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Elwha dam removals — ‘eTown’ crowd roars out approval at Port Angeles radio show [**Gallery**]

PORT ANGELES — When asked, the fans didn't merely cheer. They roared. Saturday night at Port Angeles High School's Performing Arts Center, the national radio… Continue reading

Music, lunch on menu for Sequim concert series

SEQUIM — A new season of noon concerts — complete with hot meals and a warm welcome — begins this week as “Music Live with… Continue reading

‘Prayers answered’: National figures join Peninsula leaders at dam ceremony [***Video, Photo Gallery***]

PORT ANGELES — It was a morning to rejoice in a desire that would not die, a day to bathe in a shared victory. Saturday's… Continue reading

‘Sleuth’ keeps audience guessing until the very end

SEQUIM — Two men, one young and lithe and one older and toting a giant ego, are about to play a deadly game at Olympic… Continue reading

Elwha Central at City Pier on Saturday

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles waterfront will turn into “Elwha Central” as a free, public dam-removal festival spreads out on City Pier from 10… Continue reading

Artists create banners for Elwha fete

PORT ANGELES — It's as if they've been deep in the river, so saturated are these with colors of water and joy. A suspended array… Continue reading

PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: National radio show ‘eTown’ to tape in Port Angeles as part of Elwha River events

PORT ANGELES — If you join the party at Port Angeles High School this Saturday night, you’ll have Cake, and then some. In a historic… Continue reading

Hundreds turn out for Elwha River science talks at Peninsula College symposium; more today

PORT ANGELES — The Elwha River is attracting an abundance of creatures — in numbers greater than expected — to what is described in the… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Music venues need help to stay alive

OVER THE PAST nine years, live music venues have closed while others have opened up, and the same can be said for musicians, from duets… Continue reading

Murder mystery preview set in Sequim

SEQUIM — “Sleuth,” that murder mystery made famous by the 1972 movie with Michael Caine and Sir Laurence Olivier, is coming to the Olympic Theatre… Continue reading

CELEBRATE ELWHA! — Inspired voices at Elwha Heritage Center reflect on dam removals

PORT ANGELES — This Tuesday night, the celebration begins: Voices, Native American and non-Native, will be heard together, like the blend of creatures whose lives… Continue reading

WEEKEND — Updated with VIDEO — Wooden boats sail into Port Townsend for festival under sunny skies

This story is accompanied by two videos: 1. Multimedia journaist Nina Jurczynski talks to Jake Beattie, director of the Wooden Boat Foundation about his experiences… Continue reading

WEEKEND (Peninsula Spotlight) — What’s happening at the Wooden Boat Festival

PORT TOWNSEND — Romance. Schooners. Passion. Kayaks. Sun, wind, sea chanteys and danceable blues. The Wooden Boat Festival, wrapped around the Point Hudson Marina near… Continue reading

WEEKEND — Joyce General Store celebrates 100 years with a town party Saturday

JOYCE — Mary Pfaff-Pierce hears it often: “You haven’t failed me yet.” That’s the kind of thing people in these parts say about her business,… Continue reading

WEEKEND — Activities, food, fun at Port Angeles’ Dream Playground’s Family Fun Day on Saturday

PORT ANGELES — The Dream Playground's Family Fun Day is Saturday. Children's activities, Coast Guard and fire equipment, and free ice cream, popcorn and soda… Continue reading

WEEKEND — Dancing dogs to perform this weekend in Sequim

SEQUIM — Want to “paws” a moment and catch some real tail-wagging, puppy-prancing entertainment? The 10th annual Boot Scootin' Boogie freestyle dancing with dogs competition… Continue reading

WEEKEND — Forks fetes a ‘Twilight’ birthday

FORKS — A celebration of vampires and werewolves with a wedding shower, a birthday party, drag racing and a softball tournament thrown into the mix… Continue reading

WEEKEND — Other area events on North Olympic Peninsula

Everything from drag races to long walks, from a roller derby camp to huge garage sales will be offered this sunny weekend. For information about… Continue reading

WEEKEND — Port Angeles Library to host dance, game

PORT ANGELES — It might get loud — and downright exuberant — at the library tonight (Friday). During the mon­thly “Art Blast” from 6:30 p.m.… Continue reading

WEEKEND — Port Townsend Art Guild’s Crafts by the Dock Fair this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Arts Guild will hold its 38th “Crafts by the Dock Fair” on Madison Street downtown and at the new… Continue reading