Events • 2008 • Events July
4 Fourth of July Fireworks Show Fort Worden State Park 4-5 Festival of American Fiddle Tunes 10-13 Dobro Intensive 11-13 Hadlock Days - Port Hadlock 13-20 PT Writer’s Conference 18-19 Artists League Art Walk - Port Ludlow 20 Triangle Special Sail Race 24-27 Jazz Port Townsend 27 PT Summer Band Concert Chetzemoka Park
August
1-2 PT Country Blues Festival 1-17 Shakespeare in the Park Chetzemoka Park 3-6 The Roots of Rock 8-10 Jefferson County Fair 16 Uptown Street Fair & Craft Show 16 Kiwanis Classic Car Show 24 PT Summer Band Concert Chetzemoka Park Aug. 30-Sept. 1 ParTy in PT/Sizzling Sidewalk Summer Sale
September 5-7 6-7 19-21 20 20-21 21 21
A Good Ol’ Fashioned Record Store!
October 2 4-5 4-26 11-12 18
Girls Night Out Kinetic Skulpture Race Art PT & Studio Tours PT Wedding Show Fall Fruit Show Jefferson County Fairgrounds 31 Downtown Trick or Treat
Concert Posters • New & Used Vinyl CDs, DVDs & More!
Washington’s Oldest Independent Record Store
November
1-2 PT Woodworkers Show 1-2 5th Annual Holiday Fair Jefferson County Fairgrounds 8-9 18th Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair Uptown PT 29 Merchants’ Holiday Open House
230 Taylor Street • Port Townsend Open Late Daily
Wooden Boat Festival Crafts by the Dock West Coast Sea Kayak Symposium Quilcene Community Carnival & Parade Historic Homes Tour Annual Farm Tour & Harvest Celebration Victorian Antique & Collectibles Auction Jefferson County Fairgrounds 26-27 Annual Cabin Fever Quilt Show Jefferson County Fairgrounds 26-28 PT Film Festival
April
11 18 19 24-26
Children’s Festival of Art Annual Maritime Swap Meet Sea Dogs Regatta Earth Day
9 9-10 11-17 17
Opening Day of Boating 31st Rhododendron Arts & Crafts Fair 74th Rhododendron Festival Rhody Run XXXI
May
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Culture & Craft of the Celtic Isles
ART GALLERIES
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Jewelry & Gifts Wedding Rings Music & Books Knitwear
ART WALK FIRST SATURDAY EVENING OF EVERY MONTH
WYNWOODS GALLERY & BEAD STUDIO
Baking Artisan Bread LEADE&RTraditional F ePROOViennoiserie
DAILY 10-7 • 940 WATER ST. • 360-385-6131 www.wynwoods.com
GALLERY 9
DAILY 10-6 • 1012 WATER ST. 360-379-8881 www.gallery-9.com
MAX GROVER GALLERY
TH-M 11-6 • 820 WATER ST. (UPSTAIRS) 360-385-3037 www.maxgrover.com
ARTISANS ON TAYLOR
DAILY 10:30-6 • 236 TAYLOR ST. 360-379-1029 www.artisansontaylor.com
FOREST GEMS GALLERY
DAILY 9:30-6 • 807 WASHINGTON ST. 360-379-1713 www.forestgems.com
THE ART MINE
DAILY • INN AT PORT HADLOCK, 310 HADLOCK BAY RD. • 360-379-8555 www.theartmine.com
Ongoing Events Playwrights’ Festival Feb. 20 - March 8 Fall Night Cap Sailing Series Sept. 14 - Nov. 2, PT Bay Free Friday Concerts Noon, Fort Worden State Park June - August Gallery Walk First Saturday of each month. List of area galleries at ptguide.com/arts/gallery
Living History Walking Tours Summer weekends, downtown PT. Olympic Music Festival June 28 - Sept. 7, near Quilcene. PT Farmers Market Uptown Saturdays, May 3 - Nov. 15, Wednesdays, June 11 - Sept. 24 PT Marine Science Center Ongoing programs, exhibits, lectures, cruises, and camps for adults and children.
PT Shorts Dramatic short readings by local actors, first Saturday of each month in Port Townsend. Rowing & Sailing Programs Year-round for adults and youths. Spring White Cap Sailing Series April - June, PT Bay
For your information . . .
BOATING & KAYAKING See "Parks & Marinas" CAMPING See "Parks & Marinas" FERRIES – WA 1-888-808-7977; wsdot.wa.gov/ferries FERRIES to VICTORIA, BC M.V. Coho – vehicles & passengers 360-457-4491; cohoferry.com HOOD CANAL BRIDGE 1-800-419-9085 LOCAL BUSES Jefferson County Transit 1-800-371-0497; jeffersontransit.com
MUSEUMS enjoypt.com PERFORMANCE Centrum 360 385-3102; centrum.org PORT TOWNSEND CHAMBER 360-385-7869; ptchamber.org MARINAS Pleasant Harbor (Brinnon) 1-800-547-3479 Port of Port Townsend 360-385-0656; portofpt.com Port Hadlock Marina 360-385-6368; innatporthadlock.com Port Ludlow Marina 1-877-344-6725; portludlowresort.com
PORT TOWNSEND MAIN STREET ptguide.com/mainstreet STATE PARKS Fort Worden 360-902-8844; fortworden.org GENERAL WA STATE PARK parks.wa.gov VISITOR CENTERS Port Townsend Visitor Center 2437 E. Sims Way 1-888-365-6978; enjoypt.com Gateway Visitor Center Junction of Hwy 104 & Hwy 9 360-437-0120 visitolympicpeninsula.com
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