Jefferson County Recreation Center
Improv Helps With Uncertain Times at Rec Center
Olympic Improv brings a sense of community fun and good mental health to all.
Performing Art
Ars Poetica in Duas Partes – Centrum reading highlights Copper Canyon legacy
[caption id align="alignnone" width="4000"] On Monday, Dec. 8, Copper Canyon Press's doors were replaced with new ones by Centrum's Jim Guthrie (far right), and parks employees Eli Lederer (left) and Chris Guile (right). Guthrie said the state had the final
school news
PTHS’s Sound of Music hits the right notes
[caption id align="alignnone" width="1080"] Left to right: Sophia Heistand, Ursula Adams-Doyle, Chloe Sampson, Aurelia Jones, Mira Grace, June Harper, Gus Parson, and Ember Parson. Photo by Kathie Meyer [/caption] Art news by Kathie Meyer High schoolers onstage backed up by adults, singing their lungs
local news
Of Hearts and Heros – a new era for the Silverwater Café
[caption id align="alignnone" width="1080"] A mosaic made from pieces of the handthrown plates made by David Hero for the original Silverwater location is part of the decor. Photo by Kathie Meyer [/caption] News by Kathie Meyer When Alison Hero, 61, posted on social media
local news
Artist Takes on Bureaucracy for Passion Project
[caption id align="alignnone" width="1080"] A mural of the original indigenous village occupying the Memorial Field site is depicted by native artist Naiome Krienke. Photo by Kathie Meyer [/caption] Art News by Kathie Meyer It took Alexandra “Alex” Anagnostopoulos two years to get approval for
Performing Art
Local talent hits bullseye in Saltfire production
[caption id align="alignnone" width="3489"] Inventive choreography and charming, hand-constructed costumes upped the production value of this show. Photo by Kathie Meyer [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] Arts news by Kathie Meyer We wait all year for this. Summer in the Pacific Northwest means going
local news
Artist Makes Sasquatch Hunting a Public Adventure
[caption id align="alignnone" width="1080"] One of the One Thousand Sasquatch Heads can be found on a side street in Quilcene. Photo by Kathie Meyer [/caption] Arts News By Kathie Meyer Sasquatch reports are on the rise. Yes, there was an actual report of loud
local news
The Large Man Cometh
By Kathie Meyer Joshua Bingham, 34, had one thing—himself—so he turned himself into a business. He wasn’t thinking big when he named it, but the response to Large Man was overwhelming. The year was 2022, and Bingham, who had been working as a caregiver, noticed he seemed
Editorial
Pages – What’s New in Local Reads
Photo by Kathie Meyer [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Kathie Meyer Maybe you’re laid up with a bad case of Covid. Maybe the kids want you to read to them. Or maybe you need something to read in the bathtub with a glass of wine. Here are some
Visual Art
Light and Space Comes to Port Townsend
Illustration by Nhatt Nichols [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] by Kathie Meyer It first came up at a New Year’s Day party, from someone in the local Quaker community. “We’re getting a Turrell.” “A Turrell?” The name James Turrell was not in my mental artist Rolodex. My friend