Arts & Entertainment

Whether you’re looking to be entertained or enlightened, Gig Harbor Now covers fun and informational events taking place in the community.

2024 Summer Sounds at Skansie schedule is set

Mar 27, 2024 | By:

The popular Summer Sounds at Skansie concert series returns July 16. The concerts run from 6 to 8 p.m. on summer Tuesdays at Skansie Brothers Park in downtown Gig Harbor. The lineup includes: July 16: Wally & the Beaves, a seven-piece Pacific Northwest band playing hits from the 1950s, ’60s, ’70s and ’80s. Each member

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Harbor Happenings | Easter egg hunts for all (or at least most) ages

Mar 26, 2024 | By:

PenMet Parks’ Teen Flashlight Egg Hunt starts at 7 p.m. Friday, March 29, at Sehmel Homestead Park. The search for hidden eggs will be followed by an after-hunt party with a DJ, games, snacks and more. Bring a flashlight. The event is free, but donations are welcome. Click here to reserve a space. PenMet also

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Gig Harbor Now and Then | The answer to this burning question about a ferry

Mar 25, 2024 | By: Greg Spadoni

Gig Harbor Now and Then’s question last time concerned the first ferry boat to serve on the Gig Harbor-Tacoma run, beginning in 1919. After only a few months, the City of Tacoma was taken out of service while a roof was constructed over its car deck. Why did the car ferry City of Tacoma need

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Two In Tow & On The Go | A South Creek mystery

Mar 22, 2024 | By:

Remember that time I wigged out after learning Gig Harbor’s famous Donkey Creek isn’t its real name, and that it’s not even a creek? And then I vowed to find out the origins of this  naming catastrophe? Well, two months after I wrote about the so-called North Creek stream, we did a thing. But first,

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Harbor Happenings: Crew school at the BoatShop

Mar 19, 2024 | By:

The Gig Harbor BoatShop hosts a four-day hands-on course in the basics of crewing on a purse seiner or other commercial fishing vessel. Students will master fundamental skills like navigation, line-handling, net mending and on-deck skills. Day four covers U.S. Coast Guard-approved Sea Safety and Survival training. The class runs from March 26 to 29

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Harbor Happenings | Civic Orchestra celebrates 20 years

Mar 12, 2024 | By:

There’s music in the air this week ­– from Celtic tunes in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, to all-American jazz, to a local orchestra’s 20th anniversary celebration of compositions by great classical composers. The Gig Harbor Peninsula Civic Orchestra’s plays its 20th anniversary program at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at the Peninsula High School

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The magnificent Ukrainian pysanka … so much more than an Easter egg

Mar 07, 2024 | By:

Mary Whittington pursed her lips in fierce concentration March 2 at the Nichols Community Center on Fox Island. Before her lay the task of drawing intricate lines on a (raw) egg, overlaying them with beeswax and dipping the egg in successive jars of dye to produce her first pysanka. It’s an Easter egg and so

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Two In Tow & On The Go | Summer Camp Guide

Mar 06, 2024 | By:

Here’s a roundup of local kid camps for summer fun in 2024. Know about one that isn’t on our list? Email information to [email protected]: AR Workshop Gig Harbor: Youth Art Camps Registration now open | Book online  AR Workshop Gig Harbor is a DIY crafting/painting/woodworking studio franchise offering classes for creating custom pieces and home

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Harbor Happenings | Dragon Boat Flea Market, Restaurant Week and more

Mar 05, 2024 | By:

It’s like a really good garage sale and a thrift store all rolled into one. This weekend’s Dragon Boat Flea Market has an abundance of books, toys, sporting goods, art, collectables and other treasures for sale at bargain prices at the Eagles Hall. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March

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Two In Tow & On The Go | Shoot your shot in Ocean5’s laser tag arena

Mar 01, 2024 | By:

The laser tag industry is approaching its 40th anniversary this month, but a $15 game at Gig Harbor’s Ocean5 never gets old.

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