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WEEKEND — Pete Seeger sang here: Hootenanny today pays tribute to folk legend

WEEKEND — Pete Seeger sang here: Hootenanny today pays tribute to folk legend

“Folk songs by Pete Seeger,” the classified ad said, “Sunday, Nov. 3, 8:00 p.m., Junior High Auditorium. Admission: Adults $1; Students 50 cents, children under… Continue reading

WEEKEND — Pete Seeger sang here: Hootenanny today pays tribute to folk legend

WEEKEND: 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

WEEKEND: Port Townsend children's author to host milk, cookies party Sunday

WEEKEND: 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

WEEKEND: Port Townsend children's author to host milk, cookies party Sunday

WEEKEND: Port Townsend Community Orchestra warms up to spring Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND — “The Walk to the Paradise Garden.” “Three Bavarian Dances.” “Flowers of the Field.” Sounds like the Port Townsend Community Orchestra, with maestro… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Saturday tribute to Pete Seeger recalls folk singer's Peninsula concerts in 1950s

WEEKEND: Saturday tribute to Pete Seeger recalls folk singer’s Peninsula concerts in 1950s

“Folk songs by Pete Seeger,” the classified ad said, “Sunday, Nov. 3, 8:00 p.m., Junior High Auditorium. Admission: Adults $1; Students 50 cents, children under… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Saturday tribute to Pete Seeger recalls folk singer's Peninsula concerts in 1950s

WEEKEND: Two stage plays closing runs in Sequim and Port Angeles

‘Summer of Love’ fades SEQUIM — The jukebox musical set in 1967 San Francisco, “Summer of Love,” stages its final three shows this weekend at… Continue reading

Jason Mogi

Joy in Mudville band schedules final two gigs: Thursday in Port Angeles, March 1 in Sequim

PORT ANGELES — Jason Mogi, the driving force behind the bands Tongue and Groove, Deadwood Revival and now Joy in Mudville, has a whole other… Continue reading

Jason Mogi
Jazz songstress Robin Bessier will celebrate her debut CD

Port Townsend jazz singer to release CD; will mark occasion with free concert Tuesday

PORT TOWNSEND — One spring night in 2012, singer Robin Bessier joined jazz pianist Barney McClure on stage — just for a song, no big… Continue reading

Jazz songstress Robin Bessier will celebrate her debut CD

Symphony ‘All Dressed Up’ for charity event Saturday in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Music and art lover Connie Thorson had never lived in a small town before. So when she left Sacramento, Calif., in 1990… Continue reading

Lola Hassan-Adams  [Photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News]

PENINSULA PROFILE: She steps easily among work, home, stage roles

PORT ANGELES — When Lola Hassan-Adams finishes her workweek, she likes to step into another life. This week she’s Saige, a hippie in music-drenched San… Continue reading

Lola Hassan-Adams  [Photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News]
WEEKEND: In the mood for love? More Valentine's Day events around the Peninsula through Sunday

WEEKEND: In the mood for love? More Valentine’s Day events around the Peninsula through Sunday

Note: “Today” and “tonight” signify Friday, Feb. 14. LOVE, IN MUSIC and story, takes over many venues today (Friday) through Sunday on the Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading

WEEKEND: In the mood for love? More Valentine's Day events around the Peninsula through Sunday
Anna Unger as Miranda. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

What do the Bard, rock ‘n’ roll and sci-fi have in common? It’s on Port Angeles stage

The Bard and the Godfather of Soul. Jerry Lee Lewis and “The Tempest.” It's the stuff that rock and soul dreams — and theater —… Continue reading

Anna Unger as Miranda. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
Tania Opland and Mike Freeman will mix music from around the world inside Coyle's Laurel B. Johnson Community Center on Saturday.

WEEKEND: Duo brings world of music to Coyle on Saturday night

COYLE — Hurdy-gurdy, Native American flute, ocarina: These are some of the instruments Tania Opland and Mike Freeman will bring to this Saturday night's show… Continue reading

Tania Opland and Mike Freeman will mix music from around the world inside Coyle's Laurel B. Johnson Community Center on Saturday.
A 1970s-vintage Shirley Temple doll is among the two dozen figures in the “Valentine Sweethearts” doll show at Sequim's Museum & Arts Center. Renee Mizar

WEEKEND: Museum & Arts Center gets all dolled up for exhibition running through March 22

SEQUIM — A Valentine's Day doll show, Shirley Temple and a new admission charge await visitors to the Museum & Arts Center, 175 W. Cedar… Continue reading

A 1970s-vintage Shirley Temple doll is among the two dozen figures in the “Valentine Sweethearts” doll show at Sequim's Museum & Arts Center. Renee Mizar
Capt. Tempest (Jeremy Pederson

WEEKEND: Shakespeare, rock and 1950s sci-fi collide on Port Angeles stage starting tonight

“Tonight” signifies Friday, Feb. 14. The Bard and the Godfather of Soul. Jerry Lee Lewis and “The Tempest.” It's the stuff that rock and soul… Continue reading

Capt. Tempest (Jeremy Pederson
Trombonists Brittany Brabant — who also doubles as a vocalist on songs such as “Paper Moon” — and Dean McLean

Don’t be put in the doghouse: Opportunities abound with Valentine’s events across Peninsula

Sweethearts, singles and lovers of music and Mark Twain have a number of options on the Peninsula this Valentine's Day weekend. There's even the Valentine… Continue reading

Trombonists Brittany Brabant — who also doubles as a vocalist on songs such as “Paper Moon” — and Dean McLean
Carol Gouthro's strange and botanical art is part of “Exotic Terrane

Transformation theme of new gallery show set to open today in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The transformations happening around us — and in us — are the inspiration for “Exotic Terrane,” a show opening today at the… Continue reading

Carol Gouthro's strange and botanical art is part of “Exotic Terrane
Trombonists Brittany Brabant — who also doubles as a vocalist on songs such as “Paper Moon” — and Dean McLean

Don’t be put in the doghouse: Opportunities abound with Valentine’s events across Peninsula

Sweethearts, singles and lovers of music and Mark Twain have a number of options on the Peninsula this Valentine's Day weekend. There's even the Valentine… Continue reading

Trombonists Brittany Brabant — who also doubles as a vocalist on songs such as “Paper Moon” — and Dean McLean
Trombonists Brittany Brabant — who also doubles as a vocalist on songs such as “Paper Moon” — and Dean McLean

Don’t be put in the doghouse: RSVP deadlines approach as early as Wednesday for Valentine’s events across Peninsula

Sweethearts, singles and lovers of music and Mark Twain have a number of options on the Peninsula this Valentine's Day weekend. There's even the Valentine… Continue reading

Trombonists Brittany Brabant — who also doubles as a vocalist on songs such as “Paper Moon” — and Dean McLean
Howly Slim and Sandy Summers. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

PENINSULA PROFILE: Pair to share heart, soul of music at Valentine’s concert [Corrected]

PORT ANGELES — Hal Gaskell, 12, did not take voice lessons. He did go to Boy Scout camp, where he got to go horseback riding… Continue reading

Howly Slim and Sandy Summers. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News