Jefferson County

Community plays, live music set on Peninsula

Stage performances, art walks and live music highlight this weekend’s events on the North Olympic Peninsula. • “Macbeth, or The Curse of the Scottish Play”… Continue reading

 

Mary Fahl will perform Sunday at Concerts in the Woods.

Concerts in the Woods set Saturday

Mary Fahl will perform during Concerts in the Woods at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center, 923 Hazel Point… Continue reading

 

Craft fairs open this weekend across Peninsula

A variety of holiday arts and crafts events will be open this weekend. They include: JOYCE • The second Crescent Craft Fair will be open… Continue reading

 

ISSUES OF FAITH: Music for our ears and a song in our hearts

WHILE I LOVE blue skies, sunshine and summertime, I do very much enjoy the Christmas season. What makes it even more delightful is the abundance… Continue reading

Kings of Mongrel Folk to perform on Saturday

Mark Graham and Orville Johnson, the Kings of Mongrel Folk, will perform a Concert for the Community at 2 p.m. Saturday. The… Continue reading

Chef Arran Stark speaks with attendees as they eat ratatouille — mixed roasted vegetables and roasted delicata squash — that he prepared in his cooking with vegetables class. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

Nonprofit school is cooking at fairgrounds

Remaining lectures to cover how to prepare salmon and chicken

Chef Arran Stark speaks with attendees as they eat ratatouille — mixed roasted vegetables and roasted delicata squash — that he prepared in his cooking with vegetables class. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)
Tigran Arakelyan will conduct a concert by the Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra at Chimacum High School on Sunday.

Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra to perform Sunday

The Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra will perform its December concert at 2 p.m. Sunday. The free event will be in the auditorium at… Continue reading

Tigran Arakelyan will conduct a concert by the Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra at Chimacum High School on Sunday.
The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Speaker set at Unity in Port Townsend for weekend service

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Deep Peace Abides” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity in Port Townsend,… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.
Buddy Mondlock will perform Friday at Rainshadow Recording at Fort Worden.

Buddy Mondlock to play at Rainshadow Recording

Buddy Mondlock will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Rainshadow Recording in Building 315 at Fort Worden Historical State Park, 200 Battery… Continue reading

Buddy Mondlock will perform Friday at Rainshadow Recording at Fort Worden.
Port Townsend Main Street Program volunteers, from left, Amy Jordan, Gillian Amas and Sue Authur, and Main Street employees, Sasha Landes, on the ladder, and marketing director Eryn Smith, spend a rainy morning decorating the community Christmas tree at the Haller Fountain on Wednesday. The tree will be lit at 4 p.m. Saturday following Santa’s arrival by the Kiwanis choo choo train. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Decoration preparation

Port Townsend Main Street Program volunteers, from left, Amy Jordan, Gillian Amas and Sue Authur, and Main Street employees, Sasha Landes, on the ladder, and… Continue reading

Port Townsend Main Street Program volunteers, from left, Amy Jordan, Gillian Amas and Sue Authur, and Main Street employees, Sasha Landes, on the ladder, and marketing director Eryn Smith, spend a rainy morning decorating the community Christmas tree at the Haller Fountain on Wednesday. The tree will be lit at 4 p.m. Saturday following Santa’s arrival by the Kiwanis choo choo train. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson PUD plans to keep Sims Way project overhead

Cost significantly reduced in joint effort with port, city

Andrea Guarino-Slemmons has more than 30 years of experience in jewelry design. Her work will be on display on Saturday during the Port Townsend Art Walk at the Port Townsend Gallery.

Paintings, jewelry to be on display during art walk

A variety of artwork will be on view during the First Saturday Art Walk this weekend in Port Townsend. The monthly event… Continue reading

Andrea Guarino-Slemmons has more than 30 years of experience in jewelry design. Her work will be on display on Saturday during the Port Townsend Art Walk at the Port Townsend Gallery.

Port Townsend Main Street to host Holidays in PT on Saturday

The Port Townsend Main Street Program will host Holidays in PT on Saturday. The merriment will include a visit from Santa to… Continue reading

A copper rockfish caught as part of a state Department of Fish and Wildlife study in 2017. The distended eyes resulted from a pressure change as the fish was pulled up from a depth of 250 feet. (David B. Williams)

Author to highlight history of Puget Sound

Talk at PT Library to cover naming, battles, tribes

A copper rockfish caught as part of a state Department of Fish and Wildlife study in 2017. The distended eyes resulted from a pressure change as the fish was pulled up from a depth of 250 feet. (David B. Williams)

PAT NEAL: A rainforest expedition

IT WAS A dark and stormy night. Inside the cabin, the wood stove glowed red with venison stew simmering, fresh-baked biscuits and a whistling tea… Continue reading

Peninsula lawmakers await budget

Gov. Ferguson to release supplemental plan this month

Kendra Russo of Found and Foraged Fibers in Anacortes holds a mirror as Jayne Johnson of Sequim tries on a skirt during a craft fair on Saturday in Uptown Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Mirror image

Kendra Russo of Found and Foraged Fibers in Anacortes holds a mirror as Jayne Johnson of Sequim tries on a skirt during a craft fair… Continue reading

Kendra Russo of Found and Foraged Fibers in Anacortes holds a mirror as Jayne Johnson of Sequim tries on a skirt during a craft fair on Saturday in Uptown Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Flu cases rising on Peninsula

COVID-19, RSV low, health official says

The Chimacum High School Cowboy band, which will march next July 4 in the national Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C., rehearses holiday songs for an upcoming concert. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

Chimacum band invited to play in Washington, D.C.

Students to travel for national Independence Day Parade

The Chimacum High School Cowboy band, which will march next July 4 in the national Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C., rehearses holiday songs for an upcoming concert. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Peninsula boards to host budget discussions

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula