Upcoming Events / Calendar

Upcoming events for the Port Townsend Friends Meeting, and events held at the PTFM meetinghouse.
Our parking lot is rented to Salish Coast School at school opening and closing time for student drop-off & pick-up.
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Apr
18
Sat
Kaleidoscope Open Mic for Writers
Apr 18 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Organizers: Anna and Peter Quinn

This open mic will be a mixture of every genre, style, form, perspective and content — from fiction to memoir to poetry, unpolished to polished, unpublished to published. Writers from all steps along the writing path are welcome! Please don’t be shy — we have the most wonderful, supportive audiences!

There will be 10-12 readers, each reading for five minutes, plus two featured readers. Names will be drawn out of a hat. Your name must be dropped into the hat by 2:50pm.

EVENT 3:00 to 5:00 PM
DOORS 2:30 PM

sponsored by PTFM Outreach committee

(setup 2:00 pm)

Apr
19
Sun
Monthly Potluck @ PTFM Meetinghouse
Apr 19 @ 11:45 am – 1:15 pm
Apr
20
Mon
Ministry & Counsel Committee
Apr 20 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

MC – for committee members – M&C usually meets monthly on the last Monday of the month at 1:30 pm

PT Sangha Monday Evening Meditation
Apr 20 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

[setup at 6:30 pm every Monday]

You are Invited to Attend Meditation and Discussion with the Port Townsend Sangha

Every Monday at 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Friends Meetinghouse, Port Townsend
1841 Sheridan Street (corner of Sheridan and 19th St)

All who wish to meditate or who are interested in the dharma are welcome at all announced events.

Schedule: We arrive silently before 7 PM, begin meditation at 7 PM. After about 20 minutes, a bell rings as a signal for those who wish to begin walking meditation. The group takes a break at 7:40 for tea and socializing. At 8 PM, dharma talks, presentations, and discussions begin.

Discussions are led and subject matter of dharma talks are chosen by volunteers; topics most often are related to insight meditation (vipassana).

For more information, visit the Port Townsend Sangha website: https://www.ptsangha.org/

Apr
22
Wed
Peace & Social Concerns Committee Meeting
Apr 22 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Apr
27
Mon
Ministry & Counsel Committee
Apr 27 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

MC – for committee members – M&C usually meets monthly on the last Monday of the month at 1:30 pm

PT Sangha Monday Evening Meditation
Apr 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

[setup at 6:30 pm every Monday]

You are Invited to Attend Meditation and Discussion with the Port Townsend Sangha

Every Monday at 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Friends Meetinghouse, Port Townsend
1841 Sheridan Street (corner of Sheridan and 19th St)

All who wish to meditate or who are interested in the dharma are welcome at all announced events.

Schedule: We arrive silently before 7 PM, begin meditation at 7 PM. After about 20 minutes, a bell rings as a signal for those who wish to begin walking meditation. The group takes a break at 7:40 for tea and socializing. At 8 PM, dharma talks, presentations, and discussions begin.

Discussions are led and subject matter of dharma talks are chosen by volunteers; topics most often are related to insight meditation (vipassana).

For more information, visit the Port Townsend Sangha website: https://www.ptsangha.org/

May
4
Mon
Outreach Committee meeting
May 4 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
PT Sangha Monday Evening Meditation
May 4 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

[setup at 6:30 pm every Monday]

You are Invited to Attend Meditation and Discussion with the Port Townsend Sangha

Every Monday at 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Friends Meetinghouse, Port Townsend
1841 Sheridan Street (corner of Sheridan and 19th St)

All who wish to meditate or who are interested in the dharma are welcome at all announced events.

Schedule: We arrive silently before 7 PM, begin meditation at 7 PM. After about 20 minutes, a bell rings as a signal for those who wish to begin walking meditation. The group takes a break at 7:40 for tea and socializing. At 8 PM, dharma talks, presentations, and discussions begin.

Discussions are led and subject matter of dharma talks are chosen by volunteers; topics most often are related to insight meditation (vipassana).

