At Kids Camp, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. June 26 at Craft Warehouse, children will decorate their own four-inch clay pots with paint, brushes, markers and fingers. Children will take home their new pots after camp. The cost is $5.
The Salmon Creek Farmers Market is 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursdays, June 12 to Oct. 2 at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, 2211 N.E. 139th St., Vancouver. This market features fresh produce and prepared food, flowers and artisan products and crafts. The Harvest Halloween Market is Oct. 30. New vendors can apply at managemymarket.com.
The Clark County Historical Museum, 1511 Main St., Vancouver, presents "The Origins and Celebrations of Juneteenth," on display from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through June 28. The exhibit traces the origins of Juneteenth to “Freedom’s Eve” in 1862, when enslaved and free African Americans gathered in hope for the Emancipation Proclamation to take […]
Take Off Pounds Sensibly - Vancouver 954 meets 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursdays at Minnehaha Church of Christ, 3217 N.E. 54th St., Vancouver. For more information, contact Helen Sheerin at 503-351-7395.
The Cedar Creek Grist Mill, one of the only remaining water-powered grist mills in the United States, is hosting Blueberry Pancake Day from noon to 4 p.m. July 26 at 43907 N.E. Grist Mill Road, Woodland. Enjoy pancakes from flour milled on site with fresh, local blueberries and blueberry syrup. Admission and pancakes are free. […]
The Camas Public Library will offer a preschool flower shop from 2-3 p.m. June 26 for preschoolers and their adults. Kids can sort colorful flowers, take customer orders and arrange bouquets in this hands-on, dramatic play experience for building social skills, creativity and early math concepts. Register at CamasPL.org/FlowerShop or call 360.834.4692.
NAMI Connection is a recovery support group for adults living with mental illness. NAMI’s support groups are unique because they follow a structured model, ensuring everyone has an opportunity to be heard and to get what they need. Meetings are held virtually weekly on Thursdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. via Zoom. Register at us02web.zoom.us.
Vampire Unicorns, 3510 N.E. Third Ave., Camas, will offer a "Protection Bells" workshop from 6-7:30 p.m. June 26. Attendees will make personalized "protection bells," aka "witch bells," to be hung from a doorknob or wall hook. The bells are traditionally used as a symbol of protection and to ward off negativity. Students will choose their […]
HOPE Dementia Support Group is a weekly support group for those caring for individuals living with all types of dementia. Weekly meetings are 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays at The Hampton Salmon Creek, 14715 N.E. 20th Ave., Vancouver. A Zoom option is available.
The Salmon Creek Flyfishers meet at 6 p.m. on the last Thursday of every month (except July and August) at the American Legion Post 176, 14011 N.E. 20th Ave., Vancouver. Guests are welcome to attend and learn about tying flies and fishing. Food is available to buy. For more information, email salmoncreekflyclub@gmail.com or visit salmoncreekflyfishers.com.
The candidates for Vancouver City Council, Position 1, will participate in a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Clark County.
Historian and retired U.S. Army Major Jeff Davis will share stereoscopic images taken at Vancouver Barracks in the 1870s and 1880s. The technique of combining photographs to create a three-dimensional effect, or stereoscopy, dates to 1838. The program, 6:30-8 p.m. June 26 at the O.O. Howard House, is free. Register by emailing jddavis@rocketmail.com. Photo: Grant […]
White Oak Books, 1700 Main St., Vancouver, will host "Division to Dialogue," a town hall-style gathering about free speech from 6:30 to 8 p.m. June 26. The gathering isn't a debate but a time for dialogue exploring not just what free speech allows, but also what it asks of us. How do we speak our […]
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 […]
HOPE Dementia Support presents "Meet Me at the Rose Gardens" from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 27 at The International Rose Test Garden, 400 S.W. Kingston Ave., Portland. The garden features over 10,000 rose bushes representing more than 600 varieties. A guided tour will be tailored for those with dementia. The garden is ADA […]
The Clark County Historical Museum, 1511 Main St., Vancouver, presents "The Origins and Celebrations of Juneteenth," on display from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through June 28. The exhibit traces the origins of Juneteenth to “Freedom’s Eve” in 1862, when enslaved and free African Americans gathered in hope for the Emancipation Proclamation to take […]
The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Southwest Washington will host an Art Group at the NAMI office, 4201 N.E. 66th Ave., Suite 105, Vancouver, from 1 to 3 p.m. every Friday. For more information, visit www.namiswwa.org or call 360-695-2823.
Single Seniors weekly food and cards meeting from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information, call 360-892-8944.
The Camas Public Library will offer fun competitive games for teens from 3-4:30 p.m. June 27. Teens in grades six-12 will compete in a series of familiar childhood games like "Red Light, Green Light" and others. Register at CamasPL.org/RLGL or call 360-834-4692.
Alderbrook Park hosts a Friday Night Cruise-in from 4 to 8 p.m. every Friday night from May 23-Sept. 12 at 24414 N.E. Westerholm Road, Brush Prairie. Admission for spectators is $5 for kids 4-13, veterans and seniors, $10 for adults and free for tots ages 3 and under. Vehicle registration is $10 for cars and […]