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Senior Sophia Huber at left in the role of Oberon the Fairy King, locks eyes with the Fairy Queen Titania, right, played sophomore Rain Varnie, while sophomore Peter Sanok as Puck plays between them.
Port Townsend High School theatre returns with ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
Escape the cold into a fantasy world of fairies, dukes, and fevered love. Port Townsend High School Players present Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” opening at 7 … more
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Port Townsend singers perform in Threshold Choir
By Kirk Boxleitner   The Threshold Choir of comfort singers was started by Kate Munger in Northern California around the turn of the millennium, and has since expanded into more than … more
A team from QFC competes in the Bed Races during the 2018 Rhody Festival.
Rhody Bed Races rounding the corner for triumphant return | Rhody Fest
A longstanding Rhododendron Festival favorite among participants, organizers, and spectators will return this year: the Bed Races. The Rhody rendition of the Bed Races involves teams of five, with … more
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Sharon Squire’s first and only self-portrait.
Son uncovers mother’s life of art
Poets and painters have fought for years over the values of truth and beauty, weighing the scales with words and images. However, there is a love of beauty more honest than anything in this world … more
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OCEAN K-12 students rehearse their Shakespeare production, which is live for five dates this month at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Courtesy photo
Student Shakespeare production comes to Fairgrounds
Special to The Leader   The month will see more than two dozen Port Townsend students show off their dramatic talents, through a five-night presentation of William Shakespeare’s … more
Members of the RainShadow Chorale rehearse for their upcoming concert, ‘The Seal Lullaby.”
RainShadow Chorale singers present spring concert
Anna Tallarico atallarico@ptleader.com   D eath, despair, romance, and the beauty of the night. What is the connection between them? RainShadow Chorale is going to show … more
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The cover of Lum Cheong’s new album under the name Robinicus released through Nuit Blanche.
Local artist releases ambient music album
Exploring the expanse of outer space as an interpretation in tones. This is the kind of ambient groove local musician, poet, and filmmaker Robin Lum Cheong has created under the name Robinicus for … more
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“Summer Vacation” by Anne Schneider.
Port Townsend Gallery presents artists of the month
Port Townsend Gallery will cap off its exhibit in June with artworks from Loran Scruggs. The new show will also include some artistic seasoning from Anne Schneider. Scruggs and Schneider … more
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Aaron Johnson’s work to help Black men heal has included workshops at the Whidbey Institute this month. Courtesy photos
‘Color o f Sound’ teams up with PT Film Fest
  The Port Townsend Film Festival is teaming up with a freshly minted nonprofit in an effort to afford emotional healing to Black men. Ben Wilson, who’s lived in Port Townsend … more
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Artwork by Gail Larson will be on display in Port Ludlow in June. Her jewelry will be on display at the Port Ludlow Art League Gallery, the Sound Community Bank, and online at portludlowart.org.
Art league celebrates artist, jeweler for June
Gail Larson is the Port Ludlow Art League’s Artist of the Month for June. Pamela Raine has earned Jeweler of the Month honors. Larson, a Signature Member of the National Collage … more
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From Left: Cadence Hartland, 15, Molly Yanoff-Odell, 11, Cricket Douglas, 11, and Instructor Anna Tallarico in rehearsal for their spring performance of “Peter Pan.”
‘Peter Pan’ ballet to take the stage in June
An original rendition of “Peter Pan” will come to Port Townsend this June as a ballet with a full showcase of dance style by the Port Townsend Ballet. The play originates from a story … more
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Jeremiah Green of Modest Mouse.
Jeremiah Green of Modest Mouse dies Saturday after battling cancer
  Jeremiah Green, the drummer and one of the founders of the indie rock band Modest Mouse, has died at the age of 45. Modest Mouse, and Carol Namatame, Green's mother, both announced his … more
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For more than 20 years, Jay Haskins channeled his love for music into the Yesango marimba band while always traveling, delighting in times spent sailing and exploring the Bahamas.
Exhibit honors longtime gallery designer and artist
Beyond the edge of the everyday lies a landscape of imagination found through introspection. It’s where Jay Haskins spent much of his time before his recent passing. Well, there, and … more
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The artwork is on display in Uptown Port Townsend through the end of June.
Textile artists land their ‘UFOs’ for PT exhibition
Peninsula Fiber Artists tried something new for their current exhibit. Ten members filled identical brown paper bags with their unfinished, unwanted projects and then anonymously swapped the … more
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“Promising Young Woman” Carey Mulligan stares down “nice guy” sexual predators, and forces them to own up to what not-so-nice guys they actually are. Courtesy photo
Nothing can prepare viewers for the sucker-punch of ‘Promising Young Woman’
  The black comedy thriller "Promising Young Woman" was originally released theatrically near the end of 2020, but the Port Townsend Film Festival's ongoing "Focus Film" series is bringing … more
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The Lowest Pair
Folk rocks the Guildhall in Quilcene
Golden Shoals has hit their stride following a name change in 2020 that reflects an adventurous approach to traditional American music. Over the past 10 years, Golden Shoals — made up of … more
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One of the altars designed by Luz Rosario for a past event at the Port Townsend High School.
Day of the Dead community celebration, benefit in Chimacum
The dirt walked on today is built on the graves of those who came before. To honor and celebrate the gifts given by those lost to the living, Day of the Dead — or as its traditionally known … more
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Gabe Van Lelyveld, right, was initially inspired to create his documentary by the homeless populations he observed near his home, at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Courtesy photos
Documentary centers on friendship anchored in recovery
    For the past three years, Gabe Van Lelyveld has been working on a documentary that’s sought to capture a life-changing relationship between two local men, one of them … more
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Royce Leon and the Milky Way Pirates played a show at Finnriver in the spring of 2022.
Outlaw country singer swings in to Finnriver
A night of hip-swaying, heart-beating, honky-tonk warmed with a campfires worth of folk tunes is coming to Finnriver Farm & Cider next week. Guitarist and singer Royce Leon will by joined Jody … more
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Harpsichordist Jonathan Oddie will perform Johann Sebastian Bach's “Fifth Brandenburg Concerto and Triple Concerto,” two of the most difficult and moving harpsichord concerti with the Salish Sea Early Music Festival orchestra on May 29.
Salish Sea Early Music Festival wraps up with Bach, Vivaldi
The final installation of the 2022 Salish Sea Early Music Festival will bring the works of two classical music icons of the 18th century; Antonio Vivaldi and Johann Sebastian Bach. With a … more
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