Arts & Entertainment

For August 2026, featured artists at Gallery-9 in Port Townsend are Ann Arscott with oil paintings and watercolors, and Roberto Ribiero with silver jewelry. Ann Arscott, an Olympic Peninsula resident for 25 years, has traveled to 130 countries. Ann states, “I take thousands of photographs on my journeys that I use as jumping off places for my art.” There is a strong Asian influence to her style and subject matter, shaped by her time at the China Institute in New York. Her p

· Sunday, August 2 at noon | Jazz Sunday with the Hot Club of PTThe ensemble features Django Reinhardt-style Hot Club jazz, harmony vocals (in English and French), French waltzes and the occasional Brazilian choro. Free event. · Monday, August 3 at 7:30 p.m. | The Travelin’ McCourys Ronnie McCoury (mandolin), Rob McCoury (banjo) and sons of bluegrass legend Del McCoury bring an improvisation-driven performance that blends the intersection of traditional bluegras

The Port Ludlow Art League proudly announces its continued collaboration with Port Ludlow Performing Arts’ summer concert to bring you their annual art fair — a fantastic celebration of music, family activities, crafts and fine arts. The concert and art fair will take place on Sunday, August 9, in the field adjacent to the Grace Christian Center at 200 Olympic Place, Port Ludlow. Starting at noon, browse and shop for unique crafts, jewelry and fine arts created by local ma

The 65 works on paper by Cathy Sarkowsky are part of an ongoing series examining the desire to be special — a very human desire that ranges from striving for excellence, distinction and recognition, to narcissism and egotism. Sarkowsky experiences both vulnerability and strength in this desire to stand out, to create beauty and meaning, to be appreciated, all the while understanding that art is highly subjective, and that rejection is very much a part of the experience of bei