Clark County Quilters presents "Logs and Ladders" from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 13, featuring Brenda Gael Smith via Zoom from New Zealand. Participants will learn to build log cabin or ladder compositions with improvisational units. Smith will share information about freeform cutting without rulers or templates, how to join irregular blocks and the design […]
ScareGrounds PDX offers a line-up of Halloween horror attractions at Oaks Amusement Park at 7805 S.E. Oaks Park Way, Portland. Dates are Oct. 6-8, 13-15, 20-24, 27-31 and Nov. 3-4. Rides open at 6 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Halloween night. Haunted houses open at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $22 and can be purchased online […]
The Vancouver chapter of Point Man International Ministries meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Friday in the Education Module at Church on the Rock, 500 S.W. Eaton Blvd., Battle Ground. Pointman International was started by a Seattle police officer and veteran and the faith-based, non-denominational support group is open to all veterans and first […]
Spirit Tales of the Vancouver Barracks will be offered on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 29. Tourtakers should meet on Officer's Row across from the Grant House at 1101 Officer's Row, Vancouver. Times are 7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and noon on Sundays. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors age 60 […]
Take an excursion through Clark County’s haunted history. Every Friday and Saturday night from Sept. 15 to Oct. 28, guides from the Clark County Historical Museum will lead inquiring minds on Haunted Walking Tours along downtown Vancouver's Main Street and beyond to uncover the unexplained in this historic city. Tours on Sept. 15 and 16 […]
Treadway Events and Entertainment presents "Cinema of Horrors: Drive-In Experience" at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds, 17402 N.E. Delfel Rd., Ridgefield. This contactless Halloween experience is set to send shivers down the spines of horror fans and thrill-seekers alike. Dates are Oct. 12-15, 18-22 and 25-31. Gates open at 7 p.m. nightly. […]
Magenta Theater, 1108 Main St., Vancouver, presents "Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks," showing Oct. 13-29. Lily, an aging but formidable retiree, hires Michael, an acerbic dance instructor, to give her dance lessons in her Florida condo. Antagonism between a gay man and the wife of a Southern Baptist minister gives way to compatibility as […]
Walks start at 8 a.m. at the Carty Unit of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Ridgefield. These last two to three hours but participants are welcome to join for as long or as short a time as suits them. Walks are free with $3 refuge admission fee. To register for the walks, email ridgefieldvolunteer@fws.gov. Walks […]
The Camas Public Library is hosting a Scary Story Contest for kids in third through 12th grades. Stories must be 500 words or less and be inspired by one of these prompts: 1) You are walking alone in a graveyard at midnight. 2) You make the mistake of stealing from the town witches. Stories must […]
The Queen of Diamonds artisan and craft market is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, in the Matson Building, 10713 N.E. 117th Ave., Vancouver. Proceeds will support the Prairie High School fall girls slow pitch softball team. To be a vendor, visit bit.ly/PHSSlowPitchBazaar or call 817-966-2050 for more information.
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry presents the U.S. premiere of Orcas: Our Shared Future, an exhibit that offers a deep dive into the stories and science that surround the orca, spirit of the Pacific Northwest’s wild coast and apex predator of all oceans. OMSI is the first museum in the United States to […]
Overeaters Anonymous meets Saturdays from 10 to 11:15 a.m. at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 5607 N.E. Gher Road. The program is a 12-step literature study. Held in Room 7. Use Preschool entrance. For more information, call (360) 213-8902.
Tour the 78th Street Heritage Farm from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 7 or 14. Join the WSU Extension Clark County Master Gardener Program for a free guided tour of the 79-acre 78th Street Heritage Farm in Vancouver, which was added to the Washington Historic Register in 2012. Stroll the property with a docent and […]
Join other volunteers at the Jane Weber Arboretum, 9215 S.E. Evergreen Highway, Vancouver, for the next Second Saturday work party, 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 14. Refreshments will be served at this rain-or-shine event. Above image: The historic Stanger House, located on the arboretum grounds
The Vancouver Farmers Market is every Saturday and Sunday from March 18 to Oct. 29 in downtown Vancouver near Esther Short Park at the corner of Eighth and Esther Streets. Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays. Learn more at vancouverfarmersmarket.com.
Pomeroy Farm's Pumpkin Lane is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday in October. The opening weekend is Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 and the last day is Oct. 29. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for kids ages 3 to 11 and free for ages 2 and under. Take a hayride […]
Get To-Gather Farm is offering hay wagon rides from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Saturday in October. For $5 per person, farm staff will take you on a 20-25 minute scenic tour of this beautiful farm, set high on a hill in rural Washougal with spectacular views. After the hay ride, visit the pumpkin […]
Take in fall splendor from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 14 with Oregon Society of Artists and Pittock Mansion on the grounds of Pittock Acres. Local plein air painters will paint Mount Hood and the view of Portland from the Pittock Acres' vista point and Oregon Society of Artists will display landscape paintings. Inside […]
The Vancouver Bridge Club, 6503 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver is offering people with less than 750 masterpoints opportunities to play on Oct. 14 and 15. Attendees will play with individuals of the same ability. There will be two sessions on Oct. 14 and 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. and on session Oct. 15 at […]
Adventist Community Church, 9711 N.E. St. Johns Road, Vancouver, will celebrate its 138th birthday at 11 a.m. Oct. 14. Meet former pastors, hear music and enjoy food following the event. Church members will also lead a "debt-free scream" during the event to celebrate paying off their building mortgage three years early. For more details, call […]
