| This Week Good Grief Network: We Choose Connection – Mon, Jan 20th *New* Looking for alternatives to national events on January 20th? Join We Choose Connection, a free online event offered by Good Grief Network (GGN) to explore how to develop your own unique plan to manage these chaotic times. Overwhelmed by eco-distress and trauma from social and ecological injustices in our current predicament? These events are opportunities to create and receive peer-to-peer support. Join us to gather in community, process the painful feelings and realities of our time, and commit to meaningful action. This event will be facilitated by GGN founder LaUra Schmidt and Local Group Facilitator Lou Leet, and will be offered again the following week. For more information and to register, visit the event page. Time: 9 – 11:30am | Location: Online MLK Day of Service – Mon, Jan 20th Team up with your fellow community members to tackle invasive dunegrass on the beach at Fort Worden. When this plant becomes overabundant, it can displace other plant species and lead to decline in biodiversity. We are removing it so native plants and animals can thrive. All ages are welcome! Parking is FREE. To bring: Work gloves if you have them. Please dress in warm layers that can get sandy! Snacks and water will be provided. RSVP here. Email with any questions. Time: 10am – 12:30pm | Location: PTMSC Museum at Fort Worden State Park (532 Battery Way, Port Townsend) Grow More Food (Without Using More Space) – Wed, Jan 22nd or Sat, Jan 25th This class will explore basic soil care routines, succession planning, and garden mapping. By the end of class, you’ll have created custom plans to implement in your own garden. Using these skills, you can grow SO MUCH FOOD! Registration is required, register here. Questions? Send email. Time: 4 – 6pm on Jan 22nd, 10am – 12pm on Jan 25th | Location: The Hedgerow by Cruising Climate, 3059 7th Ave, Port Townsend Quilts of Valor National Sew Day – Sat, Jan 25th *New* The North Olympic Peninsula Quilts of Valor group is hosting a National Sew Day. Learn about quilting, work on building one of our quilt kits, and view some of the quilts. Fabric, patterns, ironing boards, cutting mats, and rotary cutters are provided. All experience levels are welcome! To sew, BYO machine, pins, & scissors. There will be a break for a potluck lunch around noon. For more information about Quilts of Valor, visit our national website. For more information about Sew Day, contact local QOV group leader, Kathey Bates. Time: 9am – 4 pm | Location: American Legion Hall, 209 Monroe Street, Port Townsend Edible Garden Landscape Design – Sat, Jan 25th The 2025 Jefferson County Master Gardener Yard & Garden Lecture Series is held on Saturdays from January 11 through February 15. This year marks the 26th anniversary for the event, which is hosted by the Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation, and co-sponsored by Washington State University’s Jefferson County Extension Service. This week’s talk is by Sue Goetz. Sue is a garden designer and writer who has earned numerous awards for garden design and environmental impact. She is the author of Complete Container Herb Gardening, A Taste for Herbs, and other titles. Ticket sales help support Jefferson County Master Gardener programs. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the event ticketing website. Time: 10am – noon | Location: Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Port Townsend The Climate Restorers: Blue Carbon Film showing – Sat, Jan 25th Exploring the ocean’s potential to restore Earth’s climate, this film focuses on blue carbon ecosystems like mangroves and seagrasses. Producers John and Phoebe will join us in person to introduce the film and discuss its message of hope and action for restoring the climate in ways that benefit all life on Earth. This showing is part of the Global Earth Repair Foundation’s series of films on climate solutions. Film screening followed by group discussion. For further info contact Michael Pilarski at 360-643-9178, visit the film festival website, or send email. Note: Local 20/20 is a co-sponsor of the series, stop by our table at the events and say hello! Time: 6 – 8pm |Location: The Chapel at Fort Worden (or if elsewhere at FW, a notice will be posted on the door). |
| Upcoming Events Good Grief Network: We Choose Connection – Mon, Jan 27th *New* Looking for alternatives to national events on January 20th? Join We Choose Connection, a free online event offered by Good Grief Network (GGN) to explore how to develop your own unique plan to manage these chaotic times. Overwhelmed by eco-distress and trauma from social and ecological injustices in our current predicament? These events are opportunities to create and receive peer-to-peer support. Join us to gather in community, process the painful feelings and realities of our time, and commit to meaningful action. This event will be facilitated by GGN founder LaUra Schmidt and Local Group Facilitator Lou Leet. For more information and to register, visit the event page. Time: 4 – 7:30pm | Location: Online TLAB Meeting – Mon, Jan 27th The Transportation Lab is a Local 20/20 Action Group working to promote a transportation system that minimizes need for personal motor vehicles. Such a transportation system must be safe, convenient and healthy, and it must be based on: people walking, the most healthful mode; people bicycling, the most efficient mode; mass