer together.

All materials provided by a generous donation from Hadlock Building Supply. Participants under 9 must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited so please sign up at the library or call 385-6544 to register.

TECH TUESDAY at the Library: Mapping Your Own Data on Google Earth with Guest Presenter Bill Conklin Tuesday, July 25, 3:00 pm. Special guest Bill Conklin will demonstrate how Google Earth can be used to enhance your family history research. Learn how to identify places using photographs, use historical map overlays, and find Bureau of Land Management’s Federal Land Records to overlay on Google Earth.

If time permits, Bill will assist you with your personal mapping challenges.

TECH TUESDAY AT THE LIBRARY: Apple Watch Features and Basics. Tuesday, June 27, 3:00-4:00 pm. Discover some of the basic features of the Apple Watch.

Learn how to pair it with an iPhone, receive notifications, use helpful apps, customize the watch face to match your personal style, and more.

TECH TUESDAY AT THE LIBRARY: DROP IN ASSISTANCE Tuesday, June 27, 4:00-6:00 pm.

Drop in and work with library staff to receive individual assistance with your computer o handheld device.

Bring your own device or ask to borrow one of ours.

TECH TUESDAY at the Library: Introduction to Google Earth Basics with Guest Presenter Bill Conklin Tuesday, July 18, 3:00 pm. Bill Conklin, President of the Jefferson County Genealogical Society, will give an overview of the way Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, and 3D buildings. This session will cover the basics from downloadLISTINGS, page 7▼

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beSt Summer eVer! Summer CampS at the mountain View CampuS

Choose from top Chefs, mad Scientist, Comic Creations, ninja Camp and much more!

Youth oVernight Camp at Camp ramblewood in Sequim! FamilY oVernight Camp at Camp daVid! Free Summer meals & literacy activities at locations in port townsend, Chimacum, quilcene and brinnon!

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Laila Garrison participated in a Jefferson County YMCA summer program in summer 2015. Leader file photo

JOIN US ON June 24th - 11 AM - 1 PM Circle & Square Auto Care is not only committed to providing excellent care of your vehicle, but is also committed to providing ongoing driver education to help you anticipate potential safety issues with your vehicle.

Clinic Details • change a tire • check tire pressure/tread • check fluid levels • locate & change a fuse • learn safety procedures • vehicle lighting inspection • Free safety kit provided by Westbay/Napa Auto Parts!

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Port townsend summer Band

Free Public concerts - 25th season -

Karl F. bach, conductor Monday, May 29, 2017 Memorial Day 11:30 a.m.

American Legion Hall Sunday, June 25, 2017 25th Season Inaugural Concert 3:00 p.m.

Chetzemoka Park Tuesday, July 4, 2017 Independence Day 7:30 p.m.

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Sunday, July 30, 2017 3:00 p.m.

Chetzemoka Park Saturday, August 19, 2017 11:00 a.m.

Uptown Fair Tyler & Lawrence Streets Sunday, August 27, 2017 3:00 p.m.

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School's out, nutrition's in YMCA offers free meals, literacy program this summer Leader Staff news@ptleader.com The YMCA's summer food program aims to nourish both bodies and minds with free, farm-fresh lunches and a literary and enrichment program.

The Summer Meals and Activities Program last year served 6,000 meals to youths ages 1 through 18.

“Some kids come to summer school without having eaten dinner or breakfast, and can’t learn because of their hunger,” said Chimacum summer school teacher Jill Baker in a press release.

“Summer Meals gives students a free nutritious lunch, which makes all the difference.”

Shaune Salter, parent of three boys who attend the YMCA summer program at Mountain View, called the Y a blessing for herself and her boys.

“I’ve noticed that since going to the Y that they really enjoy eating a bigger variety of food, they like to cook at home now and are interested in gardening,” she said.

Food donations to the program are made by the Port Townsend Food Co-op; Dharma Ridge, Finnriver and Colinwood farms; and WSU Jefferson

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LITER ACY PROGR AM At three of the meal locations, in Chimacum, Brinnon and Quilcene, a comprehensive literacy and enrichment program is open to kids ages 5-12.

Literacy specialists and skilled volunteers provide tutoring, reading activities and outdoor games.

Preregistration for the literacy program is required. Visit the YMCA office at Mountain View Commons, 1925 Blaine St. Those interested in volunteering for these programs can call 385-5811.

