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Submission period open for Tidepools Magazine

Tidepools Magazine is accepting submissions for its 2025 edition though midnight Jan. 17. Peninsula College’s annual literary and arts magazine publishes original… Continue reading

Community Bowls and Soup Share event Saturday

The fifth annual Community Bowls and Soup Share will be held from noon to 5 p.m. today at the Palindrome Event Center.… Continue reading

Peninsula College to host free jazz concerts

The Peninsula College Jazz Ensemble will perform two free concerts next week. The ensemble will present Jazz in the PUB at noon… Continue reading

Auditions set for improv musical

The Peninsula College drama department will conduct auditions for its theatrical production, “The 100% Totally Improvised Musical” on Dec. 5-7. Performances of… Continue reading

Live music performances set this weekend

Live music performances will be conducted on the Peninsula this weekend. They include: • Carla Main and Friends will perform from 4:30 to 6:30 tonight… Continue reading

The light art piece, “Jellyfish” by Nicole Johnson, was part of the 2023 Light Art Experience in Webster’s Woods. (Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films)

Makers Market, Light Art Experience to open Friday

The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center will open its Makers Market and the Light Art Experience on Friday. The market will be… Continue reading

The light art piece, “Jellyfish” by Nicole Johnson, was part of the 2023 Light Art Experience in Webster’s Woods. (Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films)
Artist Karen Hackenberg in her Discovery Bay home studio with her painting titled “The Floating World.” (photo by Craig Wester)

Port Townsend painter explores beauty in pollution

Tacoma Art Museum to host solo exhibit

Artist Karen Hackenberg in her Discovery Bay home studio with her painting titled “The Floating World.” (photo by Craig Wester)
Christine Brehan, left, Olympic Peninsula Doll Club president, and Sandy Brehan, cofounder of the group, share some of Sandy’s collection of miniature mannequins dressed in clothes that she made from original 1930s-1950s patterns. The blue skirt suit on the left was made by another member. The Brehans shared some of their collections with visitors and residents of Sherwood Assisted Living. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Dolls span countries, decades at Sequim show

Sherwood Assisted Living hosted the Olympic Peninsula Doll Club’s “Timeless Treasures,” an exhibit and sale of antique to modern dolls. Members of the… Continue reading

Christine Brehan, left, Olympic Peninsula Doll Club president, and Sandy Brehan, cofounder of the group, share some of Sandy’s collection of miniature mannequins dressed in clothes that she made from original 1930s-1950s patterns. The blue skirt suit on the left was made by another member. The Brehans shared some of their collections with visitors and residents of Sherwood Assisted Living. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Tickets still available for Festival of Trees events

Tickets are still available for Festival of Trees events next weekend. Tickets are being sold for the Gala presented by First Federal… Continue reading

Plays, music and puzzles top weekend events

Stage productions, music performances and a crossword puzzle contest highlight this weekend’s events on the North Olympic Peninsula. • Saltfire Theatre will stage its sixth… Continue reading

“Obstruction Point” by Anne Pfeiffer of Port Angeles is part of “Small Expressions,” the wide-ranging show which will open Friday at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery in Port Townsend.

‘Small Expressions’ opens Friday in Port Townsend

One of the most wide-ranging exhibitions in recent memory at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery opens Friday. “Small Expressions,” the annual juried… Continue reading

“Obstruction Point” by Anne Pfeiffer of Port Angeles is part of “Small Expressions,” the wide-ranging show which will open Friday at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery in Port Townsend.

Port Angeles Community Players to host auditions

Auditions for the Port Angeles Community Players’ production of “Enchanted April” will be conducted at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 11 and 3 p.m.… Continue reading

Actors, from left, Justin Stapleton, Mario Arruda and Sean Stone rehearse “Artificial Emotions,” a short play written by John Painter and directed by Bill Stone, far right. It will be the first of eight plays in Olympic Theatre Arts’ New Works Showcase through Sunday. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Olympic Theatre Arts offers New Works Showcase

Olympic Theatre Arts will offer eight new mini shows this month for its latest New Works Showcase. All original, the roughly 10-minute shows… Continue reading

Actors, from left, Justin Stapleton, Mario Arruda and Sean Stone rehearse “Artificial Emotions,” a short play written by John Painter and directed by Bill Stone, far right. It will be the first of eight plays in Olympic Theatre Arts’ New Works Showcase through Sunday. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Song swap set Friday at Studio Bob

The second Song Swap is set for 7 p.m. Friday. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. at Studio Bob, 118½ E. Front… Continue reading

Samite, pictured during his Field Arts & Events Hall performance last fall, is returning to Port Angeles for a matinee and evening performance this Saturday. (Field Arts & Events Hall)

Samite, ‘Resilience’ return to Port Angeles this weekend

One-man play includes soft voice, African instruments

Samite, pictured during his Field Arts & Events Hall performance last fall, is returning to Port Angeles for a matinee and evening performance this Saturday. (Field Arts & Events Hall)

Gingerbread kits available for library contest

Gingerbread kits are available for the 30th Uptown Gingerbread Contest through Nov. 30. The kits may be picked up at the Port… Continue reading

Singer-songwriter Stephanie Anne Johnson.

Stephanie Anne Johnson to play at the Palindrome

Stephanie Anne Johnson will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Johnson will be joined by Shaun Crawford on guitar. The concert will be… Continue reading

Singer-songwriter Stephanie Anne Johnson.
“Sky Light” is among Jeanne Toal’s paintings at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery.

‘Soulful’ artist’s show in its final days in Port Townsend

Artist Jeanne Toal’s work has sparked an unprecedented response, Northwind Art spokesperson Diane Urbani said. “We have not seen anything like this… Continue reading

“Sky Light” is among Jeanne Toal’s paintings at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery.

‘Inspired by Sea and Science’ on display through Feb. 2

“Inspired by Sea and Science: The Fiber Art of Carla Stehr” is on display at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. The… Continue reading

Clallam Mosaic accepting registrations for cruises

Clallam Mosaic is accepting registrations for the Seafair Special People’s Holiday Cruise on Lake Union through Monday. The free cruises on Lake Union and Lake… Continue reading