(Airdate: August 8, 2024) “Dinotastic” Fun for the Whole Family! Kristi Pimental, Fair Director of the Jefferson County Fair and Anji Scalf, 4H Coordinator and Board Member whet our appetite for this family friendly event- offering entertainment, information, and a hearty meal or two.
(Reprise airdate: August 8, 2024) Julia and George Maynard invite Nature Now host Debaran Kelso and field recorder Meg Amos to view and learn about the active bald eagle nest near their property west of Port Townsend.
(Airdate: August 6, 2024) We’ve been visiting one of China’s greatest repositories of Buddhist art, on a mountain called Maijishan. We returned to Tianshii, too late to find a room in town. But it was just as well, none of the hotels in town had hot water anyway, and we wanted a bath….
(Airdate: August 6, 2024) Maryanne interviews Mary Irwin, Senior Mediator & Interim Executive Director of the Peninsula Dispute Resolution Center (CDRC). Getting a divorce? Have a nasty landlord/tenant problem? Dozens of such reasons might send you to the non-profit CDRC. It can be quite affordable and they don’t turn anyone away for lack of funds. Even after years of mediating case after case, Mary still finds the work immensely rewarding. Every childcare plan is unique and every dispute can raise new twists on fairly old situations. Most people think their divorce or their wrongful termination tops most other conflicts. Perhaps — but the basic theme is the same. Still, conflicts evolve. For example, mediation wasn’t really necessary for vaccination decisions until the pandemic. Mediation continues to be quite common.
(Airdate: August 5, 2024 – Wooly Dogs)
(Airdate: August 5, 2024) Host Jim Burke talks with two actors (Emily Huntingford and Mike Lion ) and a Director (Leo Lion) from Dacha Theatre Company out of Seattle who are in Chetzemoka Park Friday through Sunday August 16-18 performing Midsummer “Dice” Dream, Shakespeare’s comedy with a twist. Also, a little reportage to start with about the Fiber Internet outage and Jefferson County Airport Day.
KPTZ is excited to join Rainshadow Recording in welcoming Les Arrivants to the Palindrome in Port Townsend on Sunday August 11 at 7:30pm. Les Arrivants are an international trio based in Montreal, Canada with backgrounds in Arabic Classical, Argentine Tango, and Persian Classical music. Les Arrivants creates an introspective sonic experience while channeling complex emotions associated with migration and travel. Brought to you by KPTZ and Rainshadow Recording, this will be a truly amazing show.
