The city of La Center is hosting Saturdays in the Park, featuring free, live concerts with local bands and tribute bands in Sternwheeler Park, 100 W. Fourth St., La Center, from June 24 to Aug. 5. Bring a picnic dinner, blankets and low-baked chairs for seating in the outdoor amphitheater. Opening acts start at 5:30 […]
Coast to Coast Fish House offers live music by local artists from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday evenings. Shows are open to all ages with no cover charge. Locally and family-owned, Coast to Coast features a full bar, twelve beers on tap and a gluten-free beer menu. The food is Coastal Maine inspired with gluten-free […]
St. Luke’s~San Lucas Episcopal Church, 426 E. Fourth Plain Blvd. in Vancouver, continues its jazz vespers series at 6 p.m. June 24 under the leadership of musician and educator Mike Horsfall. Saxophonist David Evans will be the featured guest. Admission is free and a freewill offering will be taken at the service. Alabama native Evans […]
Stumptown Stages presents "The Full Monty," playing June 2-25 at the Winningstad Theatre inside Antoinette Hatfield Hall, 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Purchase tickets by calling the Portland'5 box office at 800-915-4698 or visiting www.stumptownstages.org or www.Portland5.com. Tickets range from $27.25 to $52.25. The musical, […]
Portland Center Stage presents William Shakespeare’s "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" June 9 through July 2 on the mainstage. When four young lovers escape their oppressive society and seek refuge in the fairies’ woods on a midsummer night, mayhem ensues. Tickets ($25 to $93) are on sale at pcs.org/a-midsummer-nights-dream, including sliding scale tickets for BIPOC affinity […]
Northwest Personal Training will host a Free Outdoor Boot Camp every Sunday at 9 a.m. from June 11 through Aug. 27. Program will include high-intensity workouts focused on weight loss, body tone, and sculpting. Meetings take place outdoors, utilizing local parks in the downtown Vancouver area. Sign up in-person at the front desk of Northwest […]
Weekly Vipassana mediation sessions are held from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Sundays at Art at the Cave, 108 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver. This type of meditation encourages self-observation by focusing on the inner self in a non-judgmental way. There's a $1 to $10 suggested donation to participate but no one will be turned away.
The Vancouver Farmers Market is every Saturday and Sunday from March 18 to Oct. 29 in downtown Vancouver near Esther Short Park at the corner of Eighth and Esther Streets. Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays. Learn more at vancouverfarmersmarket.com.
The Silver Lake Grange, 3104 Spirit Lake Highway, Castle Rock, Wash., is hosting Arts of the Mountain Art and Music Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 24 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 25, featuring original artwork and music by 30 artists and acoustic musicians. See art and artisan products across many mediums, […]
Venardos Circus, a Broadway-style animal-free circus, will offer shows at Vancouver Mall, 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Dr., Vancouver, from June 23 to July 2. Showtimes are 7 p.m. June 23, 28, 29 and 30; 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. June 24, 25, July 1 and 2; and 5 p.m. June 24, 25 and July 1. […]
Outlet PDX zine print shop and library and Honeyed Words, a queer bookstore located inside Sonny's House of Tattoos and Treasures, will host Summer Story Fest from noon to 5 on June 24 and 25 at the New New Crusher Court, 2450 N.E. Sandy Blvd., Portland. The event features 25 zinesters, authors and other storytellers […]
Tacos in the Park, hosted by The Arc of Southwest Washington, is coming to Esther Short Park, 605 Esther St., Vancouver, from June 23-25. Tickets ($25 to $100) are available through EventBrite at eventbrite.com/e/tacos-in-the-park-2023-tickets-582249312367. The festival features live music, beer, cocktails and tequila. The 2023 music line-up includes Rowena, True Vibez, Coloso, and the Trippy […]
Venardos Circus, a Broadway-style animal-free circus, will offer shows at Vancouver Mall, 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Dr., Vancouver, from June 23 to July 2. Showtimes are 7 p.m. June 23, 28, 29 and 30; 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. June 24, 25, July 1 and 2; and 5 p.m. June 24, 25 and July 1. […]
The Southwest Washington Watercolor Society will host a series of "Paint Outs" on the front porch of the O.O. Howard House, 750 Anderson Street, Vancouver. Dates and times for these free outdoor painting events are 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. June 21 as well as 2 to 4 p.m. June 25, July 9, July 30 and […]
Renowned Scandinavian folk fiddler Peter Michaelsen will perform at 3:30 p.m. June 25 in Grieg Lodge at Norse Hall, 111 N.E. 11th Ave., Portland. Michaelsen will discuss the Norwegian instrument called the Hardanger fiddle and play some tunes. Tickets are $10 or $5 for Sons of Norway members), available at the door. Doors open at […]
Chamber Music Northwest Summer Festival presents "Poetry in Music" from 4 to 6 p.m. June 25 at Lincoln Performance Hall, 1620 S.W. Park Ave., Portland. German, English and Persian poetry are the inspirations for songs by Johannes Brahms and the premiere of a piece by composer Kian Ravaei. The program is capped by Brahms’s second […]
Venardos Circus, a Broadway-style animal-free circus, will offer shows at Vancouver Mall, 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Dr., Vancouver, from June 23 to July 2. Showtimes are 7 p.m. June 23, 28, 29 and 30; 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. June 24, 25, July 1 and 2; and 5 p.m. June 24, 25 and July 1. […]
TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center will host this online class on the diversity of local wetland birds from 6 to 7:30 p.m. June 25. Longtime birder and teacher Laura Whittemore will lead this class where attendees will get to know the incredible diversity of birds that inhabit our many wet places. From the large […]
Loowit Brewing, 507 Columbia St., Vancouver, hosts a weekly “Geeks Who Drink” trivia night from 7 to 9 p.m. every Sunday. Modeled after pub quizzes in Ireland and the U.K., Geeks Who Drink is a trivia quiz where useless knowledge means everything. Questions cover everything from Hungary to “The Hunger Games,” from science to sports, […]
Loowit Brewing, 507 Columbia St, Vancouver, is hosting “We’re Here,” a Pride-themed quiz night from 7 to 9 p.m. June 25. Answer questions about Pride history and notable LGBTGIA+ icons. Everyone is welcome. Beer and food will be available to purchase.