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“Last year, we received fresh spinach, lettuce, carrots and cucumbers, and the kids loved it,” said Summer Meals administrator Sara Ybarra Lopez.

“My hope is that farmers, gardeners and gleaners will think of us throughout the summer and help us to offer kids local fruits and vegetables.”

The Y’s summer meals are available from June 26 through Sept. 1 at Brinnon School, Chimacum Elementary School, the Jefferson County Library, Mountain View Commons, Quilcene School and the Jefferson County Rec Center.

Visit olympicpeninsulaymca.org/summermeals for times and details. No registration or proof of need is required. The program is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a School’s Out Washington Feed Your Brain grant, Y-USA YearRound Food grant and many local donors, including United Good Neighbors (UGN) of Jefferson County.

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Add spice to your summer with chili cook-off June 1 Family-friendly event offers cornbread and horseshoe competion as well as chili honors Get out the chilies. The 38th annual Port Townsend Chili Cook-Off is set for Sunday, June 1 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. After all these year’s it’s still crazy, said event organizers.

Those who plan to enter the chili competition may enter one chili in a single category only. Categories include Family Style (with vegetables such as beans added to the chili meat, or vegetarian chili), Mild (not spicy all-meat chili), Hot (spicy allmeat chili), and Verde (green chili-based pork/chicken chili). The cornbread competition is for “those who are pretty darned certain their momma’s recipe is the best in the land.”

Participants can enter both chili and cornbread. Judging begins at 3 p.m. Those entering chili and/or cornbread are encouraged to show up by 2 p.m. to register.

A fire pit and grill are to be available for keeping contestant chili and cornbread entries hot until the judging begins.

Last year’s winners are to judge: Don White (Family Style), Pete Raab (Verde), Daryl Gillett (Mild) and Ron McElroy (Hot and Best Overall). Best Cornbread winner Beth Lorber is unavailable to judge.

Enter the fairground by driving along the West boundary to the open gate on the

▼Continued from page 5 ing Google Earth’s free software, to navigation, to using Street View.

Bring street addresses with you, and he will find the houses, buildings, and monuments for you, to demonstrate how to use the navigating tools.

TECH TUESDAY AT THE QUILCENE COMMUNITY CENTER: How to Download Library eBooks.

Tuesday, July 11, 2:30 to 3:30 pm.

Discover various titles of eBooks and eAudio books available through your library. Learn how to prepare your computer or device to enable downloading the titles you wish to read or listen to, and how to check-out and return books you borrow.

TEEN STEAM FRIDAYS: Beautiful Sun Prints (Ages 12-18) Friday, July 28, 3:30 pm. Discover the artist within, and build a better world through an appreciation of nature. Create beautiful and intriguing sun prints using feathers, leaves, flowers and other objects from the natural world.

Materials provided or bring your own.

TEEN STEAM FRIDAYS: BUILD A JUNGLE IN A BOTTLE (Ages 1218) Friday, July 7, 3:30 pm. A little different from your typical terrarium; this one uses pistachio shells, stones, and charcoal. Almost anyone will be able to keep this plant alive.

TEEN STEAM FRIDAYS: Build a Water Filter (Ages 12-18) Friday, June 23, 3:30 pm. Gain a better understanding of the process of cleaning water by making a water filter using charcoal, sand, pebbles, and gravel. Your filter won’t be safe enough to use for contaminated water, but it will show you what it takes to produce clean water before it reaches your tap.

TEEN VIDEO PRODUCTION: a FOUR-WEEK WORKSHOP (Ages 12-18) Thursday, July 6, 2:00 pm.

Join Greg Brotherton for this fourweek workshop where we will meet in 2-hour sessions for a practical shoot on library property. Develop skills in videotaping and editing interviews, dialogue scenes, and inserts.

Workshops take place July 6, 13, 20 and 27. Open to anyone ages 12-18 with an interest in video production.

Please plan to attend all four sessions. Space is limited so sign up at the library or call 385-6544 to register.

THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2 PM: Seeing Is Half the Battle: Teen Art Workshop with Jesse Joshua Watson (Ages 12-18). Make better art the easy way! seeing is half the battle. Artist Jesse Joshua Watson will teach you how to train your eye and increase your artistic abilities in any medium. Improve your drawing skills with techniques and exercises that have helped artists succeed. All materials will be provided for this fun, casual workshop. Part two of this workshop takes place on June 29.

