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NOLS offering variety of games for fall at library locations

The North Olympic Library System will host a variety of game programs this fall. Participants at the free programs may use games… Continue reading

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A work crew erects a tent in a city parking lot in the 100 block of West Front Street in downtown Port Angeles on Friday in preparation for Sunday's First Federal centennial celebration.

First Fed offers free celebration on Sunday

First Fed is throwing a free community party on Sunday to celebrate its first 100 years as a local community bank. It… Continue reading

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A work crew erects a tent in a city parking lot in the 100 block of West Front Street in downtown Port Angeles on Friday in preparation for Sunday's First Federal centennial celebration.

Olympic Neighbors to host Second Porch Fest

Olympic Neighbors will host its second annual Porch Fest fundraiser on Sunday, offering a day of live music and dancing at the… Continue reading

Bring Your Own Erotic Art Show closing

The closing reception for the Fourth Bring Your Own Erotic Art Show will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at… Continue reading

Climate forum set for Sunday

Tony Billera will present “Our Transportation Footprint on the Olympic Peninsula: How to reduce our use of fossil fuels” at 12:20 p.m.… Continue reading

Entertainment set on North Olympic Peninsula

Music, art and a Revolutionary reenactment are offered on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. • First Friday Art Walk in Sequim is a free,… Continue reading

"Ross Island Bridge" by Michael Stasinos is among 58 paintings in "Weather or Not," the plein air art show opening Friday at Jeanette Best Gallery in Port Townsend.

Plein air exhibit opens Friday

“Plein air painting carries a refreshing freedom. You are in the moment. Everything you know comes rushing up and out through your… Continue reading

"Ross Island Bridge" by Michael Stasinos is among 58 paintings in "Weather or Not," the plein air art show opening Friday at Jeanette Best Gallery in Port Townsend.

Port Ludlow Art League hosts fair

The Port Ludlow Inn will host the outdoor Labor Day Art Fair sponsored by the Port Ludlow Art League from 10 a.m.… Continue reading

Photographer Andrea Slemmons shows her love of nature in her shots at the Port Townsend Gallery.

Saturday Art Walk set in Port Townsend

Downtown art galleries will stay open until 8 p.m. Saturday with special exhibits for the First Saturday Art Walk. Among them are… Continue reading

Photographer Andrea Slemmons shows her love of nature in her shots at the Port Townsend Gallery.

Sequim artists host art faire on Saturday

Peninsula ART Friends will host its second annual Art Faire from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. The group of water-media and multi-layered… Continue reading

Dressed as British soldiers at the time of the American Revolution, Peter Berneking of Sequim, Thomas House-Higgins of Olympia and Luke Berneking explain about how a three pound ball fits into this particular cannon while Caleb Berneking looks on.

Colonial Festival continues historical run this weekend

History comes to life once again at the annual Northwest Colonial Festival this Labor Day weekend. Organizers shifted the event from mid-August due… Continue reading

Dressed as British soldiers at the time of the American Revolution, Peter Berneking of Sequim, Thomas House-Higgins of Olympia and Luke Berneking explain about how a three pound ball fits into this particular cannon while Caleb Berneking looks on.
Artist and writer Mo Walrath will give a lecture at Port Townsend’s Grover Gallery on Tuesday. (Diane Urbani/Northwind Art)

‘How I Hold You’ talk set for Tuesday

Maureen “Mo” Walrath, a weaver and writer, will give a lecture Tuesday titled “How I Hold You, How I Would Have Held… Continue reading

Artist and writer Mo Walrath will give a lecture at Port Townsend’s Grover Gallery on Tuesday. (Diane Urbani/Northwind Art)
Eric Johnson, maker of this photo, is among the photographers teaching classes this fall at Northwind Art School at Fort Worden. Details can be found at NorthwindArt.org on the Courses page. (Eric Johnson)

Northwind Art School offers classes

A full slate of new art workshops and courses — for youngsters and adults — is being rolled out at Northwind Art… Continue reading

Eric Johnson, maker of this photo, is among the photographers teaching classes this fall at Northwind Art School at Fort Worden. Details can be found at NorthwindArt.org on the Courses page. (Eric Johnson)
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Dayton Brown, from Sammamish, aims for the bull’s eye in the PNWAXE cage during THING music and arts festival on the Parade grounds of Fort Worden State Park on Friday. THING continues today and Sunday.

THING fling at Fort Worden

Dayton Brown, from Sammamish, aims for the bull’s eye in the PNWAXE cage during THING music and arts festival on the Parade grounds of Fort… Continue reading

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Dayton Brown, from Sammamish, aims for the bull’s eye in the PNWAXE cage during THING music and arts festival on the Parade grounds of Fort Worden State Park on Friday. THING continues today and Sunday.

Annual Makah Days celebrates culture

Two more days of festivities will celebrate the Makah culture in Neah Bay during the 99th Annual Makah Days. The celebration began… Continue reading

Artist applications open for Fiber Art exhibition

Applications are available for a Fiber Art Exhibition to be held in September in the Studio Bob gallery. The gallery is located… Continue reading

Auditions set for Port Angeles Community Players’ holiday play

Auditions for the Port Angeles Community Players’ holiday offering “Christmas at Pemberley — Georgiana and Kitty” will be conducted next month. The… Continue reading

Peninsula events set for this weekend

A variety of events will be conducted on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. • Early Music at the Grange: Schola Galante will begin the… Continue reading

Port Townsend Woodworkers Show calling for entries

The Splinter Group is seeking entries for the annual Woodworkers Show to be held Nov. 4-5 at the American Legion Hall in… Continue reading

Grammy-winning violist Richard O’Neill, pictured rehearsing for a 2022 Music on the Strait performance, is back in Clallam County for the 2023 festival’s finale this weekend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

Classical music to highlight weekend

String quartet to play at Peninsula College

  • Aug 24, 2023
  • By Diane Urbani de la Paz For Peninsula Daily News
  • Clallam County
Grammy-winning violist Richard O’Neill, pictured rehearsing for a 2022 Music on the Strait performance, is back in Clallam County for the 2023 festival’s finale this weekend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)