Events

Apr

6

Clallam County Genealogical Society Grand Opening @ Clallam County Genealogical Society

Saturday: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Clallam County Genealogical Society 1

The Clallam County Genealogical Society (CCGS) has recently purchased a building at 402 E. Lauridsen Blvd. in Port Angeles 98362-7952. The larger facility was needed to house an expanding collection of family history resources from the County and around the world. The larger center will also ensure the continuation of CCGS’s mission to serve the community as a Genealogical Research and Educational Center. Although we are presently in the process of renovation and moving our collection of books and records, the facility will be open for public use by February first.

We are looking forward to greeting young and old at our Grand Opening on April 6th from 1 – 4 P.M. The ribbon cutting ceremony will feature a wine, punch, and cheese open house, and the delightful Port Angeles High School string Quartet.

Clallam County Genealogical Society would like to acknowledge the early settlers of our County and their many contributions to the community by displaying photos of those who played a part in its early history. We are asking for photographs of family members to be copied and put on display. Digital or scanned copies of good quality are acceptable, and could be emailed to us. If it is more convenient, we can come to you and make a digital copy from photo albums. Please contact us if you would like to contribute photos.

Categories:

Community

Apr

10

6th Annual Welcoming the Whales @ First Beach & The Akalat Center

Wednesday: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Welcoming the Whales 2013

Quileute Tribal School & the Quileute Tribe

6th Annual Welcoming the Whales

10am at First Beach

1pm – Meal, Singing & Storytelling at the Akalat Center

Open to the public.

Categories:

Community Native American

Apr

10

Forks Chamber of Commerce Meeting Presentation @ JT's Sweet Stuffs

Wednesday: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Forks Chamber of Commerce

Weekly Meeting

Featuring

Juan Ruiz

discussing how the legalization of Marijuana affects the workplace.

Meetings are open to the public and are held at JT’s Sweet Stuffs, 80 N. Forks Avenue

Lunch will be Spaghetti or a selection of soups.

Categories: Chamber of Commerce

Apr

16

“Business After Hours” @ First Federal

Tuesday: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

“Business After Hours”

Open House

First Federal

131 Calawah Way

Tuesday, April 16^th

Time 6 – 8pm

Business After Hours is a fun evening of socializing and networking with others in the business community. Bring your business card to exchange, learn what your business neighbors have to offer and let them know what your business is all about. Come out and enjoy hors d’oeuvres and spirits, pop, coffee, et cetera. Items served are at host’s discretion.

“Business After Hours”

is brought to you by

Forks Chamber of Commerce

and

West End Business & Professional Association

Categories: Chamber of Commerce

Apr

17

Forks Chamber of Commerce Meeting Presentation @ JT's Sweet Stuffs

Wednesday: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Forks Chamber of Commerce

Weekly Meeting

Featuring

Port of Port Angeles

Commissioner John M. Calhoun (Secretary)

Commissioner James D. Hallett (President)

Commissioner Paul L. McHugh (Vice President)

discussing the Port Strategic Plan

Since all three Commissioners will be present, they will have to treat this as a regular Port meeting, so that will take place within the Chamber presentation.

Meetings are open to the public and are held at JT’s Sweet Stuffs, 80 N. Forks Avenue

Lunch will be Green Tea Pasta or a selection of soups.

Categories: Chamber of Commerce

Apr

19

Fabric of the Forest Quilt Show @ Forks High School Auxiliary Gym

Friday: 7:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Fabric of the Forest

Sponsored by Piecemakers Quilt Club

Featuring Acclaimed Quilter Marti Michell

More information on Marti Michell available at www.frommarti.com

Trunk Show & Lecture : Friday at 7:30

Classes: Friday & Saturday

Details & class schedule available online at www.piecemakersquiltclub.org

Quilt Show Hours: Friday 12pm – 6pm

Saturday 10am – 6pm

Sunday 12pm – 4pm

Admission: Donations Highly Appreciated

Categories:

Community Misc Quilting

Apr

24

Forks Chamber of Commerce Meeting Presentation @ JT's Sweet Stuffs

Wednesday: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Forks Chamber of Commerce

Weekly Meeting

Featuring

Jon Preston, Forks Rainy City Rocketry

Meetings are open to the public and are held at JT’s Sweet Stuffs, 80 N. Forks Avenue

Lunch will be Taco Tiki Chicken or a selection of soups.

