Not sure where to begin? Some help from the OPW blog:
“Take your time. Stretch your legs at beautiful, rural, Eaglemount Wine & Cider and Finnriver Farm & Cidery. Spend a few hours at the Port Townsend wineries, Sorensen Cellars and FairWinds Winery. Then head to Port Angeles, where you can leisurely taste at Olympic Cellars, Black Diamond Winery, Harbinger Winery, and Camaraderie Cellars on Sunday. You may even want to make a long weekend of it.”

Let us know if you’ll be in the neighborhood, and we’ll welcome you to stay at our lodge and fortify you with breakfast before you visit our local Port Angeles wineries.  We wish everyone a very merry Christmas season and a blessed New Year!

The new centralized Sequim location, Lavender in the Park at Carrie Blake Park, is your family-friendly central source for all things lavender. The beautiful and spacious Carrie Blake Park features the James Center Amphitheatre, with great lawns and lovely gardens that will provide a relaxing and open area for the entire family.  The park location replaces the traditional street fair on Fir Street that you might recall from previous years. You will still find your favorite Street Fair participants at the park, featuring more than 150 booths with fine crafts, food, beverages, music, agricultural programs and family programs.

There’s an international selection of great food and beverages at Lavender in the Park, but the spotlight is on local fare, with a wine and beer garden sponsored by Olympic Peninsula Wineries & great food and beverages offered at each of the farms on tour!  On Sunday, five of the farms have prepared a “cooking with lavender” demonstration. New this year, Sunshine Lavender and Herb Farm will be offering cooking demonstrations all weekend long.

Special exhibits include Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County, Shiso Sister City Friendship Garden, Nash’s Organic Produce, Northwest Raptor & Wildlife Center with their “ambassador” birds, sheep herding demonstrations, auto shows, and even more surprises.  Of course, Lavender in the Park includes premier lavender and lavender products from the members of the Sequim Lavender Farmers Association who anchor the program at Carrie Blake Park including: Angel Farm, Moosedreams Lavender Farm, Victor’s Lavender and the Weary Gardener.

Friday and Saturday night, after a day at the farms, take in the evening concerts at the James Center amphitheatre, with performances by Creme Tangerine and Cort Armstrong and the Blue Rooster.

Admission to Lavender in the Park and the concerts is free!

Lavender in the Park Hours:

• Friday and Saturday 10am-7pm
• Evening concerts and international foods and beverages until 9pm
• Sunday 10am-6pm

This new location at Carrie Blake Park is where all of the buses will be loading to connect the Lavender Farm Tour and the thousands of friends of lavender who come to visit from around the world. There is plenty of parking right next to the park, just a short walk away, or a quick free shuttle ride provided by the Boys & Girls Club.

Traveling with a pet?   Lavender in the Park has a safe and secure place to leave your pet while you enjoy the Faire. Olympic Gentle Paws, a therapy dog group, will provide shade, water and treats and exercise (if authorized). Dogs are not allowed on the farms so this is a guilt free way to enjoy your Faire time! Along with safe and secure, we can add spoiled!

This new event is produced by the Sequim Lavender Farmers Association (SLFA), a Washington State nonprofit corporation.  Lavender in the Park is conveniently located at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim, directly off the Washington Street exit from Highway 101 at the east end of town, at 202 Blake Avenue, Sequim, WA 98382.

For eighteen years, Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts has brought the community of Port Angeles together over the Memorial Day weekend in a celebration of all facets of the arts. This year features a more compact celebration with an exciting line up of musicians, dance, and artisans filling the streets of downtown for four days. The Vern Burton Center is location of the Festival Main Stage, Ticket Central, Street Fair, Art Show, and Kids’ Action Stations

The Juan de Fuca Festival Street Fair showcases more than 60 food, artisan and craft booths. The Street Fair is free to the public and opens on noon Friday, May 27 and continues through 5:00 pm Monday, May 30. Outdoor concerts are presented throughout the Festival on the grounds adjacent to the Street Fair, with a nonstop lineup of musicians, including local favorites & well known guests to the Olympic Peninsula. The Workshop Stage is located just inside the main entrance to the Vern Burton Center. Visitors will have a chance to try their hand at activities including yoga, songwriting, bluegrass & swing guitar, ukulele, tango, hula, and tai chi chuan.

