Aberdeen Events Calendar

Do you have an idea to start or expand a business that makes money, builds community and conserves the environment? Washington Coast Works and Enterprise for Equity invite you to a free information session to learn more about the Washington Coast Works Sustainable Small Business Competition.

The competition has been established by The Nature Conservancy, in collaboration with Enterprise for Equity, Pinchot University’s Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship and the Taala Fund, and funded in part by the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Business Development Grant U.S. Department of Agriculture

The competition will be open to applicants starting new businesses in Grays Harbor, Jefferson and Clallam Counties, including the tribal communities of Neah Bay, La Push, Hoh, Queets and Taholah, as well as other rural communities, and the cities of Forks, Ocean Shores, Aberdeen, Hoquiam, Montesano, Cosmopolis and Westport.

The competition is designed to diversify the local economy through the development of new small businesses, build business leadership in local communities, grow a constituency that supports conservation and sustainable natural resource use, and ultimately contribute to a new vision of sustainable community and economic development on the Washington Coast.

Contestants will be selected from graduates of Enterprise for Equity’s Business Readiness Workshop and will be required to complete Enterprise for Equity’s Business Planning Program.

visit www.enterpriseforequity.org or call 360-704-3375 for more information. No registration is required for this information session.

The next classic film scheduled for the historic 7^th Street Theatre in downtown Hoquiam offers a double-double whammy of two film noir icons behind the camera and fascinating on-screen portrayals of a pair of “Strangers on a Train” The 1951 film will have showings at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 5 and 6.

Iconic detective fiction writer Raymond Chandler teamed with director Alfred Hitchcock in the story of two “Strangers on a Train,” who become involved in murder and betrayal. Farley Granger and Robert Walker are the two baddies.

Although not as famous as many of Hitchcock’s films, “Strangers” is nonetheless revered as one of his very best and most unusual efforts. A fan review calls it “his most riotous, unrestrained film, a gleeful mélange of vicious black comedy, exciting suspense, mocking manipulation, and astonishing flights of fancy.”

Doors open at 7:00 p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. showings. Tickets are $5 and will be available at the door. Advance tickets are available at Harbor Drug in Hoquiam and City Drug in Aberdeen, and at www.brownpapertickets.com. For more information call 360-537-7400 or check the website, www.7thstreettheatre.com.

The next classic film scheduled for the historic 7^th Street Theatre in downtown Hoquiam offers a double-double whammy of two film noir icons behind the camera and fascinating on-screen portrayals of a pair of “Strangers on a Train” The 1951 film will have showings at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 5 and 6.

Iconic detective fiction writer Raymond Chandler teamed with director Alfred Hitchcock in the story of two “Strangers on a Train,” who become involved in murder and betrayal. Farley Granger and Robert Walker are the two baddies.

Although not as famous as many of Hitchcock’s films, “Strangers” is nonetheless revered as one of his very best and most unusual efforts. A fan review calls it “his most riotous, unrestrained film, a gleeful mélange of vicious black comedy, exciting suspense, mocking manipulation, and astonishing flights of fancy.”

Doors open at 7:00 p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. showings. Tickets are $5 and will be available at the door. Advance tickets are available at Harbor Drug in Hoquiam and City Drug in Aberdeen, and at www.brownpapertickets.com. For more information call 360-537-7400 or check the website, www.7thstreettheatre.com.

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.

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 annual auction is Rotary’s primary fundraising activity of the year and the proceeds fund the Aberdeen Rotary Club Foundation for scholarships, community grants and youth activities.

The evening begins with a hosted cocktail hour and silent auctions at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 7:00 p.m. with the live auction following. This year’s auctioneers are Gary Morean and Vini Samuel. Some of the auction items include a hot air balloon ride for two over greater Seattle and Eastside area plus two nights at the famous Cottage Lake Tree House named “The Nest” designed by HG TV’s Tree House Masters host Pete Nelson; a 55″ LG 4k LED Ultra High Def Smart TV; entertainment and hotel packages including: prime seats for A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder at the Fifth Avenue Theatre; tickets to the Billy Joel concert on May 20, 2016; tickets to Motown – the Musical at the Paramount.

Funds raised by the auction are distributed by the Aberdeen Rotary Club Foundation to local scholarship opportunities for students, community needs such as United Way and YMCA, sponsorship of Aberdeen Rotary Business Week at Aberdeen High School, the Aberdeen Rotary Homeless Youth Education Fund, annual distribution of dictionaries to fourth graders in all Aberdeen and Cosmopolis elementary schools. Past projects have included the A. J. West Playground, improvements to the GH Community Hospital, and the Aberdeen Rotary Log Pavilion built by Rotarians and donated to the City of Aberdeen. The club is part of Rotary International with 1.2 million members around the world.

