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Chorus performances top list of weekend events

Art walks, chorus performances and the Festival of Lights highlight this weekend’s events on the Peninsula. • First Friday Art Walk will celebrate autumn with… Continue reading

“Colors of the Sea II” by Chimacum photographer Jeff Sweet is among the small works at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery. The Port Townsend venue will take part in Saturday evening’s Art Walk. (Jeff Sweet)

Galleries participating in First Saturday Art Walk

Gallery 9, the Port Townsend Gallery and Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery will be among the venues which will participate in the… Continue reading

“Colors of the Sea II” by Chimacum photographer Jeff Sweet is among the small works at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery. The Port Townsend venue will take part in Saturday evening’s Art Walk. (Jeff Sweet)
“Marsh Wrens” by Julie Paton.

Port Ludlow Art League to host artist reception

The Port Ludlow Art League will host a reception for Julie Paton from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday. The reception will… Continue reading

“Marsh Wrens” by Julie Paton.

Holiday bazaars to feature arts and crafts

Several holiday bazaars will offer arts and crafts, food and entertainment this weekend on the Peninsula. The locations include: NEAH BAY • The Makah Cultural… Continue reading

In “Bake to Alaska,” gingerbread contest entrants Patty (Kirsten Louise Webb, left), Sam (Eleanor Curtis) and Wolf (Paul Kiernan) sail toward the Last Frontier. The new holiday show is premiering this month at Key City Public Theatre in Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)

‘Bake to Alaska’ to make world premiere in PT

In creating a brand-new holiday show, playwright and performer David Natale wanted a story about love, food and laughter — with Port… Continue reading

In “Bake to Alaska,” gingerbread contest entrants Patty (Kirsten Louise Webb, left), Sam (Eleanor Curtis) and Wolf (Paul Kiernan) sail toward the Last Frontier. The new holiday show is premiering this month at Key City Public Theatre in Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)
Mary Pfund and Bill Schult opened Seven Monkeys Gallery and Studio in a former automotive garage in Quilcene in October to show local artists and help foster the area’s creative community. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Seven Monkeys Gallery opens in former auto repair shop

Owners hope Quilcene space will contribute to cultural attractions

Mary Pfund and Bill Schult opened Seven Monkeys Gallery and Studio in a former automotive garage in Quilcene in October to show local artists and help foster the area’s creative community. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Festival of Lights set for Saturday

The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center will host its fourth Wintertide Festival of Lights from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. The… Continue reading

“Strait beauty” by Randall Tomaras.

First Friday Art Walk set this weekend in Sequim

First Friday Art Walk will celebrate autumn with a gold-themed walk from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at various venues in downtown… Continue reading

“Strait beauty” by Randall Tomaras.
The Community Chorus of Port Townsend and East Jefferson County will host holiday concerts Friday and Saturday, highlighting songs from other nations. (Lynn Nowak)

Port Townsend Community Chorus to host two performances

The Community Chorus of Port Townsend and East Jefferson County will present “Music Changes the World” at 7 p.m. Friday and 3… Continue reading

The Community Chorus of Port Townsend and East Jefferson County will host holiday concerts Friday and Saturday, highlighting songs from other nations. (Lynn Nowak)
Emmelyne Ulmer.

Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra to conduct Sunday concert

The Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday. The public also is invited to the orchestra’s dress rehearsal at… Continue reading

Emmelyne Ulmer.

Sequim Community Chorus to host weekend concerts

The Sequim Community Christmas Chorus will present “The Christmas Story” at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The concerts will… Continue reading

Submission period open for Tidepools Magazine

Tidepools Magazine is accepting submissions for its 2025 edition though midnight Jan. 17. Peninsula College’s annual literary and arts magazine publishes original… Continue reading

Community Bowls and Soup Share event Saturday

The fifth annual Community Bowls and Soup Share will be held from noon to 5 p.m. today at the Palindrome Event Center.… Continue reading

Peninsula College to host free jazz concerts

The Peninsula College Jazz Ensemble will perform two free concerts next week. The ensemble will present Jazz in the PUB at noon… Continue reading

Auditions set for improv musical

The Peninsula College drama department will conduct auditions for its theatrical production, “The 100% Totally Improvised Musical” on Dec. 5-7. Performances of… Continue reading

Live music performances set this weekend

Live music performances will be conducted on the Peninsula this weekend. They include: • Carla Main and Friends will perform from 4:30 to 6:30 tonight… Continue reading

The light art piece, “Jellyfish” by Nicole Johnson, was part of the 2023 Light Art Experience in Webster’s Woods. (Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films)

Makers Market, Light Art Experience to open Friday

The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center will open its Makers Market and the Light Art Experience on Friday. The market will be… Continue reading

The light art piece, “Jellyfish” by Nicole Johnson, was part of the 2023 Light Art Experience in Webster’s Woods. (Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films)
Artist Karen Hackenberg in her Discovery Bay home studio with her painting titled “The Floating World.” (photo by Craig Wester)

Port Townsend painter explores beauty in pollution

Tacoma Art Museum to host solo exhibit

Artist Karen Hackenberg in her Discovery Bay home studio with her painting titled “The Floating World.” (photo by Craig Wester)
Christine Brehan, left, Olympic Peninsula Doll Club president, and Sandy Brehan, cofounder of the group, share some of Sandy’s collection of miniature mannequins dressed in clothes that she made from original 1930s-1950s patterns. The blue skirt suit on the left was made by another member. The Brehans shared some of their collections with visitors and residents of Sherwood Assisted Living. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Dolls span countries, decades at Sequim show

Sherwood Assisted Living hosted the Olympic Peninsula Doll Club’s “Timeless Treasures,” an exhibit and sale of antique to modern dolls. Members of the… Continue reading

Christine Brehan, left, Olympic Peninsula Doll Club president, and Sandy Brehan, cofounder of the group, share some of Sandy’s collection of miniature mannequins dressed in clothes that she made from original 1930s-1950s patterns. The blue skirt suit on the left was made by another member. The Brehans shared some of their collections with visitors and residents of Sherwood Assisted Living. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Tickets still available for Festival of Trees events

Tickets are still available for Festival of Trees events next weekend. Tickets are being sold for the Gala presented by First Federal… Continue reading