Arts & Entertainment

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

Two In Tow & On The Go | Gig Harbor’s top venues for kids’ birthday parties

Jan 12, 2024 | By:

If you’ve ever Googled “birthday places near me”and become totally overwhelmed by the choices — I’ve got you. Here’s a list of all the places, prices and packages for your kiddo’s next party! For the second time* in my life, I can officially declare I’ve spent 76 hours compiling a list of more birthday party

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Harbor Happenings | Gallery Row closes soon

Jan 09, 2024 | By:

There’s still time to purchase original works of art created by local artists at Gallery Row before the long-running gallery closes its doors for good on Jan. 20. For more than three decades, the gallery has connected Gig Harbor residents and visitors with area artists who create one-of-a-kind paintings, glassworks, jewelry, ceramics, photography, as well

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Harbor Happenings: Art Walk strides into the New Year

Jan 03, 2024 | By:

The holiday decorations are coming down, kids and teachers are back in classrooms and things are returning to a regular schedule as the calendar turns to a new year. On Saturday, Jan. 6, downtown galleries will be open until 5 p.m. for the year’s first Art Walk. Work by more than 50 local artists will

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Late Winter Break Holiday Event Roundup

Dec 30, 2023 | By:

Seeking some post-Christmas cheer while the kids are still out of school? Here’s the last of the local holiday events, albeit most are in the Tacoma area — but the worth the drive! If you’ve got something to add, email me at [email protected]. NOTE: Tickets are officially sold out to the remaining days of the

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Two in Tow & On the Go | Going full steam at the Model Train Festival

Dec 29, 2023 | By:

The Washington State History Museum transforms into an indoor model train wonderland in this annual holiday event for all ages in nearby Tacoma. And there’s still time to go.

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Read local with these new books by local writers

Dec 27, 2023 | By: Susan Whitney

Two local writers have new books coming out. Recently, Gig Harbor Now talked to them about their craft: Champion of Fate, by Kendare Blake Quill Tree Books, 480 pages. $19.99 New York Times best-selling author Kendare Blake says she usually gets an idea for a book every two years. She might learn a new fact

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Day Tripper | Snohomish, at the confluence of antique and historic

Dec 21, 2023 | By: Mary Williams

Gas prices are sky high, and a night in a hotel is approaching astronomically expensive.  So, for the foreseeable future, I imagine many of you are going to find yourselves taking day trips rather than the road trip vacations we’ve grown to love.  This beautiful region in which we live is ripe with opportunities to

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The mom behind the fast-growing What’s Good Gig Harbor group

Dec 20, 2023 | By:

You can use all of the old cliches: Build it and they will come; necessity is the mother of invention; find a need and fill it. All of them are appropriate in the case of Sarah Husby, who moved to Gig Harbor 15 years ago from Seattle. She was looking for a comprehensive activity list

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Harbor Happenings: Make Music Day celebrates start of winter

Dec 19, 2023 | By:

Twice a year – on the first day of summer and the first day of winter – communities all over the country celebrate Make Music Day. For Gig Harbor’s Make Music winter event, businesses in the Uptown shopping center will host performances by local musicians from noon to about 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21. Make

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Horsehead Bay Garden Club cultivates a sense of community service

Dec 19, 2023 | By:

Adorned with faux cardinals, white lights, greenery, and red and silver decorative balls, the planter in front of Windermere Real Estate office at the intersection of Harborview Drive and Pioneer Way is dressed for the holidays, thanks to the Horsehead Bay Garden Club. The club has been giving back to the Gig Harbor community since

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