Our Mission The purpose of the Gig Harbor Peninsula Civic Orchestra (GHPCO) is to bring quality music to our community; to serve the skilled amateur musicians of the region by providing performance opportunities; and to develop enthusiasm and love of music for the enrichment of the cultural envi...
After her oldest son, Dashiell, tragically died in a car accident in 2017, she began teaching acting at the Purdy Corrections Center for Women in Gig Harbor, Wash., as a way to deal with her grief. In 2021, she released her first novel, The Real True Hollywood Story of Jackie Gold, ...
For example, Albert Poon highlighted how his Brabham would have an advantage over the monstrous Australian engines, if the dispute was held in only one-full heat: “My car is specially fitted with a 21-gallon tank which is more than sufficient to last the race without refueling”. Liking it...
(The Jazz Loft is also a museum that contains memorabilia from Charlie Parker, Louis Jordan and others.) One point of pride for Manuel: paying his fellow musicians well. “We can do that because of the donors and sponsors,” Manuel says — and because of the Loft’s dollar-per-year ...
to well-known sites like Pike Place Market and the Space Needle. While the city is certainly known for its rain, its beautiful scenery, close proximity to several national parks, and many things to do more than make up for that if you ask me. Read on for my guide to Seattle to help...
” And it was so, except in Florida, where God had a different plan. The elements of land and sea would be resolved not by divine decree, but through the interminable efforts of civil engineering: “Cursed is the ground,” the swamp reminds us, lest we forget—“through painful toil ...
Of the filmmaker’s two Chicago-based projects (the other being 2009’sPublic Enemies), this is the better one. But it’s no tourist’s excursion, either. While key scenes unfold beneath the CTA’s signature elevated tracks and by the harbor against a shimmering downtown skyline, Mann esc...
"This hidden gem in Poughkeepsie is a amazing find. Go there today. This place has the best most creative menu I have seen in forever. They just do everything right here. The service and staff is by far the best of the best. They have outside and indoor dining to accommodate virtually...
While the biting cold of Alaska is a far cry from the swelter of the Philippine islands, the northernmost state is actually home to 30,000 Filipinos. The large population is the legacy of Filipino sakadas, the thousands of men who, devastated after the Philippine-American War, were recruited...
But IRS rules could change. A bill introduced last year—the New Economy Works to Guarantee Independence and Growth (NEW GIG) Act (S. 700) would create a safe harbor test to classify workers as independent contractors. The measure didn’t get very far, but who knows what could happen in...