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Living Incognegro

(Airdate: January 29, 2024) Host Jim Burke spoke with Director Denise Winter, Actor/Playwright Gin Hammond, and Scenic Designer Michelle Cesmat. All three are involved in the Upcoming Key City Public Theatre’s production: Living Incognegro, that runs from the February 1 preview through February 11. From KCPT’s website: “When your cultural identity is one thing, but your physical identity is another, how do you navigate self-expression? Both a humorous love-letter, and an academic discourse, dedicated to those who find themselves in the middle of a cultural battle they never asked for.”

County Connections

Jim Burke and co-host Commissioner Greg Brotherton welcome Matt Sircely, Vice-Chair of The Jefferson County Planning Commission and Joel Peterson Associate Planner- Lead for the County Department of Community Development. They all discuss the Planning Commission’s mandate to update the comprehensive plan for Jefferson County, which will be updated in June of 2025, and seeks community input from everyone in the meantime to make sure issues like housing and growth are updated to reflect the ongoing needs in the County. The Planning Commission is composed of 9 citizen volunteers appointed by the Board of County Commissioners to support the Department of Community Development and to make advisory recommendations on land use planning matters to the Board of County Commissioners as authorized in the Planning Enabling Act (RCW 36.70.040).

Brewocracy Now ~ 1/25/24

Taylor Clark and his co-host John Mauro discussed the special city council meeting that happened Monday, January 2, 2024 to consider a resolution calling for a cease fire in the Gaza Strip. We also talked about upcoming grants opportunities through the Port Townsend Arts Commission and the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee. Check cityofpt.us Latest News for more information.

#655 Latest News on the Pinto Abalone

(Reprise airdate: January 25, 2024) Get the latest on efforts to restore the endangered Pinto Abalone populations in the Salish Sea with Nan Evans and Josh Bouma of the Puget Sound Restoration Fund. Plus, think about how conservation scientists design species recovery plans.

Tracy Grammer Live at the Palindrome

KPTZ is excited to join Rainshadow Recording in welcoming Tracy Grammer to the Palindrome in Port Townsend on Friday, February 2 at 7:30pm. Tracy Grammer is a musician and singer of incredible versatility. She is renowned for her pure voice, deft guitar and violin work, and beautiful storytelling. Grammar is currently on tour celebrating her eleventh release, Low Tide. Brought to you by KPTZ and Rainshadow Recording, this is an evening that will brighten up the dark winter nights.

#236 James Schultz, Quimper Sound’s Maestro

(Airdate: January 23, 2024) Maryanne McNellis interviews James Schultz, owner of Quimper Sound, PT’s record & guitar store. James was into music from a young age and moved to Seattle at the peak of the grunge music scene. He played and toured with a variety of bands. But none of them achieved star status. He was working at a guitar shop between road trips and almost by accident ended up with full time employment when he began to crave some stability. That snowballed into owning a guitar shop in Seattle. Next came ownership of Quimper Sound, one of the country’s most venerable independent record stores. It’s celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024. Online sales of both records and guitars are leading the shop into the future. Custom work such as inlays by Native American artists are now giving Quimper Sound’s guitars a competitive edge.

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