Downtown Vancouver Spring Clean-Up

Esther Short Park and Uptown Village WA

Vancouver’s Downtown Association, City of Vancouver, Parks Foundation of Clark County, and Uptown Village, are partnering to plant summer flowers at Propstra Square and spruce up around the downtown core through Uptown Village from 9:30 a.m. to noon May 13. RSVPs are required. Sign up at cityofvancouver.us/cmo/page/volunteer-spruce-couve-planting-and-cleanup. Projects and Times: 9 a.m.: Downtown and flower […]

free

Camas Plant and Garden Fair

Downtown Camas NE 4th Avenue, Camas

The Camas Plant and Garden Fair is a street fair offering a huge variety of plants and garden-related items in along Fourth Avenue in downtown Camas from 9 a.m. t0 […]

Marine Park Ivy Pull

Marine Park SE Marine Park Way & Columbia Way, Vancouver

Join staff from Vancouver's Water Resources Education Center to pull English ivy in Marine Park, 4501 S.E. Columbia Way, Vancouver, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. May 13. Volunteers will cut ivy from tree trunks, pull ivy from the soil and spread bark mulch, rain or shine. Gloves, tools and snacks will be provided. Ivy pulling […]

free

“Orcas: Our Shared Future” at OMSI

OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) 1945 Southeast Water Avenue, Portland, OR 97214, Portland

The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry presents the U.S. premiere of Orcas: Our Shared Future, an exhibit that offers a deep dive into the stories and science that surround the orca, spirit of the Pacific Northwest’s wild coast and apex predator of all oceans. OMSI is the first museum in the United States to […]

$13 – $18
Event Series Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous

St. Andrew Lutheran Church 5607 NE Gher Rd, Vancouver

Overeaters Anonymous meets Saturdays from 10 to 11:15 a.m. at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 5607 N.E. Gher Road. The program is a 12-step literature study. Held in Room 7. Use Preschool entrance. For more information, call (360) 213-8902.

Second Saturday Work Party at Jane Weber Evergreen Arboretum

Jane Weber Evergreen Arboretum 9215 SE Evergreen Highway, Vancouver

Volunteers with the Jane Weber Evergreen Arboretum, 9215 S.E. Evergreen Highway, Vancouver, will host a Second Saturday Work Party from 10 a.m. to noon May 13. Refreshments will be served.

free
Event Series Vancouver Farmers Market

Vancouver Farmers Market

Vancouver Farmers Market Eighth and Esther Streets, Vancouver

The Vancouver Farmers Market is every Saturday and Sunday from March 18 to Oct. 29 in downtown Vancouver near Esther Short Park at the corner of Eighth and Esther Streets. […]

free

Mother’s Day Spring Artisans’ Market

First Evanglical Church Gym 4120 NE St. John's Rd, Vancouver

First Evangelical Church will host a Mother's Day Spring Artisans' Market from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 13 at 4120 N.E. St. Johns Road, Vancouver. Attendees will find quilts, […]

Portland Japanese Garden presents “Subtle Intimacy: Here and There” exhibit of glassworks

Portland Japanese Garden 611 S.W. Kingston Ave., Portland

Portland Japanese Garden's first art exhibition of 2023, "Subtle Intimacy: Here and There," features the work of Japan Institute’s Artist-in-Residence, Rui Sasaki. Hailed as a “glass virtuoso” by The New York Times, Sasaki traveled from her native Japan to collect plant life from Portland Japanese Garden to create a site-specific experience: Transparent impressions of the […]

$13.95 – $19.95

Friends and Foundation of the Camas Public Library Book Sale

Camas Public Library 625 NE 4th Ave., Camas

The Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. 4th Ave., Camas, will host its annual spring Friends and Foundation of the Camas Public Library Book Sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 11, 12 and 13 and from noon to 4 p.m. May 14. Hundreds of books are available with topics ranging from cookbooks and fiction […]

