Last Year's Events

Last year's Esprit was fun-filled and offered favorite traditional activities and events as well as entirely new ones. Here's a recap of the bigger events in 2006:

The traditional Sunday evening icebreaker Cocktail Party was held for all of the early arrivals at Esprit. Attendees enjoyed snacks, mingled, renewed old friendships, and made plans for the week.

Classes kicked off on Monday. The short skirts arrived in force at the nearby Delaney's pub and pool hall that evening to play in the annual Esprit Pool Tournament. The action was fun, fast and furious for beginners and sharks alike. Congratulations to Leilani, our 2006 Champion!

After a day of activities such as winery tours, high tea in Victoria BC, and shopping trips, an entertaining evening of round robin card games and DJ dance music rounded out Tuesday.

On Wednesday the Port Angeles Community Players treated attendees to a private showing of the award-winning play "Enchanted April." The evening included special recognition of the contributions made by Lou Lawrence, one of Port Angeles' elders. Her downtown clothing store welcomed Esprit in the early years with friendly service, wine and cheese refreshments, and a smile.

Thursday night saw attendees choosing their favorite traditional informal theme dinner. Fine French cuisine, family style Chinese food, award-winning Thai...Port Angeles has it all. It's an intentionally quiet evening in preparation for an intense weekend. For those who didn't want to settle down, you could enjoy DJ dance music at the hotel or the The Nasty Habits playing live in town.

The Friday Talent Show and this year's radio-style "Fairy Home Companion" presented great comedy sketches interspersed with courageous and talented attendees who performed their own acts. After the show, the live TG rock bands Glitter Bitch as well as The Nasty Habits were available for those who wanted to dance the night away.

The final classes wrapped up on Saturday. The traditional and emotional graduation ceremony was held for first-time attendees and SO's. The theme for Saturday was The Electric Princess Ball and the ballroom at the historic Elk's Lodge was a sea of glowing lights and lit-up ballgowns. The Woodies provided an energetic evening of live dance music.