Local News for 12/08/23
Brewocracy Now ~ 12/07/23
Taylor Clark and co-host John Mauro had gratitude for our community organizations and talked about the importance of a collaborative approach in building and supporting our community. Plus Taylor read some cards (as DJs do) about upcoming events.
Holiday Extravaganza at the Museum
Celebrate the Holiday Season with KPTZ and the Jefferson County Historical Society on Saturday, December 9 from 1 to 5pm at the Jefferson Museum on Water Street. The annual Holiday Extravaganza will be an afternoon full of music, trivia, interviews, and general holiday merriment. And the musical lineup is awesome: fiddle tunes with Roland and Bobbi Nickles, Gypsy swing jazz with Jessica Logan and Ryan Hoffman, classical cello with Pamela Roberts, classic jazz with Jean Lenke and Steve Kirk, and Cajun dance music with Les Couers Criminals. Attend in person or listen live on KPTZ 91.9FM.
Local News for 12/07/23
A Christmas Candlelight Concert
Please join KPTZ for a Christmas Candlelight Concert, taking place on Thursday, December 14 at the Trinity United Methodist Church at 7pm. The evening will feature performances from both the Trinity Chancel Choir and the Trinity Bell Choir. A wide range of choral music will be presented, from Gregorian Chants to current favorites, performed on a wide range of instruments. Brought to you by KPTZ, we hope that you are able to ring in the holiday spirit with this Candlelight Concert. The concert will also be simulcast live on 91.9 KPTZ.
#648 Sea Otter Conservation
(Airdate: December 6, 2023) Nan Evans talks with Jim Bodkin about what scientists have learned about otter ecology and conservation since they were nearly forced into extinction by fur hunters – specifically how important sea otters are to healthy, diverse and resilient ocean ecosystems. How do we know if and when the sea otters have been restored to pre-hunting conditions? Is there a relationship between climate change and healthy sea otter populations?
Local News for 12/06/23
Remembering What I Forget
(Airdate: December 6, 2023) Remembering What I Forget – Thinking is Over-Rated.
Community Tides ~ 12/05/23
Hosts Chris Bricker and Siobhan Canty, President & CEO of Jefferson Community Foundation, join Port Townsend Education Foundation board member Rebekah Minarchek, Salish Coast Fourth Grade teacher Christine Keiley, and Blue Heron School eighth grade student Eliot Minarchek, to discuss how the Foundation enables teachers who are looking to fund more interactive and diverse projects during the school year, and about some interesting projects that the students have already enjoyed.
Booklovers’ Cafe – Rachael Fordham, The Letter Tree
(Airdate: December 5, 2023) Joining Cris Wilson to talk about her writing career and her latest book is Rachel Fordham. Rachel’s latest novel is titled The Letter Tree. It is set in Buffalo, New York in 1924, a place Rachel knows well, and it shows. She writes with an open mind discovering where her characters will lead her, always asking What if? In the novel Laura Bradshaw is the heir to the Bradshaw Shoe Company and since her mother died she has been isolated by an overprotective father. He is consumed by his business and his feud with his competitor, the Campbell Shoe Company. Laura is forbidden to associate with anyone from the Campbell clan and she eases her isolation by exchanging letters with a mysterious friend. Part romance, part mystery, this is a book to relax your mind in troubled times.