Enjoy a night of clean, family-friendly comedy and music… and don’t forget to save room for dessert. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Free childcare will be available.

A series of free entrepreneurship workshops kick-off this March throughout Southwestern Washington to bring education to people who are interested in starting their own businesses but may be unaware of the many free resources available to them in their local area.

Your Business – Start Smart is the result of a partnership between the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Seattle District Office and the Timberland Regional Library System (TRL).

The program pulls together resources from the SBA, its resource partners, and TRL to provide a two-hour seminar covering the following five topics:

• Characteristics and motivations of entrepreneurs
• Initial considerations, steps and planning
• Financing options
• Market research tools
• Local resources

In addition to the initial Start Smart class, the program will deliver workshops focused on franchising and online retailing; with plans to add more classes in the future. The classes are free, but registration is required.

Visit http://tinyurl.com/SBAStartSmart for more information about the Start Smart program and classes throughout all of Western Washington.

The cities of Aberdeen and Hoquiam have teamed up to develop a levee and drainage plan to reduce flooding. A walking tour of Fry Creek is planned where the consultants hired to help develop a master plan will conduct a tour of the Fry Creek area, which is a chronic contributor to localized flooding.

The tour will begin with a presentation about the project goals followed by an hour-long walking tour of the area that will likely be changed in order to improve livability, eliminate nuisance flooding and restore the creek for the future.
All stakeholders welcome.

This is the second tour offered this day to give stakeholders in Aberdeen an opportunity to learn about the flood control levee that Aberdeen and Hoquiam have teamed up to develop.
A tour of Aberdeen’s Fry Creek was scheduled to take place in the morning, with Wilson Creek in the afternoon.

The goal is to eliminate nuisance flooding with a levee and proper drainage and remove properties from the flood plain and thus eliminate the requirement for flood insurance. People could still buy insurance the same way they do earthquake insurance, but thousands of property owners would no longer be required to purchase it.
In answer to some concerns, and according to project engineers, there is no expectation that any nuisance flooding in areas not within the scope of this project will be worsened.

A series of free entrepreneurship workshops kick-off this March throughout Southwestern Washington to bring education to people who are interested in starting their own businesses but may be unaware of the many free resources available to them in their local area.

Your Business – Start Smart is the result of a partnership between the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Seattle District Office and the Timberland Regional Library System (TRL).

The program pulls together resources from the SBA, its resource partners, and TRL to provide a two-hour seminar covering the following five topics:

• Characteristics and motivations of entrepreneurs
• Initial considerations, steps and planning
• Financing options
• Market research tools
• Local resources

In addition to the initial Start Smart class, the program will deliver workshops focused on franchising and online retailing; with plans to add more classes in the future. The classes are free, but registration is required.

Visit http://tinyurl.com/SBAStartSmart for more information about the Start Smart program and classes throughout all of Western Washington.

Christopher Leebrick dazzles audiences with his storytelling and his vast repertoire of tales and legends from around the world.

Fairytale fancy costumes are encouraged; guests can parade down a red carpet, then capture the moment in the library’s photo booth. Those who forget their crowns, wands or other magical items may create them anew at a crafts-making area. A faerie godmother has been booked for the evening, and there are rumors of cupcakes. Everyone is welcome.

All Timberland Regional Library programs are free and open to the public.

The Aberdeen Timberland Library is located at 121 E. Market Street. For information, contact the library at 360-533-2360.

Poet and Aberdeen High School graduate Koon Woon will read poems selected from his two books. The program celebrates National Poetry Month.

A longtime resident of Seattle, Woon was born near Canton, China in 1949.  He emigrated from China to the United States in 1960 at age 11 and spent his school years in Grays Harbor. He attended Grays Harbor College, then transferred to the University of Washington.

Woon’s first full-length book of poetry, “The Truth in Rented Rooms,” was published in 1998. The collection won an award for literary excellence from Pen Oakland. His 2013 book, “Water Chasing Water,” won an American Book Award. He is currently working on a family memoir. The story begins with his great-grandfather’s immigration, in the 1880s, as an indentured worker for the logging industry in Hoquiam. Later, in the 1960s and ‘70s, the family owned and operated the Hong Kong Café on Aberdeen’s Simpson Avenue.

During his visit, Woon hopes to see some of his old friends from Aberdeen High School. He would also like to meet with young Grays Harbor writers. In May, he will give readings and workshops at the Skagit River Poetry Festival in La Conner.

National Poetry Month was started by the Academy of American Poets in 1996 and is held every April. Schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets come together to celebrate poetry’s vital place in American culture.

Woon will bring copies of his latest book to sell and sign at the event. Refreshments will be provided by the Friends of the Aberdeen Timberland Library. All Timberland Regional Library programs are free and open to the public.