(Airdate: December 15, 2025) KPTZ’s Marshall Gooch interviewed Chimacum School Band Director Daniel Ferland and his student musicians about their upcoming trip to Washington DC for the nation’s 250th birthday where they are representing Washington State in the National Independence Day Parade.
(Airdate: December 8, 2025) Salish Coast Elementary Students on People with Figurative Heart, This week’s Attention Please! presents the insightful words of twenty-five fourth grade students from Salish Coast Elementary School, the students of Ms. Christine Kiely. They share their writing about people with figurative heart in our area, including a firefighter, a conservationist, a doctor, and a dancer. Hosted by Phil Andrus.
(Airdate: December 1, 2025) KPTZ’s Taylor Clark sat down with Jon Kertzer, host of Roots and Branches (Sunday 3-5pm) to talk about his recent visit to WOMEX (Worldwide Music Expo) in Finland. He has been going since 1995 and since 2010 has been recording artists in the studio while he is there.
(Airdate: November 24, 2025) his week’s Attention Please! comes in two festive parts. Flavia Heinemann and Elizabeth Rowen open the doors to the 38th Annual Chimacum Arts and Crafts Fair. Then, Denise Winter and Brendan Chambers roll up the curtain on Key City Public Theatre’s “Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big Christmas Show”. Hosted by Phil Andrus.
(Airdate: November 17, 2025) KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Tate Munnich were joined by Barry Denton and Vicki Legman from the Friends of Fort Worden about the work the Friends are doing around the park and how people can get involved. More information is available at https://www.fwfriends.org/.
(Airdate: November 10, 2025) on this week’s Attention Please! documentarian Nhatt Nichols traveled to Fox Ranch, the Nature Conservancy’s prairie preserve, to learn about the shortgrass prairie’s past, present, and future with three local Yuma County residents. This project is supported by Prairie Sea Projects, a non-profit community-based arts organization based in Joes, CO. There is also an accompanying comic book, which you can find here.
(Airdate: November 3, 2025) Mentor Inspired – Student Created. “Winnie” is a completely student led production – mentored by experienced artists and professionals, but directed, acted and produced by 14 3rd-12th graders.
Performances:
Thurs 11/13, 7pm
Sun 11/16, 2pm
Fri 11/21, 7pm
Sat 11/22, 2pm
Sun 11/23, 2pm
Tickets – by donation at the door
They have plenty of seats for everyone!
Location: Jefferson County Fairgrounds – Erickson Building, 4907 Landes Street in Port Townsend
(Airdate: October 27, 2025) Nigel O’Shea from the Jefferson County Beacon was joined by reporter Scott France, photographer Heather Johnson, and editor Nhatt Nichols to talk about the Beacon‘s article on Food Insecurity in Jefferson County, which is especially important in light of the government shutdown and the impact on SNAP benefits which are going to lapse.
The Beacon’s article on this is located here.
(Airdate: October 20, 2025) Attention Please! welcomes Key City Public Theatre’s Executive Artistic Director Denise Winter and the cast of Key City’s production of Misery, currently showing at the theatre. Hosted by Phil Andrus.
(Airdate: October 13, 2025) KPTZ’s Taylor Clark sat down with Dylan Quarles and Fred Obee, candidates for Port Townsend City Council Position 1 for a conversation about their campaigns.
