Entertainment

Makah Days, music festival slated for this weekend

A children’s theater performance, music festival performances and the 100th Makah Days celebration highlight weekend events on the Peninsula. • “Murder Most Fowl,” a production… Continue reading

Principal Bonnie Bird (Aubrey Tanner) talks to Captain Curry (Matilda Redlin) and Rich Gravee (Henry Wendel) about the International Chicken Cooking Contest while reporters Burgundy Divan (Isaac Wendel) and Carla (Alivia Halverson) try to solve the murder of a famous chef in the Port Angeles Community Players’ Children’s Theater production of Murder Most Fowl this weekend. (Port Angeles Community Players)

Port Angeles Community Players to host ‘Murder Most Fowl’

The Port Angeles Community Players’ Children’s Theater will present “Murder Most Fowl” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m.… Continue reading

Principal Bonnie Bird (Aubrey Tanner) talks to Captain Curry (Matilda Redlin) and Rich Gravee (Henry Wendel) about the International Chicken Cooking Contest while reporters Burgundy Divan (Isaac Wendel) and Carla (Alivia Halverson) try to solve the murder of a famous chef in the Port Angeles Community Players’ Children’s Theater production of Murder Most Fowl this weekend. (Port Angeles Community Players)
Luther Hughes.

Poetry on the Salish Sea event set for Sunday

Poetry on the Salish Sea will continue its second Summer Sunday Readings from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. The free annual… Continue reading

Luther Hughes.

Port Townsend Film Festival to host sneak peek

Preview screenings Saturday at historic Port Gamble Theater

“Mountains Revealed,” a soft pastel by Scott Pascoe of Port Townsend, appears in Northwind Art’s new “Northwest Expressions” show at Jeanette Best Gallery.

‘Northwest Expressions’ celebrates the feeling of life

The feeling of life in the Pacific Northwest comes through — in a variety of ways — in the 40 works of… Continue reading

“Mountains Revealed,” a soft pastel by Scott Pascoe of Port Townsend, appears in Northwind Art’s new “Northwest Expressions” show at Jeanette Best Gallery.

Port Townsend Summer Band to play free concert Sunday

The Port Townsend Summer Band will present “On Broadway” at 1 p.m. Sunday. The free, open-air concert will be at Pope Marine… Continue reading

Tim Schilling.

‘Lonesome Road’ author to sign book in Port Angeles

Memoir deals with family struggles, path to priesthood

Tim Schilling.
A String and Shadow will perform “Or So It Would Seam” on Thursday at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. (Jo Arlow)

String and Shadow to perform show at fine arts center

String and Shadow will present “Or So It Would Seam: A Giant Puppet Voyage into the Hidden Universe” at 6 p.m. Thursday.… Continue reading

A String and Shadow will perform “Or So It Would Seam” on Thursday at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. (Jo Arlow)

Fair, festivals and more this weekend on Peninsula

The Clallam County Fair, music festivals and a street fair in Port Townsend highlight weekend entertainment options on the North Olympic Peninsula. • The Clallam… Continue reading

Conductor and artistic director Jonathan Pasternack is beginning his 10th season leading the Port Angeles Symphony. (Port Angeles Symphony)

Port Angeles conductor poised to celebrate milestone season

Pasternack and soloists part of 12 concerts in Port Angeles, Sequim

  • Aug 16, 2024
  • Diane Urbani de la Paz For Peninsula Daily News
  • Clallam County
Conductor and artistic director Jonathan Pasternack is beginning his 10th season leading the Port Angeles Symphony. (Port Angeles Symphony)
Port Townsend-based singer-songwriter Brian Ledford will perform at Candlelight Concerts at 7 p.m. next Thursday.

