Sandra White

Bigger and better than ever.

Located at Lawrence and Tyler, this open air
forum for local farmers and artistic craftsmen
to display and sell their products has been
operating seasonally for 17 years.

The market started in 1992 with 14 local growers
of organic and specialty produce. There are currently over 90 vendors including artisans, wine, cheese,
breads, pastries, soaps, lavendar and food vendors.


The market has Port Townsend's unique flavor and
features live music, cooking demonstations, non-
profit projects.

It is held every saturday during the warmer seasons
and on Wednesday a smaller merket is held on
Polk St. 3.30 - 6.30

For more information and schedule please
visit: http://farmersmarket.org

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Jefferson Community School

Located in the heart of Port Townsend's historic district in the Templars Building this school appears to be thriving. The school is offering a unique choice that differs from our Port Townsend public schools in curriculum, philosophy and class size for students in grades 6 through 12.

As I wandered into the summer session one July afternoon, I was greeted by the director, Linda Maquire, who welcomed my questions and my camera. There were about 10 students enjoying a music appreciation class, with a teacher strumming a guitar and singing a Beatles tune.

There were other classrooms and conference rooms, including a computer lab.

The school emphasizes individualized education in small multi-age classes with a flexible curriculum, including field trips to other regions of the US and other countries. I was told (because I asked) that they were able to present both sides of the political spectrum to their students.

Tuition is around $7200 per year and you can get more information and an application from their website:

www.JeffersonCommunitySchool.com

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Coming up Aug. 22, this is always a lively and well attended event with plenty of music and good food. Held on Lawrence Street at Taylor where the Uptown shops are anchored by Aldriches Market. The Farmer's Market will open as usual at 9:30 with specialized tent shops of fresh produce, flowers and crafts. A parade starts at 1:00 with everyone invited to march in costume or not.

Music will begin at 10 am with the Port Townsend Summer Band, the Delta Rays, Mystery Band, One Mean Cheese, and belly dancing performed by Middle East Out West.

The kids can make festival hats, do face painting, a sidewalk chalk art contest, painting and sculpting contests. There will be an outdoor beer garden and music will continue into the evening at the Uptown Pub.

Quaint and charming, this gem is one of 2 theaters in Port Townsend, located just off Water Street in the heart of the Victorian downtown area. As you pass, you are drawn in by the wonderful posters in the widows, sweet little box office, and the aroma of fresh popcorn, made the old fashioned way and served with real butter.

Originally opened in 1907 with vaudeville shows and live musical productions, it moved to it's current location in 1908 and began showing the latest innovation, moving pictures.

In 1958 the Rose closed and would not re-open again until 1992 under the ownership of Rocky Friedman, a nice guy with a dream and a love of movies. (Financed by local citizens, who also helped with the painting of the building). Rocky added the smaller cozy theater called the Rosebud, which fills up quickly with a popular movie. The movies begin with a short talk about the film and a request to clean up after ourselves. On Mondays there is a door prize for some lucky winner just for coming.

Rocky studied film making in Southern California and moved back to the Northwest with the hopes of becoming a screenwriter. Rocky and The Rose are devoted to bringing art to Port Townsend in the form of good movies. A big part of the Port Townsend Film Festival, it also hosts a lecture series called School of Athens Lectures, with subjects such as Archeology, Nature Photography, and Symbolism of Ancient Zen Temples.

I will just stick with the movies, most of which are the artsy type, or often foreign film or festival winners.

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A terrific Jazz Festival took place last week and this is another great week for music lovers here in Port Townsend. The Blues workshops will be held all week with performances on Friday and Saturday, July 31 and August 1, both at Fort Worden and in the intimate settings of the local downtown clubs. This is an event put on by Centrum, an arts organization located at Fort Worden State Park.

At Fort Worden the performances will be held in McCurdy Pavillion, and 3 "clubs" set up for this occasion, with one serving beer. There are also 3 different downtown clubs featuring performances of the Blues. If you are in the area, don't miss this event.

For a list of performers and times go to www.centrum.org

Blues session on porch Fort Worden State Park

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