Vancouver Lake Water Quality Symposium

City of Vancouver Water Resources Education Center 4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver

The Clark County Clean Water Commission is hosting the Vancouver Lake Symposium from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Vancouver Water Resources Education Center, 4600 S.E. Columbia Way, to foster dialog about strategies to improve water quality in the Vancouver Lake watershed. The agenda includes presentations from Clark County, the Washington State […]

Event Series Providence Academy Tours

Providence Academy Tours

Providence Academy 400 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver

Take a free tour of Providence Academy, 400 E. Evergreen Blvd., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays through Dec. 21. Walk-ins are welcome, though reservations are encouraged. Tour availability is subject to volunteer availability. Tours involve climbing stairs, though there is an elevator for people in wheelchairs or with limited mobility.

free
Event Series Marshall House Tours

Marshall House Tours

Marshall House at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site 1301 Officers Row, Vancouver

Free tours of the Marshall House on Vancouver's Officers Row are offered from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays through Dec. 20. The home’s Queen Anne architecture serves as a striking example of late 19th-century American architecture, with ornate features including stained glass, decorative woodwork and a turret. The museum-like setting features […]

free

Clark County Community Development Learning Lab

Clark County Public Service Center 1300 Franklin Street, 6th floor, room 679, Vancouver

Community Development’s Learning Lab covers a new topic every month from building permits and land use review to animal control and code enforcement. The lab meets from 11 a.m. to noon on the third Thursday of every month in the Public Service Center, sixth floor training room 679, 1300 Franklin St., Vancouver. Presentations given by […]

free

Single Seniors at Makoto Japanese Buffet

Makoto Japanese Buffet 1119 SE 163rd Pl, Vancouver

Single Seniors will meet for lunch at Makoto Japanese Buffet, located at 1119 S.E. 163rd Pl., starting at 11 a.m. Oct. 17. For more information, call 360-892-8944.

Event Series TOPS Vancouver 954

TOPS Vancouver 954

Minnehaha Church of Christ 3217 N.E. 54th St., Vancouver

Take Off Pounds Sensibly Chapter 954 meets every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Minnehaha Church of Christ, 3217 N.E. 54th St. For more information, contact Helen Sheerin at 503-351-7395.

Military Officer Association of America Luncheon

Cascadia Tech Academy (Clark County Skills Center) 12000 N.E. 28th St., Vancouver

The Military Officer Association of America Luncheon is 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Cascadia Tech Center Culinary Academy, 12200 N.E. 28th St., Vancouver. The speaker is Clark County Auditor, Greg Kimsey, discussing November election integrity. The cost to attend is $25. RSVP to Larry DeVries at 612-743-3509 or larrydev1@earthlink.net.

$25

Clark College and Vancouver Library present Penguins Talk Series

Vancouver Community Library, Columbia Room 901 C St, Vancouver

Clark College and Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries are partnering to present Penguin Talks, a free speaker series from noon to 1 p.m. on three consecutive Thursdays in October. Local experts will share their insights on critical topics impacting our community. Attendees should bring their own lunch. All talks are in the Columbia Room at Vancouver […]

free
Event Series LEGO Club

LEGO Club

Camas Public Library 625 NE 4th Ave., Camas

The Camas Public Library offers a LEGO Club for kids in kindergarten through fifth grade. The club meets from 4 to 5 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month. Kids are invited to come and play with the library's LEGO collection.

free

Learn to Spot Misinformation at WSU Vancouver Workshop

Dengerick Administration Building, Washington State University Vancouver 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave., Vancouver

Learn skills to distinguish between information and propaganda during a free workshop, “Spotting Misinformation and Propaganda on Social Media,” 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 17 at Washington State University Vancouver. […]

free

Laura Dave to Keynote Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation’s 2024 Authors & Illustrators Dinner & Silent Auction

Hilton Vancouver 301 West Sixth St., Vancouver

Bestselling author Laura Dave will be the keynote speaker at Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation’s 22nd Authors and Illustrators Dinner and Silent Auction fundraiser at the Hilton Vancouver from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 17. Dave is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of "The Last Thing He Told Me," "Eight Hundred Grapes" and […]

$120

Halloween on Franklin Street

Jim Mains' House 4616 N.W. Franklin St. , Vancouver

Halloween on Franklin Street this year includes an even more elaborate Halloween display with two additional properties. The display (the largest in Clark County) runs from 6 to 9 p.m. every night in October featuring lights, special effects, music and costumed guest appearances on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. On Halloween night, trick-or-treating will take place […]

free

History on Tap: Weird Washington

Kiggins Theatre 1011 Main Street, Vancouver

The Clark County Historical Museum  presents local authority on the odd, Jeff Davis, at 7 p.m. Oct. 17 with "Weird Washington: Washington’s Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets." Historian and […]

$5 – $10