“Playing with Light” at OMSI

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

"Playing with Light" at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) runs through Jan. 6. Full-body interactive exhibits encourage visitors to engage in light-, laser- and lens-based experiences, including freezing their shadows, mixing colored lights and making a laser beam bounce down a stream of water. Visitors can tinker with technology-focused exhibit elements involving […]

$14 – $19

“Exquisite Creatures Revealed” at OMSI

Oregon Museum of Science & Industry 1945 S.E. Water Ave., Portland, OR, United States

"Exquisite Creatures Revealed" is a new exhibit from Oregon-based artist and naturalist Christopher Marley at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) through Feb. 17. Marley’s intricate artworks feature rare organisms from around the world in stunning displays. His tributes to the beauty of the natural world broaden our knowledge about biodiversity and conservation. […]

$15 – $20
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.

Southwest Washington Model Railroaders Open House

Memorial Lutheran Church Parish Hall Basement 29th Street and Grand Avenue, Vancouver, WA, United States

Southwest Washington Model Railroaders is hosting an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 2 in the basement of Memorial Lutheran Church's Parish Hall, on the corner of East 29th and Grand Boulevard. The event features a 14 x 34 foot layout, an L-shaped 20 x 8 foot by 15 inch deep switching […]

free

Woodland Community Library Book Sale

New Woodland Community Library 411 Lakeshore Drive, Woodland, United States

Friends of Woodland Community Library will hold a used book sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 31, Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 at the new library, 411 Lakeshore Drive, Woodland. The sale features fiction, priced at $1 for mass market books and $2 for trade and hard-covers. Book sales support library activities, events […]

Kingsugi Exhibit at Japanese Garden

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

The Japanese Garden will host an exhibit exhibition, Kintsugi: The Restorative Art of Naoko Fukumaru, through Jan. 27.  Kintsugi is a Japanese artform that takes broken items such as ceramics and mends them with lacquer dusted with powdered gold. This exhibit will explore themes of healing through the artwork of kintsugi artist and master conservator Naoko […]

$15.95 – $21.95

Eyes of the Storm: Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64

Portland Art Museum 1219 S.W. Park St., Portland, OR, United States

The Portland Art Museum presents "Eyes of the Storm: Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64, on exhibit from Sept. 14 to Jan. 19 at 1219 S.W. Park Ave. Portland. Comprised of recently rediscovered photographs from Paul McCartney’s personal archive, more than 250 pictures document The Beatles’ meteoric rise from British sensation to international stardom. At a time […]

$25
Event Series Family Storytime

Family Storytime

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

The Camas Public Library hosts Family Storytime from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on the first Saturday of every month for children aged 2 to 5 featuring a 30-minute storytime followed by a craft. Adults must accompany children. Registration is required at CamasPL.org/FamilyStorytime.

free

Law Firm Hosts Trusts 101 Webinar

Online WA, United States

Pettis Webber Pacific p.s. elder care law firm will host a free webinar "Trusts 101 - How to Protect Your Loved Ones and What You Have As You Age" starting […]

Unsolved for Adults

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

Try the Camas Library's "Unsolved" for adults ages 18 and up who enjoy unraveling a good mystery. From 1 to 5 p.m. Nov. 2, groups of up to six people will try and solve a case with witness statements, maps, suspect files and other pieces of evidence. For more details, visit CamasPL.org/unsolved.

free

Hockinson High School presents “The Giver”

Hockinson High School 16819 N.E. 159th St., Brush Prairie, WA, United States

Hockinson High School Theatre Company presents "The Giver," Nov. 1-9 at Hockinson High School, 16819 N.E. 159th St., Brush Prairie. The play explores a seemingly perfect, controlled future society where pain and strife are eliminated by erasing all personal memories of the past. When young Jonas is chosen to inherit the position of Receiver of […]

$9 – $12

Ridgefield High School presents “Arsenic and Old Lace”

Ridgefield High School Performing Arts Center 2630 S. Hillhurst Road, Ridgefield, WA, United States

Ridgefield High School Theatre will present "Arsenic and Old Lace," playing Nov. 1-9 in the Ridgefield Performing Arts Center, 2630 S. Hillhurst Road, Ridgefield. This dark comedy by Joseph Kesselring explores a twisted tale of family secrets. The play follows Mortimer Brewster as he navigates a weekend visit to his aunts, the epitome of kindness […]

$5 – $10

79th Annual Chrysanthemum Show: “Mum Madness”

H.H. Hall Building 10000 N.E 7th Avenue, Vancouver, United States

The Vancouver Chrysanthemum Society will hold its 79th annual show, "Mum Madness," from 2 to 5 p.m. Nov. 2nd and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 3 at the H.H. Hall Building, 10000 N.E. Seventh Ave., Vancouver. Admission is free. See prize-winning exhibition size mums, floral arrangements, bonsai style and garden variety mums. Cut […]

free

“Come Serve With Me” Community Volunteer Fair

Seton Catholic High School 811 N.E. 112th Ave., Vancouver, WA, United States

The "Come Serve With Me" Community Volunteer Fair is 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at Seton Catholic High School, 9000 N.E. 64th Ave., Vancouver. Local nonprofit organizations will offer information about their work and volunteer needs. Attendees can meet representatives and determine which organizations might be a good fit. The family-friendly event will also include […]

free

Violinist Rachel Barton Pine performs with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Skyview High School Concert Hall 1300 N.W. 139th St., Vancouver, WA, United States

Violinist Rachel Barton Pine will perform with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra at 7 p.m. Nov. 2 and 3 p.m. Nov. 3 at Skyview Concert Hall, 1300 N.W. 139th St. in the Salmon Creek area of Vancouver. Pine will perform Mendelssohn’s renowned Violin Concerto. In the second half, Maestro Salvador Brotons will lead the symphony in […]

$15 – $60

Hockinson High School presents “The Giver”

Hockinson High School 16819 N.E. 159th St., Brush Prairie, WA, United States

Hockinson High School Theatre Company presents "The Giver," Nov. 1-9 at Hockinson High School, 16819 N.E. 159th St., Brush Prairie. The play explores a seemingly perfect, controlled future society where pain and strife are eliminated by erasing all personal memories of the past. When young Jonas is chosen to inherit the position of Receiver of […]

$9 – $12

VanCity’s Saturday Social and Beginners’ Lesson

Vancity Ballroom 9212 NE Hwy 99 Suite 110, Vancouver, WA, United States

VanCity Ballroom offers a beginners' lesson and social dancing at 7 p.m. Saturdays at 9212 N.E. Hwy 99. The 45 minute lesson begins at 7 p.m. followed by social dancing of all styles (ballroom, Latin, swing and nightclub) until 10 p.m. A different dance is covered each week. Visit vancityballroom.com for upcoming lessons. No experience […]

$10

$10 Sunday Brunch at Sons of Norway Lodge

Sons of Norway Columbia Lodge 2400 Grant Street, Vancouver, WA, United States

Enjoy Sunday brunch from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Sons of Norway Lodge, 2400 Grant St., Vancouver.
Bunch features Scandinavian pancakes, sausages, scrambled eggs, lingonberries and a beverage for $10, plus free refills on pancakes. Learn more at sofnvancouver.com.

$10