Entertainment

Port Townsend Shorts to feature prize-winning author

Prize-winning author Joan Leegant will read one of her new stories as a guest of honor at Port Townsend Shorts on Saturday.… Continue reading

Sparkle of silver theme for Sequim’s First Friday art walk

Sparkle of silver theme for Sequim’s First Friday art walk

The First Friday Art Walk will sparkle on the first weekend of the new year. Art Walk is a free self-guided tour that… Continue reading

Sparkle of silver theme for Sequim’s First Friday art walk
Twelfth Night opens tonight

Twelfth Night opens tonight

Olympic Theatre Arts’ Gathering Hall will be transformed into an Elizabethan House of Revelry tonight for the first of three staged readings of… Continue reading

Twelfth Night opens tonight
MCT to cast local children in ‘Alice in Wonderland’

MCT to cast local children in ‘Alice in Wonderland’

The Missoula Children’s Theatre, which is on a nationwide tour, will stop in Sequim on Monday to audition and cast local children in… Continue reading

MCT to cast local children in ‘Alice in Wonderland’
Author Bob Steelquist to read from book at Studium Generale on Thursday

Author Bob Steelquist to read from book at Studium Generale on Thursday

The first presenter of 2017 at Peninsula College’s Studium Generale will be author Bob Steelquist. Steelquist will read from his book, “The… Continue reading

Author Bob Steelquist to read from book at Studium Generale on Thursday
Fireworks blast over Port Townsend during last year’s First Night. (Jefferson County Historical Society)

First Night celebration to light up Port Townsend

The Jefferson County Historical Society on Saturday will present the 10th annual edition of First Night, Port Townsend’s alcohol-free New Year’s Eve… Continue reading

Fireworks blast over Port Townsend during last year’s First Night. (Jefferson County Historical Society)
Discovery run-walk set for New Year’s Day in Port Townsend

Discovery run-walk set for New Year’s Day in Port Townsend

The Peninsula Trails Coalition is bringing back a favorite event, its New Year’s Day Discovery 10K & 5K Run-Walk Fundraiser, for those… Continue reading

Discovery run-walk set for New Year’s Day in Port Townsend

ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS: Interfaith Amigos book reading set … and other items

The Interfaith Amigos will read from their book, “Finding Peace through Spiritual Practice,” at the Jefferson County Library at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.… Continue reading

Last performances of ‘Spirit of the Yule’ this weekend

The final performances of “Spirit of the Yule,” a Key City Public Theatre production which sets the world of Charles Dickens’ “A… Continue reading

Marine science center plans New Year’s Eve cruise

The Port Townsend Marine Science Center plans a cruise aboard one of Puget Sound Express’ whale-watching boats from 1 p.m. to 4… Continue reading

Olympic Theatre Arts Cast members in Olympic Theatre Arts’ “Twelfth Night (Or What You Will)” include, from left, Carl Honore, Rich Hendricksen, and Jeff Clinton

OTA plans Shakespeare, revelry in Sequim

Tickets are now available for Olympic Theatre Arts’ fourth annual staged reading of William Shakespeare’s comedy, “Twelfth Night (Or What You Will).” The… Continue reading

Olympic Theatre Arts Cast members in Olympic Theatre Arts’ “Twelfth Night (Or What You Will)” include, from left, Carl Honore, Rich Hendricksen, and Jeff Clinton
Snow piling up at Hurricane Ridge ski area

Snow piling up at Hurricane Ridge ski area

With another holiday weekend upon us, it’s a good time to get out of the house and check out the more than… Continue reading

Snow piling up at Hurricane Ridge ski area

Wine and magic planned New Year’s Eve

Joey Pipia will bring a little magic to the end of 2016 with a full performance of The Magic Chamber at the… Continue reading

GNU Snowboards team rider Temple Cummins snowboards at Hurricane Ridge on Sunday. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

Snow for the holidays: Hurricane Ridge offers skiing, snowboarding, tubing, snowshoe walks

Once the gifts are open and everyone has eaten a big holiday dinner, family members are sure to look for something else… Continue reading

GNU Snowboards team rider Temple Cummins snowboards at Hurricane Ridge on Sunday. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

“Spirit of the Yule’ performed as Port Townsend Christmas carol

“Spirit of the Yule,” a Key City Public Theatre production which sets the world of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” in Port… Continue reading

Community invited to participate in concert

Celebrate the Christmas season in Baroque fashion during an upcoming performance of George Frideric Handel’s “Singalong Messiah.” Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 South… Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS: Live music is set tonight at Metta Room … and other items

The Metta Room, 132 E. Front St, beginning at 8 tonight and Sunday will host a variety of Christmas themed events with… Continue reading

The fourth annual Holiday Hi-Jinx Show will begin at 6:30 tonight at the Joseph F. Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, 25 Eisenhower Way, Port Townsend. Seen here in the rear row from left are George Rezendez, Carla Main, Tom Svornich, John Maxwell, Kurt Festinger and Dirk Anderson. At front center is Paul Rogers, show organizer.

Get into the spirit with holiday hijinks: Concert a fundraiser for COAST winter shelter

Organizers of the fourth annual Holiday Hi-Jinx Show hope to rock out the masses at a new venue while raising money for… Continue reading

The fourth annual Holiday Hi-Jinx Show will begin at 6:30 tonight at the Joseph F. Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, 25 Eisenhower Way, Port Townsend. Seen here in the rear row from left are George Rezendez, Carla Main, Tom Svornich, John Maxwell, Kurt Festinger and Dirk Anderson. At front center is Paul Rogers, show organizer.
Sequim author to sign copies of art, poetry book Sunday

Sequim author to sign copies of art, poetry book Sunday

In her book, “Haiku &Mandala: The Wedding of Ancient Art,” Sequim author Ruth Marcus has fused a fascination for ancient religious symbols with… Continue reading

Sequim author to sign copies of art, poetry book Sunday

Port Angeles Children’s Theater to stage ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’

The Herdman children are “the worst kids in the whole history of the world,” so it’s no wonder that the ladies of… Continue reading