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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Hand-knitting is making a resurgence. The Hoquiam Timberland Library staff is forming a new group that teaches beginning knitters basic skills and helps returning knitters refresh their skills. Staff is able to help both left and right-handed knitters. All materials will be provided.
Hoquiam High School Drama Department presents Zombie Prom. This girl loves ghoul rock and roll Off Broadway musical is set in the atomic 1950?s at Enrico Fermi High, where the law is laid down by a zany, tyrannical principal. Pretty senior Toffee has fallen for the class bad boy. Family pressure forces her to end the romance, and he charges off on his motorcycle to the nuclear waste dump. He returns glowing and determined to reclaim Toffee’s heart. He still wants to graduate, but most of all he wants to take Toffee to the prom. The principal orders him to drop dead while a scandal reporter seizes on him as the freak du jour. History comes to his rescue while a tuneful selection of original songs in the style of 50s hits keeps the action rocking across the stage.
Hoquiam High School Drama Department presents Zombie Prom. This girl loves ghoul rock and roll Off Broadway musical is set in the atomic 1950?s at Enrico Fermi High, where the law is laid down by a zany, tyrannical principal. Pretty senior Toffee has fallen for the class bad boy. Family pressure forces her to end the romance, and he charges off on his motorcycle to the nuclear waste dump. He returns glowing and determined to reclaim Toffee’s heart. He still wants to graduate, but most of all he wants to take Toffee to the prom. The principal orders him to drop dead while a scandal reporter seizes on him as the freak du jour. History comes to his rescue while a tuneful selection of original songs in the style of 50s hits keeps the action rocking across the stage.
Hoquiam High School Drama Department presents Zombie Prom. This girl loves ghoul rock and roll Off Broadway musical is set in the atomic 1950?s at Enrico Fermi High, where the law is laid down by a zany, tyrannical principal. Pretty senior Toffee has fallen for the class bad boy. Family pressure forces her to end the romance, and he charges off on his motorcycle to the nuclear waste dump. He returns glowing and determined to reclaim Toffee’s heart. He still wants to graduate, but most of all he wants to take Toffee to the prom. The principal orders him to drop dead while a scandal reporter seizes on him as the freak du jour. History comes to his rescue while a tuneful selection of original songs in the style of 50s hits keeps the action rocking across the stage.
Advance tickets available at Harbor Drug in Hoquiam, City Drug in Aberdeen, and at www.brownpapertickets.com.
Participate in Take your Honey to Hoquiam.
Buy dinner for two at any of the participating restaurants and pubs or make a qualifying purchase at any other sponsor during the week of February 9 and you will receive two free tickets to the movie.
Participants:
8th Street Ale House, Al’s Humdinger, The Breakroom Bar and Grill, Casa Mia, Deidra’s Deli at Farmers’ Market, El Jalapeno Mexican Restaurant, Foggy’s Bar and Grill, Golden Dragon, Lana’s Hangar Café, Rose’s Tienda and Taqueria, Simply Said Flowers, Trio’s Bar and Grill, and Tully’s.
Celebrate Westport’s WW II era history this Centennial Year 2014 with a Valentine’s Dinner in the Old Coast Guard station, on Friday, February 14, at 7 p.m. Ticket Cost: $50 per Couple, and new memberships at the $40 family level get a free couples ticket.
Gents in Uniform get a half price discount at $25, so your gal gets in free! Boogie-woogie and Big Band Swing era music set the tone, and you can re-enact an evening of romance from that bygone age. Review 1940s newspapers and local history books: Cohasset Beach Chronicles, Company B, & Washington’s Westport(reprint on sale). Call us at the Westport Maritime Museum at 268-1131 for tickets & membership information!
Sons of Italy, Amerigo Vespucci Lodge No. 1814’s annual Valentine’s Dinner. Dinner includes spaghetti with homemade Italian meatballs, salad, garlic bread, wine, beer, biscotti and spumoni ice cream. For more information or to reserve tickets call 533-4529.
A fun family Valentine’s Day dance with the theme a night on the town!
We’re bringing in a Dj for fun family friendly songs and dances, snack desert items included and a free keepsake photo will be taken at the event
dress at and come out on the town!
Advance tickets available at Harbor Drug in Hoquiam, City Drug in Aberdeen, and at www.brownpapertickets.com.
Participate in Take your Honey to Hoquiam.
Buy dinner for two at any of the participating restaurants and pubs or make a qualifying purchase at any other sponsor during the week of February 9 and you will receive two free tickets to the movie.
Participants:
8th Street Ale House, Al’s Humdinger, The Breakroom Bar and Grill, Casa Mia, Deidra’s Deli at Farmers’ Market, El Jalapeno Mexican Restaurant, Foggy’s Bar and Grill, Golden Dragon, Lana’s Hangar Café, Rose’s Tienda and Taqueria, Simply Said Flowers, Trio’s Bar and Grill, and Tully’s.
