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REMERTON — The student theater at Olympic College in Bremerton was bustling with activity over the weekend as dozens of actors, directors and a pianist rehearsed their roles for an upcoming Kitsap Opera production of “Carmen.” Dressed in street clothes, the rehearsing actors sang and danced to tell the early 1800s story of a Spanish soldier, Don José, his main squeeze, Micaëla, and a beautiful Gypsy girl, Carmen. “Carmen” is a four-act opera created by French composer Georges Bizet. It premiered in 1875 in Paris. But three Kitsap performances will be held a bit closer to home at the Admiral Theatre in Bremerton at 7:30 p.m. July 24, 3 p.m. July 26 and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 1. Tickets are $18-$32 and may be purchased at the Admiral Theatre box office or online at www.admiral theatre.org. “We did it about 20 years ago and ‘Carmen’ is usually a sell-out,” said artistic director Leone Cottrell-Adkins. “It is the most colorful opera, I believe, ever written. It’s a tempestuous, beautiful lead with all this Gypsy atmosphere. Referring to lead actress Dawn Padula, she added, “It’s a very exciting opera. You can’t do it unless you have a Carmen and fortunately I have a tremendous Carmen.” Actor and tenor Stephen Wall will play Carmen’s offand-on love interest. Wall is “one of the finest singers around,” Cottrell-Adkins said. “It’s a very big production … It will probably be the biggest set you’ve ever seen in Kitsap County,” she said. Act 1 opens with the scene of a town square in Seville, Spain. Micaëla comes to the square to find her beau José but is told he is not yet on duty. A factory bell rings and cigarette girls arrive to
Mustangs on the Waterfront July 26 in Port Orchard BY BOB SMITH rsmith@soundpublishing.com PORT ORCHARD — When folks think ”Mustang,” most don’t envision the equine variety — the kind with, you know, four long legs and hooves. They’re thinking about a four-on-the-floor kick of automotive power combined with unequalled revolutionary styling. Yes, THAT Mustang. It’s a car that, like a first love, can’t easily be forgotten. There aren’t many automobiles like the Mustang that pack its brand recognition, decades-old resilience and owner loyalty all in one model. The Kitsap Mustang Club knows the pangs of first love and — as it has for the better part of three decades — once
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Dawn Padula plays the lead in Kitsap Opera’s “Carmen” Chris Tucker Sound Publishing
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ORT GAMBLE — Representatives of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe and Pope Resources gathered July 23 at the old mill site to bless the work to come: The removal of some 6,000 creosoted pilings, as well as overwater structures and wood waste, the remnants of 140 years of industrial activity. The project is expected to take two years and cost about $20 million, to be paid by Pope Resources. According to state Ecology officials, it is the largest piling removal project to date in the region. “It will open up a vibrant future for this bay,” Pope CEO Tom Ringo said of the cleanup. “We are bringing healing to an ailing ecosystem.” He added, “This place needs healing and blessing. This project needs blessing.” And S’Klallam representatives, standing on ancestral ground, offered blessing songs and prayers. “I believe that today is a day of rejoicing,” said S’Klallam elder Gene Jones, a Shaker minister.
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POULSBO — The three candidates for North Kitsap School Board District 4 outlined why they want to be on the school board, and what they would do, at a League of Women Voters candidate forum July 21 in Poulsbo City Hall. This is the only position on the ballot in north Kitsap County that yielded
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Members of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Canoe Family prepare to offer a dance to invite healing to the land during a blessing ceremony July 23 at the former Port Gamble mill site. For more photos and information about the cleanup, go to NorthKitsapHerald.com. Michelle Beahm / Herald
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