Local News for 3/21/24
Flûtes-en-Bois Performing Live at the Quimper Grange
KPTZ is very excited to co-present Flûtes-en-Bois, a Baroque Flute ensemble, performing live at the Quimper Grange on Saturday, March 30 at 2pm. Flûtes-en-Bois is a truly unique ensemble of baroque flutists and one cellist. Not only does the ensemble perform carefully chosen music from the 18th century, but all the flutists perform on wooden, one-keyed baroque flutes. Take a trip into a world of Bach, Vivaldi, and Handel with this exceptional performance.
David Michael: Original Music for the Celtic Harp
Please join KPTZ in welcoming local harpist David Michael to the Trinity United Methodist Church on Thursday, March 28 at 7pm, as the newest installment of our Candlelight Concert series. David Michael will focus mainly on music he composed during the pandemic years, all played on a 38 string Celtic harp. David Michael is an international performer, recording artist, producer, composer, author, and multi-instrumentalist. We are truly excited to highlight this talented local artist. This concert will also be simulcast on 91.9 FM KPTZ.
#663 The Manis Mastodon, part 1
(Reprise airdate: March 20, 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 is still one of the most significant archaeological finds in North America! Part…
Local News for 3/20/24
Dirt therapy Sprouts Hope for Homeless Youth
(Airdate: March 19, 2024) Missy converses with Susan Hilgren, ED for TAFY (The Answer for Youth) and Wayne Rodel, the horticulturalist behind their Sprouting Hope Greenhouse. Join us to discover the multiple resources and outreach this greenhouse supports in Clallam County.
Local News for 3/19/24
Maritime Voices
(Airdate: March 18, 2024) For Attention Please! this week, Phil Andrus explores “Maritime Voices” with creator Jim Heumann and advisor Diana Talley. Maritime Voices interviews people from Port Townsend and the Olympic Peninsula who have unique and interesting maritime related stories .
Midsummer Night’s Dream
(First airdate: March 16, 2024) Taylor Clark had a chance to talk with Marc Weinblatt, who is directing the Ocean K/12 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. We were joined by Oberon (Luca – see photo above) , Titania (Orlanda) and Bottom (Argus) who performed some choice scenes for us.
KPTZ will be offering tours of our Fort Worden Station from 8 am to 6 pm on Saturday. March 16. We will have light refreshments available and are happy to take your donation in person by cash, check or card. We are eager to show off our space, answer questions and listen to some exceptional programming from some of KPTZ’s best DJs. Our station is in building 305 on the Fort Worden Campus. Directions can be found here. Parking is available at the front of the building and by the Madrona Mind Body Institute. If you can’t join us in person this Saturday, you can donate by clicking the Donate now button at the top of this page, where you will be taken to a secure donation portal. All Donations received will go to our general operating fund.
