Please stay home if you do not feel well!
See each event for health requirements.
See each event for health requirements.
Mark your calendars with these June events -
see below for more info…
- June 3rd - Ukuleles Unite! Happy Hour: Open Mic & Singalong.
- June 17th - Food For Thought presents: Growing With Irrigation - Subtle Hints & Tips.
- June 28th - Balkan Live Concert & Dance Party!
- Wednesdays: June 11th, 18th, & 25th - Balkan Dancing.
- Sundays: June 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, & 29th - Beginning Line Dance.
- Mondays: June 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, & 30th - Intermediate Line Dance.
Save The Date!
- July 19th - Musical Items Sale.
QUIMPER GRANGE NEEDS
A REPLACEMENT WEBMASTER!
Whether very skilled or just willing to learn, we need a dependable volunteer to take up the reins and help the Grange maintain its monthly postings. Contact Barbara at barbaratusting97@gmail.com to talk more about the position.
COMMUNITY & SPONSORED EVENTS
JUNE 2025
Ukuleles Unite! Happy Hour
Ukulele Unite! Happy Hour is open to the public. It
is always the first Tuesday of the month starting at 5:00 pm. Enjoy
listening and singing along with us. The relaxed atmosphere encourages
beginners to advanced groups and individuals to perform. Bring your
musical instruments, even a kazoo and play along with us. We do suggest a
small donation to help pay the rent.
Guidelines for Open Mic Happy Hour:
- Sign up upon arrival if you wish to perform.
- Solo performers are allowed one song and one singalong song.
- Groups can perform up to three songs, with one designated as a singalong.
- Bring singalong music for projection.
- Kindly maintain quiet and respectful behavior while performers are on stage.
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025
5:00 pm
Suggested Donation: $5
Snacks Welcomed
Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona Ave.,
Port Townsend, WA 98368
GROWING WITH IRRIGATION -
Subtle Hints & Tips
with Keith Lierman
Keith Lierman will present pros & cons of various irrigation techniques, irrigation system choices, design, maintenance and ordering options. Samples of different systems will be displayed with plenty of time for Q & A.
Keith has been gardening organically for more than 48 years in all parts of the United States. He grew up in a small Nebraska town, has lived in Tucson for the past 35 years, and now spends summers in Washington. He is an engineer by training and a gardener through experience! As a career, he spent 32 years as an electrical engineer before retiring in 2021; focusing on gardening as a hobby and a way to add joy & healthy living to his life. He has been a member of Tucson Organic Gardeners for over six years and on the board as President for almost 3 years. He is an active volunteer for the Food Bank Growers & Gleaners, and more! He enjoys tennis, biking, gardening, organic foods, cooking, hiking, and woodworking.
Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
6:30 - 7:30 pm
Doors open at 6:15 pm
All Are Welcome
Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona Ave.,
Port Townsend, WA 98368
The Grange has ADA access and
an outstanding Merv-13 air filtration system.
Food For Thought is a free monthly lecture
series that is open to the community.
Doors open at
6:15; there will be time afterwards to socialize.
Did you know? The word "grange" comes from a Latin word for grain
and is related to a "granary" or, generically, a
farm.
Balkan Live Concert
& Dance Party!
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| Teddy Dimitrova (dark hair), Michael Lawson (accordion), David Bilides (drum), Dina Trageser. Not pictured: Joe Finn and Esther Whitmore |
Come relish an unforgettable evening of dance & listening pleasure:
premier regional band, Osem i Devet
perform LIVE music at Quimper Grange in Port Townsend.
Saturday, June 28th, 2025
7:00 pm
Doors open 6:45 pm
Suggested Donation:
$15 to $20 per person
(all donations go to band & hall rental)
Quimper Grange
1219 Corona Ave., Port Townsend, WA 98368
Balkan Dancing
Wednesdays: June 11th, 18th, & 25th
Wednesdays: June 11th, 18th, & 25th
Every Wednesday except the first Wed. of the month. No
partner needed.
Evenings start with mellow dances & progress to
intermediate. Fast paced & fun!
Richard & Susi Watson host. 7:00 pm • $5 entry.
Richard & Susi Watson host. 7:00 pm • $5 entry.
Beginning Line Dance Class
No Experience Necessary • Drop-ins Welcome
Every Sunday at 1:00 pm
90 minute class • $10 Suggested Donation
For more info: 360-302-0188
vickieltownsend@gmail.com
Intermediate Line Dance Class
This class is not for beginners - one should have some line
dance experience before attending.
Every Monday at 6:00 pm
90 minute class • $10 Suggested Donation
For more info: 360-302-0188
vickieltownsend@gmail.com
SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, July 19th
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Musical Items Sale!
Back for another year! This popular event will have instruments, musical items, books, recordings, and more! Time to look through your stuff and sell things you no longer play or use! You can sign up for a 6' ft table for just $10. Send inquiries to quimpergrange@gmail.com
QG FOOD BANK GARDEN NEWS
by Barbara Tusting
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| Two beautiful trays of fresh herbs ready for the food bank. |
The last of our winter crops are done producing. Now, in the warmer weather we have loads of lettuces for salad mix, beautiful sugar snap peas plumping up, and beans coming up everywhere. Our cukes and squash are coming along, with most still being under cloches to keep them warm until they’re well established.
The tomatoes are beautiful this year, all seed-started by Mary Beth. Peppers, both grown at the Grange and donated by Dundee Hill, are planted and growing like crazy. We’ve had to put paper cup collars around the tender starts, as the pill bugs are devouring them. One sad thing we noticed is that our entire radish crop was decimated by two types of grubs, so we’ve applied a biological pest management (nematodes) over most of the beds. The second application follows in a week. Hopefully that will take care of last year’s cutworms as well as the other varmints that are chewing the roots.
We are planting a section of carrots every two or three weeks to stagger the harvest. New to us this year are planting a row each of tomatoes & cukes outdoors to capitalize on the warmer hoop house climate, where we’ll try baby watermelons for the first time, seed donated by Morgana. Wish us luck!
Come join the fun Tuesday and/or Friday afternoon 1:00-3:00 pm. We're certain to have a task that fits your abilities!
BECOME A MEMBER • RENT • SUPPORT / DONATE
GRANGE MEMBERSHIP
Support your local Grange! Become a member!
Help keep the hall open for
community
events, concerts, dances and rentals! Meetings
occur the third Sunday of the
month, 3:30 p.m. at the Quimper Grange Hall. Come
to 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 RENTAL
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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Email quimpergrange@gmail.com or Call Doug at 360-531-0326.
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An orientation to the building will
follow for potential renters.
SUPPORT / DONATE
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!
Rent our Grange Hall for your event or meeting. We have an excellent air filtration system and a beautiful interior.