With our Merv-13 air filtration system, we feel confident hosting our events. Please stay home if you are not feeling well! See each event for health precautions.
Mark your calendars with these popular sponsored events - see below for more info.
- Sept 8th - Second Sunday Social Dance with Jill & Kevin and the Other Guys! Presented by Cheri & Doug Partner Dance.
- Wednesdays Sept. 11, 18, 25 - Balkan Dancing (all but first Wed of the month).
- NEW! Starts Sept 12th: Food for Thought Lecture Series.
- Sept. 20th - Hildaland - Appalachian & Scottish traditional music.
- Sept. 21st - An Evening of live Balkan music + Folk Dancing.
SPONSORED EVENTS - SEPTEMBER 2024
Second Sunday Social Dance
with Jill & Kevin and the Other Guys!
Back by popular demand! Jill & Kevin and the Other Guys play Old Time Country, Western Swing, and the Blues. Come just to listen to these great musicians and Jill's marvelous voice, or dance the evening away.
Sunday, September 8th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Quimper Grange
1219 Corona Ave, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Admission by donation
which helps us bring you more live dance music!
Presented by Cheri & Doug Partner Dance
Balkan Dances
Wednesdays, September 11, 18, 25
NEW! Food for Thought Series
Thursday, September 12th, 6:30 pm
Food For Thought, a free monthly series offered by the Quimper Grange #720, will examine 'all things food' in our area. Granges (derived from “grain” or “granja” [farm]) were grassroots organizations that sprung up across the United States in the 1860s to build strength and community among rural farmers. For over 100 years, the Quimper Grange has supported the Jefferson County community through public programming, concerts, dance, rental space, and a 7,000 sq ft all-volunteer garden which annually donates an average of 2,500 pounds to area Food Banks and meal-providing entities around our County.
Doors open at 6:15 pm. Admission is free, and all are welcome - the Grange has ADA access and an outstanding Merv-13 air filtration system. Future presentations will occur on the 2nd Tues of each month at 6:30 pm.
Did you know? The National Grange was the first organization in America to lobby Congress for
Rural Free Delivery of mail.
Quimper Grange is located at 1219 Corona Ave,
Port
Townsend, WA 98368
Hildaland
Appalachian & Scottish traditional music
Appalachian & Scottish traditional music
Orkney (Scotland) born fiddler Louise Bichan and Indiana (USA)
mandolinist Ethan Setiawan present a collaboration and meeting of
their musical worlds in Hildaland. A path steeped in the fiddle
traditions of their respective sides of the Atlantic, the journey
taken wends through Scottish and American soil, celebrating their
foundations while intertwining with contemporary composition.
Bichan’s fiddle is a melodic foil to Setiawan’s counterpoint and
harmonic depth, and the two weave in and out seamlessly.
Friday, September 20th
7:00 pm
doors open 6:30 pm, $20
Quimper Grange
1219 Corona Ave, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Co-sponsored by KPTZ • 91.9 FM
An Evening of live Balkan music +
Folkdancing
Joe Finn - fiddler extraordinaire, Dina
Trageser & Tedy Dimitrova - impressive
vocalists, David Bilides - tupan & kaval,
and Michael Lawson - fabulous accordionist &
vocalist, will provide an evening of music to
get your feet moving! You can also attend to
just listen! Snacks to share welcome.
Saturday, September 21st
7:00 pm
doors open 6:30 pm, sliding scale $10-$20
An Evening of live Balkan music +
Folkdancing
Joe Finn - fiddler extraordinaire, Dina
Trageser & Tedy Dimitrova - impressive
vocalists, David Bilides - tupan & kaval,
and Michael Lawson - fabulous accordionist &
vocalist, will provide an evening of music to
get your feet moving! You can also attend to
just listen! Snacks to share welcome.
Saturday, September 21st
7:00 pm
doors open 6:30 pm, sliding scale $10-$20
Quimper Grange
1219 Corona Ave, Port Townsend, WA 98368
From our August 24th Fiber Art Sale…
From our August 24th Fiber Art Sale…
QG FOOD BANK GARDEN NEWS
by Barbara Tusting
Where did August go? Seems like summer just arrived. When we plan
what we plant, we shoot for what is the expected
weather for the time of year. Now, and in the future,
we'll have to look at planting vegetables that could do
well with more temperature variables. For a vegetable
gardener, and especially for a garden that grows to give
to others, that can prove challenging. If we could just
have one or two more weeks of heat... If the extremes
didn't happen... Lots of ‘ifs.’
August 30, 2024 Harvest with (l-r) Morgana, Paul, Louise, Arlene, and Mary
Our garden is still producing plenty of certain types of
produce - others, not so much. Take that 'two more weeks
of heat' statement above, and we just might get our
squashes blasting off. Our basil peaked early, and is not
producing just now. 'Two more weeks of heat', however
...
Our greens are loving the rain and the cool weather.
Spinach, mustard, chard, etc are finally coming on. We are
planting lots of radishes, and started flats of lovely
Asian greens to make their way into the greenhouses once
we're done with cukes & tomatoes. And of course, the
ever-producing scallions - a favorite commodity at the
food bank.