Event Series Two Rivers Museum

Two Rivers Heritage Museum

Two Rivers Heritage Museum 1 Durgan St., Washougal

Two Rivers Heritage Museum, 1 Durgan Street, Washougal, is open every Saturday through October from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission costs are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $2 for students. Admission is free for children under five. and all Camas-Washougal Historical Society members. The museum is operated by Camas Washougal Historical Society […]

$5

Northwest Children’s Theater presents Elephant and Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

The Judy Kafoury Center for Youth Arts 1000 S.W. Broadway, Portland

Northwest Children's Theater presents Elephant and Piggie's "We Are in a Play!" at the new Judy Kafoury Center for Youth Arts, 100o S.W. Broadway, Suite T-100, Portland. Meet “bestus friends” […]

$25 – $35

Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive

WA

The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive for Clark County will be held May 13. Volunteers are needed with pickups, SUVs, trailers or any vehicle to put food donation in.  Volunteers are needed from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., volunteers can participate for or as long or as little as they want.  Volunteers will need to […]

Event Series Bird Songs of Opera

Bird Songs of Opera

Leach Botanical Garden 6704 S.E. 122nd Ave., Portland

Bird Songs of Opera is an outdoor recital that reimagines iconic opera arias as the songs of Northwest birds. Stroll the trails of Leach Botanical Garden, keeping your ears open […]

$20 – $40

Single Seniors Sing Along

St. Luke's Episcopal Church 426 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver

Single Seniors will host a sing-along event at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 426 East Fourth Plain Blvd., starting at 1 p.m. May 13. Attendees must be fully vaccinated to attend. […]

Open Door Stitchery Circle in Amboy

North Clark Historical Museum 21416 N.E. 399th St., Amboy

The North Clark Historical Museum will host an Open Door Stitchery Circle from 1 to 4 p.m. May 13 at 21416 N.E. 399th St., Amboy. Stitchers are invited to bring their projects and enjoy visiting with other "crafty" people, sharing ideas and tips.

free
Event Series Introduction to Wildlife Tracking

Introduction to Wildlife Tracking

Gifford Pinchot National Forest

TreeSong Nature Awareness Center will offer "Introduction to Wildlife Tracking" from 1 to 5 p.m. May 13 and again from 1 to 5 p.m. June 24 in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. This is a half-day class to introduce the art and science of visual tracking in the wild. Class will meet in the Gifford […]

$60

“Three Together” benefit concert for National Federation of the Blind of Clark County

Fries Auditorium, Washington State School for the Blind 2214 E. 13th St., Vancouver

The National Federation of the Blind of Clark County is presenting a fundraising concert at 2:30 p.m. May 13 at the Fries Auditorium on the campus of the Washington State School for the Blind, 2214 E. 13th St., Vancouver. The concert features Three Together, a trio with award-winning guitarist Doug Smith with Judy Smith and […]

$20

Couve Beer Choir and Trivia at WheelHouse Taproom

WheelHouse Taproom 1503 N.E. 78th St., Vancouver

WheelHouse Taproom, 1503 N.E. 78th St., Vancouver, is hosting the Couve Beer Choir from 6 to 7:30 p.m. May 13. The Beer Choir meets every second Saturday for beer-themed community […]

Vancouver Volcanoes Host Fundraising Games

Clark Community College O’Connell Sports Complex 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver

The Vancouver Volcanoes are partnering with Waste Connections for the 2023 basketball season! Together, they will host six fundraising games that will benefit the following community partners: Share Vancouver (March 31st), East Vancouver Business Association Scholarship Fund (April 21st), Chelsea’s Closet (April 29th), Northwest Association for Blind Athletes (May 5th), Hoops For Hope (May 13th), […]

Portland Ballet’s Current/Classic series features Carnival of the Animals, Paquita and Innominate

Lincoln Performance Hall 1620 S.W. Park Ave., Portland

The Portland Ballet's next performance in the Current/Classic series is at 7:30 p.m. May 12 and 13 at Portland State University’s Lincoln Performance Hall, 1620 S.W. Park Ave., Portland. The […]

$10 – $38