Diane Urbani de la Paz

John Stowell will teach a clinic next Thursday and give a concert Jan. 23 at Peninsula College. ()

Jazz guitarist to give free, public improv class Thursday in Port Angeles; concert to follow Jan. 23

PORT ANGELES — Internationally known jazz guitarist and educator John Stowell will give a clinic and master class, next Thursday, Jan. 21, as well as… Continue reading

John Stowell will teach a clinic next Thursday and give a concert Jan. 23 at Peninsula College. ()
Hoops

WEEKEND: Cirque Ziva acrobats are back in Port Angeles on Sunday

PORT ANGELES — The 25-member Golden Dragon Acrobats of China are back in town this weekend for one show: Sunday afternoon at the Port Angeles… Continue reading

Hoops
The Port Angeles Chamber Orchestra

WEEKEND: Flutes, Mozart and more offered with Port Angeles Chamber Orchestra concerts tonight in Port Angeles, Saturday in Sequim

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Jan. 15. In a chamber concert, where the orchestra and the hall are smaller, you not only hear… Continue reading

The Port Angeles Chamber Orchestra
The PT Songlines choir will host a participatory concert this Saturday night at Port Townsend's Cotton Building. ()

WEEKEND: Songlines choir extends invitation to all voices with participatory concert Saturday in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — An on-the-spot musical community will form in downtown Port Townsend as the PT Songlines choir hosts its winter participatory concert Saturday night.… Continue reading

The PT Songlines choir will host a participatory concert this Saturday night at Port Townsend's Cotton Building. ()
The 17-member Stardust Dance Band will dish up swing and other vintage music at this Saturday's Jazz Dinner Dance to benefit the Sequim High School music program. ()

WEEKEND: Stardust Dance Band, teens are ‘In the Mood’ for jazz dinner Saturday in Sequim

SEQUIM — Two big bands, swing and a Hawaiian style dinner: It could only be the Jazz Dinner Dance to benefit Sequim High School's music… Continue reading

The 17-member Stardust Dance Band will dish up swing and other vintage music at this Saturday's Jazz Dinner Dance to benefit the Sequim High School music program. ()
Jason Noltemeier

WEEKEND: The American dream and the truth unfold on Port Townsend stage with Sam Shepard’s “Buried Child”

PORT TOWNSEND — This play is much like having a dream. The people and the events defy the rules of the waking world. And everything… Continue reading

Jason Noltemeier
Princess Angeline

Native American documentary to screen on Port Angeles campus Friday night

PORT ANGELES ­— “Princess Angeline,” a documentary film about the daughter of Chief Seattle, will light the screen at Peninsula College’s Little Theater this Friday… Continue reading

Princess Angeline
The Seattle band the Cave Singers — Derek Fudesco

Seattle-born indie folk band to perform at Port Angeles Library this Friday evening

PORT ANGELES — The public library will turn into a concert venue once again this Friday as the Cave Singers, a Seattle-born band specializing in… Continue reading

The Seattle band the Cave Singers — Derek Fudesco
Darlene Clemens ()

Seven essential skills for kids, grown-ups topic of Port Angeles talk Thursday

PORT ANGELES — Darlene Clemens devoted 36 years to teaching and leading in the Port Angeles School District. She raised a family, she earned a… Continue reading

Darlene Clemens ()

Jan. 22 deadline nears for Rainshadow Poetry Competition entries

Only a matter of days remain before the entry deadline for the 2016 Rainshadow Poetry Competition, a contest open to writers of all ages from… Continue reading

Filmmaker Eliza Goode shoots the sunset at Third Beach for her Olympic National Park movie

‘Smell of Cedars Steeped in Rain’ film highlights Olympic National Park beauty with showing Tuesday in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The movie is not long, but its maker sought to go deep. Eliza Goode's film, a visual love letter to Olympic National… Continue reading

Filmmaker Eliza Goode shoots the sunset at Third Beach for her Olympic National Park movie

Grand Olympics Chorus invites those interested in learning to sing to Monday open house in Sequim

SEQUIM — If you’re a woman interested in learning to sing in a cappella harmony, you are invited to the Grand Olympics Chorus open house… Continue reading

The Gallimaufry band — from left

WEEKEND: Bonus contra dance is on Black Diamond Community Hall’s schedule Saturday

PORT ANGELES — Into the January cold come a band and dance caller who know how to warm the space: Gallimaufry, a group of Irish… Continue reading

The Gallimaufry band — from left
Water aerobics instructor Julie Hjelmeseth of Port Angeles conducts a class at William Shore Memorial Pool in Port Angeles on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WEEKEND: Free Fitness Fest on Saturday in Port Angeles to showcase ways to get in shape this year

PORT ANGELES — You don't have to get in the pool. But you just might want to wear that swimsuit under your clothes. So advises… Continue reading

Water aerobics instructor Julie Hjelmeseth of Port Angeles conducts a class at William Shore Memorial Pool in Port Angeles on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
The Lobo del Mar Celtic music and dance troupe will arrive at Coyle's community center for a matinee performance Sunday. ()

WEEKEND: Lobo del Mar to give Sunday matinee performance in Coyle

COYLE — They're a dance troupe, a Celtic band and a well-traveled family: Lobo del Mar, the ensemble to arrive at Coyle's community center for… Continue reading

The Lobo del Mar Celtic music and dance troupe will arrive at Coyle's community center for a matinee performance Sunday. ()
Feste the jester (Karl Hatton) and Olivia the smitten countess (Christie Honore) are among the revelers in “Twelfth Night

WEEKEND: Love is better than the revelers dreamed in ‘Twelfth Night’ production in Sequim

SEQUIM — Here's a romantic comedy with delicious bits. We're talking lines such as “Then come kiss me, sweet and twenty, youth's a stuff will… Continue reading

Feste the jester (Karl Hatton) and Olivia the smitten countess (Christie Honore) are among the revelers in “Twelfth Night
Jeff Tocher

WEEKEND: Painting, music to blend together in Port Angeles during monthly Second Weekend

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Jan. 8. PORT ANGELES — Like a happy couple, live music and fresh art get together this weekend… Continue reading

Jeff Tocher
Saxophonist Craig Buhler and pianist Linda Dowdell will pour out their jazz Saturday evening at Wind Rose Cellars. ()

ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS: Trio to make the jazz flow in Sequim on Saturday . . . and other items

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Jan. 8. SEQUIM — Pianist and arranger Linda Dowdell, saxophone man Craig Buhler and upright-bassist Ted Enderle will… Continue reading

Saxophonist Craig Buhler and pianist Linda Dowdell will pour out their jazz Saturday evening at Wind Rose Cellars. ()
Participants in 2015's “Whodunnit Downtown” — from left

WEEKEND: Art, mystery, prizes combine in Sequim for First Friday Art Walk

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Jan. 8. SEQUIM — The Sequim First Friday Art Walk is adding something extra tonight. “Whodunnit Downtown? —… Continue reading

Participants in 2015's “Whodunnit Downtown” — from left
The Gallimaufry band — from left

WEEKEND: Bonus contra dance is on Black Diamond Community Hall’s schedule Saturday

PORT ANGELES — Into the January cold come a band and dance caller who know how to warm the space: Gallimaufry, a group of Irish… Continue reading

The Gallimaufry band — from left