The Northwest's Largest Garage Sale and Vintage Mega Sale features 600 indoor booths from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds, 17402 N.E. Delfel Road, Ridgefield. General admission is $8 or come at 7 a.m. and pay $20 to get early bird specials. Kids under 12 […]
The Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington will host a volunteer tree planting at Horn's Corner, 4300 S. Settler Drive, Ridgefield, from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 2. Volunteers should wear […]
The Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington needs volunteers for planting events around Clark County from 9 to noon on Saturdays in October and November. Register at thewatershedalliance.org. The dates and locations […]
American Legion Smith-Reynolds Post 14 Holiday Artisan Market is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 1 and 2 at 4607 N.E. St. James Road, Vancouver. Find many vendors with handcrafted gifts plus a baked goods sale. Proceeds support veterans and their families. For more details, call 360-696-2579.
"Playing with Light" at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) runs through Jan. 6. Full-body interactive exhibits encourage visitors to engage in light-, laser- and lens-based experiences, including freezing their shadows, mixing colored lights and making a laser beam bounce down a stream of water. Visitors can tinker with technology-focused exhibit elements involving […]
"Exquisite Creatures Revealed" is a new exhibit from Oregon-based artist and naturalist Christopher Marley at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) through Feb. 17. Marley’s intricate artworks feature […]
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.
Friends of Woodland Community Library will hold a used book sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 31, Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 at the new library, 411 Lakeshore Drive, Woodland. The sale features fiction, priced at $1 for mass market books and $2 for trade and hard-covers. Book sales support library activities, events […]
The Portland Japanese Garden's "Vision of Place" exhibit runs through June 10. The exhibit features photography from Portland’s sister city, Sapporo, Hokkaido prefecture, in celebration of the 65th anniversary of the cities' sister city relationship. Admission is $21.95 for adults, $18.95 for seniors 65 and older, $17.95 for students with ID, $15.95 for youth ages […]
The Japanese Garden will host an exhibit exhibition, Kintsugi: The Restorative Art of Naoko Fukumaru, through Jan. 27. Kintsugi is a Japanese artform that takes broken items such as ceramics and mends them with lacquer dusted with powdered gold. This exhibit will explore themes of healing through the artwork of kintsugi artist and master conservator Naoko […]
The Clark County Open Studios Tour is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 2-3. Now in its eleventh year, the free, self-guided tour features 53 Clark County artists who will open their studios to the public for two days. This year, thirteen artists are participating for the first time. Among those are three artists awarded […]
The Portland Art Museum presents "Eyes of the Storm: Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64, on exhibit from Sept. 14 to Jan. 19 at 1219 S.W. Park Ave. Portland. Comprised of recently rediscovered photographs from Paul McCartney’s personal archive, more than 250 pictures document The Beatles’ meteoric rise from British sensation to international stardom. At a time […]
The Camas Public Library hosts Family Storytime from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on the first Saturday of every month for children aged 2 to 5 featuring a 30-minute storytime followed by a craft. Adults must accompany children. Registration is required at CamasPL.org/FamilyStorytime.
Pettis Webber Pacific p.s. elder care law firm will host a free webinar "Trusts 101 - How to Protect Your Loved Ones and What You Have As You Age" starting at 11 a.m. Nov. 2. This event will be presented both virtually as well as in-person by attorney Beckie Pettis. Registration is free and required […]
Try the Camas Library's "Unsolved" for adults ages 18 and up who enjoy unraveling a good mystery. From 1 to 5 p.m. Nov. 2, groups of up to six people will try and solve a case with witness statements, maps, suspect files and other pieces of evidence. For more details, visit CamasPL.org/unsolved.
The Vancouver Chrysanthemum Society will hold its 79th annual show, "Mum Madness," from 2 to 5 p.m. Nov. 2nd and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 3 at the […]
The "Come Serve With Me" Community Volunteer Fair is 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at Seton Catholic High School, 9000 N.E. 64th Ave., Vancouver. Local nonprofit organizations will offer information about their work and volunteer needs. Attendees can meet representatives and determine which organizations might be a good fit. The family-friendly event will also include […]
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine will perform with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra at 7 p.m. Nov. 2 and 3 p.m. Nov. 3 at Skyview Concert Hall, 1300 N.W. 139th St. in the Salmon Creek area of Vancouver. Pine will perform Mendelssohn’s renowned Violin Concerto. In the second half, Maestro Salvador Brotons will lead the symphony in […]
VanCity Ballroom offers a beginners' lesson and social dancing at 7 p.m. Saturdays at 9212 N.E. Hwy 99. The 45 minute lesson begins at 7 p.m. followed by social dancing […]
Weekly Vipassana mediation sessions are 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.
