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Music on the Strait to host Friday performance

Music on the Strait will perform Bach’s Goldberg Variations at 7 p.m. Friday. The chamber music concert will be in the Donna… Continue reading

Pacific Northwest Fiber Expo slated for this weekend

The third Pacific Northwest Fiber Arts Expo is set for this weekend. The free event will take place from 2 p.m. to… Continue reading

Casey Raiha, left, portrays the titular fugitive while Ricky Spauldng is Sheriff Giles Quimby in “Wild Man of the Wynoochee” at Key City Public Theatre in Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz)

‘Wild Man’ to premiere at Key City Public Theatre

Musical follows manhunt into the woods

Casey Raiha, left, portrays the titular fugitive while Ricky Spauldng is Sheriff Giles Quimby in “Wild Man of the Wynoochee” at Key City Public Theatre in Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz)
Denise Arey, owner of Expressions at 834 Water St. in Port Townsend, celebrates Girls’ Night Out during the 2023 event.

Annual Girls’ Night Out event set for Thursday

“Vino and Velvet” is the theme for the 20th Girls’ Night Out event, set for Thursday in downtown Port Townsend. Starting at… Continue reading

Denise Arey, owner of Expressions at 834 Water St. in Port Townsend, celebrates Girls’ Night Out during the 2023 event.
“Foot Race,” oil on canvas by Hattie Kauffman, part of “To Move, Focus on Movement or Motion,” is on display at the Sequim Civic Center through Jan. 21.

First Friday Art Walk set this weekend in Sequim

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

“Foot Race,” oil on canvas by Hattie Kauffman, part of “To Move, Focus on Movement or Motion,” is on display at the Sequim Civic Center through Jan. 21.

Theater companies to present ‘Olympic Stages Showcase’

Ghostlight Productions, Olympic Theatre Arts and Port Angeles Community Players will present “Olympic Stages Showcase: An Evening of Community Theater” at 7… Continue reading

Sculptor Jan Hoy will bring 10 of her works to Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery for a two-woman show opening Thursday. (Jan Hoy)

Two-woman show opens this week at Northwind Art gallery

One day, Jan Hoy watched her art have an effect on a man who was just walking by. “He stopped in front… Continue reading

Sculptor Jan Hoy will bring 10 of her works to Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery for a two-woman show opening Thursday. (Jan Hoy)

Port Angeles, Port Townsend orchestras set for performances

Two orchestra performances, additional music entertainment and an electronics recycling event highlight weekend events on the Peninsula. • The Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music… Continue reading

Nineteen agencies are anticipated to have interactive booths for visitors at the Dungeness River Festival set for Friday at Railroad Bridge Park. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Dungeness River Festival set for Friday

Nineteen agencies to present free, hands-on activities at Railroad Bridge Park

Nineteen agencies are anticipated to have interactive booths for visitors at the Dungeness River Festival set for Friday at Railroad Bridge Park. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

JeffCo repair events slated for this fall

The Port Townsend Marine Science Center is sponsoring four JeffCo Repair events, where individuals can bring their lamps with a faulty switch,… Continue reading

Big Sky City Lights will perform Saturday at Port Ludlow Performing Arts.

Big Sky City Lights to perform Saturday in Port Ludlow

Big Sky City Lights will perform at Port Ludlow Performing Arts’ Champagne season opener at 7 p.m. Saturday. The performance will be… Continue reading

Big Sky City Lights will perform Saturday at Port Ludlow Performing Arts.
Gina Salā will present two events this weekend.

Global vocalist to peform in two events this weekend

Gina Salā will perform two events in Port Townsend this weekend. Salā will host “World Chant/Kirtan Evening with Gina Salā” at 7… Continue reading

Gina Salā will present two events this weekend.
Joe Euro will perform at Candlelight Concerts on Thursday.

Joe Euro to play during Candlelight Concert series

Joe Euro will present “Classical/Neo-Classical Finger-Style” during a Candlelight Concert at 7 p.m. Thursday. The series, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 609… Continue reading

Joe Euro will perform at Candlelight Concerts on Thursday.
Rebecca Gilbert, left, and Rick Mischke, both of Port Angeles, at a recent rehearsal of a scene from the play “Almost, Maine.”

Port Angeles Community Players to host ‘Almost, Maine’

The Port Angeles Community Players will open their production of “Almost, Maine” with performances at 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Tuesdays and… Continue reading

Rebecca Gilbert, left, and Rick Mischke, both of Port Angeles, at a recent rehearsal of a scene from the play “Almost, Maine.”
Michael Carroll, Joel Wallgren and Pamela Roberts perform during a Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music Series concert.

Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra to play in chamber series event

The Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra will perform during at Chamber Music Series event at 3 p.m. Saturday. The free concert will be at… Continue reading

Michael Carroll, Joel Wallgren and Pamela Roberts perform during a Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music Series concert.
Sunshine Peterson will sing a duet of “All I Ask of You” from “The Phantom of the Opera” during Saturday’s “Family Pops” concert with the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra. (Sunshine Peterson)

Symphony to celebrate classics, movies, Americana

Saturday’s ‘Family Pops’ concert to feature soloists, choir

  • Sep 24, 2024
  • By Diane Urbani de la Paz For Peninsula Daily News
  • Clallam County
Sunshine Peterson will sing a duet of “All I Ask of You” from “The Phantom of the Opera” during Saturday’s “Family Pops” concert with the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra. (Sunshine Peterson)

Film festival, Quilcene fair on tap this weekend

The Port Townsend Film Festival, community theater productions and the Quilcene Fair and Parade will highlight weekend events on the North Olympic Peninsula. • The… Continue reading

The Clallam County Gem and Mineral Association’s fall show is set for Saturday and Sunday at the Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. (Clallam County Gem and Mineral Association)

Rock and gem show set this weekend in Port Angeles

Members expand ‘Rock Alley’ for younger attendees

The Clallam County Gem and Mineral Association’s fall show is set for Saturday and Sunday at the Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. (Clallam County Gem and Mineral Association)
“Do Not Open!” by Elissa Greisz was part of Northwind Art’s 2023 “Small Expressions” exhibition. The call for art entries in the 2024 show is open through Oct. 11. (Diane Urbani/Northwind Art)

Artists encouraged to apply for Port Townsend gallery shows

Artists across and beyond the Olympic Peninsula are invited to enter one or both of the exhibitions coming up at Northwind Art’s… Continue reading

“Do Not Open!” by Elissa Greisz was part of Northwind Art’s 2023 “Small Expressions” exhibition. The call for art entries in the 2024 show is open through Oct. 11. (Diane Urbani/Northwind Art)
Ten black men gathered at the Whidbey Institute to take part in the “Dark and Tender” film, documenting a workshop focused on tenderness and platonic touch. (Dark and Tender)

Film documentary explores platonic touch

Workshop on Whidbey Island focuses on tenderness between black men

Ten black men gathered at the Whidbey Institute to take part in the “Dark and Tender” film, documenting a workshop focused on tenderness and platonic touch. (Dark and Tender)