Categories: Chamber of Commerce

Apr

26

Classic Rock with Stone Carver @ Peninsula College, Forks Extension

Friday: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Stone Carver

Come out and hear some classic rock with

Stone Carver

Peninsula College, Forks Extension

Coffee and refreshments will be served.

Admission is free!

Categories: Arts & Entertainment

Community Music

Apr

27

Forks High School Cheerleaders Fashion Show @ Forks Elks Lodge

Saturday: 2:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Fashion Show

Forks High School Cheerleaders Fashion Show

at the Forks Elks Lodge

Saturday, April 27th at 2pm

Refreshments will be served

Categories:

Charity

Community Misc

May

2

Voices For Veterans Stand Down 2013 @ Forks Elks Lodge

Thursday: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Stand Down 2013

Voices For Veterans

West End Veterans

Stand Down 2013

Open to all Veterans

Categories:

Charity

Community Misc

May

3

“Princess Angeline” Film Screening @ Peninsula College, Forks Extension

Friday: 7:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Princess Angeline

“Princess Angeline” Film Screening

Friday May 3, 2013

Princess Angeline, a documentary by Makah Tribal member and Seattle-based filmmaker, Sandra Johnson Osawa, will be screened at the Forks campus of Peninsula College on Friday, May 3rd at 7pm. Osawa’s video explores the story of Princess Angeline, the daughter of Chief Seattle and one of the few Duwamish people left in Seattle by the 1890′s.

This screening is free and open to the public.

Categories: Arts & Entertainment

Community Educational

May

4

Relay For Life Survivor Brunch @ Forks Congregational Church

Saturday: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Relay For Life Survivor Brunch

Saturday, May 4th

10:30am – noon

Categories:

Community

May

4

Astronomy Program hosted by ONRC “Family Program” @ Olympic Natural Resources Center

Saturday: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

The Olympic Natural Resources Center invites the community to an interactive, engaging program on astronomy. University of Washington undergraduate and graduate students from the Department of Astronomy will lead science-based experiences to discover more about the skies above us. They are bringing their mobile planetarium that provides a close up view of the sky at night.

Two programs will be held on Saturday, May 4^th. A family-focused program will be held 1:00 to 3:00 PM with an evening program for adults from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. The ONRC is located at 1455 S. Forks Avenue, Forks. For additional information, contact Ellen Matheny.

The planetarium shows are about 20 minutes long so groups of people can cycle through the performances (or come back in for a repeat viewing!). In addition to the planetarium show, each program will have several stations with hands-on activities. The afternoon session will include kid-focused presentations and activities, while the evening session will include more in-depth presentations.

The presenters are UW students who volunteer their time to do these programs.

“People really like [the mobile planetarium]; they’ve got great questions,” said Phil Rosenfield, the principal investigator of this project. “You get some gasps because people have never really seen the night sky like that before,” Rosenfield said.

The planetarium’s dome, created by the company Go-Dome, is an inflatable room resembling an igloo. At approximately 10 feet high and 20 feet across, the dome can fit approximately 25 people. It is a fully functional planetarium that offers many of the same images as the high-tech planetarium located at the UW. The planetarium runs Microsoft Research’s World Wide Telescope software on a laptop computer. A large hemispherical mirror projects the high density image from the back of the dome across three-quarters of its interior.

The planetarium brings modern astronomy down from space and into the schools and community, providing viewers an immersive experience of the Universe.

Categories:

Community Educational Nature

May

4

Forks Lions Club White Cane Days Live Auction @ Mill Creek Bar & Grill

Saturday: 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Forks Lions Club White Cane Days Auction

Forks Lions Club White Cane Days Live Auction at Mill Creek Bar & Grill.

Auctions starts at 1p.m. and lasts until everything has been sold!

Come out and bid on lots of great stuff like

baked/homemade desserts & food items,

sporting goods, services, one-of-a-kind items and more…

Forks Lions serve as bartenders and auctioneers for this lively event.

All proceeds, including bartender tips, go towards raising money for Lions Club sight projects.

Donations are gladly accepted from now until end of auction.

Categories:

Charity

Community Misc

May

4

Cinco de Mayo ~ Relay For Life Fundraiser @ St. Anne Catholic Church

Saturday: 6:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Relay For Life Cinco de Mayo

Please join us for an authentic Mexican feast!

