August in PT is in Full Swing with Music and Fun at Every Turn!
August 1, 2019 by bluegullinn
Enjoy Port Townsend
August in PT is in Full Swing with Music and Fun at Every Turn!
Party down in Port Townsend in August with live music all around town, Shakespeare in the Park and summer fairs for the whole family. You won’t want…
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Party down in Port Townsend in August with live music all around town, Shakespeare in the Park and summer fairs for the whole family. You won’t want to miss a minute!
The Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival heats up the park with “Blues in the Clubs” as a moveable feast of great music for all ages in various venues at Fort Worden State Park. One nightly wristband gives you the freedom to move around to all the venues throughout the evening, gaining the full benefit of the club experience. Centrum’s Blues faculty will play sets in all sorts of interesting combinations on Friday, August 2 and Saturday, August 3 from 8 pm – midnight. For more information, go to https://centrum.org/port-townsend-acoustic-blues-festival-performances/.
Key City Public Theatre is proud to present “The Merry Wives of Windsor” at Shakespeare in the Park this month. Jealousy, glamour, ego and lies. In this contemporary version of Shakespeare’s merry comedy, Sir John Falstaff returns to Chetzemoka Park with plans to hustle his way to comfortable retirement by seducing two of Windsor’s prominent wives. But these wealthy and witty women hold all the power throughout an outrageously funny picnic outing. The ladies finally have their day in this summer’s Shakespeare in the Park, adapted and directed by Denise Winter.
Performances run Aug. 2 through 25, outdoors in beautiful Chetzemoka Park (Jackson and Blaine Streets), Fridays through Sundays at 6 pm. All performances are Pay-What-You-Wish at the gate, with advance tickets costing $29, available at the playhouse box office at 360.385.KCPT (5278) or online at http://www.keycitypublictheatre.org/.
Audience members are encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs for seating on the grass and to dress warmly for when the sun goes down. Picnic fare is welcome. Concessions will also be sold.
The dock is still rockin’ for a few more weeks at the free, all-ages, outdoor Concerts on the Dock in downtown Port Townsend. Sponsored by the Port Townsend Main Street Program, the concerts will be Thursdays, August 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, at the Pope Marine Park/City Dock Civic Plaza. Local vendors and a beer, wine and cider garden will contribute to the festive atmosphere. Help us “Go Green” by renting a reusable cup during the concert and returning it at the end of the show. So far this has dramatically reduced the amount plastic used at each concert. Seating opens at 4:30 pm, show starts at 5 pm and ends at 7:30 pm. Bring a chair or a blanket and settle in for some great tunes. For the list of bands, go to http://ptmainstreet.org/concerts-on-the-dock/.
The Jefferson County Fair welcomes you to this year’s Jammin’ Jungle-themed fair, August 9, 10 and 11. Meet farm animals up close. Cheer on riders as they put their horses through their paces. See the largest fruits, vegetables and flowers grown in Jefferson County. Hear music from fantastic bands and get your dancin’ boots on. Take a turn at riding the bull. Indulge in an elephant ear or a corn dog. Or watch the demo derby or mud drag. It’s everything a country fair should be—don’t miss it!
Open 10 am to 9 pm Friday and Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm Sunday. For more details and ticket info, visit http://jeffcofairgrounds.com.
The Olympic Music Festival (OMF) presents its 36th annual summer season in partnership with Centrum at Fort Worden. World-class chamber music performances take place at the Joseph F. Wheeler Theater, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 pm, August 10 through September 8. Programming also includes a free family concert on Sunday, August 25 from 10:30 am – noon at the Northwest Maritime Center.
Since the beginning of his tenure in 2014, OMF Artistic Director Julio Elizalde has electrified audiences by presenting world-class artists on the Olympic Peninsula in programs that center on the classical chamber music repertoire and, on occasion, venture into styles such as American folk music and jazz. To purchase tickets and for more detailed information about the performances, go to www.olympicmusicfestival.org or call 360.385.9699.
Photo by Deja View Photography
On August 17, the beloved Annual Uptown Street Fair and Parade celebrates 29 years of fun in Uptown and includes great local music, the Port Townsend Arts & Crafts Fair, the Jefferson County Farmers Market, tasty food on the street, free art activities for families and much more.