Fee free to attend one or both.

THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 6:15-7:45 PM: BOOK DISCUSSION AT YOUR LIBRARY. All are welcome to sign up for monthly book discussions at the library. This month’s book is The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce. Registration is required & copies of the book will be loaned by the library when you sign up. Participants are asked to read the entire book before the scheduled session.

Register at the Information Desk or call 385-6544.

Larry Dennison offered a photographer a taste of his chili at a Chili Cook-off one year, and boy, was it good.

Bribing the judges or the paparazzi is welcome at the Chili Cook-off. Photo by Allison Arthur

left. Gates open at 1 p.m., as does sign up for the doubles-horseshoe competition.

The chili cook-off is a bring-your-ownfood picnic; competitors’ chili entries are not for public consumption, due to health department rules. Music is provided by “musicaholic emeritus” Pete Raab, who has been putting together the Chili Cook-Off playlist for nearly four decades.

Like chili or not, you’ll will want to attend for the music alone, said event organizers.

For questions or directions, call Larry Dennison at 360-301-0120, Pete Raab at 360-774-1219, Ron McElroy 360-774-1838 or Rick Dennison at 206-579-1500.

TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2:30 PM: TECH TUESDAY AT THE QUILCENE COMMUNITY CENTER. Find your next next book with NoveList or Goodreads. Explore NoveList, a library database that provides expert read-alike recommendations; and Goodreads, the world’s largest website for book lovers.

ics professor Mike Hitchman joins us from Linfield College. Born & raised in Olympia, Dr. Hitchman earned his doctorate from the University of Oregon, and he has taught at Linfield since 2009.

TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 3:30-4:30 PM: TECH TUESDAY DROP IN ASSISTANCE AT QUILCENE COMMUNITY CENTER. Drop in and work with library staff to receive individual assistance with your computer or handheld device. Bring your own device or ask to borrow one of ours.

Acoustic Sunrise Uniquely Port Townsend Sunday mornings with fresh coffee, homemade breakfast goods, and Port Townsend’s best acoustic musicians in the background. Join us each Sunday during July at Aldrich’s Upstairs Loft from 9am-12pm. Check www.aldrichs. com for musician details.

TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 3-4 PM: TECH TUESDAY AT THE LIBRARY. APP FOR FOODIES. Dig in to a variety of apps for food lovers. Explore recipe apps, shopping apps and restaurant apps, all designed for the foodie in you.

TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 4-6 PM. TECH TUESDAY AT THE LIBRARY: DROP-IN ASSISTANCE. Drop in and work with library staff to receive individual assistance with your computer or handheld device. Bring your own device or ask to borrow one of ours.

TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 3-4 PM: TECH TUESDAY AT THE LIBRARY! Find your next book with NoveList or Goodreads. Explore NoveList, a library database that provides expert read-alike recommendations.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 4-6 PM: TECH TUESDAY AT THE LIBRARY; DROP IN ASSISTANCE. Drop in and work with library staff to receive individual assistance with your computer or handheld device. Bring your own device or ask to borrow one of ours.

TUESDAYS AT 10:30 AM: BABYTIME! This 30-minute lapsit program is for infants from birth to 12 months. Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. Babytime features action rhymes, baby sign language, songs and movement designed to stimulate brain development through music, language and books.

WEDNESDAY AT 10:30 AM: PRESCHOOL STORYTIME! Bring your preschooler and enjoy stories, songs, fingerplays and more, designed to promote early learning. Preschool Storytime is followed by a craft or activity that encourages social, literacy and fine motor skills.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 6 PM: NATIVE PLANT GARDENING WITH MASTER GARDENER SARAH FAIRBANK. Master Gardener Sarah Fairbank will talk about the use of native plants in the garden and their benefits, including less watering, less disease, and more diversity of insects and birds. She will explain how native plants are suited for this area and our climate, and how to create an easy garden to maintain.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 6:30 PM: TO INFINITY & BEYOND WITH MIKE HITCHMAN. Leave your assumptions about the sizes of things at the door as Professor Mike Hitchman shares a mathematician’s view of infinity. Move swiftly and joyously from agreed upon definitions to the conclusion that infinity comes in different sizes, with deep, surprising results accessible to us all. Mathemat-

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Port Townsend Library ALLEY CAT BIKE ADVENTURE FOR TEENS: Tuesday, July 18, 2:00 pm. Made famous by big city bike messengers, the Alley Cat is a scavenger hunt on bikes! Follow clues to various checkpoints throughout Port Townsend and demonstrate your skills while navigating the streets, alleyways, and trails of PT! Prizes will be awarded to every participant. Helmets required! For teens ages 12-17.