New this year, Juan de Fuca After Hours will bring the festival back to life each evening at 10 pm with more live music and celebration at four of our wonderful downtown establishments, all located within easy walking distance of each other. Admission to these events are also included in the Festival Pass! Without the pass & festival wristband, the cost is still only $5 for a “Juan de Fuca After Hours Pass,” good at all the participating clubs, including events at Bar N9ne, R Bar, Bella Italia, & Wine On The Waterfront.

Festival tickets purchased in advance include attendance to all events at all locations over four days, now available at $50, or $55 at the gate. Daily tickets may be purchased at the gate, prices vary. Kids 12 and under are admitted at no charge.

Can’t wait for the fun to begin? Help get the party started at the Kick-off Party, when festival favorites Poor Man’s Whiskey present “Dark Side of the Moonshine”, a family friendly Wizard of Oz costume party & dance Thursday, May 26, at the Vern Burton Center. The event begins at 7:30 pm and will include a beer & wine bar. Tickets are $15 for adults (in advance/$20 at the door), $7 for children 12 and under.

Creative Performance Featured in Enter Stage Left Series

The Port Angeles community is blessed with a number of fine arts organizations, and we invite you to take advantage of their performances while you’re in the neighborhood!

On April 1 the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center began the third year of its Enter Stage Left performance series, which accompanies its annual Strait Art exhibition of north Peninsula artists.

Set against the backdrop of the lively and diverse exhibition of 44 artists responding to a theme titled Slivers of Silver, the Enter Stage Left offerings  explore four realms of creative performance pursued by artists in Juan de Fuca country.

On four Friday nights during the exhibition’s run the series will present theater, cinema, circus/burlesque and virtual reality.

April 1 • FOUR WOMEN – A One-Actor Play by Port Angeles author and playwright Rebecca Redshaw

April 15 • Virtual Expression and Immersive Art • Exploring Second Life with Renne Emiko Brock-Richmond

April 29 • An Evening of Far West Videos • Tristan Seniuk’s Why Don’t We Disappear, Sarah Tucker’s The Telltale Heart and more

May 13 • Cirque de Bohème on Beaver Hill
Admission is by donation, $5 recommended.  For more info on the programs please visit the event website at http://pafacorg.

…And we hope you’ll save the date for performances of Pirates of Penzance this summer, when the Port Angeles Light Opera Association presents Gilbert & Sullivan’s timeless family favorite, from  July 15 – 23!

Celebrate Valentine’s Day early, or the long President’s Day Weekend with the annual Red Wine & Chocolate Tour with the Olympic Peninsula Wineries!

◊February 12 & 13  and February 19, 20, & 21, 2011
◊11 am – 5 pm

Ticket price is $25.00 per person and includes a special commemorative wine glass, complimentary wine tasting, and a delectable sample of specialty chocolate at each winery.

Tickets & Gift Certificates are available now!

Gift Certificates can be sent to you or directly to your recipient.  During your ticket purchase just fill in the comments box with the words “Gift Certificate” and the name and address it is to be sent to.  Or call us a 1-800-785-5495 to order.  Any remaining tickets will be available at the door of the wineries during the event on a first come basis.  Participation fees for visitors without tickets is $5.00 per person per winery.

The Red Wine & Chocolate Event is a self guided wine tour for one visit per winery that you may take in any order during the two weekends.  The Olympic Peninsula Wineries encourages responsible wine touring and recommends you have a designated driver in your group. You must be 21 or over to participate in wine tasting.

Please Note: Due to very limited parking and facilities at most of our small wineries, groups of more than 15 visitors traveling together cannot be accommodated during event weekends. Please call 1-800-785-5495 to arrange a special group tour for another time. Thank You!

www.OlympicPeninsulaWineries.org

We have a Licensed Massage Practioner in residence, and an ADA accessible suite.  Make yourself at home with us at the Eagle’s Flight Bed and Breakfast (and Barn) on your next visit to the Port Angeles, Washington area, where there’s plenty to see and do, every season of the year.

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