ilani BBQ Fest is June 8-11 at ilani Casino Resort, 1 Cowlitz Way, Ridgefield. Enjoy Bourbon and Barbecue Bites from 7 to 8:30 p.m. June 8 at Michael Jordan's Steak House; tickets are $79 per person. Attend Party with the Pitmasters, featuring barbecue samples and drink pairings with celebrity chefs from 7 to 9:30 p.m. […]
Stumptown Stages presents "The Full Monty," playing June 2-25 at the Winningstad Theatre inside Antoinette Hatfield Hall, 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Purchase tickets by calling the Portland'5 box office at 800-915-4698 or visiting www.stumptownstages.org or www.Portland5.com. Tickets range from $27.25 to $52.25. The musical, […]
The Clark College Orchestra performs its Spring Concert at 7:30 p.m. June 9 at VSAA Royal Durst Theatre, 3101 Main St., Vancouver. The program features mezzosoprano and Laura Beckel Thoreson soloing in Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 1 “Jeremiah.” Ms. Thoreson is vocal faculty at Clark College. The orchestra also plays Ernst von Dohnanyi’s Suite for […]
Oregon Ballet Theatre returns to the Newmark Theatre for its season finale "Made in Portland," featuring four commissions by a group of choreographers: Princess Grace Award winner Rena Butler, Guggenheim Fellow Hélène Simoneau, Portland push/FOLD Founder and Director Samuel Hobbs, and Oregon Ballet Theatre's Makino Hayashi. The program explores what these artists have heard about […]
Portland Center Stage presents William Shakespeare’s "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" June 9 through July 2 on the mainstage. When four young lovers escape their oppressive society and seek refuge in the fairies’ woods on a midsummer night, mayhem ensues. Tickets ($25 to $93) are on sale at pcs.org/a-midsummer-nights-dream, including sliding scale tickets for BIPOC affinity […]
The USDA Forest Service is waiving recreation fees for day-use sites in Washington and Oregon on June 10 in celebration of National Get Outdoors Day. This special initiative aims to encourage families and individuals to explore the beauty and wonders of our nation's forests and public lands. The waiver includes many picnic areas, boat launches, […]
The Queer Youth Resource Center is offering on online fundraising auction from June 1 through 16. Learn more about the auction and see items up for bid at qyrc.betterworld.org/auctions/queer-youth-resource-center-art. Items include original art, wellness products and packages, and gift certificates from local businesses and restaurants. Those who don't wish to bid can still make donations at […]
Fourth Plain Church of the Nazarene, 16807 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd., will host Care 2 Share's mid-year cleanout event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 9 and 10. The event will be giving away free items from the care closet, including free clothes, toys, household items, tools, pet care, appliances, and furniture. No strings […]
Kindred Homestead Supply hosts The Downtown Alley Flea Market from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the second Saturday of every month from April through September. The market features over 30 local artisan vendors, live music hosted by Ronald Records, bubble-blowing and chalk drawing. The market is located in the parking lot adjacent to Kindred […]
Inviting Vines, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 10, is a tour of six private gardens in the Vancouver and North Portland area. The event begins with "Breakfast in the Garden" from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. with guest speaker Kym Pokorny, The Oregonian's former garden journalist. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., attendees will […]
TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center will host an online birding class "Meet Your Summer Neighborhood and Feeder Birds" from 9 to 10:30 a.m. The course will discuss summer migrant birds, hummingbirds, and baby birds likely to be seen in backyards around the area. Attendees will get to know what birds to expect around neighborhood […]
The Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership and Vancouver’s Water Resources Education Center will offer family-friendly paddles around Vancouver Lake aboard 29-foot, 14-passenger Big Canoes from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 10, starting from Felida Moorage and Marine Services, 4911 N.W. 122nd Street, Vancouver. Paddlers will glide past shore birds, look for signs of beaver activity […]
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.
Join the WSU Extension Clark County Master Gardener Program for a free guided tour of the 79-acre 78th Street Heritage Farm at Northeast 78th Street and Northeast 19th Court in the Hazel Dell area of Vancouver. Tour dates are 10 a.m. June 10, 13, July 8, Aug. 1, 11 and 19; and 6 p.m. June […]
Volunteers with the Jane Weber Evergreen Arboretum, 9215 S.E. Evergreen Highway, Vancouver, will host a Second Saturday Work Party from 10 a.m. to noon June 10. The event will focus […]
Columbia Springs' Celebration of Fishing is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 10 at Battle Ground Lake State Park, 18002 N.E. 249th St., Battle Ground. The event features fishing-related activities including casting practice, fishy art, interactive presentations from experts, science and nature games, tackle giveaways and fun with lampreys. Registration is required to attend at […]
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. […]
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 […]
Waxing the City, a hair removal salon at 104 Grand Blvd. #108, Vancouver, will donate 10 percent of its proceeds from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 10 to the […]
