(First airdate: May 8, 2018) PARTY TIME AT THE MARITIME CENTER. Our Town Host Maryanne McNellis interviews Angela Hewitson, the Community Engagement Coordinator at the Northwest Maritime Center. That tongue-twister title means that Angela is in charge of running down a list of some 1,400 “active volunteers” and getting about 500 of them lined up for the annual Wooden Boat Festival. She’s also helping out with the R2AK race, now in its fourth year. Hopefully Angela’s love of woodworking and her hospitality industry background will help her bring off the parties (and, yes, the Festival too).
Compass for the Week of 5/07/18
May is National Bicycle month, in recognition of which fact we are bringing you a reprise of a program on bicycle safety originally aired on Friday, April 13th as part of Phil Andrus’ Tossed Salad program.
Episode
In Conversation – Vicki Horton
(first aired May 1, 2018). Port Townsend author Vicki Horton joins host Sheila Bender in the KPTZ studio to discuss the influence of the Fisher Poets on her writing and publishing.
Nature Now #360 Saving Tarboo Creek
(first aired May 2, 2018). Scott and Susan Freeman join host Nan Evans via phone to talk about their book, Saving Tarboo Creek: One Family’s Quest to Heal the Land, and their experiences and philosophy gained from the ongoing project to restore the creek. Closing music is “Knob Creek,” played by the Steep Canyon Rangers.
Nancy Lord
(First airdate: May 2, 2018) Cris visits with Alaskan environmental writer and novelist Nancy Lord. Nancy has recently published a novel titled pH. She does a great job of drawing attention to ocean acidification by telling a fascinating story with believable Alaska characters.
In Memory of Marcia Perlstein
Tossed Salad for 5/04/18
Cue a little drama for this Friday. Phil Andrus starts Can’t Wait for Salad at 12:40pm with Missy Nielsen speaking for the Port Townsend Education Foundation. Followed by:
1:00 – Lee Inman, viola da gamba
2:00 – Risa Denenberg, poet and editor of Headmistress Press
2:30 – The DiTrani Brothers, live and lively instrumentals and vocals
3:30 – A surprise awaits
3:45 – Lorraine McConaghy on the State of Washington during World War I
4:30 – Don White, reading “Simmer” by Margaret Atwood
Expedition Club – Creating Cultural Connections
(First airdate: May 1, 2018) James Roberts, aka “Robbie”, founder of The Expedition Club, along with PTHS Senior Mimi Molotsky, share their vision of this cultural travel organization with the host of Everybody Can, Missy Nielsen. Sharing service opportunities, skills, cultures and, ultimately, lives over a 6-week stay in the rural mountain region of Thailand, Robbie and Mimi give us a look into the world beyond our borders.
Episode
Compass for the Week of 4/30/2018
This week on the Compass we talk with Washington Governor Jay Inslee, who visited Port Townsend for a conference aimed at helping small communities, like our so-called City of Dreams. We also asked the governor about rumors he may run for president of the United States.
Episode
Nature Now #359 Spring Migration (Encore)
(first aired April 25, 2018). Nan Evans hosts a rebroadcast of Mary Robson’s interview with Christie Lassen of Wild Birds Unlimited in Gardiner, where they discuss details of spring bird migration in our area. Closing music is “Migrating Bird,” a Greek song performed by Stella Marnelaki.
