Ren Locus will free income tax return preparation at Three Creeks Community Library to qualified individuals in Southwest Washington through the IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. For more information and to schedule an appointment visit renlocus.org/vita or call 360-230-8030.
Celebrate Black History Month by shopping at the MESO Makers' Market featuring 40 Black-owned small businesses selling artisan wares and good. The market at Alberta Commons, 376 N.E. Sumner St., Portland, will run Feb. 17-19 and Feb. 24-26. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission […]
BassFitz presents a two-session Introductory Blues Workshop from noon to 3 p.m. Feb. 25 and March 4 at Sons of Norway Lodge, 2400 Grant Street, Vancouver. The class fee is $30. Get more details at bassfitz.com and register at jam-session-checkout.square.site. Three instructors will teach students what a simple blues progression looks like, what a blues scale is, […]
The Friends of Fort Vancouver and the National Park Service welcome you to see Dru Holley's film "Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts" and meet Holley from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, 1501 E.Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver. There is no admission charge but attendees must register at friendsfortvancouver.org. Buffalo […]
Attend a "Paint and Sip" event at Stonewood Bar and Grill, 6700 N.E. 162nd Ave., Suite 417, Vancouver, from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 25. In this beginner-friendly class, students will create a night scene on the beach with a campfire using acrylic paint. Attendees will be given accessible, step-by-step instructions. No experience is needed. […]
Clark County Public Health offers "Conscious Consumption," a free educational series at the Cascade Park Community Library, 600 N.E. 136th Ave. in East Vancouver, highlighting environmentally friendly lifestyles. The series features workshops and events about sustainability topics, including food waste reduction, worm bin composting, sustainable fashion and crafting with recycled materials. Here is the schedule: […]
The Portland/Vancouver branch of iUrban Teen will host four events in honor of Black History Month from 2 to 4 p.m. every Saturday in February at the iUrban offices at 808 Harney St. in downtown Vancouver. Events are free and refreshments will be served; registration is required at eventbrite.com/e/black-history-month-and-honoring-our-talents-tickets-526762078557. Feb. 4: Meet the Authors: A […]
Vancouver Art Space will host a Fantasy Ink and Watercolor Make and Take Class with instructor Hannah Complin from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 25 at 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive, Suite 283, located upstairs inside Vancouver Mall. Students ages 15 and up will learn basic watercolor blending and using pen and ink with watercolors. […]
Ridgefield Main Street is hosting a Winter Wine Walk from 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 25 in downtown Ridgefield. Participants will enjoy the small town ambiance as they visit 15 local businesses and sample wines from local wineries. Admission includes a wine tasting glass, swag bag, nibbles and wine tasting. Tickets are $25 per person […]
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland presents "Music of Underrepresented Composers" from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at 147 N.W. 19th Ave., Portland. The concert features organ music by BIPOC and women composers, including works by Cecilia McDowall, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Jeanne Demessieux, Adolphus Hailstork, Emma Lou Diemer and David Hurd, performed by Trinity Cathedral's director […]
The Portland Jazz Festival 20th anniversary is happening Feb. 16 to 25 at various locations around Portland. The 2023 Biamp Portland Jazz Festival includes artists spanning the breadth of the jazz industry with musicians who are driving the evolution of jazz alongside NEA jazz masters and Grammy Award-winners. Events at the Newmark Theatre, Winningstad Theatre and […]
Prairie High School Drama Club presents "Xanadu," showing Feb. 17 through 25 at Prairie High School, 11311 N.W. 119th St., in the Brush Prairie area of Vancouver. Learn more at facebook.com/PrairieDramaClub/. "Xanadu" follows Greek muse Kira, who descends from the heavens of Mount Olympus to Venice Beach, California, in 1980. She is on a quest […]
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's season continues with pianist Orli Shaham performing Feb. 25 and 26 at Skyview Concert Hall. Shaham will perform Robert Schumann’s "Piano Concerto in A minor." Also on the program is the "Intermezzo" from Pietro Mascagni’s 1905 opera "Amica" and Giacomo Puccini’s "Messa di Gloria" featuring the Portland Symphonic Choir and soloists […]
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform at Portland's Moda Center , 1 N. Center Court St., at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25. Springsteen's 2023 international tour includes 31 performances across the United States from Feb. 1 in Tampa, Fla., through an April 14 homecoming in Newark, New Jerse,y before heading to Europe. The shows […]
Magenta Theater, 1108 Main St., Vancouver, presents the Olivier Award-winning farce, "The Play That Goes Wrong," with showtimes from Feb. 10 to 26. Tickets are $23 in advance or $25 at the door. Tickets can be purchase online at magentatheater.com/the-play-that-goes-wrong-2023 or from the box office by calling 360-949-3098. Welcome to opening night of the Cornley […]
Oregon Children's Theater's Young Professionals Company presents "The Mad Ones," Feb. 10-26 at the CoHo Theatre, 2257 N.W. Raleigh St., Portland. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $18 for adults and $12 for students at octc.org/the-mad-ones. The play is best for ages 14 and up. The musical follows […]
The Portland Jazz Festival 20th anniversary is happening Feb. 16 to 25 at various locations around Portland. The 2023 Biamp Portland Jazz Festival includes artists spanning the breadth of the jazz industry with musicians who are driving the evolution of jazz alongside NEA jazz masters and Grammy Award-winners. Events at the Newmark Theatre, Winningstad Theatre and […]
Jason Latimer, World Champion of Magic and science educator, will bring Impossible Science Live to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) from Feb. 4 to 26 with a performance of illusions to challenge visitors’ understanding of what is possible. Impossible Science Live’s uses science, technology, engineering and mathematics to take audiences on a […]
The Portland Art Museum 1219 S.W. Park Ave., Portland, presents Sandro Botticelli’s masterwork Madonna of the Magnificat (ca. 1483), a tondo (round painting) of the Madonna and Child with angels. This rarely seen work is a variant of the artist’s celebrated painting in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, considered one of the finest Madonna and […]
Due to inclement weather, this virtual event replaces the in-person event previously scheduled at the Vancouver Community Library. WasteBusters is an annual waste reduction competition hosted by Clark County Green Neighbors. Learn about the 2023 WasteBusters Challenge from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 26. Guest speaker Kylie DaCunha from Columbia Springs will talk about […]
