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Mask-makers mobilize on Peninsula

Mask-makers mobilize on Peninsula

Peninsula volunteers use sewing skills to help others

Mask-makers mobilize on Peninsula
Peninsula woman finds painting’s home

Peninsula woman finds painting’s home

The 1931 oil painting traveled with Joy Qualey from house to house, state to state. A serene scene of the South of… Continue reading

Peninsula woman finds painting’s home
Showering birds with care

Showering birds with care

Donations gathered for nestlings, fledglings

Showering birds with care
Curbside service offered at Port Townsend Food Bank
Curbside service offered at Port Townsend Food Bank

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: At home on a two-way street

THESE “LESSONS” WON’T apply to me, I thought. “House Lessons,” the new memoir from bestselling local author Erica Bauermeister, starts out about her renovation of… Continue reading

Port Townsend PlayFest goes ahead with a few changes

Port Townsend PlayFest goes ahead with a few changes

Patrons will have chance to join in a discussion with playwright

Port Townsend PlayFest goes ahead with a few changes
Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts to bring new, returning acts

Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts to bring new, returning acts

When you put together a festival — one stretching over four days at five venues — you need to be able to… Continue reading

Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts to bring new, returning acts
Adventures in Music receives $2,500 grant

Adventures in Music receives $2,500 grant

Port Angeles Symphony program travels to schools across Peninsula

Adventures in Music receives $2,500 grant
Bring on the ‘Storm’ and the music

Bring on the ‘Storm’ and the music

Irish band in Port Angeles on Sunday

Bring on the ‘Storm’ and the music
PlayFest brings all-new stories to the stage

PlayFest brings all-new stories to the stage

Port Townsend theater festival starts Friday

PlayFest brings all-new stories to the stage
Port Angeles Symphony conductor readies for work in Europe

Port Angeles Symphony conductor readies for work in Europe

Pasternack: ‘I’m able to come back and share these things’

Port Angeles Symphony conductor readies for work in Europe
Author’s newest, ‘Keep Me Afloat,’ is set in Port Townsend
Author’s newest, ‘Keep Me Afloat,’ is set in Port Townsend

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Women, whiskey, words

I HELD MY breath. It was almost midnight. My compañera, Jess, had ridden her horse into a situation that could mean the end of her… Continue reading

New theater ensemble presents ‘Delicate’ reading

New theater ensemble presents ‘Delicate’ reading

A pair of Port Townsend-based actors — veterans of productions across the United States — are inviting theater lovers to their free… Continue reading

New theater ensemble presents ‘Delicate’ reading
Mexican Breakfast to benefit scholarships for women in Chiapas

Mexican Breakfast to benefit scholarships for women in Chiapas

One winter morning nine years ago, Steve Gilchrist and a group of friends cooked a batch of breakfast and kept the coffee coming.… Continue reading

Mexican Breakfast to benefit scholarships for women in Chiapas
Proud ‘Carter Girl’ lifts her voice in Port Angeles
Proud ‘Carter Girl’ lifts her voice in Port Angeles
‘Firebird,’ Spanish soloist to alight in Port Angeles on Saturday

‘Firebird,’ Spanish soloist to alight in Port Angeles on Saturday

Stravinsky work, pianist de Solaun slated for performing arts center

‘Firebird,’ Spanish soloist to alight in Port Angeles on Saturday

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Words of wisdom from a dance teacher

AT ESALEN, ONE of Earth’s most glorious spots perched on California’s Big Sur Coast, we sat wearing long faces. Our teacher, the graceful Cida Vieira… Continue reading

‘Heart Stories’ free, but not easy to get into

‘Heart Stories’ free, but not easy to get into

Reservations expanded for Storyborne event at multiple Port Townsend venues

‘Heart Stories’ free, but not easy to get into
‘Under-Told Stories’ come to light

‘Under-Told Stories’ come to light

Journalist addresses capacity crowd in Port Townsend

‘Under-Told Stories’ come to light