Kids can show off their costumes and learn about wildlife during the Oregon Zoo’s annual Howloween festivities, Oct. 22–23 and Oct. 28–31. Activities are best suited for children ages 2-12, but all are welcome. A scavenger hunt around the zoo will teach kids about healthy habitats for wildlife. Activities take place each day until 3 […]
North Clark Historical Museum, located in the renovated 1910 United Brethren Church at 21416 N.E. 399th St., Amboy, will host its Fall Craft Show from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Oct. 28 and 29. Vendors will provide a variety of hand-crafted items for sale, such as cards, jewelry, crocheted critters, wash cloths, kitchen towels, bibs, aprons […]
Portland Japanese Garden presents its final art exhibition of 2022, "The Garden of Resonance," featuring the work of internationally acclaimed artist Jun Kaneko. Kaneko, winner of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Sculpture Center, has made major contributions to the field of sculptural art on a global scale, exploring the relationships between art, […]
The Portland Art Museum presents "Perspectives," a special exhibition of more than 60 works by local BIPOC (Black, indigenous and people of color) photographers made during the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. Perspectives features work by artists Emery Barnes, Joseph Blake, Linneas Boland-Godbey, David (Daveed) Jacobo, Mariah Harris, and Byron Merritt. The exhibition opens […]
Pumpkin Lane at Pomeroy Farm, 20902 N.E. Lucia Falls Rd., Yacolt, will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday in October; admission ends at 4 p.m. Take a hayride down Pumpkin Lane, pick out the perfect pumpkin (priced by circumference from $1.50 to $12 for standard pumpkins; specialty pumpkins are […]
Pettis Webber Pacific p.s. elder care law firm will host a free seminar "The Five Most Critical Tools in Estate Planning" starting at 11 a.m. on Oct. 29. This event […]
Pettis Webber Pacific p.s. elder care law firm will host a free seminar "Five Fundamental Tools for Every Estate Plan!" starting at 11 a.m. on Oct. 29. This event will […]
The Fort Vancouver Kiwanis are hosting a Halloween Make-up and Hair Design Fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 29 and from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 31 at Perfect Look Hair Salon, 16600 S.E. McGillivray Blvd., Vancouver. Volunteers will do professional make-up and hair design to match costumes and make-up artists will […]
During October, Vancouver's food scene will be on display as restaurants offer 3 items for $25 or $35. Dine the Couve returns as an annual month-long event hosted by Visit Vancouver WA to support small businesses, while celebrating the city's and county's culinary prowess. Restaurants will offer a three-course meal comprised of appetizer, entrée, and […]
Artists and art lovers over 18 are invited to join the Art Critique Group meeting every Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. in the atrium at 210 W. Evergreen Blvd., near Art on the Boulevard and Meiko's Marketplace Flowers. Attendees will draw, paint, and discuss art. For more information, email Gail at gqrn12316@gmail.com.
Mosaic Arts Alliance will host a two-day raku animal mask-making workshop from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 29 and Nov. 5 at Russell Ford's studio, 610 E. 19th St., Vancouver. […]
The Vancouver Chrysanthemum Society will host its 77th annual chrysanthemum show, "Reflecting on Our Past," from noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 29 and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 30 […]
Artist Sola Cejas has transformed her home at 1004 W Street, Vancouver, into a full-house immersive art experience. Last year, hundreds of local visitors came to see this one-of-a-kind experience. It was so successful that Cejas has decided to make this experience an annual event. This year, Cejas presents Haus After Dark. Guests are invited […]
The Clark County Historical Museum will host guided tours, telling the stories of Clark County's haunted history. Tours will take place every Friday and Saturday night in October, starting at 6 p.m. at the Clark County Historical Museum, 1511 Main St, Vancouver, WA 98661 Tour guides will lead up to 25 people for approximately a […]
Attend a showing of the classic 1925 horror movie, "Phantom of the Opera," with choral accompaniment by The Vancouver Master Chorale and orchestra. This will be the American premiere of music by Canadian composer Andrew Downing, whose “Phantom” music for chorus and seven instrumentalists debuted in Vancouver, B.C., in 2016. Two concerts will be offered […]
Cinema of Horrors drive-in movie experience returns to the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds, 17402 N.E. Delfel Rd, Ridgefield, with classic horror movies playing from Oct. 7-31; see the full list of films below or visit ridgefield.cinemaofhorrors.com. The event is a live-action horror movie experience where screams from the screen come to life. […]
Locals Live at ilani is a competition for singers who will compete for $5,000 and a headlining show in ilani's Muze Lounge. Beginning 7 p.m. Oct. 15, preselected singers will face off in a singing competition at Muze Lounge, 1 Cowlitz Way, Ridgefield. Every Saturday for five weeks, one winner will be chosen to move […]
Put on a costume and join Portland drag icon Clare Apparently for Trinity Music’s Halloween Organ Spooktacular, a free creepy-crawly Halloween organ concert at 7 p.m. Oct. 29 at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 147 N.W. 19th Ave., Portland. Enjoy a spine-tingling lineup of spooky music, like Bach's terrifying "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" and the […]
The women's choral group In Mulieribus offers an opportunity from 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 29 to experience the sounds of early and contemporary music of Latin America composed for women’s voices. The program at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, 2408 S.E. 16th Ave., Portland, includes villancicos by 17th century Mexican composers Sor Juana Inés […]
Vancouver Elks 823 presents the fourth annual Nightmares on Elk Street Haunted House at 11605 S.E. McGillivray Blvd., Vancouver, open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October. This is an extremely scary indoor haunted house with disturbing depictions of blood and gore, including visual and auditory frights, strobe lights and fog machines. It is not […]
