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February 2019
Woodcarver Adam McIsaac Featured at Camas-Washougal Historical Society Presentation
Adam McIsaac, carver and artist for the new Gathering Place at Washuxwal, will be the featured speaker at the Camas-Washougal Historical Society presentation on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2 p.m. at the Camas Police Station Community Room. The Gathering Place is an outdoor pavilion being constructed at the Two Rivers Heritage Museum by the CWHS to help bring history to life through storytelling and serve as a unique backdrop to host educational and community programs. The structure will be constructed with…
Find out more »All-Ages Book Swap
Trade your used books with others, and take home as many as you bring. Saturday, Feb. 23 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas.
Find out more »Book Launch for “Message from the Vessel in a Dream” by Christopher Luna
The public is invited to the Portland book launch party for "Message from the Vessel in a Dream," the first full-length volume of poetry by Christopher Luna, Clark County's first poet laureate and the founder of Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Night. The launch party is at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 23, at Like Nobody's Business, 904 N.W. 23rd Ave., Portland. See complete information on www.facebook.com/Like-Nobodys-Business-374224373317716/. Luna’s first full-length volume of poetry spans 20 years, and favors prose poetry and…
Find out more »Local Authors at Three Brothers Vineyard
Wine, food, and fiction. Enjoy wine and food specials while 10 local authors share stories and sign books. Authors include Heather Ames, Laurel Gale, Ashley Hayden, Traci Hilton, Mollie Hunt, Heidi Renee Mason, Gretchen McLellan, Carolyn J. Rose and Sheryl Scarborough.
Find out more »Open Mic at Barnes & Noble with Featured Poet, G.L. Morrison
Feb. 26 is the next opportunity to read your three-minute piece of writing to a friendly audience, or just be a part of that audience, at the monthly 7 p.m. open mic at Barnes & Noble Vancouver, 7700 N.E. Fourth Plain. G.L. Morrison is the featured poet this time, reading from "Chiaroscuro Kisses." Open mic pieces need not be related to the featured book or its author. Attendees are also invited to peruse the store's café and large poetry magazine and…
Find out more »WSUV Creative Writers Speaker Series
Washington State University Vancouver's Creative Writers Series features six creative writers and scholars, who will speak at WSU Vancouver on six Wednesday nights between Jan. 16 and April 10. The speakers represent a variety of literary genres and fields, from poetry to creative nonfiction and publishing. Each presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. Some authors will have books available for purchase. All the speaker events are free and open to the public. Each talk begins at 6 p.m.…
Find out more »Soundtrack for a Revolution
Attend a free showing of the documentary "Soundtrack for a Revolution," with discussion to follow the film in celebration of Black History Month. This film will get you singing with the powerful music of the American civil rights movement – the freedom songs protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, in paddy wagons and in jail cells as they fought for justice and equality. These songs evolved from slave chants, from the labor movement, and especially from the Black…
Find out more »March 2019
Port of Vancouver Lecture Series
The Port of Vancouver USA kicks off its annual Lecture Series in March with presentations about maintaining our federal marine highway — the Columbia-Snake River System — and Washington's wheat and barley industry, a key economic driver for the most trade-dependent state in the nation. Lectures are free and open to the public and are held at Warehouse ’23 Event Space, 100 Columbia St., Vancouver. Lectures take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The schedule is: March 6: “Maintaining our…
Find out more »Providence White Caps: The Memoir of a St. Joseph’s Nurse
As part of Women’s History Month, Clark County Historical Museum will hold a talk Thursday, March 7, with Judith Jacobs Litchfield, author of the 2017 memoir “Providence White Caps: The Diary of Bernice Lorang, RN.” Litchfield’s book recalls the story of her aunt, Bernice (Lorang) Bartel, who enrolled in the registered nurse program at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Vancouver during World War II. This presentation, titled “Providence White Caps: The Memoir of a St. Joseph’s Nurse,” is part of the…
Find out more »No More Summit
The National Women's Coalition Against Violence & Exploitation will host the biennial National Anti-Violence Summit. Co-hosting is No More Campaign and Human Trafficking Task Force of Clark County. General registration is $125 and includes breakfast, lunch, evening reception, all keynote speakers, choice of three workshops, Resource Exhibit, networking and the film screening of "I Am Evidence" by Mariska Hargitay. For more information and to register visit www.nomoresummit.org
Find out more »Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic features Natashia Minto
The next Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic night on March 14 at Angst Gallery in downtown Vancouver, 1015 Main St., features poet Nastashia Minto. The evening begins at 7 p.m. (or 6:30 for open mic sign-ups). The LGBTQ+-friendly event is free with food and libation provided by Niche Wine Bar, 1013 Main St. A Georgia native who currently lives in Portland, Minto has performed at the Unchaste Readers Series, Neon Dream, Incite and various other reading series in the metro…
Find out more »‘US History: What Every American Needs to Know’
"US History: What Every American Need to Know." Learn about and discuss the most important people, events and places in the country's history. Presented by local retired history teacher John Griffin.
