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by Kathie Meyer MARROWSTONE- Fort Flagler State Park – a 1,451 acre piece of Marrowstone Island that guarantees spell-binding natural drama for wildlife enthusiasts – is now home to drama of the thespian kind too. Last Sunday, March 29, Washington State Parks and Friends of Fort Flagler (FoFF) proudly presented a
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News by Angela Downs Rufina Garay was inaugurated as the 2026 Poet Laureate on January 5. She is Port Townsend's second Poet Laureate and will serve in the civic position for two years. She considers herself “a homegrown poet,” studying locally at Imprint Bookstore workshops with teaching writers
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1076"] Photo courtesy of Centrum [/caption] A Centrum Residency Column by Melissa O’Neil Crasis (/krey-sis/ from the Greek κρᾶσις, "mixing", "blending") is a contemporary art collaborative duo made up of Andy Davis and Anne Lukins. Their
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2979"] Vincent Oneppo (courtesy of the Port Townsend Saxophone Quartet) [/caption] Art news by Diane Urbani de la Paz Editor’s note: we published an earlier version of this that was an uncredited press release. This is an updated article. Experience
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[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
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="3013"] Northwind Art Jewelry Studio students show off the enamel earrings made in a recent Sunday workshop. Photo by Diane Urbani. [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] A Northwind Art Column by Diane Urbani de la Paz “The purpose of art is
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[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
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Citizen Screen is a monthly column dedicated to film and film-related topics, sourced and curated by Port Townsend Film Festival. This month’s column is by Sean Patrick Burke, who is a Producer on THE ABSENCE OF VIOLET. He produced Sundance winner AS YOU ARE and was Executive Producer on
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1252"] The dead approach, and they don’t look well-fed. Photo courtesy of Nathan Wright and Unsplash [/caption] Arts news by Nigel “the Night Rake” O’Shea The season of orange is starting to curl like the candle blackened fangs of
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="6048"] Ahamefule Oluo brings their magic to the Field Center this Thursday. Photo by Hanan Yajoor [/caption] Art news by Diane Urbani de la Paz Look up Ahamefule Oluo online and you first see the label “American musician.” But oh, the
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1660"] The dead approach, and they don’t look well-fed. Photo courtesy of Nathan Wright and Unsplash [/caption] Arts news by Nigel “the Night Rake” O’Shea In the season where spiders reign, we find ourselves caught in the web of
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="4608"] Alan Iglitzen, November 7, 1931 – September 15, 2025. Photo courtesy of Leigh Hearon [/caption] Special to the Beacon Alan Iglitzin, the acclaimed violist and founding member of the Philadelphia String Quartet, died on September 15th in his home on Bainbridge