Diane Urbani de la Paz

WEEKEND: Sequim First Friday Art Walk welcomes June

“Today” and “tonight” signify Friday, June 5. SEQUIM — If you like free live music, fresh art and snacks, tonight’s your night in and around… Continue reading

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WEEKEND: Singer-songwriter brings life experience to Coyle stage Saturday

COYLE — Star Anna is her real name. Nothing phony about this woman, said Norm Johnson, the man who’s been trying to bring her over… Continue reading

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The Port Angeles High School choirs

African music concert to trill, thrill in Port Angeles tonight

PORT ANGELES — A concert of entirely African music will fill the Port Angeles High School Performing Arts Center, 304 E. Park Ave., as the… Continue reading

The Port Angeles High School choirs
Singer-songwriter Jim Jenkins

Musical hootenanny tonight to benefit Port Townsend musician

PORT TOWNSEND — A hootenanny, replete with gospel, blues, jazz, folk and rhythm and blues, will fill the Cellar Door, 940 Water St., tonight (Wednesday… Continue reading

Singer-songwriter Jim Jenkins
Singer-songwriter Jim Jenkins

Musical hootenanny Wednesday to benefit Port Townsend musician

PORT TOWNSEND — A hootenanny, replete with gospel, blues, jazz, folk and rhythm and blues, will fill the Cellar Door, 940 Water St., this Wednesday… Continue reading

Singer-songwriter Jim Jenkins
Hannah Howell ()

Teen trombonist to solo in Port Angeles recital tonight

PORT ANGELES — Hannah Howell is just 17, but she's been playing with the Peninsula College Jazz Ensemble for a couple of years now. A… Continue reading

Hannah Howell ()
Franklin Elementary School students make art from beach debris — art to be displayed in an exhibition opening at The Landing mall in Port Angeles. The students are

‘Objets de flotsam’ in show opening in Port Angeles Landing mall’s atrium today

PORT ANGELES — A coral reef, “garbage monsters,” crowns, necklaces and other objets d'art — de beach debris, that is — are to be unveiled… Continue reading

Franklin Elementary School students make art from beach debris — art to be displayed in an exhibition opening at The Landing mall in Port Angeles. The students are
Singer-songwriter Jim Jenkins

Musical hootenanny Wednesday to benefit Port Townsend musician

PORT TOWNSEND — A hootenanny, replete with gospel, blues, jazz, folk and rhythm and blues, will fill the Cellar Door, 940 Water St., this Wednesday… Continue reading

Singer-songwriter Jim Jenkins
Sediment flows out of the mouth of the Elwha River into the Strait of Juan de Fuca in 2012 as the river cuts through nearly a century of silt. An exhibit at Port Angeles Library will look at the entire timelime of the river from the dams’ removals to restoration efforts along old lake beds. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()

Port Angeles Library events, exhibit opening today to celebrate Elwha River restoration project

PORT ANGELES — In the “Elwha: A River Reborn” series, we get to revisit and re-enjoy one of the biggest events in Olympic Peninsula history.… Continue reading

Sediment flows out of the mouth of the Elwha River into the Strait of Juan de Fuca in 2012 as the river cuts through nearly a century of silt. An exhibit at Port Angeles Library will look at the entire timelime of the river from the dams’ removals to restoration efforts along old lake beds. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()
A page from the new Klallam Grammar book. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Klallam language gets boost in writing with grammar book

PORT ANGELES — The language of the Klallam people took another deep breath last week. A 392-page hardcover tome, humbly titled Klallam Grammar, was cause… Continue reading

A page from the new Klallam Grammar book. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
The Dusty 45s

Port Angeles’ Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts reaps 20 percent rise in ticket revenue

PORT ANGELES — The 22nd annual Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts, with its scores of bands, art and food vendors around the Vern… Continue reading

The Dusty 45s
Franklin Elementary School students make art from beach debris — art to be displayed in an exhibition opening Monday at The Landing mall in Port Angeles. The students are

‘Objets de flotsam’ in show opening Monday in Port Angeles Landing mall’s atrium

PORT ANGELES — A coral reef, “garbage monsters,” crowns, necklaces and other objets d'art — de beach debris, that is — are to be unveiled… Continue reading

Franklin Elementary School students make art from beach debris — art to be displayed in an exhibition opening Monday at The Landing mall in Port Angeles. The students are
Hannah Howell ()

Teen trombonist to solo Monday night in Port Angeles recital

PORT ANGELES — Hannah Howell is just 17, but she's been playing with the Peninsula College Jazz Ensemble for a couple of years now. A… Continue reading

Hannah Howell ()
The Dusty 45s

Port Angeles’ Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts reaps 20 percent rise in ticket revenue

PORT ANGELES — The 22nd annual Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts, with its scores of bands, art and food vendors around the Vern… Continue reading

The Dusty 45s
Sollati with saxophonist Kurt Festinger and vocalist Robin Bessier. ()

ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFLY: High-energy dance in Port Townsend on Saturday . . . and other items you need to know about

Band to pour out swing, Latin, R&B PORT TOWNSEND — From Ray Charles to Louis Jordan, the band called Sollati delivers dance music: swing, R&B… Continue reading

Sollati with saxophonist Kurt Festinger and vocalist Robin Bessier. ()

WEEKEND: Benefit for Readers Theater plus side by side with ‘Side by Side’

AN OCEAN-VIEW STATEROOM, a jet-black cocktail dress, “The Sound of Music”: They’re among the donated items up for bid during the annual Readers Theatre Plus… Continue reading

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WEEKEND: Musical revue with songs of Stephen Sondheim on stage in Sequim

“Today” and “tonight” signify Friday, May 29. SEQUIM — In the beginning, just a tiny note on the piano: Ting. Then the box opens and… Continue reading

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WEEKEND: Musical revue with songs of Stephen Sondheim on stage in Sequim

“Today” and “tonight” signify Friday, May 29. SEQUIM — In the beginning, just a tiny note on the piano: Ting. Then the box opens and… Continue reading

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Sollati with saxophonist Kurt Festinger and vocalist Robin Bessier. ()

ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFLY: High-energy dance in Port Townsend on Saturday . . . and other items you need to know about

Band to pour out swing, Latin, R&B PORT TOWNSEND — From Ray Charles to Louis Jordan, the band called Sollati delivers dance music: swing, R&B… Continue reading

Sollati with saxophonist Kurt Festinger and vocalist Robin Bessier. ()
Singer-songwriter Jim Jenkins

Musical hootenanny Wednesday to benefit Port Townsend musician

PORT TOWNSEND — A hootenanny, replete with gospel, blues, jazz, folk and rhythm and blues, will fill the Cellar Door, 940 Water St., this Wednesday… Continue reading

Singer-songwriter Jim Jenkins