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Harbor Happenings | Sportsman’s Club hosts tribute to Woodstock
The annual Rockin’ Rhythm & Blues Festival rocks the Gig Harbor Sportsman’s Club Saturday with music from six local bands:
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- The Fabs
- Roemen & The Whereabouts
- Flor De Luna
- The Gigsters
- HD Fusion
- Mark Hurwitz & Gin Creek
Plus special guests Ike Sutton, Keil Scott, Paul Forrest, Gary Marcello, Lawrence Lambert and Christina Dykes.
Billed as a tribute to Woodstock, the music starts at noon, with food and crafts vendors, and a beer and wine garden on site. For tickets, go here.
Live theater in the park
Shakespeare comes to Sehmel Homestead Park — with tongue firmly planted in cheek — as Ghostlight Performing Arts presents “The Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged) (revised) (again)” Saturday, Aug. 10. It’s a madcap ride through the Bard’s comedies, histories and tragedies all in one zany parody. Bring a picnic, a blanket or low-back chair. The curtain goes up at 6:30 p.m. for this free performance. Sehmel Homestead Park is at 10123 78th Ave. NW.
The original “Complete Works” play ran for nine years in London’s West End at the Criterion Theatre.
Ghostlight is based in Bremerton and offers live musical performances, plays and classes in voice, dance and acting.
Book group
The Literary Society’s book group meets Wednesday, Aug. 7, 6 p.m. at Harbor History Museum to discuss “This Tender Land” by William Kent Krueger. Set in the summer of 1932, it’s the story of four orphans who flee a Depression-era school for Native American children who’ve been taken from their parents.
The children share a life-changing journey marked by struggling farmers, faith healers and lost souls. The blight of Indian schools, the Great Depression, the fate of orphans, poverty, discrimination and more are front and center in this book, but so are family, community, courage, resilience, hope and love.
All book lovers are welcome whether you’ve read the book.
Fox Island fair
Saturday, Aug. 10, the annual FICRA fair takes place on Fox Island with live music, a silent auction, flower show and the “World’s Shortest Parade.” Proceeds support the Nichols Community Center. For information, go here.
Live music
The Beadheads provide the music for Summer Sounds at Skansie on Tuesday, Aug. 13, with a Cheeseburgers in Paradise tribute to Jimmy Buffet. During intermission, local third-grader Avery Harper will share a Parrothead-inspired musical interlude. Avery was a contestant in the Kiwanis Club’s “Gig Harbor’s Got Talent” contest earlier this year. Music starts at 6 p.m. in Skansie Brothers Park. Free; bring a blanket or low-back chair. Summer Sounds is presented by the city of Gig Harbor.
Lucas Music and Ken Cummings play tunes at the Waterfront Farmers Market Thursday, 1-6 p.m., in Skansie Park.
Thursday is open mic night at Kimball Coffeehouse. Music starts at 5:30. Sign up early to claim a slot to demonstrate your own special talent. Free; all ages are welcome.
Thursday at 6 p.m. Brian James Was Here plays at the Uptown pavilion. Free; all ages are welcome.
Brian James Was Here band
The Hook Me Up Band takes the stage at Kimball Coffeehouse Friday, Aug. 9, with its renditions of music from the Roaring Twenties to hits of the ’70s. Doors open at 6 p.m.; music starts at 7 p.m. Free; all ages are welcome.
Wepa plays at the Olalla Winery Friday at 7 p.m. For tickets, go here.
Weps
Saturday at 6 p.m., Jack Parker makes music at Locus Cider, 327 57th St. Court.
At the movies
The Aug. 9 movie at Sehmel Homestead Park is “Super Mario Brothers,” showing at 9 p.m. Pre-film activities start at 8 o’clock. Bring a picnic and a blanket or low-back chair. Free for the whole family.
“Lyle, Lyle Crocodile” continues as the SummerFest movie at the Galaxy Theaters in Uptown on Aug. 7 and 8. Showtimes are 10 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.
“Paw Patrol” starts Aug. 9 as the SummerFest movie. Showtimes are 10:45 and 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 9; 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Aug. 10 and 11; 10:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 12 and 13. SummerFest movies are just $2.
Wednesday’s Flashback Cinema movie is “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part 2,” showing at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Sunday’s Flashback movie is “The Iron Giant.” It’s an animated science fiction adventure about a giant robot from outer space that’s befriended by a curious, caring boy. A cult classic, presented here in its signature edition with footage not included in the initial theatrical release. Showtimes are at 12:45 and 6 p.m. Flashback movies are just $5.
The Metropolitan Opera’s Summer Encore movie on Wednesday, Aug. 7, is Puccini’s extravagant masterpiece “Turandot,” with soprano Nina Stemme and tenor Marco Berti starring in a larger-than-life staging from legendary director Franco Zeffirelli. Paolo Carignani conducts. Showtime is 1 p.m.
Free lunch
Every Tuesday and Thursday through August, Food Backpacks 4 Kids provides free sack lunches for kids of all ages at the Gig Harbor skate park, from noon to 1 p.m., while lunches last. Lunches are also available on the Key Peninsula at Gateway Park, Home Park and KP Civic Center.
Civic engagement
The city council will meet Monday, Aug 12, at 5:30 p.m. at the civic center. Tentative agenda items include confirmation of new members of the Arts Commission and Design Review Board; approval of a lease agreement with the Canoe and Kayak Racing Team for use of Skansie Park; and adoption of new financial policies. Council meetings can also be viewed via zoom here.
Councilwoman Jeni Woock will host a Jeni Listens session Tuesday, Aug. 13, at 10:30 a.m. at Cutters Point Coffee in Olympic Shopping Center, 5500 Olympic Dr. Public Works Director Jeff Langhelm will be on hand to discuss the city’s current construction projects.