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 …
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Audrey Rogers
arogers@ptleader.com | 5/20/22 |
The Port Ludlow Art League presents Gail Larson as the organization’s Artist of the Month for May, and Mary Lynn Laker as its Jeweler of the Month.
Larson has worked in oils, watercolor, and …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 5/19/22 |
For locals, it’s relatively easy to notice when the Rhododendron Grand Parade is around the corner.
Whether it’s the rows of chairs reserved on Lawrence Street by residents looking to …
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James Sloan
jsloan@ptleader.com | 5/19/22 |
The sauce may be the boss, but if you’re looking for the real commander of the kitchen, look no further than Bob Kelvy.
Kelvy is the principal of the pasta, the steward of the sauce, and the …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 5/19/22 |
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 …
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James Sloan
jsloan@ptleader.com | 5/19/22 |
What better way to celebrate the blooming spring flowers and forthcoming Rhododendron Festival than unleashing thousands of golf balls on a collision course down a steep hill on Monroe Street?
As …
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James Sloan
jsloan@ptleader.com | 5/18/22 |
Port Townsend-ites have early 20th century media sensationalism and Clive Buttermere to thank for Rhody Fest (with help from William Randolph Hearst of Hearst Metrotone News).
In 1935, Buttermere …
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Audrey Rogers
arogers@ptleader.com | 5/18/22 |
In its 40th year, the New Old Time Chautauqua will enliven Rhody Fest goers with an array of events and workshops across town this week.
Chautauqua is a national age-old tradition determined to …
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“It’s Rhododendron, not Rhodydenron” reads a Leader headline about a month before the 1950 Rhody Fest.
While it has been awhile since Port Townsend has had the real deal …
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Audrey Rogers
arogers@ptleader.com | 5/13/22 |
Meeting the local lyrical expressionist, Milo Redwood, is an experience that feels serendipitous and even synchronistic somehow. Skeptics will try to deny or explain away the palpable energy shift …
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Audrey Rogers
arogers@ptleader.com | 5/13/22 |
Inspire Washington’s Cultural Futures share-and-listen tour is coming to Centrum at Fort Worden in Port Townsend at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 19.
Inspire Washington is the state-wide advocacy …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 5/12/22 |
Rainshadow Recording welcomes Hiroya Tsukamoto, a talented guitarist, composer, and storyteller, to Port Townsend for a concert at the Palindrome in Eaglemount Cidery.
Tsukamoto will bring his …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 5/12/22 |