This week on Compass, we get an update on a local couple trying to hike 2,600 miles, from Mexico to Washington … we give you Part Two of our interview with the youngest person – and first woman – ever to lead the Nez Perce tribe … and geologists say that the catastrophic eruption of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii should serve as a wake-up call for all of us here in the Pacific Northwest.
Nature Now #366
Health of the Sound
(first aired June 20, 2018). Erin Ryan-Peñeula, Ecosystem Recovery Coordinator of the Hood Canal, Strait and North Olympic Peninsula for the Puget Sound Partnership, joins host Paul Ruben to discuss the Partnership and its role in coordinating the health of the Puget Sound. Closing music is “Puget Sound,” performed by Donato Wharton.
KPTZ Sponsors Make Music Day 2018
KPTZ is on the bandwagon to feature Make Music Day (MMD) on Thursday, June 21, a summer solstice musical extravaganza of performances and participatory events in and around Port Townsend, as part of the worldwide celebration of music.
In Jefferson County, 50 or more musicians will perform, teach, and lead jams and song circles. Besides KPTZ, where we’ll publicize MMD events all this week, there are nearly two dozen participating venues where music will be free to the public all day.
Spearheaded by producer-singer-songwriter Judith-Kate Friedman, Make Music Day Port Townsend events will begin at 8am and continue throughout the day until 10pm. At 8:30pm, the finale event at the Cotton Building on Water Street gets dedicated to the life and contributions of KPTZ host and producer Marcia Perlstein, who passed away last February.
Stay tuned for details and spread the word!
Tossed Salad for 6/25/18
>Phil Andrus has Friday afternoon packed full of Tossed Salad goodies. Starting at 12:40, Can’t Wait for Salad features Aislinn Palmer of the Townsend Bay Music Festival. And at 12:55, Jean Walat shares with us about the Jefferson County Immigrant Rights Association. Then the Salad begins:
1:00 – Carla Main and Bev Schaaf, Jumping Mouse Benefit concert
1:30 – Jasmin Faulk-Dickerson, with tunes by sons Dante and Eros Faulk
2:30 – Al Bergstein, Olympic Peninsula Environmental News
3:00 – Carl Jarvis, on Sue Ammeter’s dedication to the Jefferson County Council of the Blind
3:30 – Moody Little Sister, by phone, with recorded music
3:45 – Danny Milholland, Port Townsend Orca Festival
4:00 – Jay Bakst and the Jefferson County Community Lean Resource
4:30 – Deborah Kate Hammond with Sarah Z
#113 Gary Keister, Old Alcohol Plant
(First airdate: June 19, 2018) GARY KEISTER: BRINGING LIFE TO THE OLD ALCOHOL PLANT. Our Town Host Maryanne McNellis interviews Gary Keister, the new owner of the Old Alcohol Plant. Gary has a unique vision. Half of the property is now a charming Inn & Restaurant, with spectacular views of the Port Hadlock Marina and the coast beyond. It features galleries that celebrate local artists and hosts classes and lectures. The reincarnated Old Alcohol Plant is fast becoming a popular venue for weddings, parties and conferences. Then there’s the “other side.” Gary has a unique vision. Half of the property is the Bayside Tower, which houses community members in need of transitional housing. The ‘for profit’ side (the Inn & Restaurant) helps support the ‘non-profit’ side. It’s an innovative and compassionate way to help with our housing crisis.
Compass for the Week of 6/18/18
This week on the Compass we take an incredible journey with a Port Townsend native who dreamed of becoming royalty – made that dream come true – then embarked on a life journey that has come full circle.
In Conversation – Barbara Sjoholm
(first aired June 12, 2018). Sheila Bender talks to Port Townsend author Barbara Sjoholm about her newest book Black Fox, the story of Danish artist and ethnographer Emilie Demant Hatt who lived with Sami families in their tents and on migrations.
Nature Now #365
Effort on Noxious Plants
(first aired June 13, 2018). Mary Robson hosts Joost Besijn, Coordinator of the Jefferson County Noxious Weed Control Board, and discusses identification, eradication and other topics related to these pesky growths. Closing music is “Western Bluebird,” performed by Joe Weed.
Tossed Salad for 6/15/18
Long summer days bring many activities to PT and TS, too. Phil Andrus starts his show at 12:40 with Can’t Wait for Salad, talking with Amanda Milholland about the PT Farmers Market and WIC Distribution. Thereafter, you can enjoy:
1:00 – Julie and David McCulloch, Elevated Ice Cream
1:30 – Chuck Easton, with Ted Enderly on bass
2:15 – Bob Rosen, South County Report
2:45 – Port Commissioner Bill Putney; Gwendolyn Tracy and Pam Petranek of PTMTA; and Scott Wilson
3:30 – Judith-Kate, “Songs from the Sound”
4:15 – Grace Love, soul song and soul food
4:30 – Owen Rowe, reading
Boiler Room and Blankets & Beyond
(First airdate: June 12, 2018) Amy Howard, executive director of The Boiler Room and mentor to PT High School Senior Naya Krienke both share with us how volunteering inspired Naya to respond to a need that eventually became her Senior project. Naya’s blankets for the homeless grew out of a simple conversation with a customer at The Boiler Room, an amazing gathering place that inspires creativity, provides job training and offers “Adulting” seminars – and, yes, great cookies. Join us for a heartfelt discussion as we learn how Naya and Amy impact our community with their heart for others.
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