Adopt-a-Highway Clean-up Day in Battle Ground

Battle Ground Community UMC 10300 NE 199th Street, Battle Ground

Join Battle Ground Community United Methodist Church from 8 a.m. to noon May 18, June 15, Sept. 7 and Oct. 12 for "Adopt-A-Highway Clean-up Day." Meet in the church parking lot at 10300 N.E. 199th St., Battle Ground. Volunteers will clean up litter along Highway 503, stretching from Northwest Onsdorff Boulevard to Northeast 132nd Street. […]

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“Playing with Light” at OMSI

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

"Playing with Light" at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) runs through Jan. 6. Full-body interactive exhibits encourage visitors to engage in light-, laser- and lens-based experiences, including freezing their shadows, mixing colored lights and making a laser beam bounce down a stream of water. Visitors can tinker with technology-focused exhibit elements involving […]

$14 – $19

Forest Yoga at Columbia Springs

Columbia Springs 12208 SE Evergreen Hwy, Vancouver

Columbia Springs, 12208 S.E. Evergreen Hwy., Vancouver, is hosting a beginning-level Forest Yoga Class with Alison Wesley of Movement at Work from 10 to 11 a.m. June 15. Bring a mat or towel and props. The cost is $15 per person (non-refundable). Register at columbiasprings.org.

$15
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.

Summer Reading Program Kickoff Party

Camas Public Library 625 NE 4th Ave., Camas

The Camas Public Library will kick off its summer reading program from 10 a.m. to noon June 15. Kids can pick up a gameboard to track their reading. The library will offer stampers for the first 200 kids who take a gameboard. The first 50 teens and adults will get a 2024 summer reading bookmark.

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NatureScaping Soils are the Secret

CASEE Center, Building B 11104 NE 149th St., Building B, Brush Prairie

NatureScaping will host a presentation "Soils are the Secret" at the CASEE Center from 10 a.m. to noon June 15. Soil is vital—it is the foundation to landscapes and gardens. […]

Sapporo and Hokkaido photography exhibit

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

The Portland Japanese Garden's "Vision of Place" exhibit runs through June 10. The exhibit features  photography from Portland’s sister city, Sapporo, Hokkaido prefecture, in celebration of the 65th anniversary of the cities' sister city relationship. Admission is $21.95 for adults, $18.95 for seniors 65 and older, $17.95 for students with ID, $15.95 for youth ages […]

$15.95 – $21.95

Juneteenth Freedom Celebration

Esther Short Park West Eighth and Columbia streets , WA

The city of Vancouver and Odyssey World International Education Services will host a Juneteenth celebration from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 15 at Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver. Juneteenth is a federal holiday to celebrate the liberation of the last African American slaves in Texas by American soldiers in June of 1865. It […]

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Furry Friends Cat and Kitten Adoptions

PetSmart East Vancouver 130 SE 192nd Ave, Vancouver

Furry Friends cat shelter will offer many adoption events through the month of June in honor of Adopt a Cat Month. Adoptions are at PetSmart, 130 S.E. 192nd Ave., Vancouver, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday in June. For more details, contact information@furryfriendswa.org. Learn more at furryfriendswa.org.

Gorge Festival of Nations

Cascade Locks Marine Park 325 Wa Na Pa Street, Cascade Locks

The Columbia River Gorge Festival of Nations is 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. June 15 at Cascade Locks Port in Marina Park, 325 Wa Na Pa St., Cascade Locks, Ore. The festival is a celebration of the traditions and culture of the Columbia River tribes. The festival includes a kids' mini pow wow, bouncy castles, demonstrations […]

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Art Talk: Human Race Collective Exhibit

Art at the CAVE Gallery 108 E Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver

Art at the Cave, 108 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver, presents June's exhibit, "The Human Race," a group show featuring the work of 35 local artists examining humans' interaction with the environment. Several of the artists will offer a free artists' talk from 1 to 2 p.m. June 15, with each artists speaking for about five […]

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Event Series Chess Club

Chess Club at Camas Library

Camas Public Library 625 NE 4th Ave., Camas

The Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas, hosts an All Ages Chess Club on the third Saturday of the month at 2 p.m. Attendees should bring their own chess sets, if they have them.

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Touchmark’s Annual Car Show and Music Festival

Touchmark at Fairway Village 2911 SE Village Loop, Vancouver

Touchmark at Fairway Village’s 16th Annual Car Show and Music Festival is 2 to 5 p.m. June 15 at 2911 S.E. Village Loop, Vancouver. Browse over 75 unique cars while listening to live music from five local bands at two different stages. Each year this event draws several thousand people to enjoy the cars, barbecue […]

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Event Series Bakeology

“Bakeology” teen baking group

Camas Public Library 625 NE 4th Ave., Camas

Calling all Teen Bakers! The Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., offers "Bakeology," a teen baking program from 3 to 4 p.m. on the third Saturday of every month. All […]

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Portland Book Week at White Oak Books

White Oak Books 1700 Main St., Vancouver

White Oak Books, 1700 Main St., Suite D, Vancouver, is hosting several events in honor of Portland Book Week, June 10-16. White Oak Books is joining 50 local indie bookstores in Vancouver and Portland with several author events at the store. All events start at 6 p.m. Learn more at facebook.com/p/White-Oak-Books-100094300798002/. June 11: Q+A, reading, […]

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Clark College Concert Choir Spring Performance

First United Methodist Church, Vancouver 401 E. 33rd St., Vancouver

The Clark College Concert Choir and Chamber Choir present their Spring Concert at 7:30 p.m. June 15 at First United Methodist Church, 401 E. 33rd St., Vancouver. The concert is open to the public and admission is free though donations are welcome. The Chamber Choir will begin the program with lush a cappella works in Estonian, […]

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