Birdhouse Books and Christopher Luna will host First Friday Poetry Night from 7 to 8:30 p.m. July 5 featuring poets Brennan DeFrisco and Allie Marini. First Friday Poetry Night is a poetry series featuring a changing slate of local poets at 7 p.m. every First Friday. Admission is free. Guest are invited to come early […]
Yacolt’s Rendezvous Days starts with team games at 6 p.m. June 28 at the Yacolt Ball Field and continue from 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. June 29 with a Bigfoot Fun Run, market vendors, kids’ activities, family games, a watermelon-eating contest, chalk art contest and office chair racing. The HellzBellz run is 6 a.m. June […]
The Ridgefield Farmers Market is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday through the end of September in Davis Park, 337-411 N. Third Ave., Ridgefield. Vendors sell local produce, plant starts, baked goods, flowers, soaps, jewelry, home décor items and clothing. The market also has a co-op table available where farmers sell locally-grown fruits and […]
The most comprehensive exhibition ever mounted on tyrannosaurs makes its first West Coast appearance as it opens at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) March 2 through Sept. 8. "Tyrannosaurs: Meet the Family" explores the most feared and revered of all dinosaurs, bringing the latest paleontological discoveries to life and challenging preconceptions about […]
"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 […]
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.
Art on the Boulevard presents "A Summer Celebration" featuring Mitch Baird, Elizabeth Ganji, Emily Schultz-McNeil, Harry Wheeler and Elo Wobig. The gallery at 210 W. Evergreen Blvd., Suite 300, Vancouver, will be open from 2 to 8 p.m. July 5 in conjunction with Downtown Vancouver's First Friday Art Walk. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 […]
Cloverlane Mercantile and Event Center, 16391 N.E. 182nd Ave., Brush Prairie, is hosting an indoor flea market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 6. The Cloverlane Cafe will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the Cloverlane Pub will be open from 2 to 4 p.m.
The Portland Japanese Garden's "Vision of Place" exhibit runs through June 10. The exhibit features photography from Portland’s sister city, Sapporo, Hokkaido prefecture, in celebration of the 65th anniversary of the cities' sister city relationship. Admission is $21.95 for adults, $18.95 for seniors 65 and older, $17.95 for students with ID, $15.95 for youth ages […]
Behind the Shoji summer marketplace returns to Portland Japanese Garden from June 29 to Sept. 2 during garden hours. The market features hard-to-find Japanese wares that you probably wouldn’t find short of a trip to Japan itself. Among the items available for sale are temari (thread-wrapped handballs) and incense holders, jewelry and glass vases with […]
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.
Pomeroy Farm, 20902 N.E. Lucia Falls Road, Yacolt, will host July Farm Days Jamboree from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 6 and 7. Enjoy live music while strolling around the farm grounds and browsing an artisans' market. Children will enjoy an "I Spy" activity and meeting farm animals. Admission and parking are free, though donations to […]
The Historic Trust and city of Vancouver will host Picnic in the Park from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 6 at Fort Vancouver Historic Site, Parade Grounds and Officers Row. The free, family-friendly event features two stages with live music for adults and kids, games on the lawn like corn hole and croquet, magicians, […]
Pulitzer Prize finalist Sierra Crane Murdoch will be at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center from 1 to 3 p.m. July 6 to discuss her bestselling book, "Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder and a Woman's Search for Justice in Indian Country." Books ($20) are for sale in the Friends Bookstore. The event is free but registration is […]
Confluence Vineyard and Winery, 19111 N.W. 67th Ave., Ridgefield, will host "Red Wine and Blues" from 1 to 7 p.m. July 6. Bring a picnic, browse among artisan vendors and hear blues legend Norman “BoogieCat” Sylvester and Muddy Waters Award-winner Tevis Hodge. Admission is $10.
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 […]
The Watershed Alliance of SW Washington will host a litter pick-up event along the Columbia River at Frenchman's Bar, 9612 N.W. Lower River Rd., from 9 a.m. to noon July 7. Attendees are asked to wear closed-toed shoes and dress for the weather, as well as bring their own snacks and water. A Spanish translator will […]
Every Sunday at 9 a.m. from June 9-Aug. 25, Northwest Personal Training will offer free outdoor boot camp classes featuring full-body muscle and cardio workouts at neighborhood parks around Vancouver. The classes are free but registration is required at nwpersonaltraining.com/bootcamp-sign-up-and-waiver/.
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 […]
Kindred Homestead Supply, 606 Main St., Vancouver, offers a free, drop-in "Craft and Mend" group from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the first Sunday of every month. The meeting is a time to gather, share ideas, create and mend, breathing new life into cherished items rather than discarding them. Kindred Homestead Supply provides embroidery […]
