She Kills Monsters continues at the Driftwood Theatre
The Driftwood Players continue with the show She Kills Monsters through Sunday, May 18.
She Kills Monsters is a drama comedy intended for older adolescents and adults.
She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans, a young woman grieving for her deceased sister. The Evans sisters were never especially close, but after Tilly’s death, Agnes receives a notebook containing a game scenario created by her sister. She discovers that Tilly was a well-known Dungeons and Dragons player, and is catapulted into a world of fairies, evil cheerleaders and sword fights with the help of Tilly’s friends. Balancing her job, love life, and her grief, Agnes begins her own quest to finally understand Tilly, and in the process, learns just how important it is to let your true self shine.
The play is written by Qui Nguyen, directed by Alex Eddy with mentored director Libby Carrico.
Performance Dates:
Friday, Saturday: May 2, 3
Friday, Saturday, Sunday: May 9, 10, 11
Friday, Saturday, Sunday: May 16, 17, 18
Friday and Saturday curtain time: 7:30 p.m.
Sunday matinee curtain time: 1:30 p.m.
Tickets are $20 and are available online at aberdeendriftwood.com
Tickets can also be purchases at these outlets: Valu Drug in Montesano, Tinder Box Coffee Roasters in Aberdeen, Harbor Drug in Hoquiam and The Dusty Trunk in Ocean Shores
Tickets can also be purchased at the door, if available.
Rush tickets are available the night of the performance for $10 for students presenting a student ID card.
The Friday performance on May 2 is a “pay what you can night.” Season ticket holders and patrons with regular priced tickets are encouraged to attend this Friday night performances as well.
The Driftwood Theatre is located at 120 East 3rd St. in Aberdeen.
Ocean Shores Food Bank plant sale
The Ocean Shores Food Bank will host its 6th Annual Plant Sale from 9 a .m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 3, outside Ocean Sunset Pharmacy at 121 E. Chance a La Mer. All proceeds will benefit the food bank and enable it to continue its mission to make sure no one in the community goes hungry.
As with other food banks, both local and nationwide, demand for food assistance is growing while food and monetary donations are dwindling, so this annual fundraiser takes on even more importance than in previous years.
Food insecurity affects roughly 30% of residents in Ocean Shores. The Food Bank has seen a 77% increase of households served in the last three years. The cost of purchasing food for the food bank has increased significantly. Their food costs have increased 310% in the last three years.
Whether searching for just the right gift for Mother’s Day or looking for the right plant to enhance your landscape, you should be able to find what you’re looking for at the OSFB Plant Sale. A wide variety of lush hanging baskets, impressive large color pots, houseplants, and deer-resistant starter plants will be available. Also on offer there will be many different vegetable starts to provide food for your table and flower starts that can easily be transplanted in just the right space to brighten your home.
We will also be joined at the plant sale by the WSU Extension Master Gardeners of Grays Harbor/Pacific counties, who will host a plant clinic from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. If you have questions about your plants, these are the experts you will want to talk with.
They are accepting donations of plants (both flowering/vegetable), potting soil, fertilizer, seedlings/starts, any type of gardening equipment such as pots, gloves, yard art, unique planting containers. Donations may be brought to the former Ace Hardware site from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday, May 1 and 2.
Snowbird Farm & Cidery Craft Fair
Come get perfect Mother’s Day gifts and support your local artisans and hand crafters at Snowbird Farm & Cidery Craft Fair’s next craft market. Home made, home grown and hand crafted products including knitted items, T-shirts, hand painted items, candles, body lotions, beaded items, jewelry, socks, cups, crochet items, home decor, and so much more.
Country Mama’s Kitchen will also be there with her awesome chicken street tacos, as will Oak Burger with smoked meats, sides, nachos and cotton candy.
The fair is 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at 484 Old Monte Brady Road, Montesano. This is a free admission event.
2nd Annual Tea Party returns to Hoquiam
Join Harbors Home Health & Hospice for a tea party fundraiser to support their patients.
By contributing to their “Greatest Needs Fund,” you’ll help provide essential care and comfort to those who need it most. Whether you make a donation or simply enjoy a cup of tea with them, every act of kindness makes a meaningful difference.
The tea party is from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at Harbors Home Harbors Home Health & Hospice, 201 7th St. Hoquiam. Admission is free. Cost is $40 for tea for two.
7th Street Theatre screens The Seven Year Itch
The 7th Street Theatre will screen The Seven Year Itch this weekend.
With his family away for their annual summer holiday, New Yorker Richard Sherman decides he has the opportunity to live a bachelor’s life — to eat and drink what he wants and basically enjoy life without his wife and son. The beautiful but ditzy blonde from the apartment above catches his eye and they start spending time together. It’s all innocent, but there’s little doubt that Sherman is attracted to her. However any lust he feels is played out in his own imagination.
