Arts & Entertainment

Here is this week’s look at what is happening around Gig Harbor.

Start 2025 with a splash at Olalla’s annual New Year’s Day Polar Bear Plunge from the bridge next to Olalla Bay Market and Landing. The tradition goes back farther than many folks can remember. Most people believe John Robbecke and his pals started it several decades ago. John’s father, Al, owned the store, then known

Monty’s Furniture was located (you guessed it!) at the corner of Pioneer Way and Harborview Drive in 1952.

Robin Avni sat down with Carolyn Bick to discuss her journalism background, upcoming book at what’s next for PAL.

Out of town guests almost always enjoy a trip to Poulsbo, the center of Scandinavian culture on the Kitsap Peninsula.

The downtown Gig Harbor Hanukkah celebration starts at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 29.

The Lighted Car Parade leaves Uptown at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21. Earlier in the day, hear musicians celebrate the Winter Solstice.

The Key Peninsula resident and labor organizer murdered his mistress near Horseshoe Lake on Christmas Eve 1941.

The Lighted Boat Parade delighted the hundreds who crowded the Gig Harbor waterfront on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024.