All who are interested in the bi-state Interstate Bridge Replacement program may participate in this virtual public meeting of the Community Benefits Advisory Group held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. April 25. Community members may publicly comment toward the end of the meeting and may also submit comments in advance of or following the meeting. […]
Archer Gallery, located on Clark College's main campus at 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, is presenting four art talks in April. All are free and open to the public. Archer Gallery is at the lower southwest entrance of Penguin Union Building; directions and maps are available at clark.edu/about/visitors-guide/getting-to-clark/maps/campus-map.php. Find more details about Archer Gallery at […]
Workforce Southwest Washington is sponsoring a workshop series to help companies create a recruitment and retention action plan for their organization. Sessions are 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on April 11, 18, 25 and May 2 at Workforce Southwest Washington, 805 Broadway St., Suite 412, Vancouver. Companies will learn to reach a larger pool of […]
Lilac Days at the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily from April 20 to May 12 at 115 S. Pekin Rd., Woodland. The gardens are a restoration project to honor the work of famed lilac developer Hulda Klager. The grounds, a national historic site, contain an 1800s house with […]
Music World, located in Hazel Dell Marketplace at 612 N.E. 81st St., Suite B, is hosting an instrument string recycling event from 10 to 6 p.m. April 25. Musicians can bring any old instrument strings for recycling and get their electric or acoustic guitars restrung with D’Addario NYXL or Nickel Bronze Acoustic strings. Old strings […]
Take Off Pounds Sensibly Chapter 954 meets every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Minnehaha Church of Christ, 3217 N.E. 54th St. For more information, contact Helen Sheerin at 503-351-7395.
Single Seniors will meet for a game day playing bunco at Firstenburg Community Center, located at 700 N.E. 136th Ave., from 1 to 3:30. Attendees must pay $2 at the front desk before going down to the end of the hallway to the meeting room to play. For more information, call 360-892-8944.
Clark College, the city of Vancouver and the Vancouver Rotary Club will host the annual Sakura Festival at 1 p.m. April 25, starting at the Royce Pollard Japanese Friendship Garden and continuing at 2:30 p.m. in the Gaiser Student Center. (If rain is forecast, the celebration will be held entirely in the student center.) The […]
Vancouver Art Space, 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive, Suite 283, will offer a "Paint a Beach" Watercolor Make-and-Take class from 2 to 4 p.m. May 25. Artist instructor Hannah Complin will show students how to create a beach painting with watercolors. Students will learn watercolor techniques such as painting washes, "wet on wet" painting, watercolor […]
Single Seniors will meet at Golden Corral buffet, 11801 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd. starting at 2:30 p.m. April 25. For more information, call 360-892-8944.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Southwest Washington will host a Family Support Group at Bridgebiew Resource Center, 505 Omaha Way, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. every fourth Thursday of the month. For more information, or to register, visit www.namiswwa.org or call 360-695-2823.
The Civil Service Commission will hold a hearing on the appeal of their removal in the post offer process by a deputy sheriff candidate in Room 511, on the fifth floor of the Public Service Center, at 1300 Franklin St., starting at 1 p.m. April 25. Some of the parties will appear via Microsoft Teams […]
The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Southwest Washington will host a Connection Support Group online via Zoom from 3:30 to 5 p.m. every Thursday. For more information, or to register, visit www.namiswwa.org or call 360-695-2823.
From 4 to 6 p.m. April 25, Friends of the Children Southwest Washington is hosting a photography exhibit at the Vancouver Marketplace atrium located on Evergreen Street in downtown Vancouver. The exhibit features images by photographers who have captured the future career aspirations of 20 children enrolled in Friends of the Children’s mentoring program, which […]
The Camas Public Library's Silent Book Club is for people who like to read quietly. The club has no assigned reading -- it's just an hour of silent reading followed by optional socializing. Attendees can bring their own books or borrow a library book. Light beverages and snacks will be provided or guests can bring […]
Clark County Sheriff John Horch will host a town hall on April 25, starting at 5:30 p.m. Sheriff Horch would like to invite the community to discuss public safety topics and hear updates on CCSO. Sheriff Horch and members of his leadership team will be available to answer questions. The town hall will occur at […]
Clark College will host virtual Running Start information nights from February through April. These optional information sessions are for students and their families who want to know more about beginning the Running Start program in the 2024-2025 school year. You’ll hear current Running Start students describe their experiences in the program and learn about eligibility, […]
The Vancouver Barracks Military Association presents its next Military History Talk, "The U.S. Army's Love Affair with Coffee," at 6:30 p.m. April 25 at General Oliver Otis Howard House, 750 Anderson St., Vancouver. Speaker Jeff Dacus, author, former local history teacher, and Marine Corps Reserve combat veteran, will discuss the origins and worldwide spread of […]
Pacific Garbage Patch Babies, quirky sculptures designed to raise awareness of what we consume and how our actions impact waterways, will be at Dandelion Teahouse and Apothecary, 109 W. Seventh Street, Vancouver, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 25. Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington volunteer Al Spector let hundreds of bread bags, cereal box liners, […]
The Vancouver Symphony’s Chamber Music Series welcomes Rodney Sauer back to Vancouver for a showing of Charlie Chaplin’s classic "The Kid" (1921) at 7 p.m. April 25 at the historic Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main St., Vancouver. Attendees will watch the film accompanied by live music as it would have been in the silent film theaters […]