Find out more »“Awakening from Winter’s Slumber” at Cellar 55: Wine, Art, Poetry and Live Music
Cellar 55 Tasting Room, 1812 Washington St. in downtown Vancouver, is getting ready for spring with a special event from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, "Awakening from Winter's Slumber." See artwork by Grace Valentine, enjoy "Spring Equinox" poetry, and hear live music by singer/songwriter Randy Cate.
Find out more »Library Hosts “Revolutionary Reads” Series at Clark College
Revolutionary Reads is a new annual community reading and event series from Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries to engage readers, spark dialogue and inspire world-changing ideas. This year’s series will feature three books by science fiction novelist, blogger and technology activist Cory Doctorow—"Little Brother," "In Real Life," and "Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free"—as well as a series of events throughout the library district related to technology, information, and cyberculture. Cory Doctorow will deliver a keynote speech at 7 p.m. on…
Find out more »‘US History: What Every American Needs to Know’
"US History: What Every American Need to Know." Learn about and discuss the most important people, events and places in the country's history. Presented by local retired history teacher John Griffin.
Find out more »WSUV Creative Writers Speaker Series
Washington State University Vancouver's Creative Writers Series features six creative writers and scholars, who will speak at WSU Vancouver on six Wednesday nights between Jan. 16 and April 10. The speakers represent a variety of literary genres and fields, from poetry to creative nonfiction and publishing. Each presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. Some authors will have books available for purchase. All the speaker events are free and open to the public. Each talk begins at 6 p.m.…
Find out more »Meaningful Movies Discussion Group: “Blood Road”
Meaningful Movies is a documentary film discussion group that meets once a month at the Old Liberty Theater in Ridgefield. The movie for March is "Blood Road." This documentary follows the journey of ultra-endurance mountain bike athlete Rebecca Rusch and her Vietnamese riding partner, Huyen Nguyen, as they pedal 1,200 miles along the infamous Ho Chi Minh Trail through the dense jungles of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Their goal: to reach the crash site and final resting place of Rebecca’s…
Find out more »April 2019
WSUV Creative Writers Speaker Series
Washington State University Vancouver's Creative Writers Series features six creative writers and scholars, who will speak at WSU Vancouver on six Wednesday nights between Jan. 16 and April 10. The speakers represent a variety of literary genres and fields, from poetry to creative nonfiction and publishing. Each presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. Some authors will have books available for purchase. All the speaker events are free and open to the public. Each talk begins at 6 p.m.…
Find out more »Predator: A Marine Corps Tank Company in Operation Desert Storm
Part of the Historic Trust Military History Talks-B Company, 4th Tank Battalion, a Marine Corps Reserve Company was activated in December of 1990 to serve in Operation Desert Storm after the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq in August of 1990. The company led the Second Marine Division assault into Kuwait that liberated the country. They were awarded the Navy Unit Citation for their part in the largest tank versus tank battle in Marine Corps history. This was part of the…
Find out more »Historic Trust Talk
B Company, 4th Tank Battalion, a Marine Corps Reserve Company was activated in December of 1990 to serve in Operation Desert Storm after the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq in August of 1990. The company led the Second Marine Division assault into Kuwait that liberated the country. They were awarded the Navy Unit Citation for their part in the largest tank versus tank battle in Marine Corps history. This was part of the first large scale call up of the…
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