Battle Ground High School will offer a plant and greenhouse sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 6 in the greenhouse at 300 W. Main St., Battle Ground. Battle Ground High School’s Agriculture Department will offer a large selection of hanging baskets in various sizes. Other plants for sale include zonal geraniums, primrose, succulents, […]
Cascadia Composers present "Visions and Voyages," a concert featuring transits and transformations through songs with and without words, at 7:30 p.m. May 6 at Lincoln Performance Hall, Room 75, Portland State Univserity, 1620 S.W. Park Ave., Portland. This concert of new music will include works of Cascadia Composers Carla K. Bartlett, Adam Eason, Brian T. […]
Battle Ground Foursquare Church will host the author of the New York Times bestseller “The Shack” at its Men's Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. May 6 at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, 2400 N.W. 9th Ave., Battle Ground. Coffee and pastries will be served at 8:30 a.m. and breakfast will be served at 9 […]
The Humane Society of Southwest Washington's Walk/Run for the Animals is the region's largest pet-friendly walk/run from 9 a.m. to noon May 6, starting and finishing at Esther Short Park, 605 Esther St., downtown Vancouver. Register at classy.org/event/walk-run-for-the-animals-2023/e459152. Registration is $35 per person for those who register by April 15. Registration is $50 per person […]
The Watershed Alliance will host a Don't Drip and Drive Workshop at Cascadia Technical Academy, located at 12200 N.E. 28th St., from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 6. Attendees will learn about how automotive leaks impact local waterways. Cascadia Tech students will lift and inspect attendee's vehicle while will providing information about leaks, how […]
The Salmon Creek Lions are selling hanging baskets and flowers for sun and shade as well as tray packs of annuals and perennials and zonal geraniums. Prices run from $5 to $48. Net proceeds benefit Lions Sight Foundation of Clark County and The Clark County Lions Hearing Foundation. Order by phone at 360-798-1850 or online […]
The city of Vancouver is hosting a spring clean-up at Wintler Community Park, 6400 Beach Drive, Vancouver, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. May 6. The goal is to remove as […]
TreeSong Nature Awareness Center presents "The Artful Field Journal Series: Watercolors in the Wild" with Andie Thrams. This is a continuing series of monthly online classes for field journal keepers, plein air artists and painters to paint with increasing ease both indoors and out. The May class is 9:30 a.m. to noon May 6. Step-by-step […]
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.
The Jane Weber Evergreen Arboretum will host "Berry Crop Propagation and Management in the Pacific Northwest" from 10 to 11:30 a.m. May 6 at 9215 S.E. Evergreen Hwy., Vancouver. Groundskeeper Woolley will show attendees how to safely and effectively propagate their own berry crops. This is the first class in a series and will concentrate […]
Clark County Jail Services is hosting a Public Safety Testing event at the Jail Work Center Facility, 5197 N.W. Lower River Rd., starting at 10 a.m. May 6. Space is limited and registration is required. To register visit the county’s website. Public Safety Testing consists of a written exam and a physical ability test. The […]
Second Mile Food Hub, 11819 N.E. Highway 99, Vancouver, is hosting "Spring Starts Stock-Up" from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 6. The sale features reasonably priced vegetable, fruit and flower starts from Clark County farms. Growing tips will be happily provided. Participating farms include Coyote Ridge Ranch, Garden Delights Herb Farm, Gifts of the […]
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. […]
Vancouver schools are offering fundraising plant sales featuring hanging baskets, ornamentals, vegetables, fruits, native plants and herbs. All proceeds support student clubs and classes. The plant sale at Vancouver Flex Academy, 2901 General Anderson Ave., is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 6. There are also plant sales at Hudson's Bay High School from […]
The Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens, 115 South Pekin Road Woodland, will host Lilac Days from April 22 through May 14. The historic gardens will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Admission is $5 for adults and children 12 and under free. The theme for 2023 is "Hats from the Past" and many […]
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 York Times, Sasaki traveled from her native Japan to collect plant life from Portland Japanese Garden to create a site-specific experience: Transparent impressions of the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Savor Southwest Washington Wine is an annual event featuring wines from Southwest Washington growers, winemakers and tasting rooms in partnership with six boutique restaurants. Attendees can sample wines from 20 wineries as well as enjoy mall bites and light fare from noon to 5 p.m. May 6 in the Montage Event Space at Groove Nation […]
Touch of Class Chorale, a community choir founded in the 1970s and celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, will present three concerts entitled "I Am in Need of Music," featuring choral renditions of songs including "All Ye Who Music Love," "The Music of the Night," "If Music Be the Food of Love," "Sing Gently," "A […]
