The Christmas Ships are getting ready to set sail for their 68th year as delighting spectators with colorful, light-bedecked flotillas during the parade's 2022 holiday season. The Christmas Ship Parade will open Dec. 2 on the Columbia River in the area of North Portland Harbor. The parade will run for 15 nights through Dec. 21. […]
The Friends of Chamber Music presents the Takács Quartet at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 and 6 at Lincoln Hall, 1620 S.W. Park Ave., Portland. The Dec. 5 performance includes Haydn's "Quartet No. 67 in F Major" and Beethoven's "Quartet in F Minor" and "Quartet in E-flat Major." The Dec. 6 performance includes Britten's "Quartet No. 1 […]
The Lewis River Rotary Club will meet at the Battle Ground Community Center, 912 East Main St., from 7 to 8 a.m. on Dec. 6. The Battle Ground High School Advanced Jazz Choir will perform for attendees. For more information email LewisRiverRotaryClub@gmail.com or contact Sue Coates at 360-798-5196.
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees will meet Dec. 6, at the American Legion, 4607 St. James Rd. Lunch will be a noon, meeting begins at 12:45 p.m.
Single Seniors will attend Happy Hour at Applebee's, 12712 SE 2nd Cir, starting at 3 p.m. Dec. 6. For more information, call 360-892-8944.
Kids and adults agree: it wouldn't be the holidays without a visit to ZooLights at the Oregon Zoo, 4001 S.W. Canyon Road, Portland. Bring friends and family to enjoy a an nighttime walk through a dazzling display of 1.5 million lights, ZooLights runs from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Nov. 23 to Jan. 5, except Christmas Day, […]
The Grotto, 8840 N.E. Skidmore St., Portland, will offer its annual Christmas Festival of Lights from Nov. 25 through Dec. 30, except Christmas day. Hours are 5 to 9:30 p.m. Nov. 25 to Dec. 16 and from 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Dec. 17-30. Online advance tickets are $14 for ages 12 and up and […]
The Winter Wonderland drive-through light show at the Portland International Raceway will be open from Nov. 25 through Dec. 31 at 1940 N. Victory Blvd., Portland. It's the largest light show in the Northwest, spanning the entire track. Hours are 5 to 10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 4:30 to 11 p.m. Fridays through Sundays. […]
Martha Jordan, executive director at Northwest Swan Conservation Association will talk about the native swans of the Pacific Northwest and conservation efforts in this Zoom event hosted by Vancouver Audubon Society on Dec. 6. Online social begins at 6:30 p.m., program begins at 7:00 p.m. Martha Jordan has a B.S. degree in Wildlife Science from […]
The Christmas Ships are getting ready to set sail for their 68th year as delighting spectators with colorful, light-bedecked flotillas during the parade's 2022 holiday season. The Christmas Ship Parade will open Dec. 2 on the Columbia River in the area of North Portland Harbor. The parade will run for 15 nights through Dec. 21. […]
The Old Church's We Can Listen Social Justice Series returns with "Culinary Community and Culture: An Intimate Experience of Oregon's Black Food Systems with Stories of Success and Struggle from Farm to Table," from 7 to 9 p.m. Dec. 6. Admission is free. Explore the systemic inequities and disadvantages that Black farmers deal with in […]
The Friends of Chamber Music presents the Takács Quartet at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 and 6 at Lincoln Hall, 1620 S.W. Park Ave., Portland. The Dec. 5 performance includes Haydn's "Quartet No. 67 in F Major" and Beethoven's "Quartet in F Minor" and "Quartet in E-flat Major." The Dec. 6 performance includes Britten's "Quartet No. 1 […]
Take Off Pounds Sensibly group that meets every Wednesday at 17401 S.E. 39th St. from 8 to 11 a.m.. For more information, contact Sharon Hall at 360-332-5771.
Take Off Pounds Sensibly Vancouver 1056 meets at Vista Del Ria 17401 SE 39th St. every Wednesday from 8 to 11 a.m. For more information, contact Sharon Hall at 661-332-5771.
Clark Conservation District is hosting an online sale of native plants from Nov. 30 to Feb. 18. Plants must be ordered online at clarkcd.org/native-plant-sale and picked up in person on Feb. 18 at CASEE, 11104 N.E. 149th St., Brush Prairie. Drive-through pick-ups will be offered in 30-minute time slots from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. […]
Experience Portland Art Museum's newest exhibit, "Symbiosis," from Nov. 12 to Feb. 12 at the Center for an Untold Tomorrow building at 934 S.W. Salmon St., Portland. The exhibit is an immersive sci-fi storytelling installation by Dutch design collective Polymorf combining VR headsets and sensors, haptic suits, soft robotics, and taste- and smell-based elements. Symbiosis is a performative, […]
Single Seniors will meet for their monthly planning meeting in the Vancouver Mall Library. from 10:45 a.m. to noon on Dec. 7. Board and planning meeting before weekly food and […]
Single Seniors bi-weekly food and cards meeting in the Vancouver Mall food court, starting at noon. For more information, call 360-892-8944
PeaceHealth will host a webinar "Your Voice, Your Choice Advance Care Planning" via Zoom from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 7. This interactive discussions will guide attendees through completing their […]