Come hang out with the Uptown businesses and neighbors for the day at this colorful community event. The Arts and Crafts Fair and Farmers Market begin at 9 am; kids’ activities follow from 10 am – 3 pm, and music from 10 am – 4:45 pm. The parade and awards are at 2 pm. Come make a day of it in historic, pedestrian-friendly Uptown. Lawrence Street and Tyler Street are closed for the Street Fair, as well as the Farmers Market location on Polk Street. Bring your appetite—there will be delicious local food vendors at the event. Coordinated by the Port Townsend Main Street Program and sponsored by generous local businesses. For more information, go to http://ptmainstreet.org.
The Art Port Townsend 21st Annual Artist Studio Tour is a festival of the visual arts featuring an open studio tour of local artists. The tour is the final event of the annual Art Port Townsend Festival. Professional artists open their studios to provide demonstrations and display their work in many different mediums such as oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastels, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, woodworking, fabric arts, glass and a variety of mixed media. This annual event is a “must see” for regional artists and art lovers. There is no charge for the self-guided tour, running August 17-18 from 10 am – 4 pm. For more information and a map of the studios, go to https://northwindarts.org/programs/studio-tour/
A new thing. A fun thing. An arts thing. This summer will find a fresh alternative for music and arts enthusiasts in THING, a new multidisciplinary event August 24 and 25 at Fort Worden. Produced by Seattle Theatre Group (STG) and Adam Zacks—STG’s Chief Programming Office and founder of the Sasquatch! Festival—this two-day event features a unique offering of tightly curated programming including music, comedy, film, dance, food, podcasts, visual arts, and…a mentalist. Go to www.thingnw.org for tickets, schedule and program info.
Don’t miss the party in August. Visit us for an amazing getaway and enjoy all things Port Townsend!
A Few Upcoming Events in September—Save the Dates!
43rd Annual Wooden Boat Festival, September 6-8
Olympic Music Festival at Fort Worden, September 1, 7 & 8
Centrum’s Ukulele Festival, September 11-15
20th Annual Port Townsend Film Festival, September 20-22
What is happening in Port Townsend and East Jefferson County July 25, 2019
July 25, 2019 by bluegullinn
What’s Happening in Port Townsend
Mind-Reading & Collaboration with Phina and Joey Pipia at PT Library.
This week’s Main Street’s Concerts on the Dock: The Micaela Kingslight Band.
The monthly Candlelight Concert brings the Summertime Singers.
Out at Fort Worden State Park are the Jazz Port Townsend Mainstage Concerts.
On Friday and Saturday hear The Pipia Sisters: an Evening of Music.
Saturday support the Edensaw Cancer Benefit with Soul Siren.
Sunday afternoon is the Port Townsend Summer Band at Pope Marine Park.
Please check ferry alerts for the Port Townsend/Coupeville (Keystone) route before arriving at the terminal. Make your reservations now. The Summer 2019 Schedule is here.
Music & Entertainment
| Thu, Jul 25th Centrum: Jazz Port Townsend – Jazz at Fort Worden |
| Thu, Jul 25th Main Street’s Concerts on the Dock: The Micaela Kingslight Band |
| Thu, Jul 25th Main Street’s Concerts on the Dock |
| Thu, Jul 25th Discovery Bay Brewing: Taproom Trivia |
| Thu, Jul 25th Disco Bay Detour: Open Mic Jam Session with Jillian |
Community
| Thu, Jul 25th Salmon Wagon at Food Co-op |
| Thu, Jul 25th Monthly East Jefferson County Memory Cafe |
| Sat, Jul 27th Port Townsend Saturday Farmers Market |
| Sat, Jul 27th The Mead Werks Tasting Room Open |
| Sun, Jul 28th Chimacum Farmers Market |
Arts & Crafts
| Thu, Jul 25th Art in the Library Exhibit |
| Thu, Jul 25th Jefferson Museum: Lockwood “Woody” Dennis Prints |
| Thu, Jul 25th Northwind Artist Showcase: Compare & Contrast |
| Thu, Jul 25th Northwind Arts Center: Sea Rites |
| Thu, Jul 25th The Gallery @ OAP Exhibit “Mother/Land” |
Film & Movies
| Thu, Jul 25th Wheel-In Motor Movies |
| Fri, Jul 26th Rose Theatre Movies |
