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HomeMy WebLinkAbout031525 - 🎤  KPTZ Spotlight 🎶 March 16-31_ 2025 🎙️ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Thanks for Your Support During Our March Gladness Fund Drive <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/d355d5b5-13e4-521c-c908-67160d071071.jpg> What’s New on the KPTZ Airwaves March 16-31, 2025 <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/6270c900-2518-42d2-21d4-ac7b4994d1a7.jpg> Many thanks to everyone who supported KPTZ during our March Gladness Fund Drive from March 7th-8th. We raised over $13,000, but still need some help reaching our $15K goal. This special event will continue throughout the month (it is MARCH Gladness after all). Take advantage of this excellent opportunity to get directly involved with the best radio station in our part of the universe! Please help us support community radio! <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/43adc46a-ae4f-0c31-11d0-76edd54a68cf.jpg> DON WHITE, FOUNDING KPTZ BOARD MEMBER It is with serious sadness that I must report that Don White has passed away. Don was one of KPTZ's founding board members and his show Broadway Showtime, featuring Don's exploration of the music and stories of selected Broadway shows, has been on 91.9FM since the station launched in 2011. When I spoke to Don on the phone a month ago, he was already pretty ill. He said it was his heart, and that it could not be fixed. I asked him if he would have any objections to continuing to run episodes of Broadway Showtime and he said he would be honored if we did. It will continue to air Sundays from 1-2pm, so we can all share Don’s love of theater and song. Don had a great love of theater, and was most recently seen on the stage in Saltfire Theater's August 2024 production of The Sneeze (based on stories from Anton Chekhov) where he played the Narrator (see photo). Don also enjoyed selecting and reading surprising short stories on KPTZ, both on Tossed Salad and more recently on Cats in Our Laps with Phil Andrus. At KPTZ we very much appreciate Don's dedication to community radio and his generous and ongoing support of the station over the years, including the green room/kitchen here at Building 305 where a sign says "With many thanks to Don and Sylvia White." In closing I'd just like to reflect that every time I saw him, Don White was kind, gentle and curious. I shall miss him very much. Please Look for a Special Memorial Episode of Don's show Broadway Showtime hosted by Larry Stein on Sunday, March 23rd at 1:00PM. – Taylor Clark, KPTZ General Manager <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/e1628ce3-c455-fe01-d4d7-1dd3250e8597.jpg> LIVE CONCERTS Maya De Vitry Tuesday, March 18 Rainshadow Recording, Fort Worden, PT Rainshadow Concerts presents Maya de Vitry in concert at their studios at Fort Worden, 7:30pm (7pm door). Originally from Lancaster, PA, Maya is a Nashville-based songwriter, recording artist, producer, and instrumentalist whose music blurs the lines of country, folk, indie rock, and Americana. An admirer of the dedicated song craft of writers like John Prine, Gillian Welch, and Townes Van Zandt — and of the stirring vocals of artists like Bonnie Raitt and Nina Simone — her music invites listeners into a space of openness and connection. Tickets: $20 Online at rainshadowtickets.com <https://kptz.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf&id=2ffa4325a9&e=eba4e3a8b6> or $25 cash or check at the door. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/c647e8da-0b2f-c3dd-7905-c509f7144da9.png> CANDLELIGHT CONCERT Joe Euro Thursday, March 27 Trinity Methodist Church and Broadcast on KPTZ Trinity United Methodist Church is proud to present local guitarist Joe Euro for an evening of classical/neo-classical/ guitar playing. Joe’s performance will feature acoustic, all instrumental “Finger Style” pieces, many using various open tunings and neo-classical techniques. He plays original compositions along with some actual classical guitar numbers. A few of his “Ambient Space Guitar” creations utilize a digital reverb and a volume pedal, to draw down that Taj Mahal-like reverb. Admission to the concert is free (really!), with a suggested donation $15 per person if you wish to donate. You are welcome to attend whether you choose to donate or not. Half the proceeds will go