Arts & Entertainment

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

From no car radio to European stages: A chat with Tacoma Opera general director Limuel Forgey

Jul 02, 2025 | By:

Limuel B. Forgey III grew up poor and was the first person in his family to attend college. Now, the Gig Harbor resident is the general director of the Tacoma Opera, which is staging Wagner’s Das Rheingold in October.

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Harbor Happenings | Time to start searching for Round Rock entries

Jul 01, 2025 | By:

The Harbor History Museum will accept Round Rocks Contest submissions later this month, but it’s not to early to start looking for them.

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Gig Harbor Now and Then | The lost machinist

Jun 30, 2025 | By: Greg Spadoni

Albert Fleuss, a machinist whose work was critical to Gig Harbor’s early fishing fleet, deserves the same recognition as his successor.

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Photos | Gig Harbor Garden Tour showcases flood of floral elegance

Jun 29, 2025 | By:

Photos by Carolyn Bick from the Gig Harbor Garden Tour on Saturday, June 28.

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Gig Harbor Garden Tour is this weekend; here’s what you’ll see

Jun 26, 2025 | By:

Take a look inside the seven Gig Harbor-area gardens that are part of this year’s tour.

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Day Tripper | Bainbridge packs a lot of fun into a small island

Jun 24, 2025 | By: Mary Williams

In many ways, Bainbridge reminds Day Tripper columnist Mary Williams of Gig Harbor.

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Harbor Happenings | Tour some of the area’s most beautiful gardens

Jun 24, 2025 | By:

The Gig Harbor Garden Tour is Saturday and Sunday, June 28 and 29.

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Photos: Pride in the Park 2025

Jun 22, 2025 | By:

Photos from the third annual Pride in the Park on Saturday, June 21, 2025.

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Harbor Happenings | Pride in the Park celebration is Saturday at Skansie

Jun 17, 2025 | By:

Also on Saturday: Make Music Day at Uptown Gig Harbor.

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Gig Harbor Now and Then | A glimpse of Gig Harbor in the 1970s

Jun 16, 2025 | By: Greg Spadoni

Greg Spadoni compares scenes from “Hit,” the movie filmed in Gig Harbor, with current-day photos of the same locations.

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