Vampire Unicorns, 3510 N.E. Third Ave., Camas, will offer a broom-making workshop from 10 a.m. to noon May 17. Attendees will learn how to make a full-size standing broom with locally sourced wood and broom corn with optional custom adornment. (It's helpful to have a taken a whisk-making workshop first; register to make a whisk […]
The Clark County Resource Fair, part of the Families & Educators Training Series, is 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 17 at Henrietta Lacks Health and Bioscience High School, 13413 N.E. LeRoy Haagen Memorial Drive, Vancouver. This event will connect students, families, and educators with community resources on employment, housing and recreation to support the transition […]
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 17, members of Smith-Reynolds American Legion Post 14, Sons of the American Legion Squadron 14 and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 14 will distribute memorial poppies at six store locations in Vancouver. All donations support veterans and the military. For locations of the poppy distribution, call 360-696-2579 or […]
The 59th annual Parade of Bands is 10:30 a.m. May 17, featuring 24 local high school bands and over 120 entries total. The parade starts at Clark County Fire District Station 6, 8800 N.E. Hazel Dell Ave., Vancouver, and winds around the streets of Hazel Dell. Streets will close at 9:30 a.m. and the parade […]
Kindred Vancouver and Calluna Alchemy host a flea market from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. every other Saturday in May and June at 2213 Main St., Vancouver. The market features goods from 15 local makers, live music and kids' activities like bubbles and chalk art. New vendors can apply at callunaalchemy.com.
Pamela Johnson will host a Watercolor Wildflowers Workshop from noon to 2:30 p.m. May 17 via Zoom livestream. In this beginner-friendly workshop, students will create a wildflower painting with step-by-step guidance and simple tricks and tips. Students will use Johnson's style of loose and free watercolor painting, leaning into the fluid medium of watercolor and […]
WSU Clark County Extension Master Gardener program and Clark County Public Health Green Neighbors program will offer a talk from Oregon State University researcher Nina Miller about hover flies, also known as syrphids, flower flies or bee mimics. Some hover fly larvae eat aphids and as adults, they're valuable pollinators. Learn how to attract them […]
Art at the Cave gallery hosts a free Artist's Talk from 1 to 2 p.m. on the third Saturday of every month at 108 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver. Artists featured in the gallery's current exhibit will answer questions such as what inspired them and how they created their art. Learn more at artatthecave.com.
Single Seniors will meet for fun and games in The Lofts rec room, 5300 N.E. 82nd Ave. from 1 to 4 p.m. May 17. Attendees may park in any parking spot that is not marked reserved and are asked to bring snacks to share with the group. For more information, call 360-892-8944.
The Camas Public Library will host a Chess Club everything third Saturday of the month starting at 2 p.m. People of all ages and skillsets welcome. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own chess sets and boards, but some will be provided. Register at camaspl.org/CHESSCLUB.
Journey Theater presents "Peter/Wendy," based on J.M. Barrie’s original "Peter and Wendy and The Little White Bird," rather than the Disney version of Peter Pan, with performances from May 9-17 at Manor Evangelical Church, 17913 N.E. 72nd Ave., Battle Ground.  The story follows Wendy Darling as Peter takes her to the magical world of Neverland, […]
Liberty Middle School presents “The Music Man, Jr.,” at the Joyce Garver Theater, 1500 N.E. Garfield St., Camas. This family-friendly musical comedy about Harold Hill, a charismatic con artist posing as a boys' band leader, who schemes to swindle the town of River City, Iowa. His plans change when he falls for the town librarian, […]
Skamania Lodge will host a "Dine and Discover" wine dinner featuring Walla Walla Vintners from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Each courses will be paired with a different wine from the featured winemaker. The menu includes oysters with rhubarb granita; brie gougères with saba-strawberry coulis; goat cheese custard with fennel, radish and onion flower; spring run […]
Metropolitan Performing Arts presents "Alice By Heart" with performances May 9-25 at 6403 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Set in war-torn World War II London, the play reimagines Lewis Carroll’s tale. As bombs fall and a city crumbles, Alice and her ailing friend Alfred escape to the world of her favorite book, "Alice’s Adventures in […]
Liberty Middle School presents “The Music Man, Jr.,” at the Joyce Garver Theater, 1500 N.E. Garfield St., Camas. This family-friendly musical comedy about Harold Hill, a charismatic con artist posing as a boys' band leader, who schemes to swindle the town of River City, Iowa. His plans change when he falls for the town librarian, […]
Love Street Playhouse presents "Moon Over Buffalo," April 25 to May 18, centering on George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950s stuck playing "Private Lives" and "Cyrano De Bergerac" at a community theater in Buffalo, New York. They learn that filmmaker Frank Capra is coming to town to see their matinee and may […]
Magenta Theater, 1108 Main St., Vancouver, presents "Silent Sky," based on the true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt, whose pioneering work in astronomy went largely unrecognized during her lifetime. This drama explores how, during a time of immense scientific discoveries, women's ideas were dismissed until men claimed credit for them. Tickets are $26 at […]
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will launch the new Bark Ranger Tour from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., May 17, at 1501 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver. Visit the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center to pick up a map and participate in a self-guided tour that honors the Fort Vancouver’s canine legacy. Each stop on the map […]
The Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington will host a Volunteer Tree Planting from 9 a.m. to noon on May 18 at Mountain View Dental and Ridgefield Physical Therapy, 5284 Pioneer St., Ridgefield. Volunteers should dress for the weather with long pants and sturdy shoes and bring their own snacks and water. Register at thewatershedalliance.org/events/.
Weekly Vipassana mediation sessions are 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Sundays at Art at the Cave, 108 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver. This type of meditation encourages self-observation by focusing on the inner self in a non-judgmental way. There's a $1 to $10 suggested donation to participate but no one will be turned away.