BUILD A FAIRIE OR GNOME HOUSE: Thursday, July 27, 2-3:30 pm. Build your own magical Fairie or Gnome house to bring home. Help decorate the library gnome house in the shade garden beside the library with jewels, shells, pine cones, & other treasures. For ages 6 and up.

DESPICABLE ME: Friday, July 7, 6-8 pm. What could be better than watching the original Despicable Me on the big screen while munching on popcorn! Watch as criminal mastermind, Gru, uses a trio of orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, but finds that their love is changing him for the better. Please join us for this fun family event upstairs at the library. Minions welcome! All ages.

DISCOVERY BAY WILD BIRD RESCUE: Wednesday, July 12, 2-3 pm.

Come meet some amazing people & birds! Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue provides the care & treatment of native wild birds that have been orphaned or injured and need to be rehabilitated for the purpose of release back to the wild. Don’t miss this special opportunity to observe raptors and other bird species, live at the library.

This is a family program for all ages.

EL DEAFO STAGE PERFORMANCE WITH BOOK-IT REPERTORY THEATRE: Thursday, June 22, 4:00 pm at the Cotton Building.

Join us for a live theatre performance of the popular and poignant graphic novel, El Deafo, performed by Seattle-based, Book-It Repertory Theatre.

In her 2015 Newberry Award winning book, El Deafo, Cece Bwell chronicles her hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with the Phonic Ear, a very powerful—and very awkard—hearing aid. This is a not-to-be-missed family event for ages 6 & up.

END OF SUMMER READING PARTY: August 11, 2-3:30 pm. Play games, enjoy watermelon and popsicles, hang out with friends and library staff, and celebrate your reading accomplishments on the library lawn.

All ages are invited to attend.

FAMILY YOGA WORKSHOP WITH KAREN STILLWELL: Wednesday, August 9, 11:00-11:45 pm. Join yoga instructor Karen Stillwell and learn yoga basics for the whole family. All ages.

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Summer Cooking Demonstrations with Jefferson Healthcare’s Chef Arran Stark June 14, 3:00 pm Opening Day Wednesday Farmers Market, Port Townsend Summer Cooking Demonstrations with July 15, 10:00 am Berries in Abundance Jefferson Healthcare’s Chef Arran Stark Saturday Farmers Market, Port Townsend June 14, 3:00 pm Opening Day August 19, Wednesday 10:30 amFarmers Tomato TastePort OffTownsend Market,

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A tour of the Port Townsend High School Garden is set for 1 p.m., Saturday, June 3. Students have been working on the garden all year. During the summer, excess produce from the garden goes to the Port Townsend Food Bank. Photo by Allison Arthur

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Seventh-grade students from Port Townsend and Chimacum who are participating in the eighth annual Maritime Discovery Program are celebrating their achievements and showing their work at two upcoming presentations.

Chimacum Middle School hosts a presentation of work by Chimacum students from 8 to 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 1, followed a presentation of Blue Heron Middle School students work from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 14 at the Northwest Maritime Center.

Nearly 150 students participated in the program provided by the partnership between the maritime center and the school districts.

Classes, including mathematics, language, arts, science and more are taught through a maritime lens. Students also got to sail and row on the Port Townsend Bay, and build a skiff to be launched on last day of the program.

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Food Bank Farm & Gardens of Jefferson County is sponsoring a garden tours from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 3.

The tour begins at the Port Townsend High School Garden, located behind the school district offices in the Gael Stuart Building at 1610 Blaine St. The 10,000-square-foot cultivation space provides fruit and vegetables to school cafeterias during the school year. Any excess produce is delivered to the Port Townsend Food Bank, especially during summer months.

The tour is to continue with visits to the food bank garden at Quimper Grange, a new large garden site on Hancock Street and a new food bank garden in development in the county at Woodland Hills.

