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Jenny Stewart Houston Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

PENINSULA PROFILE: She captures photo essays of the heart

PORT ANGELES — After leaving her beloved Canada, Jenny Stewart Houston might have moped. A girl from the prairies of Alberta, she moved to Vancouver,… Continue reading

Jenny Stewart Houston Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
Photo of the Big Barn at 702 Kitchen-Dick Road west of Sequim by Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

How about an old-fashioned Dungeness Valley barn dance and related festivities to heat up your winter tonight?

SEQUIM — It's a recipe that's worked for five winters now: Stir together some live bands and a lot of dancing, food and drink, and… Continue reading

Photo of the Big Barn at 702 Kitchen-Dick Road west of Sequim by Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

WEEKEND: A two-fer concert in Coyle on Saturday

COYLE — It's unusual for Norm Johnson to book two bands for one of his Concerts in the Woods, but in the case of Wren… Continue reading

Ruth Moody

WEEKEND: Aussie-Canadian singer Moody in Port Angeles concert Sunday night

PORT ANGELES — Ruth Moody, the Australian-born, Canadian-raised singer, is having a good run. Last year, she did 12 shows with Mark Knopfler, the guitar… Continue reading

Ruth Moody
Photo of the Big Barn at 702 Kitchen-Dick Road west of Sequim by Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

WEEKEND: Beat the Blues Barn Dance to whip up cure for winter blahs Saturday in Sequim

SEQUIM — It's a recipe that's worked for five winters now: Stir together some live bands and a lot of dancing, food and drink, and… Continue reading

Photo of the Big Barn at 702 Kitchen-Dick Road west of Sequim by Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
Dancer Ana Belle Gulin of Port Townsend is among the performers in this Saturday’s Cabaret in Red.

WEEKEND: Cabaret in Red to benefit Peninsula AIDS efforts in Port Angeles on Saturday

PORT ANGELES — The Urban Poetess, a song in sign language, a drag king and queen: The Cabaret in Red will bring these, along with… Continue reading

Dancer Ana Belle Gulin of Port Townsend is among the performers in this Saturday’s Cabaret in Red.
Port Angeles poet Tess Gallagher and Irish artist Josie Gray

WEEKEND: Peninsula College showing Irish painter’s work, hosts talk March 6 in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The true story of the Irish artist and the Port Angeles poet began some 45 years ago, when the poet ran away… Continue reading

Port Angeles poet Tess Gallagher and Irish artist Josie Gray

WEEKEND: Sail away with Port Townsend Gallery Walk on Saturday night

PORT TOWNSEND — Early morning light, bagpipes and the book Turn Here Sweet Corn are all part of this Saturday night’s Port Townsend Gallery Walk,… Continue reading

The Tannahill Weavers of Scotland will arrive in Port Angeles tonight

WEEKEND: Scottish band sings auld classics in Port Angeles tonight (Friday)

PORT ANGELES — When Roy Gullane was 15, he received the gifts that would send him far from his Glasgow, Scotland, home. A guitar, accompanied… Continue reading

The Tannahill Weavers of Scotland will arrive in Port Angeles tonight

Salutes planned tonight, Friday in Port Townsend, Sequim for Pete Seeger

A pair of salutes to the late folk icon Pete Seeger will fill Sequim and Port Townsend venues with song tonight and Friday night. First… Continue reading

The Tannahill Weavers of Scotland will arrive in Port Angeles this Friday. The band is

Traditional Scottish band to perform in Port Angeles this Friday

PORT ANGELES — When Roy Gullane was 15, he received the gifts that would send him far from his Glasgow, Scotland, home. A guitar, accompanied… Continue reading

The Tannahill Weavers of Scotland will arrive in Port Angeles this Friday. The band is
Kristen and Bill Larson will host a weeklong Rohatsu Sesshin

SUNDAY — Zen meditation retreat beckons to those wanting to sit, explore; sessions begin Sunday

PORT ANGELES — On the bluff overlooking downtown sits an open community, a haven welcoming anyone wanting to sit and explore. And starting Sunday, this… Continue reading

Kristen and Bill Larson will host a weeklong Rohatsu Sesshin

SUNDAY — Port Angeles Symphony on center stage in two days of events

PORT ANGELES — A woman who sings jazz and classical and an ensemble of well-known players will seek to make some heavenly music this Sunday… Continue reading

Starring in “Waiting in the Wings” are

SUNDAY — Noel Coward play opens in Port Angeles

SUNDAY's performance is 2 p.m. today. “Tonight” in this story signifies Friday, Feb. 21. PORT ANGELES — Noel Coward's 50th play, “Waiting in the Wings,”… Continue reading

Starring in “Waiting in the Wings” are
SUNDAY — Port Townsend children's author to host milk, cookies party Sunday

SUNDAY — Port Townsend children’s author to host milk, cookies party Sunday

PORT TOWNSEND — A new classmate arrives from Canada, and the kids are mystified. Boy: “He's so odd.” Buddy: “He's so weird.” Girl: “He's so… Continue reading

SUNDAY — Port Townsend children's author to host milk, cookies party Sunday

SUNDAY — ‘Summer of Love’ has closing performance in Port Angeles

SEQUIM — The jukebox musical set in 1967 San Francisco, “Summer of Love,” stages its final show at Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave.… Continue reading

Savannah Johnson Sarah Munn Brown

PENINSULA PROFILE: Lower Elwha teen follows where her dreams lead her

PORT ANGELES — For Savannah Johnson, a 19-year-old member of the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe, the future is arriving. Johnson grew up in Port Angeles… Continue reading

Savannah Johnson Sarah Munn Brown
Starring in “Waiting in the Wings” are

WEEKEND: Noel Coward play opens in Port Angeles

“Tonight” signifies Friday, Feb. 21. PORT ANGELES — Noel Coward's 50th play, “Waiting in the Wings,” is an ode to women of a certain age,… Continue reading

Starring in “Waiting in the Wings” are
Starring in “Waiting in the Wings” are

WEEKEND: Noel Coward play opens in Port Angeles

“Tonight” signifies Friday, Feb. 21. PORT ANGELES — Noel Coward's 50th play, “Waiting in the Wings,” is an ode to women of a certain age,… Continue reading

Starring in “Waiting in the Wings” are
Kristen and Bill Larson will host a weeklong Rohatsu Sesshin

WEEKEND: Zen meditation retreat beckons to those wanting to sit, explore; sessions begin Sunday

PORT ANGELES — On the bluff overlooking downtown sits an open community, a haven welcoming anyone wanting to sit and explore. And starting Sunday, this… Continue reading

Kristen and Bill Larson will host a weeklong Rohatsu Sesshin