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Captain-Crystal Stout of Morning Star Balloon Co. was planning to offer hot air balloon rides during FairWinds Winery’s Augtoberfest event this Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Captain-Crystal Stout)

Inaugural Augtoberfest canceled

Last-minute decision made due to health concerns

Captain-Crystal Stout of Morning Star Balloon Co. was planning to offer hot air balloon rides during FairWinds Winery’s Augtoberfest event this Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Captain-Crystal Stout)
Artist Sara Mall Johani, pictured outside her workshop in Chimacum, will present her new book, "Mine, Yours, Nobody's: My Story of Wild Olympic Salmon," at the Jefferson Museum of Art & History this Saturday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Book tells of ‘Wild Olympic Salmon’

Artist and community organizer Sara Mall Johani has a new book out: “Mine, Yours, Nobody’s: My Story of Wild Olympic Salmon,” and… Continue reading

Artist Sara Mall Johani, pictured outside her workshop in Chimacum, will present her new book, "Mine, Yours, Nobody's: My Story of Wild Olympic Salmon," at the Jefferson Museum of Art & History this Saturday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Flamenco dance in Port Townsend postponed

The “Flores de Verano” flamenco music and dance performance set for Saturday at Eaglemount Winery and Cidery, 1893 S. Jacob Miller Road,… Continue reading

Jefferson County Fair staffer Laurie Hampton is organizing the garage sale that opens today and runs through Sunday in the fairgrounds' 4-H Cat Building. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson County Fair brings garage sale, free live music

The 2021 Jefferson County Fair is a hybrid animal. Starting today and running through Sunday, it’s mixing virtual elements, a garage sale… Continue reading

Jefferson County Fair staffer Laurie Hampton is organizing the garage sale that opens today and runs through Sunday in the fairgrounds' 4-H Cat Building. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

National juried exhibit opens at Port Angeles Fine Arts Center

“Resilient & Creative,” a national juried exhibition, opens today at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center (PAFAC), and the public is invited… Continue reading

Builder Bliss Morris is preparing the "Stop and Smell the Rhodies"-themed float for Saturday's Rhody Grand Parade. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Rhody parade, Cake Picnic blooms Saturday

Saturday’s forecast calls for warm weather, a Rhododendron Festival Grand Parade, live music and 1,500 slices of cake served free in the… Continue reading

Builder Bliss Morris is preparing the "Stop and Smell the Rhodies"-themed float for Saturday's Rhody Grand Parade. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Soroptimists to meet Friday in Port Angeles

Mark Lorentzen will address a meeting of Soroptimist International of Port Angeles at noon Friday. The public is invited to attend the… Continue reading

Adrienne Wilson will perform alongside Bill Evans in this Saturday’s “Bill Evans 81!” concert at Fort Worden’s Wheeler Theater. (Photo courtesy Auburn University)

Thoughts of Port Townsend kept returning dancer going

After contracting COVID-19, professor to perform Saturday

Adrienne Wilson will perform alongside Bill Evans in this Saturday’s “Bill Evans 81!” concert at Fort Worden’s Wheeler Theater. (Photo courtesy Auburn University)
Jeremy Denk, a MacArthur “genius” grant winner, is among the guest artists at this month’s Music on the Strait festival. His performances will be available for free via live streaming. (Photo courtesy of Music on the Strait)

Festival is live, online, indoors, outdoors

Six concerts set for hall in Port Angeles, farm in Quilcene

Jeremy Denk, a MacArthur “genius” grant winner, is among the guest artists at this month’s Music on the Strait festival. His performances will be available for free via live streaming. (Photo courtesy of Music on the Strait)

Free outdoor concerts presented this week

Free outdoor concerts continue this week on the North Olympic Peninsula. Today at 6 p.m., Backwoods Hucksters will perform Americana and blues during the Port… Continue reading

Port Townsend eighth-grader Peter Sanok, top, plays the title role in “Timon of Athens,” the movie to screen this week at Chimacum’s Finnriver Farm & Cidery. Costarring are, from left, eighth-graders Auden Darrock and Anna Munn and seventh-grader Sierra Douglas. (Photo by Maggie Kelley)

Students act in 90-minute Shakespeare film

Show to be played Wednesday, Thursday

Port Townsend eighth-grader Peter Sanok, top, plays the title role in “Timon of Athens,” the movie to screen this week at Chimacum’s Finnriver Farm & Cidery. Costarring are, from left, eighth-graders Auden Darrock and Anna Munn and seventh-grader Sierra Douglas. (Photo by Maggie Kelley)
Lauren Ehnebuske, pictured during a rehearsal Friday, is among the performers in “Bill Evans 81!,” the celebration of Port Townsend-based dancer and educator Bill Evans’ career. The concert is set for Saturday evening in Fort Worden’s Wheeler Theater. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Dancer-choreographer marks 81st birthday

