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WEEKEND: Jazzy weekend slated in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Innovative, masterful jazz will spill out of Centrum today and Saturday into McCurdy Pavilion concerts, shows in venues throughout town and free… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Songstresses Daniels, Wade to share stage at McCurdy Pavilion

PORT TOWNSEND ­— Music streams through her veins. Her father's blues records, her mother's gospel choir, the upright piano that followed the family from house… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Other area events on North Olympic Peninsula

A dog show, roller derby and other events are planned on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. For more on arts and entertainment on the… Continue reading

Art in Park brings together music, food and nature

SEQUIM — It's a merging of pleasures, and it will last longer than in past years. Art in the Park is a simple name for… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Hot spots for music across the Peninsula

“THEY” SAY IT'S going to get warmer outside, but don't wait for the weather report 'cuz I'm goin' to tell ya where all the live… Continue reading

‘Lucky 13’ anniversary for Port Angeles gift store on Friday

PORT ANGELES — Necessities and Temptations gift store, 217 N. Laurel St. in downtown Port Angeles, will hold a 13-hour sales event to celebrate its… Continue reading

TOURISM/HIKING: Finding Queets: Olympic rain forest requires a little effort

BY BRIAN PASSEY St. George (Utah) Spectrum & Daily News TWO OF THE most spectacular places I've visited are the Hoh and Quinault rain forests… Continue reading

  • Jul 26, 2011
  • BY BRIAN PASSEY St. George (Utah) Spectrum & Daily News

Fabric artisan to share secrets at lunchtime session in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Faced with hundreds of fabric swatches, Trisa Chomica got busy — and this Wednesday at lunch time, she’ll show others how to… Continue reading

Free concert, Hawaiian dancers and movie in Sequim tonight

SEQUIM — It’s a free outdoor concert, Hawaiian dancing — and a movie — in the park tonight. It is part of the city of… Continue reading

Bus gets paint job for Port Angeles band’s trek to Grateful Dead fest in California

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Mountains are on the front end. Sky and more mountains, plus some groovy shapes, splash across one flank. And soon,… Continue reading

Outdoor concerts this week in Port Angeles, Sequim and Port Townsend

PACK UP A picnic dinner, grab your lawn chair or a blanket — don’t forget your sunglasses if it’s sunny or a coat if it’s… Continue reading

Liberian in North Olympic Peninsula libraries offers masks, tales

These Liberian masks are scary, but their stories are funny and the music is irresistible, Won-Ldy Paye promises. Paye, whose first name is pronounced “wondey”… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: Deadwood Revival singer looks forward to treading new paths

PORT ANGELES — When it comes to learning something the hard way — as in jumping in and doing it — Kim Trenerry is fearless.… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Noted sidewalk chalk artist at Arts in Action

PORT ANGELES — Ian Morris, a veteran chalk artist from Victoria, raves about Port Angeles' hospitality during the annual Arts in Action festival. But by… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Activities geared for kids — and all ages — at The Gateway pavilion Sunday

PORT ANGELES — Plan on a beehive without the stings and many flavors of honey in the form of fresh art. Such will be the… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Other area events slated on North Olympic Peninsula

Centrum's Port Townsend Writers' Conference is only one of several bookish entertainments planned this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula, where weekend fare also includes… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Forks garden tour slated Saturday

FORKS — The Bogachiel Garden Club of Forks will present its inaugural garden tour Saturday. Six gardens will be available for self-guided tours from noon… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Pianist returns to Port Townsend to honor mentor

PORT TOWNSEND — When he was 10 years old, Lorraine Valmassori's grandson James, who was prone to asking soul-searching questions, asked her: “Who was the… Continue reading

PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Jazz coming to Port Townsend for annual weeklong festival

PORT TOWNSEND — Listening: It offers something sublime. And for the young piano player Gerald Clayton, listening is the jumping-off point for a weeklong celebration… Continue reading

‘Twilight’ mega-stars discuss new film, global fame, older women

SAN DIEGO — The two main stars of the "Twilight" series of movies appeared today at Comic-Con, the big convention now under way at the… Continue reading

  • Jul 21, 2011