Swing dance at The Valiant Ballroom, 109 W. Ninth St., Vancouver, on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Beginner lessons are at 6 p.m. and social dancing is at 7 p.m. Admission is $10. For more details, email riverhouse.swing@gmail.com.
Joe Morgan of Chef Joe Cooks is offering an "Intimate Dinner Soiree" cooking class at 6 p.m. April 17 at Chuck's Fresh Market in Salmon Creek, 2302 N.E. 117th St., Vancouver. Students will learn to cook a gourmet feast, including wilted spinach salad, soppressata pizza, steak frites, brown sugar roasted squash and chocolate decadence cake. […]
Pettis Webber Pacific p.s. elder care law firm will host a free webinar "Medicaid" starting at 6 p.m. April 17. This event will be presented virtually by attorney Beckie Pettis. Registration is free and required to attend. To register and receive seminar webcast dates and details call, 360-696-2069. All virtual registrants will receive login instructions […]
The Clack County Composter Recycler program is offering a free online Red Worm Composting Workshop from 7 to 8 p.m. April 17. Students will learn how to turn kitchen trimmings into fertilizer. Participants are eligible for a free worm bin, bedding and worms. Join via Zoom. Register at clarkcountycomposts.org/classes-and-workshops/current-offerings/852-red-worm-composting-4.
Workforce Southwest Washington is sponsoring a workshop series to help companies create a recruitment and retention action plan for their organization. Sessions are 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on April 11, 18, 25 and May 2 at Workforce Southwest Washington, 805 Broadway St., Suite 412, Vancouver. Companies will learn to reach a larger pool of […]
In honor of Women's History Month, the Camas Public Library will host a traveling exhibit from the National Library of Medicine, "Confronting Violence: Improving Women’s Lives," on display through April 20. The exhibit, curated by historian and educator Catherine Jacquet, tells the story of nurses working to reform the medical profession that failed to acknowledge […]
Beaches Restaurant and Bar on the Vancouver waterfront at 1919 S.E. Columbia River Drive will host a fundraiser for the Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. April 18. When you dine at the restaurant or order takeout, mention the Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington and 50 percent of the sale […]
Mention the Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington on April 18 at Beaches Restaurant & Bar, 1919 SE Columbia River Drive, Vancouver, and half of the total bill will be donated to the Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington. The fundraiser applies to dine-in or take-out orders. The restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays.
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.
Single Seniors will meet for lunch at Makoto Japanese Buffet, located at 1119 S.E. 163rd Pl., starting at noon April 18. For more information, call 360-892-8944.
Archer Gallery, located on Clark College's main campus at 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, is presenting four art talks in April. All are free and open to the public. Archer Gallery is at the lower southwest entrance of Penguin Union Building; directions and maps are available at clark.edu/about/visitors-guide/getting-to-clark/maps/campus-map.php. Find more details about Archer Gallery at […]
Archer Gallery's next exhibit, "Afraid/Not Afraid," features the work of Portland-based Pamela Chipman and Seattle-based Jan Cook. The exhibit is a photographic art installation focusing on gender and vulnerability. The exhibit opens Feb. 7 and runs through April 24. Regular viewing hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays in the gallery, located […]
The Port of Camas-Washougal is hosting a free sustainable landscaping presentation at 2:30 p.m. April 18 in the port offices at 24 S. A St., Washougal.
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.
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 Camas Public Library offers a LEGO Club for kids in kindergarten through fifth grade. The club meets from 4 to 5 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month. Kids are invited to come and play with the library's LEGO collection.
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.
As part of the National Week of Conversation, April 15-21, The Historic Trust and will host “36 Questions for Civic Love,” from 6 to 8 p.m. April 18 at the Artillery Barracks, 600 E. Hatheway Rd., Vancouver. Civic love is a high regard for the place you call home, expressed by looking out for others, […]
The next installment of the Clark County Historical Museum's History on Tap series is at 7 p.m. April 18 at the Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main St., Vancouver. Doors open at 6:30. April Pereira will present "Roll 20: D&D and the Power of Community Storytelling," an exploration of the world's most popular tabletop role-playing game, Dungeons […]
The Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities of Southwest Washington will host a series of fitness classes to help older adults become more active. The Battle Ground and Brush Prairie area will have two classes a day, one from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. and the other at 10 to 11 a.m. Both held on Wednesdays […]
