We invite you to the All-County Picnic, a free event that’s fun for the whole family … and could also save your life.
Compass for the Week of 8/12/2019
Wanna THING?
Tune in next week! We’ll be featuring music from the THING line-up and offering you a chance to win passes to the festival. THING is a multi-disciplinary festival featuring a lineup of diverse artists from across the globe — It’s a unique combination of music, comedy, film, dance, podcasts, visual arts, and more.
KPTZ is giving away 5 pairs of 2-day tickets to STG’s THING! All at Fort Worden State Park, the weekend of August 24 and 25.
If you’re going, stop by and visit KPTZ at THING. We’ll have our CAMP KPTZ tent set up in the thick of the action! Stay tuned …
Fair Play!
Tossed Salad for 8/09/2019
The Jefferson County Fair is coming up this weekend, and KPTZ will be on hand for all the fun and games. Do stop by to visit our booth and introduce yourself. Some of your favorite hosts will be on hand throughout this weekend. We’d love to see you and hand you a new Green KPTZ magnet, bumper sticker decal, and tell you about our Emergency Response Team.
Fair opening day Friday features a live broadcast of Tossed Salad from the stage all afternoon. Phil Andrus presents five outstanding musical acts along with guests from many of this year’s exhibits and Fair staff:
12:00 – Sue McIntyre, Director of the Jefferson County Fair
12:15 – Combo Choro, PT’s only Choro band
1:15 – Chris Stuart and Janet Beasley, country duets
2:00 – 4-H youngsters show their projects
2:15 – Dante and Eros Faulk, brothers in Irish tunes
3:00 – Northwind Arts: Art FUNdraiser
3:15 – Nancy K Dillon, folks with a country swing
4:00 – Tarboo Ridge Coalition
4:15 – Chicken Fried Swing, with Cort Armstrong
Seafood Certification
(First airdate: August 8, 2019) This month’s Coastal Café explores what is behind the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) seafood certification label as we speak with Pippa Kohn, an MSC fishery assessment manager based in in Seattle. Pippa unpacks and describes some of the protocols, guidelines and challenges behind the blue label we see on products such as wild-caught tuna, salmon and even Antarctic Toothfish.
Nature Now #423
Richard Lewis, Insects (part 2)
(First airdate: August 7, 2019) Debaran Kelso hosts Part 2 of a two-part show discussing our insects with entomologist Richard Lewis.
Jerry Osborne
(First airdate: August 7, 2019) KPTZ radio host Jerry Osborne joins CrisWilson to talk about his book Elvis: Like Any Other Soldier. It is a special 50th Anniversary edition commemorating Elvis’ army years. We have included recordings of young Elvis talking about his army experiences and some music that make this Booklovers’ broadcast unique.
Pickin’ Produce with your Pals
(First airdate: August 6, 2019) Missy Nielsen of Everybody Can talks with the “Gleaners” from the Quimper Community Harvest Gleaning Crew about the bountiful produce that is collected and distributed to others in need. Gleaners harvest and distribute local fruits and vegetables to the community and schools. Seth Roland and Doug Van Allen discuss the process and opportunities to get involved, learn a bit about fruit handling and make some new friends.
Charles Fleishman
(First airdate: August 6, 2019) Host Sheila Bender turns the microphone around to interview KPTZ sound engineer/editor Charlie Fleishman about his own writing, his work with authors, and his accomplished editing for “In Conversation.”
Compass for the Week of 8/05/2019
In this edition of Compass, KPTZ reporter Chris Bricker speaks with Mary-Wynne Ashford, M.D., author and activist, who has been a leader in the international peace and disarmament movement for several decades. She’ll be one of the keynote speakers this week during events at the Cotton Building. From our civilization’s naive exploration of Nuclear Energy in the 1940s and 1950s to coping in subsequent decades with the Genie that’s out of the bottle, it is important for us to remember two profound days in history that changed the world. On August 6th and 9th the community of Port Townsend will reflect on the meaning, tragedy and lessons of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, with music, poetry, movies, speakers, ceremony and prayer.
PT City Council Position 6 Candidates
(Airdate: August 15, 2019) KPTZ’s Charlie Bermant interviews Port Townsend City Council Position 6 candidates Amy Howard and Bernie Arthur.
