Quimper Grange #720
1219 Corona St
Port Townsend WA 98368
360-531-0326
Connect ~ Learn ~ Benefit
Grange motto: "In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity."
January 2026
Regular Grange Events check Calendar for updates
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Sundays, 1pm; Mondays, 6 pm - Line Dance classes
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1st Tuesdays, 5 pm - Ukuleles Unite
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Thurs, Jan 8, 5 pm - Death Cafe
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Wed, Jan 14, 21, 28 - 6 pm - Dance Balkan
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Sat, Jan 17, 7:15 pm - PT Community Dance
2025 Year at a Glance... a fantastic year of community offerings
Save The Dates!
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Tues, Feb 10, 6:30 pm: "Sustainable Spoonfuls: Turning Food Waste into Climate Solutions" with Laura Tucker & Keith Dixon
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Sat, Feb 21, 10-5 WA Farmer's Flood Aid Fundraiser
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March 12, 7 pm: Kristian Bugge & Ruthie Dornfeld Traditional Nordic music, American Old Time & More
New Grant Announcement
Jefferson County Conservation District has given a grant to the Quimper Grange for the installation of a hedgerow planting alongside our 32nd St property line. The purpose of this is twofold:
1. To create a strip of native plants to support our fauna; and
2. To create a visually-appealing screen to enhance our neighborhood's appearance.
The location will be covered in heavy plastic for most of the summer to kill off the thick turf and weed seeds. Then new plantings will start to go in early fall.
Many thanks to JCCD for this generous gift! They can be reached at info@jeffersoncd.org
Line Dance Classes
Beginning Line Dance Class
No Experience Necessary, Drop-ins Welcome
Every Sunday at 1:00 pm
90 minute class
$10 Suggested Donation
Intermediate Line Dance Class
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
Ukuleles Unite!
Happy Hour:
Open Mic & Singalong
First Tuesday
Happy Hour is open to the public on 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.
For more info visit: ukulelesunite.com, or George Yount at 360-477-5788 • gyount@olypen.com.
Death
Cafe
Thursday, January 8
5:15-6:30 pm (doors open at 5)
Quimper Grange
A Death Cafe is a group-directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives, or themes. It is not a grief support or counseling session, but rather a safe place to bring your curiosity about death.
All are welcome!
In keeping with Death Cafe tradition, tea and cake will be served.
Death Cafes were started in London in 2011 and today are held in over 93 countries around the world. This Death Cafe is hosted by Dying Matters Guild, established in 2021 as an informal collective of people devoted to allaying fears around death and providing education, conversation, and connection to resources around end-of-life issues.
Dance Balkan
Wednesdays
(except the 1st Wednesday of each month)
JANUARY 14, 21, 28
6:00 - 8:00 pm
No partner needed.
Evenings start with mellow dances & progress to intermediate. Dances from Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria and more.
Fast paced & fun!
Richard & Susi Watson host • by donation
PT Community Dance
Saturday, January 17th
Old-time square dance, family dance, and contra dance
Doors open at 7:15 with dancing from 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm.
The caller is Susan Michaels from Vashon Island
Tunes served up by Breakin' Up Christmas
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!
Admission is $10 per person/$20 per family; however, no one will be turned away at the door.
Garden Notes
January 2026
L-R: Arlene, JJ, Louise, Mary Beth, Bill, Seth and Mado hold just a sample
of what we donated on Christmas Eve!
Our December 24th Harvest was amazing. We took 56 pounds of food to the Christmas Eve Food Bank, and another 10 pounds to the Recovery Cafe. Garden volunteers also brought in pounds of herbs, kale and flowers; the garden harvested carrots (it took two people over two hours just to scrub them!), leeks, pac choi, and stir fry mix. A truly happy gang this harvest day!
To read more about the Grange Garden happenings this month please click on the Garden tab.
2025 HIGHLIGHTS of the YEAR
The Grange offers special events for the community, most at no cost. Heres a snippet of what happened! If you have any ideas for new offerings or concerts to hold, please contact us at QuimperGrange@gmail.com. Check the Calendar to see what’s coming in 2026!
