Vancouver Art Space will offer two "Watercolor Boot Camp" classes for beginners at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 3 and Feb. 24 inside Vancouver Mall at 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive, Suite 283. Instructor Hannah Complin will teach students about brushwork and basic color theory, including texture techniques and blending, painting washes, "wet on wet" painting and […]
Friends of Trees is hosting a tree-planting from 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 24. Volunteers should meet at Vancouver First United Methodist Church, 401 E. 33rd St., Vancouver. Dozens of large (6-10' tall) trees will be ready for planting. Volunteers should arrive by 8:45am to sign in and be assigned to a planting crew. […]
Birdhouse Books, 1001 Main Street (basement level), Vancouver, is hosting "The Work Poetry Workshop" led by Clark County's former poet laureate, Christopher Luna. The workshop will meet from 9 a.m. to noon on the fourth Saturday of every month. The workshop is suitable for all experience levels. Students will explore poetry through weekly prompts and […]
Vancouver Water Resources Education Center is offering a workshop, "Animal Tracking Basics: Life Along the Water's Edge," from 9:30 a.m. to noon Feb. 24. Registration is required at cityofvancouver.us/events/animal-tracking-basics-life-along-the-waters-edge/. Students […]
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.
American Rose Society consulting rosarian Jim Swenson and Louis Rossetto of the Fort Vancouver Rose Society have arranged three springtime rose care seminars on Feb. 24 and Mar. 2. The seminars are free and open to the public. The first seminar is from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 24 at Yard 'n Garden Land, 1501 […]
Washington State University Clark County Extension Master Gardeners will offer a blueberry pruning workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 24 at the 78th Street Heritage Farm, at the intersection of Northeast 78th Street and Northeast 19th Court in Hazel Dell. Students will get hands-on experience in pruning. The work site requires a five- to […]
Hook and Needle Fiber, 621 Broadway St., Vancouver, is offering a Mosaic Crochet Beanie Class from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 24. Mosaic crochet is a technique for working with two yarn colors to produce a geometric effect. Students will learn to create colorwork without having to alternate colors multiple times in a row. Students […]
Columbia Springs, 12208 S.E. Evergreen Highway, Vancouver, will host a Nature Fun Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 24. February's theme is “For the Love of Salmon" featuring […]
The Vancouver Farmers Market is open year-round at the intersection of Eighth Street and Esther Street in downtown Vancouver, next to Esther Short Park. Cold-season hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays from now through March 30. Find local farm produce and products, artisan wares, bread and baked goods, pet treats, flowers, plants […]
Portland Japanese Garden offers a new exhibit, "Masterpieces in Miniature: The Art of Netsuke Sculptures," on display in the Pavilion Gallery through March 4. Once immensely popular across Japan, netsuke (pronounced nets-keh) were miniature sculptures that also served as personal fashion accessories, overcoming the lack of pockets in men’s clothing by hanging small items from […]
Ilwaco Artworks will host a Ceramics 101 class from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 24 at 109 First Ave. N., Ilwaco. Class is $45 and includes clay, glazing and firing. Beginners will learn basic hand-building techniques, surface design and glazing. There will be a demonstration of common tools and techniques, surface design and clear […]
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will host "Wildland Fire: Friend or Foe?" a presentation on the nature of wildland fires in our region. This educational event to shed light on past wildland fires and the techniques used to understand the impact of wildland fire through an archaeological forensic lens. The audience will explore the timeline […]
Journey Theater presents "James and the Giant Peach, Jr.," with performances Feb. 23 through March 2 at the Joyce Garver Theater, 1500 N.E. Garfield St., Camas. Shows are 7 p.m. Feb. 23 and March 1 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 24 and March 2. Adults are $19, youth ages 2 to 18 and seniors over […]
American Rose Society consulting rosarian Jim Swenson and Louis Rossetto of the Fort Vancouver Rose Society have arranged three springtime rose care seminars on Feb. 24 and Mar. 2. The seminars are free and open to the public. The first seminar is from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 24 at Yard 'n Garden Land, 1501 […]
The Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum presents “Sip-Wrecked: In Our Cups," a fundraiser with two components: an online auction of local pottery and an in-person, ticketed cocktail event with presentations on local shipwreck history. The online auction is Feb. 7 through 8 p.m. Feb. 23. Get details at fundraiser.bid/cphm. The auction features over 40 ceramic cups […]
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 family-owned, Coast to Coast features a full bar, twelve beers on tap and a gluten-free beer menu. The food is Coastal Maine inspired with gluten-free […]
PDX Jazz presents the 2024 Biamp Portland Jazz Festival, Feb. 16 to March 2 at venues around Portland. See the complete line-up of performers at pdxjazz.org.
Retired Vancouver School District teacher, author and historian Jeff Dacus will present “A Teacher Goes to War” at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Clark County Historical Museum, 1511 Main Street, Vancouver. Doors open at 6 p.m. Dacus will discuss his book “Desert Storm Marines: A Marine Tank Company in the Gulf,” the story of […]
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's 2023/24 season continues with two masterworks on Feb. 24-25 at Skyview Concert Hall, 1300 N.W. 139th St., Vancouver. The program includes Gustav Mahler’s "Symphony No. 5" […]