The Mystery Getaway raises funds for the World Class Scholars program at Grays Harbor College. The Foundation is raising funds to build an endowment to ensure that the unique scholarship incentive program for young students in this community will continue for years to come.
For complete event information, click here.
The 7th Annual Chocolate on the Beach Festival is a fun and affordable festival with something chocolate for the whole family! All the kids events and parking are FREE! Our vendors carry all kinds of chocolate, whether it be organic, fair trade, vegan or gluten free!
There are events going on throughout the North Beach communities. Bowling for Chocolate, chocolate demos from local chefs Jess Owen & Andy Bickar, Chocolate Cocktail Throwdown, silent auction and more.
This year’s festival will be supporting Grays Harbor Volunteer Search & Rescue, a new scoreboard for the Pacific Beach Elementary School and the Voss Acres Produce Market & Historic Landmark Park.
Planning a wedding?
Come downtown and learn about the local wedding services that are available here in Aberdeen. Learn about photography and floral design, do a little wine tasting, have your groom and groomsmen get fitted for their tuxedos, find options for hairstyles and glamorous nails, shop for your wedding party thank you gifts, and select your perfect wedding bands.
For complete information, click here.
Explore wedding options and take advantage of special promotions offers from:
A Wild Hair
Flowers by Pollen
GH Wine Sellars
Harbor Shoes
Julie Rajcich Photography
Rediviva
Waugh’s Mens and Womens Apparel
Wiitamaki Jewelry Store
Tickets available from contestants, Harbor Drug, Rosevear’s Music and at the door.
The 7th Annual Chocolate on the Beach Festival is a fun and affordable festival with something chocolate for the whole family! All the kids events and parking are FREE! Our vendors carry all kinds of chocolate, whether it be organic, fair trade, vegan or gluten free!
There are events going on throughout the North Beach communities. Bowling for Chocolate, chocolate demos from local chefs Jess Owen & Andy Bickar, Chocolate Cocktail Throwdown, silent auction and more.
This year’s festival will be supporting Grays Harbor Volunteer Search & Rescue, a new scoreboard for the Pacific Beach Elementary School and the Voss Acres Produce Market & Historic Landmark Park.
The Mayor’s Cup promotes interest in exercise through walking and running. It’s free to all participants and the school with the highest percentage of participants (based on school size) wins the Mayor’s Cup. They get to keep a trophy at their school until the next event and their library receives $150 donated by Durney Insurance.
There’s a great dinner theatre coming soon, put on by your local Drama Club! The play centers around a match-making company run by 3 sisters who have to find a southern redneck a match within a week! Sound impossible? You can’t even imagine! We’re serving up southern jambalya, salad and cornbread for dinner and New York cheesecake for dessert.
Performances will be on Feb. 28th & Mar. 1st at 6 p.m. and Sunday, Mar 2. matinee at 2 p.m. (dessert only). Tickets available from Mrs. Benedict – save money, buy early!
Come one come all. Seaport Landing, Aberdeen’s new public waterfront and home port for the tall ships Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain, is asking members of the Grays Harbor community to volunteer their time to prepare Lady Washington’s home for her 25th birthday celebration.
The Historical Seaport “Salty Saturday” Project Parties are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday from now through May in preparation for our ships return on June 5th. Salty Saturday projects are flexible and can accommodate individuals, groups or organizations. Minors over 12 are welcome, but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Our first Salty Saturday is scheduled for Saturday, March 1.
Inside and outside projects are available. A Seaport Landing staff member will help volunteers find an appropriate project. Volunteers should dress warmly, even for indoor projects. Volunteers interested in helping with gardening and landscaping should bring their own garden tools.
There’s a great dinner theatre coming soon, put on by your local Drama Club! The play centers around a match-making company run by 3 sisters who have to find a southern redneck a match within a week! Sound impossible? You can’t even imagine! We’re serving up southern jambalya, salad and cornbread for dinner and New York cheesecake for dessert.
Performances will be on Feb. 28th & Mar. 1st at 6 p.m. and Sunday, Mar 2. matinee at 2 p.m. (dessert only). Tickets available from Mrs. Benedict – save money, buy early!
There’s a great dinner theatre coming soon, put on by your local Drama Club! The play centers around a match-making company run by 3 sisters who have to find a southern redneck a match within a week! Sound impossible? You can’t even imagine! We’re serving up southern jambalya, salad and cornbread for dinner and New York cheesecake for dessert.
Performances will be on Feb. 28th & Mar. 1st at 6 p.m. and Sunday, Mar 2. matinee at 2 p.m. (dessert only). Tickets available from Mrs. Benedict – save money, buy early!
Visit downtown Aberdeen from 5-8pm. Visit participating businesses staying open late to host local artists and their work. Join the FREE Downtown Historical Tour at 8:10pm departing from Julie Rajcich Photography, 109 E Wishkah Street. For more information contact firstfridayaberdeen@gmail.com or find “First Friday” on Facebook.