Singer-songwriter to perform during Candlelight Concert

Brian Ledford will present “Sunlight and Shadows” during a Candlelight Concert at 7 p.m. Thursday. The series, at Trinity United Methodist Church,… Continue reading

Port Townsend-based singer-songwriter Brian Ledford will perform at Candlelight Concerts at 7 p.m. next Thursday.
Kenzi Winters, 14, of Port Angeles, a member of the Lambchops 4H Club, along with her broad-breasted white turkey, Earl, wait for their chance in the show ring on Wednesday at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles. The fair officially opens today and runs through Sunday at the fairgrounds. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County Fair opens

Kenzi Winters, 14, of Port Angeles, a member of the Lambchops 4H Club, along with her broad-breasted white turkey, Earl, wait for their chance in… Continue reading

Kenzi Winters, 14, of Port Angeles, a member of the Lambchops 4H Club, along with her broad-breasted white turkey, Earl, wait for their chance in the show ring on Wednesday at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles. The fair officially opens today and runs through Sunday at the fairgrounds. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Debra E. Olson, left, and Leslie Dickinson install “Birds of a Feather” in the Fiber Habit walk-by exhibit of Peninsula Fiber Artists, 675 Tyler St. in Uptown Port Townsend.

‘Birds of a Feather’ exhibit opens in Port Townsend

Peninsula Fiber Artists have installed “Birds of a Feather,” a walk-by exhibit, in Port Townsend. The exhibit is open 24 hours a… Continue reading

Debra E. Olson, left, and Leslie Dickinson install “Birds of a Feather” in the Fiber Habit walk-by exhibit of Peninsula Fiber Artists, 675 Tyler St. in Uptown Port Townsend.
Among the Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County staff participating in the Reach & Row for Hospice events are, from left, nurses Rebecca Ward and Ellen Bower, both of Port Angeles, and Melissa Ayoub of Sequim.

Reach and Row event to raise money for Volunteer Hospice

Pre-registration is open for the Sequim Bay Yacht Club’s Reach and Row for Hospice through Sept. 13. The annual boat-racing series benefits Volunteer… Continue reading

Among the Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County staff participating in the Reach & Row for Hospice events are, from left, nurses Rebecca Ward and Ellen Bower, both of Port Angeles, and Melissa Ayoub of Sequim.
Sequim City Band musicians await the start of their Independence Day concert. The band will host “Movies, Musicals and Marches” on Sunday.

Sequim City Band preps ‘Movies, Musicals and Marches’

Break out the popcorn and the snacks: it’s time to go the movies with the Sequim City Band’s “Movies, Musicals and Matches” concert.… Continue reading

Sequim City Band musicians await the start of their Independence Day concert. The band will host “Movies, Musicals and Marches” on Sunday.
Erin Moilanen of the Crescent Grange arranges the group’s display in preparation for the Clallam County Fair on Tuesday in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Traditional offerings, new activites highlight Clallam fair

Food, music, events part of annual agricultural celebration

Erin Moilanen of the Crescent Grange arranges the group’s display in preparation for the Clallam County Fair on Tuesday in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
“Sunset Surf” is among the Jeff Sweet photographs now on view in the Showcase 2024 exhibit at Jeanette Best Gallery in downtown Port Townsend. The call for artists for Showcase 2025 is now open. (Jeff Sweet)

Northwind Art invites artists to its Showcase program

The call for art has opened for Showcase 2025, the exhibition for local and regional artists at the downtown anchor Jeanette Best… Continue reading

“Sunset Surf” is among the Jeff Sweet photographs now on view in the Showcase 2024 exhibit at Jeanette Best Gallery in downtown Port Townsend. The call for artists for Showcase 2025 is now open. (Jeff Sweet)

Sequim Museum and Arts accepting submissions for show

Sequim Museum and Arts is accepting submissions for its juried fiber arts exhibit, “Sublime Marvel: Splendor, Enterprise and Awe,” through Sept. 15. The… Continue reading

All Jefferson County Picnic set for Sunday

The 12th All County Picnic, which offers information about resilience and emergency preparedness in East Jefferson County, is scheduled from 11 a.m.… Continue reading

The Lindy Hop Community Dance Class will take place from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at Tyler Plaza, taught by Michael McCurdy and Sarah Peller, is set to live music by the Jonas Myers Quartet. (Gage Pacifera)

Soundcheck Music and Arts Festival slated this weekend

The Soundcheck Music and Arts Festival is set for a variety of venues across Port Townsend from Thursday through Sunday. The festivities… Continue reading

The Lindy Hop Community Dance Class will take place from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at Tyler Plaza, taught by Michael McCurdy and Sarah Peller, is set to live music by the Jonas Myers Quartet. (Gage Pacifera)