Diane Urbani de la Paz

Lillie Wirt

Feiro Marine Life Center to dedicate artwork

PORT ANGELES — Nine months ago, sculptor and carver Clark Mundy began a monumental work, one that would symbolize a dream shared by two men.… Continue reading

Lillie Wirt
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.

Juan de Fuca Festival brings performers to Peninsula from around the world

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.
The Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars

Sierra Leone group to sway listeners with its reggae beats, African grooves

PORT ANGELES — When the rhythm comes, so does relief. The Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars come from a place torn apart. War through the… Continue reading

The Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars
Eighth-grader Leah Nieman

WEEKEND: ‘Much Ado’ to take stage in Chimacum starting tonight

CHIMACUM — With a cast of teenagers, Shakespeare's comedy “Much Ado about Nothing” will frolic across the stage tonight through Sunday at the Chimacum Grange,… Continue reading

Eighth-grader Leah Nieman

WEEKEND: Free reading slated at Writers’ Workshoppe

PORT TOWNSEND — The unconventional memoirist Lidia Yuknavitch will give a free reading at the Writers’ Workshoppe, 234 Taylor St., at 7 p.m. this Saturday.… Continue reading

“The Master Builder

WEEKEND: Ibsen’s ‘The Master Builder’ makes brief run on Port Angeles stage

PORT ANGELES — You could go to New York City to see John Turturro in “The Master Builder,” where tickets run $25 to $105. Or… Continue reading

“The Master Builder
Raymond Carver

WEEKEND: Port Angeles walkabout closes 17-day Raymond Carver festival

PORT ANGELES — Ray was “a man who was not afraid to be sweet,” in life or poetry. “He wanted the people he loved to… Continue reading

Raymond Carver
Barbara De Pirro of Shelton in inset assembles “Lucid

Outdoors artist goes indoors at Port Angeles Fine Arts Center on Friday

PORT ANGELES — Barbara De Pirro, who last summer adorned Webster's Woods with crocheted plastic “vines,” is back with an indoor show at the Port… Continue reading

Barbara De Pirro of Shelton in inset assembles “Lucid
Hip-hop artists Deejay Tense

Hip-hop to Port Angeles: A free warm-up for Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts

PORT ANGELES — Hip-hop artist Mane Rok and his colleague, Deejay Tense, will bring their microphones and turntables to town for a free concert Thursday… Continue reading

Hip-hop artists Deejay Tense
"The Ghost Fish

Poets celebrate life, birth of author Raymond Carver tonight

PORT ANGELES — Raymond Carver wrote about Port Angeles, the Northwest and his nightly dreams and everyday adventures. “Suddenly, I find a new path to… Continue reading

"The Ghost Fish
Dorothy Skerbeck.  [Photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News]

PENINSULA PROFILE: She creates a community for developmentally disabled

SEQUIM — When Dorothy Skerbeck gave birth to her 12th child in 1961, she didn’t know where to turn for support. This child, Thomas, was… Continue reading

Dorothy Skerbeck.  [Photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News]
String Theory — from left

WEEKEND: Jammin’ for Justice to benefit three advocacy groups

PORT ANGELES — Motown. Duke Ellington and bossa nova. Irish fiddle tunes and the Rolling Stones. And that's just skimming the surface of an evening… Continue reading

String Theory — from left

Licensing fees nix ‘Grease’; ‘Guys and Dolls’ on instead

PORT ANGELES — Due to a $10,000 difference, “Grease” is turning into “Guys and Dolls.” And this Saturday, Richard Stephens and crew are looking for… Continue reading

Hanz Araki and Kathryn Claire

WEEKEND: ‘Celtic roots’ spring up in Coyle

COYLE — Ready for a night of what they call “Celtic roots music without borders,” Hanz Araki and Kathryn Claire will arrive at the Laurel… Continue reading

Hanz Araki and Kathryn Claire
The NorthWest Women’s Chorale is shown in Palmer

WEEKEND: NorthWest Women’s Chorale to give 2 concerts

The NorthWest Women’s Chorale, home from a trip to Alaska’s Northern Lights Treble Choir Festival, will join two more choirs for performances Sunday in Sequim… Continue reading

The NorthWest Women’s Chorale is shown in Palmer
Karyn Temple dances in and out of a 19-sleeve coat made by Paula Lalish in Saturday's Port Townsend Wearable Art Show. The work

Wearable Art Show shines in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The people in the crowd were almost too dazzled to clap. But as Karyn Temple, face painted white and lips crimson, danced… Continue reading

Karyn Temple dances in and out of a 19-sleeve coat made by Paula Lalish in Saturday's Port Townsend Wearable Art Show. The work
Tess Gallagher has assembled two weeks of events for the inaugural Raymond Carver Festival in Port Angeles. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles widow remembers late writer’s legacy

EDITOR'S NOTE: See related story today about this week's Raymond Carver Festival activities: https://giftsnap.shop/article/20130512/news/305129986 PORT ANGELES — Ray was a big, tall man who loved… Continue reading

Tess Gallagher has assembled two weeks of events for the inaugural Raymond Carver Festival in Port Angeles. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
Raymond Carver

Festival celebrating writer Raymond Carver continues with film, dance piece

EDITOR'S NOTE: Previous articles: "Poetry in motion: Writer Carver inspires dance": https://giftsnap.shop/article/20130509/NEWS/305099982 "Raymond Carver Festival starts Thursday (May 9) in Port Angeles": https://giftsnap.shop/article/20130508/NEWS/305089988 PORT ANGELES… Continue reading

Raymond Carver

Peninsula Men’s Gospel Singers concert to benefit Clallam hospice

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula Men’s Gospel Singers, freshly reunited with founding director Michael Rivers, will give one last concert this Saturday before taking a… Continue reading

Virginia Caynak and Aaron Dudley

WEEKEND: ‘Macbeth’ to haunt Port Angeles High School stage

PORT ANGELES — Instead of a light, flowery spring show, Robert Stephens went for a tragic love story, a murder mystery, a story of vicious… Continue reading

Virginia Caynak and Aaron Dudley