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Join KPTZ and Finnriver Farm & Cidery in welcoming Reggae artist Adrian Xavier & Friends on Saturday, May 30 from 6 to 8pm. Adrian Xavier is a long-time member of Seattle’s thriving music scene, and reggae music has always been a major part of his journey. He has performed over 50 times with original members of RNR Hall Fame band Heart and a regular featured guest with Marmalade, Seattle’s longest running funk collective. Adrian Xavier has toured with and supported artists such as Prezident Brown, Rocker T., Ras Michael, Clinton Fearon, and Marty Dread. Make sure to tune in to KPTZ that Saturday morning during Inna Fine Style with DJ Mars for an exclusive interview with Adrian! Brought to you by KPTZ and Finnriver, there is no better way to begin summer than with reggae music on the farm!
(Airdate: May 25, 2026) The Small Town Big Sound fund drive launches the KPTZ Green Room with the band Gray Matter.
(Airdate: May 25, 2026) KPTZ’S Genevieve Barlow was joined by Willem and Bergen of the Quilcene Lantern.
(Airdate: May 22, 2026) This week on County Connections, co-hosts Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour and Jim Burke welcome three guests from businesses at Chimacum Corner. Andrew Byers from Finnriver Farm & Cidery, Simon Walter-Hansen from Chimacum Café, and Nicole Witham from Chimacum Corner Farmstand. They relate what each business does and their current septic systems and “septage’ outflows, and the possibility of hooking up that area to the Port Hadlock sewer system which is just one and a half miles from Chimacum Corner. There could be potential environmental benefits as well as greater capacity for customers at all three businesses. This would have the added benefit of helping the businesses to grow and thrive.
KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro got together with Director of Community Services Melody Sky Weaver to learn more about the summer reading program at the PT Library. Reading is good for you, and you can earn a t-shirt. Kids and grown-ups can both take part.
(Airdate: May 20, 2026) Imagine life in the very deep sea – eternal darkness, no plant photosynthesis to form the base of the food webs, water temperatures hovering around freezing, pressures 1000 times greater than at the surface. Yet complex and diverse ecosystems exist; weird and sometimes very large creatures float and swim; and around 80% of this world remains unexplored. Mysteries and unknowns. Join Nan Evans and her guest, oceanographer Chris Kelley, as they consider life in deep ocean. This is part 2 of the 3 part series. Part 1 aired first on April 22, 2026.)
(Airdate: May 18, 2026) KPTZ explored two exciting upcoming maritime events: The Seventy48 (70 mile, 48-hour human-powered race from Tacoma to Port Townsend) and the R2AK, the Race To Alaska, with Race Boss Jesse Wiegel. Get ready!
