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Harbor Happenings: Several “lasts” coming up this week
For many, Labor Day signals the end of summer as many seasonal activities wind down and indoor events begin.
This week brings several “lasts,” and a couple of firsts to mark on the calendar:
Final Summer Sounds, farmers market
Summer Sounds at Skansie wraps up the season Tuesday, Sept. 6, with the The Paperboys. The Canadian band plays a lively mixture of Mexican Son Jarocho mixed in with Irish jigs and reels and a good dose of country and bluegrass. Music starts at 6 p.m. at Skansie Brothers Park.
The Paperboys were scheduled to perform July 26, but Summer Sounds was canceled that day due to high temperatures. The show was rescheduled for Tuesday.
The final Gig Harbor Waterfront Farmers Market of the season takes place from 1 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, at Skansie Park. In addition to fresh, locally grown flowers and produce, there is also live music, story time with Harbor WildWatch and a variety hand-crafted art and craft items.
A big crowd listens to music during the 2022 Summer Sounds at Skansie concert series.
Harbor WildWatch is holding the last guided beach walks of the summer at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, at the Fox Island boat launch; 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, at Olalla Bay and at the DeMolay Nature Preserve on Fox Island; and Friday at Manchester State Park near Port Orchard at 10 a.m. (A walk scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday at Penrose Point State Park near Lakebay was canceled.) Beach walks are free. If you go, wear boots or sturdy shoes that can get wet.
Opening day of the 2022 Gig Harbor Waterfront Farmer’s Market. Steve Zugschwerdt
Coming this weekend
Peninsula Art League’s 20th Open Juried Art Show opens Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Harbor History Museum. The group has selected 100 artworks by artists from as far away as New York, Missouri, Colorado and California, as well as artists from throughout the Northwest. The museum is open Wednesday thru Saturday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Admission is free.
The Korean ChuSeok Full Moon Festival is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at Skansie Park. The free festival features traditional Korean music and dance performances. Samples of Chu Seok rice cakes will be available, and people can learn to make kimchi. The event is sponsored by the Asia Pacific Cultural Council.
The annual Race for a Soldier, sponsored by the Permission to Start Dreaming (PTSD) Foundation, is also Sunday. Learn more and register here.
And after that …
A display of painted rocks created by members of the Gig Harbor Rocks group starts Monday, Sept. 12, at the civic center, 3510 Grandview St.
“Our Fisherman, Our Guardian,” a 14-foot carved cedar statue, will be dedicated at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 15. The work honors the sx̌ʷəbabš band of the Puyallup Tribe at the site of their village in Austin Park at txʷaalqəł Estuary.
Artist Guy Capoeman, left, and his son Cecil with “Our Fisherman, Our Guardian.” Charlee Glock-Jackson
This year’s Open Studio Tour takes place Sept. 16, 17 and 18 as artists in Gig Harbor, South Kitsap, Fox Island and the Key Peninsula open their studios to the public. The tour began in 1993 with eight studios. Twenty artists are featured this year.
The Gig Harbor Film Festival returns to the Galaxy Theatre in Uptown on Sept 22-25. Look for more coverage of the festival in Gig Harbor Now in the coming days.
Editor’s note: This article has been updated since it was first posted. A Harbor WildWatch walk at Penrose State Park has been canceled.