Oregon Historical Society presents “Motown: The Sound of Young America”

Oregon Historical Society and History Museum 1200 S.W. Park Ave., Portland, OR, United States

The Oregon Historical Society presents "Motown: The Sound of Young America," featuring stage outfits from many of the label’s top performers, interviews with Motown legends and opportunities to get inside the creative process perfected at Motown. Visitors will also experience interactive displays, including a chance to perform the Supremes’ “Stop! In the Name of Love” […]

$10

Free Tax Preparation-VITA

Three Creeks Community Library 800 N.E. Tenney Road, Vancouver, WA, United States

Ren Locus will free income tax return preparation at Three Creeks Community Library to qualified individuals in Southwest Washington through the IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. For more information and to schedule an appointment visit renlocus.org/vita or call 360-230-8030.

MESO Makers’ Market Features Black-owned Businesses

Celebrate Black History Month by shopping at the MESO Makers' Market featuring 40 Black-owned small businesses selling artisan wares and good. The market at Alberta Commons, 376 N.E. Sumner St., Portland, will run Feb. 17-19 and Feb. 24-26. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission […]

free

BassFitz hosts Introductory Blues Workshop

Sons of Norway Lodge 2400 Grant Street, Vancouver, WA, United States

BassFitz presents a two-session Introductory Blues Workshop from noon to 3 p.m. Feb. 25 and March 4 at Sons of Norway Lodge, 2400 Grant Street, Vancouver. The class fee is $30. Get more details at bassfitz.com and register at jam-session-checkout.square.site. Three instructors will teach students what a simple blues progression looks like, what a blues scale is, […]

$30

Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts with Filmmaker Dru Holley

Fort Vancouver Visitor Center 1501 East Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver, WA, United States

The Friends of Fort Vancouver and the National Park Service welcome you to see Dru Holley's film "Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts" and meet Holley from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, 1501 E.Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver. There is no admission charge but attendees must register at friendsfortvancouver.org. Buffalo […]

free

Paint and Sip at Stonewood Bar and Grill

Stonewood Bar and Grill 6700 NE 162nd Ave Suite 417, Vancouver, WA, United States

Attend a "Paint and Sip" event at Stonewood Bar and Grill, 6700 N.E. 162nd Ave., Suite 417, Vancouver, from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 25. In this beginner-friendly class, students will create a night scene on the beach with a campfire using acrylic paint. Attendees will be given accessible, step-by-step instructions. No experience is needed. […]

$35

“Conscious Consumption” free environmental education events

Cascade Park Community Library

Clark County Public Health offers "Conscious Consumption," a free educational series at the Cascade Park Community Library, 600 N.E. 136th Ave. in East Vancouver, highlighting environmentally friendly lifestyles. The series features workshops and events about sustainability topics, including food waste reduction, worm bin composting, sustainable fashion and crafting with recycled materials. Here is the schedule: […]

free

iUrban Teen Black History Month Events: Honoring Our Talents

iUrban Teen 808 Harney St., Vancouver, WA, United States

The Portland/Vancouver branch of iUrban Teen will host four events in honor of Black History Month from 2 to 4 p.m. every Saturday in February at the iUrban offices at 808 Harney St. in downtown Vancouver. Events are free and refreshments will be served; registration is required at eventbrite.com/e/black-history-month-and-honoring-our-talents-tickets-526762078557. Feb. 4: Meet the Authors: A […]

free

Fantasy Ink and Watercolor Make-and-Take Class

Vancouver Art Space WA, United States

Vancouver Art Space will host a Fantasy Ink and Watercolor Make and Take Class with instructor Hannah Complin from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 25 at 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive, Suite 283, located upstairs inside Vancouver Mall. Students ages 15 and up will learn basic watercolor blending and using pen and ink with watercolors. […]

$75

Ridgefield Winter Wine Walk

Downtown Ridgefield N. Main Avenue, Ridgefield, WA, United States

Ridgefield Main Street is hosting a Winter Wine Walk from 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 25 in downtown Ridgefield. Participants will enjoy the small town ambiance as they visit 15 local businesses and sample wines from local wineries. Admission includes a wine tasting glass, swag bag, nibbles and wine tasting. Tickets are $25 per person […]

$25

Music of Underrepresented Composers

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral 147 N.W. 19th Ave., Portland, OR, United States

