Fort Worden State Park

2009 Free Fridays at the Fort

For more than two decades, Centrum has produced a free summer concert series for visitors, residents, and families in Port Townsend. From its humble beginnings downtown to its roomy home on the lawn outside the Fort Worden Commons, the series is an excellent way to sample what happens at Centrum in the summer.

We call it Free Fridays at the Fort, and we hope you can join your friends for our 2009 performance series, sponsored by the Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader. Seating is provided (or bring your favorite blanket), local and sustainable food is available, and the entertainment is free.

Each performance starts at noon on the lawn at the Fort Worden Commons, and is weather dependent (except for August 7, which will be rescheduled if needed).

• July 3: Festival of American Fiddle Tunes Sampler
• July 10: "Blues-Grass" 12-string guitarist Daniel Macke
• July 17: Readings from the Port Townsend Writers' Conference: Camille Dungy and Shane Book
• July 24: Jazz Port Townsend Workshop Performances
• July 31: Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival Workshop Performances
• August 7: Dream City Idol Contest Final Performance

For more than two decades, Centrum has produced a free summer concert series for visitors, residents, and families in Port Townsend. From its humble beginnings downtown to its roomy home on the lawn outside the Fort Worden Commons, the series is an excellent way to sample what happens at Centrum in the summer.

We call it Free Fridays at the Fort, and we hope you can join your friends for our 2009 performance series, sponsored by the Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader. Seating is provided (or bring your favorite blanket), local and sustainable food is available, and the entertainment is free.

Each performance starts at noon on the lawn at the Fort Worden Commons, and is weather dependent (except for August 7, which will be rescheduled if needed).

• July 3: Festival of American Fiddle Tunes Sampler
• July 10: "Blues-Grass" 12-string guitarist Daniel Macke
• July 17: Readings from the Port Townsend Writers' Conference: Camille Dungy and Shane Book
• July 24: Jazz Port Townsend Workshop Performances
• July 31: Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival Workshop Performances
• August 7: Dream City Idol Contest Final Performance

Celebrating the Embodied Voice with Judith-Kate Friedman

A Sound and Movement Feast to Welcome Summer

at Madrona MindBody Institute at Fort Worden - your sanctuary for conscious dance and living

Saturday, June 20th 2-5 p.m.

“Each voice and body is unique. The more we find and embody our deep Song, the more healthy and whole we become.” -- Judith-Kate Friedman

Awaken your body-as-instrument! Discover new territory. Invite your creative self to experiment, play and bloom in an encouraging, “failure-free” environment. In this three-hour 'playshop' we’ll dance our Song and sing our Dance. Experience toning, presence-chanting, sonic layering, body-soundscapes and vocal/gestic improvisation; learn skills to increase vocal health, breath techniques, ease and freedom of expression. Everyone — at every level of experience — is welcome. The day closes with celebration, and integration, as we create sonic and visual touchstones to carry into summer.

Sliding Scale $30 - $55 - some work-trade scholarships available.

For more information: www.MadronaMindBody.com

Call:  (360) 344-4475

Summer Kick-off

June 20th         Summer kick-off Free Admission
                        Exhibits open 11 am - 4 pm     
1-4 pm             Face painting and creating squid cookies
4 pm                Presentation: Tsunamis in Puget Sound
NOAA's Chris Moore will present an overview of how tsunamis are generated, the physics of ocean waves, and the history of past tsunamis. He will share the results of a study done in Puget Sound, and describe a demonstration of the forecast system being developed at NOAA National Center for Tsunami Research for implementation at NOAA's National Tsunami Warning Centers. Talk will begin in the Natural History Exhibit at 4 pm and is free.

June 21st         Father's Day: All Dads Free, All Day

June is Orca Month

Sunday, June 7: All About Orcas
Saturday, June 13: Listening for Orcas
Sunday, June 21: All About Orcas
Saturday, June 27: Listening for Orcas

All About Orcas (NHE) 2:30 pm
Do orcas have family structures?  What do they eat, and how do they find food in the vast ocean?  Where do they travel throughout the year?  Dive into this topic and discover the differences between transients and residents, and how scientists can tell based on diet, social interaction, and even dialect. 

Listening for Orcas (ME) 2:30 pm
What do orcas sound like and how do their vocalizations travel underwater?  Is the ocean a loud environment?  Find out the answers to these questions and more in this Orca Month program.  Get a chance to learn about how scientists study orcas by listening to our active hydrophone research station and get more information on how you can listen for orcas from your home computer.