Water Center Garden Cleanup and Planting

Water Resources Education Center 4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA, United States

Volunteers are invited to join a garden cleanup from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 17 at Vancouver's Water Resources Education Center, 4600 S.E. Columbia Way. Tools will be provided but bring garden gloves in you have them. Registration is required. Participants will receive a confirmation letter with details after registration. Register at cityofvancouver.us/publicworks/page/water-center-garden-cleanup-and-planting. For more […]

free

Chelatchie Prairie Railroad offers Christmas Special Train Rides

Chelatchie Prairie Railroad 207 Railroad Ave., Yacolt, WA, United States

The Chelatchie Prairie Railroad will offer Christmas Special Train Rides every Saturday and Sunday from Nov. 26 to Dec. 18 at 9:30 a.m., noon and 2:30 p.m. Trains depart from the station at 207 Railroad Ave., Yacolt; passengers should arrive early for boarding. Tickets are $18 for adults, $17 for military or seniors age 60 […]

$12 – $18

Seedlings Poetry Workshop

Cascades Presbyterian Church 9503 NE 86th St., Vancouver, WA, United States

Cascades Presbyterian Church will host a poetry workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 17 led by Clark County Poetry Laureate Armin Tolentino and others. No experience is necessary. The workshop is best suited for participants ages 16 and older. Register at www.armintolentino.com.

Free

Portland Japanese Garden Transforms Its Landscape with Statues by Jun Kaneko

Portland Japanese Garden 611 S.W. Kingston Ave., Portland, OR, United States

Portland Japanese Garden presents its final art exhibition of 2022, "The Garden of Resonance," featuring the work of internationally acclaimed artist Jun Kaneko. Kaneko, winner of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Sculpture Center, has made major contributions to the field of sculptural art on a global scale, exploring the relationships between art, […]

$19.95

Oregon Historical Society presents “Motown: The Sound of Young America”

Oregon Historical Society and History Museum 1200 S.W. Park Ave., Portland, OR, United States

The Oregon Historical Society presents "Motown: The Sound of Young America," featuring stage outfits from many of the label’s top performers, interviews with Motown legends and opportunities to get inside the creative process perfected at Motown. Visitors will also experience interactive displays, including a chance to perform the Supremes’ “Stop! In the Name of Love” […]

$10

“Symbiosis” Virtual Reality Exhibit at Portland Art Museum

Center for an Untold Tomorrow 934 S.W. Salmon St., Portland, OR, United States

Experience Portland Art Museum's newest exhibit, "Symbiosis," from Nov. 12 to Feb. 12 at the Center for an Untold Tomorrow building at 934 S.W. Salmon St., Portland. The exhibit is an immersive sci-fi storytelling installation by Dutch design collective Polymorf combining VR headsets and sensors, haptic suits, soft robotics, and taste- and smell-based elements. Symbiosis is a performative, […]

$30

Runyan’s Jewelers hosts Cookies and Cocoa with Santa

Runyan's Jewelers 327 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas, WA, United States

Runyan’s Jewelers, 327 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas, is hosting an open house from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 17, offering free pictures with Santa, hot cocoa, cookies and carolers. Pictures with Santa are from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Santa pictures are first come, first serve. Personal cameras are […]

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Local Maker Holiday Pop-Ups at Dandelion Teahouse

Dandelion Teahouse and Apothecary 109 W. Seventh St., Vancouver, WA, United States

Dandelion Teahouse and Apothecary, 109 W. 7th St., Vancouver, is offering a series of Local Maker Holiday Pop-ups from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 3, 10 and 17.  Local makers from the Vancouver and Portland area will set up in the loft upstairs to sell their artisan products. Here's the schedule: Dec. 3 All […]

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MESO Makers Winter Market at Alberta Commons

Alberta Commons 376 N.E. Sumner St., Portland, OR, United States

Shoppers seeking unique holiday gifts will again have a wide variety of choices at the second annual MESO Makers Winter Market, opening Sunday, Dec. 4, at Alberta Commons, 376 N.E. Sumner St. in Portland. Hosted by the nonprofit Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon (MESO), the free market will run until Dec. 23. The hours will […]

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Artist Talk

Art at the CAVE Gallery 108 E Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver

The Oregon Potter Association, as part of its current exhibition: Pushing Boundaries, invites the public to an artist talk featuring: artists Nora Brodnicky, Allison Chown, Martin Kagan, Gesine Kratzner, Roberta Lambert, Erick Martinez and Margaret Synan-Russell at the Art at the Cave Gallery from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 17.

