All Events

Peninsula College is excited to welcome back sculptor and Cherokee Nation citizen, Karen Sixkiller, for her solo art exhibit, Cancer Sticks: Corruption of Sacred Tobacco, which sparks conversation and challenges perspectives. Sixkiller's latest exhibit will be open to the public at ʔaʔkʷustəŋáw̕txʷ House of Learning, Peninsula College Longhouse, on Tuesdays through Thursdays from 12:00–3:00 pm, January 7 – June 19, 2025. 

Join us on Tuesday, June 3 at 12:00 pm for the Peninsula College Jazz Ensemble's Jazz in the PUB performance. Featuring vocalists from the Vocals Masters class. 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 Jazz in the PUB event is free and open to the public.

Welcome Aboard! Join Us at the Digital Storytelling Showcase!

On Tuesday, June 3 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm on Zoom (Meeting ID: 874 8680 7976) and Keegan Hall M-133, please drop by anytime for our Digital Storytelling Showcase on the Self-Care Wheel of Wellness Quest at the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (J.E.D.I.) Hub immersive engagement project.

Join us on Tuesday, June 3 for the spring performance from the Peninsula College Concert Band with special guests The Saxologists. The Saxologists, a saxophone quartet from Sequim City Band, will join the Concert Band in a concert of classical and contemporary music.

For more information, please contact Marge Rosen at mrosen@pencol.edu.

During Spring Arts Week, the CEEN Showcase in the Pirate Union Building provides members with the chance to connect and build relationships while demonstrating their artful ingenuity, marketing and creative services, and small business efforts.

The Creative Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Network (CEEN) is a student-led support and networking club for current and aspiring business owners attending Peninsula College. The club is open to all PC students and alumni interested in expression, collaboration, and opportunities.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.