With our Merv-13 filtration system, we feel confident having our events.
Please stay home if you do not feel well!
See each event for health requirements.
Please stay home if you do not feel well!
See each event for health requirements.
Mark your calendars with these May events -
see below for more info…
- May 6th - Ukuleles Unite! Happy Hour: Open Mic & Singalong.
- May 13th - Food For Thought presents: BioChar & Terra Preta with Francesco & Lowell.
- May 17th - Port Townsend Community Dance with Vashon Island caller Susan Michaels, and local band Breaking Up Christmas performing live music.
- Wednesdays, May 14th, 21st, & 28th - Balkan Dancing.
- Sundays, May 4th, 11th, 18th, & 25th - Beginning Line Dance.
- Mondays, April 5th, 12th, 19th, & 26th - Intermediate Line Dance.
COMMUNITY & SPONSORED EVENTS
MAY 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, May 6th, 2025
5:00 pm
Suggested Donation: $5
Snacks Welcomed
Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona Ave.,
Port Townsend, WA 98368
BioChar & Terra Preta
with Francesco & Lowell
Quimper Grange's Food For Thought presents a free discussion on BioChar and Terra Preta. Attendees will be given an overview of biochar history, production and uses, including local examples (Jefferson & Clallam counties). Biochar is produced in simple micro-gasifier stoves, kilns, and industrial processes. Biochar can be used as a soil amendment and water filter media for the removal of heavy metals.
The presentation is structured for maximum attendee Q&A. Francesco and Lowell will present:
- A short history, overview, of Biochar (Terra Preta) both globally and locally.
- Local production and availability of Biochar.
- Examples of uses on the Olympic Peninsula, highlighting use at Dietz Farm and its potential health benefits.
Biochar & mushroom kits will be available for purchase at the presentation, cash or check only.
Tuesday, May 13th, 2025
6:30 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. Quimper Grange is located at 1219 Corona St., Port Townsend. 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.
May’s Port Townsend
Community Dance!
The May Port Townsend Community Dance will take place on Saturday, May 17th at the Quimper Grange. The Grange is located in Port Townsend’s Dundee Hill neighborhood at 1219 Corona Street. Doors open at 7:15 with dancing from 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm.
Vashon Island caller Susan Michaels will bring her humor, excellent teaching, and wonderful mixture of dances to the Grange for this dance. Local band Breaking Up Christmas will be playing a tasty mixture of old time rock & roll, with Dave Thielk on fiddle, Chris Cooper on banjo, Carol Hardy on guitar, and Chris Stuart on bass.
The Port Townsend Community Dance is inspired by traditional kitchen and barn dances and features a mixture of traditional sets, always danced to live music along with a dance caller. All experience levels are welcome; all dances are taught! Come alone, with a friend/partner, your family, or the whole village! Admission is $10 per person/$20 per family; however, no one will be turned away at the door.
This dance is the last of the season! We are taking a break for the summer and will return in September...Hope to see you there!
Saturday, May 17th, 2025
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Doors open 7:15 pm
Admission:
$10 per person / $20 per family
No One Turned Away!
Please bring your own personal water bottle,
& consider arriving on foot or by bicycle if possible!
Quimper Grange
1219 Corona Ave., Port Townsend, WA 98368
Balkan Dancing
Wednesdays: May 14th, 21st, & 28th
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 in May 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 in May at 6:00 pm
90 minute class • $10 Suggested Donation
For more info: 360-302-0188
vickieltownsend@gmail.com
QG FOOD BANK GARDEN NEWS
by Barbara Tusting
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| Kathy D. holds a beautiful tray of herbs bound for the Food Bank. |
As the weather warms, our winter crops subside. We harvested nearly all of our winter-grown Stir Fry Mix (122# Jan-Apr), spinach is still coming on strong, and our lettuce will be ready to supply the food bank with a regular salad mix from here out.
Our tomato house is planted, waiting to plant peppers & basil for another month. A new volunteer, Susi, has experience in making compost and nettle teas to augment our other amendments, and she's already distributed a 32-gallon bucket to our entire garden. And, the main part of our All-Access garden bed is complete. In the coming month, we are designing and building the three wheelchair beds. And then in June we'll have an irrigation work party to install the final irrigation for the raised beds.
Come join the fun Tues and/or Fri afternoon 1-3 pm. We're certain to have a job that fits your abilities!
BECOME A MEMBER • RENT • SUPPORT / DONATE
GRANGE MEMBERSHIPSupport 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.
- Check our website under “Calendar of Events” to see if the date you want is available.
- Email quimpergrange@gmail.com or Call Doug at 360-531-0326.
- 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.