Diane Urbani de la Paz

Brandi Larson is one of the 12 singers to debut Thursday at Peninsula College's Port Angeles campus in the debut of the Peninsula College Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Peninsula College

Peninsula College jazz ensemble to give free concert Thursday

PORT ANGELES — Songs made famous by Michael Bublé and the Irish rock band U2 will be part of a free concert this Thursday. It's… Continue reading

Brandi Larson is one of the 12 singers to debut Thursday at Peninsula College's Port Angeles campus in the debut of the Peninsula College Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Peninsula College
Courtney Wilson

PENINSULA PROFILE: Teens connect to nature, past through school, volunteering

PORT ANGELES — Inside the cabin, flush against the window, a hummingbird tried to escape. Wings and body whirring against the glass, it sought the… Continue reading

Courtney Wilson

Port Angeles humanities forum to feature poetry, ‘learning community’

PORT ANGELES — “Humanities in the Classroom: Is This a Safe and Respectful Place to Share Our Stories?” is the topic of a community forum… Continue reading

Kirkland artist Karen White will give a talk Saturday at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center on the community’s budding public sculpture project.

WEEKEND: Artist to outline her idea for public sculpture out of sticks, twigs and branches

PORT ANGELES — The artist wants twigs. And hands to weave them. Karen White travels from town to town facilitating community art projects: public sculptures… Continue reading

Kirkland artist Karen White will give a talk Saturday at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center on the community’s budding public sculpture project.
The cast of Find Your Voice New Writers Theater.  -- Photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

WEEKEND: Fresh stories in 10-minute increments at Peninsula College

PORT ANGELES — A lot can happen in 10 minutes. And thanks to a new collaboration among players and playwrights this weekend, plenty will take… Continue reading

The cast of Find Your Voice New Writers Theater.  -- Photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
The cast of Find Your Voice New Writers Theater.  -- Photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

WEEKEND: Fresh stories in 10-minute increments at Peninsula College

PORT ANGELES — A lot can happen in 10 minutes. And thanks to a new collaboration among players and playwrights this weekend, plenty will take… Continue reading

The cast of Find Your Voice New Writers Theater.  -- Photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

WEEKEND: Friday classes to explore process of TaKeTiNa

SEQUIM — TaKeTiNa, a rhythm process developed by Austrian percussionist Reinhard Flatischler, comes to the Village Heartbeat Studio for free-standing classes tonight and next Friday… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Port Townsend Gallery Walk on Saturday night

PORT TOWNSEND — The “Artful Jewelers” are at it again, as are a herd of creative types arriving in downtown Port Townsend this Saturday night.… Continue reading

Cort Armstrong

WEEKEND: Sequim band invites listeners to recording session

SEQUIM — Lovers of the bluegrass-country-blues sound have a chance to be part of a CD recording session as singer and guitarist Cort Armstrong and… Continue reading

Cort Armstrong
Laura Cortese

WEEKEND: Singer brings feel-good blues to Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — In “Life Is Good Blues,” singer Laura Cortese offers some folk philosophy: Life is good when the band is smoking hot The… Continue reading

Laura Cortese
In the Port Angeles Dance Center's “Mozart to Hip Hop” showcase this weekend are

WEEKEND: Students to perform frolicsome dance recital in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — This is no ballet recital. This is “A Dance Showcase: Mozart to Hip Hop,” with performers from preschool to high school, frolicking… Continue reading

In the Port Angeles Dance Center's “Mozart to Hip Hop” showcase this weekend are

WEEKEND: WEEKEND: Crescent Drama Club gives comedic twist to mythology

By Diane Urbani de la Paz Peninsula Daily News JOYCE — Since the first dinner-theater show, “It’s Not You, It’s Me” was such a success… Continue reading

At the Port Angeles east-side Safeway during Saturday's traveling reading of Raymond Carver's writing

Inaugural Raymond Carver Festival leads to talk of another to come

PORT ANGELES — Sunshine and drops of rain; green swallows and bald eagles: They all appeared for “A Rouse for Ray.” The culminating event of… Continue reading

At the Port Angeles east-side Safeway during Saturday's traveling reading of Raymond Carver's writing
Artist Renne Brock-Richmond will lead a wing-making workshop this Saturday at the Sequim Museum & Arts Center. Renee Mizar

Wing-making workshop set this weekend in Sequim

SEQUIM — Those interested in dressing up a bit for the next downtown Sequim Art Walk are invited to a workshop at the Museum &… Continue reading

Artist Renne Brock-Richmond will lead a wing-making workshop this Saturday at the Sequim Museum & Arts Center. Renee Mizar
At the Port Angeles east-side Safeway during Saturday's traveling reading of Raymond Carver's writing

Inaugural Raymond Carver Festival leads to talk of another to come

PORT ANGELES — Sunshine and drops of rain; green swallows and bald eagles: They all appeared for “A Rouse for Ray.” The culminating event of… Continue reading

At the Port Angeles east-side Safeway during Saturday's traveling reading of Raymond Carver's writing
Artist Clark Mundy dedicates his sculpture

Feiro Marine Life Center’s founders feted with new monument

PORT ANGELES — Two of the builders are long gone — yet they're not. Standing beneath a 13-foot Western red cedar tree adorned with copper… Continue reading

Artist Clark Mundy dedicates his sculpture
Katelyn Shook of the Shook Twins plays her signature golden egg as a percussion instrument Friday during the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts in Port Angeles. Sara Lindquist/for Peninsula Daily News

Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts has full lineup today ( *Photo Gallery * )

PORT ANGELES — The 20th annual Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts continues in full swing today (Sunday, May 26) with 24 shows on… Continue reading

Katelyn Shook of the Shook Twins plays her signature golden egg as a percussion instrument Friday during the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts in Port Angeles. Sara Lindquist/for Peninsula Daily News
Nancy Vivolo  [Portrait by Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News]

PENINSULA PROFILE: She volunteers to bring music, arts festival to life

PORT ANGELES — Greeta Bell was a homesteader in Alberta, Canada, who made art part of daily life. She taught her children to cook, sew… Continue reading

Nancy Vivolo  [Portrait by Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News]
The Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars are among the groups to perform at the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts in Port Angeles this holiday weekend.

IT’S FESTIVAL TIME! Juan de Fuca Festival brings world-class performers to Port Angeles today through Monday (Kids 12 and under get in free)

PORT ANGELES — Beware of the acts you've never heard of. Look out for the rock, the rhythm and blues, the gospel — and the… Continue reading

The Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars are among the groups to perform at the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts in Port Angeles this holiday weekend.
Sam Calhoun of Port Angeles hangs the first of many banners heralding the 20th annual Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts. Calhoun organizes the scores of volunteers who put on the four-day festival

20 years of Juan de Fuca Festivals of the Arts: ‘To see the world in four days’

PORT ANGELES — Karen Hanan, founder of the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts, was still in high school when she put on her… Continue reading

Sam Calhoun of Port Angeles hangs the first of many banners heralding the 20th annual Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts. Calhoun organizes the scores of volunteers who put on the four-day festival