Diane Urbani de la Paz

Artist Regie Saxerud in the entrance to Studio Bob.  —Photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Artist creates attention-grabbing portal to upstairs Port Angeles event space

PORT ANGELES — Regie Saxerud’s reward comes from passers-by. Last Sunday, a whole family stopped to gaze up at the wall Saxerud had painted. They… Continue reading

Artist Regie Saxerud in the entrance to Studio Bob.  —Photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS — Concert tonight (Friday) in Port Angeles . . . plus one Tuesday and Maria Muldaur on Oct. 4 in Port Townsend

Joy in Mudville to play Port Angeles venue PORT ANGELES — Joy in Mudville, the band specializing in rootsy rock, bluegrass and blues, arrives at… Continue reading

Bob Edwards

Radio icon Bob Edwards off the air again due to canceled show; appearance planned at Peninsula College on Thursday

PORT ANGELES — An old-fashioned radio man, Bob Edwards does not sugarcoat what's happening in his life. In an interview advancing his American Conversations speech… Continue reading

Bob Edwards
WEEKEND: Port Angeles Symphony opens season with classic cinema music tonight and Saturday

WEEKEND: Port Angeles Symphony opens season with classic cinema music tonight and Saturday

PORT ANGELES — Having tried something completely different, Ron Jones is invigorated. Jones, music teacher, high school orchestra conductor, double-bassist and karaoke champion, became a… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Port Angeles Symphony opens season with classic cinema music tonight and Saturday
Jaie Livingstone and Joel Yelland are shown in this Olympic Theatre Arts promotional photo.

WEEKEND: Vocalist pair to pour bit of ‘Broadway and Bordeaux’ at Olympic Theatre Arts in Sequim on Saturday

SEQUIM — “People Will Say We're in Love.” “A Whole New World.” “Marriage Tango.” “Tonight.” And those are just the duets. Yes, two vocalists are… Continue reading

Jaie Livingstone and Joel Yelland are shown in this Olympic Theatre Arts promotional photo.
Sequim resident Erica McClain's images

New art evolves after Port Angeles leather worker’s brain injury; creations on display at Heatherton Gallery

PORT ANGELES — Six years ago, a major car wreck shattered Erica McClain's life and art. Before the crash that left her with a traumatic… Continue reading

Sequim resident Erica McClain's images
Adrianne Harun will read from her book

Novelist to give free reading in Port Hadlock on Wednesday

PORT HADLOCK — Novelist Adrianne Harun will give a free reading Wednesday from A Man Came Out of a Door in the Mountain, her story… Continue reading

Adrianne Harun will read from her book
“Cuentame Coyote” stars

Peninsula College to host border-issues theater production Thursday

PORT ANGELES — Coyotes — four- and two-legged ­­— will transport witnesses to the U.S.-Mexico border this week. Teatro Milagro, the nonprofit theater group based… Continue reading

“Cuentame Coyote” stars
Lisa C. Ravensbergen portrays Annie Cook in “The Rez Sisters

Canadian ‘Rez Sisters’ worth trip across Strait to Victoria

VICTORIA — The trickster, Nanabush, appears in various forms throughout this “Rez Sisters” trip. It's a sojourn like no other, a drive across the countryside… Continue reading

Lisa C. Ravensbergen portrays Annie Cook in “The Rez Sisters
Scott Cossu

ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS . . . Events this weekend and beyond, including noted jazz pianist in Port Townsend on Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND — Pianist-composer Scott Cossu, along with John Croarkin and Tom Svornich, will arrive at the Cellar Door, 940 Water St., for a night… Continue reading

Scott Cossu
The Glines Canyon Dam

WEEKEND: Cinema lovers throng to Port Townsend Film Festival

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Sept. 19. PORT TOWNSEND — The 6-Pack pass is popular. But then so are the free movies. And… Continue reading

The Glines Canyon Dam
Kiera Woodward

WEEKEND: Hansel, Gretel battle witch on Peninsula College stage

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Sept. 19. PORT ANGELES — The Missoula Children's Theatre and a 40-member cast of local kids will stage… Continue reading

Kiera Woodward
[Click on arrow at upper right to see the contestants.]

WEEKEND: Steppin’ out with Port Angeles’ own version of ‘Dancing with the Stars’ on Saturday

PORT ANGELES — The lifts and flourishes have begun. The costumes, including a sparkly gold disco number, are spilling out of the boxes. Yes, “Dancing… Continue reading

[Click on arrow at upper right to see the contestants.]
The Grand Olympics Chorus prepares for the annual “Yahoo! A Harmony Hoedown

WEEKEND: Tunes, fancy steps promised at Sequim hoedown Saturday

SEQUIM — Coming up: “Homegrown Tomatoes” and a “hokey announcer guy.” So promises Marcia Homer, spokeswoman for the Grand Olympics Chorus of Sweet Adelines International.… Continue reading

The Grand Olympics Chorus prepares for the annual “Yahoo! A Harmony Hoedown
The Glines Canyon Dam

Cinema lovers’ block party begins today with Port Townsend Film Festival

PORT TOWNSEND — The 6-Pack pass is popular. But then so are the free movies. And dozens of them — outdoor and indoor screenings, documentaries… Continue reading

The Glines Canyon Dam
Scott Cossu

ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS . . . Events this weekend and beyond, including noted jazz pianist in Port Townsend on Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND — Pianist-composer Scott Cossu, along with John Croarkin and Tom Svornich, will arrive at the Cellar Door, 940 Water St., for a night… Continue reading

Scott Cossu
Kiera Woodward

WEEKEND: Hansel, Gretel to battle witch on Peninsula College stage today, Saturday

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Sept. 19. PORT ANGELES — The Missoula Children's Theatre and a 40-member cast of local kids will stage… Continue reading

Kiera Woodward
[Click on arrow at upper right to see the contestants.]

WEEKEND: Steppin’ out with Port Angeles’ own version of ‘Dancing with the Stars’ on Saturday

PORT ANGELES — The lifts and flourishes have begun. The costumes, including a sparkly gold disco number, are spilling out of the boxes. Yes, “Dancing… Continue reading

[Click on arrow at upper right to see the contestants.]
The Grand Olympics Chorus prepares for the annual “Yahoo! A Harmony Hoedown

WEEKEND: Tunes, fancy steps promised at Sequim hoedown Saturday

SEQUIM — Coming up: “Homegrown Tomatoes” and a “hokey announcer guy.” So promises Marcia Homer, spokeswoman for the Grand Olympics Chorus of Sweet Adelines International.… Continue reading

The Grand Olympics Chorus prepares for the annual “Yahoo! A Harmony Hoedown
"Saudade East and West" is part of sculptor Heidi Preuss Grew's new show at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. Kelly J. James

Artist plans talk today on ‘wild’ show in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Fresh from a symposium in Lithuania, Northwest artist Heidi Preuss Grew will open her first North Olympic Peninsula show, “Into the Wilderness,”… Continue reading

"Saudade East and West" is part of sculptor Heidi Preuss Grew's new show at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. Kelly J. James