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SUMMARY:Bookstore Romance Day
DESCRIPTION:August 9th is Bookstore Romance Day! We will have curated displays and some fun extras in the store\, plus all Romance and Romantasy books will be 15% off for the day.
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/bookstore-romance-day/
LOCATION:Invitation Bookshop\, Address: 3119 Judson St Unit A]\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335
CATEGORIES:Books,Discount Days
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250802T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250802T113000
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SUMMARY:Where's Waldo? Party!
DESCRIPTION:Join is in celebrating the conclusion of Where’s Waldo? Local! \nWe will have story time\, a craft\, treats\, and will be drawing a grand prize winner.
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/wheres-waldo-party/
LOCATION:Invitation Bookshop\, Address: 3119 Judson St Unit A]\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts,Books,Food & Drink,Kids & Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250726T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250726T190000
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SUMMARY:July Silent Reading in the Park
DESCRIPTION:Meet us at Skansie Brothers Park and read in companionable silence from 6-7 pm. Socializing afterwards is completely optional. \nFeel free to bring along whatever you’re reading\, or grab a new book from us! If you’d like to pre-purchase a specific book online to be picked up at the event please just let us know in the online order notes and we’ll have it ready and waiting.
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/july-silent-reading-in-the-park-2/
LOCATION:Skansie Brothers Park\, 3211 Harborview Dr\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335
CATEGORIES:Books,Outdoor Events & Festivals
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250726T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250726T110000
DTSTAMP:20250704T211548Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250704T211548Z
UID:10050977-1753525800-1753527600@gigharborcommunity.com
SUMMARY:Storytime: Jellyfish Bus
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a storytime and craft!
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/storytime-jellyfish-bus/
LOCATION:Invitation Bookshop\, Address: 3119 Judson St Unit A]\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts,Books,Kids & Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250719T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250719T193000
DTSTAMP:20250704T211429Z
CREATED:20250704T211429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250704T211429Z
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SUMMARY:Author Event: Kristina McMorris
DESCRIPTION:Invitation Bookshop welcomes NY Times bestselling author Kristina McMorris to discuss her new book The Girls of Good Fortune with author Marie Bostwick. \nJoin us for some cocktails and conversation! This event includes time for audience questions and an author signing. Doors open 15 minutes prior to event start. \nABOUT THE BOOK: \nOregon\, 1888. Amid the subterranean labyrinth of Portland’s Shanghai Tunnels\, a woman awakens disoriented in a dank underground cell. Though no stranger to upholding a façade\, being half Chinese yet passing as white during a time of rising hatred against Chinese immigrants in America\, she’s perplexed by the male disguise she’s wearing. Of more pressing concern\, however\, are the dangers she faces as a crimped\, or “Shanghaied\,” sea bound to work as forced labor. While struggling to recall the twisting path that led to her kidnapping—from serving as a maid for the family of a dubious mayor to delving into the shocking case of a goldminers’ massacre\, ultimately luring her into the seedy dealings of those Shanghai Tunnels—she desperately tries to escape so she can return to her young daughter\, left in danger in a place where unearthed secrets can prove even more deadly than the dark recesses of Chinatown. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR: \nKRISTINA MCMORRIS is a New York Times\, Wall Street Journal\, and USA Today bestselling author of two novellas and seven historical novels\, including the million-copy bestseller Sold on a Monday. The recipient of more than twenty national literary awards\, she previously hosted weekly TV shows for Warner Bros. and an ABC affiliate\, beginning at age nine with an Emmy Award-winning program. Kristina lives near Portland\, Oregon.
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/author-event-kristina-mcmorris/
LOCATION:Invitation Bookshop\, Address: 3119 Judson St Unit A]\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335
CATEGORIES:Books
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250719T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250719T150000
DTSTAMP:20250704T211235Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250704T211235Z
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SUMMARY:Author Event: Eric Vickrey
DESCRIPTION:Invitation Bookshop welcomes Eric Vickrey to discuss his book Season of Shattered Dreams. \nThis event includes time for audience questions and an author signing. \nABOUT THE BOOK: \nIn 1946\, a bus carrying the Spokane Indians baseball team crashed\, leaving nine players dead and six hospitalized. This booktells their stories\, primarily through the lives of three key players\, following them through WWII\, into the 1946 season that was greatly impacted by men returning from overseas\, and through the crash that changed everything. The story of one of the most significant and overlooked seasons in professional baseball\, told through the travails of the Spokane Indians On June 24\, 1946\, a bus carrying the Spokane Indians baseball team crashed to the bottom of a deep ravine in Washington state’s Cascade mountains\, killing nine players. To this day\, it remains the deadliest accident in the history of American professional sports. In Season of Shattered Dreams: Postwar Baseball\, the Spokane Indians\, and a Tragic Bus Crash That Changed Everything\, Eric Vickrey details the series of events that occurred before\, during\, and after the heartbreaking accident. Vickrey chronicles the often-overlooked impact that the end of World War II had on the major and minor leagues\, now crowded with players returning from military service. The Spokane Indians were no exception\, with several top prospects and former big leaguers arriving that season. The journeys of three Spokane players in particular—Vic Picetti\, Ben Geraghty\, and Jack Lohrke—reveal the impact of the war on players’ lives\, the struggles of a minor-league career\, and the devastating impact of that catastrophic crash. The Spokane Indians were not your average minor-league team\, and though their story has been largely forgotten with time\, it is one that deserves to be told. Featuring original interviews\, as well as letters and photos from the personal collections of players and their families\, Season of Shattered Dreams offers incredible insight into one of the most singular seasons in professional baseball. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR: \nEric Vickrey is a baseball writer who has published dozens of articles online and in print through the Society for American Baseball Research. He is the author of Runnin’ Redbirds: The World Champion 1982 St. Louis Cardinals.
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/author-event-eric-vickrey/
LOCATION:Invitation Bookshop\, Address: 3119 Judson St Unit A]\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335
CATEGORIES:Books
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250716T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250716T190000
DTSTAMP:20250714T034337Z
CREATED:20250714T034337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T034337Z
UID:10051563-1752685200-1752692400@gigharborcommunity.com
SUMMARY:Book Lovers Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Grab a friend\, bring a favorite book to swap\, and enjoy some good drinks and conversation with fellow book lovers!
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/book-lovers-book-club/
LOCATION:Wet Coast Brewing\, 6820 Kimball Dr c\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335
CATEGORIES:Books,Food & Drink
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250712T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250712T110000
DTSTAMP:20250704T210920Z
CREATED:20250704T210920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250704T210920Z
UID:10050974-1752316200-1752318000@gigharborcommunity.com
SUMMARY:Storytime with the Author: There's Something Odd About the Babysitter
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a storytime and craft with the author!
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/storytime-with-the-author-theres-something-odd-about-the-babysitter/
LOCATION:Invitation Bookshop\, Address: 3119 Judson St Unit A]\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335
CATEGORIES:Books,Kids & Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250628T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250628T170000
DTSTAMP:20250623T024806Z
CREATED:20250623T024754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250623T024806Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Workshop & Reading
DESCRIPTION:Invitation Bookshop welcomes Ansley Clark and Kathleen Byrd\, who will teach a free poetry workshop from 2-3:30p followed by a reading from their own poetry collections from 4-5p. RSVP required for the workshop as space is limited. \nABOUT THE WORKSHOP: \nInherited Objects: A Writing Workshop This 90-minute writing workshop with poets Kathleen Byrd and Ansley Clark focuses on the theme of inherited objects\, family stories\, and ancestors. Kathleen and Ansley will offer examples of poems about inheritance along with writing prompts\, and participants will have time to write and share their work. You are invited to bring an inherited object for reflection\, but this is not required\, and the workshoppers will also provide a few objects for you to use while writing. This workshop is open to all–no experience necessary. \nABOUT THE AUTHORS: \nKathleen Byrd  \nI’m a writer\, teacher\, and poet living in Olympia\, Washington. I love helping people gain an appreciation of poetry and guiding people to find the poet within. I believe we all have deep inclinations toward poetry. This comes through our play with language such as figures of speech\, rhyme\, and rhythm. Poetry helps us feel and express the ineffable of shared human experience. It is sensory and mysterious but also accessible to all. I lead workshops in reading and writing poetry and love to collaborate with other writers and artists. I teach writing at SPSCC and am serving as the 4th poet laureate of Olympia\, Washington through July of 2025. My first collection of poems\, Last Resort\, was recently published by Last Word Books in Olympia\, WA. \nAnsley Clark \nAnsley is a writer and teacher from the Pacific Northwest. She is the author of Bloodline (MoonPath Press 2024)\, and the chapbook Geography (Dancing Girl Press 2015). Her poems and essays have appeared in Poetry Northwest\, Colorado Review\, Bennington Review\, and elsewhere. She received her Master of Fine Arts in Poetry from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2016. She currently is the director of the Writing Center at The Evergreen State College and lives in Olympia\, Washington with her dog.
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/poetry-workshop-reading/
LOCATION:Invitation Bookshop\, Address: 3119 Judson St Unit A]\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335
CATEGORIES:Books,Educational
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250628T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250628T110000
DTSTAMP:20250623T024612Z
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UID:10043326-1751106600-1751108400@gigharborcommunity.com
SUMMARY:Story Time: Cranky\, Crabby Crow
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a storytime and craft!
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/story-time-cranky-crabby-crow/
LOCATION:Invitation Bookshop\, Address: 3119 Judson St Unit A]\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts,Books,Kids & Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250626T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250626T200000
DTSTAMP:20250623T024401Z
CREATED:20250623T024401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250623T024401Z
UID:10043325-1750962600-1750968000@gigharborcommunity.com
SUMMARY:Heaven on the Half Shell: Washington State's Oyster Odyssey
DESCRIPTION:Brought to you by Humanities Washington. Harbor History Museum is excited to welcome David George Gordon\, author and journalist.\nDavid George Gordon (he/him) is the principle author of Heaven on the Half Shell: The Story of the Oyster in the Pacific Northwest\, recently revised and updated by University Press. A former science writer for Washington Sea Grant\, Gordon has written 22 books on topics ranging from slugs and snails to sharks\, gray whales\, and Sasquatch.\nGordon’s popular titles—Sasquatch Seeker’s Field Manual\, Heaven on the Half Shell\, and The Eat-a-Bug Cookbook—will be available for purchase at the event. Don’t miss the chance to have your new book personally signed by Gordon! Please note: Payment accepted by cash or check only.\nAdmission is FREE thanks to Humanities Washington! Humanities Washington sparks conversation and critical thinking using story as a catalyst\, nurturing thoughtful and engaged communities across our state. This talk will be IN PERSON at the museum. To save your space\, please RSVP to Amy Crews at finance@harborhistorymuseum.org
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/heaven-on-the-half-shell-washington-states-oyster-odyssey/
LOCATION:Harbor History Museum\, 4121 Harborview Dr\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98332\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Educational
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250623T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250623T180000
DTSTAMP:20250623T023936Z
CREATED:20250601T230020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250623T023936Z
UID:10043310-1750698000-1750701600@gigharborcommunity.com
SUMMARY:June Silent Reading Party
DESCRIPTION:Meet us at Hidden Harbor Wine Library and read in companionable silence from 5-6 pm. Socializing afterwards is completely optional. \nFeel free to bring along whatever you’re reading\, or grab a new book from us! If you’d like to pre-purchase a specific book online to be picked up at the event please just let us know in the online order notes and we’ll have it ready and waiting. \nHidden Harbor Wine Library is located at: 8805 N Harborview Dr\,  Suite 204
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/june-silent-reading-party/
LOCATION:Hidden Harbor Wine Library\, 8805 N Harborview Dr Suite 204\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98332\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Food & Drink
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250620T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250620T150000
DTSTAMP:20250601T225731Z
CREATED:20250601T225731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250601T225731Z
UID:10043309-1750428000-1750431600@gigharborcommunity.com
SUMMARY:Summer Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Summer Celebration! We will have Storytime and a suncatcher craft\, with fun snacks and drinks.
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/summer-celebration/
LOCATION:Invitation Bookshop\, Address: 3119 Judson St Unit A]\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts,Books,Kids & Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250614T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250614T110000
DTSTAMP:20250601T225757Z
CREATED:20250601T225608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250601T225757Z
UID:10043308-1749897000-1749898800@gigharborcommunity.com
SUMMARY:Storytime: Don't Trust Fish
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a storytime and craft!
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/storytime-dont-trust-fish/
LOCATION:Invitation Bookshop\, Address: 3119 Judson St Unit A]\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts,Books,Kids & Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250601T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250601T130000
DTSTAMP:20250519T030402Z
CREATED:20250519T030402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250519T030402Z
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SUMMARY:Princess for a Day Party
DESCRIPTION:Calling all young royals! Step into a storybook world of sparkle and imagination at Princess for a Day\, a magical event just for kids.\nYour child will be treated like royalty from the moment they arrive—with a personal tiara coronation\, visits from beloved princesses\, and a day filled with interactive fun. Dress in your royal best and enjoy:\n A royal coronation with a keepsake tiara Light pampering at the princess primping station Storytime led by your favorite princesses Games and enchanted activities Plenty of photo ops to capture the magic\nPrincesses in attendance will include Tiana\, Rapunzel\, Elsa\, Anna\, and Ariel!\n\nOcean5\, Gig Harbor Sunday June 1\, 11am-1pmTickets- $20: includes admission for one child and one accompanying adult. Additional adult tickets may be purchased if needed for $5.\nLunch will be available for purchase.\nSpace is limited—reserve your spot today and make their fairy-tale dreams come true!
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/princess-for-a-day-party/
LOCATION:Ocean 5\, 5268 Point Fosdick Dr\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts,Books,Kids & Family,Trivia & Games
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250528T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250528T180000
DTSTAMP:20250519T033100Z
CREATED:20250519T033100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250519T033100Z
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SUMMARY:May Silent Reading Party
DESCRIPTION:Meet us at Hop Pharm and read in companionable silence from 5-6 pm. Socializing afterwards is completely optional.\nFeel free to bring along whatever you’re reading\, or grab a new book from us! If you’d like to pre-purchase a specific book online to be picked up at the event please just let us know in the online order notes and we’ll have it ready and waiting.
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/may-silent-reading-party/
LOCATION:Hop Pharm\, 3216 Judson St\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335
CATEGORIES:Books,Food & Drink
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250524T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250524T180000
DTSTAMP:20250519T025422Z
CREATED:20250519T025422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250519T025422Z
UID:10043204-1748080800-1748109600@gigharborcommunity.com
SUMMARY:Grand Reopening
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate our official reopening! We will have restock of our new store totes from Indie Bookstore Day to giveaway with purchases over $30 (while supplies last!).\n\nEnter one of our special drawings:\n– A 1 hour personal shopping appointment with the bookseller of your choice! Get one of our store totes and 10% off your entire purchase.\n– Pick our next bookmark! If you win this\, you will get to help us design our next bookmark or exclusively choose from our suggestions.\n\nWe will have a Storytime at 10:30a for the book Dear Bookstore followed by a “make your own bookmark” craft in the Study.\n\nElise Hooper\, author of The Library of Lost Dollhouses\, will be here for a talk + craft for adults. Make your own reading or writing nook—these make great bookself decor pieces!
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/grand-reopening/
LOCATION:Invitation Bookshop\, Address: 3119 Judson St Unit A]\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts,Books
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250430T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250430T144500
DTSTAMP:20250413T232604Z
CREATED:20250413T232604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250413T232604Z
UID:10043018-1746021600-1746024300@gigharborcommunity.com
SUMMARY:The Very Hunger Caterpillar
DESCRIPTION:The Very Hungry Caterpillar! Jump into the vibrant world of Read\, Move\, & Groove at The Little Gym\, a fantastic fusion of literature and lively motion tailored for our young gymnasts. As your child dives into mesmerizing tales\, they’re also introduced to a symphony of movements\, from twirls to tumbles\, making each story an active adventure.
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/the-very-hunger-caterpillar/
LOCATION:The Little Gym Gig Harbor\, 5151 Borgen Blvd\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98332\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Fitness & Wellness,Kids & Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250419T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250419T110000
DTSTAMP:20250414T140907Z
CREATED:20250414T140759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T140907Z
UID:10043019-1745056800-1745060400@gigharborcommunity.com
SUMMARY:Storytime + Craft with Mary Boone
DESCRIPTION:Invitation Bookshop welcomes Mary Boone\, author of Pedal Pusher for a storytime and craft!\n\nABOUT THE BOOK:\nA fascinating nonfiction picture book about Annie Cohen Kopchovsky\, the first woman to ride a bicycle around the world. Annie Cohen Kopchovsky was ready to ride her bicycle. Not to the market. Not around the block. Not across town. Annie was going to ride her bike all the way around the world. In 1894\, when two men bet that a woman could never bicycle around the world\, as a man had done\, Annie set out to prove them wrong\, despite not knowing how to ride a bike. Dressed in a long skirt\, she began her journey in Boston. It wasn’t easy\, but Annie never gave up. Her adventure brought her enormous attention in every place she visited along the way\, and she loved it all. She told many stories–about hunting tigers\, dodging bullets\, socializing with royalty\, and serving time in a Japanese prison–and some of them were probably not true. But she did ride all the way around the world. And she changed the way that world thought about what women were capable of doing. Filled with captivating illustrations of the incredible globe-spanning journey\, this celebratory picture book tells the story of an unsung feminist icon\, the marvelous and resilient Annie Cohen Kopchovsky.\n\n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR:\n\nMary Boone has ridden an elephant\, skydived\, and eaten dozens of cricket cookies – all in the interest of research for her books and articles. She has written 60-plus nonfiction books for young readers. Mary lives in Tacoma\, Washington\, where she shares an office with an Airedale Terrier named Ruthie Bader. \nSee less
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/storytime-craft-with-mary-boone/
LOCATION:Invitation Bookshop\, Address: 3119 Judson St Unit A]\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts,Books,Kids & Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250228T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250228T190000
DTSTAMP:20250203T045038Z
CREATED:20250203T045038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T045038Z
UID:10038939-1740762000-1740769200@gigharborcommunity.com
SUMMARY:Invitation Bookshop X Gig Harbor Wine Co. Present: Book Lovers Book Swap
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Gig Harbor Wine Co. for a book swap! Grab a friend\, bring your favorite book (or two\, to swap) and enjoy a glass of wine with fellow book lovers! \nWebsite: https://www.invitationbookshop.com/
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/invitation-bookshop-x-gig-harbor-wine-co-present-book-lovers-book-swap/
LOCATION:Gig Harbor Wine Co.\, 6745 Kimball Drive\, Suite E\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Food & Drink
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250226T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250226T120000
DTSTAMP:20250224T054813Z
CREATED:20250224T054813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250224T054813Z
UID:10039056-1740569400-1740571200@gigharborcommunity.com
SUMMARY:Salish Sea Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Immerse all ages in the wonders of the Salish Sea with a story time\, lead by one of our naturalist volunteers! Story time will start with the story of the week\, focused on a creature of their home. This will be followed by playtime in our immersive kelp forest exhibit and opportunities to see and touch local marine animals! Stories are geared towards kids aged 2-5\, but all ages are welcome! Salish Sea Storytime is FREE with no RSVP required. If you would like to donate to help keep our programs free of charge\, we will have a donation jar for cash or checks\, or you can also use Venmo or card.\n*This is not a drop-off program. All children must be supervised by an adult for the program duration.
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/salish-sea-storytime-3/
LOCATION:Harbor WildWatch\, 3207 Harborview Dr\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Educational,Kids & Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250219T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250219T120000
DTSTAMP:20250217T033600Z
CREATED:20250217T033600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250217T033600Z
UID:10039046-1739964600-1739966400@gigharborcommunity.com
SUMMARY:Salish Sea Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Immerse all ages in the wonders of the Salish Sea with a story time\, lead by one of our naturalist volunteers! Story time will start with the story of the week\, focused on a creature of their home. This will be followed by playtime in our immersive kelp forest exhibit and opportunities to see and touch local marine animals! Stories are geared towards kids aged 2-5\, but all ages are welcome! Salish Sea Storytime is FREE with no RSVP required. If you would like to donate to help keep our programs free of charge\, we will have a donation jar for cash or checks\, or you can also use Venmo or card.\n*This is not a drop-off program. All children must be supervised by an adult for the program duration
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/salish-sea-storytime-2/
LOCATION:Harbor WildWatch\, 3207 Harborview Dr\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Kids & Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250201T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250201T200000
DTSTAMP:20250127T015643Z
CREATED:20250127T015643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T015643Z
UID:10038933-1738434600-1738440000@gigharborcommunity.com
SUMMARY:Author Event: Heather McBreen - Wedding Dashers
DESCRIPTION:Invitation Bookshop welcomes Heather McBreen\, author of Wedding Dashers\, in conversation with Erin Connor\, author of Unromance. This event includes time for audience questions and an author signing.\n***RSVPs REQUIRED ON OUR WEBSITE***\n\nABOUT THE BOOK:\nAda’s little sister is getting married. Which should be a happy thought\, right? But the once close sisters have been in a year long fight\, the wedding is all the way in Ireland\, and Ada is so broke that she just barely managed to get a ticket on a budget airline. And as if things couldn’t get worse\, said airline just cancelled her connection. Which means Ada is stuck in London with no way to make it to the wedding. Surely she’s hit rock bottom? So\, there’s no reason for her not to spill her heart out about the over-the-top wedding\, her sister’s worryingly quick engagement\, and the womanizing best man she’s dreading meeting to a handsome also-stranded stranger at the bar. Until she realizes the stranger is headed to the same wedding. Oh\, and he’s the infamous best man. Now\, Jack and Ada must put their simmering attraction behind them to make it to Belfast before they miss the nuptials. But between flat tires\, missed trains\, and suspect hostels\, Jack and Ada start to question whether their feelings are worth going the distance\, or just a distracting detour along the way.\n\n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR:\nHeather McBreen currently lives in Seattle\, WA\, but spent the best year of her life living in London where she completed an MA degree in arts and cultural management. When she’s not writing or reading books about kissing\, she can be found surfing the web for travel deals and plotting her next adventure. Wedding Dashers is her debut novel.
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/author-event-heather-mcbreen-wedding-dashers/
LOCATION:Invitation Bookshop\, Address: 3119 Judson St Unit A]\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335
CATEGORIES:Books
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250129T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250129T120000
DTSTAMP:20250127T020610Z
CREATED:20250127T020014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T020610Z
UID:10038934-1738150200-1738152000@gigharborcommunity.com
SUMMARY:Salish Sea Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Immerse all ages in the wonders of the Salish Sea with a story time\, lead by one of our naturalist volunteers! Story time will start with the story of the week\, focused on a creature of their home. This will be followed by playtime in our immersive kelp forest exhibit and opportunities to see and touch local marine animals! Stories are geared towards kids aged 2-5\, but all ages are welcome! Salish Sea Storytime is FREE with no RSVP required. If you would like to donate to help keep our programs free of charge\, we will have a donation jar for cash or checks\, or you can also use Venmo or card.\n*This is not a drop-off program. All children must be supervised by an adult for the program duration.
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/salish-sea-storytime/
LOCATION:Harbor WildWatch\, 3207 Harborview Dr\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Kids & Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250125T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250125T140000
DTSTAMP:20250120T032418Z
CREATED:20250113T042707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250120T032418Z
UID:10038387-1737810000-1737813600@gigharborcommunity.com
SUMMARY:Silent Reading Party
DESCRIPTION:Meet us at Kimball Coffeehouse and read in companionable silence from 1-2 pm. Socializing afterwards is completely optional.  Feel free to bring along whatever you’re reading\, or grab a new book from us! \nIf you’d like to pre-purchase a specific book online to be picked up at the event please just let us know in the online order notes and we’ll have it ready and waiting. \nKimball Coffeehouse is located at: 6659 Kimball Dr a102\, Gig Harbor
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/silent-reading-party-3/
LOCATION:Kimball Coffeehouse\, 6659 Kimball Dr a102\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335
CATEGORIES:Books,Food & Drink
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250115T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250115T120000
DTSTAMP:20250113T044815Z
CREATED:20250113T044815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250113T044815Z
UID:10038391-1736940600-1736942400@gigharborcommunity.com
SUMMARY:Salish Sea Story Time
DESCRIPTION:Immerse all ages in the wonders of the Salish Sea with a story time\, lead by one of our naturalist volunteers! Story time will start with the story of the week\, focused on a creature of their home. This will be followed by playtime in our immersive kelp forest exhibit and opportunities to see and touch local marine animals! Stories are geared towards kids aged 2-5\, but all ages are welcome! Salish Sea Storytime is FREE with no RSVP required. If you would like to donate to help keep our programs free of charge\, we will have a donation jar for cash or checks\, or you can also use Venmo or card.\n\n3207 Harborview Dr\, Gig Harbor\, WA\n\n*This is not a drop-off program. All children must be supervised by an adult for the program duration.
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/salish-sea-story-time/
LOCATION:Skansie Brothers Park\, 3211 Harborview Dr\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335
CATEGORIES:Books,Kids & Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241207T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241207T190000
DTSTAMP:20241123T223939Z
CREATED:20241111T042704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241123T223939Z
UID:10036001-1733590800-1733598000@gigharborcommunity.com
SUMMARY:Holiday Open House
DESCRIPTION:We are staying open late to celebrate the holidays with our readers! This will be a relaxed and social event. A host of booksellers will be on hand to help with your holiday shopping. \nEnjoy a cozy drink\, snacks\, and 15% off everything on our staff’s Favorite Things shelves.
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/holiday-open-house/
LOCATION:Invitation Bookshop\, Address: 3119 Judson St Unit A]\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335
CATEGORIES:Books,Food & Drink,Holidays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240928T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240928T140000
DTSTAMP:20240817T181110Z
CREATED:20240817T181008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240817T181110Z
UID:10032481-1727528400-1727532000@gigharborcommunity.com
SUMMARY:Silent Reading Party
DESCRIPTION:Grab a book and bring a friend to Kimball’s for an hour of silent reading hosted by Invitation Bookshop. Mention you saw this post and receive 15% off your drink of choice (excluding alcohol). This offer is only valid on 09/28/24 from 1-2pm.
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/silent-reading-party/
LOCATION:Kimball Coffeehouse\, 6659 Kimball Dr a102\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335
CATEGORIES:Books,Food & Drink
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240921T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240921T110000
DTSTAMP:20240909T030705Z
CREATED:20240909T030705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240909T030705Z
UID:10032554-1726912800-1726916400@gigharborcommunity.com
SUMMARY:Mary Boone - School of Fish
DESCRIPTION:Invitation Bookshop welcomes MARY BOONE to read from her new children’s book School of Fish. This event will include a signing and a fun craft for kids!\n***RSVPs REQUIRED ON OUR WEBSITE***\nABOUT THE BOOK:\nStudents work together to raise salmon in the classroom. Emmy and her classmates have a special hands-on assignment: raising salmon and releasing them into the wild! At school\, they learn about the biology\, life cycle\, and habitat of salmon\, and watch them grow from egg stage to fry stage. When Release Day comes\, the students wish their fry goodbye and good luck\, hoping that one day they’ll find their way back to spawn. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR:\nMary Boone has ridden an elephant\, jumped out of an airplane\, and baked dozens of cricket cookies—all in the interest of research for her books and magazine articles. She’s written sixty-nine nonfiction books for young readers. Mary lives in Tacoma\, Washington\, with her husband\, Mitch\, kids\, Eve and Eli\, and the world’s most opinionated airedale terrier\, Ruthie Bader. School of Fish is Mary’s debut picture book.
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/mary-boone-school-of-fish/
LOCATION:Invitation Bookshop\, Address: 3119 Judson St Unit A]\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335
CATEGORIES:Books,Kids & Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240829T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240829T180000
DTSTAMP:20240817T185726Z
CREATED:20240817T185702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240817T185726Z
UID:10032482-1724950800-1724954400@gigharborcommunity.com
SUMMARY:Silent Reading Party
DESCRIPTION:Meet us at Gig Harbor Wine Co and read in companionable silence from 5-6 pm. Socializing afterwards is completely optional. \nFeel free to bring along whatever you’re reading\, or grab a new book from us! If you’d like to pre-purchase a specific book online to be picked up at the event please just let us know in the online order notes and we’ll have it ready and waiting.
URL:https://gigharborcommunity.com/event/silent-reading-party-2/
LOCATION:Gig Harbor Wine Co.\, 6745 Kimball Drive\, Suite E\, Gig Harbor\, WA\, 98335\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Food & Drink
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