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Taste delicious local seafood and sip regional wine while supporting local nonprofits. The seventh annual Savor Seabrook Seafood & Wine Festival, featuring live music and kid-friendly activities, will be at Seabrook’s Crescent Park on Saturday, May 6.

Sample regional cuisine like oysters, razor clam, Dungeness crab and smoked salmon from restaurants Mill 109, Gourmondo, Ocean Crest Resort and Chelsea Farms, offering regional sustainable shellfish, including Northwest-grown oysters. Chelsea Farms is Washington’s first “boutique shellfish farm” and the shellfish they grow create a natural ecosystem for the South Sound.

Wineries will include Chateau Ste. Michelle, Naches Heights Vineyards, Two Mountain Winery, The Woodhouse Wine Estates, Otis Kenyon, DeLille Cellars, Maryhill Winery, Reininger Winery, Masquerade Wine Company and Novelty Hill Januik.

Other vendors will include handblown candle holder shop Glassybaby and local sustainable company Sassy Seafood. Outside of the 21+ area, families will enjoy a bouncy house and other family-friendly activities. The festival will feature live music from Washington state musicians Ericka Corban, Sarah Gerritsen & the Shadow Catchers, Old Coast and Dan & Shannon Music.

All profits from the event will benefit the Seabrook Community Foundation, which supports local nonprofit organizations that focus on emergency services, animal welfare, youth recreational activities, education and other programs that enhance the local community.

TICKETS: Tickets are $20 at the door and include a souvenir Seabrook tasting glass and 10 sampling tickets. Additional tickets or tasting tokens will cost $1 each. Most wine will be 2 tickets and most food will be between 3 and 6 tickets, depending on the vendor. For more information, visit: www.seabrookwa.com.

May Coast Calendar

7: Ocean Shores Young Life presents Entertainment Night 2017 at 6 p.m, at Ocean Shores Lions Club.

13: The tenth annual Ocean Shores Youth Fishing Derby, sponsored by the Ocean Shores Elks Lodge, will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday May 13 at North Bay Park (across the street from the Ocean Shores Airport). The Derby is open to kids 17 and under. Registration will begin at 7 a.m. the day of the event. Free T-shirts will be handed out to each registered participant (while supplies last). There are no entry fees.

Participants (who so choose) will be assigned a boat and guide, if available. Children must be 5 years or older to fish from the boats. Due to limited space, only one parent will be allowed on each boat. A trout fishing pond will be provided on shore for younger participants. First, second and third place prizes will be awarded for the longest lake fish caught in age groups of 5-7, 8-10, 11-13 and 14 -17.

Ocean Shores Pirates are expected to make an appearance, and the Ocean Shores IGA will be serving lunch to children, guardians and volunteers, starting at noon, followed by awards presentations. Donations for this event can be forwarded to, BPOE 2581, Youth Fishing Derby P.O. Box 896, Ocean Shores WA 98569

13-14: Shoppin’ at the Shore at the Ocean Shores Convention Center. Shop for mom and visit the vendors over the weekend. Online at mothersdayoceanshores@gmail.com.

26-28: Grays Harbor Expo at the Ocean Shores Convention Center, including trade show, ice sculpture, Memorial Day ceremony on Friday to honor local Purple Heart recipients, along with flag presentation from VFW Post 8956. Online at www.graysharborexpo.com.

June

3: Wearable Art Show at the Ocean Shores Convention Center, www.oswearableart.com.

3-4: Festival of Colors kite flying weekend on the beach at Ocean Shores. Call (360) 289-4103 for more information.

3: 2017 Hood To Coast Washington (new event). Seabrook will be hosting this inaugural event that sold out the first day of registration. Hood to Coast Washington will span 77 miles through the Evergreen State, beginning from Hood Canal and ending at the Pacific Ocean.

10: Flag Day Parade, through downtown Ocean Shores, starting at the city gates and ending at the Convention Center. Biggest Flag Day parade in Western Washington, (360) 289-2314 to participate or for more information.

16-18: Seabrook will be the site of the second annual l Beach Volleyball Tournament hosted by the Alki Volleyball Association on June 16-18. Watch juniors, amateurs, and pros play for prize money. Also a beginner’s fours tournament for charity. http://www.seabrookwa.com/events

23-25: Sand & Sawdust Festival, at the Ocean Shores Convention Center and on the main Ocean Shores Beach south of Chance a la Mer beach approach. Sand sculpting competition and chainsaw artist auctions daily. (360)289-2451.

July

7-9: Ocean Shores Beach Blast, with beach volleyball tournament planned at the beach south of Chance a la Mer beach approach, www.oceanshoresbeachblast.com.

28-30: Bikers at the Beach, www.bikersatthebeach.com, motorcycle event at the Ocean Shores Convention Center, with Hog Wild Weekend also ongoing simultaneously at Quinault Beach Resort and Casino.

August

12: Ocean Shores Woof-a-Thon. Annual event honoring our pets and raising funds and awareness for animal welfare. At North Bay Park, with dog walk through the neighborhood. Online at www.oceanshoreswoofathon.org.

18-20: 12’s Fan Fest and Beach Party in Ocean Shores, with events at the Convention Center, around town and at Quinault Beach Resort & Casino. Largest preseason gathering of Seahawks fans, www.12sfanfest.com.

26-27: Find Your Treasure Gift Fair (new event). At the Ocean Shores Convention Center, gpsdirectsellersnetwork@gmail.com.

September

1-3: AAOS Arts & Crafts Festival at the Ocean Shores Convention Center, www.associatedarts.org.

1-3: Annual Kelpers Festival and Shake Rat Rendezvous, featuring tug of war competition between Moclips and Pacific Beach, kid’s parade, full parade in Pacific Beach on Sunday, and various logging competitions.

15-17: Whale of Quilt Show at the Ocean Shores Convention Center, (509) 715-9082 for information.

October

25-29: Irish Music Festival, centered at Galway Bay and the Ocean Shores Convention Center, www.galwaybacyirishpub.com.

November

24-26: Winter Fanta-Sea pre-Christmas festival of holiday gifts and vendors, Ocean Shores Convention Center, (360) 289-9586.

Editor’s note: If you have events or items that you would like to add to the Coast Calendar, please send them via email in a word document along with any photo attachments to editor@northcoastnews.com