to Dove House Advocacy Services. This live performance will be simulcast by KPTZ 91.9 FM. DAILY PROGRAMMING SUNDAY PROGRESSIVE TRACKS with host Mike “ProgTracks” Pollack <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/65a3e5a5-28e8-7575-8fb5-2132f3fca15d.jpg> Sunday 5-7am and Monday 9-11pm Mike has been playing “All the music your spouse can’t stand” for over 11 years now. You’ll hear what’s new in the world of Progressive Rock, with a touch of Jazz-Rock Fusion, Psych/Space, Avant, and Desert/Doom thrown into his aural stew. Shows often include a “Golden Tracks Album Feature” which highlights classic music turning 50 years old. March 16/17 Show #607 ("Reflect... and Regroup") – Mike takes a week off from commenting on the growing crisis in the U.S. to just play music without a theme. Take advantage of the 'down time' and tune in! March 23/24 Show #608 ("A Dream Of Summer") - We're all wishing for summer to roll around... but what else will summer bring? March 30/31 Show #609 - Mike's not sure what's going on this far out (not with the show... not even with his life...) So tune in and be surprised! UNLACED STRINGS with host Gail Pruitt Sunday, 10am to noon From September to March, Gail Pruitt is the host and producer of Unlaced Strings. Each week Robin shares some of her favorite classical music as well as some of the history and fun facts about the people who made it possible. BROADWAY SHOWTIME with host Don White Sunday 1-2pm March 16 Pipe Dream March23 Special Memorial Episode Honoring Don White - Host Larry Stein. Don White passed away on February 25, 2025. We honor this great friend of KPTZ and host of Broadway Showtime, which has run for the entire on-air history of KPTZ (2011-2025). Larry Stein, Founding Program Director, shares clips of Don's work (out of hundreds of archived programs) along with words of love and appreciation from Don's friends, admirers, and colleagues. Included in the program are parts of fellow KPTZ programmer, Phil Andrus' Cats On our Laps (Sundays 7-10pm) on which Don was a regular reader of stories. Note that archived episodes of Broadway Showtime will continue to be aired on KPTZ every Sunday. CLASS REUNION with host Jerry Osborne Sunday 2-3 pm ROOTS AND BRANCHES with host Jon Kertzer Sunday 3-5 pm KPTZ is thrilled to welcome venerable DJ and noted musicologist Jon Kertzer to our program roster. His career has included a stint as the Director of Global Sound with the Smithsonian Center for Folk Life and Cultural Heritage, as well as 30 years producing and hosting regular programs on KEXP and KBCS in Seattle. Jon's new show for KPTZ, Global Rhythms, is a musical world tour. Be sure to tune in! RETRO COCKTAIL HOUR with host Darrell Brogdon Sunday 5-7pm An eclectic way to enjoy your Sunday evening. Here you'll find vintage recordings from the dawn of the Hi-Fi Era — imaginative, light-hearted (and sometimes light-headed) pop stylings designed to underscore everything from the backyard barbecue to the high-tech bachelor pad. Darrell Brogdon serves up two hours of incredibly strange music! The Retro Cocktail Hourcomes to KPTZ from Kansas Public Radio. CATS IN OUR LAPS with host Phil Andrus Sunday 7-10pm Cats in Our Laps is a radio variety show in the tradition of the early days of radio when radio was a local resource for live music, community news, and neighborhood gathering. Each Cats in Our Laps features live and recorded music, either in the KPTZ studio or from the world ‘round via Zoom, as well as interviews, poems read by Cats Poet Laureate Deborah Kate Hammond, and the week’s weather forecast with Cats Weather Laureate Al Latham. Keeping the Cats in line, in laps or not, i <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/ce11a2eb-10a9-f 2b5-4dd3-d9297dabc279.jpg> s host Phil Andrus. March 16 Owen Rowe is at the reader’s podium to read from The Book Censor’s Library, by Bothayna Al-Essa. Our featured artist is Patrice Haan who brings new and not-so-new original songs accompanied on harp and piano. March 23 Jeanie Murphy is working overtime on this night’s Cats in Our Laps, first for her debut at the reader’s podium and then for a session of “Banjo Tunes, Tunings and Lore”. Singer Jennifer Grimm is the first of two featured artist <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/2248d022-a2a9-560c-dbfb-602907b60d18.jpeg> s, bringing her appreciation for the