Vancouver Art Space, 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive, Suite 283, will offer a Watercolor Valentine Card Make-and-Take class from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 21. Led by instructor Nathun Finkhouse, students will get inspiring ideas and use reference photos to create original Valentine cards with watercolor paints. The beginner-friendly class includes instruction in layout and […]
Vancouver Art Space, 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive, Suite 283, will offer "Northern Lights," a make-and-take watercolor painting class with instructor Hannah Complin from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 22. The beginner-friendly class includes all supplies and instruction to finish a watercolor painting of the aurora borealis over a forest silhouette. Register online at EventBrite […]
TreeSong Nature Awareness & Retreat Center will host a virtual course on corvids, the family of birds that includes crows, ravens, and jays, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 22. Attendees will learn more about who the corvids are and why they deserve respect, including how to tell such birds apart from one another. Longtime […]
Learn to play bridge on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Vancouver Bridge Club, 6503H East Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. The cost is $50 for all eight lessons or $10 per lesson. Classes include discussion and play. Call Connie Sayler with questions at 971-678-3863. The schedule is as follows: Jan. 3 - Introduction […]
Vancouver Art Space will host an in-person class, "Exploring Color," with instructor Sandra Oberdorfer from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 28 at 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive, Suite 283, located upstairs inside Vancouver Mall. Oberdorfer teaches using a conversational format combined with sketchbook journal entries and painting exercises. Students will learn what different colors mean […]
Mosaic Arts Alliance will offer a workshop, "Painting Over Photographs," from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mar. 12 at Stephanie Burton Studios, 2706 N.W. 98th St., Vancouver. Instructor Stephanie Burton will teach students the basic of painting over photocopies, which is a great way to practice painting faces and portraits. The cost is $90 per […]
Learn to play bridge on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Vancouver Bridge Club, 6503H East Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. The cost is $50 for all eight lessons or $10 per lesson. Classes include discussion and play. Call Connie Sayler with questions at 971-678-3863. The schedule is as follows: Jan. 3 - Introduction […]
The Clark County Master Composter Recycler Program volunteer training series will be held virtually on Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. from Feb. 1 to March 15. This no cost training course will cover topics such as backyard composting, worm bin composting, green cleaning, food waste reduction and more. After completing the 7-week training, attendees […]
The Council for the Homeless will host a webinar on legislative solutions to housing and homelessness via Zoom from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 2. Clark County advocates play an important role in helping to get funding dedicated and laws passed that work to prevent and reduce homelessness in our community. This webinar will be […]
Vancouver Art Space will host a four week Art School Crash Course. Class meets from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays from Feb. 2 to 23 at 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive, Suite 283, located upstairs inside Vancouver Mall. The cost is $185 per person; register at eventbrite.com/e/art-school-crash-course-february-session-registration-489979290247?. Each week will cover a different broad topic, […]
Learn to play bridge on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Vancouver Bridge Club, 6503H East Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. The cost is $50 for all eight lessons or $10 per lesson. Classes include discussion and play. Call Connie Sayler with questions at 971-678-3863. The schedule is as follows: Jan. 3 - Introduction […]
Beginning February 7, the Clark County Genealogical Society is offering a series of six free one-hour, in-person basic genealogy strategies classes. Each class will focus on a different topic for digging into the roots of your family tree. The first session "The Beginning" will be held at the Clark County Genealogical Society Library from 11 […]
Vancouver Art Space will host a four week Beginning Drawing Course from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 7, 14, 21 and 28 at 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive, Suite 283, located upstairs inside Vancouver Mall. The cost is $185 per person; register at eventbrite.com/e/beginning-drawing-with-nathun-finkhouse-registration-490658481727. Instructor Nathun Finkhouse will teach students everything from how to hold […]
The City of Vancouver will host an informative Recycling 101 class online via Zoom, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 8 Attendees will get all the latest tips about the regional garbage and recycling system. Recycling 101 is a fun, tip-sharing, recycling-friendly class open to the community. Attendees will learn the basics about what […]
The Clark County Master Composter Recycler Program volunteer training series will be held virtually on Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. from Feb. 1 to March 15. This no cost training course will cover topics such as backyard composting, worm bin composting, green cleaning, food waste reduction and more. After completing the 7-week training, attendees […]
NAMI Southwest Washington will host a free three-hour workshop, "Becoming a Trusted Adult" from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 11 at the Bridgeview Resource Center, 505 Omaha Way, Vancouver. Register at eventbrite.com/e/463759145087. For more information, contact kdonaldson7353@gmail.com. The number one protective actor for youth is having a trusted adult in their life. This program takes […]
TreeSong Nature Awareness Center presents "The Artful Field Journal Series: Watercolors in the Wild" with Andie Thrams. This is a continuing series of monthly online classes for field journal keepers, plein air artists and painters to paint with increasing ease both indoors and out. The second class is 9:30 a.m. to noon Feb. 11. Step-by-step […]
The Master Gardeners present "Introduction to Grape Pruning," a hands-on, in-person workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 11 at the 78th Street Heritage Farm, 1919 N.E. 78th St., Vancouver. Grapevines are wonderful producers of luscious fruit, but they require consistent annual pruning to be at their best. Learn propagation and pruning techniques by practicing […]
Gather Arts, 16523 NE 170th Ave, Brush Prairie, is celebrating Galentine's Day from noon to 6 p.m. Feb. 12 with classes in painting and chocolate making, permanent jewelry with Rosie Jay's, fresh bouquets, sips, treats and shopping. Register for classes at gatherarts.com. The schedule includes: Noon to 2 p.m.: Chocolate making and drink pairing with […]
TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center will host a virtual class, "Winter Birds of the Pacific Northwest Coast," from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12. Murres, loons, scoters, guillemots, turnstones and oystercatchers frequent our rocky shores, offshore waters and quiet bays. Learn how to spot them and where to find them from instructor Laura Whittemore […]