| Fri, Jul 26th Uptown Theatre Movies |
| Fri, Jul 26th PT Library: Family Movie Night |
Dance & Movement
| Fri, Jul 26th Nia Fusion |
| Sun, Jul 28th Madrona MindBody Institute: Soulful Sunday – Community Dance Church |
| Mon, Jul 29th Finnriver: Intro to Lindy Hop |
| Wed, Jul 31st Centrum: Acoustic Blues Festival Blues Dance |
| Fri, Aug 2nd Quimper Grange: Partner Dance to Live Music |
Outdoor Recreation
| Thu, Jul 25th Port Townsend – San Juan Island Whale Watching Tour |
| Thu, Jul 25th 4 Hour Whale Watching Tour |
| Thu, Jul 25th 4 Hour Whale Watching Tour |
| Sat, Jul 27th PTMSC: Summer Puffin Cruises |
| Sat, Aug 3rd PTMSC: Summer Puffin Cruises |
Theatre & Drama
| Thu, Jul 25th PT Library: Mind-Reading & Collaboration with Phina and Joey Pipia |
| Fri, Aug 2nd KCPT: Shakespeare in the Park – Merry Wives of Windsor |
| Sat, Aug 3rd The Legend of Shakti and Shiva |
Reading & Lectures
| Thu, Jul 25th The Practice of Personal Storytelling: A Panel Discussion |
| Thu, Jul 25th The Castle: Silent Reading |
| Tue, Jul 30th Finnriver: Philosophy in the Barn |
| Wed, Jul 31st Disco Bay Detour: Wilderness Wednesdays |
| Fri, Aug 2nd JCHS First Friday Lecture Series: Coast Salish Art & Storytelling |
Classes & Workshops
| Thu, Jul 25th Prosper Bodyworks: Yoga for Backs |
| Thu, Jul 25th Prosper Bodyworks: (Hot) Hatha Yoga |
| Fri, Jul 26th Yoga at Madrona: Yoga Sculpt Friday |
| Fri, Jul 26th Yoga at Madrona: Yoga for Backs Friday |
| Fri, Jul 26th Yoga at Madrona: Yoga With Weights |
What’s Happening in Port Townsend
July 11, 2019 by bluegullinn
What’s Happening in Port Townsend
Many programs for kids this week!
Main Street’s Concerts on the Dock kicks off July 11th with Jim Nyby and the F Street Band.
Next Saturday is the Comic Book Swap Meet and all weekend is the annual Jefferson County Relay For Life.
Sunday is a PTMSC: Low Tide Walk.
Please check ferry alerts for the Port Townsend/Coupeville (Keystone) route before arriving at the terminal. Make your reservations now. The Summer 2019 Schedule is here.
Music & Entertainment
| Thu, Jul 11th Discovery Bay Brewing: Open Mic |
| Thu, Jul 11th Main Street’s Concerts on the Dock: Jim Nyby and the F Street Band |
| Thu, Jul 11th Main Street’s Concerts on the Dock |
| Thu, Jul 11th Finnriver: Books on Tap with Jefferson County Library |
| Thu, Jul 11th Discovery Bay Brewing: Taproom Trivia |
Community
| Thu, Jul 11th Salmon Wagon at Food Co-op |
| Thu, Jul 11th PT Library: Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue |
| Sat, Jul 13th Port Townsend Saturday Farmers Market |
| Sat, Jul 13th Comic Book Swap Meet |
| Sat, Jul 13th The Mead Werks Tasting Room Open |
Arts & Crafts
| Thu, Jul 11th Art in the Library Exhibit |
| Thu, Jul 11th Jefferson Museum: Lockwood “Woody” Dennis Prints |
| Thu, Jul 11th Northwind Artist Showcase: Compare & Contrast |
| Thu, Jul 11th Northwind Arts Center: Sea Rites |
| Thu, Jul 11th The Gallery @ OAP Exhibit “Mother/Land” |
Film & Movies
| Thu, Jul 11th Wheel-In Motor Movies |
| Fri, Jul 12th Rose Theatre Movies |
| Fri, Jul 12th Uptown Theatre Movies |
Dance & Movement
| Fri, Jul 12th Nia Fusion |
| Sat, Jul 13th Finnriver: Line Dancing Lessons on the Farm |
| Sun, Jul 14th Madrona MindBody Institute: Soulful Sunday – Community Dance Church |
Outdoor Recreation
| Thu, Jul 11th Port Townsend – San Juan Island Whale Watching Tour |
| Thu, Jul 11th 4 Hour Whale Watching Tour |
| Thu, Jul 11th 4 Hour Whale Watching Tour |
| Sat, Jul 13th PTMSC: Summer Puffin Cruises |
Reading & Lectures
| Thu, Jul 11th PT Library: Jennifer Pharr Davis Talk |
| Fri, Jul 12th Pippa’s Real Tea: Poetry Open Mic |
| Mon, Jul 15th Reading by Author Camille Dungy |
| Tue, Jul 16th Finnriver: Philosophy in the Barn |
| Wed, Jul 17th Disco Bay Detour: Wilderness Wednesdays |
Classes & Workshops
| Thu, Jul 11th Prosper Bodyworks: Yoga for Backs |
| Thu, Jul 11th Prosper Bodyworks: (Hot) Hatha Yoga |
| Fri, Jul 12th Yoga at Madrona: Yoga Sculpt Friday |
| Fri, Jul 12th Yoga at Madrona: Yoga for Backs Friday |
| Fri, Jul 12th Yoga at Madrona: Yoga With Weights |
Start Your Summer with a Bang in Port Townsend!
