Arts & Entertainment

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

Can you spot a bottle job at 20 paces?

Mar 25, 2025 | By: Carolyn Bick

A Q&A with Ghostlight’s founder on upcoming production of “Steel Magnolias”

Harbor Happenings | Circus of Second Chances visits Gig Harbor

Mar 25, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Also coming up this week: the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation’s Crab Fest, Harbor WildWatch beach walks and more.

Behind the Finds | Every picture has a story

Mar 24, 2025 | By: Tonya Strickland

In their latest storytelling collaboration, Gig Harbor Now writers Tonya Strickland and Greg Spadoni launch a new series where they tell the stories behind old photographs sold at second hand stores.

Gig Harbor Now and Then | Behind the Finds: Every picture has a story (even if I have to make one up)

Mar 24, 2025 | By: Greg Spadoni

None of the stories Greg Spadoni wrote about the photos he found in a second-hand store are true. But they are funny.

Harbor Happenings | Take a peak under the sea on the last day of winter

Mar 18, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

The first day of spring is Thursday, March 20. It’s time to start going outside again.

Two In Two & On The Go | Our 2025 guide to summer camps for kids

Mar 14, 2025 | By: Tonya Strickland

Somehow, it’s that time again—to register kiddos for a local lineup of 2025 summer camps. Here’s a closer look at the camps available in and around Gig Harbor.

Harbor Happenings | Run ’til you’re green at Shamrockin’ the Harbor

Mar 11, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Runners take to the Cushman Trail on Saturday for Shamrockin the Harbor, a fundraiser for the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation’s senior center.

Gig Harbor Now and Then | The homestead confusion

Mar 10, 2025 | By: Greg Spadoni

Even if it’s literally carved in stone, sometimes a homestead is not a homestead.

Council seeks comment on cultural access program proposal — and a sales tax to support it

Mar 06, 2025 | By: Vince Dice

The cultural access program would support local nonprofits and provide educational program. The city council must decide whether to put the question before voters.

Harbor Happenings | Restaurant Week starts soon; here’s who is participating

Mar 04, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Also this week “Mauritius” at Peninsula High, an award-winning GHHS band performance and more.

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