Entertainment

Members of The Fractal Phase, from front, Nova Cain, Pumba Burns and Ahnrix Bishop, breathe fire and preform dance with flames during Saturday’s Wintertide Festival of Light at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. The event featured music, entertainment, a lantern parade and other yule activities to celebrate the winter solstice. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Breathing fire

Members of The Fractal Phase, from front, Nova Cain, Pumba Burns and Ahnrix Bishop, breathe fire and perform dances with flames during Saturday’s Wintertide Festival… Continue reading

Members of The Fractal Phase, from front, Nova Cain, Pumba Burns and Ahnrix Bishop, breathe fire and preform dance with flames during Saturday’s Wintertide Festival of Light at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. The event featured music, entertainment, a lantern parade and other yule activities to celebrate the winter solstice. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Christmas carol singalong set today

The 16th Christmas Carol Sing-along is set for 4 p.m. today. The free annual community event is at the First Presbyterian Church… Continue reading

Comic and Arts convention seeking vendors for spring

Squatchcon Comic & Arts Convention is taking applications for vendors its spring convention until Jan. 1. Presented by Anime Kat, Squatchcon 2023… Continue reading

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Molly Brown of Port Angeles, and her children, Lucy Brown, 3, and Oliver Brown, 5 months, examine a display of loally-produced art items for sale as gifts on Thursday during the holiday Makers Market at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. The market, open Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today and Dec. 16,  will observe extended. hours of 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the Wintertide Festival of Lights on Saturday..

Makers Market open in Port Angeles

Molly Brown of Port Angeles, and her children, Lucy Brown, 3, and Oliver Brown, 5 months, examine a display of locally-produced art items for sale… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
Molly Brown of Port Angeles, and her children, Lucy Brown, 3, and Oliver Brown, 5 months, examine a display of loally-produced art items for sale as gifts on Thursday during the holiday Makers Market at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. The market, open Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today and Dec. 16,  will observe extended. hours of 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the Wintertide Festival of Lights on Saturday..
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

Sophia McKee, owner of Rainier Reindeer Ranch in Buckley, directs the nose of Bunny, an 8-year-old reindeer, to the raisin treat offered by a young girl during the first Magic of Christmas event that opened on Thursday night at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 4907 Landes St., Port Townsend. Although reindeers were onsite only for opening night, a myriad of free activities are planned from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. through Tuesday, with special events planned on Christmas Eve. For more information, see https://jeffcofairgrounds.com/.

Making deer friends in Port Townsend

Sophia McKee, owner of Rainier Reindeer Ranch in Buckley, directs the nose of Bunny, an 8-year-old reindeer, to the raisin treat offered by a young… Continue reading

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Sophia McKee, owner of Rainier Reindeer Ranch in Buckley, directs the nose of Bunny, an 8-year-old reindeer, to the raisin treat offered by a young girl during the first Magic of Christmas event that opened on Thursday night at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 4907 Landes St., Port Townsend. Although reindeers were onsite only for opening night, a myriad of free activities are planned from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. through Tuesday, with special events planned on Christmas Eve. For more information, see https://jeffcofairgrounds.com/.

Operation Candy Cane begins tonight

Firefighters, Santa collect food bank donations in Port Angeles

Port Townsend wrapping up gifts, gingerbread contest

Locally-purchased gifts can be wrapped for the holidays between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. today at Tyler Street Plaza. High school students… Continue reading

The poster for the 2022 Chimacum Arts & Crafts Fair was created by Chimacum High School student Layla Franson, who also is a member of 4H.

Chimacum Arts Crafts Fair this weekend

Fundraiser offers some 100 vendors

The poster for the 2022 Chimacum Arts & Crafts Fair was created by Chimacum High School student Layla Franson, who also is a member of 4H.

Entertainment offered on Peninsula this weekend

Arts and entertainment abound this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula. • Magic of Christmas continues today through Tuesday and on Christmas Eve, after opening on… Continue reading

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Floodlit trees and illuminated sculptures circle the meadow in Webster's Woods Sculpture Park at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center as part of the center's seasonal Wintertide celebration.

Festival of Lights offers art in many forms

Port Angeles Fine Arts Center celebrates outdoors

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Floodlit trees and illuminated sculptures circle the meadow in Webster's Woods Sculpture Park at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center as part of the center's seasonal Wintertide celebration.

Geology lecture slated Saturday

Marcia Bjornerud will discuss her book, “Timefulness: How thinking like a geologist can help save the world,” at 4 p.m. Saturday. The… Continue reading

Soprano Renee Fleming appears in the Metropolitan Opera's "The Hours," the new production to be simulcast live at Port Angeles' Naval Elks Ballroom this Saturday. photo courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera 

Photo:
Kevin Puts, Composer & Greg Pierce, Libretto
THE HOURS
Renée Fleming, Kelli O’Hara & Joyce DiDonato
Phelim McDermott, Director; 
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor
Met Orchestra and Chorus

Dress Rehearsals photographed: Sunday, November 6, 2022 at The Metropolitan Opera; New York, NY. Photograph: © 2022 Richard Termine
PHOTO CREDIT - RICHARD TERMINE

New York City to Port Angeles: Opera to premiere Saturday morning

“The Hours” makes a trip through time: into three women’s lives, in… Continue reading

Soprano Renee Fleming appears in the Metropolitan Opera's "The Hours," the new production to be simulcast live at Port Angeles' Naval Elks Ballroom this Saturday. photo courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera 

Photo:
Kevin Puts, Composer & Greg Pierce, Libretto
THE HOURS
Renée Fleming, Kelli O’Hara & Joyce DiDonato
Phelim McDermott, Director; 
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor
Met Orchestra and Chorus

Dress Rehearsals photographed: Sunday, November 6, 2022 at The Metropolitan Opera; New York, NY. Photograph: © 2022 Richard Termine
PHOTO CREDIT - RICHARD TERMINE

Studio Bob Christmas Party benefits arts, Toys for Tots

A Christmas Party at Studio Bob on Saturday will benefit the Port Angeles Arts Council and Toys for Tots. The party at… Continue reading

Teen game night scheduled

The North Olympic Library System will host a teen board game and art night from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday. The after-hours… Continue reading

Emily Bufford, youth and outreach library manager at the Port Townsend Public Library in Uptown Port Townsend, positions one of the gingerbread houses entered in the 28th annual Uptown Gingerbread Contest. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Annual gingerbread house contest accepting entries

Deadline is Sunday; winners in five categories announced Dec. 22

Emily Bufford, youth and outreach library manager at the Port Townsend Public Library in Uptown Port Townsend, positions one of the gingerbread houses entered in the 28th annual Uptown Gingerbread Contest. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Author talk slated Saturday

Fredrik Backman will discuss his new novel, “The Winners,” at 11 a.m. Saturday. The presentation, sponsored by the Jefferson County Library, will… Continue reading

Church presents Gifts of Christmas concert this weekend

The Gifts of Christmas will be the Sequim Community Church’s annual Christmas celebration this weekend. The concert, featuring a professional orchestra directed by… Continue reading

Drink Draw with the Wickhams set tonight

Today’s Drink & Draw will use actors from the production of The Wickhams — Christmas at Pemberley, performing at the Port Angeles… Continue reading