Great American Songbook including the songs of Judy Garland. Joe Euro, this month’s Candlelight Concert artist, is our second featured artist on this March Sunday night. March 30 Bill Mawhinney, the man of the splendid voice and impeccable literary taste, reads on this night’s show <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/6fca9e96-0629-1bf0-1f4e-1 6b79ba5ceca.jpeg> , his reading coming with a jazz chaser. Our featured artists in the 8:00 are song writers and singers Flip Breskin and Zeke Hoskin, whose song, “Cat On My Lap”, make them ideal for Cats in Our Laps —https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U-5d7NCqM8 <https://kptz.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf&id=68678373c6&e=eba4e3a8b6> . MONDAY EARLY NOTICE! PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATES at the BOCC Meetings Monday 9:45-10:15am April 7 KPTZ broadcasts live from the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners, to provide you with public health and emergency preparedness reports. Tune in to hear the latest information and guidance in response to infectious diseases affecting area residents. You may submit your public health questions to Dr. Allison Berry and to Willie Bence by emailing contactus@kptz.org <mailto:contactus@kptz.org> . Please send your questions by Friday, April 4 at noon to be answered at the following week’s BOCC meeting. Archived recording will be available for streaming later that day, via kptz.org <https://kptz.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf&id=2dc81e3b57&e=eba4e3a8b6> . THE JIM B. SHOW with host Jim B. Monday 9:30-11am <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/538e1bdd-7475-7a05-47aa-7f9d1a76fecf.jpg> Music for an ever-changing mood. March 17 It's St.Patrick's Day!! Yes, there might be some songs about being Irish both good and bad, plus the usual Jim B. Show Shenanigans!! (diverse tunes...) March 24 Spring is officially here, so Jim B. will play songs about thawing, rain and sunshine, clouds and flowers. Is this the Ides of March? Or just one IDE? March 31 EXTRA EXTRA!! The Jim B. Show gets an extra installment in March, so the playlist might be warmed over leftovers from the songs DJ Jim B. did not play the first four Mondays this month? It's potluck! ATTENTION, PLEASE! Monday at Noon and 5pm, repeats Saturday at Noon <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/0b981bc0-fe2f-fcd6-df48-e4b4650b84de.jpg> Stories and interviews about people, places, and things of interest. March 24: Honoring our KPTZ Colleague Don White. Appreciation, Love and Memories of Don White, host/creator of longtime KPTZ program, Broadway Showtime. Don passed away on February 25, after many years of involvement and leadership in Port Townsend's Arts community. Larry Stein and Phil Andrus spoke with many of Don's friends, colleagues and admirers. We'll also hear clips from Don's KPTZ radio legacy. DID YOU KNOW? <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/5805e50f-53da-9c43-9bc6-6e9b1277ae43.jpg> Monday @12:45 and Thursday @5:19 Join host Kate Dwyer for a very short program about little-known or quirky local Port Townsend history. Or go to https://kptz.org/did-you-know/ <https://kptz.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6df05b fd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf&id=c6a5e133a1&e=eba4e3a8b6> to hear former broadcasts. BOXED CHOCOLATES with host The Briceman Monday 1-3pm Boxed Chocolates You never know what you're gonna get! The Briceman features music from every decade from the 1960s thru the 2020s. March 17 Join the Briceman for a two hour Saint Patrick's day celebration of diverse music from many genres of Irish tunes old and new. ROCKET SURGERY with host Charlie Bermant Monday 3-5pm Charlie Bermant performs Rocket Surgery every week, featuring rare and archival selections from the artists we all know and love. That is, unusual music from the usual suspects that provide the rest of the story – sort of like the Paul Harvey of the nonprofit radio community. This musical landscape is littered with surprises. TUESDAY NEAR AND FAR with host DJ Kani-Ma Tuesday 9:30-11am DJ Kani-ma spins Near and Far – featuring multi-cultural, folk, and ethnic music from around the world, local musicians, and musicians that have passed through our very own Port Townsend – many of whom she has seen