WSU Extension Clark County Master Gardeners present "Get Growing: Introduction to Vegetable Gardening" from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. May 20 for a fully hands-on, workshop on vegetable gardening at the 78th Street Heritage Farm, 1919 N.E. 78th St. in the Hazel Dell area of Vancouver. Participants will learn about site selection, soil preparation, crop […]
Members of the public are invited to sign up for free 25 minute sessions with a financial planner to address topics like how to create a budget, how to pay off debt, and planning for a child’s education. Sessions are intended for individuals and families striving to improve their financial lives but have not engaged […]
TEDxPortland is coming to the Keller Auditorium at 9 a.m. May 20. Tickets range from $79 to $300 at portland5.com/keller-auditorium/events/tedxportland. Tickets include 12 talks by leading-edge thinkers and innovators as well as four performances, a book and complimentary happy hour. The first 1,000 people to purchase a ticket get a Portland Gear "Confluence" bag.
TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center, located at 41 Tree-ific Drive W. in Washougal, will host a Friction Fire Weekend starting on May 20. In this two-day workshop, attendees will dive deep into the hearth of friction fire, creating kits from elements in the landscape and discovering new ways to improve success with the bow-and-drill […]
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.
NatureScaping of S.W. Washington will host a Beginning Bird Identification class at the CASEE Center, 11104 N.E. 149th St. in Brush Prairie, from 10 a.m. to noon May 20. The class will discuss the basics of bird identification and touch on some of the more common backyard birds in the Clark County area, specifically focusing […]
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.
The Camas-Washougal Historical Society's Annual Plant Fair is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 20 and June 11 at Two Rivers Heritage Museum, 1 Durgan Street, Washougal. Find locally grown cuttings and starts of unusual or native plants for your garden, including Camas lilies. Proceeds benefit the historical society.
Portland Japanese Garden's first art exhibition of 2023, "Subtle Intimacy: Here and There," features the work of Japan Institute’s Artist-in-Residence, Rui Sasaki. Hailed as a “glass virtuoso” by The New York Times, Sasaki traveled from her native Japan to collect plant life from Portland Japanese Garden to create a site-specific experience: Transparent impressions of the […]
Clark College will host "Writing Along the Edges," an all-day creative writing festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 20 in the Penguin Union Building at 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver. The all-day workshop, led by Clark College English faculty, features author readings and writing workshops that celebrate writing and practice craft. Workshop facilitators […]
The 57th annual Hazel Dell Parade of Bands returns with 25 local bands, parade floats and classic vehicles at 10:30 a.m. May 20 at Clark County Fire District 6, 8800 N.E. Hazel Dell Ave. The theme this year is “Sounds of Freedom” and the Grand Marshals will be Lt. Colonel Bob Knight (ret.) and Lt. Colonel […]
Celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 20 at the Oregon Historical Society with free museum admission and special performances by Shivani Joshi at 11 a.m. and Paradise of Samoa at 1 p.m. This free family day is organized in partnership with Oregon Rises Above […]
Two Rivers Heritage Museum, 1 Durgan Street, Washougal, is open every Saturday through October from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission costs are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $2 for students. Admission is free for children under five. and all Camas-Washougal Historical Society members. The museum is operated by Camas Washougal Historical Society […]
Northwest Children's Theater presents Elephant and Piggie's "We Are in a Play!" at the new Judy Kafoury Center for Youth Arts, 100o S.W. Broadway, Suite T-100, Portland. Meet “bestus friends” Gerald the Elephant and Piggie the Pig. Together, they tackle friendship’s big questions: What happens when two friends want to play with one toy? What […]
The Native American Parent Association of Southwest Washington invites the community to its Annual Traditional Powwow at Clark College O'Connell Sports Center, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, from noon to 10 p.m. May 20. Doors open to the public at noon. All drummers and dancers are welcome. The Grand Entry is at 1 p.m. followed […]
Photographer Rich Bergeman is the guest curator of an exhibit in the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Visitor Center, 1501 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver. The photography exhibit will run from April 24-Sept. 25 in the visitor center's theater. Bergeman will give a public talk at 1 p.m. May 20, "The Land Remembers: Landscapes of the […]
The Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas, hosts an All Ages Chess Club on the third Saturday of the month at 2 p.m. Attendees should bring their own […]
Washougal High School drama presents “Mean Girls, the Musical,” written by Tina Fey and adapted from her 2004 movie, at 7 p.m. May 12, 13, 19 and 20 and at […]
Journey Theater presents "Honk!" a musical based on Hans' Christian Andersen's fable, "The Ugly Duckling," showing May 19 through May 27 at First Presbyterian Church, 4300 Main Street, Vancouver. Tickets […]