Maps and directions to the other gardens are to be provided at the first site, and carpooling is available. Refreshments featuring garden produce and other goodies are to be served at the last garden. For more information, visit ptfoodbankgarden.com or call 301-0982.

Students make little libraries Second- and third-grade students have been working with Grant Street Elementary teacher and librarian Joy Wentzel to create, curate and promote two little free libraries that would serve families and neighbors. Libraries are located at the elementary and preschool campuses.

A grand opening/ribbon cutting is set for 5:15 p.m., Friday, June 2 on the front lawn of Grant Street Elementary School. The community is invited to attend and bring a book to donate and to take a book home.

This project is designed to help promote literacy in the community and create a gathering place where parents, teachers, students and children of all ages can access an ever-changing collection of books, and share and encourage a love of reading, Wentzel said.

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Learn about rain gardens firsthand at a work party Tuesday, June 6, held at at locations around Port Townsend.

Staff from Washington State University Extension are to be leading the work at the rain gardens, which collect, absorb and filter

stormwater runoff from roof downspouts, driveways, roads and patios.

Work parties are 9-10:30 a.m. at the Jefferson County Courthouse rain garden; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Garfield and Adams streets rain garden; and 1:30-3 p.m. at the Point Hudson rain garden.

Attendees should dress for the weather and bring gloves and a water bottle. Tools and snacks are to be provided. RSVP with Bob Simmons at 379-5610 ext. 207 or at simmons@wsu.edu.

“To Infinity and Beyond” with math professor Mathematics professor Mike Hitchman is to discuss how math can be a creative endeavor to discover beauty in the universe at a talk set for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7 at the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave, Port Hadlock.

Leave your assumptions about math at the door on the way in and listen as Hitchman discusses the concept of infinity, which comes in all different sizes.

Hitchman earned his doctorate from the University of Oregon and has taught at Linfield College since 2009.

Parade celebrates 1792 Vancouver expedition In honor of the 225th anniversary of George Vancouver’s historic exploring expedition, which this year happens to coincide with the 2017 Festival of Sail in Tacoma, a grand fleet of tall ships is to sail into Admiralty Inlet en route to Tacoma on June 13.

The flotilla of tall ships is to leave McCurdy Point, east of Protection Island, at around 2 p.m., and will sail by Point Wilson, Admiralty Head, and Marrowstone Point before continuing on toward Tacoma.

The fleet can be viewed between 2:20 and 3 p.m. at Fort Worden State Park at Point Wilson, between 2:45 and 3:30 p.m. at Fort Casey State Park at Admiralty Head (Whidbey Island) and between 3:20 and 4 p.m. at Fort Flagler State Park at Marrowstone Point. All times are dependent on conditions. A Discovery Pass is required for vehicles in Washington State Parks. For more information, visit www.nps.gov/sajh.

Conserve energy with native plant gardens Jefferson County Master Gardner Sarah Fairbank leads a workshop on how to build a garden that uses less water, increases insect and bird diversity, and requires less maintenance at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14 at the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave., Port Hadlock.

Fairbank, who has been a Master Gardener for 28 years, is to explain the benefits of using native plants for landscaping and which native plants are suited for this area.

Senior Singles meet June 13 Senior Singles meet noon on Tuesday, June 13 at Snug Harbor Cafe, 9526 Oak Bay Road, Port Ludlow. To reserve a spot, call Peggy at 4379935 no later than June 6. The July lunch is set for July 10 in Port Gamble. Call Peggy by July 3 to reserve a spot.

(Compiled by Leader staff writer Katie Kowalski.)

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Into the Mystic A Psychic Faire Ann Perrot (left) walks beside Scott Mickelson, riding Furiant, as Joan Sommantico leads during a therapeutic horseback riding session, part of a program led by Mary Craft in 2015 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. The program back then was a precursor to the program that is now being offered, Salish Spirit. Photo by Allison Arthur

Fri - Sat, June 16 & 17 - 10 AM-4 PM Unity Spiritual Enrichment Center 3918 San Juan Ave @ Center St. - Port Townsend

Free therapeutic riding classes at Salish Spirit Salish Spirit is offering free therapeutic riding this summer for youth ages 8 and up along with adults with special needs.

Lessons are set for 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on June 20 and 27, July 11, 18 and 25, and Aug. 1, 15 and 22 at Jefferson County Fairgrounds.

