The Japanese Garden will host an exhibit exhibition, Kintsugi: The Restorative Art of Naoko Fukumaru, through Jan. 27. Kintsugi is a Japanese artform that takes broken items such as ceramics and mends them with lacquer dusted with powdered gold. This exhibit will explore themes of healing through the artwork of kintsugi artist and master conservator Naoko […]
Browse beautiful wares at the Vintage and Antique Flea Market, 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 4 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 5 at the 114-year-old Valiant Ballroom, 109 W. Ninth St., Vancouver. Guests may also enter the ballroom through the "Narnia Wardrobe" at Most Everything Vintage, 815 Washington St., Vancouver. Shoppers will find […]
The Portland Art Museum presents "Eyes of the Storm: Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64, on exhibit from Sept. 14 to Jan. 19 at 1219 S.W. Park Ave. Portland. Comprised of recently rediscovered photographs from Paul McCartney’s personal archive, more than 250 pictures document The Beatles’ meteoric rise from British sensation to international stardom. At a time […]
Local 14 Art Show and Sale comes to the World Forestry Center’s Miller Hall from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 4 and 5 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 6. Admission is a suggested donation of $5. Over 50 member and invited guest artists from the Pacific Northwest will present high-quality original artwork […]
The MAiZE at the Pumpkin Patch on Sauvie Island will celebrate 70 years of The Peanuts comic strip with an eight-acre corn maize featuring Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, and Sally. The MAiZE is open daily through Oct. 31. September hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. […]
The Camas Public Library hosts Family Storytime from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on the first Saturday of every month for children aged 2 to 5 featuring a 30-minute storytime followed by a craft. Adults must accompany children. Registration is required at CamasPL.org/FamilyStorytime.
The Old Apple Tree Festival, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 5 at Old Apple Tree Park, is a celebration of the Northwest’s oldest living apple tree, planted at Fort Vancouver in 1826. The festival features activities for children, food for sale, apple tastings and sales, live music, cider pressing and walking tours of Fort […]
The Nutter Foundation presents Dozer Day, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 5 and 6 at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds, 17402 N.E. Delfel Road, Ridgefield. Dozer Day is a weekend of family fun, putting kids in close contact with heavy construction machinery and activities like the tire crawl, kids’ dig, contests, […]
The free Senior Lifestyle Community Fair is noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 5. at Vancouver Elks Lodge #823, 11605 S.E. McGillivray Blvd., Vancouver. The fair features information about health and nutrition, community support and social life, with representatives from local organizations on site to answer questions. Parking is free.
Vancouver Art Space, 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive, Suite 283, Vancouver, will offer a Halloween Wizard or Witch Hat make-and-take workshop from 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 5 with instructor Hannah Complin. All supplies will be provided to design and personalize a wizard or witch hat. Single tickets are $60 per person and couples tickets […]
The Blue Bond Studio and Gallery announces its permanent closure at 6524 N.E. 10th Ave., Vancouver. A Champagne Farewell is planned for 3 to 7 p.m. Oct. 4 and 5. Bond has taught hundreds of art students the basics of oil painting over the last 20 years. The public is invited to wish Bond and […]
Niche Wine Bar, located in Suite 130 inside Riverview Tower at 900 Washington St., Vancouver, is offering drawing sessions from 4 to 6 p.m. on the first Saturday of the month from April 6 to Oct. 5 (except July). Niche Artist in Residence Erin Dengerink will lead two hours of art-making. Attendees should bring drawing materials. […]
The Stevenson Community Library presents the 45th annual Artists of the Gorge art show and sale. The opening reception is 6 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at 120 N.W. Vancouver Ave., Stevenson. The kick-off event includes music and refreshments. Art will be displayed in the library gallery and online from Oct. 7-31. Viewers are encouraged […]
Clark County Historical Museum guides will lead Haunted Walking Tours along downtown Vancouver's Main Street and beyond to uncover the unexplained in this historic city. Tours are offered at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in September (except Sept. 27-28) and October. Most tours meet at the museum, 1511 Main St., Vancouver. A mix of stories, […]
VanCity Ballroom offers a beginners' lesson and social dancing at 7 p.m. Saturdays at 9212 N.E. Hwy 99. The 45 minute lesson begins at 7 p.m. followed by social dancing of all styles (ballroom, Latin, swing and nightclub) until 10 p.m. A different dance is covered each week. Visit vancityballroom.com for upcoming lessons. No experience […]
The Magenta Theater, 1108 Main St., Vancouver, presents "Murdered to Death," a spoof of the best of Agatha Christie traditions, running Sept. 27-Oct. 13. This play, set in an English manor in the 1930s, follows a host of quirky characters entangled in a whirlwind of misunderstandings and misadventures. Tickets are $25 if purchased at www.magentatheater.com or […]
The Boots and Badges Bootcamp is 9 a.m. Oct. 6, starting at Northwest Personal Training, 1011 Broadway in downtown Vancouver. The free workout will be led by members of the Vancouver Police Department and Vancouver Fire Department. Sign up at nwpersonaltraining.com/boots-badges-bootcamp-signup-waiver-october-6th-2024/. The event is a fundraiser for the Pink Lemonade Project with a suggested donation […]
The Sons of Norway will offer $10 Sunday Brunch from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Columbia Lodge, 2400 Grant St., Vancouver. The meal includes Scandinavian pancakes, sausages, scrambled eggs, lingonberries and a beverage. Guests can get free refills on pancakes. Learn more at sofnvancouver.com.
Weekly Vipassana mediation sessions are 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Sundays at Art at the Cave, 108 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver. This type of meditation encourages self-observation by focusing on the inner self in a non-judgmental way. There's a $1 to $10 suggested donation to participate but no one will be turned away.
Local 14 Art Show and Sale comes to the World Forestry Center’s Miller Hall from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 4 and 5 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 6. Admission is a suggested donation of $5. Over 50 member and invited guest artists from the Pacific Northwest will present high-quality original artwork […]