July 1, 2019 by bluegullinn
Start Your Summer with a Bang in Port Townsend!
Posted on July 1, 2019 by EnjoyPT
Start Your Summer with a Bang in Port Townsend!
Get set for fun on the 4th and some of the hottest music in the Pacific NW.
Summer is in full swing and promises to heat up even more with blazing hot events and activities throughout the month. We have performances that will get your blood pumping, your heart thumping and your feet stomping. Bring your family, your best friend, your sweetheart or come solo, but whatever you do, be sure to check out all the fun. Enjoy Port Townsend this summer!
Get set for fun on the 4th and some of the hottest music in the Pacific NW.
Summer is in full swing and promises to heat up even more with blazing hot events and activities throughout the month. We have performances that will get your blood pumping, your heart thumping and your feet stomping. Bring your family, your best friend, your sweetheart or come solo, but whatever you do, be sure to check out all the fun. Enjoy Port Townsend this summer!
Celebrate America’s birthday at Fort Worden and get ready for the biggest and best party of the year at the “Old School” 4th of July. Don’t miss an epic lineup of live entertainment, food vendors, field games, free root beer floats, a tug-of-war, watermelon eating contest, and a community portrait, all culminating in a glorious laser light show at 10:20 pm. The festivities begin at 4 pm on the parade grounds at Fort Worden. Headline sponsors for the event are Thunderbull Productions, the City of Port Townsend, the Friends of Fort Worden and Seattle Theater Group, along with many local businesses.
An ”Old School” 4th overlaps with Centrum’s Festival of Fiddle Tunes, a week-long immersion workshop presenting fiddle styles from specific regions of the world. Two performances will honor this American holiday: Fiddles on the Fourth is at 1:30 pm in the McCurdy Pavilion and at 7:30 pm, enjoy Fireworks and Fiddles featuring artists from Iowa, Georgia, Western Canada, New England and Louisiana Cajuns, also at the McCurdy Pavilion. For tickets, go to www.centrum.org.
photo by David Conklin
Rock the dock this summer at the free, all-ages, outdoor Concerts on the Dock, in downtown Port Townsend on the waterfront across from City Hall. The series, sponsored by the Port Townsend Main Street Program, runs every Thursday, July 11 through August 29, at the Pope Marine Park/City Dock Civic Plaza. Come to dance, see friends, enjoy a drink and have a bite. Local vendors and a beer/wine/cider garden will contribute to the festive atmosphere. Seating opens at 4:30 pm, show starts at 5 pm and ends at 7:30 pm. Bring chairs or blankets and settle in for some great tunes. For more into and details about the bands that are playing, go to www.ptmainstreet.org/concerts-on-the-dock/.
Centrum offers the Free Fridays at the Fort concert series July 5 through August 4, showcasing fiddle tunes, jazz and blues on the lawn of the Commons at Fort Worden and is free to the public. Performances begin at noon and go until 1 pm. Bring a lawn chair or blanket, a picnic lunch or grab something to go at Reveille in the Commons. In the rare event of inclement weather, alternative plans will be posted on www.centrum.org.
The wildly popular Olympic Music Festival presents its 36th annual summer concert series, offering 12 world-class performances of chamber music and other styles over six weekends, July 13 and 14, and August 10 through September 8. Concerts are presented in partnership with Centrum at Fort Worden.