To sign up, visit salishspirit.org and clicking “participate.” Instructors are PATH certified, insured and have current CPR training.

Funding comes from United Good Neighbors, Port Townsend Rotary and other local friends and supporters.

A physician’s statement must accompany the application. Riders are accepted on a first come, first served basis.

Volunteers are also welcome. Volunteer training is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on June 14 at the fairgrounds. To learn more, click “volunteer” on salishspirit.org.

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Four-week training sessions are available by appointment. Connected Hearts, located on the Coyle, is staffed by certified, trained volunteers, including a therapeutic riding instructor and equine mental health facilitator, and therapy horses.

Connected Hearts has in the past worked with foster teens struggling with eating disorders and other self-harming behaviors, and is now directing its energies toward breast cancer survivors.

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▼Continued from page 7 FORT NIGHT AT THE LIBRARY: Friday, July 21, 6-7:30 pm. Join Librarian Jeanne for a fun evening of fort building after hours at the library.

Kids will construct forts using a variety of materials. Flashlights, snacks, and adventure guaranteed! Registration required with a limit of 15 kids. For ages 7-11.

HYPERCOLLAGE! TEEN ART PROGRAM WITH COUNSEL LANGLEY: Tuesday, July 25, 2-4 pm. Collage enables you to take what is on hand to use it in an unexpected way, giving it new meaning. Whether for artwork, gifts, cards, presentations, communication of your ideas, or fun, collage skills can help you make powerful images. Join local artist Counsel Langley for this hands-on workshop in which she’ll be sharing many of the unique collage techniques she has developed over the past ten years and uses in her own work. For teens ages 12-17.

LEGOS AT THE LIBRARY: Thursdays, June 29, July 20, and August 3, 2-3:30 pm. Kids will be presented with a Lego design challenge and will use their creativity and engineering skills to find solutions. The resulting Lego creations will be displayed in the library until the following season. Come get your Legos on! For ages 7-11.

NATURE WALK AT FORT WORDEN WITH LOCAL NATURALIST, NICOLE LARSON. Wednesday, August 2, 2-4 pm. Join naturalist, Nicole Larson, for an intimate look at our local landscape. Nicole will interpret the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of Fort Worden woods and fields. This program will meet at the west entrance of Fort Worden woods (turn left at the first stop sign once inside the park), and involves hiking up to 2 miles. Please wear comfortable walking shoes, and bring water & snacks.

For parents and kids ages 6 and up.

Kids 8 and up may attend without parents.

POLLINATORS AT THE LIBRARY WITH ERIN YEAKEL: Thursday, July 6, 2-3:30 pm. Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, oh my! Join Garden Educator, Erin Yeakel and learn about the big roles these little creatures play in the food cycle. Kids will add pollinator plants to the existing Library garden, enjoy stories & games, release live butterflies, and bring the pollination home with a plant start for their home gardens! This is an all-ages family program.

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tor, Sidonie Maroon & make a Boho Bag! Kids will design a unique pattern, hand sew, and learn to use a sewing machine to create a boho gift bas using recycled fabrics. Learn a valuable skill, reuse unwanted cloth & clothing, learn how to create accessories & clothing for free! All equipment & materials provided. The library has two sewing machines available for checkout for future sewing endeavors! For ages 7-11.

SEWING & UPCYCLING FOR TEENS WITH SIDONIE MAROON: Tuesday, July 11, 2-4 pm. Join Arts Educator, Sidonie Maroon, and make a Boho Bag! Teens will design a unique pattern, hand sew, and learn to use a sewing machine to create a boho gift bag using recycled fabrics.

Learn a valuable skill, reuse unwanted cloth & clothing, and learn how to create accessories & clothing for free!

All equipment and materials provided.

The library has two sewing machines available for checkout for future sewing endeavors! For ages 12-17.

STEAM WORKSHOP WITH JEN KINGFISHER: Wednesday, July 26, 2-4 pm. In this STEAM workshop, kids will combine art & technology to create electric crafts! Kids can build circuits, engineer mobiles, create light-up wearable art, and more! For kids ages 8-14.

SUMMER READING KICKOFF: TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2-6 PM. Join us for our Summer Reading opening event! Sign up for Summer Reading, decorate the sidewalk with chalk drawings, enjoy yummy snacks and live music, make a flower-seed bomb, and settle in for stories with local storyteller Aimee Ringle. It’s going to be a great summer!

