Aberdeen Events Calendar

This calendar is the place to find fun events happening throughout Grays Harbor County including Aberdeen, Hoquiam, Westport, Ocean Shores, Elma, Montesano and beyond.

Have an event that isn’t listed? Please email events@GraysHarborTalk.com with the following information:

  • Name of Event
  • Date, time and location (name of business if applicable and complete address)
  • Organizer(s) name
  • Cost
  • URL to purchase tickets
  • Website URL
  • SHORT description of event
  • Photo

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Sep
28
Thu
Screenagers @ McCleary Timberland Library
Sep 28 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Are you watching kids scroll through life with a six-second attention span and rapid fire thumbs? Join physician and filmmaker Delaney Ruston as she examines how teenagers screen time impacts their life and friction within the home, while also exploring the larger consequences of technology on society as a whole. A World Cafe style discussion will follow the viewing. For adults and teens.

Sep
30
Sat
Auditions for Billy Elliot @ Bishop Center for Performing Arts
Sep 30 @ 10:00 am
Auditions for Billy Elliot @ Bishop Center for Performing Arts | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

Auditions certain roles for the Bishop Center’s Spring production of Billy Elliot. We are auditioning the roles of:
– the Dance teacher
– Mr. Braithwaite (dance teacher’s assistant)
– All ballet dancers (ages 7-17)

Ballet girls should come in tights and leotards. No baggy clothing please! Bring tap shoes to the audition for Dance teacher, Mr. Braithwaite and ballet girls.

Oct
7
Sat
Open Mic Night @ Aberdeen Timberland Library
Oct 7 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

For adults. Showcase your talent in music and spoken word poetry at the library after-hours event! Sign-up begins at 5:00 p.m., performances at 5:30 p.m. In partnership with The 98520 & 98550 Music & Arts District Initiative.

God is a Scottish Drag Queen @ Bishop Center of Performing Arts
Oct 7 @ 7:30 pm
God is a Scottish Drag Queen @ Bishop Center of Performing Arts | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

Critically acclaimed and award winning Canadian comedian Mike Delamont brings “God is a Scottish Drag Queen” to the Bishop Center stage! This highly acclaimed night of comedy with everyone’s favorite deity, god, dressed in a floral power suit, comes to skewer everything from Justin Bieber to the pope.

 

Oct
8
Sun
Tipsy Easel Fundraiser @ Aberdeen Elks
Oct 8 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Tipsy Easel Fundraiser @ Aberdeen Elks | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

Paint a Seahawk During the Seahawk/Rams Game. You will walk away with an irreplaceable memory and a masterpiece. No artistic ability is needed – you will be guided through the process step-by-step. We supply everything needed to paint. We advise that you dress for the mess, and bring an apron from home. Seahawks game will be playing, Elks bar open!

Oct
11
Wed
Elma Candidates Luncheon @ Stay Beyond Inn & Suites
Oct 11 @ 12:00 pm

The luncheon will begin with candidates introducing themselves and sharing why they want to run for the office and their qualifications. Public may ask questions of candidates following all introductions.  Candidates expected to attend are those running for Grays Harbor County Treasurer, Elma City Council, Grays Harbor Hospital District #1 (Summit Pacific Medical Center), Grays Harbor Fire District #5 and Elma School District #68 Directors.

Must RSVP for this event by email or phone by October 10.

Oct
14
Sat
For Love and Profit: Independent Authors Today @ McCleary Timberland Library
Oct 14 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Join Timberland Regional Library’s District Manager and author Ryan M. Williams for an informative discussion on writing and publishing opportunities today. Learn how the library can help with your dream of publishing.

Oct
19
Thu
Great Washington ShakeOut & Contest @ Washington State
Oct 19 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Great Washington ShakeOut & Contest @ Washington State

Question and Answer sessions with earthquake experts will be done using Facebook Live and Washington Emergency Management’s Nextdoor account in the days before ShakeOut. On Oct. 19, earthquake preparedness experts from the Washington Emergency Management Division will join scientists with the Washington Department of Natural Resources and the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network to gather online for a Reddit Ask Me Anything – an online Q&A. The public is invited to ask questions here.

New this year, middle school and high school students are creating videos to show the best ways to drop, cover and hold on. Prizes are being awarded by our partners at the Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup. The deadline to submit is Oct. 13. More information found here.

Parent to Parent Grays Harbor @ The Arc of Grays Harbor
Oct 19 @ 2:00 pm

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.

Lecture Series: Rayonier – 90 Years of Land Management @ Home Port Restaurant Banquet Room
Oct 19 @ 6:30 pm
Lecture Series: Rayonier - 90 Years of Land Management @ Home Port Restaurant Banquet Room | Ocean Shores | Washington | United States

Coastal Interpretive Center’s Rayonier: 90 Years of Land Management is a presentation about the 90-year history of Rayonier’s land management and modern forestry practices, presented by Mark Smalley, Engineering Manager, and Dan Stransky, the Senior Timber Marketing Manager for Rayonier’s lands in Oregon and Washington.

