The Gateway to the Olympics Expo, an interactive outdoor/recreational lifestyle event highlighting everything outdoors, will fill a large portion of the Shoppes at Riverside mall in Aberdeen May 5-6.

“Our goal with the expo is to showcase our community and region and at the same time educate and inform,” said Alpha Media Marketing Manager Donna Rosi. “Whether you’re a visitor or lifelong resident be prepared to learn more about what the Gateway to the Olympics has to offer.”

The event is being organized by The Daily World, Alpha Media Grays Harbor, The Shoppes at Riverside, and Grays Harbor Tourism.

“Our goal is to have all of those elements, similar to a sportsman’s show,” said Rosi.

The event, touted as the largest of its kind on the Harbor, will feature how-to seminars — for example, how to cook the perfect clam — in the Shoppes at Riverside community room. There will also be product demonstrations from experts in hunting, fishing and camping, plus the latest in outdoor gear.

Anyone interested in being a vendor at the expo should contact Stan Woody at The Daily World, at 360-537-3945 or email him at publisher@thedailyworld.com. The fee is $200 per vendor space, said Rosi.

Expo hours are Saturday, May 5 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, May 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Shoppes at Riverside is located at 1017 S. Boone St.