Seafood Extravaganza!

If you have lived in the great PNW for longer than a minute, you know how important the clam is to the region.  So important we dedicate entire festivals to the little creature.  So it should come as no surprise that this weekend boasts the 7th annual Razor Clam and Seafood Extravaganza!  Head out to the beach this weekend for a feast of clams, a chowder contest and the famous clam gun decorating contest! 

Visit www.oceanshorschamber/clams.html for all the updates.  It is shaping up to be a rain free weekend, so why not spend it at the shore, Ocean SHORES!

Humorist to visit Bishop Center

Looking for a family friendly way to celebrate spring....indoors?  Thursday, March 21st (tonight!), the Grays Harbor College Bishop Center welcomes Norman Foote, award winning Humorist!  Norman is part puppeteer, part singer, and has an outrageous sense of humor that bridges every generation gap.  

photo courtesy of Norman Foote

 

This one night only show is a sure hit, as Norman will be entertaining the masses with his crazy props, hilarious adaptations of popular songs and nursery rhymes, and off beat humor. 

 

Winner of multiple awards including Parent Choice and a West Coast Music Award, the Humorist from Vancouver, Canada is the perfect show for all ages.

 

If you have been looking for a way to laugh the night away, tonight is the night!

Tickets available at Bishop Center.

Irish Hoolie Variety Show

An Irish Hoolie Variety Show

 

Galway Bay

www.galwaybayirishpub.com

In case you have not bought the signature "Kiss me I'm Irish" Tee, this weekend might be the perfect excuse.  Galway Bay, in Ocean Shores and 8th Street Ale House, in Hoquiam are gearing up for St. Patrick's Day with a huge weekend of events and ravalry!  This huge weekend begins at 7:00 on Friday March 15 at both venues, and continues throughout the weekend, with music, parades, movies and a fun run.

Singers and Bands, including Johnny Whelan, Hank Cramer, Oliver Hausler, Cynthia Bjore, Dan Hausler, Jacob Jones, Heavy Hammer and  Doyle & Olsonand will be performing throughout the weekend at both venues.  Plus the Irish Hoolie Variety Show at 7th Street Theater in Downtown Hoquiam on Saturday March 16th.  (More information on that event HERE).
Don't forget about the St. Pat's Run that will be held at the Ale House on Sunday at 11 am., and the Irish festival Parade that will start at Galway Bay in Ocean Shores Sunday March 17th at 1 pm.

Visit www.galwaybayirishpub.com for more information.  Celebrate the original drinking holiday the right way with Galway Bay and 8th Street this weekend!

 

Spring Fest features Local Talent

While GoGo is and always will be a Grays Harborites guide to fun on the harbor, we cannot resist plugging the 2013 Springfest this weekend at Little Creek Casino Resort.  Not only do proceeds from the "Irish Weekend" benefit the United Way of Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties, but we have local musical talent that will be taking the stage Saturday night!  Clint and the Eastwoods, Hump Tulips and Ready or Not will be performing the hearts out, while you drink and be merry celebrating St. Patrick's Day! 

Tickets are on sale now and at the door.  A 2 day pass is $15 per person or 2/$25, which includes one souvenir mug per person and 3 drink scripts.  A 1 day pass is $10, and there is a $5 admission for a designated driver ( no mug or script for the DD).

Visit springfest2013.chirrpy.com for more details!

Expo and Bite return for 2013

The Bite of Grays Harbor and The Expo Grays Harbor returns this weekend to the Aberdeen High School Commons, at 410 N. G St..  Saturday, March 16th, 2013 from 9 am to 4 pm, join the many businesses that are participating in the event, by sampling the food, music and merchandise that Grays Harbor has to offer for free!

Sponsored by Greater Grays Harbor Inc., and enjoyed by you, the local people, the day is shaping up to be a great show!

Below, watch highlights from 2011, and expect 2013 to be even better!

 

 

Video Courtesy of Greater Grays Harbor Inc.

Beauty and the Beast continues this weekend

 GHC Bishop Center presents Disney's Beauty and the Beast continuing this weekend March 6-10.


Based on the classic French fairy tale, the story of Belle, played by Sara Hadley, scorned by her townspeople for being a bookworm she dreams of escape. When her father is captured by the forbidding Beast, played by Mike Escober, a-handsome prince turned into a monster by a witch, Belle goes off to rescue him. The production opened last weekend to rave revues and has opened up an additional performance on Wednesday, March 6th at 7:30.

$22 Adults, $20 Seniors,
$12 Students, $8 Children 12 & under

Luna Rana...Crown in Town

As a local Cosi-ite, it brings me great pleasure to shine a light on Luna Rana, a local eatery, as they celebrate their win through the website Crown In Town, for Best Sandwiches 2012! 

Congrats Luna Rana, and many more awards to come!

Logo courtesy of Crown in Town

 

Reel Happenings

Banner courtesy of 7th Street Theater.com

This Saturday, March 9th at 2:00 and 7:00, 7th Street Theater is taking you back to the 1920's.  At the special premier of the documentary "Grays Harbor Happenings: The Newsreels of C.D. Anderson,".  The historical film is produced by the UW Libraries in partnership with the 7th Street Theatre Association, the Aberdeen Museum of History and the Polson Museum.



Come out in your best 20's fashion and support the efforts of the UW Libraries Special Collections and the support of many other organizations including the Apex Foundation, the Grays Harbor Community Foundation, the UW Alumni Association and UWTV. 

A cardboard box of 35mm nitrate films discovered in a commercial storage unit in Seattle has been artfully restored showing life in small town Grays Harbor County. The amateur newsreels show local life and special events including Captain Kidd's Pirates Picnic, a local football match and the recreation of the S.S. Halco shipwreck. Interspersed with interviews with local Grays Harbor County historians and researchers, the film is a look back at the history of our area and a sure hit for a fun evening.


Tickets $7.00 available at Harbor Drug in Hoquiam, City Drug in Aberdeen, and at Brown Paper Tickets (harbor.brownpapertickets.com)