Arts & Entertainment

I live I the Pacific Northwest for a reason.  Well, truthfully, for many reasons, but one of the primary reasons I love Western Washington is because I really dislike hot weather.  So, on a recent weekday, when all the weather prognosticators were predicting temperatures approaching the century mark, I decided to escape for a day.

This week’s dance card is filled with art, music, movies, beach walks and more. Art Walk Several downtown art galleries will host special activities during Art Walk on Saturday, Aug. 3 : Mavi Contemporary Art Gallery, 3126 Harborview Dr., has new work by Elizabeth Ashe, Robin Horminiuk and Nancy Nesvet. The artists will discuss their

There is a certain allure concerning the long-ago logging railroads on the Greater Peninsula. The very idea of slow, geared-down steam locomotives chugging through the local old-growth forests over a hundred years ago spurs the imagination. But where were the roads? With ever-increasing development on the peninsulas, fewer and fewer sections of railroad grades remain.

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!

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

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

Several live musical events, beach walks and movies are also scheduled in and around Gig Harbor.