Opening weekend celebrates the festival season with Art of the Violin I. Superstar Sarah Change joins pianist and OMF Artistic Director Julio Elizalde for an exclusive recital to kick off the summer season. Together, the duo explores treasures of the violin and piano repertoire including Beethoven’s powerful “Moonlight” and “Appassionata sonatas,” Bazzini’s demonic Round of the Goblins; and Ravel’s dazzling gypsy fantasy, Tzigane. Buy tickets early as space if limited and expected to sell out: www.olympicmusicfestival.org
Jazz Port Townsend is the perfect opportunity to experience excellent musicians, soak up a weekend of jazz in a seaside paradise and participate in a wide array of mainstage and nightclub performances, July 25-27. Artistic Director John Clayton inspires a true sense of family during this special week of events that showcases internationally-known performers in new and unexpected pairings. Jazz Port Townsend has emerged as one of the leading jazz festivals in the nation.
Festival mainstage performances take place in Fort Worden State Park’s 1200-seat McCurdy Pavilion. Jazz Port Townsend also features the popular Jazz in the Clubs series, in venues throughout Fort Worden. Come alive with the sounds of jazz. Jazz in the Clubs: Thursday, July 25, 8-11 pm, Friday and Saturday, July 26 and 27, 10 pm – 12:30 am. Mainstage Concerts: Friday, July 26, 7:30 pm, Saturday, July 27, 1:30 pm and 7:30 pm. For more information, go to www.centrum.org/jazz-port-townsend-performances/.
A few upcoming events later this summer—Save the Dates!
Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival, July 28-August 4. www.centrum.org
Olympic Music Festival at Fort Worden, August 10-September 8, www.olympicmusicfestival.org
Key City Public Theatre’s Shakespeare in the Park, The Merry Wives of Windsor, August 1-25, www.keycitypublictheare.org
Jefferson County Fair, August 9-11, www.jeffcofairgrounds.com
Uptown Street Fair, August 17, www.ptmainstreet.org
Concerts on the Dock, every Thursday in August, www.ptmainstreet.org
Wooden Boat Festival, September 6-8, www.woodenboat.org
Pack up your dancin’ shoes, favorite shorts, best hat, music-loving friends and family, and head to Port Townsend for some epic fun and sizzling hot summer events this month. We can’t wait to see you!
Start Your Summer with a Bang in Port Townsend!
Arts & Entertainment in Port Townsend
February 28, 2019 by bluegullinn
Arts & Entertainment
Port Townsend, Arts & Entertainment
National Geographic calls Port Townsend “one of the most sophisticated places west of Seattle,” and arts and entertainment is a large part of the reason why.
For more than three decades, artists of all ages have flocked to Centrum, the nonprofit arts organization located at Fort Worden State Park, for artist residencies, workshops and performances. Centrum’s summer performance festivals in music and literature are national events, drawing thousands to the area.
Copper Canyon Press, also located at Fort Worden, is the nation’s premier poetry publishing house. Copper Canyon Press fosters the work of emerging, established, and world-renowned poets for an expanding audience.
Centrum’s Jazz Port Townsend is a summer highlight
Located at the entrance to downtown, Northwinds Arts Center is a hub of visual arts and literary activity, producing educational programs, lectures, readings and workshops, and by providing juried and invitational venues for displaying the work of regional artists.
Key City Public Theatre is perhaps the most active and vital theater organization on the Olympic Peninsula. Their year-round slate of performances and workshops draws audiences from around the region.
Port Townsend’s location, coupled with its proximity to the Seattle/Vancouver/Portland metro areas, makes the town an attractive destination for national music acts and audiences looking for intimate performance experiences.
From music, to theater, to visual and performing arts, Port Townsend is a destination not to be missed. Be sure to visit PTGuide.com’s comprehensive arts and entertainment calendar to find out what’s happening in Port Townsend.
Olympic Peninsula Red Wine, Cider and Chocolate Tour – Feb 9-10 & 16-18, 2019
February 5, 2019 by bluegullinn
Olympic Peninsula Red Wine, Cider and Chocolate Tour – Feb 9-10 & 16-18, 2019
Red Wine, Cider & Chocolates
Olympic Peninsula Red Wine, Cider and Chocolate Tour – Feb 9-10 & 16-18, 2019
Enjoy our annual Olympic Peninsula Red Wine, Cider and Chocolate Tour! Let your temptations run wild with our unmatched extraordinary blends of Washington grapes, apples and pears – paired with decadent chocolate & local culinary fare. You’ll fall head over heels with Olympic Peninsula Wineries & Cideries, during the Olympic Peninsula Red Wine, Cider and Chocolate Tour. This tour takes place over two scrumptious weekends to allow you to savor each venue’s offerings. Our new release varietals and culinary offerings will satisfy every palate and have you falling in love with every sip.
