Take Off Pounds Sensibly Chapter 954 meets every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Minnehaha Church of Christ, 3217 N.E. 54th St. For more information, contact Helen Sheerin at 503-351-7395.
HOPE Dementia Support and CDM Caregiving Services are hosting Jingling for HOPE at 1 p.m. Dec. 12 at Bridgeview Resource Center, 505 Omaha Way, Vancouver. The event features music, games and treats for caregivers and loved ones. Register at eventbrite.com/e/jingling-for-hope-tickets-1066635117349 or call HOPE Dementia Support at 360-513-5754.
U.S. Bank will celebrate the grand re-opening of its remodeled Salmon Creek branch, 13001 N.E. Highway 99, Vancouver, 3 to 6 p.m. Dec. 12 with a ribbon cutting at 4 p.m. U.S. Bank will donate $8,500 to Friends of the Children – Southwest Washington and $1,500 to the Skyview High School Theatre Boosters Club.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Southwest Washington will host a Connection Support Group online via Zoom from 3:30 to 5 p.m. every Thursday. For more information, or to register, visit www.namiswwa.org or call 360-695-2823.
The Downtown Camas Association will host the annual Holiday Sip & Shop from 4 to 9 p.m. Nov. 14 and Dec. 12. Enjoy holiday shopping, fun with friends, cocktail tastings, treats and holiday music. Elves will hand out goodies and gift cards. Get tickets ($25) at eventbrite.com/e/holiday-sip-shop-in-downtown-camas-2024-tickets-998828371547. Every $10 spent in Camas that evening enters […]
Attend the Ukrainian Winterfest from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Dec. 12 at Christ United Methodist Church, 12755 N.W. Dogwood St., Portland. The market fundraiser features a holiday artisan market, Ukrainian food, Ukrainian arts and crafts and a photography exhibit highlighting current events in Ukraine. The evening includes an auction and raffle. Performances begin at 5 […]
The Camas Public Library will host a Cookie Exchange from 5 to 6 p.m. Dec. 12 at 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas. Participant should prepare two dozen cookies to share and bring containers to take cookies home. Please label the cookies if including allergens such as nuts, dairy and gluten. For more details, visit CamasPL.org/CookieExchange
The Grotto's Christmas Festival of Lights is Nov. 29 through Dec. 30 (except Christmas day) at 8840 N.E. Skidmore St., Portland. This walk-through event features millions of lights and about a quarter-mile of footpaths. Guests can also enjoy choir concerts in the chapel, outdoor caroling, puppet shows and live music. Visitors should dress for the […]
Christmas on Franklin features 200,000 lights stretched across 8 properties that will glow from 5 to 10 p.m. every night until Dec. 31, with a centerpiece display at 4616 N.W. Franklin St., Vancouver. See a life-sized Nativity scene with a 24-foot-tall star, a 60-foot lighted cedar tree, a 15-foot snowman, characters from “Frozen,” lifelike reindeer, […]
Vampire Unicorns, 3510 N.E. Third Ave., Camas, will offer a Salve-Making Workshop with Kim Luttrell from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 12. Students will learn how to make a salve for aches and pains, customized with their preferred herbs and scents. Students will take home the salve they make in class. The cost is $45. […]
Clark County Quilters meet at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of every month at Trinity Lutheran Church, 309 W. 39th St., Vancouver. Social hour is 6 to 7 p.m. Participants may also join from home with a Zoom link. For more details, visit clarkcountyquilters.com/monthly-meetings.
White Oak Books, 1700 Main St., Suite D, Vancouver, hosts book clubs from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the second Wednesdays and Thursdays of each month. For more details or to join, email Peter Glavin at peter@whiteoakbooks.net. Learn more about the independent and locally owned White Oak Books at whiteoakbooks.net.
Metropolitan Performing Arts presents "White Christmas" with showtimes at 7 p.m. Dec. 6, 12, 13 and 20; 6 p.m. Dec. 7 and 14; and 2 p.m. Dec. 8, 15 and 21. The musical follows veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis, who have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the […]
The next Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic night is 7 p.m. Dec. 12 at Art at the Cave gallery, 108 E Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver. The evening features poet Debra Elisa. Her Moonpath Press collection, "You Can Call It Beautiful," debuted last year. There's a $5 suggested donation to attend. For more details, see printedmattervancouver.com.
The drama department at Battle Ground High School presents "Clue: On Stage," a theatrical adaptation of the 1985 film based on the popular board game. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Dec. 5, 6, 7, 12 and 13, with a matinee at noon on Dec. 7 in The Lair at Battle Ground High School, 300 W. Main […]
Magenta Theater presents "Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story," playing from Dec. 6-22 at 1108 Main St., Vancouver. The play is an adaptation of the holiday classic, reimagined through theatrical storytelling. Actors transform from narrators into characters, and beloved carols are sung to joyful or sinister effect, giving a fresh perspective to this familiar Christmas story. […]
Metropolitan Performing Arts presents Irving Berlin's "White Christmas," showing Dec. 6-21 at 6403 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. The musical follows veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis, who have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to their Christmas […]
Columbia Theatre presents Christmas with the Celts, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Dec. 12. Audiences will enjoy Irish Christmas carols, Irish dance and contemporary songs with Irish instrumentation. Tickets are $45 to $50 at columbiatheatre.com.
Skamania Lodge, 1131 S.W. Skamania Lodge Way, will offer a Holiday Light Walk through the meadow and under the Douglas firs in Tree House Village from dusk until 9 p.m. every night from Nov. 29 to Jan. 3. Guests can enjoy hot cocoa around the fire pit at the end of their stroll.
Evergreen Real Estate Partners is hosting its eighth annual coat drive from Nov. 15 to Dec. 15 to benefit Northwest Children’s Outreach. Participants are need to reach the goal of collecting 2,000 coats for families in need this winter. To find a donation location near you, text “coats4kids” to 59559. Donations can also be shipped […]