perform live. She is passionate about music and radio. BOOKLOVERS’ CAFÉ with host Cris Wilson <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/5237ce32-06df-b915-20df-4af315526252.jpg> Alternate Tuesdays and repeats the following Sunday, both 12:30-1pm March 25 Café Interfaith Amigos. Cris Wilson talks with two of the Interfaith Amigos: Rabbi Ted Falcon and Iman Jamal Raman. RHYTHM CONNECTION with host Robert Ambrose Tuesday 1-3pm Rhythm Connection transports listeners to cultures around the world, through incredibly diverse music from the African diaspora. Since its 1993 inception in Alaska, Robert has presented fresh music every week to make you dance or bring you solace, or both. OUT OF NOWHERE with host Peter Robinson Tuesday 3-5pm Peter Robinson’s many musical loves include, in no special order: Blues, Jazz (earliest to current), Country, Country-Western, Old-time, Roots Rock, Rockabilly, all the many genres resulting from the amazing African musical diaspora throughout the world, Singer-songwriter, Folk, Latin, Reggae, and more. Tune in to hear what you’ve been missing. OUR WORKING WATERFRONT Sunday March 16 & 30 (noon), and Tuesday March 25 (5:30) Each month KPTZ’s Chris Bricker joins co-hosts Port Director Eron Berg and Port Commissioner Pam Petranek to bring you news, updates and stories surrounding our Port and of our vibrant maritime community.The Port of Port Townsend marked its 100th year in 2024. It was formed by Jefferson County voters in 1924. To commemorate the anniversary, our Port hired former PT Leader publisher Scott Wilson to research and write a book of that history, “Working Port: 100 Years of the Port of Port Townsend” was published in honor of the Port’s Centennial Year. Scott tells the story of how the Port came into existence, and how it has evolved for over a century to its current reputation as a place brimming with exceptional marine trades skills. Peninsula College recently hosted Scott for a presentation at its Fort Worden Campus’ Studium Generale. This is PART TWO of Walker’s entertaining and fascinating talk. We explore the formation of the Boat Haven and the survival of Point Hudson as we know it today. COMMUNITY TIDES Tuesday March 18 (5:30 pm) and Sunday March 23 (Noon) On alternate weeks, KPTZ’s Chris Bricker and Co-host Siobhan Canty, President & CEO of Jefferson Community Foundation, explore new paradigms and new developments surrounding our County’s good people doing good work. In this edition of Community Tides, Chris Bricker and Siobhan Canty visit with Ben Wilson, founder of Color of Sound and curator of Black Film in the Pacific Northwest, a weekend celebration of regional Black Cinema that takes place March 14th through 16th. Port Townsend Film Festival is co-presenter with Color of Sound for this inaugural event at the Rose Theater. Also joining our discussion will be filmmaker Anthony Tackett, Director of “June” and “Perspectives on Violence” and Port Townsend Film Festival’s Executive Director, Danni McClelland. DONN AT NIGHT with host Donn Trethewey Tuesday 6:30-8pm Donn At Night features pieces from Donn Trethewey’s collection of music — same as the old Cardboard Box program. JAZZ NOTES with host Bill Mercier Tuesday 8-10pm <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/cf7ebf3f-5097-4655-756c-f0a4cac25976.jpg> March 18 We’ll be hearing from jazz greats like Gerry Mulligan, Pancho Sanchez and Art Tatum as well as lesser known artists like Greta Matassa, Joe Bushkin and Bobby Jaspar. On our “What’s New?” feature for this week we’ve got two cuts from the new release Bernstein in Vienna by Peter Erskine & The Jam Music Lab All Stars. March 25 We’ve got some nice piano jazz from John Hicks, Chuck Folds and Thelonious Monk, newer stuff from the Troen/Arnesen Quartet, Myra Melford’s Snowy Egret and the Blue Note All Stars, and vocals from Jon Hendricks together with Manhattan Transfer as well as Andy Bey. This week on “What’s New?” we’ll be hearing from the all-female groups Artemis who will be doing three cuts from their great new release, Arboresque. OUR TOWN with host Maryanne McNellis Alternating Tuesdays and repeats the following Sunday, both 12:30-1pm <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/fe3793aa-3be3-1ba8-4c80-30c0c990e8be.jpg> March 18/23 Maryanne interviews David Michael, Port Townsend’s own Celtic harpist. Many of us first heard David play when he was performing on either the Bainbridge Ferry or the Port Townsend ferry. Turns out friendly captains welcomed the performances. But a few were not friendly at all. David is one of those musicians who lives to play. He first found Celtic harps at a Renaissance Fair in California. He became obsessed with the instrument and taught himself. Of course, by that point he already was a singer song writer and guitarist. Like many artists or musicians there were times where he needed a “day job” to supplement his music earnings. But the gentle music of the harp is his dream. WEDNESDAY <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/e0e29fd6-b840-f065-fc92-6b122753b85d.jpg> CURRENT MOOD with DJ Lillie Wednesday 9-9:30am Join DJ Lillie as she serves up fresh, global, upbeat music, alongside groovy classics, to get you going in the morning. Be prepared for some "dance in your chair" moments. BRING YOUR RECORDS with host Larry Stein Wednesday 9:30-11 Before KPTZ I never had the opportunity to play music for our listeners. Now I’m hooked. You can also listen to Larry's special shows on March 23rd and 24th! NATURE NOW Wednesday 12:30-1, Thursday 5:30-6, Saturday 12:30-1 <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/6ac5e0db-77c1-546f-f697-c451b821927e.jpg> The Nature Now team shares eclectic and authentically local news, insights and observations about the natural world around us. Anything that grabs the attention of the Nature Now team can be heard on these weekly shows: birds and bees, flowers and trees, the weather and the stars – everything from microscopic Salish Sea plankton to ecosystem dynamics in a changing world. March 19/21/22 Envision a bird – any bird. What do you first notice? The feathers, of course. But, what do you really know about those beautiful and amazingly variable structures? Join Nan Evans and Christie Lassen to explore feather forms and structures, colors and patterns, and the incredible usefulness and functions of feathers. (Part 1 of 2). March 26 Seabird Conservation, part 1 – Debaran Kelso interviews Peter Harrison. THE BUZZY DONAHUE SHOW Wednesday 1-3pm Features new to me music. RADICAL LOVE with host Grace Love Wednesday 3-4pm We are very excited to have the amazing Grace Love join the KPTZ DJ roster. Sounds radical. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/5c2e61ea-d340-0f6b-68ac-173bcbe4f581.jpg> MUSIC TO MY EARS with Dalana Wednesday 4-5pm with encore Saturday 1-2pm Incredible music you grew up with or grew to love! VINYL VILLAGE with DJ host Jerry Osborne Wednesday 7-8pm INTERSTELLAR UNDERWEAR with host DJ Mars Wednesday 8-10pm <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/0e08b209-94b8-4755-05cd-ac592008cefa.jpg> Join DJ Mars for a trip around the rock ’n’ roll stars with garage, classic, punk, and psychedelic rock, new wave, and any other cool and captivating space junk he finds. And if you’re into killer kover versions, he’s “Got Ya Covered” with his weekly exploration of this far-out corner of the galaxy. He's even got his own theme tune, composed and performed by Kenny Siegal of Johnny Society and The Dogs (of New York)! March 19 We’ll dig into music from birthday boys Clarence “Frogman” Henry, Ricky Wilson (The B-52’s) and Terry Hall (The Specials, Fun Boy Three). March 26 All the usual good stuff plus music from birthday girls ’n’ boys Diana Ross, Rufus Thomas, Richard Tandy (ELO) and Steven Tyler (Aerosmith). Perhaps (relative) youngster Chris Whitten (?) will make an appearance, too! SPANISH CASTLE MAGIC with host Jon Kertzer Wednesday 10pm-Midnight Musicology expert Jon Kertzer will share from his extensive archives of music and interviews from his many years in Seattle. March 19 Jazz pianist and scholar Marc Seales. March 26 Seattle punk band The Enemy. THURSDAY MUSICAL FRUIT with DJ Goodwoman <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/f273376c-b93a-d0a2-af74-7b97a1df76cf.jpg> 9:30-11am Musical Fruit is your effervescent morning show for non-linear states of mind. Featuring hep-cat jump blues, rhythm and soul, chanson, rock ‘n’ roll in all its iterations, and stirring tunes of every ilk – guaranteed to be hot-peppered with oddball and worldly commentary. Musical Fruitspotlight-features include: Tarot Time with Mistress Zaena, The French Collection, and a rousing dose of sax education with Let's Talk about Sax. BREWOCRACY NOW Thursday 12:30-12:55pm PT City Manager John Mauro and KPTZ’s Taylor Clark, along with selected guests will be taking your questions, live! Please email your questions before 12:45 to dj@kptz.org <mailto:dj@kptz.org> . And, in case you can’t tune in live, you can hear the archived podcast later that day at kptz.org <https://kptz.