Tickets for this self guided tour are available on-line for $40 or $45 at the wineries or cideries and are non-refundable. These tickets include a souvenir wine glass, wine and cider tastings at each location as well as sensational chocolate pairings. Visitors who get their ticket stamped at all nine tasting rooms will be entered into a drawing for a love inspired gift basket. Purchase tickets here.
All venues will be open from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day for the tour and some venues may have extended hours for non-tour visits. Tasting fees for those not participating in the ticketed event will be $10 per person at each winery or cidery.
The Olympic Peninsula Wineries encourage responsible wine touring and recommend that you have a designated driver in your group. Designated drivers do not need to purchase a ticket and are always welcome to taste the food. While children are allowed in the tasting rooms, you must be 21 or over to purchase tickets and/or participate in wine and cider tasting.
Eaglemount Winery & Cidery: Join Eaglemount with chocolate serenade, delicious caramel sauce paired with our lineup of ciders, wines and meads with the new release of Brambleberry Burn Cider and wine release of Tempranillo you’ll fall in love with Eaglemount again and again.
Harbinger Winery: Attention Wine Lovers and Chocoholics!
The Red Wine, Cider and Chocolate Tour is your ticket to unabashedly celebrate several great things at the same time; the survival of another cold, dark January, the anticipation of blooming romance, and the celebration of red wine, hard cider and gourmet chocolate. The Harbinger crew has been surfing through an ocean of wine and chocolate pairings and gleaning tattered and wine- stained notes to create the ultimate palatial experience for you on the subject.
Also in the works is the highly provocative VIP Reserve tasting for those daring enough to step behind the velvet curtains of the Kitty Kat Lounge. Sample Harbinger Winery’s gold medal and reserve wines with handmade aphrodisiac chocolates and prepare to have your preconceived beliefs warped with mind-bending creations.
We hope to see you at Harbinger Winery for this much anticipated, once-a-year chocolate extravaganza!
FairWinds Winery: visitors can have fun dipping tasty tidbits from salty pretzels to sweet strawberries in the chocolate fountain and discover a favorite pairing with our current wine releases, including the popular Port O’ Call.
Finnriver Farm & Cidery: At Finnriver, we will seek to delight the senses with tantalizing tastes of our decadent brandywines and our farm crafted ciders, including our orchard series Golden Russet Cider, botanical Solstice Saffron Cider, our beloved Raspberry Brandywine and newly released Chai Brandywine. Also enjoy samples of chocolate delights or purchase a hot meal from the Finnriver Kitchen or one of our wonderful weekend food vendors: Dented Buoy woodfired pizza or Hama Hama oysters and chowder! We will also have live music Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon.
Marrowstone Vineyards: Marrowstone Vineyards is excited to share their red wine and chocolate offerings to help shake off those winter blues! For the wine, cider and chocolate experience we will be pouring our red wines with a taste of sweet as well as savory. Silverwater Café will be providing us with delectable turtle fudge, and some decadently rich chocolate mousse truffles. For our savory option they are preparing cacao spice rubbed lamb skewers. These tasty bites of sweet and savory, paired with our red wines is something you will absolutely not want to miss out on.
Wind Rose Cellars: Wind Rose Cellars plans an exciting and educational experience when you visit our tasting room.
We will pour some of our award-winning reds paired with local chocolatier Yvonne Yokota. Yvonne will also be on site with chocolate truffles along with her delicious chocolate bark.
We will pour the following wines: 2013 Primitivo, 2014 Field Blend Cabernet Sauvignon, 2012 Nebbiolo, 2014 Bravo Rosso, 2015 Hunters Red and our ever so popular 2017 Muscato. We have some special sales going on as well. We also plan to have our VIP bar open pouring some of our rare and super limited produced wines.
We also have live music planned:
- February 8th “Dawn Martin” local keyboardist who really packs the house. 7-9pm
- February 9th Forest Beutel” regional one-man band that plays blues. 7-9 pm
- February 14th Blue Skyz Jazz local jazz Trio performing from 6-8pm
- February 15th “Tony Flaggs Band” local trio that plays a mixture of rock with a little bluegrass. 7-9pm
- February 16th “Sarah Shea and Chez Jazz” local jazz vocalist that will amaze you with her vocals. 7-9pm
Join us if you can. We’d love to show you our spin on Italian varietals grown in Washington State.
