The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and the Washington State Parks Foundation will hold ShellFest 2016 at Twanoh Sate Park on Hood Canal (12190 E. SR 106, Union), 10 a.m. -2 p.m., Saturday, July 23. The event will include exhibits, shellfish lunch, children activities, beach walks and education about restoring and protecting shellfish beds in Puget Sound and the coast as part of the statewide Washington Shellfish Initiative (WSI).
A free shellfish lunch will be provided by Hama Hama and Seattle Shellfish from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch is free with a suggested donation of $7/person or $20/family to benefit the Washington State Parks Foundation. Admission is free. A Discover Pass is required for vehicle access to the event. parks.state.wa.us/Calendar.aspx?EID=1981 or on Twitter at #digWAshellfish.
OTHER EVENTS
Wednesday, July 20 – Lakewood Chamber Commencement Bay cruise, 5:30 – 9 p.m., Browns Point Charter Yachts (650 Dock St.), $40-50, reservations required. Lakewood-chamber.com/boatcruise
Thursday, July 21 – Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber, Chamber After Hours, 5 p.m., Copperline Condominiums (5003 Main St.), complimentary, 21-over. tacomachamber.org
Thursday, July 21 – Metro Parks Tacoma W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory open house, 6 p.m., Metro Parks headquarters board room (4702 S. 19th St.). conservatoryfuture.org
Friday, July 22 – Sounds at Sunset concert series featuring The Not-It’s, Meridian Habitat Park, (14422 Meridian Ave. E., Puyallup), 7 p.m. Free. piercecountywa.org/index.aspx?NID=4250
Saturday, July 23 – Tacoma Historic Preservation Office Neighborhood History Walk with council members Marty Campbell and Victoria Woodards, 10–11:30 a.m., Winner’s Gym (McKinley Hill Business District, 3523 McKinley Ave., E.). cityoftacoma.org/HPEvents | Lauren Hoogkamer 253-591-5254
Sunday, July 24 – Arts Connect Garden Gather, 2-5 p.m., Edgewood Garden Studio (12727 32nd St. E., Edgewood), $40. hilltopartists.org | 253-571-7670
Friday, July 29 – Sounds at Sunset concert series featuring the Olson Brothers Band, Meridian Habitat Park, (14422 Meridian Ave. E., Puyallup), 7 p.m. Free. piercecountywa.org/index.aspx?NID=4250
Friday, August 5 – Friday at the Fort fundraiser, 6-9:30 p.m., Fort Nisqually, 21-years and over. $12-15. fridatatthefort.org | fortnisquallyfoundation.org
Friday, Aug. 12 – Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Coors Light Landing Party Deck at Cheney Stadium, $15-25. tacomachamber.org | 253-627-2175
Wednesday, Aug. 17 – Tacoma Historic Preservation Office Neighborhood History Walk with council member Anders Ibsen, noon-1 p.m.., Blue Mouse Theatre (Proctor District, 2611 N. Proctor St.). cityoftacoma.org/HPEvents | Lauren Hoogkamer 253-591-5254
Saturday, Aug. 20 – Junk In Your Trunk community garage sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Sprinker Recreation Center (14824 C St. S., Tacoma). Admission and parking free. Vendor fee $20-30. 253-798-4141 | piercecountywa.org/parks
Saturday, Aug. 27 – Tacoma Historic Preservation Office Neighborhood History Walk with council member Keith Blocker, 9:30-10:30 a.m., People’s Park (Hilltop neighborhood, 900 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Way). cityoftacoma.org/HPEvents | Lauren Hoogkamer 253-591-5254
