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The Beach Volleyball Tournament is hosted by the AVA Volleyball Association and will run from Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. through Sunday evening. This Grand Slam tournament will showcase juniors, adult, and professional volleyball players from all over the region. This will be exciting to watch as they compete for prize money equaling $10K! Come early, bring beach chairs, and spend your day on the sand!
The Beginner’s Fun 4s tournament will be on Saturday and Sunday. Non-pro, co-ed adult teams of 4 people. 100% of the money raised from registration fees of the Beginner’s 4s ($100 per team) will go to support Grays Harbor Community Hospital. You will get 4 t-shirts for your team with registration fee. Please see the AVA website for links on how to sign your team up and tournament details. REGISTER HERE.
Rusty Anchor Fitness Fun Run-Saturday June 18-proceeds go to GHCH Foundation
- Registration begins at 10AM at Crescent Park
- $30 for Adults
- $15 for kids under 12
- Includes a We Heart Dads T-shirt and entrance to Fun Run.
There will be a 5k for all ages (with some hills and difficulty) and a much shorter fun dash for the little runners 6 and under. Races will start around 11:00 a.m. , so try and get all registered before 11:00 a.m. Prizes for fastest lady runner, fastest gentleman runner, and overall quickest to the finish line will be given. Everyone will get a participation ribbon also.
Mill 109 BBQs in the Park:
- Burgers, Veggie Burgers, Home-made Beans & Potato Salad
- Noon (after Fun Run) and 630PM (after Volleyball Tourney ends)
- $15 for adults & kids over 12
- $8 for kids under 12
If running or beach volleyball isn’t your thing, come to watch and for the BBQs which will have sack races & other family activities also! It is all for a GREAT CAUSE!
Water To Go from Aberdeen is providing water stations at both the park and beach approach to volleyball tournament where we will be selling $5 reusable Washington CoastSavers water bottles to help minimize plastic water bottle trash on the beach.
You can fill your CoastSavers logo water bottle up all weekend for free!
Come learn about Forest Practices in the Chehalis Basin
Guest speakers from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will present on:
DNR’s Forest Practices Program
Rule Changes since 2007
Culvert correction/removal requirements on forest lands (RMAP)
Evaluation of forest practices taking place as part of the
Chehalis Basin Strategy
The Dirty Dash is where a military boot camp meets your inner five-year-old’s fantasy. Simply put, it’s a mud run obstacle course with more mud and less torture than the races of yore.
The first pottery class is a hand building class to make tiny pot, encouraging those who participate to enter their pieces in a miniature art exhibit being held on Sept. 25 at the Summer Gallery in Westport. You can make anything you want as long as it is miniature and fits in the palm of your hand. The first class is from 9:00 a.m. to noon on June 25. The second Saturday, July 2 is from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. to complete the piece. The class is $20 and includes all materials. Please email southbeacharts@gmail.com to register.
Join Oyhut Bay for a Naturalist Tide Pool Walk at Damon Point this Saturday. We will meet at the Oyhut Bay Welcome Center and then head over to Damon Point together.
Explore starfish, fish and other tidepool life plus learn about Damon Point and even some Ocean Shores history with a representative from the Coastal Interpretive Center.
Please bring $10 per person, cash or check.
South Beach Arts Association will open That Summer Gallery every Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. from July 1 through Sept 25. Over 50 artists from the Harbor and surrounding communities will display and sell their artwork. Wide variety of medium including glass, pottery, hand tied knots on glass floats, jewelry, mosaics, silver jewelry, painting, photography
During the summer, there will be special weekends at the gallery. July 1–4 will feature artwork from grade school students who participated in the Fine Arts portion of the After School Program at Ocosta School. Members of the SBAA took turns teaching an art medium each month. The following is a schedule of other special weekends to look forward to this summer at the gallery:
- July 9–10: Garden art and plant sale
- Aug. 6–7: Join us for a collaborative urban art project.
- Aug. 27: Silk scarf painting demonstration with Kristi Beitzel
- Sept 24–25: Fall Out with the miniature art exhibit.
For more information about the gallery, visit SBAA’s Facebook page here.
“Pottery Basics 1” for 6 weeks. Students will learn to work with clay using basic hand building techniques. The first class is Thursday July 7 and will run through August 11 from 9am-Noon every Thursday. There will be three extra open studio times during the run of the class to complete work. Material fee of $25 will include hand tools and clay. Class cost is $62.00, $57.00 if you are over 50 yrs old. Register with Grays Harbor Continuing Education. 360-538-4088. Or on line at www.ghc.edu/ce . Barbara Sampson, a professional potter in Seattle for many years, will be teaching both classes.
On the third Thursday of each month, The Arc of Grays Harbor offers an informative Parent Support group for parents of kids with developmental disabilities. Contact Charlene at 360-537-7000 for more information.
Join local instructors for Mat Pilates at Oyhut Bay. The class will be held onsite in Quail Run Park (next to Cottage #1), or in a covered location, weather dependent. Watch for signs onsite for exact location.
