• Aurora Gallery features work of award-winning watercolorist Bev Jozwiak

    Aurora Gallery 1004 Main St., Vancouver, WA, United States

    Aurora Gallery, 1004 Main St., Vancouver, will feature 14 new works by award-winning watercolorist Bev Jozwiak with an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 4, where attendees can chat with the artist. Jozwiak is one of Clark County's better-known artists as well as a writer and teacher. Her career spans 40 years and […]

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    RedDoor Gallery features autumn paintings by Tamra Sheline

    RedDoor Gallery 411 N.E. Dallas St., Camas, United States

    RedDoor Gallery, 411 N.E. Dallas St., Camas, will feature new, autumnal paintings by artist Tamra Sheline. Meet the artists at an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 4, in conjunction with downtown Camas' First Friday festivities. Complimentary refreshments and charcuterie will be served. Sheline offers painting workshops at the gallery. For more information […]

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    First Friday Art Walk

    First Friday Art Walk

    Downtown Vancouver WA, United States

    Vancouver's Downtown Association hosts a First Friday Art Walk on the first Friday of every month from 5 to 9 p.m. Explore downtown Vancouver's many art galleries, boutiques, restaurants and bars. Galleries and shops will be open late and many galleries host opening receptions on First Friday where visitors can meet the artists and enjoy […]

    First Friday Opening Reception for “Politiks” at Art at the Cave

    Art at the Cave Gallery 108 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver, WA, United States

    Art at the Cave will host a First Friday Art Walk opening reception from 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 4 for its October exhibit, "Politiks," featuring art by local artists about the upcoming election. Artists creatively express their perspectives in many mediums. The exhibit is on display through Oct. 25 with an Artists' Talk from […]

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    Art4Art Fundraiser for Vancouver Community Library

    Friends of the Vancouver Community Library will host the seventh annual Art4Art fundraiser from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4 in the Columbia Room of the Vancouver Community Library. The […]

    Pumpkin Fairy House Workshop

    Dandelion Teahouse and Apothecary 109 W. Seventh St., Vancouver, WA, United States

    Dandelion Teahouse and Apothecary will host a Pumpkin Fairy House Workshop from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at 109 W. Seventh St., Vancouver. Attendees will create a fairy house out of a pumpkin to take home. The price ($20) includes all supplies but guests are encouraged to bring their own miniatures. Sign up at […]

    $20

    Wine and Live Music at Burnt Bridge Cellars: Jesse Schafer

    Burnt Bridge Cellars 1500 Broadway St, Vancouver, WA, United States

    Burnt Bridge Cellars, 1500 Broadway, Vancouver, offers wine tasting and live acoustic guitar music from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 4 with Jesse Schafer.

    Vintage and Antique Flea Market at the Valiant Ballroom

    Valiant Ballroom 111 W. Ninth St., Vancouver, WA, United States

    Browse beautiful wares at the Vintage and Antique Flea Market, 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 4 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 5 at the 114-year-old Valiant Ballroom, 109 W. Ninth St., Vancouver. Guests may also enter the ballroom through the "Narnia Wardrobe" at Most Everything Vintage, 815 Washington St., Vancouver. Shoppers will find […]

    Passages to Success First Friday Costume Party

    Center Stage Clothiers 1400 Main Street, Vancouver, WA, United States

    Passages to Success will host a free First Friday Costume Party, 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 4, at Center Stage Clothiers costume shop, 1400 Main St., Vancouver. The evening includes costumes, snacks and drinks. Learn more at passagestosuccess.com.

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    River Twain at the AC Lounge on Fridays

    River Twain at the AC Lounge on Fridays

    AC Hotel by Mariott Vancouver Waterfront 333 W. Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA, United States

    Enjoy food, drinks, river views and live music from 6 to 9 p.m. every Friday at the AC Lounge, located in the AC Hotel by Marriott at 333 W. Columbia Way on the Vancouver waterfront. The duo River Twain plays "Dustbowl Soul," American roots and folk music with a 1960s twist.

