Upcoming Events

Join us on Thursday, June 5 for the Peninsula College Music Department's Spring Concert. The Spring Concert will showcase musicians from the Jazz Ensemble and Vocal Masters. Featured vocalists include Avery Saul, Christine Moon, Hayden Raynurn, Mary Ellen Bartholomew, Janet Lucas, Evelyn Leigh, Doug Breithaupt, and Robin Eaves.

Enjoy of a mixture of Broadway to Pop and listen tto the vocal stylings of favorites like Nice & Easy, Bring Him Home, Puttin' on the Ritz, and many more! 

The event is free and open to the public.

Meet Jere Canote: A Musical Journey Through Vintage Americana

Get ready for an evening of fun, toe-tapping music and story with Jere Canote! A master musician, teacher, and luthier, Jere has been delighting audiences with his eclectic blend of vintage Americana since the mid-1970s. Known for his ability to effortlessly move between guitar, banjo, and ukulele, Jere brings a unique flair to old-time country, swing, and quirky novelty tunes.

The 12th Annual Peninsula College Moving Pictures Film Festival shines a spotlight on the incredible talent of our students and alumni, showcasing their ability to create persuasive, passionate, and poignant short video productions powered by intention and purpose. Renne Emiko Brock, Multimedia Communications Program coordinator and instructor, will host a Q&A session with Multimedia Communications students to discuss their successes and share insights about the digital storytelling and video courses offered at Peninsula College.

Winners of the 2025 English Essay Awards will read from their writing on June 5 at 1:30pm in The Little Theater. Winning essays are selected annually by faculty of the Peninsula College English department who each may nominate up to three student papers. Total prize money given out this year in the categories of narrative essay and research essay is $3000. 

There are four narrative essays that (1) honor the Klallam language, (2) describe living on the streets of Seattle, (3) joke about learning to ride a motorcycle, and (4) ponder hiking in the local woods.

Tidepools magazine, Peninsula College’s long-running literary and art magazine, invites the public to a celebration of creativity and community at its 61st Issue Launch Party on Friday, June 6, 2054, from 5:30–7:30 pm at the ʔaʔk̓ʷustəƞáwt̓xʷ House of Learning, Peninsula College Longhouse, on the Port Angeles campus.

Founded in 1964, Tidepools has showcased the voices and visions of the Pacific Northwest for over six decades. The magazine is produced annually by students enrolled in CMST & ENGL 180/181/182 Tidepools: Exploring Literature and the Arts.

Peninsula College's Studium Generale is excited to present, Lifting the Old Ways: Memories of the 1989 Paddle to Seattle and its Legacy.

The Very Short Film Festival returns to the Little Theater on Saturday, June 14 at 7:00 PM as part of the Spring Arts Week celebration at Peninsula College. It’s free and open to the public. Dr. Lara Starcevich and filmmaker Mark Schwartz co-teach the spring drama class that covers the fundamentals of screenwriting, acting and directing. In this production-centered environment, students write and produce original films for the festival.