Diane Urbani de la Paz

FarmStrong — from left

FarmStrong celebrates release of new CD “Forever” with party in Sequim on Monday

You I love, and will forever You may change, but I will never The ties between us will be unsevered You I love, and will… Continue reading

FarmStrong — from left
Jason Rumsby

Port Angeles restaurants get ‘amazing’ shout-out from website

PORT ANGELES — Now here's something about which we all feel strongly. Port Angeles is one of Washington state's smaller cities with “amazing restaurants,” proclaims… Continue reading

Jason Rumsby
Ava Fuller

WEEKEND: Alice returns to find Wonderland zombiefied in Sequim production starting tonight (Friday)

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Aug. 7. SEQUIM — In “Alice in Zombieland,” our curious heroine is now a teenager facing a lot… Continue reading

Ava Fuller
Rotarian Cy Frick

WEEKEND: Salmon season on display Sunday as Sequim Rotarians get together for bake, BBQ

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Aug. 7. SEQUIM — It was summer 1969. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon, a… Continue reading

Rotarian Cy Frick
Tomoki Sage

WEEKEND: Shakespeare in the Park: Port Townsend’s Key City Theatre to present ‘A Midsummer’s Night Dream’ starting tonight (Friday)

PORT TOWNSEND — Tomoki Sage had yet to step into the land of Shakespeare. Rather, he's an acrobat, a performance artist — an acrobaticalist, truth… Continue reading

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Tomoki Sage
Nancy and Larry Lang hike part of Olympic National Park's Hurricane Hill trail July 14.

Port Angeles author, historian dies at 74; open house planned Aug. 30 in remembrance

PORT ANGELES — One December day, Larry Lang, newly divorced, asked a woman if she might like to go out for a bird walk. A… Continue reading

Nancy and Larry Lang hike part of Olympic National Park's Hurricane Hill trail July 14.

Port Angeles Citizen Action Network to discuss drug abuse issues Wednesday

PORT ANGELES — PA CAN, the Port Angeles Citizen Action Network intent on addressing the drug abuse problem here, will hold its next meeting at… Continue reading

Greta Matassa

Seattle singer Greta Matassa to give free Port Angeles clinic Wednesday; concert also slated Thursday

PORT ANGELES — Greta Matassa, the Seattle songstress who's taken home the Northwest Jazz Vocalist of the Year prize seven times, will not only teach… Continue reading

Greta Matassa
[Photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz; cover design by Heather Loyd/Peninsula Daily News]

WEEKEND: ’25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ aims to lift spirits, vocabulary with humor and music

Today and tonight signify Friday, July 31. SEQUIM — Meet Marcy Park, speaker of six languages, Catholic school girl, champion athlete. And here is her… Continue reading

[Photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz; cover design by Heather Loyd/Peninsula Daily News]

WEEKEND: Centrum Acoustic Blues Fest wraps up Saturday in Port Townsend

Today and tonight signify Friday, July 31. PORT TOWNSEND — The last Centrum extravaganza of the summer, the Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival, wraps up… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Port Townsend Gallery Walk offers Northwest artistic vistas Saturday

Today and tonight signify Friday, July 31. PORT TOWNSEND — Artists from Alaska, British Columbia, Washington and Oregon are showing work in downtown Port Townsend… Continue reading

Consultant Karen Powell discusses formation of a Lincoln Theater board of directors during a public forum Wednesday night in Port Angeles. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Board members sought as fundraising continues for shuttered Lincoln Theater in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — We need executives, especially those who can get excited about raising money; we want arts people with connections; and we need community… Continue reading

Consultant Karen Powell discusses formation of a Lincoln Theater board of directors during a public forum Wednesday night in Port Angeles. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
David Jacobs-Strain

ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFLY: Bluesman returns Aug. 8 for Port Angeles benefit . . . and other items you should know about

Today and tonight signify Friday, July 31. PORT ANGELES — David Jacobs-Strain, the young, rocking bluesman from Eugene, Ore., is returning to the Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

David Jacobs-Strain
Linda Dowdell

WEEKEND: Music, stories in a pair of concerts at Sequim’s Olympic Theatre Arts on Saturday, Sunday

SEQUIM — Tell Elinore O'Connell she has “a pretty voice,” and she knows she's missed the mark. Let her know she transported you into a… Continue reading

Linda Dowdell
The Strings and Things band — from left

WEEKEND: Two-family Strings and Things to perform in Coyle on Saturday

COYLE — Classical, gospel and country, singing, dancing and fiddling will fill the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center this Saturday night as Strings and Things,… Continue reading

The Strings and Things band — from left
Consultant Karen Powell discusses formation of a Lincoln Theater board of directors during a public forum Wednesday night in Port Angeles. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Board members sought as fundraising continues for shuttered Lincoln Theater in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — We need executives, especially those who can get excited about raising money; we want arts people with connections; and we need community… Continue reading

Consultant Karen Powell discusses formation of a Lincoln Theater board of directors during a public forum Wednesday night in Port Angeles. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
David Jacobs-Strain

ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFLY: Bluesman returns Aug. 8 for Port Angeles benefit . . . and other items you should know about

Today and tonight signify Friday, July 31. PORT ANGELES — David Jacobs-Strain, the young, rocking bluesman from Eugene, Ore., is returning to the Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

David Jacobs-Strain
[Photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz; cover design by Heather Loyd/Peninsula Daily News]

WEEKEND: ’25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ to lift spirits, vocabulary with humor, song starting tonight

Today and tonight signify Friday, July 31. SEQUIM — Meet Marcy Park, speaker of six languages, Catholic school girl, champion athlete. And here is her… Continue reading

[Photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz; cover design by Heather Loyd/Peninsula Daily News]

WEEKEND: Centrum Acoustic Blues Fest to wrap tonight, Saturday in Port Townsend

Today and tonight signify Friday, July 31. PORT TOWNSEND — The last Centrum extravaganza of the summer, the Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival, wraps up… Continue reading

Linda Dowdell

WEEKEND: Music, stories in a pair of concerts at Sequim’s Olympic Theatre Arts on Saturday, Sunday

SEQUIM — Tell Elinore O'Connell she has “a pretty voice,” and she knows she's missed the mark. Let her know she transported you into a… Continue reading

Linda Dowdell