Entertainment

Music, art and lectures offered on Peninsula

Activities are planned this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula. For information about this weekend’s Halloween events, see the accompanying story. • Port Townsend Symphony… Continue reading

Sequim City Band brings ‘Haunted Harmonies’ to Port Angeles

Sequim City Band moves its concerts indoors for its 2023-24 season on Saturday with “Haunted Harmonies” at 6 p.m. in the Port Angeles… Continue reading

Free teen art studio set for Friday

Local artists Julie Read and Dana Sullivan will host the Bunker, a free art studio for teenagers, this Friday at Northwind Art… Continue reading

Studio Bob starts new hours

Studio Bob will begin holding new gallery hours — with a new phone number and email address — starting today. The studio… Continue reading

"The Last of the Hawaiian Chieftain" by Joyce Hester is part of the "Weather or Not" plein air show closing Sunday at Northwind Art's gallery in downtown Port Townsend.

Weather or Not closes Sunday

“Weather or Not,” the celebration of plein air painting at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery, is open for a few more days.… Continue reading

"The Last of the Hawaiian Chieftain" by Joyce Hester is part of the "Weather or Not" plein air show closing Sunday at Northwind Art's gallery in downtown Port Townsend.
Emmett Boyack, 18, holds a freshly picked pumpkin as his sister, Lucy Boyack, 8, looks on at the pumpkin patch behind Agnew Grocery east of Port Angeles. The Sequim youngsters were on a family outing to harvest the gourds for Halloween. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Emmett Boyack, 18, holds a freshly picked pumpkin as his sister, Lucy Boyack, 8, looks on at the pumpkin patch behind Agnew Grocery east of Port Angeles. The Sequim youngsters were on a family outing to harvest the gourds for Halloween. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Ankhasha Amenti.

Haunts, history explored in Port Townsend

Paranormal, histories offered beginning Friday

Ankhasha Amenti.
Jean Lenke and her band will play at this month’s Candlelight Concert.

Jean Lenke jazz-folk quartet to play Candlelight Concert series

The Jean Lenke Jazz-Folk Quartet, a jazz-folk fusion artist and her band, will perform at the Candlelight Concert series this week. The… Continue reading

Jean Lenke and her band will play at this month’s Candlelight Concert.
Cellist Pamela Roberts will play a world premiere of Karl Bach’s Romance for Violincello and orchestra on Sunday at Chimacum High School. (Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra)

Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra to open season Sunday

The Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra will start a new season on Sunday at Chimacum High School. Maestro Tigran Arakelyan will lead the… Continue reading

Cellist Pamela Roberts will play a world premiere of Karl Bach’s Romance for Violincello and orchestra on Sunday at Chimacum High School. (Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra)
Eva Abram.

Storytellers to tell Haunting Tales at Olympic Theatre Arts

Storytellers Eva Abram and Tobey Ishi-Anderson will be featured at Haunting Tales, an event Wednesday at Olympic Theatre Arts. The event, co-sponsored by… Continue reading

Eva Abram.

Uncle Bonsai to play Concerts in the Woods on Saturday

Uncle Bonsai will play Concerts in the Woods on Saturday at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center. The center is located at 923… Continue reading

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Justin Stapleton, as Ben, attempts to survive a horde of zombies coming through the windows in Olympic Theatre Arts’ “Night of the Living Dead.” The OTA show opens tonight and runs through Halloween evening.

‘Night of the Living Dead’ resurrected at OTA

The dead rise once again on Olympic Theatre Arts’ stage this Halloween season. “Night of the Living Dead” returns to the OTA stage,… Continue reading

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Justin Stapleton, as Ben, attempts to survive a horde of zombies coming through the windows in Olympic Theatre Arts’ “Night of the Living Dead.” The OTA show opens tonight and runs through Halloween evening.

Gallery exhibit closing

A closing celebration is planned from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday for the “sčáy ʔaʔ cə nəxʷsƛ̕áy̕əm ʔay̕c̕ɬtáyŋxʷ” or “Creations by… Continue reading

Gen X Dance Party at Studio Bob

All generations of people 18 and older are welcome at the Gen X Dance Party tonight at Studio Bob. The party will… Continue reading

Tim McNulty.

New book explores Olympics through stories, photos

Launch at Port Angeles Library at 7 tonight

Tim McNulty.

Plays, Halloween events among Peninsula entertainment

Domestic violence is a theme featured in productions among activities this weekend. • To the Moon, a Port Angeles Community Players production, finishes this weekend… Continue reading

Austin-based artists to co-headline Concert in the Woods

Michael Fracasso, a songwriter from Austin, Texas, will play Saturday at Concerts in the Woods. The concert will be from 3 p.m. to… Continue reading

In a still from “Meet Munch Jr.,” a young man with glasses and in a blue shirt smiles. In his hand sits the animated, black-and-white figure of Mr. Munch Jr. Image provided by Sproutflix.

Film festival highlights neuro-diverse work

The third All-IN Film Festival will be presented at Peninsula College on Friday and Saturday. This year’s eight films focus on self-discovery,… Continue reading

In a still from “Meet Munch Jr.,” a young man with glasses and in a blue shirt smiles. In his hand sits the animated, black-and-white figure of Mr. Munch Jr. Image provided by Sproutflix.
Steve Bhaerman

Show offering cosmic comedy Sunday

Steve Bhaerman will perform cosmic comedy as Swami Beyondananda at 2 p.m. Sunday. Bhaerman will perform at the Fort Worden Commons, Battery… Continue reading

Steve Bhaerman

Tia Carroll to play Friday at The Palindrome

Tia Carroll, California’s Queen of the Blues and Soul, and her Awesome Band will play at The Palindrome in Port Townsend on… Continue reading