The Sons and Daughters of Italy will host bocce ball nights at the Vancouver Elks Lodge NO 823 at 11605 S.E. McGillivray Blvd. Tuesdays in August, starting at 6 p.m. Courts located behind the main building. For more information call 360-521-5584.
The works of artist and poet Bob Sunshine is on display at Szechuan Brothers Chinese Restaurant, 13503 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., Suite B5, during the months of July and August. Sunshine has enlarged his miniature black-and-white paintings to an 11" x 17" format. The August show will feature 16" x 20" and 20" x 30" […]
Single Seniors bi-weekly food and cards meeting in the Vancouver Mall food court, starting at 1 p.m. For more information, call 360-892-8944
The New Haus of Luna Opening Party is from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 27 at 1004 W Street, Vancouver. Admission is free, but attendees should register online through EventBrite at eventbrite.com/e/new-haus-of-luna-opening-party-tickets-405686578477?.
Belly dancing classes are offered at Malia's Dance Studio, 228 N.E. 19th Ave., Camas, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Learn shimmies, hip articulations, graceful hands, body fluidity and artistry. Classes combine fusion belly dance with eclectic music, from Wardruna to Lizzo to Fleetwood Mac to Metallica. In person and online classes are both available. […]
Single Seniors will host a day out eating at the Portland food carts starting at 11 a.m. Aug 25. Attendees will carpool to the Portland food carts after meeting in the Fred Meyer parking lot outside of the garden area at 205 and Mill Plain. For more information, call 360-892-8944.
The Kiggins Theatre presents Science on Tap -- "Making Memories: Using Neuroscience to Enhance Teaching and Learning," at 7 p.m. Aug. 25 at 1011 Main St., Vancouver. Tickets are $15 to $45, available at scienceontaporwa.org/events/kiggins_aug_25_memory/ or at kigginstheatre.com. Vaccine cards are required and checked at entry. Masks are recommended. The event is only in person […]
Latte Da Coffee House and Wine Bar, 205 E. 39th St., Vancouver, will offer free 12-ounce cups of coffee every Friday in August to raise awareness for The Walk to End Alzheimer's in Southwest Washington on Sept. 26. Even though the coffee is free, donations for the nonprofit organization are appreciated. Latte Da will match […]
Northwest Oil Painters Guild is celebrating 20 years of supporting Northwest oil painters from from Mercer Island to Camas. The group's annual show and sale will be hosted by the Corridor Gallery inside the Esther Short Building, 610 Esther St., Vancouver, across from Esther Short Park. The exhibit, on display along the main hallways, is […]
Single Seniors will be eating out at Red Robin, 8311 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive, starting at 12 p.m. Aug 26. For more information call 360-892-8944
The Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival, "Rebirth of the Blues," returns Aug. 26-28 to Esther Short Park. Hours are 3 to 10 p.m. Aug. 26, 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 27 and 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 28. The festival features 17 bands and a nationally acclaimed lineup of Grammy winners, American Blues Award […]
Center Stage Clothiers will host a Drama Teacher Mingler from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 26, beginning at the Clark County Historical Museum, 1511 Main Street, Vancouver. The event is an opportunity for drama teachers and costumers to meet and enjoy light refreshments while getting acquainted with Center Stage Clothiers' owner Diana Kirkpatrick and store […]
Original Practice Shakespeare Festival offers a free presentation of “Romeo and Juliet” at 7 p.m. Aug. 26 in Portland's Mt. Tabor Park amphitheater, Southeast 60th Avenue and Southeast Salmon Street. The company uses the original practice techniques of Elizabethan England: limited rehearsal, scrolls in hand, audience interaction, and an onstage prompter. Gender-fluid casting (just like […]
Magenta Theater presents "Don Quixote de La Center" by local playwright David Bareford, a loose adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes 1605 novel, "Don Quixote de la Mancha" set in contemporary La Center at a group home for senior citizens. Aging resident Don Quintero decides he is a knight of old and embarks on misadventures comic […]
Portland Center Stage at the Armory presents "Tick, Tick...BOOM!" Aug. 20-Sept. 18 at 128 N.W. 11th Ave., Portland. Before he electrified the world with "Rent," Jonathan Larson was a young man struggling to make his mark in the theater. While he waits tables and seeks his big break, the pressure to give it all up […]
Join the Clark County Radio Control Society RC club at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds, 17402 N.E. Delfel Road, Ridgefield, for a morning of learning to fly radio controlled airplanes. This event is for all ages, and families are encouraged to learn more about this sport and the club. The event includes […]
The annual Camas Vintage & Art Faire will return to downtown Camas from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 27 at the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Birch Streets, near Camas Antiques. This event features over 60 vendors including local artists and artisans in a variety of styles and mediums, as well as merchants featuring […]
Iris growers of Southwest Washington and Northwest Oregon are hosting a plant sale featuring bearded irises at the Portland Nursery on Stark Street, 5050 S.E. Stark St., Portland. Now is […]
Jehovah's Witnesses will host its regional convention, "Pursue Peace," online from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 27 at jw.org. The program will be enjoyed by millions of people around the world in 500 languages. Peace involves much more than the absence of conflict. All of us face trials that can rob us of peace […]
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 […]