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf&id=ebd7309fee&e=eba4e3a 8b6> . BLUES JOURNEY with host Taylor Clark Thursday 1-3pm We will hear Blues and blues-related music. We will hear songs which are soulful because music is what feelings sound like. Every other week, there may also be some live Grateful Dead in the second hour. Taylor loves that stuff and he finds the Dead to be soothing – really. MIDLIFE CRISIS DANCE PARTY with host Ray Serebrin Thursday 3-5pm <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/39d37f7c-0d22-7b07-e6d8-3b8a4c8bb865.png> On the Midlife Crisis Dance Party we present no content on midlife, crises, or parties. Instead, we offer an exploration of time, magnetism and what happens when tiny robots are set loose in your bloodstream, plus poetry. Stories, The Worst Song of the Week, and diverse music to agitate and convulse dancers, will be also be on offer. No masks, no shirts and no shoes are required. Warning: This show is an acquired taste. Stories from the Midlife Crisis Podcasts are rolled out every Monday on the KPTZ.org home page. SOUNDINGS with host Gary Forbes Thursday 6:30-8:00 pm Gary Forbes always has a song knocking around in his head and now he's going to bring them to you! He’ll will pull tunes from a variety of traditions – rock, R and B, jazz, and Americana, following his ears down various rabbit holes to dig up musical gems from 50+ years of collecting. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/0d7d3d95-375f-15c2-77c2-578679f838bf.jpg> RÁDIO KILOMBO with hosts DJs David BoNoBo and Brazil Nut Thursday 9-10pm Here you find the Earth’s finest collection of seductive African and Afro-Latin grooves. The selections are three parts club culture, one part roots culture, and all parts positive. Join us for our weekly convocation, hear the story of the rhythms, and let the music stir your soul! DUDEBABE RADIO HOUR with host Rachel Thursday 10pm-midnight <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/f314cf72-1003-b173-b192-0e91101c6543.jpg> What is there to do on a Thursday night? Listen to dudebabe radio hour, that’s what! Join me, Rachel, every Thursday from 10pm to midnight for a vast variety of eclectic music, a lot of giggling, as well as local guests. Don't worry. It's totally worth it, no matter how tired you are for work the next day :P FRIDAY FLOATING BRIDGE with host DJ Fishstick Friday 7:30-9:30am THE BUZZY DONAHUE SHOW Friday 9:30-11:30am Good old Rock and Roll. Turn it up or turn it off. A JOURNEY ALONG THE SILK ROAD Friday 12:15pm and Tuesday 5:20pm We’re thrilled to introduce you to Port Townsend’s Bill Porter (or Red Pine) one of the world’s finest translators of ancient Chinese Poetry and religious texts. For those of you who already know him, and those of you who will get to know him, he prefers to just being your neighbor Bill Porter. Each week, Bill brings you part of a series of enticing installments called A Journey Along the Silk Road. So, sit back and enjoy the journey, and lose yourself in the mystery of the Silk Road! Episode 62 March 18 / 21 We’ve been visiting the Yugu minority, in the grasslands west of Zhangye. The Yugu are a branch of the Uyghers, and they are the only branch that still believes in Buddhism rather than Islam. But still, they haven’t completely given up the religion their ancestors practiced. Episode 63 March 25 / 28 We’re in Gansu Province, in the town of Zhangye. We’ve already visited the sights in town, so it’s time to hit the road and resume our journey through that narrow strip of land known as the Gansu Corridor. Camels are essential and quite fascinating as we come to learn. COUNTY CONNECTIONS with host Jim Burke Friday, 12:30-12:55pm Join host Jim Burke and a rotating roster of County Commissioner co-hosts (Heather Dudley-Nolette, Heidi Eisenhour and Greg Brotherton) for discussions about what is going on with Jefferson County Government and their work being on behalf of the county. Similar in format to Brewocracy Now! that addresses the City of Port Townsend, County Connectionsfeatures a different County commissioner each week, along with special guests from County departments or the community. WORDSONGS with host DJWAS (Ward Serrill) Friday 1-3pm WordSongs is dedicated to good lyrics, no matter the style. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/3e5c26ff-2576-9a17-6c87-e6ba0dcb5a55.jpg> MIXTAPE with host DJ Christine Friday 3-5 pm Mixtape is an eclectic weekly musical journey with focus, with host DJ Christine. From Beethoven to the Beatles to Beyonce, plus obscurities, rarities, and the occasional one-hit-wonder, each week’s mixtape is a musical love letter. March 21 Friday Fun - Songs to kick off the first weekend of spring March 28 DJs Choice! An eclectic mix of new, old and the in between. FREESPIN with host Ron McElroy Friday 5-7pm “Hey everybody, I’m Ron McElroy, your GOOD ROCKIN’ DADDY inviting you to join me at the FreeSpin Bar & Grill, where each week I create my favorite stew for YOU, the Faithful 44. I start with a pound or so of Chicago blues, then add a big ole’ spoonful of tasty Memphis funk and season it with a generous dollop of some good ole' American rock & roll. I’ll bring that to a boil, simmer to perfection and serve it up hot every Friday from 5 to 7 pm. You’ll find it right here at 91.9 FM KPTZ in Port Townsend. It's BYOB and be sure to come hungry!" FRIDAY NIGHT BLUES with host Barney Burke Friday 8-10pm Barney’s been hosting the Friday Night Blues since the launch of KPTZ and he’s always live on the air. He’ll get your feet tappin’ or even stompin’ with all kinds of classic blues, and always includes live tracks, some soul and R&B, and featurettes of all descriptions. SATURDAY <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/60f2dff0-a578-d759-4e51-db4bf6785db0.jpg> INNA FINE STYLE with host DJ Mars Saturday 8:00-9:30 am Start your Saturday morning off Inna Fine Style with DJ Mars for the best in reggae, dub and ska. On this show you'll hear all of the greats from the classic '60s-'70s reggae era, including King Tubby, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Augustus Pablo and of course Bob Marley, plus ska from The Skatalites, Prince Buster, The Specials and so much more. You’ll also hear current artists who carry the torch for the classic era, such as The Loving Paupers, Bite Me Bambi, and Khruangbin. THE FRONT PORCH with host Eileen Deutsch Saturday 9:30-11am Host Eileen Deutsch brings her eclectic mix of great music to KPTZ. Her show, The Front Porch, will feature folk music in all of its various aspects including premier selections from the worlds of Americana, bluegrass, contemporary and vintage singer/songwriters, as well as many hybrid variations with elements of folk, both domestic and abroad. When Eileen isn't curating her selections for The Front Porch, you can find her doing plein air artwork, caring for her canines, or working on endless projects at her Port Townsend home. She's excited to welcome you to The Front Porch! SING IT, SISTER! Saturday 11am-noon Celebrating women's voices in all their infinite variety, focusing on positive and empowering messages. Any genre, any era – Sing it, Sister! VORTEX FOUR with Theo Saturday 4-6pm A new Saturday afternoon journey into unusual places and spaces. Says Theo: A receiver must be like a transmitter. In here, there is infinite storage space for refracted light patterns. Meditate on this at second level. MUSICAL CHAIRS with host Lizzz Saturday 6-8pm THE BLUE ROOM with host C-Dub Saturday 11pm-Midnight Only the most premium electronic music from the 90s and into the future on Saturdays, late night. Tune in for downtempo, ambient, house, techno, breaks, dub, and beyond. To learn more, check out this KPTZ interview with C-Dub <https://kptz.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf&id=c33f230ac7&e=eba4e3a8b6> . LOCAL NEWS PROGRAMMING KPTZ LOCAL NEWS Tuesday through Thursday 12 noon and repeating at 5pm KPTZ’s Local News Crew, Diane Walker, and Charlie Bermant, plus on Wednesdays reporters from the JeffCo. Beacon: Nhatt Nichols and Nigel O’Shea bring you the latest information and commentary. Each of these broadcasts is available shortly afterwards for streaming, at kptz.org <https://kptz.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf&id=3b4412b805&e=eba4e3a8b6> . 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