Acclaimed jazz artist Wynton Marsalis took the time to talk to The Leader about his upcoming benefit concert for Centrum this month, during which he’ll be leading a 13-piece jazz orchestra in …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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5/7/25
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By Kirk Boxleitner
Grant Morrison, who’s written some of my favorite superhero comics, has frequently advanced the idea of superhero characters, and even entire superhero …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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5/7/25
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They began playing together at a pub session in Paisley, Scotland, in 1968, and now, the Celtic band known as the Tannahill Weavers has come to Port Townsend.
The …
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5/7/25
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The 29th annual Port Townsend Victorian Heritage Festival is celebrating “The Spirit of Innovation” from Friday, May 2, through Sunday, May 4, a title which festival chair Kathy Knoblock …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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4/30/25
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Port Townsend High School’s drama program is going a bit off the beaten path with its spring production by staging a contemporary adaptation of a classic comedy by the 17th century French …
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4/30/25
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Although she makes her home in landlocked western Massachusetts, folk singer-songwriter Tracy Grammer always appreciates opportunities to swing by the coastal Pacific Northwest.
“I …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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4/30/25
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The Salish Sea Early Music Festival continues at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Port Townsend with two concerts in May.
On Sunday, May 4, at 2 p.m., “Louis XIV's Musicians” is set to …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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4/30/25
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Gallery 9’s featured artists for May are jeweler Roberto Costa Ribeiro and oil Painter Janice Pastor.
Ribeiro devotes his winters in Port Townsend to producing his jewelry, ranging from …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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4/30/25
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The second season of “Star Wars: Andor” is now streaming on Disney+, and I swear series creator Tony Gilroy personally writes the first three episodes of each season purely to subject …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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4/30/25
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Aran Galligan, a self-described “multidisciplinary material-smith” whose work is showcased at the Zee Tai Collective, is offering a series of semi-monthly workshops on making enamel …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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4/30/25
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Art galleries throughout Port Townsend and Jefferson County are taking part in the weekend of the “First Saturday” Art Walk for May by having their featured artists address and interact …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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4/30/25
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Seattle-based guitarist Mark H. Wilson will be joining the Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra for its free April concert, as it performs themes from popular movie composer John Williams.
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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4/23/25
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Port Ludlow Performing Arts will present the Barbra Lica Quintet in a concert at the Bay Club on Saturday, April 27, at 7 p.m.
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By Dave Cunningham
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4/23/25
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The latest performer in Trinity United Methodist Church’s Candlelight Concerts series didn’t need to be invited to take part.
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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4/23/25
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The time for reveling in nature amid our delightful spring-blooming landscapes and gardens is upon us.
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By Carolyn Smith
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4/23/25
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They’ve played together for decades, but local Celtic harpist David Michael and Southwestern guitarist Michael Mandrell agreed it’s been too long since they’ve played together for the public in Port Townsend.
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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4/23/25
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Ryan Coogler has always been a solidly dependable filmmaker, but “Sinners” — his fifth and latest feature film, as both writer and director — is more than just a very good film, on the same reliably well-made level as 2015’s “Creed,” 2018’s “Black Panther” and 2022’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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4/23/25
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Young artists will be able to tell stories, solve problems and let their imaginations fly in their wearable art pieces, according to teaching artist Margie McDonald.
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4/23/25
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April 12-13 was a nerd streaming weekend, with the return of sci-fi’s longest-running television franchise, and the sophomore season of a critically acclaimed TV adaptation of an equally critically acclaimed video game.
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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4/16/25
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