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Kitsap festival season revs to life this weekend
Kustom Kulture Festival organizers Chuck Mitchell and Hanah Reed. - Courtesy photo May 11 2010, 4:19 PM Familiar favorites Viking Fest and Armed Forces Day parade awaken with a roar this weekend (see below), while sophomore Kustom Kulture Festival hopes to claim its spot among Kitsap’s go-to events.

Midwest punk, rock in Bremerton this weekend
Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank (pictured left) hail from Minnesota, and will play Bremerton’s Winterland at 9 p.m. Saturday, May 15. - Courtesy photo May 11 2010, 4:23 PM Psychedelic Pink Floyd tribute band Blind Floyd plays Bremerton’s The Manette, 2113 E. 11th St., at 9 p.m. Friday, May 14. Post-punk alt rockers The New Affair travel from the Windy City to Winterland, 1220 Sylvan Way, Bremerton, proffering new full-length album, “By Accident By Design,” at 9 p.m. Friday, May 14, alongside Safari and The Great Alone . Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank trek from the lakes of Minnesota to Winterland at 9 p.m. Saturday, May 15, peddling their album “Traveling Show” and their bluesy folk sounds, visceral ballads and rock n’ roll burners.

In your own backyard | Finding the essence of a veggie garden
It May 17 2010, 9:38 AM “The essence of a real garden is the insignificance of the garden itself; the soul of the real garden lies in the perfect prosperity of the plants of which it is the home.”

-Reginald Farrer 1914

Once again it is time again to plan the planting of the vegetable garden. First are all the old standbys like carrots, peas, beans, squash, corn, potatoes, and tomatoes; then it is always fun to try something new, even if it’s only one crop.

Pumas take down Tacoma in home opener
Mark Lee of the Kitsap Pumas defends against the Tacoma Tide May 17 2010, 2:43 PM BREMERTON – The Kitsap Pumas are just three games into their 16-game season, but the team is already on track toward repeating as division champions.

Seattle author finds the horror and the humor in a cancer diagnosis
‘Rodeo in Joliet’ author Glenn Rockowitz will speak at Eagle Harbor Book Company on Bainbridge Island at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 27. Learn more at RodeoinJoliet.com. - Courtesy photo May 18 2010, 4:06 PM Twelve years ago, New York comedian Glenn Rockowitz was about to become a father. He was also about to die.

All of nature's a stage at the Kitsap Forest Theater
See May 18 2010, 4:11 PM There is no thick velvet curtain for the Kitsap Forest Theater to open at the start of “The Sound of Music.” No spotlight, no stage lights, no overhead rigging.

La Catrina Quartet comes to the Admiral
La Catrina Quartet comes to Bremerton’s Admiral Theatre this weekend. - Courtesy photo May 18 2010, 4:13 PM La Catrina Quartet comes to Bremerton’s Admiral Theatre this weekend. Hailed by Yo Yo Ma as ambassadors for music, the string quartet’s unique blend of Latin-American and standard repertoire has proven enormously entertaining for...
In Music | Hear fashion pop and local punk this weekend
The Feel Flow Expo of Port Orchard plays Winterland in Bremerton at 9 p.m. Friday, May 21. - PHOTO COURTESY KYLE MUTTER May 18 2010, 4:17 PM Music for the fashion runway comes to Bremerton with psychedelic indie band Chyeah Chyeah, who’ll dole out the pop alongside Port Orchard’s Americana-flavored The Feel Flow Expo and Lutes and Liars. The show begins at 9 p.m. Friday, May 21, at Winterland, 1220 Sylvan Way. Salo, Super Happy Storytime Land and Vs....
Beyond Kitsap | Spend Memorial Day weekend in the great outdoors
Memorial Day weekend is ripe for travel, and it’s just days away. Beyond Kitsap takes you to Washington’s mountains, desert, ocean and rain forest — and one highwayside oddity. - Dan McDougall/Staff photo May 18 2010, 4:22 PM Memorial Day fast approaches, and getting out of town for the three-day weekend can be sweet relief. Here are five reasons to pack up the car and hit the road, each one a destination of a different landscape. Take your pick from the mountains, desert, ocean shores or rain forest — or take a gander at the highway-side weird.

1. Among the trees: Hoh Rain Forest

Get up-close and personal with Sitka Spruces and Western Hemlocks (and the moss that dangles from their mammoth branches) in the Olympic Peninsula’s temperate Hoh Rain Forest. South of Forks on Highway 101, the 24 miles of low-elevation forest contain 500-year-old trees and plenty of wildlife. Near the forest visitor center is the Hall of Mosses, an easy trail with views of the mythic, capturing woods. Find lots of hiking, camping and the Hoh River nearby. Round trip: 314 miles.

This weekend | James Hunnicutt, Seattle rockers sound out in Kitsap
Kitsap roots rocker James Hunnicutt plays Winterland this week. - File photo May 25 2010, 4:35 PM Robit PI, Bremer-alt rockers the Handlebar Mustangs and Weathercade ride into Winterland, 1220 Sylvan Way, Bremerton, at 9 p.m. Friday, May 28. Haily, Idaho’s country roots band Old Death Whisper haunts Winterland alongside Seattle’s psychobilly three-piece Hard Money Saints at 9 p.m. Saturday, May 29. South Kitsap’s James Hunnicutt (pictured right) rolls out the alt-country roots at 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 2, at Winterland. Boise-bred Aces & Eights and Yakima’s Southern rock...