This calendar is the place to find fun events happening throughout Grays Harbor County including Aberdeen, Hoquiam, Westport, Ocean Shores, Elma, Montesano and beyond.
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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!
Everyone is welcome to attend this monthly event. Visit the Aberdeen Timberland Library’s website here for current reading list information and additional event details.
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.
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.
Explore the story of your immigration or an ancestor’s in this writing workshop under the guidance of author and poet Joanne Clarkson. Clarkson most recently published a volume of poetry, “The Fates,” which touched on her grandmothers’ immigration experiences.
Great NorthWest Federal Credit Union will, along with more than 56,000 credit unions around the world, celebrate International Credit Union Day (ICU Day), and the philosophy and achievements of the credit union movement.
All four branch locations of Great NorthWest FCU will serve refreshments and have staff on hand to answer questions about our products and services and what constitutes the credit union difference. This year’s ICU Day theme is “Dreams Thrive Here,” a celebration of how credit unions help people achieve their biggest goals in life.
Everyone is welcome to attend this monthly event. Visit the Aberdeen Timberland Library’s website here for current reading list information and additional event details.
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.
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.”
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.”
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.”
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)
Free activities include a spooky scavenger hunt, Halloween crafts, late night ghost hunt, and a local haunted house. Other activities include bewitched bowling Friday and Saturday and adult karaoke in the bar on Saturday night.
**Open to all active duty, reservists, retired military, DoD employees, and sponsored guests**
Get dressed up and head to the Town Hall for dancing, drinks, games, and a costume contest for prizes!
Free activities include a spooky scavenger hunt, Halloween crafts, late night ghost hunt, and a local haunted house. Other activities include bewitched bowling Friday and Saturday and adult karaoke in the bar on Saturday night.
**Open to all active duty, reservists, retired military, DoD employees, and sponsored guests**
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.
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.
Join The Loft Martini and Wine Bar for a Spooktacular Speak-Easy Halloween Party
Celebrate the prohibition era with drink specials, fun decor and $50 gift certificate for the winning couple costume that fits our theme. No cover charge.
All Grays Harbor area nonprofits and school districts that fit within our Giving Priorities are eligible to apply for a small grant. Grants are available for requests of $5,000 and below. Small Grant requests might include small scale technology needs, items for shelters or housing programs, food purchases for feeding programs, educational supplies for early learning or schools, small renovation or improvement projects, capacity building, etc. Organizations that are awarded small grants are still eligible to apply for our twice annual Community Building Grants program. Contact Jessica with any questions
A Wine and Food Tasting event featuring Northwest wineries, local distillers, and breweries along with local food vendors.
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.
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.
