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Browse through bargains ranging from antiques to household goods. Saturday hours are 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., and Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Join others in a conversation about the book “A Passage to India,” by E.M. Forster. Everyone is welcome to join any or all discussions.
If you ever have had a desire to yell and scream at a crab racing down a wooded track, the City of Westport has the event for you. On Saturday, April 18, the coastal town of Westport, Washington will be holding its 28th Annual World Class Crab Races. Under the big tent at the Westport Marina, hundreds of crab enthusiasts will gather together to watch crab races, listen to live music, and of course, feast on the deliciousness of the under-sea crustaceans.
If you ever have had a desire to yell and scream at a crab racing down a wooded track, the City of Westport has the event for you. On Saturday, April 18, the coastal town of Westport, Washington will be holding its 28th Annual World Class Crab Races. Under the big tent at the Westport Marina, hundreds of crab enthusiasts will gather together to watch crab races, listen to live music, and of course, feast on the deliciousness of the under-sea crustaceans.
Artists compete for thousands of dollars in prizes in judged competitions on works including fine arts, photography, and 3D. Fine art will include oils, acrylics, pen and pencil, watercolor, pastel, etc. Photography pieces will include film, digital, and electronic media. 3D art includes pieces such as fiber art, leather work, carvings, sculptures, etc.
Artists compete for thousands of dollars in prizes in judged competitions on works including fine arts, photography, and 3D. Fine art will include oils, acrylics, pen and pencil, watercolor, pastel, etc. Photography pieces will include film, digital, and electronic media. 3D art includes pieces such as fiber art, leather work, carvings, sculptures, etc.
Artists compete for thousands of dollars in prizes in judged competitions on works including fine arts, photography, and 3D. Fine art will include oils, acrylics, pen and pencil, watercolor, pastel, etc. Photography pieces will include film, digital, and electronic media. 3D art includes pieces such as fiber art, leather work, carvings, sculptures, etc.
Come for an exhibit of paintings by Robert Chamberlain illustrating marine activity of Washington’s ports, yesterday and today. They take the viewer from the Columbia, up the coast, through the Straits, and down Puget sound to Olympia.
Join others in a conversation about the book “The Girl Who Wrote in Silk” by
Kelli Estes. Everyone is welcome to join any or all discussions.
The annual home and garden spectacular returns to the Elma Fairgrounds May 19-20. Come visit the pavilion, which will be full of vendors offering both gardening and home-improvement items.
Saturday at 1:00, renown garden writer and editor of Pacific Horticulture will give practical ideas that will make gardening for the whole family lots of fun.
On Sunday, Marianne Binnetti will delight her audience with “Container Wars.” Two gardeners will be selected to fill several containers each, while Marianne discusses the what, why and where of this type of gardening. In the end the audience will vote on which planters they like. You won’t want to miss this entertaining and educational presentation.
The annual home and garden spectacular returns to the Elma Fairgrounds May 19-20. Come visit the pavilion, which will be full of vendors offering both gardening and home-improvement items.
Saturday at 1:00, renown garden writer and editor of Pacific Horticulture will give practical ideas that will make gardening for the whole family lots of fun.
On Sunday, Marianne Binnetti will delight her audience with “Container Wars.” Two gardeners will be selected to fill several containers each, while Marianne discusses the what, why and where of this type of gardening. In the end the audience will vote on which planters they like. You won’t want to miss this entertaining and educational presentation.
Explore the possibilities of buying fresh food from local farms with Washington State Extension agent Kiley Smith. She will discuss how shopping locally can help improve your family’s nutrition while supporting the local economy. She also will introduce and distribute the 2018 annual Farm Fresh Guide.
Join us in celebrating award-winning author Peter Donahue’s new book Three Sides Water at Harbor House Writers with novelist Scott Elliott in Aberdeen on Saturday, June 23, 2018. Washington author Peter Donahue will read from his new book Three Sides Water at Harbor House Writers with novelist Scott Elliott in Aberdeen on June 23, 2018 at 12:00 PM. In his latest work of literary fiction, Donahue distills the raw and vivid world of the Olympic Peninsula into a stunning work that challenges what it means to live life with purpose and integrity.
THE BOOK
Across the dramatic landscape of the Pacific Northwest’s Olympic Peninsula, Donahue’s characters take extraordinary actions to transcend the limitations imposed upon them. Marguerite struggles with the emotional aftermath of sexual assault amidst the mysticism and untamed wilderness of the Pacific coast in the 1920s. Avery navigates life as a “juvenile delinquent” while the social and political convulsions of the 1960s transform the world around him. Chris escapes the present-day mill town where he grew up, only to find he must reconcile his true self with the troubling persona he’s taken on.
