| This Week TLab Meeting – Mon, Nov 27 *New* The Transportation Lab is a Local 20/20 Action Group working to promote a transportation system that minimizes the need for personal motor vehicles. Such a transportation system must be safe, convenient, and healthy, and it must be based on walking, the most healthful mode; bicycling, the most efficient mode; mass transit, the most efficient for moving large numbers of people; and a vastly reduced personal and service VMT (vehicle miles traveled) Time: 4:30 – 6 pm | Location: In person. Contact TLab for the address. Parent Enrichment Series – Mon, Nov 27th Waldorf Parent Educators and founders of Pathwise Parenting, Joleen Hollow-Bist and Jennifer Winson, will facilitate the last of three parent enrichment evenings. Research from attachment psychology, mindfulness based stress reduction, and Waldorf education will be used to enrich the art of parenting. Explore parenting topics while they develop warm community connections in order to deepen and enliven your role as parent/caregiver and help weave a common understanding of child development and Waldorf education. Suggested donation $30-$60. No one turned away due to lack of funds. Contact them by email or call 360-385-3658, or see their website for more information. Time: 6:30 – 8 pm | Location: Sunfield Waldorf School, 111 Sunfield Lane, Port Hadlock Alaska Suite Multimedia Climate Concert – Fri & Sat, Dec 1st & 2nd *Updated* Seattle-based, award-winning composer Nelda Swiggett brings her five-piece chamber jazz ensemble to Port Townsend, Sequim, and Port Angeles on Dec. 1-2 for a tour of her original work, “The Alaska Suite: a story of beauty, loss and hope.” This concert is a musical reverie on the tenuous beauty of the Arctic. But it is not just a concert. The performance engages the power of artistic expression — live music, spoken words, images, and poetry — to connect audiences deeply and emotionally to the scientific realities of climate change. Featuring Nelda Swiggett (compositions, piano, narrative, curated images), Julian Smedley (violin), Clif Swiggett (trombone), Chris Symer (bass), Adam Kessler (drums), and the poetry of Jill McGrath. Hosted by Local 20/20 and Olympic Climate Action, contact us for more information. Dates/Times/Locations:Port Townsend: Dec 1st, 7 – 8:30 pm | Location: Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave. Port Townsend tickets Sequim: Dec 2nd, 2 – 3:30 pm | Location: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N 5th Ave. Sequim Tickets Port Angeles: Dec 2nd, 7 – 8:30 pm | Location: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 E Lopez Ave. Pt Angeles Tickets |
| Upcoming Events Local 20/20 Climate Group Meeting – Thurs, Dec 7th *New* The Local 20/20 Climate group’s scope includes reducing greenhouse gases, increasing carbon sequestration, and preparing for climate impacts. At this meeting, we’ll continue to work on ongoing projects, review some recent climate papers, and discuss ideas for future actions and activities. Newcomers are most welcome! The group will meet alternately via zoom (3:30-5pm) and in person with hybrid option (5-6:30 pm) every other month, always on the first Thursday. Contact cag@l2020.org for more information, including the online meeting link.Time: 5:00 – 6:30 pm | Location: Pacific Room at Jefferson Co Public Health at 615 Sheridan St, Port Townsend, and online Skeeter’s Botanical Book Sale – Sat, Dec 9th Hundreds of botanical/plant books for sale, in-person only. New & used. Farming, agriculture, herbal medicine, ethnobotany, botany, horticulture, social change, restoration, earth repair, etc. This is a fundraiser for the Global Earth Repair Foundation. Cash, checks, credit cards, and paypal accepted. For further info, contact Michael Pilarski (360-643-9178) or see their Facebook Event page. Time: 11 am – 5 pm | Location: 10644-B Rhody Dr, Port Hadlock Lecture – “Sea Otter Stories – History, Ecology, and Conservation” – Sun, Dec 10th *New* Over the course of about 250 years, beginning about 1750, perhaps a million sea otters were harvested for their fur throughout their range. When the harvest ended, 13 small populations remained, all but one along their northern range. Today more than 150,000 sea otters occupy more than half of their original range. In a lecture presented by James Bodkin, with the U.S. Geological Survey, other sea otter stories will include their relation to the locally abundant river otter, their ecology, predators, and other research on sea otters in the wild. There is no set charge for the event; however, donations are always welcomed and appreciated. Contact PTMSC for more information or go to their website. Time: 3 pm | Location: Chapel at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend Local 20/20 Beyond Waste Group Meeting – Tues, Dec 12th *New* The Beyond Waste Action Group meets the second Tuesday of each month via zoom. The group looks at a number of issues including food waste composting, plastics reduction and recycling, reduction of garbage on an individual and community level, and various other waste-related topics that spontaneously come up during the meeting. Newcomers are always welcome. Email Lisa for info on monthly agenda and zoom link.Time: 10:30 am – 12 pm | Location: Online Food Co-op Farmer Fund Grant – Applications due Fri, Dec 15th *New* The Food Co-op is excited to announce the opening of applications for the 1st annual Food Co-op Farmer Fund Grant which provides local farmers with the opportunity to secure funding of up to $2,500 to support and enhance their farming endeavors. This initiative has been designed to assist farmers and food producers like you in achieving your goals and ensuring the growth and prosperity of our local food system. The Farmer Fund Grant is intended to support various aspects of your operations, including but not limited to Infrastructure and Equipment, Sustainable Practices, Product Diversification, Market Expansion, and Research and Education. For more details and to apply for the Farmer Fund Grant, please visit here. Writing In The New Year: A Mindfulness & Writing Retreat – Sat – Mon, Dec 30th – Jan 1st *New* Held at the beautiful Zen River Retreat In Quilcene. Facilitators Ellen Falconer and Carrie Bancroft will offer a mixture of writing exercises, meditations, walks in the rainforest, great meals, and evening entertainment. Their goal is to offer inspiration and hold space for creative, resourceful intentions and for goals to have a “voice”. Space is limited! Details here. “A Way Out: Resources For Managing Chronic Pain” – Thurs, Jan 4th – Feb 1st *New* Olympic Peninsula Mindfulness offers this 5-week course to help you manage pain and increase your quality of life. The content is based on research that has been made around the neuroscience of pain. The course will discuss how the mind works for and against our whole-body experience. Each week, you will have the opportunity to practice and experience methods that can help rewire the mind to lower stress, pain, and suffering, including various mindful meditations, short imagery exercises, breathing exercises, and conscious movement practices. Registration and information here. Time: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm | Location: Fillmore Street Studio, 629 Fillmore St, Port Townsend 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 art and cultural events if they 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 local arts, music, and cultural events. For the full set of announcements, including Recurring Events, Community Notices, Community Resources, and Resilience Readings, see here. |