transit, the most efficient for moving large numbers of people; and private vehicles for providing services and moving small numbers of people. In person, monthly on the fourth Monday. Contact by email for location or other information. Time: 4:30 – 6pm | Location: Send email for info. Connectivity Project Films Screening and Fundraiser – Thu, Jan 30th *New* Connectivity Project Films invites you to an inspiring and engaging fundraising event! Connectivity Project is a trilogy series of short films produced and directed by local filmmaker Rose Madrone. The project has recently been accepted by Public Television for programming options on all their stations; this fundraiser will help finance finishing standards, protocols, and fees that need to be met to bring this project up to broadcast standards. For more information, visit the project website to see the trailer and register here to attend. Donate at this link. Time: 6 -7:30pm | Location The PTFF Balcony Theater, 211 Taylor St, suite 401a, Port Townsend Register for Free Emergency Preparedness Course by Fri, Jan 31st On Saturday, February 15th, 2025, Salish Rescue will be hosting the Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium for a totally FREE delivery of one of their courses: “AWR-144: Port and Vessel Security for Public Safety and Maritime Personnel”, which includes all course materials. If you work or volunteer in public safety or maritime fields, or have an interest in any related field, this class is for you! There are 40 seats available for this professional training opportunity, and we hope you’ll help us fill every one of them! Registration must be completed no later than January 31, 2025. For more information, including assistance with the registration process, please email. Time: 8am – 5pm | Location: The Port Hadlock 4-H classroom, 121 Oak Bay Rd, Port Hadlock A Wild Idea: Native Plants for Pollinators, Birds, & Wildlife – Sat, Feb 1st *New* The 2025 Jefferson County Master Gardener Yard & Garden Lecture Series is held on Saturdays from January 11 through February 15. This year marks the 26th anniversary for the event, which is hosted by the Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation, and co-sponsored by Washington State University’s Jefferson County Extension Service. This week’s talk is by David Allen. David is dedicated to growing native plants of the Olympic Peninsula. David owns Shore Road Nursery in Port Angeles, and has worked in the fields of restoration and plant propagation for more than 35 years. Ticket sales help support Jefferson County Master Gardener programs. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the event ticketing website. Time: 10am – noon | Location: Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Port Townsend The Benji Project Presents: Festival of Hearts – Sat, Feb 8th Help us spread our branches to reach more young people and families. Experience a palate-pleasing palette imagined by Chef Arran Stark and a participatory art project highlighting the visionary power of community. Enjoy beverages donated by Blu Jay Kombucha, Finnriver and Marrowstone Vineyards, along with plentiful appetizers. Age 21+. Tickets are $65 and you can get yours here. Time: 2 -5pm | Location: the USO Building Fort Worden. PTMSC & Trash Task Force Earth Valentine Cleanup – Sun, Feb 9th Join the Port Townsend Marine Science Center and the Trash Task force in cleaning up downtown Port Townsend’s streets and beaches! Check in at 10am at Haines Park-and-Ride to receive supplies and cleanup locations, then return to the Pourhouse at 12pm to weigh your accomplishments and enjoy a free drink (up to $7) at the Pourhouse and a slice of pizza from the Pizza Factory. For more information, visit the website. For questions: email Mandi. Time: 10am | Location: Haines Park-and-Ride (next to Safeway), 440 12th St, Port Townsend Village Class Weekend – Fri, Feb 14 through Sun, Feb 16 *New* Tradition meets creativity with a unique hands-on Village Class experience. Bow Making/Archery, Felted Boots, Backpack Basket Making, Leather Shoemaking, Knife Handle Carving, Arrow Making, and Leather Backpack Making are being taught simultaneously in the same space. This allows participants to be exposed to several arts while focusing on one specific skill. There are one-day, two-day, and three-day options, depending on which project you choose. Tuition: $150-$335. Full descriptions & registration here. Please visit CedarRoot’s website for the new lineup of 2025 youth & adult programming. Questions? Email Time: Various | Location: the Chimacum Grange, 9572 Rhody Dr. Chimacum Arts and Cultural Events Local 20/20 recognizes the positive impact that the arts have on the well-being of our community, and we are so grateful that we reside in such a community that fosters creativity. To avoid overloading these announcements and duplication with other sources, Local 20/20 announcements include only those arts and cultural events which are directly related to our mission of promoting sustainability and resiliency through action and education. We encourage folks to check out “Bareboards”, My City Scene, KPTZ, the Port Townsend Leader and its community calendar, and the Peninsula Daily News for other local arts, music, and cultural events. Photo: A Giant’s Footprint by Ellen Falconer For the full set of announcements, including Recurring Events, Community Notices, Community Resources, and Resilience Readings, see here. |