TEEN IMOVIE WORKSHOP WITH MICHAEL MCCURDY:Monday, June 27, 2–4 pm. Teens will work hands-on to experience the filmmaking process in this workshop led by local filmmaker Michael McCurdy. The class will cover important topics such as writing, storyboarding, cinematography, and editing to give students the skills and confidence to make films on their own. Equipment provided. For ages 12-17.

THE PRINCESS BRIDE: Friday, August 4, 7-9 pm. Teens are invited to view this classic film from 1987. The Princess Bride is an American romantic fantasy/adventure/comedy film that tells the story of a farmhand named Westley, who befriended by companions along the way, must rescue his true love Princess Buttercup from the odious Prince Humperdinck. Enjoy this cult classic while munching gourmet popcorn! For teens ages 12-17.

Free concerts on the dock

Port Townsend Main Street hosts Concerts on the Dock, an all-ages summer music series at Pope Marine Plaza in downtown Port Townsend starting Thursday, July 13.

The shows run ever Thursday through Aug. 31. Local vendors and a beer, wine and cider garden contribute to the festive atmosphere. The show starts at 5 p.m. Mark your calendar down for the festivities. Leader file photo

in the arts Celebrate Norway at the library An exhibit of Norwegian artifacts is on display at the Jefferson County Library through the end of June in celebration of the Norwegian holiday Syttende Mai. The show is curated by Daughters of Norway, Thea Foss Lodge No. 45.

This official national holiday, celebrated May 17, commemorates the signing of the Norwegian Constitution in Eidsvoll in 1814. In Norway, the central element of the celebration consists of children’s parades displaying an abundance of flags.

Jefferson County Library is located at 620 Cedar Ave. in Port Hadlock. For more information, visit jclibrary.info.

Musical duo stops in the woods Flutist Carmen Maret and guitarist Andrew Bergeron of Folias Duo make one stop in Washington state during their summer tour: at a Concert in the Woods in Coyle on Saturday, June 3. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at Laurel B. Johnson Community Center, 923 Hazel Point Road.

The husband-and-wife duo from Grand Rapids, Michigan, has been playing together for 15 years while traveling around the

world. While their name is pulled from the distant past – la folía (Spanish) is one of the oldest European musical themes – the couple’s all-original music is new and fresh, said concert organizer Norm Johnson, who noted that their music is sophisticated and full of energy drawn from tango, blues and jazz.

Okazaki talks art at First Friday Artist Linda Okazaki discusses her work and how her early ideas still resonate in her contemporary paintings at the Jefferson County Historical Society’s First Friday Lecture at 7 p.m. on June 2 at Port Townsend’s historic city council chamber, 540 Water St. Okazaki’s brightly colored watercolor and oil paintings explore and expand on a foundation of figurative painting to create a distinctive style, according to a press release. She continually experiments with an intersection of personal narrative, the dream world and the playful – and sometimes dark – aspect of the creative spirit.

Dream imagery, water and the landscapes of Washington are sources of inspiration for Okazaki, who has been a Port Townsend resident since 1980. Some of her work is currently on display in the exhibit “Pat and Peter Simpson: Collectors & Patrons” at the Jefferson Museum of Art & History.

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The Wild Rose Chorale celebrates its anniversary with the program “25 Years and Counting,” performed in two concerts June 2-3. Current members include (clockwise, from top left) Al Thompson, JES Schumacher, Charles Helman, Doug Rodgers, Marj Iuro, Brian Goldstein, Lynn Nowak and Leslie Lewis. Photo courtesy Pete Parrish

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Singers pack their instruments with them. Voices are always at the ready for breaking into song. Making music is even more convenient for a cappella vocalists. They need no other instruments. The singers themselves establish the beat, and, when working together in a choir, create interlacing harmonies to support or enhance a melody.

Since 1992, the Wild Rose Chorale has continuously sung – mostly a cappella – a full repertoire of jazz, pop, folk, show tunes and even rock ’n’ roll. And through it all, its members have had a rollicking good time doing it. Among Wild Rose’s trademarks are playful, often wacky novelty tunes in addition to songs with lush, lovely harmonies.

The Port Townsend ensemble celebrates 25 years with two anniversary concerts, Friday-Saturday, June 2-3, both at 7:30 p.m. at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave., Port Townsend.

