The Northwest Collage Society is the Featured Artist of the Month for August. An artist reception is on Friday, August 6 from 5-8 p.m. at the MAC Exhibit Center.

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 at the Exhibit Center, 175 W. Cedar St. The Museum Store features unique gift items and local artists. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The MAC Archive, Photo Archives, and Whatton Resource Room for Historical Research (reopened Jan. 2010!) are located at the DeWitt Building, 544 N. Sequim Ave. Open Wednesday & Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., or by appointment by calling (360) 681-2257. MAC's research services are run entirely by volunteers. Click here for the story behind the MAC Archive and the Whatton Resource Room.

Author Terry Buchanan will be signing copies of his book, Fort Casey: The History of Fort Casey and the Defense of the Pacific Northwest, at the MAC Exhibit Center on Saturday, July 31 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

From the author: Guarding the entrance to the heart of the Puget Sound waterway are a number of empty and abandoned coast artillery fortifications. One of these emplacements is Fort Casey, which was part of a national system of defense that protected our freedom for over 40 years. It remains the silent sentinel, facing the waters of Admiralty Inlet and her sister forts of the old Harbor Defense.

Copies of this book are available for purchase in the Museum Store, located in the MAC Exhibit Center, 175 W. Cedar St. For more information, call the Exhibit Center: (360) 683-8110.

Come sell your wares at the MAC Yard Sale, to be held in the field in front of the DeWitt Building (on Sequim Ave., across from Sequim High School) on Saturday, Sept. 11 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost is $20 per space. Setup is from 7:30-8:30 a.m. and cleanup by 3 p.m. Register/pay at the MAC Exhibit Center, 175 W. Cedar St., or call (360) 683-8110.

The Glass Art Festival, a new MAC-sponsored event, is coming to Sequim in September 2010. The festival, held September 1-25, will include a juried art exhibition of comtemporary glass art called "Transcendence - The Magic of Glass," as well as a variety of workshops, artist talks, and demonstrations. Glass artists from across the nation and world will be showcasing their artwork in the MAC Exhibit Center gallery as well as other art galleries and venues throughout Sequim. For complete festival information, visit the official Glass Art Festival website.

The Jamestown S'Klallam Longhouse Exhibit is now open at the Exhibit Center. Thank you to Patrick Adams and all of the Jamestown S'Klallam tribal members who participated in a Blessing Ceremony for the exhibit on Tuesday, May 25, and to everyone who attended. The exhibit is a cooperative endeavor between the Museum & Arts Center and the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe. CLICK HERE to learn more about the exhibit. CLICK HERE to read a Peninsula Daily News article and HERE for a Sequim Gazette article about the Blessing Ceremony.