(Airdate: August 1, 2025) New Orleans-based harmonica player Jason Ricci is a visiting faculty member at Centrum’s Acoustic Blues 2025, and on a sunny summer Friday afternoon he stopped by the KPTZ studios to play a few tunes and talk with KPTZ’s DJ Christine. More information about Jason Ricci can be found here : https://www.jasonriccimusic.com/ and his Patreon page is here: https://www.patreon.com/jasonricci
(Airdate: August 4 and 9, 2025) KPTZ’s Karen Anderson interviewed the cast of Saltfire Theatre’s latest production – Sherwood, the Adventures of Robin Hood – to learn about the art of stage combat. You can catch Sherwood – The Adventures of Robin Hood on August 8, 9 and 10, and the following weekend, August 15, 16 and 17 at Finnriver Farm and Cidery in Chimacum, as well as the weekend of August 22, 23 and 24 at Fort Worden’s Littlefield Green. Families are welcome and “pay what you wish tickets” will be available at the door for all performances. Full details and ticket information are available at saltfiretheatre.org.
For a compendium of upcoming featured programs, check KPTZ Spotlight for August 1-15. Many of our program hosts provide specifics about what’s planned for this half month. If you’re not already a Spotlight subscriber, you’re invited to join our Mailing List. See KPTZ’s current Weekly On-Air Schedule and Daily Program Schedule.
KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro were joined by Jefferson County Commissioner Heather Dudley Nollette and we learned about the EJFR Cares Unit as well as some upcoming events with the county and the city to help residents better understand our government. August 12 in Gardiner (county), August 19 in PT (county) , August 16 at the Farmers Market (city) and tomorrow at 9am in Sunrise Coffee (city). Listen in for more info.
(Reprise airdate: July 30, 2025) Come with Nan Evans to the forests of Chimacum Ridge as she talks with Erik and Jen Kingfisher about their family’s experiences living at the foot of the Ridge and how strong relationships with place were built. Jen calls the Ridge “not spectacular, but perfect”. Hear about the ecological features of the Ridge and the vision of it becoming a treasured community forest in perpetuity for the enjoyment of all members of our community.
(Airdate July 29, 2025). KPTZ’s Peter Robinson was joined by blues musician Johnny Nicholas during Out of Nowhere, live in the KPTZ studio.
(Airdate; July 29, 2025) We’re in Gansu Province at the Mogao Caves, southeast of the center of Dunhuang, an oasis located at a cultural and religious crossroads on the Silk Road….Where, Whoops! The head of this statue is missing, and shouldn’t there be another kneeling statue on the other side of that Buddha? And why is that wall bare? The answer to most or all such questions is Langdon Warner, and Harvard University ’s Fogg Museum.
