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Help Celebrate David Grisman’s 80th Birthday

The KPTZ airwaves will brighten this Monday, March 3 with an on-air appearance by David Grisman and Tracy Bigelow Grisman that includes a live performance and discussion about David’s upcoming 80th birthday concert celebrations (March 23 at Field Hall in Port Angeles and March 25 at Seattle’s Moore Theatre). The event is hosted by KPTZ DJ Charlie Bermant as part of his regular program, Rocket Surgery. It begins at 3pm with the performance, with the remainder of the show devoted to folk and bluegrass.

#712 Learning About Nature in the Democratic Classroom, part 2

(Airdate: February 26, 2025) Join Jackie Canterbury as she talks again with Brittaney Drake about science visualization and bird illustration techniques. In Part I we talked to Brittaney about teaching nature at the Pearl Remote Democratic High School in Seattle, Washington, with focus on the democratic classroom. Today we will explore science illustration which is ‘art in service of science’ and discuss how bird illustration is used to teach art and nature in her democratic classroom. Brittaney uses a variety of bird illustration tools including black ink, gouache watercolor, colored pencil, and digital illustration to teach bird illustration.
Note: Nature Now provides credit for songs and calls of Pigeon Guillemot to xeno-canto, Thomas G. Graves, XC663793 http://www.xeno-canto.org/663793

Silk

(Airdate: February 25, 2025) We’re in Gansu Province in the town of Zhangye, where we’re visiting the Big Buddha Temple, a 35 meter long structure depicting the Buddha meeting Nirvana, and from the temple we proceeded to Zhangye’s second most famous site, the city’s wooden pagoda. It was a most unusual structure….

Harriet Beecher

(Airdate: February 24, 2024 – Harriet Beecher) Port Townsend’s first art school a great success.

Monte Reinders

(Airdate: February 24, 2025) On this week’s Attention Please! host Charlie Bermant chats with Monte Reinders, Jefferson County Public Works Director about glass recycling, the Port Hadlock sewer, and why county roads are in better shape than those within the Port Townsend city limits.

County Connections

(Airdate: February 21, 2025) This week on County Connections, Jim Burke and his co-host Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour welcome Richard Davies, Director of Jefferson Associated Council, contracted by the county to provide public defense, and Derek Young, Interim Executive Director Washington State Association of Counties (WSAC). Derek is advocating for HB-1592 which would increase state funding for public defenders across the sate so there might be PARITY. Currently the public defense here in Jefferson County is over 95% paid by the county. Listen below for more alarming stats as well for as ways in which agencies in the county are working to intervene before people commit crimes, or are ever charged with a crime, to lessen the case load of attorneys, and keep vulnerable members of society out of the criminal justice system if possible. HB-1805 is another bill which aims to fund programs to help youth across the state stay out of trouble.

Brewocracy Now ~ 2/20/25

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark talked with Emma Bolin, Director of Planning and Community Development, and Steve King, Director of Public works. We revisited the golf course/housing situation (it’s off the docket and not being considered) as well as the Water Street sewer project. The main topic was the Shoreline Master Plan project update, and there will be meetings tonight (February 20) at 5:30 at the Cotton Building and again on March 12, same time and location. More information about the Shoreline Master Plan Project Update is available here.

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