The last time Spanish-born pianist Josu De Solaun came to town, in spring 2016, he played Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, the… Continue reading
Our instructions are simple. “Come ready to have a good time,” said Phil Wiggins, cohost of the Piedmont Blues House Party open… Continue reading
She purrs. He whispers. And she, in a clear voice, stands tall to speak her truth. These are Minton Sparks, Jeff Doyle… Continue reading
FALL MEANS HIGH time for change. Me, I could use a change in my electronic habits. May I order a digital detox weekend? This weekend,… Continue reading
We’re tucked inside a trailer up the Colorado Rockies, off the grid. Our companions, together all of a sudden after 20 years:… Continue reading
“MUSH LOVE,” SHE signs her posts. And LiLy Athair can get mushy as she moves through the world. A single mother and a woman of… Continue reading
Danny Glover rose at 3:30 in the morning on Friday. He had a plane to catch out of New York City, where… Continue reading
Eighteen-year-old Mary and her lover, Percy, went on a summer holiday to Switzerland. They found a villa by Lake Geneva, a body… Continue reading
This is Shakespeare like never before. Clallam Mosaic, the county’s nonprofit program for people with developmental disabilities, will present “Something Like Hamlet,”… Continue reading
A bright, near-full moon and a power outage that darkened downtown were among the features at the Port Townsend Film Festival, which… Continue reading
He speaks to us of hippie wasps, “flying pearls” and instant gratification. Thor Hanson, winner of a Guggenheim fellowship and author of books… Continue reading
The Port Townsend Film Festival continues through today — 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. — with documentaries, narrative features and shorts. Passes… Continue reading
Let’s start in Africa’s southwest. Then we can head right over to Brooklyn, N.Y. “Into the Okavango,” one of 23 feature-length documentaries… Continue reading
The Port Townsend Film Festival spreads out today through Sunday, showing scores of short and feature-length movies, many with actors and directors… Continue reading
Going to the Port Townsend Film Festival, which starts Friday and runs like a freight train through Sunday, isn’t much like moviegoing… Continue reading
if I pay attention. Take last Friday afternoon. I got an email from Jan Halliday, Port… Continue reading
Get a flock of ukulelists together — from Maui, Boston, Seattle, Wisconsin, Alabama, Oahu — and you’ve got yourself a houseful of… Continue reading
Standing ovations, a Peace Corps lapel pin and a bear hug as she took her bow: These are gifts “Miss Lillian” has… Continue reading
Forces behind ‘The Piano,’ ‘My Brother’s Wedding’ added to playbill
IT’S A NEW, old story. About 20 years ago, Carol Swarbrick and Jim Dries went out on a blind date. He was a schoolteacher from… Continue reading
