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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC: Listen to outdoor, indoor gigs all week

THE SNAPS, CRACKLES, pops, booms and bangs of the July 4th weekend have quieted down, but the live music scene remains just as hot as… Continue reading

THINGS TO DO: Peninsula activities for today and Thursday

Today and Thursday, July 6-7, in: ■ Port Angeles ■ Sequim-Dungeness Valley ■ Port Townsend-Jefferson County ■ Forks-West End Port Angeles Today Dance lessons by… Continue reading

Free concerts set in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Classically trained and well-traveled pianist Anna Nichols will offer “a respite in the middle of people’s day,” this and every Wednesday in… Continue reading

Music heard in Forks schools once again

By Debbie Ross-Preston For Peninsula Daily News FORKS — The rhythmic sound of drumsticks striking plastic chairs reverberated in the Forks Middle School band room… Continue reading

  • Jul 4, 2011
  • By Debbie Ross-Preston For Peninsula Daily News

New faces among works of art added to Webster’s Woods

PORT ANGELES — He's an artist drawn to offbeat canvases: suit jackets, bridal gowns, Douglas firs. And six years ago, Richard Metz, also a high… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: Nurturing the seeds of happiness

PORT ANGELES — Dale Holiday has traveled far, in body and spirit, from her south New Jersey birthplace. Her most exotic foray, though, was to… Continue reading

PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Holiday to heat up with hot tunes

PORT TOWNSEND — Whether you’re hungry for a flavorful afternoon of music on the Fourth of July holiday or a night full of rich American… Continue reading

Poet to read work tonight at Northwind Arts Center

PORT TOWNSEND — A poet who's also a dance caller and a fiddler and so-called “rock star” will appear tonight in a free poetry reading… Continue reading

The Landing offers top-level seat to fireworks show

PORT ANGELES ­— It’ll be a Fourth of July fireworks double header, a “majestic” view of the pyrotechnics from the high plateau at The Landing… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Patriotic concerts on tap this week

IT'S GONNA BE a firecracker weekend with jazz, blues, country, rock and more, including patriotic concerts. Port Angeles ■ Today at Castaways Restaurant and Night… Continue reading

Unique quilt to raise funds for Wooden Boat Foundation

PORT TOWNSEND — Inside the Northwest Maritime Center's Wooden Boat Chandlery hangs an original, one-of-a-kind creation. It's a gift from quilting virtuosa Lynn Boettcher of… Continue reading

KAREN GRIFFITHS’ HORSEPLAY COLUMN: Cold doesn’t stop rider on long journey

ZORINA “Z” BARKER is my riding buddy. So I was bummed when I had to let her go solo for her 22-mile adventure Friday. She… Continue reading

Review a book, get a free latte

PORT TOWNSEND — As we slide in to summer, the Port Townsend Library is gathering book reviews from “regular” folks and providing a little refreshment… Continue reading

Vintage wine up for auction: Funds benefit women in Mexico

SEQUIM — How’s this for global connectivity: A fancy wine from Portugal is raising money for a community in Chiapas, Mexico, thanks to a pair… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: With a guiding hand

PORT TOWNSEND — This story of Ananda ­— which means “bliss” in Sanskrit ­— is as romantic as it gets. Dari Lewis, a decade into… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Music scene heating up as summer arrives

SUMMER IS FINALLY here, and it was actually warm the first day — but not as hot as our local live music scene, which is… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ 2011 Wednesday farmers market debut to feature . . . lasagna

PORT ANGELES — This Wednesday is shaping up to be a big night. And for those who've seen the 1996 movie “Big Night,” Stanley Tucci's… Continue reading

Best-selling author to make Port Angeles appearance

PORT ANGELES — Erik Larson, the Seattle author of the new best-seller In the Garden of Beasts, is bringing what he calls his “Tour de… Continue reading

Seattle Symphony’s concert ‘a special occasion’ for 1,000 people

PORT TOWNSEND — It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that many of the more than 1,000 attendees would like to see happen again before too long.… Continue reading

Free Concerts on the Pier kick off in Port Angeles on Wednesday

PORT ANGELES ­— A string of free waterfront concerts is stretching out before us, beckoning with bluegrass, jazz, Appalachian folk and big-band swing. The annual… Continue reading