In preparation to increase winter production, we have planted the five new raised beds resulting from a grant from Port Townsend Noon Rotary. Also in our plan, we have cleared out a ton of soil amendments from one of our hoop
houses; now we can put in even more growing containers in
the center of the hoop house and fill it with more produce
than ever in preparation for the winter. Before that
happens, however, we have a lot of gravel to spread to
keep from wading through the muck. Anyone have an extra
hour or two to help shovel gravel? It's lots of fun.
As always, we need volunteers to help keep the weeds at
bay. Weeding and mulching are our go-to jobs when
everything else is complete; needless to say, they're
usually at the bottom of the list.
Come visit our awesome and inspiring team any Tuesday or Friday afternoon, 1:00-3:00 pm-ish. We can always learn something from
each other! Contact Barbara at barbaratusting97@gmail.com.
Where did August go? Seems like summer just arrived. When we plan
what we plant, we shoot for what is the expected
weather for the time of year. Now, and in the future,
we'll have to look at planting vegetables that could do
well with more temperature variables. For a vegetable
gardener, and especially for a garden that grows to give
to others, that can prove challenging. If we could just
have one or two more weeks of heat... If the extremes
didn't happen... Lots of ‘ifs.’
August 30, 2024 Harvest with (l-r) Morgana, Paul, Louise, Arlene, and Mary
Our garden is still producing plenty of certain types of
produce - others, not so much. Take that 'two more weeks
of heat' statement above, and we just might get our
squashes blasting off. Our basil peaked early, and is not
producing just now. 'Two more weeks of heat', however
...
Our greens are loving the rain and the cool weather.
Spinach, mustard, chard, etc are finally coming on. We are
planting lots of radishes, and started flats of lovely
Asian greens to make their way into the greenhouses once
we're done with cukes & tomatoes. And of course, the
ever-producing scallions - a favorite commodity at the
food bank.
In preparation to increase winter production, we have planted the five new raised beds resulting from a grant from Port Townsend Noon Rotary. Also in our plan, we have cleared out a ton of soil amendments from one of our hoop
houses; now we can put in even more growing containers in
the center of the hoop house and fill it with more produce
than ever in preparation for the winter. Before that
happens, however, we have a lot of gravel to spread to
keep from wading through the muck. Anyone have an extra
hour or two to help shovel gravel? It's lots of fun.
As always, we need volunteers to help keep the weeds at
bay. Weeding and mulching are our go-to jobs when
everything else is complete; needless to say, they're
usually at the bottom of the list.
Come visit our awesome and inspiring team any Tuesday or Friday afternoon, 1:00-3:00 pm-ish. We can always learn something from
each other! Contact Barbara at barbaratusting97@gmail.com.
OCTOBER SPONSORED 2024 EVENTS
-
Food for Thought - Tuesday, October 8th: Overwintering Crops, presented by Jude Rubin from Shooting
Star Farm.
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Early Music at the Grange - Saturday, Oct 26, 2:00 pm with Schola Galante Chamber Music from the Court of Frederick the Great, 1740 - 1786. Admission is $20 at the door. Music students of
high-school age or younger can attend free of charge.
- True Life Trio - Tuesday, October 22nd, Music of Bulgaria to the Bayou, 7:00 p.m.
- True Life Trio - Tuesday, October 22nd, Music of Bulgaria to the Bayou, 7:00 p.m.
BECOME A MEMBER • RENT • DONATE
Grange Membership
Support your local Grange! Become a member! Help keep the
hall available for community concerts, events, dances and
rentals! Meetings occur the third Sunday of the month,
7:00 pm at the Quimper Grange Hall. Come at 6:30 and meet
members and learn about activities, concerts and new
projects we’re considering.
Download and print our brochure from our website:
quimpergrange.com at the Membership Information
tab
and mail to:
Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona Ave, Port Townsend, WA
98368.
Building Rentals
Rent our Grange Hall for your event or meeting. We have
an excellent air filtration system and a beautiful
interior.
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Check our website under “Calendar of Events” to see if the date you want is available.
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Call Doug at 360-531-0326; or write to quimpergrange@gmail.com
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An orientation to the building will follow for potential renters.
Donations
Your support keeps the Grange Hall maintained and open to
offer music, dance, community events, and private rentals.
Your help also supports the food bank garden with water and
electricity bills. Checks made out to “Quimper Grange #720”
can be mailed to 1219 Corona Ave, Port Townsend WA 98368.
See you at the Quimper Grange!
Support your local Grange! Become a member! Help keep the hall available for community concerts, events, dances and rentals! Meetings occur the third Sunday of the month, 7:00 pm at the Quimper Grange Hall. Come at 6:30 and meet members and learn about activities, concerts and new projects we’re considering. Download and print our brochure from our website: quimpergrange.com at the Membership Information tab and mail to:
Building Rentals
Rent our Grange Hall for your event or meeting. We have an excellent air filtration system and a beautiful interior.