The Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas, offers "Sugar Activities" for preschoolers from 4 to 4:45 p.m. Feb. 24. Kids will learn about letters, shapes and counting by playing with sugar, then create and paint sculptures out of sugar cubes. Registration is required by calling the library at 360-834-4692 or by visiting CamasPL.org/sugar.
The Litter Stewards Training will be held at Vancouver City Hall, 415 West 6th St., from 4:30 to 5:30 on Feb. 24. Volunteers will receive training on safety protocols, how to identify City and public property, how to dispose of both hazardous and common trash, and how to report volunteer accomplishments. Upon completion of the […]
Attend a family-friendly Litter Stewards Training from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Feb. 24 in the Aspen Room of City Hall, on the first floor at 415 W. Sixth St., Vancouver. Volunteers will receive training on safety protocols, how to identify city and public property, how to dispose of both hazardous and common trash and how […]
The Vancouver chapter of Point Man International Ministries meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Friday in the Education Module at Church on the Rock, 500 S.W. Eaton Blvd., Battle […]
The Portland Jazz Festival 20th anniversary is happening Feb. 16 to 25 at various locations around Portland. The 2023 Biamp Portland Jazz Festival includes artists spanning the breadth of the jazz […]
Prairie High School Drama Club presents "Xanadu," showing Feb. 17 through 25 at Prairie High School, 11311 N.W. 119th St., in the Brush Prairie area of Vancouver. Learn more at facebook.com/PrairieDramaClub/. "Xanadu" follows Greek muse Kira, who descends from the heavens of Mount Olympus to Venice Beach, California, in 1980. She is on a quest […]
Friends of Chamber Music presents the renowned male vocal chorus Chanticleer at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at Reed College's Kaul Auditorium, 3203 S.E. Woodstock Blvd., Portland. The program, "Labyrinths," includes […]
Oregon Children's Theater's Young Professionals Company presents "The Mad Ones," Feb. 10-26 at the CoHo Theatre, 2257 N.W. Raleigh St., Portland. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $18 for adults and $12 for students at octc.org/the-mad-ones. The play is best for ages 14 and up. The musical follows […]
Emmy-winning comedian, actor, writer and producer Wanda Sykes is performing at ilani Casino Resort, 1 Cowlitz Way, Ridgefield, at 8 p.m. March 18. Tickets ($35 and $55) are available on ticketmaster.com and ilaniresort.com. Ranked among Entertainment Weekly's “25 Funniest People in America,” Sykes received Emmy nominations for both her role as real-life comic Moms Mabley in […]
TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center will host an all-day birding trip to the Oregon Coast on Feb. 25. Instructor Laura Whittemore will lead participants in walking explorations of bays, estuaries, rocky shores and headlands while watching for coastal winter residents like scoters, murres, loons, grebes, oystercatchers, surfbirds and turnstones. Transportation will be via carpool […]
Friends of Trees is hosting a tree-planting in central Vancouver from 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 25 in Arnada, Carter Park, Central Park, Esther Short, Fourth Plain Village, Fruit Valley, Hough, Hudson's Bay, Lincoln, Northwest, Rose Village, Shumway and West Minnehaha. Residents in those neighborhoods may purchase a tree to plant in their yards […]
Jason Latimer, World Champion of Magic and science educator, will bring Impossible Science Live to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) from Feb. 4 to 26 with a performance of illusions to challenge visitors’ understanding of what is possible. Impossible Science Live’s uses science, technology, engineering and mathematics to take audiences on a […]
Columbia Play Project presents the "Wiggles and Giggles" educational entertainment series at the Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main St., Vancouver. The second show in the four-show series, the childrens' band Ants Ants Ants will perform at 10 a.m. Feb. 25. Tickets ($10) are available at kigginstheatre.com. Kids 2 and under are free. Ants Ants Ants (antsantsants.com ) […]
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.
The WSU Clark County Extension Master Gardener Program is hosting a hands-on, in-person Blueberry Pruning Workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 25 at the 78th Street Heritage Farm, 1919 N.E. 78th St., Vancouver. First, view a recorded video at youtube.com/watch?v=v7MOKxTUQFo about blueberry pruning basics: When to prune, choosing which canes to cut and where […]
The Oregon Historical Society presents "Motown: The Sound of Young America," featuring stage outfits from many of the label’s top performers, interviews with Motown legends and opportunities to get inside the creative process perfected at Motown. Visitors will also experience interactive displays, including a chance to perform the Supremes’ “Stop! In the Name of Love” […]
Ren Locus will free income tax return preparation at Three Creeks Community Library to qualified individuals in Southwest Washington through the IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. For more information and to schedule an appointment visit renlocus.org/vita or call 360-230-8030.
Celebrate Black History Month by shopping at the MESO Makers' Market featuring 40 Black-owned small businesses selling artisan wares and good. The market at Alberta Commons, 376 N.E. Sumner St., Portland, will run Feb. 17-19 and Feb. 24-26. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission […]
BassFitz presents a two-session Introductory Blues Workshop from noon to 3 p.m. Feb. 25 and March 4 at Sons of Norway Lodge, 2400 Grant Street, Vancouver. The class fee is $30. Get more details at bassfitz.com and register at jam-session-checkout.square.site. Three instructors will teach students what a simple blues progression looks like, what a blues scale is, […]
The Friends of Fort Vancouver and the National Park Service welcome you to see Dru Holley's film "Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts" and meet Holley from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, 1501 E.Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver. There is no admission charge but attendees must register at friendsfortvancouver.org. Buffalo […]
