APRIL 2026 LUNCHEON
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 11:30AM-2:30PM
The last day to reserve is Friday, April 3, 2026
THE BIG ELK RESTAURANT
707 East Washington Street, Sequim, WA 98382
We meet at the Big Elk Restaurant in Sequim for our Luncheons and will be doing so through 2026. Members are able to order exactly what they want from the many items on the Big Elk Breakfast or Lunch/Dinner menu and pay the restaurant directly. The food is delicious and very reasonably priced, with almost all selections $18 and under. The Big Elk staff handle our more than 30 attendees in a timely fashion, and their meeting room is well suited for our club’s needs. There is plenty of parking available.
RESERVATIONS HAVE CLOSED FOR THIS EVENT (you can still vote)
Food Banks
Continuing this month, there will be two food donation boxes present for donations (food and cash) to the Sequim Food Bank and Port Angeles Food Bank. The most important food items needed throughout the year are canned proteins (tuna, chicken, beans, stews), fruits (canned, dried, applesauce), canned veggies, peanut butter, pasta, cereal, hygiene items (diapers, wipes, soap), and pet food. We have collected 233 pounds of food and $212 thus far. Let’s keep it going!
Beer and wine are available
Program
We are delighted to have as our guest speakers Jonathan Pasternack, Conductor and Artistic Director, and Morgan Bartholick-LeMaire, Operations and Development Manager of the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra (PASO).
Since 2015, Jonathan Pasternack has served as Artistic Director, Executive Director and Conductor of the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra. Jonathan conducts symphony orchestras, opera, and ballet internationally, with over thirty opera and ballet productions to his credit. His experience includes appearances across the United States and in over a dozen European countries, with such ensembles as the London Symphony Orchestra, Residentie Orkest of The Hague, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Oregon Symphony, and the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, among many others. He was a visiting professor at the University of Washington, Ithaca College, Pacific Lutheran University, Sam Houston State University, and conservatories in France, Switzerland, and Spain. Born and raised in New York City, Jonathan began his training on violin, cello, and piano, won a trombone scholarship to the Manhattan School of Music at the age of sixteen, and made his conducting debut at the age of eighteen while an undergraduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Jonathan received his bachelors in Political Science from MIT and masters and doctorate in music from the University of Washington.
Originally from Port Angeles, Morgan Bartholick is an instrumentalist, singer, and actor. You may have seen him on stage across the peninsula in plays and musicals at Port Angeles Community Playhouse, Olympic Theatre Arts, Ghostlight Productions, and Key City Public Theatre, or as the Principal Second Violin of the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra. Throughout his career, Morgan has been Principal Viola of Opera Louisiane, a section member of the Baton Rouge Symphony, the Acadiana Symphony, the Rapides Symphony, and the Lake Charles Symphony, the concertmaster of the 2012 National Tour of Titanic The Musical, and a pit musician for over 25 musicals and operas. He studied violin with former PASO concertmaster, Penny Linterman and viola at Louisiana State University with Port Townsend native, Matthew McBride-Daline. Morgan has joined the PASO staff as the Operations & Development Manager in July 2025.
Founded in 1932, PASO enriches the lives of residents of the North Olympic Peninsula through education, outreach, and performances of classical music that inspire local musicians and audiences alike. The Orchestra began with a few fiddlers and horn players performing light opera and Sousa marches in each other’s homes and has become today’s orchestra consisting of over 80 volunteer musicians. The symphony is known for its ambitious yearly schedule of Five Main-stage Programs, Three Chamber Orchestra Programs, and a Family Pops Program. Additionally, PASO reaches out to the community with educational programs.