Oct
21
Sat
Mowgli: The Jungle Book Ballet @ Bishop Center for the Performing Arts
Oct 21 @ 7:30 pm
Mowgli: The Jungle Book Ballet @ Bishop Center for the Performing Arts | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

The Eugene Ballet Company returns to the Bishop Center to present “Mowgli – The Jungle Book Ballet.” Enjoy the spirited adventures of Mowgli as he befriends Baloo the Bear, and battles larger-than-life Shere Khan the Tiger and Kara the Snake. All ages will enjoy this exotic retelling of Rudyard Kipling’s stories, with fanciful costumes, masks, magical sets and world music creating life in the jungle.

Saint Martin’s Chorale Concert @ Saint Martin’s Abbey Church
Oct 21 @ 7:30 pm

The concert is a collaboration of the University’s music department, Office of Campus Ministry and Benedictine Institute. The tradition began 15 years ago as a way of honoring the University’s patron saint, Saint Martin of Tours, whose feast day is November 11.

“The Sacred Music concerts include Renaissance music, gospel, and contemporary music,” says Darrell Born, associate professor of music and Saint Martin’s Chorale director. “Readings and poetry will be interspersed throughout the concert to punctuate the performances.”

Wizard of OZ Screening @ 7th Street Theatre
Oct 21 @ 7:30 pm

The 1939 movie launched 17-year-old Judy Garland to stardom as Dorothy Gale, the brave heroine of L. Frank Baum’s classic fantasy novel. She won a special Oscar for “Best Performance by a Juvenile Actor,” and the film earned Academy Awards for Best Music and Best Song, Garland’s iconic rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”

Oct
22
Sun
Wizard of OZ Screening @ 7th Street Theatre
Oct 22 @ 2:00 pm

The 1939 movie launched 17-year-old Judy Garland to stardom as Dorothy Gale, the brave heroine of L. Frank Baum’s classic fantasy novel. She won a special Oscar for “Best Performance by a Juvenile Actor,” and the film earned Academy Awards for Best Music and Best Song, Garland’s iconic rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”

Oct
24
Tue
Housing Stakeholder Coalition Meeting @ Harbor Room at the Pearsall Building
Oct 24 @ 9:00 am

Interested in learning more about efforts to address homelessness and affordable housing in our community? A Housing Stakeholder Coalition has been formed and is a platform for education and discussion around pertinent housing issues.

The October meeting will include:

  • Update from Union Gospel  Mission on their remodel and new day services
  • Update on new High Intensity Behavioral Health programs coming online in Grays Harbor and potential impact to housing services
  • Budget recap: current impacts and long term sustainability planning
  • Housing resources in context of “Local Supply and Demand”
  • Updates from Committees (Coordinated Entry, Affordable Housing, Serving Vulnerable Populations)
Oct
28
Sat
Halloween Dance Worshops @ Oyhut Bay Wellness Activity Center
Oct 28 @ 1:00 pm

Heidi Hutchinson will be the instructor.

1:00 p.m. – 3-5-year-old’s
1:45 p.m. – 6-8-year-old’s
2:30 p.m. – 9-12-year-old’s

NaNoWriMo at the Library: Prep Party @ Aberdeen Timberland Library
Oct 28 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Write the novel you’ve always wanted to write – now. National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a fun and exciting way to challenge yourself to write 50,000 words (approximately 175 pages) during the month of November! In this 1-hour session learn how to sign up for NaNoWriMo, get information about available resources and library write-ins, and receive a writing packet full of tips, ideas, and other essentials.

NTL’s Frankenstein @ Bishop Center for Performing Arts
Oct 28 @ 7:00 pm
NTL's Frankenstein @ Bishop Center for Performing Arts | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

National Theatre Live’s thrilling broadcast of Frankenstein returns for a limited time, due to unprecedented audience demand.

Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered Creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal.

 

Nov
4
Sat
Toast the Harbor Wine and Food Festival @ Toast the Harbor Wine and Food Festival
Nov 4 @ 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm

A Wine and Food Tasting event featuring Northwest wineries, local distillers, and breweries along with local food vendors.

The Dirty Dozen Screening @ 7th Street Theatre
Nov 4 @ 7:30 pm

The 1967 film works on several levels as it follows the WWII story of a dozen mostly bad men given a chance at redemption and heroism with an outlandish plot to parachute behind enemy lines and sneak into a French chateau to assassinate some Nazi generals, just before D-Day.

Nov
5
Sun
The Dirty Dozen Screening @ 7th Street Theatre
Nov 5 @ 2:00 pm

The 1967 film works on several levels as it follows the WWII story of a dozen mostly bad men given a chance at redemption and heroism with an outlandish plot to parachute behind enemy lines and sneak into a French chateau to assassinate some Nazi generals, just before D-Day.

Nov
10
Fri
Hannah, Standing Up @ Bishop Center for Performing Arts
Nov 10 @ 7:30 pm
Hannah, Standing Up @ Bishop Center for Performing Arts | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

The whole world has turned completely upside-down, and in the aftermath, Hannah finds herself without a job, health insurance, separated from her husband and daughter, and in need of therapy. When all funding for the arts is cut off, Hannah is given the option of doing standup comedy in an empty theatre for her psychotherapy. She returns to court to get her rights back. But is she the plaintiff or the defendant?