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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Mar
18
Sat
Author Talk about Sasquatch with Author David George Gordon @ Amanda Park Timberland Library
Mar 18 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

People in the Northwest have reported encounters with Sasquatch for hundreds of years. There are footprint casts and eyewitness accounts, some from the earliest Northwestern inhabitants. With all this “evidence,” however, researchers have failed to scientifically prove the creature’s existence.

Author David George Gordon will discuss the data, the scientific method, and the possibilities that Sasquatch exists at the Amanda Park Timberland Library, Saturday, March 18 from 2-3 p.m.

Voices of the Harbor Project: Giving Voice to Experience @ Driftwood Players Theater
Mar 18 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

The public is invited to join local historians and students from the Evergreen State College as they share selections from oral histories collected by and from Harbor residents. Participants will learn about the craft of composing oral histories as they listen to stories about the Harbor Region from the perspective of local residents.

Giving Voice to Experience is the first of three events planned for the Voices of the Harbor project – produced through a collaboration between the Evergreen State College and Window Seat Media; with support from Humanities Washington.

Mar
25
Sat
History Talk: The Evergreen State in World War I @ Westport Timberland Library
Mar 25 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Historian Lorraine McConaghy will begin the program with an illustrated introduction to the war’s themes. Following that, guests may participate in a scripted “Readers’ Theater,” designed to portray the turmoil of the years 1914 – 1919.  The script is drawn from first-person sources such as letters, diaries and news paper stories. It allows modern readers to speak aloud the words of a past generation, and gain an sense of how Washingtonians of that era experienced the great social, economic and political changes: industrialization, immigration, women’s rights, radical labor, epidemic disease, and worldwide turmoil.

Mar
26
Sun
Book Signing: Washington Remembers WWII @ Temple Beth Israel
Mar 26 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Join us as we salute Arnold Samuels, a local legend, and meet his biographer, John C. Hughes, chief historian for the Office of the Secretary of State.

Samuels’ remarkable Army service during WWII found him serving in Counter Intelligence Corps, helping liberate the horrific concentration camp at Dachau and working with another young Jewish G.I., Henry Kissinger.  Arnold Samuels is also the only person ever elected to the Ocean Shores City Council as a write-in.

Don’t miss this opportunity to own a signed copy of Washington Remembers WWII! Be there for this extraordinary presentation!

Apr
10
Mon
Greater Grays Harbor Business After Hours
Apr 10 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

 

Second Tuesday of each month

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Apr
15
Sat
Talk: A Cheapskate’s Road Map to Happiness @ Aberdeen Timberland Library
Apr 15 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Jeff Yeager is “the Ultimate Cheapskate.” NBC TODAY Show’s Matt Lauer said so. Even before becoming a darling of national media, when he ran nonprofit organizations in Washington, D.C., Yeager was famous for skinny budgets and impressive outcomes. In those days he called himself a “Titan of Tightwads.” 
Yeager has created a lifestyle that allowed him to retire at age 46.  He continues to live a rich, happy life, doing exactly what he wants to do. Thank goodness he loves to share his secrets with the rest of us.
Apr
25
Tue
Art and Artists of the Twin Harbors
Apr 25 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Local artist and teacher Erik Sandgren will present a talk and slide show, “Harbor Artists: A Legacy.”

The presentation will include the  work of Alexander Calder, Robert Motherwell, Lance Wood Hart, Lee Friedlander and the Runquist brothers, Albert and Arthur. A discussion of artistic intent and influence will follow the slide presentation.

May
5
Fri
Elma Citizen of the Year Awards Recognition Banquet @ Elma Eagles Banquet Hall
May 5 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Please join the Elma Chamber of Commerce to honor Elma Citizens of the Year. Help recognize these special individuals who have given so much to the Elma Community.

Tickets include a prime rib and prawn dinner, silent auction, entertainment and presentation of awards. Entertainment is 6-7 p.m. by Ericka Corbin our Grays Harbor Voice star!

May
8
Mon
Greater Grays Harbor Business After Hours
May 8 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

 

Second Tuesday of each month

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May
12
Fri
Coastal Interpretive Center Board Meeting @ Coastal Interpretive Center
May 12 @ 4:30 pm

To reach long term goals, we recognize the need to have a solid strategic plan. Coastal Interpretive Center would like to add a member to the Board of Directors whose primary purpose would be to lead that effort. Are you great at strategic planning? We want you, we want you now! Come to the next board meeting.

