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Gin Hammond returns to Key City Public Theatre to film her one-woman play, “Living IncogNegro,” July 30-31.
Homegrown ‘Living IncogNegro’ filming here
    The Key City Public Theatre is offering audiences a unique opportunity to be part of a filmed stage production, when Port Townsend filmmaker Gabe Van Lelyveld shoots … more
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Phina Pipia is preparing elements of illusion, music and theatrical performance for her “Ha Ha Da Vinci” solo show at the Chameleon Theater in Port Townsend.
Second-generation magician presents musical time-traveling tale
    Local performing artist Phina Pipia is bringing her latest ambitious stage show back home this month, as the Chameleon Theater in Port Townsend hosts “Ha Ha Da … more
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Bremerton’s Taniyah Elmore, who’s starting her second year at Olympic College, marks her fifth onscreen film role with “Glampire,” winner of of the Port Townsend Film Festival’s inaugural short screenplay competition, as she appears in a production monitor in the Hastings building during the film’s shooting on Friday, July 12. For the full story and more photos, see page A16.
‘Glampire’ wraps shooting in whirlwind weekend at Hastings building
  While many folks were getting ready to end their work weeks on Friday, July 12, the film crew in the Hastings building in downtown Port Townsend was fully engaged in a shooting schedule … more
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Grace Love (Bias), a Jefferson County local, takes the stage as lead singer for Marmalade during their Port Townsend Concert.
Marmalade spreads the jam
Hundreds gathered for the opening “Concert on the Docks,” with the Seattle-based band Marmalade, on Thursday, July 11, at Pope Marine Plaza in downtown Port Townsend. The concert was … more
The Colorado-based Sturtz acoustic quartet is slated to play at The Palindrome at Eaglemount Cidery on Saturday, July 13.
Band plays at the intersection of folk and soul
  The members of the Colorado-based Sturtz acoustic quartet are no strangers to the Pacific Northwest, but this summer will mark their first performance in Port Townsend, as they’re … more
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“Glampire” director Amy Hesketh, producer Aaron Drane and co-screenwriter Jordan Lucas haunt the filming locations on June 28 inside the Hastings building in downtown Port Townsend.
PT Film Fest winning screenplay ‘Glampire’ starts filming in Hastings building
  The Hastings building at the corner of Water and Taylor streets in downtown Port Townsend is set to be the center of a flurry of filmmaking activity this month, thanks to the Port … more
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The Rastelli Circus includes the “Flying Santos” acrobats.
Rastelli Circus returns with foot juggling, flying Cedeño Brothers
    The circus is coming to town, as the Rastelli Circus makes a return trip to Port Townsend, for afternoon and evening shows on the weekend of July 12-13. Circus … more
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Port Townsend-based artist Shirley Scheier soaks nets with paint, and casts them over paper or canvas surfaces, to create her abstract images.
PT painter’s ‘Sifting the Silence’ showcased by Northwind Art
    Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery is set to showcase “Sifting the Silence: Painting and Printmaking by Shirley Scheier” from Thursday, July 4, through … more
Counselors win Skillmation award for mentorship
  Skillmation presented its fourth-annual Howard Learned Award to Port Townsend School District counselors Kirsten Bledsoe and Emily Eldridge on June 6. Skillmation, which promotes the … more
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Self-taught woodturner Jon Geisbush reveals the colors and grain that lie within the wood in these three photos. He is featured by Gallery-9 in Port Townsend during the month of July.
Gallery-9 spotlights oil painter, woodturner for July
    Gallery-9 in Port Townsend is featuring the artwork of oil painter Linda Marie Kempe and self-taught woodturner Jon Geisbush for the month of July. Kempe creates works … more
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After each of the two screenings of “Dancing with the Dead” at the Wheeler Theater in Fort Worden June 15, poetry translator Bill Porter was interviewed by Claudia Castro Luna, who served as poet laureate of Washington state from 2018 to 2021.
PT’s ‘Red Pine’ reveals how he ‘dances’ with dead Chinese poets
    Port Townsend’s Bill Porter, the world-renowned translator of ancient Chinese poetry who’s also known as “Red Pine,” was interviewed by Claudia Castro … more
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St̓ša Ellis-Hall, seen here drawing for an audience at Northwind Art, plans to follow up working on a zine with a more ambitious, mural-style art project.
Young artists show skill with zines at Northwind Art
    This spring and summer have seen a number of graduations, ranging from Jefferson County high school graduations, to alumni of those same local schools completing their … more
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Blue Heron Middle School students present their take on “The Wizard of Oz” on Sunday, June 23. The updated play was written by Don Zolidis and directed by Ahurey Scarpirato. Aislyn Graves, as Beth, watches as the scarecrow (Addie Hoffman) and the lion (Owen Bankston) plan their journey. BELOW: Graves throws her dog at a fellow castmember during the performance.
Students perform ‘Wizard of Oz’
Assemblage artist Steve Parmelee, seen here at his workbench, will come to Port Townsend’s Northwind Art School to teach a workshop July 9-10.
Non-profit teaches plein air painting, sculptural assemblage
  The Northwind Art School at Fort Worden State Park is inviting the public opportunities to try their hand at creating art, whether on canvas or through found objects. Tracy Grisman … more
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Violinists Matthew Daline (above) and Kristin Smith (right) are soloists for the June 23 Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra’s Chamber Music Series. Courtesy photo
PT Symphony Orchestra set to feature Daline, Smith at Wheeler Theater
      The Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra’s Chamber Music Series features some notable local talent at its 2 p.m. concert on Sunday, June 23, in the Wheeler … more
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Bill Porter, a.k.a. Red Pine, has attended exhibitions of the biopic about him, in theaters from Port Townsend to Seattle.
‘Dancing with the Dead’ screening, Q&A with Porter by Castro Luna
    The film “Dancing with the Dead: Red Pine and the Art of Translation” returns to Port Townsend for two screenings only, at 2 and 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 15, at … more
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The current Nightcats, who are set to perform in Port Townsend June 21, include keyboardist, “organ wizard” and bass player Lorenzo Farrell, singer and harmonica player Rick Estrin, multi-instrumentalist Christoffer “Kid” Andersen and drummer Derrick “D’Mar” Martin.
Blues and roots band Rick Estrin and the Nightcats return
    California-based blues and roots band Rick Estrin and the Nightcats are returning to Port Townsend, to perform at The Palindrome at the Eaglemount Winery and Cidery, on … more
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“Concerts in the Barn” have packed the Quilcene Barn with fans of classical chamber music.
‘Concerts in the Barn’ returns for eighth season
    The Quilcene Barn is back for its eighth season of free chamber music “Concerts in the Barn,” this year but it roots go much deeper.  Leigh Hearon, … more
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Anya Taylor-Joy, Tom Burke and Chris Hemsworth dominate the screen almost as much as the car chases and pyrotvechnics in “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.”
‘Furiosa’ satisfies more than box office would suggest
    “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” is not only the direct sequel to 2015’s “Mad Max: Fury Road,” but also the fifth installment in writer-director George … more
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Naomi Fitter escaped from Ohio at the age of 22 to open for Bil Dwyer, Laurie Kilmartin and Whitney Cummings, and has performed in the All Jane Comedy Festival.
‘Nerd Comedy Tour’ comes to FairWinds Winery
    Fairwinds Winery in Port Townsend is set to host a group of touring comedians with an unusual theme on Fri., May 31, as the five-person “Nerd Comedy Tour” comes to … more
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