Starring Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell and Evelyn Keyes.
The screenings are Saturday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, May 4, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $6, for all ages.
History98520 announces new exhibition
On First Friday, May 2, the History98520 Micro-Museum will open a new exhibit
focused on Aberdeen Authors, Music, and Bands. This exhibit will run through June 30.
Opening night is Friday, May 2 from 6 to 7 p.m. Entertainment and rock photographer Darrell
Westmoreland will talk about his life documenting the music industry since 1972.
Signed copies of his book, SNAP CLICK FLASH: All Access Pass will be available
for purchase. The exhibit is at 200 West market St., at the Aberdeen Art Center, K Street entrance.
History98520 Micro-Museum hours: Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.
First Friday of the month 1 to 8 p.m. with Special Presentations from 6 to 7 p.m.
Westport Winery Garden Resort hosts author Tessa Bailey
Westport Winery Garden Resort will host #1 New York Times best-selling author Tessa Bailey’s release of It Happened One Summer Collector’s Edition on May 3.
Bailey wrote this steamy romance set in Westport during the pandemic. She then released the sequel Hook, Line, and Sinker at the winery in 2022.
Westport, Washington, jokingly known as a “drinking town with a fishing problem” is the setting for both books. Each story highlights the unique interaction and connection between local crab fishermen and out-of-town young women learning to fit into the tiny coastal community.
Fans flew in from around the nation to meet the author during her first visit to Westport. Bailey is looking forward to meeting more of her dedicated readers during this personal and special event since this is a town she has come to know and love with its unique blend of commercial fishing and beach tourism.
The ticket price of $48 includes a pre-signed Collector’s Edition Hardcover of It Happened One Summer. It also includes a moderated discussion with audience Q&A, photo line, and meet and greet with Bailey, exclusive event swag, a glass of wine (for those over age 21) and appetizers, optional entry in the Brendan Look-A-Like Contest, and free admission to the International Mermaid Museum.
The two sessions for this event are from 10 a.m. to noon, and from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Fans of Bailey’s 70 books can purchase tickets at www.WestportWinery.com or on the winery’s Facebook page. The receipt is the entry ticket.
As an extra feature, at noon there is a Brendan look-alike contest for brawny guys with a beard and a beanie. The winner receives a gift basket from Bailey who will judge this competition along with some of her super fans. Fill out this entry form to participate https://forms.gle/vfaYgETHy3B9tk5Q8
Westport Winery Garden Resort is located halfway between Westport and Aberdeen on the Washington Coast at 1 South Arbor Road, Aberdeen. For this event Westport Winery Garden Resort will open at 9 a.m. Ticket holders will be admitted to Session 1 at 9:30 a.m. This session starts at 10 a.m. and ends at noon.
The Brendan Look-Alike Contest is at noon.
Ticket holders for Session 2 will be admitted at noon. This session starts at 12:30 p.m. and ends at 2:30 p.m.
Ocosta Annual Oyster Fest is Saturday
The record for the most pearls found in a single oyster is 356 pearls.
I don’t think you will find any pearls in the oysters at the Annual Oyster Feed, but you’ll enjoy fresh oysters on Saturday, May 3, from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Ocosta Rec Hall. Cost is $20 for 13 and older. $5 for beer or wine.
Open Auditions for Shrek The Musical on May 6 and 13 at the Bishop Center
This summer, the Bishop Center and Grays Harbor College are saying, “welcome to the swamp!” with a production of Shrek The Musical.
Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, Shrek The Musical is a Tony Award-winning fairy tale adventure. Auditions for Shrek The Musical will take place at the Bishop Center on Tuesday, May 6 at 6:30 p.m. and Tuesday, May 13 at 5 p.m., with call backs on May 13 at 6:30 p.m.
At the open call auditions, everyone will sing their choice of two songs, “I know It’s Today” or “Travel Song.” Everyone will dance, and some will read a short monologue. Auditions are open to everyone, including but not limited to Grays Harbor College students. Prior experience is not required.
For more information about auditioning for Shrek The Musical — including an audition packet, musical selections, and call back slides – please open https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1g5EnNdl38DYu_dtrwa3p1UZeHvCKHexW.
Grays Harbor College’s production of Shrek The Musical is executive produced by Brad Duffy and directed by Ryan Colburn, with vocal direction by Ian Dorsch and music direction by Dr. Bill Dyer. Lori Oestreich is the choreographer and Monika Kuhnau is the stage manager.
7th Street Theatre screens The Seven Year Itch
