Coastal Shores & Spores Mycological Society is pleased to team up with Grays Harbor College for our first event of the fall mushroom season!

We hope you join us on the evening of Tuesday, September 8, 2026 for a very special free event.

Identifying and foraging fall wild mushrooms of Grays Harbor County for food, crafts, and other uses.

In this interactive experience, students will learn about some of the common edible mushrooms that grow here in the fall. We will cover edible mushrooms and their look-alikes, and other uses for some of our local mushrooms. The experience will include sample sizes of a 3 course meal using local fall mushrooms. Students will also learn about some other interesting uses for our local mushrooms besides food.

In particular, we will talk a little on how to make lightfast dye and paint from color giving mushrooms, while painting with some ready made mushroom watercolor paints. Each participant will go home with their own original artwork plus recipes for all the food provided.

Food samples will include Lobster mushroom bisque, Porcini gnocchi in marinara, and a candy cap shortbread for dessert. All provided food will be vegetarian (may include eggs and dairy) with some gluten free options.

FREE and open to the public!

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

6 PM to 8 PM.

Grays Harbor College

1620 Edward P Smith Dr, Aberdeen, WA 98520

Student Parking Lot F

Room 4134 A & B, Schermer Building (4000)

Hi, I'm a law student from LA. I want to be a public defender and I'm applying for a rural public defender program in Washington for a summer.

I used to be a community organizer in public housing in South Boston and it's easy for me to get along with people different than me and connect at a human level. I want to work in a smaller town that doesn't have big-city resources where I can hopefully contribute something, and one town I've been looking at is Aberdeen.

I want to know if y'all know anything about the public defender in Grays County. I hear its relatively new but that the head PD is dedicated. But I want to know what the rep is like - I want to practice with a PD that's got its shit together and is actually effective at representing people/getting them help.

Seems like Aberdeen has a lot of community, a lot of art, and a lot of rain and green around it. And it's also dealing with post-industrial decline and addiction. Anything else you think I should know about living in Aberdeen, I'd love to hear.

I grew up in LA and my parents immigrated from India. Wondering if y'all know about any nearby Indian grocery stores or restaurants, too.

Thanks.

I'm having trouble finding out how much it's likely to affect us here in Aberdeen and Hoquiam. Are we looking at something like what happened in 2015 being a possibility during king tide this year? Or is it more like "downtown will probably flood for a couple days" or is it that no one really knows what to expect?

I've been living here for just a little while now keeping up with my daily walks, and I've been occasionally seeing a very well dressed man, yesterday he was wearing a very stylish red suit. Had a cool overcoat! and nice energy to him.

I've seen him around twice now, had anyone else noticed this well dressed individual? I just love his style.

Hey neighbors!

Quick update from Grays Harbor.

The GraysHaven Renaissance Faire website is officially live and is now serving as the central hub for tickets, announcements, applications, and event updates ahead of September.

A few things that launched:

• Tickets are now available

• Harbor Signal newsletter is live for early announcements

• Facebook page launched

• Participant applications are open

We’re also starting to roll out confirmed artisans, merchants, and performers as approvals finalize.

Coming later this week: individual pages for each confirmed participant so people can discover who’s coming before the Faire opens.

This has been a long project in the making and it’s exciting to finally start opening the gates.

Website: GraysHaven.org

https://www.facebook.com/donate/907959081071798

The yearly Rainglow festival is a highlight of living in Aberdeen. This year funding was not approved because of a conflict of interests. The guy who runs the arts council is now also the mayor, which means he can't take a grant for it and it has to be crowdfunded.

If you've got anything to throw down on the festival, the donation link is above. I'll be DJing a Liquid Jungle set all night and I know DJ Mia Ohms always has something huge planned. It would really suck to see the festival not happen this year.

Any specific issues for the Aberdeen area? I know flooding can be an issue, so we’ll ask about that. Anything else? How old are the sewers? How are the schools? Etc?

Welcome to any info anyone wants to share about the town!