THE AUTHOR
Peter Donahue is the author of the novels Clara and Merritt and Madison House, winner of the 2005 Langum Prize for American Historical Fiction, and the short story collection The Cornelius Arms. He is co-editor of the 2016 edition of the memoir Seven Years on the Pacific Slope and the anthologies Reading Seattle and Reading Portland. His Retrospective Review column on Northwest literature has appeared in Columbia: The Magazine of Northwest History since 2005. He teaches at Wenatchee Valley College at Omak and lives in Winthrop, Washington.
In addition to reading passages from each of the short novels in Three Sides Water, Peter will be spending some time discussing Olympic Peninsula literature and fielding questions from the audience.
The Bowl is Back! Channel Point Village’s Chowder Bowl Friday fundraiser returns. Enjoy a delicious lunch of homemade clam chowder in a bread bowl, dessert bar and a drink for $5. This summer, proceeds will benefit the Hoquiam Senior Center’s Senior Nutrition Program and the Aberdeen Senior Center’s renewal project. Please call to order by the day before (Thurs.) at (360)532-9000.
The Bowl is Back! Channel Point Village’s Chowder Bowl Friday fundraiser returns. Enjoy a delicious lunch of homemade clam chowder in a bread bowl, dessert bar and a drink for $5. This summer, proceeds will benefit the Hoquiam Senior Center’s Senior Nutrition Program and the Aberdeen Senior Center’s renewal project. Please call to order by the day before (Thurs.) at (360)532-9000.
Take a guided tour around this organic farm that also fosters new farmers. The farm activities, stock and produce, as well as the land, and habitat conserved will be seen. Young farmers will share their dreams and successes.
August has been hot so come prepared with water bottle, hat, and close toed shoes. The best tour requires about a 1 mile level walk
Calling all artists and art fans! Village Concepts of Hoquiam – Channel Point Village is hosting a juried Art Show with the theme “Capture the Moment,” exhibiting the creative work of artists from the greater Grays Harbor community. Everyone is welcome! Painters, sculptors, photographers, multimedia artists and others are encouraged to exhibit. Judging categories include Best Use of Theme, Best Use of Color, Fan Favorite, and others. Enjoy a tasting of Wynoochee Wineries wines and music by Ellen Pickell. If you would like to exhibit or if you have any questions, please call (360)532-9000.
The Puyallup Festival of Books celebrates its 5th year with an amazing line up of authors and events.
On Friday, October 5th, we’ll have an evening reception, which is free and open to the public, with beer and wine will be available for purchase (cash only). Enjoy an episode of Longmire before a talk with Craig Johnson, author of the Longmire novels.
On Saturday, October 6th, Jeremy McCarter, co-author of the New York Times #1 Best Seller Hamilton: The Revolution, will join us at Pioneer Park Pavilion in the afternoon to discuss his work with Lin-Manuel Miranda writing the “Hamiltome.”
Harvest Moon, Storyteller and Quinault Tribal Ambassador shares stories from the Northwest Coast Indian tradition. In partnership with Hoquiam Timberland Library.
Westport Winery will host one of its popular murder mystery dinners on Wednesday, October 31 at 6pm which is Halloween night. The Murder Before Midnight features the unlikely marriage of 1960s posh aristocracy with hippy pig farmers. Half of the victims and suspects are Kennedy era wannabes while the other half sport tie dye and peace signs. Everyone is invited to dress for the fun and the holiday as they see fit. A few guests may volunteer to join the cast, and everyone will act as deputies in solving Who done it?
The Friends of the Elma Timberland Library are hosting their Fall Book Sale. Pick up great books at even better prices!
OLYMPIA – Razor clam diggers can return to various ocean beaches for a four-day opening beginning Nov. 8.
State shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved the dig on evening low tides after marine toxin tests showed the clams are safe to eat. No digging will be allowed on any beach before noon.
The upcoming dig is approved on the following beaches, dates, and evening low tides:
• Nov. 8, Thursday, 6:57 p.m.; -0.8 feet; Twin Harbors, Mocrocks
• Nov. 9, Friday, 7:36 p.m.; -0.7 feet; Twin Harbors, Copalis
• Nov. 10, Saturday, 8:15 p.m.; -0.4 feet; Twin Harbors, Mocrocks
• Nov. 11, Sunday, 8:56 p.m.; 0.0 feet; Twin Harbors, Copalis
