Enjoy a monstrously spooky Halloween display across several properties on Franklin Street, centered at 4616 N.W. Franklin St., Vancouver. The display will be lit every night from 6-9 p.m. with special effects and music. Enjoy surprise guest appearances on Friday and Saturday nights and a pumpkin sale and belly dancers on Oct. 25. Pumpkins will […]
The city of Ridgefield will offer free Community Paddles at 6:30 p.m. Fridays from June 20 through Oct. 3. No experience is needed, all equipment is provided and anyone age 14 and over can join. Paddlers meet at the Ridgefield Boat Launch, 5 Mill St., Ridgefield. Participation is free. Registration is required at ridgefieldwa.us/396/Dragon-Boats.
Kilnfolk Clay Studio, 108 W. Sixth St., Vancouver, offers First Friday Open Sculpting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the first Friday of every month. Bring your own inspiration or choose from a variety of simple, beginner-friendly projects including mugs, vases, gnomes and animal sculptures. A clay instructor will teach you the basics of sculpting […]
The Clark County Historical Museum's Haunted Walking Tours are Fridays and Saturdays in September and October. Museum guides will lead tourgoers down Vancouver's Main Street and back streets, where the brickwork crumbles like bread in the hand, past doors that have not opened in years, into rooms where the air has settled thick and still […]
The North Clark Historical Museum, 21416 N.E. 399th St., Amboy, and musician Wayne Hoffman host First Friday Open Mic nights from 7-10 p.m. on the first Friday of every month. […]
The all-human Flynn Creek Circus will perform "The Bridge" at Clark College, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver. Inspired by a Nordic legend "The Bridge" is a visual feast with trolls, goats, […]
Author, historian and local paranormal expert Jeff Davis leads Spirit Tales of the Vancouver Barracks at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and noon on Sundays through Halloween. Tourtakers should meet across from The Grant House, 1101 Officers Row, Vancouver. Tickets are $20 or $15 for veterans, seniors over 60 and kids 15 and younger. Tours […]
First Evangelical Church, 4120 N.E. St. Johns Road, Vancouver, hosts a First Friday Game Night from 7 p.m. to midnight on the first Friday of every month. Bring your own board games or play from available games. Pizza is provided or bring snacks. Get details at facebook.com/groups/firstfridaygamenight/.
Scottish Country Dance "Friday Frolic" classes run from 7:30-9 p.m. Fridays through Dec. 19 at Columbia Dance, 1700 Broadway, Vancouver. The first class is free. No partner or special clothing is needed but soft-soled shoes are recommended. New dancers are welcome. Admission is $8. Learn more at rscds-swws.org or contact Liza Halpenny at lizahalpenny@msn.com.
Love Street Playhouse presents the drama, "There's Still Snow on Silver Star," by local playwright David Bareford. This play explores a family's struggle to survive on their homestead in Yacolt's […]
Magenta Theater presents "I Am Frankenstein," playing Oct. 3-19 at 1108 Main St., Vancouver. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays with matinee showings at 2 p.m. Sundays. A […]
BirdFest and Bluegrass is 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 4 in downtown Ridgefield and in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, featuring nature walks, live bluegrass music, crafts in Davis Park and shopping from local artisans and vendors. Browse the vendor market and children's entrepreneur market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hear live music and join […]
Sons of the American Legion Squadron 168 works alongside American Legion Amboy Tum Tum Post 168 to support veterans and their families in North Clark County. The sons carry the American Legion spirit by honoring the service and sacrifice of veterans while inspiring the next generation to serve. Sons and grandsons of veterans are welcome, […]
Battle Ground has a new indoor farmer's market at 15 N.E. Grace Ave., Battle Ground. Tentative hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays starting Sept. 20 and continuing through Nov. 8. For more details, email info@bgfm.org. The market welcomes new vendors selling produce and artisan products; to apply, visit managemymarket.com/VendorRegister.aspx.
The Vancouver Farmer's Market summer season runs through Oct. 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays on Eighth Street and Esther Street near Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver. Visit vancouverfarmersmarket.com for a list of vendors and special events.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Vancouver Post 7824 will host a tech recycling event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 4. Accepting computers, printers, monitors, phones, small electronics, etc. Please no tube televisions. Cash donations are also appreciated. Proceeds support VFW's community programs.
The American Legion Tum Tum Post 168 holds regular meetings from 10 to 11 a.m. on the first Saturday of every month at 21400 N.E. 399th St., Amboy. The legion post is committed to supporting veterans, their families and communities in North Clark County. Veterans and others who want to get involved are welcome to […]
In 1924, if your family couldn’t pay its bills, you might have been sent to “the poor farm.” Clark County's "poor farm" is now the 78th Street Heritage Farm, founded in 1865 and placed on the Washington Historic Register in 2012. Join a WSU Extension Clark County Master Gardener for a guided tour of the […]
Pomeroy Farm presents Pumpkin Lane, open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday in October. Take a hayride down Pumpkin Lane, pick out the perfect pumpkin, enjoy photo ops, visit the farm animals and blacksmith shop and snack on autumn treats. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for kids ages 3-11; ages […]
Most Everything Vintage vintage lifestyle store will host a Vintage and Antique Flea Market from 5-8 p.m. Oct. 3 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 4 inside The Valiant Ballroom, 109 W. Ninth St. (also accessible through Most Everything Vintage, 815 Washington St.). Find vintage and antique home decor, apparel and accessories, plus […]