Clark College Running Start Information Nights
2025-04-09 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | zoom webinar, WA, United States
Clark College will host free online Running Start information nights from February through April for students who want to know more about the 2025-2026 Running Start program, which allows high school juniors and seniors to earn college credits while completing their high school education. Attendees will learn about eligibility, cost, enrollment steps, placement options, tips for academic planning, transferring after Running Start, Clark student life and student support resources. Attendees can ask questions and hear from a current Clark College student about their experience. Information nights are 6-7:30 p.m. Feb. 3, 25, March 12, April 9 and April 24. Register at forms.office.com/r/nMCyikFXhX. Captioning and interpreters are available. Learn more at www.clark.edu/runningstart or email st***@***rk.edu.

Scrappy Cooking
2025-04-09 18:00 - 19:30 | Cascade Park Community Library, 600 N.E. 136th Ave., Vancouver, WA, 98684, United States
Clark County Green Neighbors and Washington State University Clark County Extension SNAP-Ed program will host a “Scrappy Cooking” workshop from 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 9 at Cascade Park Community Library. Save money and prevent food waste by cooking with leftovers. See a cooking demonstration, win prizes and take home supplies to make your fridge and pantry sustainable. Register at clarkcountycomposts.org/classes-and-workshops/current-offerings/989-cooking-with-leftovers-on-a-budget-2.

Law Firm Hosts Long Term Care Planning Webinar
2025-04-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Online, WA, United States
Pettis Webber Pacific p.s. elder care law firm will host a free webinar “The Vital Role of Incapacity and Long-Term Care Planning in Protecting Your Future” starting at 6 p.m. April 9.
This event will be presented virtually by attorney Beckie Pettis.
Registration is free and required to attend. To register and receive seminar webcast dates and details call, 360-696-2069.
All virtual registrants will receive login instructions by email prior to seminar.

Two Ways to Celebrate Earth Day
2025-04-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Camas Public Library, 625 NE 4th Ave, Camas, WA, 98607, United States
Denis Hayes, a key organizer of the first Earth Day in 1970, has been instrumental in advocating for environmental awareness and action. The new art exhibit Roots of a Movement: Denis Hayes, Camas, and Earth Day, opening in the Camas Library’s Second Story Gallery from 5 to 8 p.m. April 4, will explore the origins of Earth Day and the pivotal role played by Camas native Hayes in launching the environmental movement. This exhibit is presented in collaboration with the Camas Earth Day Society. At 6 p.m. April 9, the Camas Library and Camas Earth Day Society will present An Evening with Denis Hayes. This discussion will explore Hayes’ legacy and how he inspired the Camas Earth Day Society and its mission to promote environmental stewardship. The event will culminate with a question and answer session with Hayes, via Zoom.

Washougal Song Circle #20
2025-04-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Ashwood Taps and Trucks, 1535 E Street, Washougal, WA, United States
Washougal Song Circle #20 is 6 to 8 p.m. April 9 at Ashwood Taps and Trucks, 1535 E St., Washougal. Enjoy music for all ages by singers and songwriters Jim Warford, Chad Bault, Mary Reed, hosted by Raven Fables. Donations will be accepted to support the annual Washougal Songcraft Festival in August.

Swing Dancing at The Valiant Ballroom
2025-04-09 18:00 - 21:00 | Valiant Ballroom, 111 W. Ninth St., Vancouver, WA, United States
CouveSwing hosts a night of swing dancing featuring the Lindy Hop and East Coast Swing every Wednesday night (except Dec. 24 or Dec. 31) at The Valiant Ballroom, 109 W. Ninth St. Classes are $10 for drop-ins or $30 for the whole month. Beginner/refresher lessons are from 6-7 p.m. and social dancing is 7-9 p.m. To learn more, visit instagram.com/couveswing or facebook.com/events/109-w-9th-st-vancouver-wa/couve-swing/783725554369635/ or email co********@***il.com.

Disabled American Veterans Monthly Meeting
2025-04-09 18:30 - 20:00 | American Legion 40 et 8, 2809 NE 78th St, Vancouver WA 98665, WA, 98665
The Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 4, holds their monthly meeting on the second Wednesday of every month, except July and August, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the 40 et 8, 2809 N.E. 78th St., Vancouver. Learn more at www.facebook.com/disabledveterans4.

Book Club at White Oak Books
2025-04-09 18:30 - 20:00 | White Oak Books, 1700 Main St., Vancouver, United States
White Oak Books, 1700 Main St., Suite D, Vancouver, hosts book clubs from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the second Wednesdays and Thursdays of each month. For more details or to join, email Peter Glavin at pe***@***********ks.net. Learn more about the independent and locally owned White Oak Books at whiteoakbooks.net.

