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:

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  • URL to purchase tickets
  • Website URL
  • SHORT description of event
  • Photo

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Feb
14
Wed
Aberdeen City Council Meeting @ Aberdeen City Hall
Feb 14 @ 7:15 pm
Feb
19
Mon
Elma City Council Meeting @ Elma City Hall
Feb 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Feb
25
Sun
Chocolate Sundaes on Sunday @ St. John's Chapel by the Sea (PCUSA)
Feb 25 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Chocolate Sundaes on Sunday @ St. John's Chapel by the Sea (PCUSA)  | Moclips | Washington | United States

Everyone is welcome to Chocolate Sundaes on Sunday. Select your toppings and create your own sundae. (Sugar-free options.) Benefits the Green Lantern Lunch Program.

Feb
26
Mon
Hoquiam City Council Meeting @ Hoquiam City Hall
Feb 26 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Feb
28
Wed
Aberdeen City Council Meeting @ Aberdeen City Hall
Feb 28 @ 6:30 pm
Mar
14
Wed
Aberdeen City Council Meeting @ Aberdeen City Hall
Mar 14 @ 7:15 pm
Mar
19
Mon
Elma City Council Meeting @ Elma City Hall
Mar 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Mar
26
Mon
Hoquiam City Council Meeting @ Hoquiam City Hall
Mar 26 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Mar
28
Wed
Aberdeen City Council Meeting @ Aberdeen City Hall
Mar 28 @ 6:30 pm
Apr
7
Sat
Ocean Shores Food Bank Dinner and Auction @ Ocean Shores Convention Center
Apr 7 @ 4:30 pm – 9:00 pm

3rd Annual Food Bank Benefit.  Silent Auction from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.. Dinner by George Lee at 6:00 p.m.. Music at 7:00 p.m., followed by the Live Auction at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets available at the Ocean Shores Visitor Center.

Apr
11
Wed
Aberdeen City Council Meeting @ Aberdeen City Hall
Apr 11 @ 7:15 pm
Apr
16
Mon
Elma City Council Meeting @ Elma City Hall
Apr 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Apr
23
Mon
Hoquiam City Council Meeting @ Hoquiam City Hall
Apr 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Apr
25
Wed
Aberdeen City Council Meeting @ Aberdeen City Hall
Apr 25 @ 6:30 pm
May
9
Wed
Aberdeen City Council Meeting @ Aberdeen City Hall
May 9 @ 7:15 pm
May
21
Mon
Elma City Council Meeting @ Elma City Hall
May 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
May
23
Wed
Aberdeen City Council Meeting @ Aberdeen City Hall
May 23 @ 6:30 pm
May
27
Sun
Ocean Shores Plant Sale @ Plant Sale
May 27 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

27 May, Noon – 4 pm, 573 Point Brown Avenue, Ocean Shores Library. Big plant sale, Bulbs, Planters, Yard Art, Garden Starts, House Plants, Yard Plants, Plant and Garden Books and so much more. The Master Gardeners will be available for a Plant Clinic to answer your questions. All profits to benefit the Ocean Shores Library Expansion Project. Plant Sale is being sponsored by the Ocean Shores Friends of the Library. Cash and Check purchases only. No credit or debit cards accepted.

May
28
Mon
Hoquiam City Council Meeting @ Hoquiam City Hall
May 28 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Jun
13
Wed
Aberdeen City Council Meeting @ Aberdeen City Hall
Jun 13 @ 7:15 pm
Jun
16
Sat
Tour and Vigil for Housing @ Downtown Aberdeen
Jun 16 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Tour and Vigil for Housing @ Downtown Aberdeen | Aberdeen | Washington | United States

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
“We are coming together because we are tired of Grays Harbor County’s economic devastation and we are working together to make our city a better place for everyone,” says Mashyla Buckmaster, organizer with Harbor Rising and Chaplains the Harbor.

June 12th, 2018

CONTACTS:
Mashyla Buckmaster (360) 580-4278
Stina Janssen (360) 301-3340

Downtown Future Housing Site Tour and Vigil to advance vision for 2,000 affordable housing units in Aberdeen Revitalization Plan

Aberdeen, WA – Residents of Aberdeen who have experienced homelessness first-hand and housing-insecure families advocate that affordable housing must be a central emphasis in Aberdeen’s Revitalization Plan. Saturday, under the banner “Harbor Rising,” we will gather to welcome the Most Reverend Michael Curry, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, to the streets of Aberdeen. Having sermonized at the Royal Wedding, Curry is now an international household name. Presiding Bishop Curry’s presence honors the work of our local community, which is rising to the challenge as we face down a housing crisis and advance lasting solutions.

Local residents will lead a downtown tour highlighting both our plight and our potential for future affordable housing and treatment centers, demonstrating our vision to the Presiding Bishop and members of the New Poor People’s Campaign visiting from across Washington State. We will end the day with a vigil at Aberdeen City Hall to honor the many lives lost due to homelessness in our community. The tour will meet at 3:00pm Saturday, June 16th in the parking lot next to Jay’s Fruit Stand (corner of South G St and E Heron St, Aberdeen, WA 98520) and will end at City Hall (200 E Market St) for a vigil.

Making housing a central priority in Aberdeen’s Revitalization Plan would address issues at the heart of citywide concern for Aberdeen’s economic future.
In recent weeks, the City has responded to homelessness with ordinances that would punish homeless people for the housing crisis. There have been community efforts to evict the largest homeless camp in the city. Like the City and the business community, we want a better future for our city and we want businesses and workers to do well.

We mourn the devastating loss of the Aberdeen Armory, which housed vital services including Meals on Wheels, the Museum of History, and Coastal Community Action Program, a provider of housing assistance. Despite the backlog the fire’s destruction will place on housing resources, we know that as a resilient community, we will rise.

Those who know homelessness firsthand have a vision to restore our county and its people by rebuilding our housing stock. One in sixteen people—approximately 1,000 people—are homeless in Aberdeen (DSHS 2017). For every 100 extremely low-income families in Grays Harbor, there are just 17 housing affordable units available. For the 1,775 extremely low-income households in the county, there are only 615 affordable units available, and for the 1,715 very low-income households, only 605 affordable units are available (American Community Survey Data 2016).

Meanwhile in Aberdeen, 11.7% of housing, 862 units, stand vacant (US Census 2010), most of these currently unfit for human habitation. We propose that 2,000 units be built or restored in Aberdeen to fill the gap in affordable housing availability. Harbor Rising imagines responsible agencies partnering with local organizations to provide housing including pathways to home-ownership and employment in housing construction and restoration. The Future Housing Site tour, led by people who have experienced homeless and housing insecurity first-hand.

The tour will end at City Hall for a vigil for those who have died on the street, prayer, and words from Presiding Bishop Curry.

Harbor Rising is made up of people with experiences of homelessness and housing insecurity, local residents, and organizations including Chaplains on the Harbor, Democracy Rising, Blind Justice and more.

Jun
18
Mon
Elma City Council Meeting @ Elma City Hall
Jun 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm