Special Events - 2010
March 13 & 14
- Crab Races
Weekend
Museum Open - 50% Discount on admission to Garibaldi Museum
during Crab Race Weekend
Time: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
April 1 - 4 - Hawaiian Chieftain
Arrives in Garibaldi
Port
Garibaldi
Museum partners with
Garibaldi Port Authority
to welcome
Hawaiian
Chieftain
from Gray's Harbor Historic Seaport.
Discount admission
(50%) to Garibaldi Museum during
Hawaiian Chieftain
stay in Port of Garibaldi.
June 26, Saturday - Lecture - Coastal Emergency Preparedness -
Guest Speaker, Terry Kandle
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Light refreshments will be served. Admission is free to the public.
18th Century Re-enactors
Appear at the Garibaldi Museum 
On
Saturdays in July and August,
18th
century re-enactors will appear at the Garibaldi Museum. Dressed in
maritime attire from head to toe, staff will be
on hand to demonstrate 18th century rope-making and describe the life of
the eighteenth century sailors.
July 1, Thursday
Scholarship Reception
Time: 6:00 pm
Place: Garibaldi Museum
Light refreshments will be served.
July 10, Saturday - Reading & Book Signing with
Michele Longo Eder - author of
Salt In Our Blood: The Memoir of a
Fisherman’s Wife
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Salt
in Our Blood: The Memoir a Fisherman’s Wife is the 2009
recipient of the WILLA Literary Award, in the category of creative
nonfiction. Salt in Our Blood recounts the moving story
of a commercial fisherman's wife, who is both a mother and a successful
attorney on the Oregon coast. Set against the sudden loss at sea of the
Eders' oldest son, Ben, it is a tale of indescribable sadness but also
one of resilience and courage - a stunning testament to one family's
strength and the memory of their remarkable son.
Light refreshments will be served. Admission is free to the public.
Saturday, July 24, Garibaldi Day's Annual Silent Auction
Garibaldi
Days' Silent Auction will be held in the Garibaldi Museum on Saturday,
July 24
Time: 12 noon to 6:00 pm.
All proceeds will help support
the museum parking lot re-surfacing. The Garibaldi is a 501 (c) 3 which is supported by donations
and volunteerism.
Bill Mengel of Garibaldi placed the high bid on the sand bike in the
July 2009 Silent Auction.
Saturday, July 24, Garibaldi Museum hosts Wine Tasting
In the evening from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, the museum will host a wine and
cheese sampling at the museum. Tickets are $3.00. A $1.50 discount is
offered to Friends of the Museum. All proceeds will help support
the museum parking lot re-surfacing. The Garibaldi is a 501 (c) 3 which is supported by donations
and volunteerism.
Saturday, August 14, Book Reading & Signing with
Matt Love, author of Super Sunday in Newport
The program will begin at 6:00 pm in the museum.
Books will be on sale in the
museum.
Matt Love,
the 2009 winner of the Stewart L. Holbrook Literary Legacy
Award from Oregon Literary Arts, is a longtime Oregon Coast
conservationist. He is the editor of Citadel of the Spirit: Oregon's Sesquicentennial Anthology,
a collection of stories from Oregon history, and Super Sunday in
Newport: Notes From My First Year in Town.
Refreshments will be served.
Admission is free to the public.
Saturday, August 21,
Brownsmead Flats
appear at the Garibaldi Museum
From 6pm to 8pm the Garibaldi Museum will
host the The Brownsmead Flats at the museum. The musical group has been
performing throughout the Northwest for more than 20 years. They are
well known for playing original and traditional songs that appeal to all
ages. The Brownsmead Flats create a fun loving atmosphere where
audiences are encouraged to participate. The versatility of the band
allows them to generate music for young and old alike. Their tight
harmonies and enjoyment of making music together translate into an event
guaranteed to fill audiences with song and mirth.
The Brownsmead Flats play acoustic music that may best be described as
“Crabgrass”. This folk/bluegrass style has a strong emphasis on vocal
harmonies. A variety of instruments are played by the quintet. Dan
Sutherland is featured on the hammered dulcimer, mandolin and fiddle.
Ray Raihala picks banjo, guitar and mandolin. Robert Stevens plays the
guitar and banjo. John Fenton is on bass and mandolin and Ned Heavenrich
plays harmonica.
Tickets are $8.00 per person. A $4.00 discount is offered to Friends of
the Garibaldi Museum. Seating is limited. Tickets may be purchased in
advance at the museum. For more information call the Garibaldi
Museum (503) 322-8411.
Sunday, October 31 Halloween Celebration
Free admission to all costume wearers.
Saturday & Sunday, November 27 & 28,
Holiday Open House & raffle
Admission is free to the public.
10% at Gift Shop.
