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Here’s the THING!

Do you love community radio? Do you love music? Do you love the sprawling beautiful lawns of Fort Worden? If you answered yes to any of the above then we have an opportunity for you! From now till Monday March 20 at 5 pm, if you become a sustaining donor to KPTZ at any price, you will be entered to win a pair of 3-day Festival Passes to THING this August at Fort Worden. You can donate online at kptz.org, call us at 360-379-6886 or stop by the Mountain View Station to make your donation. The drawing winner will be announced by Chris Bricker on his show Tuesday, March 21 at 9:30am.

KPTZ is pleased to partner with STG once again for THING Fest. The THING comes back to Fort Worden this August. Listen below where KPTZ’s Charlie Bermant interviews Festival Producer Adam Zacks. They discussed THING lineup and coming back to Port Townsend. Listen in below. THING passes for locals are available for purchase at 20% off online pricing, and no service charge fees, in person at the Fort Worden Commons building.

Brewocracy Now ~ 3/16/23

John and Taylor’s guests today were Melody Sky Weaver from the Port Townsend Library and Monique Gray Smith, who did the young adult adaptation of Braiding Sweetgrass which the Port Townsend community read this month. We had a very soulful conversation that is hard to characterize here. Just listen! And read!

Nature Now #610 Sense of Place – What Does That Mean

(Airdate: March 15, 2023) Host Nan Evans talks with David Williams, a
Seattle-based naturalist about the concept of a “sense of place”. What does that mean? How can awareness of our own “sense of place” deepen our connections with the natural world? How can we use “sense of place” to work together to make the world a better place?

Pi(e) Day Gratitude & Appreciation!

Everyone at KPTZ loves Pie ~ and Pi Day all day Tuesday, March 14 was a fine and festive station event. And we especially love you, our listeners, who rose to the occasion to exceed the $3,141.59 fundraising goal for the day, doubled by the generous donor match, by $1,766 ~ bringing in $8,050 in support of your local community radio outlet. Special thanks to event producer Chris Bricker, to musical guests Paul Rogers (who knows a thing or two about Pie!) and John Maxwell, to the baker’s dozen of Pie bakers who generously contributed artisan Pies as donor incentives, to the station volunteers who pitched in to help out ~ and certainly to ALL the contributing donors who took us past our funding goal for the day! Our other Pi Day goal was to add 15 new monthly donors, and at the end of the day KPTZ has added 17 new sustainers, among the 3/14 contributors. And if you missed out on donating to KPTZ on Pi Day, please know we will appreciate your added support at the Donate Now link (top of page) and by mail to KPTZ, PO Box 2091, Port Townsend, WA 98368. We are so very Grateful for your support!

Booklovers’ Cafe – Monique Smith, Braiding Sweet Grass (YA)

(Airdate: March 14, 2023) Cris talks with the 2023 Community Read author Monique Gray Smith about her adaptation for Young Adults of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. This edition is a delight to hold and view with added illustrations by Nicole Neidhardt. All three of these women represent tribes from different locations in North America. Monique is an author and teacher in her own right and we also talk about her own path and books. Most recently Tilly and Crazy Eights was published and listed for Canada Reads 2021.