Fort Worden State Park

Ocean Geoengineering and Climate Change

Thursday, August 13
7 pm in the NHE

Richard A. Jahnke Professor Emeritus, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography

An update on a few of the critical measures of oceanic climate change. Admission: Members $5/ Non-members $7 

Rick Jahnke's team recovering an instrument in the western equatorial Pacific.

Acoustic Blues at Fort Worden

Centrum is hosting the Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival at Fort Worden this week. The weather for the week is spectacular, as is the music.

Centrum's Artistic Director for Blues, Corey Harris, has hand-selected dozens of performers from around the country to teach and play blues. Here, outside the Fort Worden Commons, Corey welcomes the public to the Festival's Wednesday night Blues BBQ and Dance.

Tribal Canoe Journey visits Fort Worden

Hand-carved cedar canoes -- lots of them -- will spend August 1st resting at Fort Worden as part of their 10 days navigating the waters of the North Olympic Peninsula.

Full article from Peninsula Daily New linked here

Estimated landing at the Fort Worden beach south of the pier is 2PM Saturday August 1.  The canoe crews will overnight on the fort's Parade grounds.

Introductory Alexander Technique Playshop with Andy Zavada

Saturday, July 25th, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

In a collaboration between Madrona MindBody Institute and Key City Public Theatre -  Seattle actor and American Society of Alexander Technique Teacher Andy Zavada will be visiting Port Townsend and Fort Worden for a one-day introductory playshop.

“Alexander technique is a way of learning how to achieve a greater ease in the use of our bodies. It is for actors, dancers, athletes, people with back pain and anyone who wants to improve their relationship with their bodies.” -- Andy Zavada

About Alexander Technique
Alexander Technique is the ultimate in mind-body connection -- teaching us a way of thinking abouthow we use ourselves in movement, and how to change through our thinking. AT is taught in most acting schools around the world, and has been practiced by William Hurt, Kevin Kline, John Cleese, Jeremy Irons, and many others.

Recent British Medical Association research showed that Alexander Technique was the most effective approach to back pain compared to massage, medication and physical therapy.

This workshop will cover:
     • Brief historical background of F. M. Alexander and his discoveries.
     • Body mapping -- a functional understanding of our design.
     • How and why we mis-use ourselves.
     • Learning to not do what doesn't serve us.
     • Demonstrations and answering questions.

About Andy Zavada
Andy is a working actor and AT teacher in Seattle. He has been practicing Alexander Technique for over twenty-five years, and completed the three-year teacher training program at the American Center for the Alexander Technique in New York in 1987. He is former President of the American Society of the Alexander Technique.

Class size is limited to 12 (to ensure individual attention)-preregister early!

Cost: $30.00  For More Information Call (360) 344-4475 or email aletia@Madrona MindBody.com.  Class is held at MMI.