| Ongoing events |
| Date/time | Event description | State Park |
| Ongoing |
Centrum Workshops: Centrum offers a wide range of enrichment workshops for musicians, writers and visual artists of all levels of experience throughout the year. A full schedule of workshops may be found at www.centrum.org/calendar-of-events/. Registration fee may be required for participation. For more information about Centrum, visit www.centrum.org.
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Fort Worden, Centrum
(360) 385-3102 |
| June 2013 |
| Date/time | Event description | State Park |
June 9
2 - 5 p.m. |
Celebrating Fort Worden’s 40th Anniversary: Celebrate the 100th year of State Parks and the 40th anniversary of Fort Worden State Park with a day of fun. Festivities take place in the newly remodeled Beach Shelter, just past the Marine Science Center near the beach campground loop. Kids may participate in Junior Ranger games and activities in the spirit of National Get Outdoors Day. Take a tour of Battery Kinzie with guides from the Coastal Artillery Museum. Appetizers and birthday cake are provided at no cost. Presented in partnership with the Coastal Artillery Museum and the Friends of Fort Worden State Park.
Please note: June 8 and 9 are State Parks free days in honor of National Get Outdoors Day. A Discover Pass is not required for vehicle access to state parks on free days.
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Fort Worden
(360) 344-4401 |
| June 13 - 16 |
Creative Nonfiction Workshop: Beginning, emerging and established writers are invited to the creative nonfiction workshop by Centrum in Fort Worden State Park. Participants will refine existing works and develop new writing in interactive craft lectures, in-class writing sessions, small-group manuscript workshops and individual consultations. Registration and fee required for participation. The workshop is part of the Port Townsend Writers’ Conference series. Learn more and register by visiting www.centrum.org.
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Fort Worden, Centrum
(360) 385-3102 |
| June 24 - 30 |
Voice Works – Workshops and Concerts: The annual workshop and concert series event, Voice Works, returns to Centrum in Fort Worden State Park. The event features world-class artists showcasing their talents and teaching others the craft of singing. Registration and fee required for workshops. Workshop registration not required to view concert performances. Tickets are required for concert performances. For more information, to register or to purchase tickets, visit www.centrum.org.
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Fort Worden, Centrum
(360) 385-3102 |
June 28, 29 and 30
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
Painting in the Parks – Fort Worden: Celebrate the centennial of Washington State Parks by painting in the parks. Take a journey through a state park and find artistic inspiration. Then spend the day creating a work in Washington’s great outdoors. From June 28 through 30, participants are welcome to paint at the following Olympic Peninsula state parks: Fort Flagler, Fort Worden and Sequim Bay. A full schedule of Painting in the Parks days is available at www.pleinairwashington.com. Presented by the Plein Air Washington Artists.
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Fort Worden
(360) 344-4400 |
| June 30 - July 7 |
Festival of American Fiddle Tunes – Workshops and Concerts: Spend the week living, learning and jamming with masters of a wide variety of fiddling styles at Centrum in Fort Worden. The Festival of American Fiddle Tunes provides an opportunity to be in a community with the bearers of fiddle traditions. The total immersion workshop includes classes, band labs, tutorials, dances, concerts, singing, open jams and more. Registration and fee required for workshops. Workshop registration not required to view concert performances. Tickets are required for concert performances. For more information, to register or to purchase tickets, visit www.centrum.org.
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Fort Worden, Centrum
(360) 385-3102 |
| July 2013 |
| Date/time | Event description | State Park |
| July 7 - 14 |
Port Townsend Writer’s Conference – Session 1: Writers of all levels of experience are welcome to participate in the first session of the Port Townsend Writer’s Conference at Centrum in Fort Worden State Park. The program offers workshops, guided freewrites, vibrant readings and lecture series and more. A second session is offered July 14 to 21. Registration and fee required for participation. To register, visit www.centrum.org.
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Fort Worden, Centrum
(360) 385-3102 |
| July 7 - 14 |
Advanced High School Writer’s Studio: Designed for both AP-level writing students and those high school students interested in serious exploration of the literary arts, the weeklong program is part of the Port Townsend Writers’ Conference. The Centrum high school workshops provide an in-depth opportunity to work with professional artists in the setting for Fort Worden State Park. Registration and tuition required for participation. To learn more or register, visit www.centrum.org.
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Fort Worden, Centrum
(360) 385-3102 |
| July 14 - 21 |
Port Townsend Writer’s Conference – Session 2: Writers of all levels of experience are welcome to participate in the second session of the Port Townsend Writer’s Conference at Centrum in Fort Worden State Park. The program offers workshops, guided freewrites, vibrant readings and lecture series and more. Registration and fee required for participation. To register, visit www.centrum.org.
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Fort Worden, Centrum
(360) 385-3102 |
| July 21 - 28 |
Jazz Port Townsend – Workshops and Concerts: Jazz Port Townsend is the opportunity for new and seasoned musicians to meet their peers, soak up a week of jazz near the sea and become a better musician at Centrum in Fort Worden State Park. Talented artists will be on-hand to teach workshops and perform concerts, showcasing their gifts and guiding participants to their full potential. Registration and fee required for workshop participation. Workshop registration not required to view concert performances. Tickets are required for concert performances. For more information, to register or to purchase tickets, visit www.centrum.org.
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Fort Worden, Centrum
(360) 385-3102 |
| July 28 - Aug. 3 |
Port Townsend Acoustic Blue Festival – Workshops and Concerts: Each year, hundreds of blues musicians descend on Fort Worden State Park, turning the historic facility into a giant resonating chamber for acoustic blue music. The cornerstone of the festival is a weeklong workshop where participants live and play with the bearers of acoustic blues traditions. The festival also features concert performances at Fort Worden State Park and Blues in the Clubs in downtown Port Townsend. Registration and fee required for workshop participation. Workshop registration not required to view concert performances. Tickets are required for concert performances. For more information, to register or to purchase tickets, visit www.centrum.org.
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Fort Worden, Centrum
(360) 385-3102 |
| August 2013 |
| Date/time | Event description | State Park |
| Aug. 4 - 10 |
DANCE This!: DANCE This! at Centrum in Fort Worden State Park provides an opportunity for high school students to study a wide range of dance styles and techniques in a supportive, yet challenging atmosphere. Students will participate in African, ballet, choreography, hip-hop and modern dance classes with professional dance instructors from the Seattle area. Registration, tuition and board are required for participation. For more information or to register, visit www.centrum.org.
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Fort Worden, Centrum
(360) 385-3102 |
| October 2013 |
| Date/time | Event description | State Park |
| Oct. 16 - 20 |
Essentially Blues – Acoustic Guitar Intensive: Spend three full days in residence with master acoustic guitarists Mike Dowling and John Miller at Centrum in Fort Worden State Park. Please note, this workshop is limited to the first 20 individual who register. Student should be able to play a simple alternating bass fingerpicking pattern. Registration and fee required for participation. For more information or to register, visit www.centrum.org.
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Fort Worden, Centrum
(360) 385-3102 |
Oct. 28
2 p.m. |
Port Townsend Chamber Music Festival – Mozart, Schubert & Brahms: Artistic Director Lucinda Carver is joined by the youngest clarinetist ever hired by the Metropolitan Opera (Sean Osborn) and a violist from the Calder Quartet (Jonathan Moerschel) for a special concert at Centrum in Fort Worden State Park. The concert features works by Rebecca Clark, Brahms and Mozart. Tickets are available for the series or for individual concerts. This concert is part of the Port Townsend Chamber Music Festival. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.centrum.org.
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Fort Worden, Joseph F. Wheeler Theater
(360) 385-3102 |
