Bring the kids to take professional photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 10 at Dennis 7 Dees Vancouver Garden Center (formerly Shorty's) at 10006 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Choose from a digital package or digital photos with instant prints from Smirk Photobooth. The cost is $15 to […]
Amboy's Holiday Artisans' Market is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 10 at Mt. Valley Grange, 40107 N.E. 221st Ave., Amboy. The market features handmade gifts from local artisans just in time for Christmas gift-giving. The market will also feature raffles with prizes. Proceeds from raffle ticket sales will benefit Amboy schools' giving tree.
Join city staff from the Naturespaces program and volunteers from the Adopt-A-Park program from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 10 to pull invasive English ivy in Behrens Woods Urban Nature Area, 3005 S.E. Bella Vista Place, Vancouver. The focus will be removing ivy from on and around trees to minimize impacts to forest health. The […]
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 […]
Join other volunteers to beautify the Jane Weber Evergreen Arboretum, 9215 S.E. Evergreen Highway, Vancouver, at the Second Saturday Work Party from 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 10. There will be plenty of fall cleanup to do, such as deadheading and cutting back plants and grasses. Refreshments will be served.
The Historic Trust presents "Special Saturday: Santa at the Marshall House," from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 10 at 1301 Officers Row, Vancouver. Santa Claus will be at the beautiful Marshall House, traditionally decorated for the holidays to take photos and receive hand delivered letters and wish lists. Guests can make holiday crafts, listen to […]
Get your holiday shopping done from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 10 at Burton Elementary School's Holiday Market, 14015 N.E. 28th St., Vancouver. The market features 45 local artisans. Raffle winners will be drawn every hour. Kids will stay occupied at the kids' craft table and there will also be a space for local […]
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, […]
The Portland Audubon Society will host the Wild Arts Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 10 and 11 at Portland State University's Viking Pavilion, 930 S.W. Hall St, Portland. The event is a fundraiser sale of nature-related art and books, with proceeds benefiting Portland Audubon’s education and conservation efforts. Find holiday gifts with […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Hockinson High School Theatre Company invites the community to its production of “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play" at 7 p.m. Dec. 8, 9 and 10 at 16819 N.E. 159th St., Brush Prairie. There will also be a 1 p.m. matinee performance at Dec. 10. Watch dedicated Hockinson thespians retell the classic […]
Single Seniors will host a sing-along event at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 426 East Fourth Plain Blvd., starting at 1 p.m. Dec. 10. Attendees must be fully vaccinated to attend. For more information, call 360-892-8944.
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 […]
Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum, 115 Lake Street S.E., Ilwaco, presents Tuba Christmas from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 10 featuring the Astoria Tuba Quartet. They will perform a variety of seasonal selections, jazz arrangements and a polka or two at this family-friendly event. The concert is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will […]
Friends of Danceworks presents "The Nutcracker" at 7 p.m. Dec. 9 and 10 and at 2 p.m. Dec. 10 and 11 at Fort Vancouver High School Auditorium, 5700 E. 18th St., Vancouver. The production features 75 local dancers and special effects. Tickets ($25) are available at danceworksperformingarts.com.
Vancouver Art Space, located upstairs inside Vancouver Mall at 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive, Suite 283, is offering a Winter Landscape Watercolor make-and-take class for beginners from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Dec. 10. All supplies, materials and instruction is included in the $75 price. Students will leave with a completed watercolor painting. Register through EventBrite […]
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.
Oregon Repertory Singers present "Glory of Christmas" at 4 p.m. Dec. 4, 10 and 11 at First United Methodist Church, 1838 S.W. Jefferson St., Portland. with favorite holiday works including traditional carols and sacred music for the season. Songs include Morten Lauridsen's "Contre Qui Rose" and "Dirait-On," Franz Biebl's world-famous "Ave Maria," and new works […]