Olympic Mountains inspire pieces in Saturday’s concert

Lauren Ehnebuske, pictured during a rehearsal Friday, is among the performers in “Bill Evans 81!,” the celebration of Port Townsend-based dancer and educator Bill Evans’ career. The concert is set for Saturday evening in Fort Worden’s Wheeler Theater. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Amid the Saturday afternoon drizzle, the Seattle band Great American Trainwreck brought country and rock to the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center in Coyle. The Concerts in the Woods series (coyleconcerts.com) is presenting free outdoor shows this summer. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Great American Trainwreck performs at Concert in the Woods

Amid the Saturday afternoon drizzle, the Seattle band Great American Trainwreck brings country and rock to the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center in Coyle. The… Continue reading

Amid the Saturday afternoon drizzle, the Seattle band Great American Trainwreck brought country and rock to the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center in Coyle. The Concerts in the Woods series (coyleconcerts.com) is presenting free outdoor shows this summer. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

North Olympic Library System to present cooking demonstration

The North Olympic Library System will present “In the Kitchen with NOLS: Colorful Spices” at 6 p.m. Thursday. The free presentation, part… Continue reading

Teaching artists Margie McDonald, at left on the porch, and Michele Soderstrom led a four-afternoon course on building superhero armor for youngsters at the Northwind Art school at Fort Worden State Park in July. Their graduates are Callum Johnson, 14, Kaladry Groenig, Satria McKnight and Owen Griffith, all 11, Reid Armstrong, 10, Caleb Armstrong, 9, Byron Eisele, 8, and Nigel Groenig, 13. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Students make art, armor in Northwind classroom

Pieces made with cardboard designs

Teaching artists Margie McDonald, at left on the porch, and Michele Soderstrom led a four-afternoon course on building superhero armor for youngsters at the Northwind Art school at Fort Worden State Park in July. Their graduates are Callum Johnson, 14, Kaladry Groenig, Satria McKnight and Owen Griffith, all 11, Reid Armstrong, 10, Caleb Armstrong, 9, Byron Eisele, 8, and Nigel Groenig, 13. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Katie and Jason Blose of Joyce share a piece of blackberry pie a la mode at Saturday's Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival in Joyce. The event featured food, entertaainment and a grand parade.
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Joyce Daze offers blackberry pie and fun

Katie and Jason Blose of Joyce share a piece of blackberry pie a la mode at Saturday’s Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival. The event featured… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Katie and Jason Blose of Joyce share a piece of blackberry pie a la mode at Saturday's Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival in Joyce. The event featured food, entertaainment and a grand parade.
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A family’s saga, told by mother and daughter

Begun in Joyce, story extends across Peninsula

Eleanor Corey Guderian

Center Valley Animal Rescue to hold garage sale

Center Valley Animal Rescue will host a garage sale fundraiser today and Saturday. The sale will be from 9 a.m. to 5… Continue reading

The first show in the 2021 Concerts on the Dock series got underway Thursday evening with Uncle Funk and the Dope 6 at Pope Marine Park Plaza in downtown Port Townsend. The free, all-ages concerts will go from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. each Thursday through Sept. 2. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
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Concert series kicks off in Port Townsend

The first show in the 2021 Concerts on the Dock series got underway Thursday evening with Uncle Funk and the Dope 6 at Pope Marine… Continue reading

The first show in the 2021 Concerts on the Dock series got underway Thursday evening with Uncle Funk and the Dope 6 at Pope Marine Park Plaza in downtown Port Townsend. The free, all-ages concerts will go from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. each Thursday through Sept. 2. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
Violinist Charles Wetherbee and pianist Cameron Bennett are the performers in this Saturday's Concerts in the Barn fundraising gala. photos courtesy of Concerts in the Barn at PLU, Thursday, July 27, 2017. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU)

Fundraiser, free music at Concerts in the Barn in Quilcene

“A Fine Romance: Salut d’Amour” is the theme of the Concerts in the Barn fundraising gala coming to Trillium Woods Farm, 7360 Center… Continue reading

Violinist Charles Wetherbee and pianist Cameron Bennett are the performers in this Saturday's Concerts in the Barn fundraising gala. photos courtesy of Concerts in the Barn at PLU, Thursday, July 27, 2017. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU)