CouveSwing hosts a night of swing dancing featuring the Lindy Hop and East Coast Swing every Wednesday night (except Dec. 24 or Dec. 31) at The Valiant Ballroom, 109 W. Ninth St. Classes are $10 for drop-ins or $30 for the whole month. Beginner/refresher lessons are from 6-7 p.m. and social dancing is 7-9 p.m. […]
The Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas, hosts Poetry Street PNW Open Mic from 6:15 to 7:45 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of every month. Attendees are invited to read their own original poetry out loud, or share poems by a favorite poet -- or just come to listen. All ages are welcome. […]
HOPE Dementia Support Group - Woodland is a weekly support group for caregivers of individuals living with dementia. Meetings are 10 a.m. to noon Thursdays at the Woodland East Mobile Home Park Clubhouse at 369 Gun Club Road, Woodland.
Learn to track animals like a pro during the Trail Trackers program for 8- to 12-year-olds from 10 a.m.-noon June 26 at the Water Resources Education Center, 4600 S.E. Columbia Way, Vancouver. From muddy footprints to hidden trails, kids will learn to recognize the signs animals leave behind. Children must be accompanied by an adult. […]
Single Seniors will meet for breakfast at Breakfast at Valerie's, 516 S.E. Chkalov Dr. Unit 1, starting at 10 a.m. June 26. For more information, call 360-892-8944.
The East Vancouver Farmers Market is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays from June through September at Columbia Tech Center, 17701 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. The market features 50 small businesses offering a range of fresh produce, prepared food and artisan products. Parking is free. See a list of vendors and a market map […]
Craft Warehouse, 9307 N.E. Fifth Ave. in Hazel Dell, hosts two Vancouver Quilt Clubs at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on the last Thursday of every month. Participants will see new fabrics, notions, quilting books and get ideas for new projects and patterns. All skill levels are welcome. Participants should bring a current project and […]
At Kids Camp, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. June 26 at Craft Warehouse, children will decorate their own four-inch clay pots with paint, brushes, markers and fingers. Children will take home their new pots after camp. The cost is $5.
The Salmon Creek Farmers Market is 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursdays, June 12 to Oct. 2 at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, 2211 N.E. 139th St., Vancouver. This market features fresh produce and prepared food, flowers and artisan products and crafts. The Harvest Halloween Market is Oct. 30. New vendors can apply at managemymarket.com.
The Clark County Historical Museum, 1511 Main St., Vancouver, presents "The Origins and Celebrations of Juneteenth," on display from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through June 28. The exhibit traces the origins of Juneteenth to “Freedom’s Eve” in 1862, when enslaved and free African Americans gathered in hope for the Emancipation Proclamation to take […]
Take Off Pounds Sensibly - Vancouver 954 meets 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursdays at Minnehaha Church of Christ, 3217 N.E. 54th St., Vancouver. For more information, contact Helen Sheerin at 503-351-7395.
The Cedar Creek Grist Mill, one of the only remaining water-powered grist mills in the United States, is hosting Blueberry Pancake Day from noon to 4 p.m. July 26 at 43907 N.E. Grist Mill Road, Woodland. Enjoy pancakes from flour milled on site with fresh, local blueberries and blueberry syrup. Admission and pancakes are free. […]
The Camas Public Library will offer a preschool flower shop from 2-3 p.m. June 26 for preschoolers and their adults. Kids can sort colorful flowers, take customer orders and arrange bouquets in this hands-on, dramatic play experience for building social skills, creativity and early math concepts. Register at CamasPL.org/FlowerShop or call 360.834.4692.
NAMI Connection is a recovery support group for adults living with mental illness. NAMI’s support groups are unique because they follow a structured model, ensuring everyone has an opportunity to be heard and to get what they need. Meetings are held virtually weekly on Thursdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. via Zoom. Register at us02web.zoom.us.
Vampire Unicorns, 3510 N.E. Third Ave., Camas, will offer a "Protection Bells" workshop from 6-7:30 p.m. June 26. Attendees will make personalized "protection bells," aka "witch bells," to be hung from a doorknob or wall hook. The bells are traditionally used as a symbol of protection and to ward off negativity. Students will choose their […]
HOPE Dementia Support Group is a weekly support group for those caring for individuals living with all types of dementia. Weekly meetings are 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays at The Hampton Salmon Creek, 14715 N.E. 20th Ave., Vancouver. A Zoom option is available.
The Salmon Creek Flyfishers meet at 6 p.m. on the last Thursday of every month (except July and August) at the American Legion Post 176, 14011 N.E. 20th Ave., Vancouver. Guests are welcome to attend and learn about tying flies and fishing. Food is available to buy. For more information, email salmoncreekflyclub@gmail.com or visit salmoncreekflyfishers.com.
The candidates for Vancouver City Council, Position 1, will participate in a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Clark County.
Historian and retired U.S. Army Major Jeff Davis will share stereoscopic images taken at Vancouver Barracks in the 1870s and 1880s. The technique of combining photographs to create a three-dimensional effect, or stereoscopy, dates to 1838. The program, 6:30-8 p.m. June 26 at the O.O. Howard House, is free. Register by emailing jddavis@rocketmail.com. Photo: Grant […]
White Oak Books, 1700 Main St., Vancouver, will host "Division to Dialogue," a town hall-style gathering about free speech from 6:30 to 8 p.m. June 26. The gathering isn't a debate but a time for dialogue exploring not just what free speech allows, but also what it asks of us. How do we speak our […]