Entertainment

Storytime with Paige set Tuesdays

The Port Townsend Public Library will host Storytime with Paige at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays in March. Storytime will stream online until the… Continue reading

Projections of images are used in “Baskerville,” the Sherlock Holmes mystery opening tonight at the Port Angeles Community Playhouse. Among the players are Rick Mischke as Henry Baskerville, left, Peter Stone as Dr. Watson and Jessica Baskaran as Miss Beryl Stapleton. (Marissa Meek)

Music, theater and possibly a regatta set for this weekend

Entertainment across the North Olympic Peninsula

Projections of images are used in “Baskerville,” the Sherlock Holmes mystery opening tonight at the Port Angeles Community Playhouse. Among the players are Rick Mischke as Henry Baskerville, left, Peter Stone as Dr. Watson and Jessica Baskaran as Miss Beryl Stapleton. (Marissa Meek)
Jean Lenke is one of three vocalists to appear in Thursday’s “All Women — All Jazz” Candlelight Concert this Thursday. The live performance will be for an in-person audience as well as presented online and on KPTZ-FM 91.9.

Candlelight Concert in person, online, on radio

‘All Women, All Jazz’ described as a ‘big, small band’

Jean Lenke is one of three vocalists to appear in Thursday’s “All Women — All Jazz” Candlelight Concert this Thursday. The live performance will be for an in-person audience as well as presented online and on KPTZ-FM 91.9.

Indigenous views of London explored in Studium program

The experiences of indigenous travelers to London — both willing and unwilling visitors — will be discussed during a Studium Generale presentation… Continue reading

Olympic Theatre Arts offers pay-what-you-can performance

A pay-what-you-can performance of “Angel Street (Gaslight),” the thriller now playing at Olympic Theatre Arts (OTA), is set for tonight at 7:30 p.m.… Continue reading

Featured soloist Pamela Roberts will play Astor Piazzolla’s Grand Tango with the Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra this weekend. The dress rehearsal Friday evening and concert Sunday afternoon are free to the public, while reservations are necessary for Sunday. (Howard Gilbert)

Port Townsend cellist ready to speak jazz

Symphony Orchestra performs this weekend

Featured soloist Pamela Roberts will play Astor Piazzolla’s Grand Tango with the Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra this weekend. The dress rehearsal Friday evening and concert Sunday afternoon are free to the public, while reservations are necessary for Sunday. (Howard Gilbert)
The Blues Is a Woman ensemble — including, from left, Pamela Rose, Pat Wilder, Kristen Strom and Daria “Shani” Johnson — brings its theatrical show to the Port Angeles High School Performing Arts Center this Saturday. (Blues Is a Woman)

Women and the blues on stage this weekend

Pandemic forces a long wait for theatrical concert

The Blues Is a Woman ensemble — including, from left, Pamela Rose, Pat Wilder, Kristen Strom and Daria “Shani” Johnson — brings its theatrical show to the Port Angeles High School Performing Arts Center this Saturday. (Blues Is a Woman)
Emily Matthiessen / Olympic Peninsula News Group Brigitte Schlemmer and Suzanne Horne hang the first pieces for “Art All Over — The Art Show Without Walls,” this past weekend at Carrie Blake City Park.

‘Art All Over’ places outdoor creations at parks

Recycled, reused materials to be on display for months

  • Feb 23, 2022
  • By Emily Matthiessen Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • Clallam County
Emily Matthiessen / Olympic Peninsula News Group Brigitte Schlemmer and Suzanne Horne hang the first pieces for “Art All Over — The Art Show Without Walls,” this past weekend at Carrie Blake City Park.
Jolene Dalton Gailey of Port Angeles conducts the Junior All-State Treble Choir in concert at the Capitol Theatre last Saturday with James Ray, Gailey’s former Port Angeles High School colleague, playing violin at left. (Monika Tabor)

Longtime Port Angeles educator leads all-state choir

Gailey selects seven songs for performance

Jolene Dalton Gailey of Port Angeles conducts the Junior All-State Treble Choir in concert at the Capitol Theatre last Saturday with James Ray, Gailey’s former Port Angeles High School colleague, playing violin at left. (Monika Tabor)
The inaugural THING festival in 2019 drew thousands to Fort Worden State Park and was then postponed by the pandemic until 2022. The three-day event is scheduled to return to the fort in August. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