Camaraderie Cellars: we like to think that red wine and dark chocolate applied internally is just what the doctor orders to sustain your good health. Sips of varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Tempranillo, as well as Bordeaux-styled blends will certainly fill the bill. Add to that, tasty bittersweet chocolate heart cookies and dark chocolate bark bites. And to highlight savory chocolate, the Cocoa Spiced pulled pork will be back by popular demand. Enjoy tastings in our new Ridge Room. Toasting good health for all! Great discounts will help add to your cellar.
Olympic Cellars: Olympic Cellars welcomes you. It is our 40th Anniversary and in celebration, we will release our first ever Pinot Noir with a special commemorative label.
We are really excited to have ‘We Do Fudge’ of Sequim back on-site pairing the perfect fudge flavors with two new limited-release wines.
Petite Sirah, 2015 -This is our first vintage of this delicious full-bodied, well-balanced wine which tastes of juicy plum and raspberry.
Petit Verdot, 2015 – The mouth feel is plush, and the taste is distinctive for the espresso, bitter chocolate overtones to its plump core of black currant and blueberry flavors.
Last year’s favorite pairing of White Port and carrot cake fudge will also be back. Yumm! As always, we will have a variety of red and white wines available to sample.
You will also enjoy sampling some fun nibbles in the cellar and taking advantage of special discounts to stock up your cellar.
Port Townsend Vineyards: Come visit us on the Red Wine, Cider & Chocolate tour and taste a sneak peak of our highly-anticipated Discovery Rosé! Attendees will receive the first tastes of this year’s vintage. We’ll also be pouring our 2017 Merlot and 2016 Pinot Noir, delightfully paired with truffles from Elevated Chocolate and other snacks. Come walk through the tank hall to view operations and settle in inside our heated Discovery Room Pavilion.
Happy Spring
April 3, 2018 by bluegullinn
Farmers Market Port Townsend
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Red Wine in Port Townsend
February 3, 2018 by bluegullinn
Red Wine and Chocolates
Red Wine
Love is in the air with Valentine’s Day just a few short weeks away. Escape with your sweetheart to Port Townsend for a romantic weekend getaway. We have a wide array of fantastic accommodations to suit your style. Click here for choices and to book your reservation. Many of our restaurants are offering Valentine’s specials too. For more details, contact our Visitor Information Center at info@jeffcountychamber.org or 360.385.2722.
Start your romantic celebration with Port Townsend as your home base and fall head over heels with the Olympic Peninsula Wineries and Cideries during their luscious Red Wine, Cider and Chocolate event over two scrumptious weekends: February 10-11 and 17-19, from 11 am to 5 pm. Let your quest for guilty pleasures run wild with the unmatched, extraordinary blends of Washington grapes, apples and pears—paired with decadent chocolates and local culinary fare. Enjoy a romantic drive through the scenic Olympic Peninsula!
The ticket and glass package entitles you to a special commemorative wine glass, complimentary wine/cider tasting and chocolate samples at the nine participating wineries and cideries. Book here for online tickets. www.olympicpeninsulawineries.org/redwinechocolate.php
What better place to celebrate love than Port Townsend? Over the years, our city has received many accolades from the media naming us the “best of….” Most recently, in 2017, we were named by Architectural Digest as “One of the 15 Most Beautiful Main Streets Across America” and MSN named Port Townsend the “Prettiest Town in Washington.”
With that in mind, we welcome you to come downtown and show your love for our fair city by penning a Love Letter to Port Townsend. You can write a poem, a love letter, or simply list the three things you love most about Port Townsend. Select restaurants and coffee shops will have entry forms. Please enter by February 14 to win prizes.
Concierges are ready to assist you!
On Saturdays, Port Townsend have friendly “Celebrity Concierges” roaming Water Street, from 1-3 pm, offering suggestions for things to do and see, giving directions and answering questions. They’ll be providing coupon books and maps to help you get around downtown. Be sure to look for them!
From now through June, the “Believe It or Knot!” game will pique your interest in unbelievable facts (or fiction) about our salty seaport. From the 1890s Victorian seaport to modern day, the past and present of Port Townsend will have you questioning whether you believe it or “knot.”
Hidden throughout downtown are incredible facts (true or false!) about our city. Find 10 of them at participating businesses. Try your hand to see how well you know your facts about Port Townsend by completing the game to be entered in prize drawings–$100 in monthly gift certificates and a chance to win a grand prize of $500 in gift certificates to spend in downtown businesses. And be sure to tag any of your photos on Instagram or Facebook with #ILovePortTownsend!