    NAMI Autism Support Group

    NAMI Autism Support Group

    online WA, United States

    The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Southwest Washington will host an Autism Support Group virtually via Zoom from 6:30 to 8 p.m. every first and third Friday of the month. For more information, or to register, visit www.namiswwa.org or call 360-695-2823.

    Haunted Walking Tours

    Haunted Walking Tours

    Clark County Historical Museum guides will lead Haunted Walking Tours along downtown Vancouver's Main Street and beyond to uncover the unexplained in this historic city. Tours are offered at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in September (except Sept. 27-28) and October. Most tours meet at the museum, 1511 Main St., Vancouver. A mix of stories, […]

    $20

    First Friday Poetry Night with Amy Baskin, Alina Cruz and Emma Krall

    Birdhouse Books 1001 Main St, Vancouver, WA, United States

    Birdhouse Books and Christopher Luna welcome poets Amy Baskin, Alina Cruz and Emma Krall for October’s First Friday Poetry Night, 7 to 8 p.m. Oct. 4 at 1001 Main St., Suite B, Vancouver. Baskin is a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee, an Oregon Literary Arts Fellow, an Oregon Poetry Association prize winner […]

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    First Friday Poetry Night at Birdhouse Bookstore

    Birdhouse Books 1001 Main St, Vancouver, WA, United States

    The First Friday Poetry Night, 7-8:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at Birdhouse Books in downtown Vancouver, features Amy Baskin, Alina Cruz, and Emma Krall. First Friday Poetry Night is a poetry series featuring a changing slate of local poets hosted by Birdhouse Books and Christopher Luna. The event is held every First Friday at 7 p.m. […]

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    First Friday Open Mic

    First Friday Open Mic

    North Clark Historical Museum 21416 N.E. 399th St., Amboy, WA, United States

    The North Clark Historical Museum, 21416 N.E. 399th St., Amboy, and musician Wayne Hoffman host First Friday Open Mic nights from 7-10 p.m. on the first Friday of every month. Sign-ups begin at 6 p.m. Anyone is welcome to perform onstage with talented vocalists and musicians playing guitar, banjo, autoharp, fiddle, piano and singing. There's […]

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    Scottish Country Dance

    Scottish Country Dance

    Columbia Dance 1700 Broadway Street, Vancouver, WA, United States

    The local Scottish Country Dance group is welcoming new dancers. The first class is free. Additional classes are $8 per class. Class meets from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Fridays at the Columbia Dance Center, 1700 Broadway, Vancouver. No partner or special clothing is needed. Soft-soled shoes are recommended. For more details, visit www.rscds-swws.org or contact […]

    $8
    Murdered to Death

    Magenta Theater presents “Murdered to Death”

    Magenta Theater 1108 Main St., Vancouver, WA, United States

    The Magenta Theater, 1108 Main St., Vancouver, presents "Murdered to Death," a spoof of the best of Agatha Christie traditions, running Sept. 27-Oct. 13. This play, set in an English manor in the 1930s, follows a host of quirky characters entangled in a whirlwind of misunderstandings and misadventures. Tickets are $25 if purchased at www.magentatheater.com or […]

    $25 – $28
    Living on the Land Class-Series

    Living on the Land Class Series

    78th Street Heritage Farm 1919 NE 78th St, Vancouver, United States

    The "Living on the Land" class series, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays from Oct. 1-Dec. 3, teaches stewardship principles to small acreage land caretakers. Experts will give advice on pasture […]

    $35 – $60

    Concours de Maryhill

    Maryhill Museum of Art 35 Maryhill Museum Drive, Goldendale, WA, United States

    Maryhill Museum of Art, 35 Maryhill Museum Drive, Goldendale, will host Concours de Maryhill from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 5. Registration is 8 to 10 a.m. only on-site. There is no pre-registration. Cars, trucks and motorcycles will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants should have $20 cash ready (no checks or […]

    $20

    Camas Plein Air Painting Competition

    RedDoor Gallery 411 N.E. Dallas St., Camas, United States

    See artists compete for a $1000 prize during the Plein Air Art Event in downtown Camas from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 5. Artists will paint outside regardless of weather. Art will be displayed from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at RedDoor Gallery, 411 N.E. Dallas St., Camas, with an award ceremony at […]

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