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The Fort Worden Public Development Authority’s “glamping” construction project remains on schedule at this time, in spite of the fort’s temporary reduction of staffing and services.
Fort Worden scales back staffing, services
Fort Worden is temporarily reducing its staff and services in response to the coronavirus, but officials want prospective guests and visitors to know that it’s not discontinuing its operations … more
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From left, local playwrights Doug Given, Diana Carson-Walker and D.D. Wigley complete their final writing exercise during Los Angeles-based stage and screenwriter A.P. Andrews’ playwriting intensive at the Key City Playhouse in Port Townsend on Sunday, March 15.
PlayFest 24 brings quarantined writing instructors to playwrights
The second weekend of the Key City Public Theatre’s 24th annual PlayFest series of plays by — and playwriting workshops for — local playwrights adapted and overcame the impacts of … more
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Debbie Sonandre, owner and operator of Celtic Crossroads NW at 2205 E. Sims Way in Port Townsend, is grateful for the community’s continued support since her family’s business moved from Water Street at the start of the year.
Celtic Crossroads NW weathers relocation, rebranding during pandemic
Relocating and rebranding a relatively longstanding business can be a challenging task under any circumstances, but Celtic Crossroads NW, formerly known as Wandering Angus Celtic Traders, has found … more
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The above image of the Rose Theatre greeted visitors to its Facebook page starting on Sunday, March 15.
PT Film Festival’s ‘Women & Film’ canceled due to coronavirus
The Port Townsend Film Festival’s “Women & Film” event, that was scheduled to run April 24 through 26, is canceled due to coronavirus concerns, according to film festival … more
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Several local A&E cancellations from coronavirus
With concerns about COVID-19, a.k.a. the coronavirus, spreading perhaps faster than the infection itself, there have been some impacts to the arts, entertainment and adult education scenes in East … more
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Port Townsend FIRST Robotics Competition “Roboctopi” President Olivia Morningstar shows off the 3D-printed grappling hook that her team’s 125-pound robot is designed to use to lift itself.
PT Roboctopi reveal new robot just before competition
The Port Townsend FIRST Robotics Competition “Roboctopi” team’s new machine might have been gleaming orange metal when it was officially unveiled to the public at their building lab … more
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From left, U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, Washington State Arts Commission Executive Director Karen Hanan, Arts Northwest Executive Director Sam Calhoun and Juan de Fuca Foundation for the Arts Board member Cathy Haight listen as Michelle Hagewood, program manager of artist residencies at Centrum, notes that financing is one of the hardest barriers that aspiring artists have to “punch through.”
Kilmer conducts round table of area artists, arts advocates
U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer of Washington state’s 6th congressional district followed his tour of the construction of Fort Worden’s Makers Square on Feb. 20 with a roundtable discussion at the … more
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U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, of Washington state’s 6th congressional district, is guided by David Opp-Beckman, director of facilities and capital projects for the Fort Worden Public Development Authority, through Building 305, the future home of KPTZ 91.9 FM at Fort Worden’s Makers Square, with Fort Worden PDA Executive Director David Robison following closely behind. The hallways in Buildings 305, 308 and 324 will showcase artwork and exhibits that tell the history of Fort Worden.
Kilmer visits under-construction Makers Square
U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, of Washington state’s 6th congressional district, got to observe the construction of Fort Worden’s Makers Square firsthand on Feb. 20, when he visited the site and … more
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The Marvin G. Shields Memorial American Legion Post 26 Hall wasn’t quite filled to the rafters by the Port Townsend Record Show last year, but it had lines stretching out the door and tables stocked with an estimated 30,000 records and related memorabilia, as the Unexpected Brass Band stopped by to provide some musical accompaniment for the music lovers’ event. Photos courtesy of Nate Malmgren
PT Record Show returns for fifth year
Sit down and chat with the trio who’s responsible for bringing back the Port Townsend Record Show for a fifth year, and you’ll find an amiable, avidly enthusiastic bunch who, like fans of … more
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Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building student Evan Bailly shows the school’s executive director, Betsy Davis, the switch panel he’s building for a workboat.
Boat school exec selected for national entrepreneurship program
Betsy Davis, executive director of the Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building, has been selected to participate in the prestigious Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program offered in … more
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“The Big Picture” co-owner Linda Dugan believes in measuring twice (at least) and cutting once when she makes her custom frames, which passersby can watch her do through the large storefront window at 823 Washington St. in downtown Port Townsend.
‘The Big Picture’ gets a more visible storefront in downtown PT
With “The Big Picture,” co-owners Linda Dugan and David Conklin were already offering customers a convenient all-in-one stop shop for professional photography, printmaking and custom … more
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Port Townsend School of Massage student Leslie Tapper receives a demonstration massage from instructor Johanna Perkins.
PT School of Massage heads toward 25 years, now under new ownership
The Port Townsend School of Massage heads into nearly a quarter-century of continuous operation with a new director and owner, but Elizabeth Piglowski has a history with the establishment that dates … more
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