TEDxPortland: “Confluence”

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

TEDxPortland is coming to the Keller Auditorium at 9 a.m. May 20. Tickets range from $79 to $300 at portland5.com/keller-auditorium/events/tedxportland. Tickets include 12 talks by leading-edge thinkers and innovators as […]

$79 – $300

Friction Fire Weekend

TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center 41 Tree-ific Drive West, Washougal, WA, United States

TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center, located at 41 Tree-ific Drive W. in Washougal, will host a Friction Fire Weekend starting on May 20. In this two-day workshop, attendees will dive deep into the hearth of friction fire, creating kits from elements in the landscape and discovering new ways to improve success with the bow-and-drill […]

$200 – $250

“Orcas: Our Shared Future” at OMSI

OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) 1945 Southeast Water Avenue, Portland, OR 97214, Portland, OR, United States

The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry presents the U.S. premiere of Orcas: Our Shared Future, an exhibit that offers a deep dive into the stories and science that surround the orca, spirit of the Pacific Northwest’s wild coast and apex predator of all oceans. OMSI is the first museum in the United States to […]

$13 – $18
Event Series Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous

St. Andrew Lutheran Church 5607 NE Gher Rd, Vancouver, WA, United States

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.

Beginning Bird Identification Class

CASEE Center, Building B 11104 NE 149th St., Building B, Brush Prairie, United States

NatureScaping of S.W. Washington will host a Beginning Bird Identification class at the CASEE Center, 11104 N.E. 149th St. in Brush Prairie, from 10 a.m. to noon May 20. The […]

$15.00
Event Series Vancouver Farmers Market

Vancouver Farmers Market

Vancouver Farmers Market Eighth and Esther Streets, Vancouver, WA, United States

The Vancouver Farmers Market is every Saturday and Sunday from March 18 to Oct. 29 in downtown Vancouver near Esther Short Park at the corner of Eighth and Esther Streets. Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays. Learn more at vancouverfarmersmarket.com.

free

Camas-Washougal Historical Society hosts Plant Fair

Two Rivers Heritage Museum 1 Durgan St., Washougal, WA, United States

The Camas-Washougal Historical Society's Annual Plant Fair is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 20 and June 11 at Two Rivers Heritage Museum, 1 Durgan Street, Washougal. Find locally grown cuttings and starts of unusual or native plants for your garden, including Camas lilies. Proceeds benefit the historical society.

Portland Japanese Garden presents “Subtle Intimacy: Here and There” exhibit of glassworks

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

Portland Japanese Garden's first art exhibition of 2023, "Subtle Intimacy: Here and There," features the work of Japan Institute’s Artist-in-Residence, Rui Sasaki. Hailed as a “glass virtuoso” by The New […]

$13.95 – $19.95

Clark College Creative Writing Festival: Writing Along the Edges

Clark College — Penguin Union Building 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, WA, United States

Clark College will host "Writing Along the Edges," an all-day creative writing festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 20 in the Penguin Union Building at 1933 Fort Vancouver […]

free

Hazel Dell Parade of Bands

Clark County Fire District 6 8800 NE Hazel Dell Avenue, Vancouver, WA, United States

The 57th annual Hazel Dell Parade of Bands returns with 25 local bands, parade floats and classic vehicles at 10:30 a.m. May 20 at Clark County Fire District 6, 8800 N.E. Hazel Dell Ave. The theme this year is “Sounds of Freedom” and the Grand Marshals will be Lt. Colonel Bob Knight (ret.) and Lt. Colonel […]

free

Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Day at Oregon Historical Museum

Oregon Historical Society and History Museum 1200 S.W. Park Ave., Portland, OR, United States

Celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 20 at the Oregon Historical Society with free museum admission and special performances by Shivani Joshi at 11 a.m. and Paradise of Samoa at 1 p.m. This free family day is organized in partnership with Oregon Rises Above […]

free
Event Series Two Rivers Museum

Two Rivers Heritage Museum

Two Rivers Heritage Museum 1 Durgan St., Washougal, WA, United States

Two Rivers Heritage Museum, 1 Durgan Street, Washougal, is open every Saturday through October from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission costs are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $2 for students. Admission is free for children under five. and all Camas-Washougal Historical Society members. The museum is operated by Camas Washougal Historical Society […]

$5

Northwest Children’s Theater presents Elephant and Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

The Judy Kafoury Center for Youth Arts 1000 S.W. Broadway, Portland, WA, United States

Northwest Children's Theater presents Elephant and Piggie's "We Are in a Play!" at the new Judy Kafoury Center for Youth Arts, 100o S.W. Broadway, Suite T-100, Portland. Meet “bestus friends” Gerald the Elephant and Piggie the Pig. Together, they tackle friendship’s big questions: What happens when two friends want to play with one toy? What […]

$25 – $35

Traditional Powwow at Clark College

Clark College O'Connell Sports Complex 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, WA, United States

The Native American Parent Association of Southwest Washington invites the community to its Annual Traditional Powwow at Clark College O'Connell Sports Center, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, from noon to 10 p.m. May 20. Doors open to the public at noon. All drummers and dancers are welcome. The Grand Entry is at 1 p.m. followed […]

free
Event Series Chess Club

Chess Club at Camas Library

Camas Public Library 625 NE 4th Ave., Camas, WA, United States

The Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas, hosts an All Ages Chess Club on the third Saturday of the month at 2 p.m. Attendees should bring their own chess sets, if they have them.

Free

Washougal High School presents “Mean Girls, the Musical”

Washburn Performing Arts Center, Washougal High School 1201 39th St., Washougal, WA, United States

Washougal High School drama presents “Mean Girls, the Musical,” written by Tina Fey and adapted from her 2004 movie, at 7 p.m. May 12, 13, 19 and 20 and at 2 p.m. May 13 and 20. Tickets are $10 at the door. Performances are in the Washburn Performing Arts Center at Washougal High School, 1201 […]

$10

Journey Theater presents “Honk!”

First Presbyterian Church Vancouver 4300 Main Street, Vancouver, WA, United States

Journey Theater presents "Honk!" a musical based on Hans' Christian Andersen's fable, "The Ugly Duckling," showing May 19 through May 27 at First Presbyterian Church, 4300 Main Street, Vancouver. Tickets are on sale at journeytheater.org or by calling 360-750-8550. Adult tickets are $17. Youth and senior tickets are $14. Tickets for all performances will be […]

$14 – $19
Event Series Bakeology

“Bakeology” teen baking group

Camas Public Library 625 NE 4th Ave., Camas, WA, United States

Calling all Teen Bakers! The Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., offers "Bakeology," a teen baking program from 3 to 4 p.m. on the third Saturday of every month. All experience levels are welcome and it's free to participate. We'll go over what went well, where we can improve, and learn new things along the […]

Free

Viking: A Nordic Fusion Belly Dance Show

Emil Fries Auditorium, Washington State School for the Blind 2214 E. 13th St., Vancouver, WA, United States

"Viking: A Nordic Fusion Belly Dance Show" from 4 to 5 p.m. May 20 features the Nornir Dance Troupe, singing and drumming by Cyndi Myers and a performance by fusion […]

$5 – $30