Key City Playhouse
Key City Public Theatre will kick off its 60th anniversary season with the Northwest Premiere of the critically-acclaimed, one-woman play, “Spirit Awakening,” written, directed and performed by Akuyoe Graham, at the KCPT Playhouse February 9, 10, 16, and 17 at 7 pm with Saturday matinees at 2 pm.
Capturing how Ms. Graham evolved as a human being and performer, an immigrants and a woman, this mythic story is effused with power and strength, sensitivity and emotion as the supremely skilled Graham creates 12 distinct personalities that segue into one another with seamless brilliance as her life takes her from Africa to London to Spanish Harlem and eventually Hollywood. Each step provokes new levels of personal assessment, raising complex questions of split loyalties and the difficulties of rediscovering one’s roots, unimpeded by dogma. One film/theatre critic described her as a “mystic in the theatre, a sage on the screen.”
To purchase tickets, go to www.keycitypublictheatre.org or call 360.385.5278.
Shipwrights
The sailboat racing season opens with the 27th Annual Port Townsend Shipwrights’ Regatta on February 24. Boats of all construction are welcome. As always, the race is open to folks who would like to try sailboat racing, but do not have a boat. Non-boat owners are encouraged to show up at the Skippers’ Meeting to be connected with skippers looking for crew.
The regatta is presented by the Northwest Maritime Center and the Port Townsend Sailing Association. www.nwmaritime.org/events/shipwrights-regatta/
Save the date for upcoming events in March and April:
March 2-11
22nd Annual Port Townsend PlayFest
Key City Public Theatre, Port Townsend
This is a theater lover’s feast offering 10 plays over two weekends, including six one-act plays by local writers and three full-length plays by regional and national playwrights.
March 23-25
Victorian Heritage Festival
Port Townsend
The theme is Victorian Dreams—from roots as traditional as tea and shortbread to the high-flying speculation of Jules Verne, there will be celebrations about all that was best in the hearts and minds of this time in history. Mark your calendar for a grand time for the entire family!
We look forward to welcoming you to Port Townsend!
Summer is Sizzlin’ in Port Townsend!
July 2, 2017 by bluegullinn
Happy 4th of July
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Love from Japan
June 1, 2017 by bluegullinn
Love from Japan
Love from Japan! We receive many comments from our guest over the past 2o years. Here is just one example from a Mom and Daughter that stayed with us just yesterday. In each guest room we have a diary book for guest to make write comments in. Over the years we have seen many comments in these books. Everything from how great their stay at our in was, to great places to dine and what to see and do in the area. We hope you can visit the Blue Gull Inn Bed & Breakfast and share your comments in our diary. You can make a reservation right on line at www.bluegullinn.com or just give us a call at 360-379-3241. Port Townsend is known for great dining, shopping and FUN. For a list of things to see and do in Port Townsend, WA. Check out www.enjoypt.com.
Thank you so much for staying with us and your nice comments!
We are happy to hear you enjoyed your visit.
The ND Hill House is also the Blue Gull Inn B&B
Nathaniel D. Hill House
Built: 1868
Location: 1310 Clay Street Uptown Port Townsend, WA
The ND Hill House was built by the Hill Family in 1868. It is one of the first homes built in Port Townsend, WA. Port Townsend was incorporated in 1851 and is one of the oldest cities in Washington State. Dr. Hill was the local Pharmacist, owning the ND Hill & Sons Pharmacy. He had locations in both downtown and at one point in Uptown as well. Keep in mind that in that time period a pharmacy would also sell what we call hardware today. The ND Hill building still stands today on the corner of Water and Quincy streets, in downtown Port Townsend, WA. ND Hill became one of the most successful and well-respected men to live in what was the Washington Territory. He was the first manufacturer of medicinal drugs. ND Hill was a very hard working businessman and became in many commercial businesses. For example, banking, railroads, saw mills, hardware, and telegraph companies. He was a territorial representative and County Commissioner. He became one of the leaders in the drive for Statehood in Washington.
ND Hill came to Port Townsend in 1868 with his wife, Sallie Hazeltine Haddock Hill and their two sons, Robert Crosby Hill and Howard Hazeltine Hill.
It is hard to imagine the ND Hill House was built 3 years after the end of the Civil War in the United States.
The Hill Family resided in the home at 1310 Clay Street for 90 years until 1958. At that time the house was sold by Hill’s granddaughter, Sally Hill. She was the last family member to live in the house. She was an elderly woman by that time, who had returned to Port Townsend to care for her father, Howard Hill who was 90 years old. No longer able to climb stairs, he slept on a day bed in the dining room.