Memorial Lutheran Lenten Series: "Savior, Servant, Friend"
2025-04-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Memorial Lutheran Church, 2700 E. 28th St., Vancouver, WA, 98661, United States
Memorial Lutheran Church, 2700 E. 28th St., Vancouver, will offer a midweek Lenten worship series, “Savior, Servant, Friend”, exploring the attributes of Jesus, starting March 5, Ash Wednesday, and continuing every Wednesday through April 9. Learn more at mlc.org. Services on March 12-April 9 include a soup lunch at noon and a soup supper at 6 p.m. The service schedule is as follows:

7 p.m. March 5, Ash Wednesday – Forgiver
1 and 7 p.m. March 12 – Healer
1 and 7 p.m. March 19 – Listener
1 and 7 p.m. March 26 – Encourager
1 and 7 p.m. April 2 – Protector
1 and 7 p.m. April 9 – Comforter

Science on Tap: Artificial Intelligence
2025-04-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main Street, Vancouver, WA, 98660, United States
The next Science on Tap is “Artificial Intelligence: Conservation and Securing the Future of Earth,” at 7 p.m. April 9 at the Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main St., Vancouver. Tickets are $15 to $45 at kigginstheatre.com/movie/science-on-tap-artificial-intelligence. Emily Soward of Amazon Web Services is the founding vice president for The Ecological Archive, a 501c3 dedicated to advancing research intersecting AI and ecology. She’ll explore the current state of AI and the challenges that this new technology poses for planet Earth by looking at where AI is being used, the limitations of AI and how scientists are addressing them and where AI came from and what motivated its inventors. Learn more at scienceontaporwa.org/events/kiggins_apr_9_ai/.

HOPE Dementia Support Group – Woodland
2025-04-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Woodland East Mobile Home Park Clubhouse, 369 Gun Club Road, Woodland, 98674, United States
HOPE Dementia Support Group – Woodland is a weekly support group for caregivers of individuals living with dementia. Meetings are 10 a.m. to noon Thursdays at the Woodland East Mobile Home Park Clubhouse at 369 Gun Club Road, Woodland.

Easter Bunny at the Vancouver Mall
2025-04-10 11:00 - 19:00, 2025-04-11 11:00 - 19:00 | Vancouver Mall JC Penney, 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive, Vancouver, WA, 98662, United States
Vancouver Mall, 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive, Vancouver, will offer photo opportunities with the Easter Bunny from March 28 to April 19 in the JCPenney Court on the lower level. Visiting hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays; and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays. Reservations are recommended at bit.ly/3vUbw8F. Walk-up visits will be accommodated on a space-available basis. From 4 to 7 p.m. on Mondays, March 31 and April 7, the community is invited to bring leashed or crated pets for Easter Bunny photo sessions; make reservations for pet photos at bit.ly/49hOAi2. The mall will also host a Sensory Bunny event from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. April 6 for special needs children and their families; reservations are required at bit.ly/47WPFee. Learn more at www.shopvancouvermall.com.

TOPS Meeting
2025-04-10 11:30 - 13:30 | Minnehaha Church of Christ, 3217 N.E. 54th St., Vancouver, WA, United States
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.

NAMI Online Connection Peer Support Group
2025-04-10 15:30 - 17:00 | Online, WA, United States
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.

Creating a Moon Garden
2025-04-10 18:00 - 19:30 | Vampire Unicorns, 3510 NE 3rd Ave., Camas, WA, 98607, United States
Vampire Unicorns, 3510 N.E. Third Ave., Camas, will host “Creating a Moon Garden” workshop from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. April 10. Students will get tips on creating a garden with flowers and foliage that bloom and glow in the moonlight. Attendees will discover night-blooming flowers and plant varieties that reflect silver moonlight with moon-inspired garden designs. Class includes giveaways. Register at vampireunicorns.xyz/product/creating-a-moon-garden-class/. The cost is $35.

UFO Northwest: How Washington State Spawned the Men In Black
2025-04-10 18:00 - 19:30 | The Historic Trust Red Cross Building, 605 Barnes Street, Vancouver, WA, 98661, United States
The Historic Trust will host “UFO Northwest: How Washington State Spawned the Men in Black” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 10 at the General O.O. Howard House, 750 Anderson St. A, Vancouver. Screenwriter and producer Steve Edmiston will discuss the Aug. 1, 1947, crash of a B-25 bomber in Washington State, which triggered an FBI investigation of “The Maury Island Incident”— an infamous Northwest UFO sighting, and history’s first alleged encounter with the so-called “Men in Black.” The FBI’s records from 1947, which were sealed for decades, reveal Cold War fears, jurisdictional disputes, cover-ups, false confessions, a courageous FBI Special Agent, and the hands-on involvement of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. This talk exposes a Washington story that shapes our current UFO narratives, from 1950s pulp magazines to the X-Files and “Men in Black” film franchises. This program is offered free of charge, but RSVP at tinyurl.com/486mnazf.

HOPE Dementia Support Group - Hampton Inn Salmon Creek
2025-04-10 18:00 - 20:00 | The Hampton at Salmon Creek Memory Care Community, 2305 N.E. 129th St., Vancouver, WA, United States
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.

Clark County Quilters Monthly Meeting
2025-04-10 18:00 - 20:30 | Trinity Lutheran Church Vancouver, 309 West 39th Street, Vancouver, WA, 98660, United States
Clark County Quilters meet at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of every month at Trinity Lutheran Church, 309 W. 39th St., Vancouver. Social hour is 6 to 7 p.m. Participants may also join from home with a Zoom link. For more details, visit clarkcountyquilters.com/monthly-meetings.

Book Clubs at White Oak Books
2025-04-10 18:30 - 20:00 | White Oak Books, 1700 Main St., Vancouver, United States

Southwest Washington Woodturners Monthly Meeting
2025-04-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Friends of the Carpenter, 1600 W. 20th St., Vancouver, WA, United States
Southwest Washington Woodturners invite the public to its meeting on the second Thursday of each month from 7-9 p.m. at Friends of the Carpenter, 1600 W. 20th St., