Whether you’re looking to be entertained or enlightened, Gig Harbor Now covers fun and informational events taking place in the community.
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Franklin Park in Tacoma has all the makings of a fantastic kiddo destination … slides, swings, and an unexpected tie-in to Gig Harbor. (That last one is a prerequisite on what’s considered cool, right?) Plus, Clara and Wyatt have already asked to go back.
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Our weekly roundup of what’s happening around Gig Harbor.
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The Art in the Park show helps inaugurate PenMet Parks’ new headquarters building — and its partnership with Peninsula Art League.
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The nonprofit founded by Gig Harbor native Scott Smalling hosts two showings of a new documentary next week as a fundraiser.
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Local organizations are celebrating Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month and gearing up for Halloween with mask making events, costume parties and painting experiences. Veteran tours The Gig Harbor BoatShop hosts a fall colors tour of Colvos Passage aboard the historic purse seiner Veteran on Sunday, Oct. 13. The tours run from 10 a.m. to 1:30
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Remembering the halcyon days when one could get lutefisk whenever one wanted in Gig Harbor.
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Tacoma’s Chutes and Ladders to the east end of the Wilson Way bridge is the fun way to quickly get down to the marina complex below. Each slide has a set of stairs next to it for those who prefer a slower route.
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How much would you pay to own one-of-a-kind pieces of fishing, environmental, scientific and literary history? Could you be an “angel?” Those are questions inspired by a Wauna man’s quest. Michael Hemp, a vibrant, engaging and consistently curious 81-year-old whose business card lists him as “Historian, Heritage Marketing & Communications Consultant, Researcher, Archivist, Lecturer, Novelist,”
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2024 Gig Harbor Film Festival awards went to “First We Bombed New Mexico,” “7000 Miles,” “Dawgfather” director Kent Loomer and others.
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Correction: Fox Island Octoberfest is Friday, Oct. 4. An earlier version misstated the day of the event. The annual Scarecrow Festival kicks off the Halloween season from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Sehmel Homestead Park. PenMet’s Scarecrow Festival includes a pumpkin launch, peeweee rodeo, Markers Market, and an assortment of vendors.
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