Quimper Grange #720
1219 Corona St
Port Townsend WA 98368
360-531-0326
quimpergrange.org
Connect ~ Learn ~ Benefit
Grange motto: "In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity."
October 2025
Special Events
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Oct 11 - Keltoi - Gaelic songs and tunes
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Oct 14 - Food for Thought - Peace Hill
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Oct 25 - Early Music at the Grange
Save The Dates!
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Nov 8 - Giftables Holiday Sale - taking vendor (arts. crafts. etc) reservations now
Regular Grange Events: check the Calendar tab for updates
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1st Tuesdays, 5pm - Ukuleles Unite
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Wednesdays, 7pm Balkan Dancing
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Sundays, 1pm; Mondays, 6pm Line Dance classes
Keltoi in Concert
Gaelic songs and tunes
Saturday October 11, 7:00 pm
(doors open at 6:30) $20
Keltoi is Rich Hill (vocals), Bill Woods (bodhran, concertina), Vienna Scheyer (fiddle, Scottish small pipes and vocals), Dave Bartley (cittern and vocals) and Cameron St. Louis (flute, pennywhistle, Scottish small pipes and vocals). Keltoi specializes in Scots Gaelic songs, and their spirited interpretations of Scottish and Irish dance music and soulful vocal harmonies are innovative, entertaining, and uplifting. Ranging from the fiery to the poignant, Keltoi's music reflects the passion and experience of its members.
Peace Hill : A Vision Beyond Housing of Inter-Generational Affordable Living
Tuesday October 14 6:30-8:00
(doors open at 6:15)
This special 1.5 hr Food For Thought discussion presents a family project for a family dream and what is happening with the intentional community planned for Peace Hill. Located at the corner of Discovery and San Juan, and across from the Camas Prairie Golf Course, Peace Hill is focused on developing affordable living that nurtures our environment and enriches lives: a shared dance between a farm, retail, and housing.
Presenters:
Celine Santiago - Property Owner and Visionary
Ben Thomas - City Councilor, PT Vineyards Vintner
Kellen Lynch - Olympic Housing Trust
Refreshments from local growers will be followed by Q & A
This free series offered by the Quimper Grange #720, examines "all things food & growing” in our area. For 100+ years, this Grange has supported the Jefferson County community through public programming, concerts, dance, rental space, and a 7,000 ft² all-volunteer food bank garden which donates produce to help reduce food insecurity. Doors open at 6:15 pm.
Early Music at the Grange
Schola Galante
presents...
The Power of Patronage
Chamber Music from the Court of
Frederick the Great
Saturday, October 25, 2:00 pm
Douglass Hjelm and Miguel Rodé, Baroque Flutes
Dahti Blanchard, Harpsichord
Lee Inman, Violoncello Piccolo
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Music by Quantz, Hasse, Schaffrath and Telemann
Doors open at 1:30. Admission $20
Music students of high-school age or younger may attend free of charge
Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St, PT
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.
Balkan Dancing
Balkan Dancing
This Month Only - Wednesdays
October 15, 22, 29
No partner needed.
Evenings start with mellow dances & progress to intermediate. Fast paced & fun!
Richard & Susi Watson host. 7:00 pm • by donation
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
Giftables Holiday Sale
Saturday, November 8th, 10–2
Sculptures, suncatchers, and knives by Ironbearmarine, local author Eric Ode and his books, collectible Bolivian weavings (belts, chuspas, head bands), local photographer cards, local jewelers, Etta's Farm honey, 19” dolls and accessories, fingerloop braids, desktop trees, and so much more!
There is still table space available: $10 for 6’ (table and chairs provided).
Write to quimpergrange@gmail.com for info
Garden Notes
October 2025
Open for Business!
It's been a long process, but we have now completed our wheelchair access beds!
The Food Bank Garden is now available and accessible to anyone who cannot stand, kneel, crouch, bend over, squat, etc. At these three bays, one can pull up a chair (of any sort) and sit to garden and harvest. A rubber mat is installed from our front gate to complete easy access.
Please help us to spread the word.
What's Happening in October
We had such a successful time at the Farm Tour! Our garden was at peak performance with bright orange Kabocha squash, towering heads of sunflowers, and tomatoes of all colors.
Now, a sigh of relief. The push is over and time to ease into planting cover crops and chopping down our tired veggie vines. We're saving seeds from beans and tomatoes, the easiest and most predictable seeds to save. These have been carefully selected for flavor and vigor, and will be dried and stored for next year. Of note, two of our cherry tomatoes, Snowberry and Pink Honeydrop were voted favorites at a recent WSU Seed Saving workshop at our local Oatsplanter Farm.
Irrigation will be turned off to our outside beds sometime this month, pending weather patterns. Hand watering will still be appropriate in some areas, especially new starts, but then our rain showers will take care of the rest.
As the cooler weather sets in, volunteer activity will wane, and that's OK. Volunteers, just like our soil, need a time to rest and replenish their energy. We cancel garden hours in bad weather and just catch up the next time.
Self Care for the Autumn Gardener
Dress in layers, and be outdoors as much as possible. Scuffle through fallen leaves. Walk in the rain. Experience the beauty of our northwest storms from the warmth & safety of the indoors, or the excitement of being outdoors in it.
After a summer of companionship and social activity, lets not isolate ourselves. Reach out. Gather in small groups. Play games.
Go listen to live music. Cook for others.
Above all, stay healthy :)
