KPTZ is excited to join LTD Presents in welcoming Monster Mike Welch to the Palindrome in Port Townsend on Friday, September 27 at 7pm. Mike Welch is a Boston-based blues guitarist and seasoned veteran of the international blues scene. Welch is a highly accomplished and in-demand guitarist who has released several albums since 2001. Brought to you by KPTZ, don’t let this opportunity pass you by!
KPTZ is excited to announce Hildaland, a fiddle playing duo, to the Quimper Grange in Port Townsend on Friday, September 20 at 7pm. Louise Bichan was born in Orkney, Scotland and Ethan Setiawan is an Indiana mandolinist. Their music is steeped in the fiddle traditions of their respective sides of the Atlantic, celebrating their foundations while intertwining with contemporary composition. Brought to you by KPTZ, this is sure to be a great show.
(Airdate: September 13, 2024) Co-hosts Commissioner Greg Brotherton and Jim Burke speak with the Healthier Together Task Force member Jim Scarantino about the upcoming joint meeting of PT City Council and the County Commission at City Hall Monday evening September 16 at 6pm. The Task Force will present their findings at the meeting to outline new and exciting options for a county aquatic center – a new pool that will cost far less, and could potentially be more efficiently built and run than previously discussed options.
KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro welcomed Dr. Gabbie Caudill and Danielle Vasenda from Believe In Recovery (https://believeinrecoveryllc.com/) and Gateway to Freedom. We learned about services they provide to people who are in crisis. This was both fascinating and poignant.
(Reprise airdate: September 11, 2024) Tamanowas Rock-What is it? Nan Evans explores significant rocky out-croppings in Eastern Jefferson County – Tamanowas Rock and Peregrine Rock just west of Chimacum – with geologists Michael Machette and Jeff Tepper. In Part 1, we learn how Tamanowas Rock was formed, what it can tell about the ancient landscape of our region, why it is important to indigenous peoples, and what is being done to protect it.
(Airdate: September 10, 2024) Booklovers’ Cafe host Cris Wilson is pleased to introduce you to Lola Milholland, author of Group Living and Other Recipes. Wait, you already know Lola or members of her creative activist family in Port Townsend from Danny at The Production Alliance, to Amanda at the Farmer’s Market, and Doug and Nancy at Rosewind Cohousing. You will find a new friend and catch up with others while reading this book that serves a feast for mind, body and soul. This book will open your mind to new ways of thinking about family, home, and connections in your life. Cake creator and photo credit: Jaclyn Delorey.
In 1935 William Fife III, aged 78, designed one of the sailing world’s most admired ocean racing yachts, Latifa. She was one of his all-time favorites. Today, we’re standing next to this legendary 70 foot yawl. launched in 1936, and in the loving care of past and current owners ever since. Now she’s in the boat yard at Pete Stein’s Co-op for maintenance. Unlike many large yachts of her era, she’s been in commission since her launching. Port Director and xo-host Eron Berg gives his monthly report, and then KPTZ’s Chris Bricker and Port Commissioner Pam Petranek meet up with shipwright Robert D’Arcy, the project’s lead, along with Jasper, the yacht’s young Captain for a conversation about this storied vessel.