‘WORTH CELEBRATING’ “Twenty-five years is a long time. It’s worth celebrating,” said Leslie Lewis, a soprano and the group’s director.

The Wild Rose Chorale was founded in 1992 to commemorate the opening of The Rose Theatre. Over the chorale’s quarter century, about 46 men and women have participated in the group – some for years at a time. At least five directors have lent their choral experience and leadership. The ensemble has numbered as many as a dozen voices at one time; currently, it consists of eight singers.

It has entertained at private gatherings in Jefferson County and beyond, caroled for the Main Street program at the tree-lighting ceremony during the holidays, hosted a “Wild Rose & Friends” program during the holidays, occasionally delivered singing valentines, produced its own annual program and once even entered an a cappella contest in Olympia.

“I think that the 25th anniversary is significant in that seldom does a group survive that long, particular one in a small town such as ours,” said

longtime bass Al Thompson.

Port Townsend and East Jefferson County support a bountiful choral community, with ample opportunities for singers to find just the right niche to suit their individual interests or abilities. “But, we’re the only small, auditioned vocal ensemble that sings almost entirely a cappella,” Lewis noted.

“We’re lucky here in Port Townsend to have such a rich and varied array of music groups,” said Marj Iuro, a soprano who likes to switch it up occasionally and sing alto or tenor.

Four of the current eight members have sung with the Wild Rose Chorale for 20 years or more, a testament to the group’s longevity and continuity amid changes in personnel, and shifts and trends in a cappella music itself.

“That’s nearly a century of experience between the four of them,” remarked alto JES Schumacher.

The most senior members are Lynn Nowak, Charles Helman, Lewis and Iuro.

Thompson, Schumacher and Brian Goldstein are also veterans, with Doug Rodgers providing the fresh face, although he has a strong choral background.

GROWING IN POPULARITY It’s been around for a long time, of course, but “a cappella music has been growing in popularity for the last 20 years,” perhaps particularly at colleges and universities, Lewis said. The youthful, trending group Pentatonix and other ensembles such as The Real Group and Straight No Chaser have recently contributed toward a resurgence in the popularity of a cappella singing.

Without instrumental help, a cappella singers can feel musically exposed.

There’s nowhere to take cover. “Singing with seven other voices encourages precision and dedication. There is no one to hide behind,” Schumacher said.

“I love the challenge of our music,” Lewis said. “It’s not easy, but it’s tasty.”

Thompson added, “It’s so much fun to sing in intricate

harmony with all of us on our own parts.” It’s tricky – and stirring, he said.

Wild Rose has always sought quality arrangements.

The principal criteria for selecting music is not whether the piece is from a particular musical genre. Rather, is it an unusual, interesting or complex? Is it upbeat and lighthearted? Or, does its harmonies elicit an emotional response?

Audiences should recognize plenty of songs in the anniversary program.

Included are old favorites from years past, including “Singin’ in the Rain,” the jazz classic “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square” and Duke Ellington’s “Creole Love Call,” which, when sung a cappella in a King’s Singers arrangement, calls for some quirky sounds and body percussion.

Since they always seek fresh material, the singers also tackle new numbers, including the Overture to “The Barber of Seville,” Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” sung Pentatonix style, and the snappy “It’s Only a Paper Moon.”

with a twist,” Schumacher said. These concerts include numbers by ABBA and The Beatles.

Lewis said she can’t pick a favorite song. “I like them all because I enjoy singing with other skilled musicians who have enough awareness of self and others to blend and balance.

“When we are rehearsing and the song is coming together, it’s magic!

Especially now that we’ve been together for so long, even with the occasional personnel change, we still seem to find our sound.”

Over the years, the Wild Rose Chorale has established itself as a player in the local choral landscape, which includes choirs of many stripes.

“That’s what is so exciting.

There’s room for all different types of music,” said Iuro.

“People in this town love listening to music, so everyone gets an audience.

“But,” continued Iuro, “if you haven’t heard us, you should come to this 25thanniversary event and see and hear what you’ve been missing!”

SWEET SURPRISES “It’s a sweet surprise for (Lynn Nowak is a member audience members to hear a of the Wild Rose Chorale and song they recognize that was a former Leader reporter and made famous by a band, but copy editor.)

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