Beacock Music, 1420 S.E. 163rd Ave., Vancouver, is offering beginning guitar workshops for ages 12 and up from noon to 1 p.m. July 1, 8, 15 or 22. Students will be introduced to guitar fundamentals, including instrument parts and terminology, care, tuning and how to practice. Different styles of playing will be demonstrated as well […]
In July, the North Clark Historical Museum's exhibit will focus on Territorial Days, Amboy's annual community celebration featuring logging skill contests and lawnmower races. The museum is located in the renovated 1910 United Brethren Church at 21416 N.E. 399th St., Amboy. The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 8, noon to […]
March for Medicare for All will host a "Single Payer Picnic" from noon to 4 p.m. July 22 at Hazel Dell Community Park, 2300 N.E. 68th St., Vancouver. There will be food, games and activities for children and adults. Attendees should bring donations of new school supplies which will be dispersed along with new backpacks […]
ilani presents "Tacos, Tequila and Taps," July 20-22. Featuring some of the nation’s and region’s top taqueros and chefs, the festival invites attendees to enjoy handcrafted tacos and street fare with a variety of tequilas and mescals, beers, wines and seltzers. The weekend includes the Omakase Taco Dinner at 7 p.m. July 20, a Friday […]
Lotus Vietnamese Cuisine is hosting a BIPOC Night Market every weekend from April 21-23 to Aug. 25-27 in its parking lot at 8513 N.E. Highway 99, Vancouver. Hours are 5 to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 to 8 p.m. Sundays.
The city of La Center is hosting Saturdays in the Park, featuring free, live concerts with local bands and tribute bands in Sternwheeler Park, 100 W. Fourth St., La Center, from June 24 to Aug. 5. Bring a picnic dinner, blankets and low-baked chairs for seating in the outdoor amphitheater. Opening acts start at 5:30 […]
Coast to Coast Fish House offers live music by local artists from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday evenings. Shows are open to all ages with no cover charge. Locally and […]
Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” presented by Metropolitan Performing Arts, has been abridged and set in 1972 as a Women’s study group road trips from San Francisco to Washington DC to attend the Women’s Rights March. Naturally, not everything remains copacetic. Can you dig it? The play will be performed at several outdoor venues […]
The U.K.-based FABBA Show is the world's top ABBA tribute show, according to the London Times. Hear "Dancing Queen," “Waterloo,” “Take a Chance On Me,” “Super Trouper,” “Voulez Vous." The show, at 8 p.m. July 22 at the Newmark Theatre, features ABBA's hit songs and trademark spectacular costumes. Tickets are $44.25 to $179, available at […]
Chamber Music Northwest Summer Festival presents "Viennese Revolutionaries" from 8 to 10 p.m. July 22 at Reed College's Kaul Auditorium featuring works by Mozart and Schoenberg. Additional performances of this concert are planned. Learn more about the festival and get tickets ($10 to $62.50) at cmnw.org/concerts-tickets/2023-summer-festival.
Northwest Personal Training will host a Free Outdoor Boot Camp every Sunday at 9 a.m. from June 11 through Aug. 27. Program will include high-intensity workouts focused on weight loss, body tone, and sculpting. Meetings take place outdoors, utilizing local parks in the downtown Vancouver area. Sign up in-person at the front desk of Northwest […]
Four Days of Aloha is a celebration of Hawaiian arts and culture starting at Clark College with hula and craft workshops from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 20 and 21 and a pa’ina event 5 to 9:30 p.m. July 20. Events in Esther Short Park include Mele on the Lawn concert from 3 to […]
Weekly Vipassana mediation sessions are held from 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.
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 historic Covington House, 4201 Main St., Vancouver, presents Northwest Book Fun in the Sun, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 23, a gathering of the region's new and more established authors to showcase their books to the reading public. The book fair will feature a variety of genres, from preschool picture books to young […]
Single Seniors will meet attend an open house for the Covington House of Authors, located at 4201 Main St., from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 23. For more information, call 360-892-8944, or visit www.covingtonhistorichouse.com.
The Covington House, located at 4201 Main Street, will host a free "Book Fun in the Sun" event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 23. Attendees are invited to come meet the local authors and a display of their books. There will be snacks and and fun for all ages.
Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas, is hosting a Used Book Sale from July 20-23. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 20-22 and noon to 4 p.m. July 23. The last day is a "bag sale" -- bring a bag and fill it with books for $5.
Enjoy Columbia Tech Center Sunday Sounds Concerts from 6 to 8 p.m. Sundays July 9 to Aug. 13 at Columbia Tech Center Park, 17701 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Check out the beautiful new amphitheater while enjoying an eclectic mix of music in east Vancouver. A few vendors may have food and non-alcoholic beverages available […]
Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” presented by Metropolitan Performing Arts, has been abridged and set in 1972 as a Women’s study group road trips from San Francisco to Washington DC to attend the Women’s Rights March. Naturally, not everything remains copacetic. Can you dig it? The play will be performed at several outdoor venues […]