Arts & Entertainment

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

Food and friendships grow at Wilkinson Farm community garden

Mar 22, 2022 | By:

The arrival of spring also heralds the arrival of gardening season. For gardeners who don’t have food-growing space at home, the community garden at Wilkinson Farm Park can be a godsend. The community garden includes 46 raised bed spaces that can be rented for $60 each per year. Each bed is 4-feet wide by 24-feet

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Gig Harbor Arts Commission awards grants to local groups

Mar 18, 2022 | By:

Ten local organizations have been awarded Creative Endeavor Grants by the Gig Harbor Arts Commission for projects ranging from band concerts to craft workshops to poetry readings. This year’s awards totaled $30,000 and will be approved by the City Council on March 28. Earning the grants were: Peninsula Hands on Art, a program that creates

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St. Patrick’s Day-themed run raises money for Gig Harbor Senior Center

Mar 16, 2022 | By:

Looking for a way to extend your St. Patrick’s Day celebration, and exercise away some of that Irish stew and Guinness at the same time? The first Shamrock’n the Harbor family fun run and walk is Saturday, March 19, along the scenic Cushman Trail in Gig Harbor. The 5K/12K run is a fundraiser for the

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Gig Harbor-based nonprofit helps assure that everyone can take the stage

Mar 07, 2022 | By:

Movies have the Oscars. Music has the Grammys. And web-based media have the Webby Awards, sponsored by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences. On Feb. 28, IADAS presented its first-ever Anthem Awards, honoring people and organizations worldwide who are doing purpose- and mission-driven work that inspires others to take action in their own

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‘Empty Bowls’ event helps fill hungry tummies

Feb 27, 2022 | By:

Artists donate the bowls, restaurants provide the soup for Altrusa fundraiser March 5 at Chapel Hill Church.

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Hearing examiner decision on Olalla Valley Winery events delayed again

Feb 23, 2022 | By:

Kitsap County is reviewing whether Olalla Winery violated its conditional use permit. The decision was expected 10 working days after the Dec. 16 hearing.

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New museum exhibits feature little boats, racing roosters

Feb 10, 2022 | By:

Boats from 14 inches to 14 feet are on display at Harbor History Museum, along with photographs and ephemera from Clarence Shaw’s racing roosters.

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Art shows accepting applications; arts commission offering grants

Feb 06, 2022 | By:

The Summer Art Festival, Open Juried Show and Open Studio Tour all are preparing for events while the Arts Commission has Creative Endeavor grants to give.

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Good For You: Gig Harbor grad stars in PLU opera; Students make the grades

Jan 24, 2022 | By:

Keast playing starring role in ‘Julius Caesar’ Arthur Keast, a 2018 Peninsula School District Student of Distinction in Music, will be performing the title role in Handel’s opera, “Julius Caesar,” on Jan. 27 and 29 at Pacific Lutheran University. Keast, the son of Paul and Rumi Keast of Gig Harbor, is a senior majoring in

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Esteemed artist and Gig Harbor resident William Turner passes away

Jan 06, 2022 | By:

Local artists share the influence renowned artist William Turner had on their work and lives.

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