Arts & Entertainment

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

Introducing Two in Tow’s Kid Picks

Mar 28, 2025 | By: Tonya Strickland

Introducing: Kid Picks! 🎉 Where we list family-friendly events worthy of your kid-calendar.

Day Tripper | A Gig Harbor walkabout

Mar 25, 2025 | By: Mary Williams

Day Tripper columnist Mary Williams opted to see her hometown through a tourists’ eyes this month.

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.

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