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April 2021
PFLAG Southwest WA – Online LGBTQ+, Families & Allies Support Meeting
Please join us for a virtual support group of LGBTQ+ persons, families and allies. We meet on the second Tuesday of each month. April Speakers: Kristina & Ori April Topic: Intersex Want to get informed about intersex before the meeting? Watch this YouTube video, "What It's Like To Be Intersex"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAUDKEI4QKI, or check out InterActAdvocates.org Registration is required - please go to our website (www.pflagswwa.org) and register for our Zoom meeting, and we will email you your unique Meeting ID and…
Find out more »Jewish Arts Month Virtual Art Show
Join ORA: Northwest Jewish Artists for its tenth Jewish Arts Month art show featuring seventeen artists’ fiber work, beadwork, metal art pieces, glass, ceramics, painting, and more. All art will be available to view and purchase online at www.northwestjewishartists.org from Sunday, April 18, through Saturday, May 8.
Find out more »May 2021
Free vaccination sites
Clark County Public Health is offering opportunities to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The Tower Mall vaccination site will operate until 7:30 pm on Tuesdays. Pfizer vaccine is administered at Tower Mall; those 16 years and older can get vaccinated. The site offers appointments, which are added weekly, and provides vaccinations to those without appointments. Priority will be given to those with appointments. The Tower Mall site is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays, and 8:30 a.m.…
Find out more »Royal Rosarian Rose Garden Contest
The Royal Rosarians are hosting the 83rd Annual Rose Garden Contest, open to all rose growers within 20 miles of Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland. No garden club membership is required to enter the contest. The contest includes opportunities to apply in divisions that include simple informal rose plantings, miniature rose plantings, commercial rose gardens and plantings, and formal rose gardens. Some competition divisions require as few as 12 roses; others require 25 or more. Applications should be postmarked or…
Find out more »Mosaic Arts Alliance and Gallery 360 Mother’s Day Art Show & Sale
Mosaic Arts Alliance and Gallery 360 are hosting a Mother's Day Art Show and Sale. Shop online and receive ten percent off any item. Artworks and gifts available to purchase from the gallery and gift shop include watercolor, acrylic, oil and multimedia paintings and prints plus cards, jewelry, hand-painted birdhouses, art boxes, purses, scarves and embroidered jackets. Click here for the Mother's Day Gift Guide. The sale lasts through May 14.
Find out more »Online Art Auction
Ridgefield High School’s National Honor Society is hosting an online art sale to benefit the Ridgefield Family Resource Center. The “Unclaimed Art Auction” features pieces of artwork from local professional artists as well as unclaimed student artwork from RHS. The sale is open from Saturday, May 1, through Friday, May 14. When you purchase a piece of artwork, all proceeds will benefit the Ridgefield Family Resource Center, which directly supports the Ridgefield community. Typically, Ridgefield High School’s National Honor Society…
Find out more »Codependents Anonymous Daytime (CoDA)
9 to 10 a.m. Virtual meeting for men and women whose common purpose is recovery from co-dependence and the development and maintenance of healthy relationships and boundaries. This group concentrates on the Blue Book for CoDA. For more information, visit http://www.coda.org and email codapdx@gmail.com for Zoom information.
Find out more »Free Virtual Fitness Classes for Seniors
The Silver & Fit program is offering free fitness classes live every weekday at 10 a.m. View the videos either on Facebook: facebook.com/SilverandFit or YouTube: youtube.com/user/silverandfit Monday: Low Impact Cardio Tuesday: Easy Going Yoga Wednesday: Body Weight Exercises Thursday: Balance & Flexibility Friday: Friday Mixer (mash-up of the favorites of the week) View past videos on the links above.
Find out more »Leach Botanical Garden Reopening
Leach Botanical Garden, 6704 S.E. 122nd Ave. in Portland, is now welcoming visitors to the upper garden from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last entry at 4:30). Visitor Services staff will be greeting all visitors and accepting pay-as-you-wish donations. Timed-entry tickets and annual memberships are available online and at the admissions office. Enjoy the newly renovated garden spaces. The pollinator garden is in its fledging stage as bulbs emerge and other plants begin to leaf out. The tree walk and…
Find out more »Art on the Boulevard 15th Anniversary Show
Art on the Boulevard, a fine art gallery in the Vancouver Marketplace, will open its 15 Year Anniversary Show on April 2, showing through May 29. This special exhibit celebrating the 15th anniversary of Art on the Boulevard will feature artwork from 22 of the gallery artists in a wide range of styles and medium. Participating artists in the anniversary show are Mitch Baird, Don Bishop, Matt Clarkson, Cari & Peter Corbet-Owen, Elizabeth Ganji, Steve Hill, Marilyn Hocking, Fay Kahn,…
Find out more »Mother’s Day Tea To-Go
Celebrate Mother's Day with a delicious tea to-go from Pomeroy Farm featuring scones, three savories and four assorted desserts. The tea will be beautifully wrapped up and ready to be enjoyed at home or dropped off with a loved one. Teas will be delivered on May 7 and 8, at 11:30 a.m., noon and 12:30 both days. The cost is $27 for single tickets or $50 for tea for two. Purchase tickets at www.eventbrite.com/e/mothers-day-tea-to-go-tickets-147860912971.
Find out more »Battle Ground Public Schools Annual Plant and Greenhouse Sale
Flowers, vegetable starts and hanging baskets grown in Battle Ground Public Schools’ greenhouses by students and staff, will be available for purchase at two public sales, a one-day-only sale at Battle Ground High School and one longer sale at Prairie High School from April 24 to May 8. Reservations are required to purchase annual and perennial bedding, flowering plants and vegetable starts at the Prairie High School sale, while Battle Ground is offering a first-come, first-served sale featuring only hanging…
Find out more »First Friday in Downtown Camas: Gnome and Fairy Gala
The Gnome & Fairy Gala in downtown Camas on May 7 features gnome and fairy themed games and activities, after hours shopping and dining, art shows and the unveiling of three Camas historic interpretive panels that will be installed along Fourth Ave. The event this month is May 7 from 4 to 8 p.m., starting a little early to accommodate the extra celebrations. The unveiling of the panels, which tell the story of Camas, will be at 4 p.m. The…
Find out more »Downtown Vancouver First Friday Artwalk, May 7
Come to downtown Vancouver for this month’s First Friday Art Walk on May 7 for in-person celebrations, or stay home and enjoy virtual art shows. Vancouver's Arts District is home to a wide array of gallery spaces and art-centric businesses that are ready to welcome guests. Find an interactive map online at vdausa.org/first-friday/ that acts as a guide to navigate through downtown. Click on gallery names to view their exhibitions for this month’s First Friday event. For more information, email…
Find out more »Esther Short Building Art Space Becomes Corridor Gallery
Corridor Gallery, formerly the Esther Short Building Art Space, has been located at the west edge of Esther Short Park at 610 Esther St. since its inception in 2017. With the support of local arts advocate Anne John and neighboring businesses housed at the Esther Short Building, Corridor offers rotating exhibits on a quarterly basis. This April, Corridor introduces the art of Courtney Hansen and Sam Marroquin in the exhibit “Piecing it Together.” Hansen works in collage primarily from magazines…
Find out more »Rob Scheps / John Stowell Jazz Duo
Jazz musicians Rob Scheps on flute and John Stowell on guitar will perform from 5 to 8 p.m. during the May 7 First Friday Artwalk at Attic Gallery in Camas, 421 N.E. Cedar St. Guests must wear masks. To learn more about Scheps and Stowell, visit www.robschepsmusic.com or www.johnstowell.com. To learn more about Attic Gallery, visit www.atticgallery.com.
Find out more »CCHM Speaker Series: “The Legacies of Our African American Women ~ An Honor for This Mother’s Day”
From 7 to 8 p.m. May 7, the Vancouver NAACP and Clark County Historical Museum are hosting an Mother's Day themed edition of the CCHM Speaker Series: "The Legacies of Our African American Women: An Honor for This Mother's Day." In this month's show, women from Clark County's African American community tell their stories -- the triumphs, challenges and experiences that come from growing up and raising families as Black women in Clark County. Attendance is free. Moderated by historian,…
Find out more »Downtown Vancouver’s Flower Basket Program
Vancouver’s Downtown Association flower basket program will return mid-May with 95 baskets adding color and vibrancy. Baskets will showcase community pride and resiliency as the public is welcomed back into downtown. Donations are sought to make the effort possible. Your donation is tax-deductible due to the association's nonprofit status. Donors' names will be included as a 2021 Flower Basket Program donor on the website. Visit https://vdausa.org/vda-programs/downtown-flower-basket-program/ for more details.
Find out more »Free vaccination sites
Clark County Public Health is offering opportunities to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The Tower Mall vaccination site will operate until 7:30 pm on Tuesdays. Pfizer vaccine is administered at Tower Mall; those 16 years and older can get vaccinated. The site offers appointments, which are added weekly, and provides vaccinations to those without appointments. Priority will be given to those with appointments. The Tower Mall site is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays, and 8:30 a.m.…
Find out more »Ridgefield 98642 Victory Garden Contest
All residents with the Ridgefield-area ZIP code 98642 are invited to participate in the Victory Garden Contest, May 1 to Aug. 23. Winners will be announced Sept. 1. Gardens can be at a home, community garden or business and must be grown in 2021. Households or businesses with more than one garden may submit entries for each garden. All ages are encouraged to participate. Categories: ● Greenest Garden - does your garden use solar power, drought resistant plants, upcycled materials?…
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