Entertainment

Abby Mae & the Homeschool Boys — from left, Joey Gish, Hayden Pomeroy, Abby Sill and David Rivers — will give a reunion concert outdoors at the Jardin du Soleil Lavender Farm in Sequim on Friday. (Photo courtesy Abby Mae & the Homeschool Boys)

Abby Mae & the Homeschool Boys reunite for Friday show

Free outdoor concert scheduled

Abby Mae & the Homeschool Boys — from left, Joey Gish, Hayden Pomeroy, Abby Sill and David Rivers — will give a reunion concert outdoors at the Jardin du Soleil Lavender Farm in Sequim on Friday. (Photo courtesy Abby Mae & the Homeschool Boys)

Community garage sale set Saturday

The Jefferson County Fair Association will host a community garage sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The sale is at… Continue reading

One-woman triathlon to raise money for Gold Star families

A 51-year-old special education kindergarten teacher has set herself a monumental feat of endurance to help families enduring monumental grief. Amy DelaBarre,… Continue reading

Sequim Prairie Grange sets ice cream social

The Sequim Prairie Grange will host a drive-up ice cream social from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. The ice cream will be… Continue reading

Vintage sale canceled

The North Olympic History Center has postponed its vintage sale and car show previously scheduled for Saturday. The sale has been canceled… Continue reading

Work to Learn party Saturday

Elaine Webber will discuss Sequim-friendly plants at a Work to Learn party at 1 p.m. Saturday. The program, sponsored by the Sequim Botanical… Continue reading

Bluesman John Maxwell will give an outdoor concert Saturday at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center in Coyle. (Photo by Crystal Craig)

Variety of entertainment slated on Peninsula this weekend

Outdoor blues, online Broadway shows, open-air theater, “Hidden History”: These merely scratch the surface of the arts and entertainment picture this weekend. From Ghostlight Productions… Continue reading

Bluesman John Maxwell will give an outdoor concert Saturday at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center in Coyle. (Photo by Crystal Craig)
Pamela Roberts, left, and Sheila Harwood will give a live-streamed Candlelight Concert of summery classical music Thursday evening. (Photo by Howard Gilbert)

‘Melodic, magical’ Candlelight Concert livestream Thursday

Two women will dive headlong into the music they love Thursday night in hopes of lifting hearts and raising support for local… Continue reading

Pamela Roberts, left, and Sheila Harwood will give a live-streamed Candlelight Concert of summery classical music Thursday evening. (Photo by Howard Gilbert)
The barn at Trillium Woods Farm near Quilcene is the setting for free chamber concerts this summer, including last Sunday’s performance by, from left, James Garlick, Richard O’Neill, Jeremy Denk and Ani Aznavoorian. This weekend will bring the final Concerts in the Barn at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Patrons who sit inside the barn must show proof of vaccination. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Fulton Street Players highlight weekend finale

Performances to include 2017 work from Seattle composer

The barn at Trillium Woods Farm near Quilcene is the setting for free chamber concerts this summer, including last Sunday’s performance by, from left, James Garlick, Richard O’Neill, Jeremy Denk and Ani Aznavoorian. This weekend will bring the final Concerts in the Barn at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Patrons who sit inside the barn must show proof of vaccination. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
John “Greyhound” Maxwell, left, and Jon Parry dish up blues and swing Saturday afternoon outside the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center in Coyle. Their show was likely to be the last of the season’s Concerts in the Woods series. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Concert in the Woods

John “Greyhound” Maxwell, left, and Jon Parry dish up blues and swing Saturday afternoon outside the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center in Coyle. Their show… Continue reading

John “Greyhound” Maxwell, left, and Jon Parry dish up blues and swing Saturday afternoon outside the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center in Coyle. Their show was likely to be the last of the season’s Concerts in the Woods series. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Free outdoor concerts set this week across Olympic Peninsula

Black Diamond Junction will perform classic hits at the season’s final Port Angeles Concerts on the Pier at 6 p.m. Wednesday. On Tuesday, Sequim’s Music… Continue reading

Story Slam scheduled in Port Townsend

The Church of BuVu of Port Townsend will host PT Story Slam from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday. The free open… Continue reading

Retired Port Angeles High School orchestra director Ron Jones leads a chamber ensemble during Friday’s YEA Music! Camp finale concert at Fort Worden State Park. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Youth Education in Arts students perform in grand finale

Program supports local schools

Retired Port Angeles High School orchestra director Ron Jones leads a chamber ensemble during Friday’s YEA Music! Camp finale concert at Fort Worden State Park. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Mount Baker provides a spectacular backdrop for K20, a female born in 1986. Orcas can swim 75 miles a day and more, with bursts of speed up to 30 mph, and are capable of diving deeper than 3,000 feet. (Steve Ringman/The Seattle Times)

Marine science center features orcas, salmon

The story of two powerful and interdependent animals, the Southern Resident orcas and the Chinook salmon, unfold in a new exhibit at… Continue reading

Mount Baker provides a spectacular backdrop for K20, a female born in 1986. Orcas can swim 75 miles a day and more, with bursts of speed up to 30 mph, and are capable of diving deeper than 3,000 feet. (Steve Ringman/The Seattle Times)
Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Restrictions to be in place for fall celebrations

Wooden Boat Festival open only to those vaccinated or tested

Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Oil diffuser kits offered at NOLS

The North Olympic Library System will distribute kits to make diffusers for essential oils starting Monday and continuing while supplies last. The… Continue reading

Performer and teacher Kristin Smith, standing on the grass, is among the faculty members hosting a free concert by the YEA Music students this Friday at Fort Worden State Park. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Free concert to wrap up music camp

The finale of the YEA Music! Summer Camp arrives with a free concert on the grass at Fort Worden State Park, 200… Continue reading

Performer and teacher Kristin Smith, standing on the grass, is among the faculty members hosting a free concert by the YEA Music students this Friday at Fort Worden State Park. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Free storytelling presented Friday

The Out Loud Story Slam performers are lined up. The venue and the virtual connection are ready. All that is needed now: Listeners.… Continue reading

Port Townsend Record Show organizer Chuck Moses, who works at Magpie Alley downtown, is preparing for the show Saturday at the American Legion Hall. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Townsend Record Show returns

Vendors bringing wares from all over the state

Port Townsend Record Show organizer Chuck Moses, who works at Magpie Alley downtown, is preparing for the show Saturday at the American Legion Hall. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Following the Takács Quartet’s performance Sunday in the barn at Trillium Woods Farm, Music on the Strait co-artistic directors Richard O’Neill, far left, and James Garlick, center, take a breather. With them are quartet violinists Harumi Rhodes and Edward Dusinberre and cellist András Fejér. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Music on the Strait finales in Port Angeles, Quilcene

Live performances will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination

Following the Takács Quartet’s performance Sunday in the barn at Trillium Woods Farm, Music on the Strait co-artistic directors Richard O’Neill, far left, and James Garlick, center, take a breather. With them are quartet violinists Harumi Rhodes and Edward Dusinberre and cellist András Fejér. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)