Portland Japanese Garden and Portland Art Museum are co-presenting a lecture by Richard Deverell, director of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, England, “Kew as a Global Living Museum: Gardens as a Metaphor for Change, Creativity, and Community-Building,” at 1:30 p.m. in the Whitsell Auditorium at Portland Art Museum, 1219 S.W. Park Ave., Portland. Tickets […]

The Camas Public Library presents the Estate Planning & Diminished Capacity program, in partnership with Schneider Rasche LLC at 10:30 a.m. July 26. Incapacity can occur at any time in life. It can be due to an accident or an illness. This program will discuss different ways of planning for incapacity and how it can […]

Author Michael Pollan will appear at Portland's Newmark Theatre at 7:30 p.m. July 27. Pollan is the author of "The Omnivore’s Dilemma" and "How to Change Your Mind." He will discuss "This Is Your Mind on Plants," a book that explores three plant drugs — opium, caffeine and mescaline — and throws the strangeness, and arbitrariness, […]

Camas Parks & Recreation and the Camas Public Library are combining s’mores and stories on July 29 for a free storytime under the stars, designed for children ages 12 and under and an accompanying adult. Roast marshmallows and make s’mores at Crown Park, 120 N.E. 17th Ave., beginning at 8:15 p.m., followed by story time […]

Pettis Webber Pacific p.s. elder care law firm will host a free seminar "Trusts 101: Wills v. Trusts - When Is One Better than the Other?" starting at 11 a.m. July 30. This event will be presented both virtually as well as in-person by attorney Karen Webber. Registration is free and required to attend. To […]

Friends of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site & the National Park Service will host: "Columbia River Trade: The Ties that Bind since Time Immemorial –Salmon traditions and all that surrounds it: the trades, travel to and from places along the Columbia River & fishing techniques." From 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. July 30. Presented by Brigette […]