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Art center seeks submissions for ‘Resilient Creative’ exhibit

The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center seeks submissions for an upcoming exhibition, “Resilient & Creative: A National Juried Exhibition.” The exhibition will… Continue reading

Auto enthusiasts walk around vintage cars and trucks at the 2019 Ruddell Cruise-in at Ruddell Auto Mall in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Auto enthusiasts walk around vintage cars and trucks at the 2019 Ruddell Cruise-in at Ruddell Auto Mall in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Anna Marchand will lead free workshops at Fort Worden on Sunday.

Workshops offered free at Fort Worden

AmeriCorps service members will present two free workshops Sunday. Anna Marchand will lead an intermediate-level botany walk from 10 a.m. to 11:30… Continue reading

Anna Marchand will lead free workshops at Fort Worden on Sunday.

Green Thumb Garden lecture streams Thursday

Vonnie Voris will present “How We Garden” at noon Thursday. The free lecture is part of the Green Thumb Garden Tips series… Continue reading

Sequim Elks to resume bingo games

Sequim Elks will resume its bingo games from noon to 3 p.m. Thursday. Games will be at the Sequim Elks Lodge, 143 Port… Continue reading

Port Townsend soul singer Abakis is among the Concerts on the Dock performers slated for August. (Diane Urbani de la Paz /Peninsula Daily News)

Free weekly music series across North Olympic Peninsula

Events set for Port Angeles, Sequim and Port Townsend

Port Townsend soul singer Abakis is among the Concerts on the Dock performers slated for August. (Diane Urbani de la Paz /Peninsula Daily News)
The North Olympic Library System’s Summer Reading program will present “Science Magic with Jeff Evans” at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.

North Olympic Library System to host program on magic of science

The North Olympic Library System’s Summer Reading program will present “Science Magic with Jeff Evans” at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. No registration is… Continue reading

The North Olympic Library System’s Summer Reading program will present “Science Magic with Jeff Evans” at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Lynn Cohen and James Urbaniak play an unlikely pair in “Hello Lonesome,” the Port Townsend Film Festival Pic streaming this week. (Mark Rosenberg/Hello Lonesome)

‘Hello Lonesome’ explores human connection

Port Townsend Film Festival Pic online through July 11

Lynn Cohen and James Urbaniak play an unlikely pair in “Hello Lonesome,” the Port Townsend Film Festival Pic streaming this week. (Mark Rosenberg/Hello Lonesome)

Quimper Grange brings back bi-monthly dances

The Quimper Grange has announced the return of dancing from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday. The bi-monthly Balkan dance parties, set… Continue reading

Book discussion groups scheduled

The North Olympic Library System will continue its book discussion groups online throughout July. Participants must register at www.nols.org to receive the… Continue reading

Anna Marchand will lead two free workshops at Fort Worden on Sunday

Fort Worden workshops offered

AmeriCorps service member Anna Marchand will present two free workshops at Fort Worden State Park, 200 Battery Way, today. Marchand will discuss… Continue reading

Anna Marchand will lead two free workshops at Fort Worden on Sunday
Ann Arscott's landscapes are featured at Gallery 9 in July.

Landscapes, sculptures on view at Gallery 9

Gallery 9’s featured artists for July are landscape painter Ann Arscott and Sarah Fitch, who creates ceramic tiles and sculptures. The gallery… Continue reading

Ann Arscott's landscapes are featured at Gallery 9 in July.

North Olympic Library System to sponsor Movement Storytimes

The North Olympic Library System will sponsor Movement Storytimes at 10:30 a.m. on Fridays throughout July. The early learning program for children aged… Continue reading

OTA seeks auxiliary actors for Shakespearean Faire

The Olympic Theatre Arts Center is seeking auxiliary actors for a Shakespearean Renaissance Faire scheduled Aug. 21-22. Prospective actors are asked to contact… Continue reading

Tom Saknit's work will be on display at Port Townsend Gallery in July.

Photography, tin can art on view at Port Townsend Gallery

Tom Saknit and Loran Scruggs are the Port Townsend Gallery’s featured artists for July. The gallery at 715 Water St. is open… Continue reading

Tom Saknit's work will be on display at Port Townsend Gallery in July.
"Iris," by Beverly Majors, is on view at the Sequim Museum & Arts.

First Friday Art Walk spotlights several venues tonight

The First Friday Art Walk from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. tonight will feature a new venue. A Stitch in Time Quilt Shoppe… Continue reading

"Iris," by Beverly Majors, is on view at the Sequim Museum & Arts.
Uncle Funk and the Dope Six will play their first gig in nearly two years — a free, all-ages concert — this Saturday in the courtyard at Port Townsend’s Manresa Castle. The band includes, from left, singer Megan Hudson, guitarist Tim Halpin, percussionist Jesse Watson, bassist Kyle Dannert and drummer Tomoki Sage. Keyboardist Pete Lack was out of town but will soon return. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Free, all-ages concert Saturday at Manresa Castle

First performance set after two-year hiatus from public

Uncle Funk and the Dope Six will play their first gig in nearly two years — a free, all-ages concert — this Saturday in the courtyard at Port Townsend’s Manresa Castle. The band includes, from left, singer Megan Hudson, guitarist Tim Halpin, percussionist Jesse Watson, bassist Kyle Dannert and drummer Tomoki Sage. Keyboardist Pete Lack was out of town but will soon return. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Multi-instrumentalist John Maxwell, left, and blues violinist Jon Parry will mix their music into the Red, White & the Blues event Sunday at the Old Alcohol Plant. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Fundraiser for Bayside Housing set for Sunday

Live American blues and ragtime, bossa nova, vintage standards and gypsy jazz will mix together in Red, White & the Blues, a… Continue reading

Multi-instrumentalist John Maxwell, left, and blues violinist Jon Parry will mix their music into the Red, White & the Blues event Sunday at the Old Alcohol Plant. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Carol Swarbrick Dries portrays Lillian Carter in a new docudrama. photo courtesy CJR Films

Swarbrick Dries presents Lillian Carter in film this weekend

Carol Swarbrick Dries, the movie and stage actor who makes her home in Sequim, is appearing in “Lillian Carter: More than a President’s… Continue reading

Carol Swarbrick Dries portrays Lillian Carter in a new docudrama. photo courtesy CJR Films
Vocalist Jean Lenke and her trio will bring jazz, blues and rock to Manresa Castle's Rook Cafe this Friday evening. photo courtesy of Jean Lenke

Manresa Castle offers Friday night jazz series

Vocalist Jean Lenke and her trio will start a Friday night jazz series this week in the Rook Cafe at Manresa Castle,… Continue reading

Vocalist Jean Lenke and her trio will bring jazz, blues and rock to Manresa Castle's Rook Cafe this Friday evening. photo courtesy of Jean Lenke