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KPTZ is happy to present an Earth Day Celebration with Abracadabra Trip on Saturday, April 18 at Finnriver Farm and Cidery. Arrive at 5pm for a pre-show happy hour and gallery exhibit of Abracadabra Trip’s global adventures on board their bus, followed by the full band performance in the pavilion, beginning at 6pm. The Abracadabra Trip project was born from frontwoman Laura Newman’s experience singing at environmental justice and peace marches. She believes music is a uniting force for peace and healing, as do we! You can hear an exclusive interview with Laura Newman on Friday, April 17th at 4pm, during Mixtape with DJ Christine on KPTZ. Brought to you by KPTZ, come out and celebrate the beauty of our planet at Finnriver!
On alternate weeks each month KPTZ’s Chris Bricker joins co-hosts, Port of Port Townsend’s Director Eron Berg and Port Commissioner Pam Petranek to bring you news, updates and stories surrounding our vibrant maritime community. After getting an update from Port Director Eron, Pam and Chris stop by and visit Captain Jeff Golden and his Purse Seiner f.v. Challenger. He’s the kind of guy that earns tremendous loyalty and longevity among his seagoing crew as well as his haul-out maintenance folk, as you’ll soon find out!
(Airdate: April 13, 2026 – The Wreck of the Clallam) – Offshore tragedy
(Airdate: April 10, 2026) Co-hosts Jim Burke and County Commissoner Heidi Eisenhour welcome Jeremy Williammee, Director of Jefferson County Department of Community Development (DCD). They talk about the latest iteration of The Comprehensive Plan which is a twenty-year plan required by state law, and is updated every ten years. Learn more: https://co.jefferson.wa.us/1708/2025-Periodic-Update
KPTZ”s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro welcomed Tara McCauley, executive director of the Jefferson County Historical Society and we talked about their new exhibit which opened this past weekend. The museum is located in historic Port Townsend City hall and is open Thursday thru Sunday from 11am till 4pm. There is a theme for the current exhibit and that is ‘home’. Tara is full of interesting stories, so listen in!
Our focus this month will be on South Jefferson County and the communities of Brinnon and Quilcene – and what our youth and young families are up to there. The Quilcene community is located at the head of Quilcene Bay, an arm of the seawater-filled glacial valley of Hood Canal. Brinnon sits south of Quilcene, on the west side of Hood Canal, on the eastern edge of the Olympic National Forest, and near the mouth of the Duckabush River. Our guest today is Anji Scalf, Youth and Family Empowerment Coordinator for 4-H with Washington State University Jefferson Extension – College of Agriculture, Human and Natural Resources. Having been a rural youth and navigating many of the challenges modern kids are facing, youth and South County are a big part of her life.
KPTZ is excited to join the Quilcene Lantern in presenting a Swing Dance featuring Jonathan Doyle and Peter Flahiff on Thursday, April 16 at 6pm. Jonathan Doyle is a world renown musician and has put together an all-star Swing Band consisting of Conor Forsyth on piano, Matt Weiner on bass, and D’Vonne Lewis on drums. Peter Flahiff is a swing dance instructor who has been dancing since the early 90s and can count some of the world’s top dancers and instructors as his former students. Brought to you by KPTZ, join for this great night of hot music and dancing to warm you up for Swinging on the Sound, a celebration of Swing Dance taking place in Port Townsend, April 17-19.
