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Listen to selections from oral histories gathered by Harbor area students come to life through readings and narrator panels. Through these voices we will explore what draws us to this place, what helps us persevere during times of struggle, and what cultivates our sense of belonging to the area known as “The Harbor.”
Voices from the Harbor is an event series produced with funding from Humanities Washington. This is the first in a series of three events.
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.
“The Iron Giant” is one of those rare animated features that offers plenty of fun and action to keep the kids entertained, wrapped around engaging characters and a story with a strong message.
Made in 1999, and based on a story by the British poet laureate Ted Hughes, the film takes place at the height of the Cold War and Sputnik-inspired anxieties and is loaded with period references to alarm over the Soviet threat and grade-B sci-fi and monster movies of the era.
The “iron giant” is a robot that drops from the sky and frightens a small town, setting off an overly zealous government agent. With the unlikely friendship of a lonely boy, the robot learns about humans and ultimately the duo helps the townspeople overcome their prejudices and fears.
Advance tickets are available at Harbor Drug and Crown Drug in Hoquiam, City Drug in Aberdeen and at the website, www.7thstreettheatre.com.
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.
“The Iron Giant” is one of those rare animated features that offers plenty of fun and action to keep the kids entertained, wrapped around engaging characters and a story with a strong message.
Made in 1999, and based on a story by the British poet laureate Ted Hughes, the film takes place at the height of the Cold War and Sputnik-inspired anxieties and is loaded with period references to alarm over the Soviet threat and grade-B sci-fi and monster movies of the era.
The “iron giant” is a robot that drops from the sky and frightens a small town, setting off an overly zealous government agent. With the unlikely friendship of a lonely boy, the robot learns about humans and ultimately the duo helps the townspeople overcome their prejudices and fears.
Advance tickets are available at Harbor Drug and Crown Drug in Hoquiam, City Drug in Aberdeen and at the website, www.7thstreettheatre.com.
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!
Painting and Story-time event with your favorite ‘brave’ Princess! Bring your kids to hear a story, get photos, and paint a one of a kind masterpiece to take home with them! Kids under 7 must be accompanied by an adult for entire event.
Head on over to Crescent Park at 4pm to join in on some friendly soccer! We will split the group into teams based on age and experience, kids under 13 only please. *
(*Older kids can start up a game of their own after the smaller kids get done, thanks! )
We will provide some community s’mores goodies from The Sweet Life candy shop right here in Seabrook at the large firepits, fun for the whole family.
Grab your bean bags, lawn chairs, sleeping bags & slippers, and head to the Town Hall for some movie night fun!
We will start the movie promptly at 6pm, so come early to secure your spot on the floor and stock up on goodies!
Snacks, Candy, and Soda Pop will be for sale from The Sweet Life at their pop-up candy shop at the Hall.
Movie Line-up:
April 6- Pete’s Dragon
April 13- BFG
April 20- The Sandlot
Gather on Front Street for our yearly umbrella parade. The only day we hope it rains here at the beach! Make sure to decorate your umbrella, there will be prizes given for most creative and fun umbrella designs. The parade will begin at Cottage Rentals and loop around town until ending at The Sweet Life with story-time and treats with a Princess!
Head to the town hall for an always fun and entertaining family magic show with Patrick Patrick and the mind bending, Brian Ledbetter!
Head on over to Crescent Park at 4pm to join in on some friendly soccer! We will split the group into teams based on age and experience, kids under 13 only please. *
(*Older kids can start up a game of their own after the smaller kids get done, thanks! )
We will provide some community s’mores goodies from The Sweet Life candy shop right here in Seabrook at the large firepits, fun for the whole family.
Grab your bean bags, lawn chairs, sleeping bags & slippers, and head to the Town Hall for some movie night fun!
We will start the movie promptly at 6pm, so come early to secure your spot on the floor and stock up on goodies!
Snacks, Candy, and Soda Pop will be for sale from The Sweet Life at their pop-up candy shop at the Hall.
Movie Line-up:
April 6- Pete’s Dragon
April 13- BFG
April 20- The Sandlot
Come and paint ceramic eggs for $5 a piece at Imagine That! A mermaid princess will be there to tell stories, take photos, and paint with the kiddos!
Children under 7 must be accompanied by an adult. Pricing for other pottery varies.
Easter Egg Hunt at Crescent Park. Get the kids ready early, because the fun begins promptly at 10am. Children will collect as many wooden eggs as they can and turn them in for prizes. Be sure to take advantage of photo ops with Mr. E. Bunny.
Head on over to Crescent Park at 4pm to join in on some friendly soccer! We will split the group into teams based on age and experience, kids under 13 only please. *
(*Older kids can start up a game of their own after the smaller kids get done, thanks! )
We will provide some community s’mores goodies from The Sweet Life candy shop right here in Seabrook at the large firepits, fun for the whole family.
Grab your bean bags, lawn chairs, sleeping bags & slippers, and head to the Town Hall for some movie night fun!
We will start the movie promptly at 6pm, so come early to secure your spot on the floor and stock up on goodies!
Snacks, Candy, and Soda Pop will be for sale from The Sweet Life at their pop-up candy shop at the Hall.
Movie Line-up:
April 6- Pete’s Dragon
April 13- BFG
April 20- The Sandlot
A get together of local history and memorabilia. Hotel Emerson was opened in April 1924 and will be 93years old on the 30th of the month. Stop in and tour the lobby and what is now the Hoquiam Senior Center, which was a part of original hotel building.
Several local buildings will be represented at this event.
To date the following have made a commitment to attend and share the time relating stories of the buildings and history of Hoquiam events.
Their will also be several Hoquiam Memorabilia Collectors attending and sharing stories and their memorabilia of local historic events. Bring your stories and memorabilia and share. Please contact me if you would like to participate.
What gives us a sense of place and belonging on the Harbor? Participate in a community mapping project to tell your story of what makes the Harbor…home. To participate, visit here to add to our online map or pick up a mapping kit at the Hoquiam Library beginning on Saturday, April 15.
We will compile community contributions from the mapping activity into a self-guided tour. The link to the tour will be available online or pick up a paper copy at the Hoquiam Library.
Join us for a reception at the Polson Museum on April 29 at 2:30 p.m. to discuss insights and perspectives sparked by the activity and learn about other historic walking tours in the area.
Origins. Remnants. Renaissance. Peel back the layers of meaning of places and spaces of special significance to the Harbor region’s identity along a self-guided tour. Then, join us for a reception at the Polson Museum with local historians and discussions of insights and perspectives sparked by the tour. Tour guides and information will be available on April 29 beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the Hoquiam Library.
Voices from the Harbor is an event series produced with funding from Humanities Washington. Layers of Meaning: Experiencing the Built Environment is the second event in a three part series.
Explore your creativity and exercise your brain! Make new friends and have fun building with LEGO® bricks at the library. Make your own creations or get inspiration from the library’s collection of LEGO® books.
Annual Norwegian Independence Day Parade will begin at Dorothy Anderson Cabin and parade around town. Traditional clothing encouraged!
Parade will end at Meriweather Street with an ice cream social.
