Events

History on Tap: The Historic Music Preservation Project
2025-01-22 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main Street, Vancouver, WA, 98660, United States
The Clark County Historical Museum presents Sammuel Hawkins and his 11-piece ensemble, The Ne Plus Ultra Jass Orchestra, for its next History on Tap event, a talk exploring the influence of technology on music from 1915-1940. “Ragtime to Swing and Everything in Between,” 7 p.m. Jan. 22 at the Kiggins Theatre, will feature historical storytelling and live music, highlighting key moments in the development of American popular music. The event will include a range of iconic genres, from ragtime to early swing, brought to life by the jazz orchestra and conducted by Hawkins, Executive Director of the Historic Music Preservation Project. Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is $5 in advance at .kigginstheatre.com/movie/history-on-tap—historic-music-preservation-project or $10 at the door. For more information, visit historicmusic.org or cchmuseum.org.

Online Speaker Series
2025-01-23 11:00 - 12:00 | Online, WA, United States
The Camas Public Library offers an online speaker series featuring talks from bestselling authors and thought leaders. January’s speakers are TJ Klune, the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of “The House in the Cerulean Sea” and “The Extraordinaries,” at 4 p.m. Jan. 15; Amanda Montell, the iHeart Radio Award-winning podcaster and New York Times-bestselling author of “Cultish” and “The Age of Magical Overthingking,” at 11 a.m. Jan. 23; and Seth Fishman, author of “A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars,” a Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Honor book and winner of the Mathical Prize, as well as “Power Up” and “The Ocean in Your Bathtub,” at 10 a.m. Jan. 28. Learn more at libraryc.org/camaslibrary/upcoming.

Author Bettina L. Love: “We Gon’ Be Alright, But That Ain’t Alright: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom”
2025-01-23 11:00 - 12:30 | Clark College Gaiser Student Center, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, WA, 98663, United States
As part of Clark College’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, Bettina L. Love, author of the bestselling “Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal” will offer a keynote speech, “We Gon’ Be Alright, But That Ain’t Alright: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom,” from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 23 in the Gaiser Student Center on Clark College’s man campus at 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver. Love will discuss how to move beyond what she calls the “educational survival complex.” Admission is free. A discussion about “Punished for Dreaming” will meet the previous day, Jan. 22, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in Penguin Union Building 161.

Navigating the Unknown: A Dementia Care Partner Workshop
2025-01-24 10:00 - 16:00 | Vancouver Water Resource Center Community Room, 4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, Washington, 98661
HOPE Dementia Support presents Navigating the Unknown: A Dementia Care Partner Workshop at 10 a.m. Jan. 24 at the City of Vancouver Water Resources Education Center. This workshop is designed for dementia care partners navigating the challenges of caring for a loved one with dementia. Attendees will connect with other care partners, learn tips and strategies for providing care, and gain a better understanding of dementia and its effects. Speakers will provide information and advice. Admission is free but attendees should register at eventbrite.com/e/navigating-the-unknown-a-dementia-care-partner-workshop-tickets-1090186520229
or call HOPE Dementia Support at 360-513-5754.
