Portland Japanese Garden Transforms Its Landscape with Statues by Jun Kaneko

Portland Japanese Garden 611 S.W. Kingston Ave., Portland, OR, United States

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, […]

$19.95

Portland Art Museum presents “Perspectives,” photographs by BIPOC artists

Portland Art Museum 1219 S.W. Park St., Portland, OR, United States

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 […]

$22 – $25

Pittock Manion offers “Behind the Scenes” tours

Pittock Mansion 3229 N.W. Pittock Drive, Portland, OR, United States

The Pittock Mansion, 3229 N.W. Pittock Dr., Portland, is offering Behind the Scenes tours, where small groups of people are led by a guide through the parts of the mansion that are not accessible to most visitors. The tour includes basement passages, the boiler room, the Otis elevator machine room, third floor servants’ quarters and […]

$22
Event Series Dine the Couve

Dine the Couve

WA, United States

During October, Vancouver's food scene will be on display as restaurants offer 3 items for $25 or $35. Dine the Couve returns as an annual month-long event hosted by Visit Vancouver WA to support small businesses, while celebrating the city's and county's culinary prowess. Restaurants will offer a three-course meal comprised of appetizer, entrée, and […]

$25 – $35
Event Series Art Critique Group in Downtown Vancouver

Art Critique Group in Downtown Vancouver

210 W Evergreen Blvd. Vancouver , WA 210 W. Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver, United States

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.

free

Northwest Harmony Chorus offers Barbershop Extravaganza Concert

Royal Durst Theatre, Vancouver School of Arts & Academics 3101 Main St., Vancouver, WA, United States

Northwest Harmony Chorus, a local Sweet Adelines group, will celebrate World Singing Day with a free Barbershop Extravanganza concert featuring several local outstanding vocal groups from 2 to 5 p.m. […]

free, donations welcome

Barbecue Dinner and Whiskey Tasting at Skamania Lodge

Skamania Lodge 1131 S.W. Skamania Lodge Way, Stevenson, WA, United States

Skamania Lodge, 1311 S.W. Skamania Lodge Way, Stevenson, is hosting a Westward barbecue dinner over a fire pit with cowboy poetry, music, smoked foods and, of course, whiskey from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 15. The lodge, located on 175 acres in the Columbia River Gorge, is partnering with award-winning distillery Westward Whiskey for a western-style […]

$55

Online Herb Shoppe Workshop: Consciously Composting

Online WA, United States

The Herb Shoppe, 3912 N. Mississippi Ave., Portland, will host an online workshop, “Consciously Composting,” from 6 to 7 p.m. Oct. 15 instructed by Brandi. Students will learn about conscious composting as a spiritual and sustainable practice. Brandi, a Lakota woman who has learned from her tribe about the importance of composting and acts of […]

$15
Event Series CCHM Haunted Walking Tours

CCHM Haunted Walking Tours

Clark County Historical Museum 1511 Main St., Vancouver, WA, United States

The Clark County Historical Museum will host guided tours, telling the stories of Clark County's haunted history. Tours will take place every Friday and Saturday night in October, starting at […]

$18
Event Series WSU Vancouver Pay For College Workshops

WSU Vancouver Pay For College Workshops

WSU Vancouver 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave, Vancouver, WA, United States

Washington State University Vancouver will host four A – Z of Paying for College Workshops this fall. The workshop is a public service for all prospective and current college students, regardless of the college you choose to attend. WSU Vancouver is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave. in Vancouver, east of the 134th Street […]

Cinema of Horrors Drive-In at the Clark County Fairgrounds

Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds 17402 NE Delfel Rd, Ridgefield, WA, United States

Cinema of Horrors drive-in movie experience returns to the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds,  17402 N.E. Delfel Rd, Ridgefield, with classic horror movies playing from Oct. 7-31; see the full list of films below or visit ridgefield.cinemaofhorrors.com. The event is a live-action horror movie experience where screams from the screen come to life. […]

$49 – $69

“Locals Live at ilani” singing competition

ilani Casino Resort 1 Cowlitz Way, Ridgefield, WA, United States

Locals Live at ilani is a competition for singers who will compete for $5,000 and a headlining show in ilani's Muze Lounge. Beginning 7 p.m. Oct. 15, preselected singers will face off in a singing competition at Muze Lounge, 1 Cowlitz Way, Ridgefield. Every Saturday for five weeks, one winner will be chosen to move […]

free

“Little Shop of Horrors” at Winningstad Theatre

Winningstad Theatre 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland., OR, United States

"Little Shop of Horrors" will play at Portland's Winningstad Theatre, inside Antoinette Hatfield Hall at 1111 S.W. Broadway, from Oct. 7 through 30. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets range from $27.25 to $52.25, available at www.stumptownstages.org or www.Portland5.com or by calling the box […]

$27.25 – $52.25

Love Street Playhouse presents “Miss Holmes”

Love Street Playhouse 126 Love St., Woodland, WA, United States

Love Street Playhouse, 126 Loves Ave., Woodland, presents "Miss Holmes" from Oct. 7 through 23. This theatrical fan fiction re-examines the Victorian world of Holmes and Watson by exploring the added obstacles faced by these two iconic characters if they were women. When an anonymous note sends a newlywed wife looking for help, Miss Sherlock […]

$24

Portand Center Stage presents “the ripple, the wave that carried me home”

Portland Center Stage at The Armory 128 N.W. 11th Ave., Portland, WA

Portland Center Stage and Artists Repertory Theatre present "the ripple, the wave that carried me home" by playwright and recent Tony Award-nominee Christina Anderson. "the ripple, the wave that carried me home" opens on Oct. 14 and runs through Oct.30 on the main stage at 128 N.W. 11th Ave., Portland, with preview shows Oct. 8-13. […]

$25 – $93
Event Series NW Dance Project presents “Bolero+”

NW Dance Project presents “Bolero+”

Newmark Theatre 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

NW Dance Project presents "Bolero+" at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14 and 15 at the Newmark Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland. Tickets range from $29 to $68. Purchase tickets at nwdanceproject.org/performances. The production features the premiere of "Down the Garden Path" choreographed by Sarah Slipper, "Ensemble for Somnambulists" by Luca Veggetti and "Bolero" by Ihsan Rustem. […]

$29 – $68

Oregon Ballet Theatre presents “Midsummer Night’s Dream”

Keller Auditorium 222 S.W. Clay St., Portland, OR, United States

The Oregon Ballet Theatre presents "Midsummer Night's Dream," playing Oct. 8 through 16 at Portland's Keller Auditorium. Magic and merriment abound in our joyful fall program. As the curtain rises, the audience meets a family of circus performers in the Oregon Ballet Theatre premiere of Christopher Bruce’s "Hush." The show continues with George Balanchine’s "Tchaikovsky […]

$30 – $110

Magenta Theater presents “Murder on the Orient Express”

Magenta Theater 1108 Main St., Vancouver, WA, United States

Magenta Theater presents "Murder on the Orient Express," Oct. 14 through 30 at 1108 Main St., Vancouver. Eleven performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 28, and 29 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 16, 23, and 30. A special performance featuring the understudy actors will take place at 7:30 p.m. […]

$20 – $22