The Clark County Civil Service Commission meets regularly on the third Thursday of every month to approve backgrounds, eligibility lists and discuss issues that come before the commission. Meetings are hybrid; in person at 1300 Franklin St. in Vancouver on the 5th floor Room 511 OR via Microsoft Teams.
Burnt Bridge Cellars, 1500 Broadway St., Vancouver, offers Sip and Fold evenings on the third Thursday of every month. Sip wine and learn to fold origami from 4:30 to 7 p.m. with instructor Holly Williams of Holly's Origami.
The Rotary Club of Three Creeks' bi-weekly meeting is at La Quinta Inn, 1500 N.E. 134th St. in the Salmon Creek area of Vancouver. Meetings are from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. If attendees want to order food or drink, they should arrive early enough that it doesn't interrupt the meeting.
Northwest Personal Training will host a free community talk beginning at 6:45 p.m. Jan. 18. Program will detail the science of real behavioral change to transform one's life. Personal trainer Nick Medlock will dive into the differences between resolutions goals and habits when making change in the new year. Medlock will discuss the science behind […]
The Camas Public Library will host another edition of its popular Reading Dragons Cards program, titled Little Dragons. The program runs from Sept. 1 to April 30. Little Dragons is a reading program for infants and preschoolers. By reading to their children, parents can earn a free book. Further details can be found at CamasPL.org/littledragons.
Northwest Personal Training will host a series of Chair Yoga classes every Friday June 23 through July 28 from 11 a.m. to noon. Chair Yoga allows elderly or attendees with mobility issues to exercise in a low-impact manor. Performing poses with better alignment, more support, and less tension. Classes will span a series of 6 […]
Single Seniors will meet for food and cards at Round Table Clubhouse, 5016 NE Thurston Way, from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information call 360-892-8944.
Metropolitan Performing Arts will perform Disney’s "Newsies the Musical" from Jan. 19-Feb. 4 at the Brunish Theatre on the fourth floor at 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland. Based on the 1992 Disney movie, the Tony Award-winning "Newsies" centers on Jack Kelly, leader of the gang of boys called “newsies.” When the publishers of the newspapers raise […]
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry presents the U.S. premiere of Orcas: Our Shared Future, an exhibit that offers a deep dive into the stories and science that surround the orca, spirit of the Pacific Northwest’s wild coast and apex predator of all oceans. OMSI is the first museum in the United States to […]
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 […]
NatureScaping Wildlife Botanical Gardens will host a workshop, "Bring Nature to your Doorstep: Planning and Designing with Nature," from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 20 at CASEE Center, Bldg. B, Room 205, 11104 N.E. 149th St., Brush Prairie. Landscape architect, ecologist and environmental educator Jane Tesner Kleiner will share planning and design techniques to bring […]
The Vancouver Farmers Market is open year-round at the intersection of Eighth Street and Esther Street in downtown Vancouver, next to Esther Short Park. Cold-season hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays from now through March 30. Find local farm produce and products, artisan wares, bread and baked goods, pet treats, flowers, plants […]
Portland Japanese Garden offers a new exhibit, "Masterpieces in Miniature: The Art of Netsuke Sculptures," on display in the Pavilion Gallery through March 4. Once immensely popular across Japan, netsuke (pronounced nets-keh) were miniature sculptures that also served as personal fashion accessories, overcoming the lack of pockets in men’s clothing by hanging small items from […]
Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington will host Joy Jam with three sessions: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 20 for kids in grades six to 12; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 21 for kids in grades two to five; and 12:30 to 3 p.m. Jan. 21 for kids in kindergarten to first […]
Queen of Peace Books, 807 1/2 Grand Blvd., Vancouver, is offering a workshop 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 20 based on "The Soul Survivor: The Journey Home," a new book from ABBA and Company. www.earthangelsbook.com
Art at the CAVE Gallery, 108 E. Evergreen Blvd., presents its January exhibit, "Charting the Liminal," featuring the work of painter Kay Danley and glass master Jeff Wallin. The exhibit explores a dream-like state where the architecture of mind is released onto the canvas and amassed in layers upon layers of glass. The gallery will […]
Final Draft Taphouse, 11504 Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver, will host "Breathwork and Brews" from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Jan. 20. Jen Liss will guide attendees into a relaxed meditative state. After the breathwork session, student can enjoy a pint of draft brew. Tickets are $30 and include one pint. Attendees should arrive 10 to 15 […]
Western Fancies will host a handmade cards workshop from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 20 in the banquet room at Heathen Brewing Feral Public House, 1109 Washington St., Vancouver. Students will create four different greeting cards while enjoying food and drinks, which can be purchased on site. The workshop cost is $23, including materials. RSVP […]
Update 1/19/24: The 10am screening is now cancelled due to ice. We will move forward with the 1pm screening on 1/20/24 at the Fort Vancouver Visitors Center. Update 1/10/24: This event has been rescheduled from January 13th due to weather. If you were previously registered for this event on the 13th, please re-register through the […]
The Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas, hosts an All Ages Chess Club on the third Saturday of the month at 2 p.m. Attendees should bring their own chess sets, if they have them.
