The Historic Music Preservation Project will present "You Oughta Be in Pictures," featuring early hits of Hollywood and Tin Pan Alley performed by the Ne Plus Ultra Jass Orchestra, live at Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main St., Vancouver, at 7 p.m. July 28. Tickets are $25, available at kigginstheatre.com. For more information, email neplusultrajass@gmail.com. The ensemble, […]
Original Practice Shakespeare Festival offers a free presentation of “The Tempest” at 7 p.m. July 28 at Cully Park, 5810 N.E. 72nd Ave., Portland. The company uses the original practice techniques of Elizabethan England: limited rehearsal, scrolls in hand, audience interaction, and an onstage prompter. Gender-fluid casting (just like in Ye Olde Shakespearean Days) is […]
Northwest Oil Painters Guild is celebrating 20 years of supporting Northwest oil painters from from Mercer Island to Camas. The group's annual show and sale will be hosted by the Corridor Gallery inside the Esther Short Building, 610 Esther St., Vancouver, across from Esther Short Park. The exhibit, on display along the main hallways, is […]
Vancouver Art Space will host the Creative Club Community Art Night from 5 to 7:30 p.m. July 29 in its Vancouver Mall location, 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive, Suite 283 on the second floor. There will be no instructor, just artists creating together. The event is designed for meeting other artists and creating art in […]
The Craft Beer and Wine Fest will be back with an in-person event July 29-31 in Esther Short Park, 605 Esther St., Vancouver. Hours are 5 to 10 p.m. July […]
iHeart Radio's "Battle of the Bands" kicks off at 6 p.m. July 15 at ilani Casino and Resort, 1 Cowlitz Way, Ridgefield. Additional dates are July 22 and July 29. Four top bands have been selected from a large pool of submissions and will face off on the parking garage rooftop at ilani. The winning […]
Comedian Jimmy O. Yang will perform at Portland's Newmark Theatre at 7 p.m. July 29. Tickets are $30 to $50, available at www.portland5.com/newmark-theatre/events/jimmy-o-yang. Yang is an actor, stand-up comedian, writer, and producer who is best known for his roles in Netflix’s "Love Hard," HBO's "Silicon Valley," and the film "Crazy Rich Asians." He currently stars […]
Journey Theater presents Disney's "The Little Mermaid," based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories. With music by eight-time Academy Award winner, Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, this fishy fable will capture your heart with “Under the Sea,” “Kiss the Girl” and “Part of Your World.” Performances are July […]
Original Practice Shakespeare Festival offers a free presentation of “The Tragedie of Othello” at 7 p.m. July 29 at Luuwit View Park, Northeast 127th and Northeast Fremont Street, Portland. The company uses the original practice techniques of Elizabethan England: limited rehearsal, scrolls in hand, audience interaction, and an onstage prompter. Gender-fluid casting (just like in […]
Camas Parks & Recreation and the Camas Public Library are combining s’mores and stories on July 29 for a free storytime under the stars, designed for children ages 12 and under and an accompanying adult. Roast marshmallows and make s’mores at Crown Park, 120 N.E. 17th Ave., beginning at 8:15 p.m., followed by story time […]
Verizon-Cellular Plus, 12914 NE Hwy 99 in the Salmon Creek area of Vancouver, is giving away free backpacks filled with school supplies from 10 a.m. to noon on July 30. No purchase is necessary. Children must be present with an adult to receive their backpacks. The store is also accepting donations of school supplies from […]
The Fern Prairie Art Fest will be held at Shangri-La Farm in Fern Prairie from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 30 and 31. Guests should park at Grove Field Airport, 632 N.E. 267th Ave., Camas, and take the free "Sunflower Mobile" from the airport parking lot to the farm. Guests may also walk the […]
The Portland Art Museum presents "Perspectives," a special exhibition of more than 60 works by local BIPOC (Black, indigenous and people of color) photographers made during the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. Perspectives features work by artists Emery Barnes, Joseph Blake, Linneas Boland-Godbey, David (Daveed) Jacobo, Mariah Harris, and Byron Merritt. The exhibition opens […]
O'Keefe Farms, 17604 N.E. 182nd Ave., Brush Prairie, is hosting its 2022 Sunflower Festival from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. July 30, 31, Aug. 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13 and 14. Admission is $10 for ages 13 and older or $5 for ages six to 12. Admission is free for kids ages 5 […]
The nonprofit organization Northwest Harvest will host a listening session from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 30 at the Vancouver Community Library, 901 C St., Vancouver. The goal of the listening sessions is to inform your elected officials, community leaders, Northwest Harvest staff and other organizations, about why people are experiencing hunger and poverty […]
Pettis Webber Pacific p.s. elder care law firm will host a free seminar "Trusts 101: Wills v. Trusts - When Is One Better than the Other?" starting at 11 a.m. July 30. This event will be presented both virtually as well as in-person by attorney Karen Webber. Registration is free and required to attend. To […]
Vancouver Art Space, located inside Vancouver Mall at 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive, Suite 283, is offering a beginner-friendly Greeting Card Calligraphy Class taught by instructor Carolyn Macpherson. The class, which costs $75 per person, will be held from noon to 2 p.m. July 30. Register through EventBrite or call 360-787-8772. Students will learn simple calligraphy […]
Artists and art lovers over 18 are invited to join the Art Critique Group meeting every Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. in the atrium at 210 W. Evergreen Blvd., near Art on the Boulevard and Meiko's Marketplace Flowers. Attendees will draw, paint, and discuss art. For more information, email Gail at gqrn12316@gmail.com.
The Craft Beer and Wine Fest will be back with an in-person event July 29-31 in Esther Short Park, 605 Esther St., Vancouver. Hours are 5 to 10 p.m. July […]
Thrive2Survive will host the Show the Love Car Show in the Living Hope Church parking lot at 2711 N.E. Andresen Blvd. from 1 to 4 p.m. July 30. Classic car models, motorcycles, trucks and lowriders of all types will be on display for attendees to see. Event will also include activates for children and families, […]