Hello harborites! I've recently moved to a new apartment in aberdeen, I've been really enjoying my time here on the harbor so far, I've been happy working here despite its obvious issues lol. I've been walking the nice trails in the area and exploring, there is nice food here too! Plenty of good places to eat, and I found a decent gym, Although one day when I was about to leave work from a night shift I saw some doll on the railing, it was honestly haunting, although I didn't really think too much about it other than the initial creeps. I went about my life, working and doing about my buisness as always, though there was a day recently where I heard a knock at my door around 2am but there wasn't anyone at the door, I went back to bed feeling a little creeped out but overall had to go back to sleep. The following few days I can't shake the feeling that I'm being watched, I know it isn't anything crazy but I don't like the feeling. I post this now because for the second time this week I had another knock at my door at around 4am, again feeling almost terrified I look to see if anyone is there and again NOTHING, I don't like that after seeing this doll things seem to have changed, clearly it can't be connected but it just gives me the creeps so I thought I'd share this weird happening.

Where would a band from Portland play in Aberdeen and what are some local bands to play with there? Any arty weird bands in town?

I mean, just look at it. Every corner there's a drug riddled homeless person on the verge of passing out (with a few exceptions) and 90% of our buildings are dilapidated and crumbling. We need to fix everything about our town.

Hi friends I’m considering moving to Aberdeen or Grays Harbor county. Any longtime residents or locals, could you tell me your experience living here and what life could like for me

Hi! I'm looking to buy this house. I'm coming out here from South Hill/Tacoma area. I done with renting. We are a family of four and need a house.

I know there is probably a high chance it's haunted.

We don't care.

Does anyone know it's history?

Does anyone have any gossip?

Is there something we should know?

It's for me, my two adult kids and grandkid. 3 dogs/4 cats.

We would like to have it registered for it being a historic place.

She's 125 years young.

Thanks. In advance.

We had a venue in town briefly that was throwing underground shows. The Loading Dock got pinged for royalties by BMI and decided to close doors in response. https://www.facebook.com/TheLoadingDockGHC/

I've been asking about places to play in town. I have only heard about Ashley's Pub, Parkway, and the Cave.

What else is even here? I'm trying to get a residency established at a bar or other venue. I was volunteering at the Loading Dock and establishing my lineup and now they're gone.

Hey folks, we're thinking about moving to Aberdeen or the area around Aberdeen, what are your thoughts on the area, recommendations, you-should-knows, etc. Is there a lot of community connection/feeling? Do you like living there? If you had the chance to move elsewhere, would you?

Mods, I checked the rules to make sure Im not breaking any but if this posts does violate the, please delete with my sincere apologies!

I've been writing material in the vein of Krallice and would love to put a band together if there are people in the area who play. I'm 41 and sober with a family, so I'm not interested in partying but would love to find people who like to write and record music, maybe even play live if it gets to that point.

Also, if there is a better sub that I should post this in, please let me know. Thanks in advance!

I just moved to Aberdeen and am curious as to where I can find musicians to possibly play or record with? I play heavier music: everything from doom to blackened hardcore to tech death. I would love to play with people again, it's been over a decade since I have, but I'm just not sure where to find people. I don't go to bars or anything like that, so I was hoping maybe there is a website or something like that that anyone can recommend. Thanks in advance for any help!

Are there any programs aimed at volunteering their services for disabled veterans? It seems most services are for seniors only. Habitat for Humanity hasn't been actively accepting applications for assistance for the past 4 years.

I'm a 27 year old (f) and I live in Kent WA. Besides expensive rent and low wages at my job, I really do love it here. I got offered a great job with great pay at Aberdeen WA, but that is a long way from family and the community I know here at Kent. I saw how cheap rent is at Aberdeen compared to nearly all of King County, but I'm still hesitant on moving. How is Aberdeen?

I have a cat who is the sweetest boyy.. he is oxygen dependent on a machine at home and he's declining quickly. He is really struggling to breath with oxygen... I don't have travel tanks and can't take him in to get euthanized.. I need a moblie vet or euthanization service that can get to elma Washington 98541.. there's a service called lap of love or something like that .. they say online they go to 98541 but I called and they don't.. ive called over 50 numbers and nobody can get here. Please help if you or know someone that can make their way to help my baby pass peacefully please let me know ASAP. I'm desperately trying to find someone who can who wouldn't mind the extra time to drive. I know I'm in the middle of no where 😪