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Lavender farms plan special events

Many Sequim-area lavender farms are offering special tours and features during Lavender Weekend today through Sunday and beyond. Here is a list. • B&B… Continue reading

Friday concert to benefit Captain Joseph House

A Concert of Light featuring Nashville musicians Daryl Wayne Dasher and Jill Kinsey and area dance music favorite Fat Chance will perform… Continue reading

Jazz Trio to perform Saturday

Sarah Shea and the Chez Jazz Trio will perform from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. Shea will sing from the great American… Continue reading

Holly Hughes, editor of “The Madrona Project: Voices from the Heart of Cascadia,” visited Port Townsend’s Chetzemoka Park on Monday. She’s organized two in-person readings from the book in Chimacum and Sequim this month. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

New book gathers writers, artists from Northwest

Women contribute poems, images for ‘Madrona Project’

Holly Hughes, editor of “The Madrona Project: Voices from the Heart of Cascadia,” visited Port Townsend’s Chetzemoka Park on Monday. She’s organized two in-person readings from the book in Chimacum and Sequim this month. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Vintage cars stand on display at Friday night's Ruddell Cruise In at Ruddell Auto Plaze in Port Angeles.

Classic auto event returns to Peninsula

Vintage cars poured into Port Angeles Friday for the 25th edition of the Ruddell Cruise In. The Cruise In, which had to skip a year… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Vintage cars stand on display at Friday night's Ruddell Cruise In at Ruddell Auto Plaze in Port Angeles.

Free outdoor concerts set in Sequim, Port Angeles this week

Free outdoor concerts are planned this week in Port Angeles and Sequim. Port Townsend’s free weekly Concerts on the Dock will begin Aug. 5. The… Continue reading

Original artwork for Olympic Theatre Arts New Works Showcase is by Catherine Mix.

Six local plays presented during inaugural showcase

Olympic Theatre Arts Center’s inaugural annual New Works Showcase opens Friday for just one weekend. Six short plays by local authors writing on… Continue reading

Original artwork for Olympic Theatre Arts New Works Showcase is by Catherine Mix.
Bao Thao will demonstrate glass-blowing on Tuesday morning

Zoom glass blowing demonstration set Tuesday

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Bao Thao will demonstrate glass-blowing on Tuesday morning
"Seed," by Stephen O’Donnell, is among the pieces of art on display at the Northwind Art Best Gallery.

Birds inspire artwork at Northwind Art Best Gallery

“If I Had Wings,” a 2D and 3D exhibit celebrating birds as metaphor, is on display at the Northwind Art Best Gallery.… Continue reading

"Seed," by Stephen O’Donnell, is among the pieces of art on display at the Northwind Art Best Gallery.
Peppino D’Agostino will appear at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center as the Concerts in the Woods resume this Saturday night. (Photo by Jarek Pepkowski)

Concerts in the Woods return to Coyle

Pair of guitarists to appear at music series

Peppino D’Agostino will appear at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center as the Concerts in the Woods resume this Saturday night. (Photo by Jarek Pepkowski)
Ann and Steve Johnson of rural Port Angeles dance to the music of John Huard at the season opener of the Concerts on the Pier music series on Wednesday at Port Angeles City Pier. Huard was the opening act for a garage surf music performance by Port Angeles-based AntBath, signaling a return to live music after the weekly series was put on hiatus in 2020 by COVID-19. Abakis will perform vintage country music at the next performance, set for 6 p.m. on July 14. Concerts on the Pier are presented by the Juan de Fuca Foundation, Elwha River Casino, the Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department and the Peninsula Daily News. Sequim offers free weekly concerts in its Music Where You Park series every Tuesday through July 27. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Concerts on the Pier return

Ann and Steve Johnson of rural Port Angeles dance to the music of John Huard at the season opener of the Concerts on the Pier… Continue reading

Ann and Steve Johnson of rural Port Angeles dance to the music of John Huard at the season opener of the Concerts on the Pier music series on Wednesday at Port Angeles City Pier. Huard was the opening act for a garage surf music performance by Port Angeles-based AntBath, signaling a return to live music after the weekly series was put on hiatus in 2020 by COVID-19. Abakis will perform vintage country music at the next performance, set for 6 p.m. on July 14. Concerts on the Pier are presented by the Juan de Fuca Foundation, Elwha River Casino, the Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department and the Peninsula Daily News. Sequim offers free weekly concerts in its Music Where You Park series every Tuesday through July 27. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Friends of the Sequim Library to host book sale

The Friends of the Sequim Library will conduct a book sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The sale is at the… Continue reading

Ruddell Cruise In kick off for weekend Old Timers Car Club rally

Friday’s Ruddell Cruise In will not only provide entertainment and a wide selection of vintage cars but also will be the kickoff… Continue reading

Sons of Norway’s Olympic Lodge to host bake sale

The Sons of Norway’s Olympic Lodge will conduct a bake sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The sale will be… Continue reading

Art center seeks submissions for ‘Resilient Creative’ exhibit

The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center seeks submissions for an upcoming exhibition, “Resilient & Creative: A National Juried Exhibition.” The exhibition will… Continue reading

Auto enthusiasts walk around vintage cars and trucks at the 2019 Ruddell Cruise-in at Ruddell Auto Mall in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Ruddell Cruise In open to all on Friday

Cars expected from across state

Auto enthusiasts walk around vintage cars and trucks at the 2019 Ruddell Cruise-in at Ruddell Auto Mall in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Anna Marchand will lead free workshops at Fort Worden on Sunday.

Workshops offered free at Fort Worden

AmeriCorps service members will present two free workshops Sunday. Anna Marchand will lead an intermediate-level botany walk from 10 a.m. to 11:30… Continue reading

Anna Marchand will lead free workshops at Fort Worden on Sunday.

Green Thumb Garden lecture streams Thursday

Vonnie Voris will present “How We Garden” at noon Thursday. The free lecture is part of the Green Thumb Garden Tips series… Continue reading

Sequim Elks to resume bingo games

Sequim Elks will resume its bingo games from noon to 3 p.m. Thursday. Games will be at the Sequim Elks Lodge, 143 Port… Continue reading

Port Townsend soul singer Abakis is among the Concerts on the Dock performers slated for August. (Diane Urbani de la Paz /Peninsula Daily News)

Free weekly music series across North Olympic Peninsula

Events set for Port Angeles, Sequim and Port Townsend

Port Townsend soul singer Abakis is among the Concerts on the Dock performers slated for August. (Diane Urbani de la Paz /Peninsula Daily News)