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.
The McDonald's at 2400 S.E. 165th Ave., Vancouver, will host McTeacher's Night for Mill Plain Elementary from 5-7 p.m. Dec. 18. McDonald's will donate 20% of sales during the event to Mill Plain Elementary.
Learn how to make herbal torches (also called "hag torches" or "witch torches") during a workshop from 6-7:30 p.m. Dec. 18 at Vampire Unicorns, 3510 N.E. Third Ave., Camas. Students will learn the Old World art of creating small torches with beeswax, mullein and other herbs. Students will dip dried mullein stalks in beeswax then […]
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.
Camas artist Elida Field will lead a sip-and-paint night from 6:30-9 p.m. Dec. 18 at Pepper Bridge Winery/Amavi Cellars, 677 W. Columbia Way, Vancouver. Field will guide students through the step-by-step process of painting a vintage red holiday truck. No experience is necessary. Attendees will leave with a completed 21-inch-by-12-inch painting. The cost is $85 […]
"Speakers With Spirit" is a club where you can enjoy improving your communication skills in the comfort of your home. We start each meeting with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance. Meeting on Zoom every Thursday night 6:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Click on the website link below. Then click the black banner to enter […]
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 […]
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.
HOPE Dementia Support Group is a weekly support group for those caring for individuals living with all types of dementia; held 1 to 3 p.m. on Fridays at The Catlin Center, 106 N.E. Eighth Avenue.
HOPE Dementia Support Group is a weekly support group for those caring for individuals living with all types of dementia. The group meets from 4-6 p.m. Fridays at White Oak Village, 14715 N.E. 20th Ave., Vancouver, and on Zoom.
The Camas Public Library offers Family Bingo Night on the third Friday of each month from 5 to 6 p.m. in the library's Totem Pole Room. This event is open to all ages. Winners will get a colorful Reading Dragons library card. Registration is required at CamasPL.org/BINGOÂ or by calling 360-834-4692.
BIGMprov will offer two nine-week improv courses for adults. Classes, led by instructor Holly Hurley Feather, will meet 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Vancouver Arts Hub, 1007 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver; and at 5 p.m. Sundays at Metropolitan Performing Arts, 6403 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. No acting or performance experience is necessary. Improv […]
Skamania Lodge, 1131 S.W. Skamania Lodge Way, Stevenson, will host a Holiday Light Walk in Tree House Village from 5-9 p.m. every night from Nov. 28-Jan. 4. A collection of forest animals and a life-size Sasquatch will be decorated with twinkling holiday lights. Enjoy hot cocoa around the fire pit at the end of your […]
Chef Fabiola Donnelly will offer a "Chinese Take-Out for Christmas" class from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Dec. 19 at Class Cooking, 110 E. 15th St., Vancouver. Students will learn the nuances of […]
Columbia Dance will present a sensory-friendly Fort Vancouver Nutcracker from 6-8 p.m. Dec. 19 with lower music volume, soft lighting, buffer seats and a relaxed environment. Audience members may move freely or make noise. Guests will enjoy the magic of a traditional Nutcracker — sparkling tutus, Tchaikovsky’s music and holiday cheer. This unique production also […]
Visitors are invited to see a drive-through live re-enactment of the Christmas Nativity with narration from 6-8 p.m. Dec. 19-21 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Vancouver North Stake, 11101 N.E. 119th St., Vancouver. Narration in English, Spanish and Russian will be broadcast to FM stereos. CDs and YouTube links are available […]
Kilnfolk Clay Studio, 108 W. Sixth St., Vancouver, hosts a "Clay Together" pottery date night from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the first and third Fridays of each month. The […]
The American Legion Tum Tum Post 168 hosts a Bingo Night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the third Friday of every month at 21400 N.E. 399th St., Amboy. Enjoy an evening of […]
Scottish Country Dance "Friday Frolic" classes run from 7:30-9 p.m. Fridays through Dec. 19 at Columbia Dance, 1700 Broadway, Vancouver. The first class is free. No partner or special clothing is needed but soft-soled shoes are recommended. New dancers are welcome. Admission is $8. Learn more at rscds-swws.org or contact Liza Halpenny at lizahalpenny@msn.com.
The Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington will host a volunteer planting event from 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 20 at Horn’s Corner, 4411 S. Settler Dr., Ridgefield. Wear long pants, rainboots or waterproof shoes and dress for the weather. Bring snacks and water.