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Friday, May 17, 2024
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Seattle-based bassoonist Ian Schneiderman will perform with the Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra in a late-April concert in Chimacum.
Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra to hold bassoon-led concert
The Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra is back, this time with a regional bassoon player providing unique, double-reed accompaniment to the local orchestra. Bassoonist Ian Schneiderman is headed to … more
Maike Albrecht. Photo by Edmund Knorr
Bach and more featured at festival
The Salish Sea Early Music Festival welcomes Maike Albrecht and Hans-Jürgen Schnoor for two performances in May. Bach Cantata “Ich habe genug” will be performed at 2 p.m. Sunday, … more
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“Seascape” by Port Townsend artist Joyce Hester.
Texas transplant trades longhorns for tall ships in Port Townsend
Her hands are so cold she can barely hold her paintbrush.  The wind whips along dunes, giving bunches of hardy grasses wild blowouts as she lays down color quickly with stiff hands, the … more
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Writers and historians Devon Angus and Ivy Anderson are set to discuss their historical book “Alice: Memoirs of a Barbary Coast Prostitute” for an Author Talk organized by the Jefferson County Historical Society.
Author Talk to explore history of sex work on Barbary Coast
  Writers and historians Ivy Anderson and Devon Angus are set to discuss and explore the history of sex work via the Jefferson County Historical Society’s upcoming First Friday Speaker … more
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Port Townsend Main Street hosts Haunted Histories & Mysteries
As the veil thins, there is no better time to try and see the subtle realms revealed. Those brave enough to delve into the unknown will be thrilled to hear the Port Townsend Main Street Program is … more
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Selections at this year’s “Women & Film Festival” include “Fempire.”
Women & Film Festival aims to be more accessible than ever
The Port Townsend Film Festival’s “Women & Film Festival” has logged at least as many years as a virtual event as it did an in-person event before the pandemic hit, but this … more
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Young violin virtuoso Randall Goosby takes a selfie with the Port Townsend students following his concert with the LA Philharmonic.
Port Townsend High symphony, chamber ensemble win gold ratings during Los Angeles trip
The Port Townsend High School Symphony was treated to the trip of a lifetime in sunny Los Angeles, California as the students earned two “gold” rating awards and visited multiple musical … more
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Jenner Fox will perform with Jeremy Elliott in concert in Port Townsend on Nov. 18.
PNW-based duo to bring folksy tunes to the Peninsula
The compassionate, moving storytelling of Jenner Fox and the talented guitar work of Jeremy Elliott will converge as the two artists prepare to perform in Port Townsend. An avid storyteller, … more
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New gallery
When curating a gallery, Chicago artist Mary O'Shaughnessy believes each piece of art should have breath around it: “You look at a piece, walk away, take a breath and then see another one.” more
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The Sky Dancers
Bewitching burlesque brings spine-chilling seduction
In the mood for a thrill? These are your ghouls. The Sky Dancers, a local performance group, will be performing a Halloween-themed burlesque and variety show at the Palindrome in Port Townsend on … more
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The Port Townsend Fiddle Club
PT Pro-Am concert series to mix it up with jazz, fiddle
The Port Townsend Pro-Am of Music concert series is set to continue, this time heading to the Palindrome at Eaglemount Cidery for a fiddle- and jazz-infused concert featuring talented local … more
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Wool weavers, spinners and knitters expanded to cover much of Worthington Park during the Quilcene Historical Museum’s second-annual Fiber Festival (above), which included the Olympic Peninsula Alpaca Rescue by the historic barn (right).
Quilcene’s 2nd annual Fiber Festival dominates South County
    The second-annual Quilcene Fiber Festival set records as one of the largest gatherings in South Jefferson County, according to the Quilcene Historical Museum, which hosted the … more
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Local magic makers and facilitators Swerv Wizely and Grace Bryant invite the community into their spontaneous six-week program "Spells for Change."
New workshop plays with possibility
After the reckoning of the last few years, the current moment could use a little magic. Conjuring that hope is the Port Townsend Grief Circus with their new storytelling workshop “Spells for … more
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Andrew Duhon will be performing at The Palindrome on Aug. 10 in support of his new album “Emerald Blue.”
Singer/songwriter returns to Port Townsend upon release of new album
Andrew Duhon has been crooning since he was a kid riding around with his dad singing along with the country songs on the radio. These days, with the release of his new album “Emerald … more
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Vicki Boeckman (renaissance recorders), Jeffrey Cohan (renaissance transverse flute), Anna Marsh (dulcian, or renaissance bassoon), and Lindsey Strand-Polyak (viola).
History explored through sound at Salish Sea Early Music Festival
As the sun crosses the bridge between dark and light, music lovers too are invited to traverse the timeline from the renaissance era into the baroque and through to Beethoven and Mozart’s … more
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Duane Niatum
Jamestown S’Klallam Elder and poet to give reading
Studium Generale celebrates National Poetry Month by welcoming Jamestown S’Klallam Elder, scholar, poet, and editor Duane Niatum for a reading and book signing beginning at 12:35 p.m. Thursday, … more
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CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: Actors, from Left, Robert Winstead, Hayley Martin and Scott Bahlmann. Heather Dudley-Nollette (on floor) performing a scene from Key City Public Theatre’s production of Canterville Ghost. Actors Ry Armstrone and Scott Bahlmann performing a scene from Key City Public Theatre’s production of Canterville Ghost. Actress Hayley (Virginia) in a dress rehearsal scene of Key City Public Theatre’s production of Canterville Ghost. Leader photos by Steve Mullensky
Grief and comedy haunt the theatre
Bry Kifolo’s adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s 1887 short story, “The Canterville Ghost” is an unexpectedly poignant tribute to the original comedy. Bolstered by the direction … more
PT Artscape will be hosting an assortment of art activities for children on Saturday, Aug. 20.
30th annual Uptown Street Fair and Parade comes back
The Uptown Street Fair will be celebrating 30 years of fun in a day-long event centered on the historic Uptown District of Port Townsend on Saturday, Aug. 20. After being suspended for the last … more
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Kalani Nakoa serves as captain of the Hawaiian Chieftain.
Hawaiian Chieftain restored and soon to set sail
  After three years in dry dock in Port Townsend for restoration work, the gaff-rigged topsail ketch Hawaiian Chieftain was launched April 9.  The weather, a typical foe in the … more
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Local high school graduate and Seattle Youth Poet Laureate 2021/2022 Zinnia Hansen holding her new collection of poetry.
Port Townsend graduate publishes first full-length poetry collection
Local poet Zinnia Hansen — who graduated last year from Port Townsend High School — has recently published her first full length poetry collection. A self-reflexive yearning to … more
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