For more information, visit the Port Townsend Sangha website: https://www.ptsangha.org/

May
8
Fri
Empty Bowl Press readings, featuring Charles Goodrich and Edward Harkness
May 8 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Join us for a reading by Charles Goodrich and Edward Harkness.

Charles Goodrich, here from Corvallis, OR, will read from his just-released Knot House: New & Selected Poems. Ed Harkness will read from Creek Water, his volume of new and selected poems published by Empty Bowl in September 2025.

[setup 5pm; PTFM event host: Carl & Ellie]

May
11
Mon
PT Sangha Monday Evening Meditation
May 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

[setup at 6:30 pm every Monday]

You are Invited to Attend Meditation and Discussion with the Port Townsend Sangha

Every Monday at 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Friends Meetinghouse, Port Townsend
1841 Sheridan Street (corner of Sheridan and 19th St)

All who wish to meditate or who are interested in the dharma are welcome at all announced events.

Schedule: We arrive silently before 7 PM, begin meditation at 7 PM. After about 20 minutes, a bell rings as a signal for those who wish to begin walking meditation. The group takes a break at 7:40 for tea and socializing. At 8 PM, dharma talks, presentations, and discussions begin.

Discussions are led and subject matter of dharma talks are chosen by volunteers; topics most often are related to insight meditation (vipassana).

For more information, visit the Port Townsend Sangha website: https://www.ptsangha.org/

May
17
Sun
Monthly Potluck @ PTFM Meetinghouse
May 17 @ 11:45 am – 1:15 pm
May
18
Mon
PT Sangha Monday Evening Meditation
May 18 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

[setup at 6:30 pm every Monday]

You are Invited to Attend Meditation and Discussion with the Port Townsend Sangha

Every Monday at 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Friends Meetinghouse, Port Townsend
1841 Sheridan Street (corner of Sheridan and 19th St)

All who wish to meditate or who are interested in the dharma are welcome at all announced events.

Schedule: We arrive silently before 7 PM, begin meditation at 7 PM. After about 20 minutes, a bell rings as a signal for those who wish to begin walking meditation. The group takes a break at 7:40 for tea and socializing. At 8 PM, dharma talks, presentations, and discussions begin.

Discussions are led and subject matter of dharma talks are chosen by volunteers; topics most often are related to insight meditation (vipassana).

For more information, visit the Port Townsend Sangha website: https://www.ptsangha.org/

May
21
Thu
Readings at the Meetinghouse
May 21 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

A series of readings presenting writing in all genres, Readings at the Meetinghouse will take place on the following dates, at 7:00 pm. Admission is free and open to the public. Hosted by Carl & Ellie.

sponsored by PTFM Outreach committee

(setup 6:30 pm)

May
22
Fri
Hold for event setup (Pet Helpers)
May 22 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Setup time for Pet Helpers fundraiser – 2 groups of volunteers rotating in and out for setup between 2 to 6 pm (renter client: Lois 530-521-5496)

May
23
Sat
Pet Helpers Annual Fundraiser
May 23 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Pet Helpers fundraiser

May
25
Mon
Ministry & Counsel Committee
May 25 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

MC – for committee members – M&C usually meets monthly on the last Monday of the month at 1:30 pm

PT Sangha Monday Evening Meditation
May 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

[setup at 6:30 pm every Monday]

You are Invited to Attend Meditation and Discussion with the Port Townsend Sangha

Every Monday at 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Friends Meetinghouse, Port Townsend
1841 Sheridan Street (corner of Sheridan and 19th St)

All who wish to meditate or who are interested in the dharma are welcome at all announced events.

Schedule: We arrive silently before 7 PM, begin meditation at 7 PM. After about 20 minutes, a bell rings as a signal for those who wish to begin walking meditation. The group takes a break at 7:40 for tea and socializing. At 8 PM, dharma talks, presentations, and discussions begin.

Discussions are led and subject matter of dharma talks are chosen by volunteers; topics most often are related to insight meditation (vipassana).

For more information, visit the Port Townsend Sangha website: https://www.ptsangha.org/

May
26
Tue
Mid-week Lunch Gathering
May 26 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
May
27
Wed
Peace & Social Concerns Committee Meeting
May 27 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm