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Harbor Happenings | Get your chowder on Saturday
Chowder lovers rejoice.
The Green Gig Chowder Social happens at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Gig Harbor Vintage Areo Museum at Tacoma Narrows Airport. Classic chowder varieties like clam, chicken and salmon are on the menu, along with corn, vegetarian and Thai chowders – and more.
The event also includes an auction, music and a dessert dash. It’s a fundraiser for the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation’s Curious by Nature Preschool. The Areo Museum is located at 1108 26th Avenue. Get tickets here.
Discover hidden treasures at the history museum
Seattle-based author Harriet Baskas has written about airports, museums, travel and other topics. Baskas will talk about why most museums display only a fraction of their collections at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at Harbor History Museum.
Sometimes it’s because there’s simply not enough space. But it can also be for cultural, philosophical, environmental or even superstitious reasons. The history museum’s own collections manager will be on hand to show some local “hidden treasures” and discuss where they came from.
Admission costs $5 for members or $10 for non-members. Make reservations here.
Harbor WildWatch activities
Learn about “The Urban Ocean: unseen connections between cities and the sea” at Cocktails and Fishtales at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, at Ocean5.
Eliza Herry, associate professor of ecology at UW-Tacoma, is the featured speaker. Fishtales events are presented by Harbor WildWatch. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. Ocean5 is located at 5268 Point Fosdick Drive in Olympic Towne Center (near Fred Meyer).
WildWatch naturalists lead guided walks on the downtown waterfront every week. The Dock Walk at 4 p.m. Friday, April 26, starts at Jerisich Dock, where participants can learn about the underwater critters that make their homes in the bay.
Harbor WildWatch’s Wildside Walk starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at Skansie Park and ends at the old ferry landing at the mouth of the harbor. It’s a distance of about a half-mile and the focus is on wild things that make Gig Harbor special.
At the library
The Nonfiction Book Club will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, at the Gig Harbor library to talk about “The Art Thief” by Michael Finkel. The book will also be discussed via Zoom at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 25. at 6 p.m. Register at mypcls.org for the virtual session.
The library’s Teen Tuesday group activity on April 23 is making friendship bracelets. Teen Tuesdays are free, geared to youth ages 12-17 and include snacks and games every week, starting at 3:30 p.m.
Wine tasting
Sample four locally produced reds at Two Loons winery from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 28. Try the winery’s 2022 Viognier, 2017 Petit Verdot, 2018 Moo-Zhur-In and 2018 Sheryl’s Syrah. Two Loons is located at 9422 22nd Ave NW.
Live music
Blues harp player Joel Astley has collected 18 awards from the Washington Blues society in the past few years. He’s also a featured artist with Lee Oskar Harmonicas. Astley plays the blues at Kimball Coffeeshop (6659 Kimball Dr. No. A102) on Friday, April 26. Doors open at 6 p.m; music starts at 7. Free; all ages welcome.
The Olalla Winery, 13176 Olalla Valley Road, presents local singer Leann Trevalyan with Peter Pendras at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 26. Trevalyan is a founding member of the swampy blues band Junkyard Jane and has been a fixture in the Northwest music scene for more than three decades. Pendras has fronted many local bands and collaborated with nationally known musicians on studio recordings and regional tours. $15 cover.
The Olalla Winery hosts Boots and Bubbly, an evening of country line dancing starting with a glass of bubbly, at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27. $20 admission.
Make reservations for Olalla Winery events here.
At the movies
Oscar-nominated documentary and live action shorts will be featured at the Gig Harbor Film Festival’s Monday Movie Night on April 29 at the Galaxy Theatres in Uptown. Monday’s live-action shorts, all nominated for awards, include “The After,” (U.K); “Red, White and Blue,” (USA); “King of Fortune” (Denmark–in Swedish/Danish); “Invincible” (Canada–in French); and “The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar” (US/UK) – an award winner. Showtimes start at 3:30 for the documentaries and 6:30 p.m. for the live action films.
The Flashback Cinema movie at the Galaxy on Wednesday, April 24, is “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” playing at 11:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday’s Flashback movie is “The Matrix 25th Anniversary” playing at 11:30 and 6 p.m. Flashback movies are just $5.
Civic engagement
The Gig Harbor City Council meet for a study session at 3 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at the Civic Center on Grandview Street. Tentative agenda items include discussion of a property management plan for Phases 1 and 2 of the txʷaalqəł Conservation Area; 38th Avenue pavement repair; and an update on the public works story map. Council meetings can also be accessed via Zoom.