THING coming back in August

Tickets for event to go on sale Friday

The inaugural THING festival in 2019 drew thousands to Fort Worden State Park and was then postponed by the pandemic until 2022. The three-day event is scheduled to return to the fort in August. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Kate McDermott will speak at the Red, Set Go! luncheon to benefit the Olympic Medical Center Foundation on Friday. (Andrew Scrivani)

‘Art of the Pie’ expert to speak at Red, Set, Go! luncheon

McDermott to tell how baking aids health

Kate McDermott will speak at the Red, Set Go! luncheon to benefit the Olympic Medical Center Foundation on Friday. (Andrew Scrivani)
Oboe soloist Anne Krabill of Port Townsend, having just performed Jean Francaix’ “Flower Clock” concerto with the Port Angeles Symphony, is applauded by conductor Jonathan Pasternack during Saturday’s morning concert. Krabill and the orchestra received a standing ovation from the capacity audience at the Port Angeles High School Performing Arts Center. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Round of applause

Oboe soloist Anne Krabill of Port Townsend, having just performed Jean Francaix’ “Flower Clock” concerto with the Port Angeles Symphony, is applauded by conductor Jonathan… Continue reading

Oboe soloist Anne Krabill of Port Townsend, having just performed Jean Francaix’ “Flower Clock” concerto with the Port Angeles Symphony, is applauded by conductor Jonathan Pasternack during Saturday’s morning concert. Krabill and the orchestra received a standing ovation from the capacity audience at the Port Angeles High School Performing Arts Center. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Canadian-born oboist Anne Krabill of Port Townsend is the featured soloist in the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra’s two concerts this weekend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Featured oboe soloist longtime Peninsula resident

Waiting list available for weekend concerts

Canadian-born oboist Anne Krabill of Port Townsend is the featured soloist in the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra’s two concerts this weekend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
The Boston-based Merz Trio arrives in Port Townsend this weekend for a Sunday afternoon concert at Fort Worden's Wheeler Theater. From left are Lee Dionne, Brigid Coleridge and Julia Yang. (Dario Acosta)

Boston-based chamber ensemble in Port Townsend on Sunday

First concert in 2022 Centrum chamber music series

The Boston-based Merz Trio arrives in Port Townsend this weekend for a Sunday afternoon concert at Fort Worden's Wheeler Theater. From left are Lee Dionne, Brigid Coleridge and Julia Yang. (Dario Acosta)
Uptown Theatre owner Rick Wiley plans to reopen the Port Townsend movie house this Friday night. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Uptown Theatre to reopen Friday

Proof of vaccination not required

Uptown Theatre owner Rick Wiley plans to reopen the Port Townsend movie house this Friday night. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Tickets on sale for heart luncheon

Tickets are on sale… Continue reading

Restaurant Romp begins Tuesday in advance of Sunshine Festival

SEQUIM—The Sequim Restaurant Romp, part of the Sequim Sunshine Festival, begins Tuesday and will run through March 5. Participating dining and beverage establishments have created… Continue reading

Port Townsend STEM Club members Everest Ashford, 16, left, and Nathaniel Ashford, 17, set up their Valentine’s Day flower fundraiser, along with one of the club’s miniature greenhouses, outside the Food Co-op on Thursday. The fundraising table and flowers will reappear at the Co-op entrance today, Saturday and Monday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

STEM Club offers flowers for donations

Funds fuel variety of educational activities

Port Townsend STEM Club members Everest Ashford, 16, left, and Nathaniel Ashford, 17, set up their Valentine’s Day flower fundraiser, along with one of the club’s miniature greenhouses, outside the Food Co-op on Thursday. The fundraising table and flowers will reappear at the Co-op entrance today, Saturday and Monday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Baroque concert streaming to kick off season

The Salish Sea Early Music Festival will present “1620: Canzonas” at 7 p.m. today. The free, pre-recorded concert will stream online to… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Ashley Morgan works on a yet-unnamed mural outside the One of a Kind Gallery at The Wharf in Port Angeles on Thursday. She'll also appear this weekend during the gallery' pop-up art market.

Music, storytelling, art and plays on Peninsula this weekend

Entertainment abounds in Clallam, Jefferson counties

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Ashley Morgan works on a yet-unnamed mural outside the One of a Kind Gallery at The Wharf in Port Angeles on Thursday. She'll also appear this weekend during the gallery' pop-up art market.