Please join KPTZ in welcoming back Kalos to the Quimper Grange in Port Townsend on Sunday, April 28 at 7pm. Kalos is a Celtic Roots band that performs with compelling energy. The musical trio are innovative interpreters and composers of Celtic roots music, and masters of the traditional styles. They are able to transcend boundaries and appeal to music lovers of all types.
KPTZ is excited to announce local folk musician Chris Gilbert to the Trinity United Methodist Church on Thursday, April 25 at 7pm. Chris’s musical repertoire contains an eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary folk music from across the British Isles. You may recognize Chris Gilbert from performances at the Wooden Boat Festival, the Port Angeles Maritime Festival, and Northwest Folklife. This concert is featured as a part of our Candlelight Concert series and will be simulcast on 91.9 FM KPTZ.
Jim Burke (substituting for Taylor Clark) and co-host City Manager John Mauro welcome guest Mayor David Faber who gives a quarterly report about what’s going on in Port Townsend City Council, housing (Evans Vista), and progress generally on street repairs and other matters, and answers listener’s questions about the Kearny Street roundabout.
(Airdate: April 18, 2024) More Questions from Listeners – Including Captain Howdy from Quilcene.
(Reprise airdate: April 17, 2024) Host Debaran Kelso speaks with special guest Clare Manis Hatler about finding what came to be known as “The Manis Mastodon” on their farm in Sequim in 1977. It’s still one of the most significant archaeological finds in North America!
(Airdate: April 16, 2024) Maryanne interviews restaurant owner Kris Nelson. Kris started working at a local burger joint when she was a 14-year-old at PT High School. After graduating from UW with an economics degree she couldn’t find a passion that lured her to graduate school. But travel fascinated her. The Peace Corp seemed the only route until she figured out she could work part of the year and travel the rest. That worked for a while. But she wanted more. Sirens was a failing pub until she finessed enough loans to buy the joint. Over the years she has owned Sirens, Alchemy, the Fountain Cafe, the In-Between, the Old Whiskey Mill, and several restaurants. She also found time to be deputy mayor on city council, head of the Main Street Program, and many other civic bodies. Like almost everyone else, her business faltered during the pandemic. Kris spent every cent she had keeping it alive. But the pandemic wasn’t all bad for her – she got married on a romantic beach, zooming in friends & family.
