*NEW DATE* MAC Annual Members Meeting: Saturday, Jan. 28

(Meeting rescheduled to Jan. 28 due to weather conditions.) Get the scoop on what the MAC has in store for 2012 at our Annual Members Meeting on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. at the historical Dungeness Schoolhouse! All current members, life members and those who join/renew at the door are encouraged to attend.   Dungeness Schoolhouse: 2781 Towne Road, Sequim.   CLICK HERE for a membership form. (Need to check your membership status? Call 360-681-2257.)

The Museum & Arts Center in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley (MAC) is Sequim's cultural history and art museum. Rotating local history exhibits, including the Manis Mastodon and ongoing local art exhibits, are on display in the MAC Exhibit Center, 175 W. Cedar St. The MAC Exhibit Center also houses the Museum Store, which features unique gift items for sale, and is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Phone: 360-683-8110.

The MAC Archive, Photo Archives, and Whatton Resource Room for Historical and Genealogical Research are located at the DeWitt Administration Center, 544 N. Sequim Ave. Open Tueday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., or by appointment by calling 360-681-2257.

"Joy McCarter: In Retrospect" runs Jan. 3-28, 2012, at the MAC Exhibit Center, 175 W. Cedar St. in Sequim. The artist's reception is Friday, Jan. 6 from 5-8 p.m., during the First Friday Art Walk Sequim.

McCarter, a founding member of Sequim Arts, has recorded more than 50 years of area history through her art by painting farms, barns, mills, homesteads, landscapes and seascapes from Port Hadlock to Sekiu. These and other paintings done in acrylic, oil, watercolor, octopus ink, and using solar technique are featured in the exhibit, along with a selection of McCarter's sculptures and photographs.

Some of the exhibited pieces are for sale, as well as prints of selected works.

[Image: Untitled self-portrait by Joy McCarter. Photographed by Robert Cooper.]

Vendor forms are now available for the annual Elegant Flea Antique & Collectibles Sale, held Friday & Saturday, March 2 & 3 at the Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Rd. in Sequim.

CLICK HERE to download a vendor form. The cost is $75 to rent a 3-by-8-foot table for both days. Vendor forms must be postmarked by Friday, Feb. 3.

In keeping with the spirit of the event, vendors are asked to sell only antique and vintage items, or items made from vintage materials. Reproductions, merchandise newer than 1965, and craft items will not be permitted in the vendor sale.

Vendor inquiries should be directed to MAC Program Coordinator Priscilla Hudson at 360-681-2257 or via e-mail.

The Elegant Flea features vendors from across Western Washington and beyond, and is an annual fundraiser for the MAC. Admission to the event is free with donations accepted.

The MAC is seeking friendly and self-motivated individuals to join our volunteer team of MAC Exhibit Center docents!

Volunteer docents welcome visitors, provide information about art and history exhibits and upcoming events and programs, and operate the Museum Store located within the MAC Exhibit Center.

Some retail experience and knowledge of local history is a plus, but is not required. Docent training, including cash register operation, is provided.

CLICK HERE to download a volunteer application! Forms are also available at the MAC Exhibit Center, 175 W. Cedar St. in Sequim.

The MAC Exhibit Center is the informational hub of MAC exhibits, events and programs. It is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, contact Bridget Baker at 360-681-2257 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .