Deep Squeeze brings world music to Port Townsend, Chimacum

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Deep Squeeze brings world music to Port Townsend, Chimacum

When Paul Rogers arrived in Port Townsend — “the land of festivals,” he calls it — he’d already…

Dillon moves from Hamlet to Bob Dylan — then to Kahlil Gibran

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Dillon moves from Hamlet to Bob Dylan — then to Kahlil Gibran

PORT TOWNSEND — All summer, he’s been “Hamlet.” As of Sunday night, that was done.

PHOTO: Painting as the air clears

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PHOTO: Painting as the air clears

PORT TOWNSEND — Squinting into the sun Wednesday afternoon — as the air slowly cleared — artist Robin…

A team in two hours: Strangers row together on longboat in Port Townsend

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A team in two hours: Strangers row together on longboat in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Face it: We didn’t look like a team. A disparate bunch, we were tossed together…

Paint the Peninsula to fill Port Angeles Fine Arts Center with just-finished work

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Paint the Peninsula to fill Port Angeles Fine Arts Center with just-finished work

PORT ANGELES — Shuang Li, a former graphic interface designer, left high technology for her original dream: making…

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Paint the Peninsula schedule

PORT ANGELES — Paint the Peninsula, in which 22 painters spread across the North Olympic Peninsula to paint…

Port Townsend-area artists open their doors

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Port Townsend-area artists open their doors

PORT TOWNSEND — Havana; Moscow; Tyler, Texas: A bedroom-turned-studio overflows with images of these places.

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DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: A fresh look, in full color

IT HAPPENS WHEN least expected. A single still image beams me back to a place, a feeling.

Vikings coming to PT waterfront with ‘Hamlet’

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Vikings coming to PT waterfront with ‘Hamlet’

PORT TOWNSEND — Chetzemoka Park, named for the Klallam chief of the 1800s, is a place of towering…

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Live music dips toes into the crick

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DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Live music dips toes into the crick

THE LAST FULL month of summer has come.

Acoustic Blues festival to warm up Fort Worden stages

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Acoustic Blues festival to warm up Fort Worden stages

PORT TOWNSEND — Surrounded by lovers and players of the blues, Robert Birman started Sunday night at the…

Jazz Port Townsend artists get together with joy

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Jazz Port Townsend artists get together with joy

PORT TOWNSEND — There’s a whole lot of hugging going on.

A fort filled with jazz: Jazz Port Townsend offers public performances

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A fort filled with jazz: Jazz Port Townsend offers public performances

PORT TOWNSEND — We meet here, said John Clayton, all for “the F bomb.”

Sweet-smelling purple fields draw visitors to Peninsula

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Sweet-smelling purple fields draw visitors to Peninsula

SEQUIM — You can talk about the healing nature of lavender. It soothes bug bites, cools anxiety and…

Take your time … Lavender Weekend is here

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Take your time … Lavender Weekend is here

SEQUIM — Take it slow and easy. This weekend gives you the reasons.

Shakespeare in the Woods to open for a three-week run

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Shakespeare in the Woods to open for a three-week run

PORT ANGELES — In this forest, our heroine Rosalind challenges society’s rules. Shaking them off, this whip-smart woman…

Staffers Julie Christine, seated, and Teresa Verraes coordinate classes and programs such as The Bunker at Fort Worden’s Port Townsend School of the Arts. photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz

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Creative haven: Friday night Bunker gives space to young artists

PORT TOWNSEND — Friday night, the music’s on and so are the colors. Collage materials, charcoal, paper and…

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DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Writing heroes with auras

I AWAITED MY heroes. For years I’ve hung on their words in novels such as “Into the Beautiful…

Melissa Febos

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Literary rock stars descend on Port Townsend for free readings

PORT TOWNSEND — “Whip Smart.” “Godforsaken Idaho.” “The House of Broken Angels.” “Pie &Whiskey: Writers Under the Influence…

Marrowstone Island author releases debut novel

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Marrowstone Island author releases debut novel

NORDLAND — Meet the author who celebrated the release of her debut novel at Chuck E. Cheese’s, with…