Arts & Culture
The Wind in the Willows Brings the Delightful Nonsense we all Deserve
Saltfire Theatre shows once again how magical community theater can be.
Visual Art
Curtain Rises on Flagler Theater Renovation
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
Local News
Rufina Garay Brings Joy (and food) to Role as Port Townsend's New Poet Laureate
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
Visual Art
Join the Rebellion: Crasis Presents (De)monstro – A Transformative Artistic Experience at Centrum
[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.
Performing Art
Oneppo's "Man Who Saved Christmas" to arrive on Symphony stage
[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
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
Columnist
Art and Life at Northwind: Experience the Joy of Small Expressions
[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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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
Columnist
Citizen Screen: The Absence of Violet
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
Visual Art
The Ghoul Time Dispatch Vol. III: The final chapter
[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
Performing Art
Ahamefule Oluo Brings Interconnectedness to Life in 'The Things Around Us' Tour
[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
Visual Art
The Ghoul Time Dispatch Vol. II
[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