$10 per person (cash or check). Or pay $50 for an entire series of classes — every Thursday night until September 22!
Oyhut Bay is located five miles south of Downtown Ocean Shores off Marine View Drive SW. All are welcome!
Regular meeting of the Chehalis Basin Partnership. Tom Clingman from the Department of Ecology will be discussing the newly proposed Office of the Chehalis Basin.
100 Artist and Craft Vendors surround the Downtiwn core. Kids cornet, live entertainment all day and 4 block of classic cars. Evening concert at the D&R Theater featuring KANSAS. All day family fun.
Join local instructors for Mat Pilates at Oyhut Bay. The class will be held onsite in Quail Run Park (next to Cottage #1), or in a covered location, weather dependent. Watch for signs onsite for exact location.
$10 per person (cash or check). Or pay $50 for an entire series of classes — every Thursday night until September 22!
Oyhut Bay is located five miles south of Downtown Ocean Shores off Marine View Drive SW. All are welcome!
Associated Arts of Ocean Shores and Oyhut Bay present an Art Show at Oyhut Bay. Come stroll and view local art under the Big Tent! Bring the family and meet artists in action.
All art will be for sale and the AAOS booth will also be open for business selling AAOS postcards and posters.
While you’re at Oyhut Bay, enjoy:
Live Jazz with the Paul Bouma Trio on Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Saturday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Lunch from Gigi’s Food Truck Friday and Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday Market 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Associated Arts of Ocean Shores and Oyhut Bay present an Art Show at Oyhut Bay. Come stroll and view local art under the Big Tent! Bring the family and meet artists in action.
All art will be for sale and the AAOS booth will also be open for business selling AAOS postcards and posters.
While you’re at Oyhut Bay, enjoy:
Live Jazz with the Paul Bouma Trio on Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Saturday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Lunch from Gigi’s Food Truck Friday and Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday Market 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Join local instructors for Mat Pilates at Oyhut Bay. The class will be held onsite in Quail Run Park (next to Cottage #1), or in a covered location, weather dependent. Watch for signs onsite for exact location.
$10 per person (cash or check). Or pay $50 for an entire series of classes — every Thursday night until September 22!
Oyhut Bay is located five miles south of Downtown Ocean Shores off Marine View Drive SW. All are welcome!
Associated Arts of Ocean Shores and Oyhut Bay present an Art Show at Oyhut Bay. Come stroll and view local art under the Big Tent! Bring the family and meet artists in action.
All art will be for sale and the AAOS booth will also be open for business selling AAOS postcards and posters.
While you’re at Oyhut Bay, enjoy:
Live Jazz with the Paul Bouma Trio on Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Saturday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Lunch from Gigi’s Food Truck Friday and Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday Market 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Associated Arts of Ocean Shores and Oyhut Bay present an Art Show at Oyhut Bay. Come stroll and view local art under the Big Tent! Bring the family and meet artists in action.
All art will be for sale and the AAOS booth will also be open for business selling AAOS postcards and posters.
While you’re at Oyhut Bay, enjoy:
Live Jazz with the Paul Bouma Trio on Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Saturday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Lunch from Gigi’s Food Truck Friday and Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday Market 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Associated Arts of Ocean Shores and Oyhut Bay present an Art Show at Oyhut Bay. Come stroll and view local art under the Big Tent! Bring the family and meet artists in action.
All art will be for sale and the AAOS booth will also be open for business selling AAOS postcards and posters.
While you’re at Oyhut Bay, enjoy:
Live Jazz with the Paul Bouma Trio on Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Saturday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Lunch from Gigi’s Food Truck Friday and Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday Market 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Join local instructors for Mat Pilates at Oyhut Bay. The class will be held onsite in Quail Run Park (next to Cottage #1), or in a covered location, weather dependent. Watch for signs onsite for exact location.
$10 per person (cash or check). Or pay $50 for an entire series of classes — every Thursday night until September 22!
Oyhut Bay is located five miles south of Downtown Ocean Shores off Marine View Drive SW. All are welcome!
On the third Thursday of each month, The Arc of Grays Harbor offers an informative Parent Support group for parents of kids with developmental disabilities. Contact Charlene at 360-537-7000 for more information.
Join local instructors for Mat Pilates at Oyhut Bay. The class will be held onsite in Quail Run Park (next to Cottage #1), or in a covered location, weather dependent. Watch for signs onsite for exact location.
$10 per person (cash or check). Or pay $50 for an entire series of classes — every Thursday night until September 22!
Oyhut Bay is located five miles south of Downtown Ocean Shores off Marine View Drive SW. All are welcome!
Join local instructors for Mat Pilates at Oyhut Bay. The class will be held onsite in Quail Run Park (next to Cottage #1), or in a covered location, weather dependent. Watch for signs onsite for exact location.
$10 per person (cash or check). Or pay $50 for an entire series of classes — every Thursday night until September 22!
Oyhut Bay is located five miles south of Downtown Ocean Shores off Marine View Drive SW. All are welcome!