Cinco de Mayo Relay For Life Fundraiser

Categories:

Charity

Community Misc

May

4

Astronomy Program hosted by ONRC “Evening Program” @ Olympic Natural Resources Center

Saturday: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

The Olympic Natural Resources Center invites the community to an interactive, engaging program on astronomy. University of Washington undergraduate and graduate students from the Department of Astronomy will lead science-based experiences to discover more about the skies above us. They are bringing their mobile planetarium that provides a close up view of the sky at night.

Two programs will be held on Saturday, May 4^th. A family-focused program will be held 1:00 to 3:00 PM with an evening program for adults from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. The ONRC is located at 1455 S. Forks Avenue, Forks. For additional information, contact Ellen Matheny.

The planetarium shows are about 20 minutes long so groups of people can cycle through the performances (or come back in for a repeat viewing!). In addition to the planetarium show, each program will have several stations with hands-on activities. The afternoon session will include kid-focused presentations and activities, while the evening session will include more in-depth presentations.

The presenters are UW students who volunteer their time to do these programs.

“People really like [the mobile planetarium]; they’ve got great questions,” said Phil Rosenfield, the principal investigator of this project. “You get some gasps because people have never really seen the night sky like that before,” Rosenfield said.

The planetarium’s dome, created by the company Go-Dome, is an inflatable room resembling an igloo. At approximately 10 feet high and 20 feet across, the dome can fit approximately 25 people. It is a fully functional planetarium that offers many of the same images as the high-tech planetarium located at the UW. The planetarium runs Microsoft Research’s World Wide Telescope software on a laptop computer. A large hemispherical mirror projects the high density image from the back of the dome across three-quarters of its interior.

The planetarium brings modern astronomy down from space and into the schools and community, providing viewers an immersive experience of the Universe.

Categories:

Community Educational Nature

May

4

Zach Winters LIVE @ Mill Creek Bar & Grill

Saturday: 9:00 pm – 12:00 pm

Zach Winters LIVE

Zach Winters

performs LIVE

May 4th, 2013

Mill Creek Bar & Grill

Come out and hear some COUNTRY MUSIC in Forks, Washington!

Categories: Arts & Entertainment Music

May

5

Fishing Day for Kids! @ Bogachiel Rearing Pond

Sunday: 6:00 am – 12:00 pm

Kids' Fishing Day

Fishing Day for Kids!

All children 12 and under

May 5^TH, 2013

Sunday: 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Set the alarm clock!

Sportsmen Club has poles to loan or

bring your fishing poles and tackle!

Sponsored by the West End Sportsmen’s Club

At the Bogachiel Hatchery Rearing Pond

Categories:

Community Fishing

May

5

Marathon BINGO @ Forks Elks Lodge

Sunday: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

Soroptimists will be holding a Marathon BINGO on May 5^th at the Elks 11:00 am – 6:00 pm.

Funds raised will benefit the SOS fund (Soroptimist Oncology Support) which helps defray travel expenses for cancer patients.

Categories:

Charity

Community

May

8

Forks Chamber of Commerce Meeting Presentation @ JT's Sweet Stuffs

Wednesday: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Forks Chamber of Commerce

Weekly Meeting

Featuring

The Quileute Ocean Going Society

The QOGS and Russell Brooks, Quileute Tribe Event Coordinator will be updating the Chamber regarding the Paddle to Quinault Canoe Journey stopover in La Push July 28 – 30.

Meetings are open to the public and are held at JT’s Sweet Stuffs, 80 N. Forks Avenue

Lunch will be TBA or a selection of soups.

Categories: Chamber of Commerce

May

10

Native Pathways to College Day @ Olympic Natural Resources Center

Friday: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Native youth, young adults, educators, elders, and leaders from tribal nations located on the Olympic Peninsula are invited to ONRC for a fun-filled and experiential day of learning about the opportunities and adventures that await students who attend the University of Washington. The presenters, from the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity, will provide information on applying to the UW and on resources available to native students on campus. Several representatives from UW departments will meet with the students to help them better understand these academic majors and associated career paths. Peninsula College will also present information about its degree programs and the process for transferring to a 4-year university.

For more information and to register, contact ONRC Education & Outreach Director Ellen Matheny at (360) 374-4556

Categories: Educational

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