Jun
12
Mon
Greater Grays Harbor Business After Hours
Jun 12 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

 

Second Tuesday of each month

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Jun
13
Tue
PageTurners Book Discussion @ Hoquiam Timberland Library
Jun 13 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Help choose books for the 2017-2018 series this month. The group chooses its titles by consensus.

Jun
14
Wed
PageTurners Book Discussion @ Aberdeen Timberland Library
Jun 14 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Join the group and help select the titles we will read in the 2017-18 season. Everyone is welcome to attend and make suggestions.

Jul
10
Mon
Greater Grays Harbor Business After Hours
Jul 10 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

 

Second Tuesday of each month

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Jul
22
Sat
Aberdeen Art Walk @ Downtown Aberdeen
Jul 22 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Aberdeen Art Walk @ Downtown Aberdeen | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

In the heart of Historic Downtown Aberdeen the Aberdeen Art Walk is going to be exploding on the streets with artists and vendors from all over Western Washington. Art Walk is a way for us to give back to the community by showing off our Downtown and Western WA talents to the public. This event is a Non-Profit event and is FREE for the public to attend. There is something for all to enjoy.

Aug
7
Mon
Greater Grays Harbor Business After Hours
Aug 7 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

 

Second Tuesday of each month

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Aug
11
Fri
Friends of Ocean Shores Library Used Book Sale @ Friends Of Ocean Shores Library Used Book Sale
Aug 11 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Books Galore, paperbacks, hard cover, fiction, non-fiction, cook books, children’s books, local interest, Audio Books, DVDs, CDs and so much more. Most books are 2 for $1.

Proceeds and donations to Friends of the Library go to supplement library programs and acquisitions. Please help us help your community library.

Aug
12
Sat
Friends of Ocean Shores Library Used Book Sale @ Friends of Ocean Shores Library Used Book Sale
Aug 12 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Books Galore. Most books are 2 for $1.

Proceeds supplement the Ocean Shores Library programs and services.

Help us help your community library.

Aug
19
Sat
Westport Art Festival @ Westport Marina Promenade and Maritime Museum grounds
Aug 19 – Aug 20 all-day
Westport Art Festival @ Westport Marina Promenade and Maritime Museum grounds | Westport | Washington | United States

Make THIS your “Weekend At The Coast”! Visit the Westport Art Festival’s 20th Anniversary Celebration. Premiere 2-day outdoor festival of Art and Fine Crafts, with Music, Food, Beer Garden. Also, special celebration events such as Saturday night’s comedy show with Seattle comic David Crowe. All kinds of music – Blues, Country, Indie Rock and the newly popular Hang Drum. All set against the lovely Westport Marina, with the beautiful Olympics as the backdrop. Make it a 4 -day weekend and spend some time exploring 18 miles of unspoiled beaches, do some charter fishing, and then catch the 2017 Solar Eclipse on Monday morning! This will be a terrific weekend to come and spend some time at the coast!

Westport Art Festival @ Westport
Aug 19 @ 10:00 am

017 marks the 20th Anniversary of the Westport Art Festival, and we’re celebrating! With great things planned for the entire 4 day weekend, including the solar eclipse. 2 full days of discovering fine works from more than 80 artists. Enjoy great food and lively music while strolling along the beautiful Westport Marina and the Maritime Museum grounds. Take a break with a local microbrew at the Blackbeard’s Brewery Beer Garden.

LOLs & Libations! Comedy Show with David Crowe @ Chateau Westport
Aug 19 @ 7:00 pm
LOLs & Libations! Comedy Show with David Crowe @ Chateau Westport | Westport | Washington | United States

Seattle comic David Crowe appears one night only at Chateau Westport! A Westport Art Festival 20th Anniversary Special Event! David Crowe is 20-year veteran of the comedy stage, a Seattle favorite, and possesses a nerdy charisma that is utterly charming! $20 admission includes refreshments and limited host bar.
Come spend the weekend exploring the Westport Art Festival, and see this show on Saturday evening!

Aug
20
Sun
Westport Art Festival @ Westport
Aug 20 @ 10:00 am

017 marks the 20th Anniversary of the Westport Art Festival, and we’re celebrating! With great things planned for the entire 4 day weekend, including the solar eclipse. 2 full days of discovering fine works from more than 80 artists. Enjoy great food and lively music while strolling along the beautiful Westport Marina and the Maritime Museum grounds. Take a break with a local microbrew at the Blackbeard’s Brewery Beer Garden.