The 2025 Beachcombers and Glass Float Expo

For 39 years enthusiasts and visitors have gathered in Ocean Shores in celebration of beachcombing and glass float collecting.

Formerly known as Beachcombers Fun Fair, the 2025 Beachcombers and Glass Float Expo includes the release of hundreds of authentic Japanese glass fishing floats with “Expo25” etched into the glass during the weeks leading up to and including the Expo.

Where: Floats were released onto the beaches in and around the greater Ocean Shores area. Open to the public.

When: Through Sunday, March 2. Floats are released every day. The Expo will be held at the Ocean Shores Convention Center. Doors open on Saturday, March 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, March 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $3 per person, $5 per couple, and children under 12 are free.

What: Hundreds of authentic Japanese glass fishing floats with “EXPO25” etched into the glass to be released. Glass fishing floats still occasionally wash ashore on West Coast beaches after many years at sea, but it’s a rare occurrence.

Why: This float release activity is part of the Beachcombers and Glass Float Expo.

How: “Float fairies” and “float wranglers” regularly distribute antique glass fishing floats onto the beach, water and fringe dune areas in the greater Ocean Shores area during the float release period. Crab boats release floats outside the surf if the winds, tides and currents are cooperating.

Contest to Win Large Prize Floats: First, find a float from the float release that’s been etched with “EXPO25.” Only beachcomb one float per person. Once you’ve found a float, you can enter the contest by posting a photo of your float find on the Facebook group Beachcombers and Glass Float Expo with the hashtag #EXPO25. You can increase your chances of winning by entering the contest in-person by bringing your float to the Beachcombers and Glass Float Expo The contest ends at 3 p.m. sharp on Sunday, March 2.

The Driftwood Players These Shining Lives! continues

These Shining Lives! continues its run with The Driftwood Players.

These Shining Lives! — a drama in two acts for teens and adults — is written by Melanie Marnich and directed by Alex Eddy

The play chronicles the strength and determination of women considered expendable in their day, exploring their true story and its continued resonance. Catherine and her friends are dying, it’s true, but theirs is a story of survival in its most transcendent sense, as they refuse to allow the company that stole their health to kill their spirits – or endanger the lives of those who come after them.

Performance dates:

Friday, Saturday, Sunday: Feb. 28, March 1, 2

Friday and Saturday curtain time : 7:30 p.m.

Sunday matinee curtain time: 1:30 p.m.

Tickets are $20 and are available online at:

Aberdeendriftwood.com

Valu Drug in Montesano

Tinderbox Coffee Roasters in Aberdeen

Harbor Drug in Hoquiam

The Dusty Trunk in Ocean Shores

Tickets can also be purchased at the door, if available.

Rush tickets can be purchased the night of the performance for $10 for students presenting a student ID card, if seats are available.

Info: 360-580-7947, debbiescoones1@gmail.com

The Driftwood Theatre is located at 120 E 3rd St., Aberdeen.

Blithe Spirit plays at Stage West Community Theatre in Ocean Shores

Stage West Community Theatre in Ocean Shores is excited to present Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward from Friday, Feb. 28 through March 9.

Enjoy the hilarious chaos of the living and the dead colliding together. Grab your tickets now and get ready for a night of laughter and wit. Flexible tickets for any performance are just $15. Tickets available at Dusty Trunk, Mocha Madness, at StagewestOS.org and at the door.

Performances:

Friday, Feb. 28 — 6:15 p.m.

Saturday, March 1 — 6:15 p.m.

Sunday, March 2 — 1:15 p.m.

Friday, March 7 — 6:15 p.m.

Saturday, March 8 — 6:15 p.m.

Sunday, March 9 — 1:15 p.m.

Boots for Bears features paper airplanes fundraiser

Boots For Bears Fly-In, a fundraiser by a group of Hoquiam Grizzlies, is March 1 at the Hoquiam High School Gymnasium from noon to 2 p.m.

This is a family event where community members compete to make and aim paper airplanes on various targets to win some amazing prizes donated by community members and local businesses. Paper will be sold at $.25 per sheet or 20 for $5. Paper must be purchased from Boots for Bears at the door. Cash or credit card accepted

Boots for Bears is working with the nonprofit Saron Lutheran-First Presbyterian Church to support students in our community. They are currently running a footwear drive aimed at providing boots, shoes and essential needs to children.

As the colder months approach, many families face difficulties in affording footwear and clothing for their little ones. Their goal is to ensure that every child has access to suitable footwear and clothing that keeps them warm, comfortable and dry.

Monetary donations or donations of new footwear/boots and socks would be immensely appreciated. All donations are tax deductible. If you are able to contribute, please drop off donations at Harbor Drug & Gifts at 316 8th St., Hoquiam. They are also accepting monetary donations, checks payable to Boots For Bears, to help purchase these items directly. Your generosity can make a significant difference in the lives of children in Hoquiam.

Ocosta offers all the fresh crab you can eat

Please join the Ocosta Booster Club on March 8, from noon to 6 p.m., at the Ocosta Rec Hall (45 Ocosta Sixth Street, Aberdeen) for their annual Booster Club Crab Feed.

They will have all the local crab you can eat —generously donated by our Westport fishing families. Dinner includes spaghetti, garlic bread and coleslaw. Beverages (beer, wine, pop, and water) sold separately. Tickets sold at the door (cash/credit card accepted) are ages 13 to adult, $40; 6-12, $20; and under 5 free.

All proceeds benefit the Ocosta Booster Club Scholarship Program and other extracurricular Ocosta Jr/Sr High School student activities.

Stage West Community Theatre Blithe plays at Stage West Community Theatre in Ocean Shores.

Boots for Bears Boots for Bears is collecting items for Hoquiam children.

The Daily World file photo A pile of ready-to-eat Dungeness crab awaits diners at a past Ocosta Booster Club All-You-Can-Eat Crab Feed, which takes place this year on Saturday, March 8.