The Midwinter Revels: Andalusian Night – a Celebration of the Solstice

Newmark Theatre 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

The Portland Revels returns to the stage from Dec. 16-18 to celebrate the winter solstice with "Andalusian Night," a journey through the stories and songs of Jewish, Muslim and Christian communities of Andalusian Spain with the Arabic and flamenco music of Seffarine. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 and 17 and at 1 p.m. […]

$16 – $109

Liberty Factory: The Untold Story of Henry Kaiser’s Shipyards

Fort Vancouver Visitor Center 1501 East Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver, WA, United States

Author and maritime journalist Peter Marsh will present photos and story of the shipyards of Portland and Vancouver during World War II from 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 17 at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, 1501 East Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver. Admission is free. Hundreds of men and women worked in the local yards and trained […]

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Columbia Dance presents a Clark County Nutcracker

Skyview High School Concert Hall 1300 N.W. 139th St., Vancouver, WA, United States

Columbia Dance offers its annual presentation Tchaikovsky's famous ballet, "The Nutcracker," with historical twists that incorporate local history. This one-of-a-kind production will feature beavers fighting fur trappers, dancing wapato plants and Oregon Trail children arriving by covered wagon as local Fort Vancouver history is woven into the plot of a classic ballet. Audiences will see […]

$18 – $30

Portland Center Stage presents “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play”

Portland Center Stage at The Armory 128 N.W. 11th Ave., Portland, WA

George Bailey, Clarence and the Bedford Falls community will come to Portland Center Stage this holiday season, in a fresh, inventive reimagining of the beloved holiday story. "It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play" will open on Nov. 25 and run through Dec. 24 at The Armory, 128 N.W. 11th Ave., Portland. Tickets are […]

$25 – $98

The Oregon Symphony presents “Elf” in concert

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, United States

The Oregon Symphony will present the feature film "Elf" in its entirety at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 17 and at 2 p.m. Dec. 18 at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 S.W. Broadway, Portland. Tickets are $35 to $145, available at orsymphony.org/concerts-tickets/2223/elf-in-concert/?. See the holiday classic on a giant screen while John Debney’s score is […]

$35 – $145
Event Series Advent Services

St. Paul Lutheran Church Advent Services

St Paul Lutheran Church 1309 Franklin St, Vancouver, WA, United States

St. Paul Lutheran Church at the corner of 13th and Franklin in Vancouver will host an Advent series on Saturdays from Dec. 3 through 17 at 4 p.m. The services will be followed by a soup supper. Services will include the Holden Evening Prayer.

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Event Series ZooLights

ZooLights

Oregon Zoo 4001 S.W. Canyon Road, Portland, OR, United States

Kids and adults agree: it wouldn't be the holidays without a visit to ZooLights at the Oregon Zoo, 4001 S.W. Canyon Road, Portland. Bring friends and family to enjoy a an nighttime walk through a dazzling display of 1.5 million lights, ZooLights runs from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Nov. 23 to Jan. 5, except Christmas Day, […]

$19 – $65
Event Series The Grotto Christmas Festival of Lights

The Grotto Christmas Festival of Lights

The Grotto 8840 N.E. Skidmore St., Portland, OR, United States

The Grotto, 8840 N.E. Skidmore St., Portland, will offer its annual Christmas Festival of Lights from Nov. 25 through Dec. 30, except Christmas day. Hours are 5 to 9:30 p.m. Nov. 25 to Dec. 16 and from 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Dec. 17-30. Online advance tickets are $14 for ages 12 and up and […]

$5 – $18

Haus of Luna presents “Haus After Dark”

Haus of Luna 1004 W Street, Vancouver, WA, United States

Artist Sola Cejas has transformed her home at 1004 W Street, Vancouver, into a full-house immersive art experience. Last year, hundreds of local visitors came to see this one-of-a-kind experience. It was so successful that Cejas has decided to make this experience an annual event. This year, Cejas presents Haus After Dark. Guests are invited […]

$25 – $110
Event Series “A Tale of the Nutcracker”

“A Tale of the Nutcracker”

Fort Vancouver High School Auditorium 5700 E. 18th St., Vancouver, WA, United States

Northwest Performing Arts Alliance and Riverside Performing Arts present "A Tale of the Nutcracker" at 6 p.m. Dec. 17 and 18 at Fort Vancouver High School, 5700 E. 18th St., Vancouver. This retro 1950s-themed production is inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” and is directed by Riverside Performing Art’s Dance Director […]

$20 – $30