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland presents "Music of Underrepresented Composers" from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at 147 N.W. 19th Ave., Portland. The concert features organ music by BIPOC and women composers, including works by Cecilia McDowall, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Jeanne Demessieux, Adolphus Hailstork, Emma Lou Diemer and David Hurd, performed by Trinity Cathedral's director […]

free, donations welcome
Event Series Portland Jazz Festival

Portland Jazz Festival

Various venues around Portland OR, United States

The Portland Jazz Festival 20th anniversary is happening Feb. 16 to 25 at various locations around Portland. The 2023 Biamp Portland Jazz Festival includes artists spanning the breadth of the jazz industry with musicians who are driving the evolution of jazz alongside NEA jazz masters and Grammy Award-winners. Events at the Newmark Theatre, Winningstad Theatre and […]

Event Series Prairie High School presents “Xanadu”

Prairie High School presents “Xanadu”

Prairie High School 11311 N.E. 119th St., Vancouver, WA, United States

Prairie High School Drama Club presents "Xanadu," showing Feb. 17 through 25 at Prairie High School, 11311 N.W. 119th St., in the Brush Prairie area of Vancouver. Learn more at facebook.com/PrairieDramaClub/. "Xanadu" follows Greek muse Kira, who descends from the heavens of Mount Olympus to Venice Beach, California, in 1980. She is on a quest […]

$6 – $13

Vancouver Symphony’s Orli Shaham performs Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A Minor

Skyview High School Concert Hall 1300 N.W. 139th St., Vancouver, WA, United States

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's season continues with pianist Orli Shaham performing Feb. 25 and 26 at Skyview Concert Hall. Shaham will perform Robert Schumann’s "Piano Concerto in A minor." Also […]

$10 – $48

Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band Perform at Moda Center

Moda Center 1 N. Center Court, Portland, OR, United States

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform at Portland's Moda Center , 1 N. Center Court St., at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25. Springsteen's 2023 international tour includes 31 performances across the United States from Feb. 1 in Tampa, Fla., through an April 14 homecoming in Newark, New Jerse,y before heading to Europe. The shows […]

TBD

Magenta Theater presents “The Play That Goes Wrong,” Feb. 10-26

Magenta Theater 1108 Main Street, Vancouver, WA, United States

Magenta Theater, 1108 Main St., Vancouver, presents the Olivier Award-winning farce, "The Play That Goes Wrong," with showtimes from Feb. 10 to 26. Tickets are $23 in advance or $25 at the door. Tickets can be purchase online at magentatheater.com/the-play-that-goes-wrong-2023 or from the box office by calling 360-949-3098. Welcome to opening night of the Cornley […]

$23 – $25

Oregon Children’s Theater presents “The Mad Ones”

CoHo Theatre 2257 N.W. Raleigh St., Portland, OR, United States

Oregon Children's Theater's Young Professionals Company presents "The Mad Ones," Feb. 10-26 at the CoHo Theatre, 2257 N.W. Raleigh St., Portland. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $18 for adults and $12 for students at octc.org/the-mad-ones. The play is best for ages 14 and up. The musical follows […]

$12 – $18
Event Series Portland Jazz Festival

Portland Jazz Festival

Various venues around Portland OR, United States

The Portland Jazz Festival 20th anniversary is happening Feb. 16 to 25 at various locations around Portland. The 2023 Biamp Portland Jazz Festival includes artists spanning the breadth of the jazz industry with musicians who are driving the evolution of jazz alongside NEA jazz masters and Grammy Award-winners. Events at the Newmark Theatre, Winningstad Theatre and […]

Event Series World Magic Champion Jason Latimer at OMSI

World Magic Champion Jason Latimer at OMSI

OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) 1945 Southeast Water Avenue, Portland, OR 97214, Portland, OR, United States

Jason Latimer, World Champion of Magic and science educator, will bring Impossible Science Live to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) from Feb. 4 to 26 with a performance of illusions to challenge visitors’ understanding of what is possible. Impossible Science Live’s uses science, technology, engineering and mathematics to take audiences on a […]

$12 – $14

Botticelli’s “Madonna of the Magnificat” at the Portland Art Museum through May 14

Portland Art Museum 1219 S.W. Park St., Portland, OR, United States

The Portland Art Museum 1219 S.W. Park Ave., Portland, presents Sandro Botticelli’s masterwork Madonna of the Magnificat (ca. 1483), a tondo (round painting) of the Madonna and Child with angels. This rarely seen work is a variant of the artist’s celebrated painting in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, considered one of the finest Madonna and […]

$22 – $25