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Local News for 2/26/25

March 26, 2025: Rachel Perkins – Local food banks scramble for funds; Quilcene schools deal with gender alignment. (TRANSCRIPT)

#716 Seabird Conservation, part 1

(Airdate: March 26, 2025) Please join Nature Now host Debaran Kelso as we welcome our special guest Peter Harrison. Peter is a world renown seabird expert, artist, and conservationist, and this week we will be speaking about writing and illustrating his beautiful new book Seabirds: The New Identification Guide. We end with exploring the world of the albatrosses, in anticipation of his upcoming public lecture sponsored by the Port Townsend Marine Science Center on March 30, 2025. This is Part 1 of a two-part program.

#715 Birds and Their Feathers, part 1

(Airdate: March 19, 2025) Envision a bird – any bird. What do you first notice? The feathers, of course. But, what do you really know about those beautiful and amazingly variable structures? Join Nan Evans and Christie Lassen to explore feather forms and structures, colors and patterns, and the incredible usefulness and functions of feathers.
(Part 1 of 2)

Local News for 3/25/25

March 25, 2025: Diane Walker – Charles Pink house to be restored; same-day camping reservations expanded. (TRANSCRIPT)

Don White Tribute

(Airdate: March 24, 2025) This tribute to Don for his work on Radio, Theater and Spoken Word features excerpts of stories read by Don on Phil Andrus’ KPTZ programs Cats in Our Laps (and previously Tossed Salad). It features Phil’s comments, and thoughts from Deborah Kate Hammond, a long-time friend of and colleague Don. It also features thoughts and memories from Genevieve Barlow, Artistic Director of Saltfire Theater Company. Don White’s last stage performance was with Genevieve and her company at Fort Worden in August of 2024.

County Connections

(Airdate: March 21, 2025) This week on County Connections Jim Burke and co-host County Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour welcomed guests Mel Rose, PsyD, LICSW, Executive Director/Clinic Director and Mary Sepler, President of the Board, from Jumping Mouse Children’s Center, which provides mental health services for children in Jefferson County based on play therapy. Play therapy is used to help children address trauma of various kinds that make up their ACE score (Adverse Childhood Events). Go to jumpingmouse.org to find out more and to donate.

Brewocracy Now ~ 3/20/25

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark was joined by City of Port Townsend’s Community Services Director Melody Sky Weaver and Christy Spencer from the Port Townsend Film Festival. We talked about the PT 20th annual community read which is Big In Sweden by Sally Franson (who will be on BrewNow next week). We also talked about a tie-in with PTFF, who will be presenting Mama Mia at the Rose on March 29. Our subtext keywords are happiness, humor, gladness and spring.

Edie Carey

KPTZ is excited to join Rainshadow Recording in welcoming Colorado-based singer-songwriter Edie Carey to the Rainshadow Recording Studios at Fort Worden in Port Townsend on Sunday, April 6 at 7:30pm. Carey is known for her unmistakable, soulful voice, her intelligent, heart-grabbing songs, but perhaps most especially for her warm, engaging presence on – and off – stage. As much a part of her show as the music itself, Carey’s wry and often self-mocking humor makes audiences feel as though they have just spent an evening with a very close friend. Americana Highways called her 2022 album The Veil “one of the best of 2022″ and her second duo project with Sarah Sample, Lantern In The Dark: Songs of Comfort and Lullabies, was released October 18, 2024. Don’t miss her smart tales of love, life and longing at this special venue.