Whether you’re looking to be entertained or enlightened, Gig Harbor Now covers fun and informational events taking place in the community.
The latest update at Sehmel Homestead Park gave its centerpiece playground a fab new look last month with some fresh surfacing in a cool, maritime blue. Here’s a look at our favorite features at this park!
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The music and the legacy of Woody Guthrie come alive at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 25, at Harbor History Museum as historian Joel Underwood presents “That Ribbon of Highway” – a program that’s part concert, part theatrical drama and part lecture. In 1941, as an employee of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Guthrie toured the
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When Marilyn Mahnke moved to Gig Harbor 20 years ago, she discovered a group of people dedicated to keeping their Norwegian heritage alive through painting. Mahnke’s maternal grandmother was part of an influx of immigrants who came to the United States in the 1800s. They brought with them traditions, household items and craft forms. But
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Photos from the 38th annual Summer Art Festival, this year at Sehmel Homestead Park in Gig Harbor.
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Photos from Chalk the Harbor on Saturday, July 20, 2024, on Harborview Drive in Gig Harbor. Click on any photo below to view them as a gallery.
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Peninsula Metropolitan Park District on Tuesday, July 23, will launch a new Mobile Recreation program that is free to all families, with no preregistration required. The fun will include field activities, arts and crafts geared toward ages 3 to 12, but all ages are welcome. Food Backpacks 4 Kids with funding from BBQ2U will provide
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Several live musical events, beach walks and movies are also scheduled in and around Gig Harbor.
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Early Peninsula resident W.H. Packer can thank a notorious person for surviving the Civil War and enabling him to spread goodwill.
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The Olalla Lavender Festival is happening throughout several venues on the weekend of July 20 and July 21.
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back in my Instagram era, when I still kinda-sorta cared about likes, I knew exactly what type of content would be a sure-fire hit with the crowd.
One might think those fan-favorite topics guaranteed to pull reactions from people like snacks from a diaper bag would be along the lines of our “Top 10 Playgrounds” or “Kiddo Destinations worth the Drive.”
But, no.
The topic was … plants.
That’s right – plants. Lush and green or prickly and purple – it didn’t matter. Washington people LOVE their plants.
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