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Taking a break from setting up for the Olympic Peninsula Apple & Cider Festival, four Production Alliance crew members — from left, Danny Milholland, Shane Parish, Larry Lawrence and Damon Barlow — look out over the orchard at Eaglemount Winery-Cidery of Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Apple Cider Festival on tap this weekend

Outdoors entertainment at three venues

Taking a break from setting up for the Olympic Peninsula Apple & Cider Festival, four Production Alliance crew members — from left, Danny Milholland, Shane Parish, Larry Lawrence and Damon Barlow — look out over the orchard at Eaglemount Winery-Cidery of Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Captain Joseph House gala reservations accepted now

Reservations for the Captain Joseph House Foundation’s Gala Dinner and Live Auction Fundraiser on Oct. 15 are being accepted through Sunday. The dinner,… Continue reading

Chez Jazz to perform (Mug) Sarah Shea and Chez Jazz will perform two free concerts this weekend. The will perform from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday in the barn at Finnriver Farm and Cidery, 124 Center Road, Chimacum. The group will also be on stage at 3 p.m. Sunday at CrabFest in downtown Port Angeles. The group performs jazz classics from the American song book.

Chez jazz to perform twice this weekend

Chez Jazz with Sarah Shea will perform two free concerts this weekend. They will perform from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday in the barn… Continue reading

Chez Jazz to perform (Mug) Sarah Shea and Chez Jazz will perform two free concerts this weekend. The will perform from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday in the barn at Finnriver Farm and Cidery, 124 Center Road, Chimacum. The group will also be on stage at 3 p.m. Sunday at CrabFest in downtown Port Angeles. The group performs jazz classics from the American song book.
The duo of beatbox-juggling keynote speaker Bronkar Lee, left, and tap dancer-percussionist Aaron Williams -- known as Collision of Rhythm -- will take the Port Angeles High School Performing Arts Center stage Sunday. photo courtesy Collision of Rhythm

Collision of Rhythm arrives Sunday

Pursue Bronkar Lee and Aaron Williams for an interview about the thing they call Collision of Rhythm, and they don’t play like… Continue reading

The duo of beatbox-juggling keynote speaker Bronkar Lee, left, and tap dancer-percussionist Aaron Williams -- known as Collision of Rhythm -- will take the Port Angeles High School Performing Arts Center stage Sunday. photo courtesy Collision of Rhythm
Black and white images from across and beyond the region, including this photo by Richard Kohler, are in the limelight this weekend at Studio Bob in Port Angeles. photo by Richard Kohler

Crab dinners, art, music among weekend’s activities

While the Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival is the blockbuster on the Port Angeles waterfront, this weekend also brings more intimate art, music and theater… Continue reading

Black and white images from across and beyond the region, including this photo by Richard Kohler, are in the limelight this weekend at Studio Bob in Port Angeles. photo by Richard Kohler
Hank the hound gives Joy Brown a kiss from the agility equipment that she and her husband Cliff Brown built at WAG in Sequim. Vice President Deb Bemm stands behind Franco the hound. Both young dogs need lots of exercise, Brown and Bemm said. They have a dedicated dog walker as well as other volunteers who play and exercise them. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Dogtoberfest to raise funds for the Welfare for Animals Guild

Event virtual again in 2021

  • Oct 8, 2021
  • By Emily Matthiessen Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • Clallam County
Hank the hound gives Joy Brown a kiss from the agility equipment that she and her husband Cliff Brown built at WAG in Sequim. Vice President Deb Bemm stands behind Franco the hound. Both young dogs need lots of exercise, Brown and Bemm said. They have a dedicated dog walker as well as other volunteers who play and exercise them. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
"Looks Fishy" is among the works by Dennis Pangborn at the Blue Whole Gallery.

Blue Whole features harvest show this month

Showcased in the front windows of the Blue Whole Gallery this month are featured artists Suzan Noyes and Dennis (Doc) Pangborn. Both are… Continue reading

"Looks Fishy" is among the works by Dennis Pangborn at the Blue Whole Gallery.
Volunteer corn cook Xavion Mason of Bakersfield, Calif., adds fresh ears to a boiler behind the scenes at the 2019 Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

CrabFest retools for 2021

Vendors, music and of course, dinners planned

Volunteer corn cook Xavion Mason of Bakersfield, Calif., adds fresh ears to a boiler behind the scenes at the 2019 Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Rhododendrons topic of discussion

Bob Zimmerman will address a meeting of the Olympic Peninsula Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society at 3 p.m. Thursday. The chapter will… Continue reading

Square dance lessons available at Gardiner Community Center

The Rhody O’s Square Dance Club will conduct a free square dance lesson from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Thursday. The lesson will… Continue reading

Supreme Court cases topic of discussion series

Nils Pederson and Joyce Francis will present “The Supreme Court of the United States” from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The… Continue reading

Racism topic of Tuesday Talk series at Port Townsend Public Library

Kendra Golden will present “Looking at the Costs of Racism in America” from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Golden’s presentation is… Continue reading

Smartphone games topic of Tech Tuesday

The Jefferson County Library will host Tech Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday. The free class, “Games for Your Smartphone,”… Continue reading

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Musician becomes game designer

Pandemic inspires veteran to start company

  • Oct 3, 2021
  • By Emily Matthiessen Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • Clallam County
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Cuban pianist and composer Aldo López-Gavilán appears in “Los Hermanos,” the true story of two musician brothers separated by a geopolitical chasm. The Port Townsend Film Festival will stream a question-and-answer session with the filmmakers and a performance by Ilmar López-Gavilán free on Sunday evening. (Photo by Najib Joe Hakim for “Los Hermanos”)

Weekend full of activities

Festivals, live music, art and tours

Cuban pianist and composer Aldo López-Gavilán appears in “Los Hermanos,” the true story of two musician brothers separated by a geopolitical chasm. The Port Townsend Film Festival will stream a question-and-answer session with the filmmakers and a performance by Ilmar López-Gavilán free on Sunday evening. (Photo by Najib Joe Hakim for “Los Hermanos”)
Mackenzie Grinnell, the First Friday Speaker Series presenter, will give an online talk about belonging to a culture and community. (Photo courtesy of Jefferson County Historical Society)

October First Friday Speaker Series

Tribal member to speak about what it means to belong to land

Mackenzie Grinnell, the First Friday Speaker Series presenter, will give an online talk about belonging to a culture and community. (Photo courtesy of Jefferson County Historical Society)
Port Townsend Film Festival Executive Director Janette Force, left, joins emcee Joey Pipia in dressing up for Saturday night’s outdoor screening of “Legally Blonde” in downtown Port Townsend. Force, who has led the organization for 12 years, is retiring after this fall’s festival. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Films earn awards at Port Townsend festival

Executive director honored for 12 years in role

Port Townsend Film Festival Executive Director Janette Force, left, joins emcee Joey Pipia in dressing up for Saturday night’s outdoor screening of “Legally Blonde” in downtown Port Townsend. Force, who has led the organization for 12 years, is retiring after this fall’s festival. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Joel Hoffman and Vicki Miller rehearse "A Facility for Living."

‘A Facility for Living’ opens at Olympic Theatre Arts in Sequim

Olympic Theatre Arts Center’s comedy production of “A Facility for Living” by Katie Forgette is set to open the community theatre’s 2021-2022 season… Continue reading

Joel Hoffman and Vicki Miller rehearse "A Facility for Living."

Strait Turners to meet Tuesday

Strait Turners, a local woodturners group, will meet at noon Tuesday via Zoom. Club members Tony Duarte and Valerie Henschel will each make… Continue reading

Mike Biskup, who has an exhibition in the Peninsula College PUB Gallery, also shows work at his booth on Water Street in Port Townsend. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Biskup solo exhibition to be featured at Peninsula College

Artist Mike Biskup’s solo exhibition, “Carcinosinum’s Magic,” will be on display in Peninsula College’s PUB Gallery of Art beginning Monday. The show… Continue reading

Mike Biskup, who has an exhibition in the Peninsula College PUB Gallery, also shows work at his booth on Water Street in Port Townsend. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News