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Jazz singer to croon Saturday in Olympic Theatre Arts’ ‘Voices of Summer’

International jazz singer Linda Skoglund will animate such numbers as “ ’S Wonderful,” “Old Black Magic” and “Cry Me a River” at 7… Continue reading

Linda Skoglund

Land Trust Family Picnic dishes out food, fiction Sunday

The North Olympic Land Trust will host its fourth annual free Land Trust Family Picnic from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday… Continue reading

The Andy T. Band will perform a blues concert at Studio Bob in Port Angeles on Thursday evening.

Six-piece blues band to perform in Port Angeles on Thursday

A major six-piece blues band will perform an intimate concert in Port Angeles on Thursday. The Andy T. Band with Alabama Mike… Continue reading

The Andy T. Band will perform a blues concert at Studio Bob in Port Angeles on Thursday evening.

Tribute to Pete Seeger sounds out tonight at Port Townsend Library

Musical duo Hank and Claire will perform a tribute to folk singer Pete Seeger with stories, historic photographs and singalong songs related… Continue reading

Peninsula authors to read at Park View Villas’ first in a series of presentations

Park View Villas will host an afternoon with Olympic Peninsula authors from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday. The open-to-the-public event at… Continue reading

Emma Easton and Benjamin Komar, seen at opening night of “Much Ado about Nothing” at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center last weekend, plan to make their real-life wedding part of the play this Friday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

Romantic comedy actors to let real wedding become part of the show

Local actors Emma Easton and Benjamin G. Komar are about to tie the knot in an unusual way. The Port Angeles couple… Continue reading

Emma Easton and Benjamin Komar, seen at opening night of “Much Ado about Nothing” at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center last weekend, plan to make their real-life wedding part of the play this Friday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)
Artist Susy Halverson of Longview paints a vista of lavender and mountains at the B&B Family Farm during Sequim Lavender Weekend on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Final day of Lavender Weekend offers street fair, tours

It’s the final day of Sequim Lavender Weekend, and both the street fair and tours of area lavender farms are in full swing.… Continue reading

Artist Susy Halverson of Longview paints a vista of lavender and mountains at the B&B Family Farm during Sequim Lavender Weekend on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Ryan Chen and Madelynne Jones are Borachio and Margaret in the Shakespeare in the Woods production of “Much Ado about Nothing,” playing each weekend beginning today through Sunday, Aug. 6 in the park outside the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ to romp through Webster’s Woods

In a comedy spiced with piquant lines, here’s one the actor Josh Sutcliffe relishes especially. “Man is a giddy thing,” he gets… Continue reading

Ryan Chen and Madelynne Jones are Borachio and Margaret in the Shakespeare in the Woods production of “Much Ado about Nothing,” playing each weekend beginning today through Sunday, Aug. 6 in the park outside the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim Lavender Weekend: Dr. Lavender is in at street fair; farms open

Sequim Lavender Weekend: Dr. Lavender is in at street fair; farms open

Who wears white and prescribes purple? Paul Jendrucko, aka Dr. Lavender. Recommends plant Jendrucko will recommend lavender up and down to those who… Continue reading

Sequim Lavender Weekend: Dr. Lavender is in at street fair; farms open

Lavender farms offer everything from U-pick to music

Sequim’s lavender farms, many of which provide the wares found at the Sequim Lavender Festival Street Fair, offer a plethora of events for… Continue reading

Activist singer-songwriter to perform at Democratic headquarters Sunday

Pittsburgh-based activist Anne Feeney will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Democratic headquarters as part of her “Summer of Resistance” tour.… Continue reading

Broadway songs carouse on Port Angeles stage in Ghostlight production

Broadway songs carouse on Port Angeles stage in Ghostlight production

Ghostlight Productions, now operating as a new nonprofit, presents “Magic to Do: A Broadway Musical Revue” featuring 22 musical numbers from Broadway.… Continue reading

Broadway songs carouse on Port Angeles stage in Ghostlight production

Cultural traditions explored at free public meeting in Port Angeles this Monday

Area residents are invited to learn about and discuss cultural traditions in the city and statewide at a community meeting at the… Continue reading

Free outdoor concerts ring out in Sequim, Port Angeles, Port Townsend

Free outdoor concerts are planned in Sequim on Tuesday, Port Angeles on Wednesday and Port Townsend on Thursday. The Craig Buhler Quartet will perform jazz… Continue reading

Life’s a Song offers up ‘Hometown’ single

Songwriting Works’ Life’s a Song trio will premiere an Olympic Peninsula-inspired single, “Hometown,” and music video at two concerts today and Saturday… Continue reading

Manis Mastodon tusks get tank upgrade at Sequim museum

Manis Mastodon tusks get tank upgrade at Sequim museum

Sequim Museum & Arts can now display the famous Manis Mastodon tusks in two new aquarium tanks so its visitors can see a… Continue reading

Manis Mastodon tusks get tank upgrade at Sequim museum
Small boats will take over the Port Townsend waterfront this weekend for the sixth annual Pocket Yacht Palooza, a free event that is open to the public and anyone with a boat under 22 feet. Pictured is last year’s palooza. (Port Townsend Pocket Yachters)

Pocket Yacht Palooza celebrates small boats

The local pocket yacht club is taking over the First Federal Commons at the Northwest Maritime Center this weekend for the sixth… Continue reading

Small boats will take over the Port Townsend waterfront this weekend for the sixth annual Pocket Yacht Palooza, a free event that is open to the public and anyone with a boat under 22 feet. Pictured is last year’s palooza. (Port Townsend Pocket Yachters)
Global Heat, a neo-soul, R&B band, will perform at the Port Angeles Library at 7 tonight.

R&B band, pop art exhibit pop at Port Angeles Library tonight

Global Heat, a neo-soul, R&B band, will perform a high-energy concert at 7 p.m. today at the Port Angeles Library. Doors open… Continue reading

Global Heat, a neo-soul, R&B band, will perform at the Port Angeles Library at 7 tonight.

Zombie challenge rises up in Clallam libraries

Teens in Forks, Port Angeles and Sequim are invited to participate in the North Olympic Library System’s “Escape Room Challenge: Zombie Apocalypse.” Each event will… Continue reading

Free outdoor concerts to offer dance music across Peninsula

Get out your sunglasses, your sunscreen and your dancin’ shoes. It’s time to boogie. Free outdoor concerts are planned in Sequim on Tuesday, Port Angeles… Continue reading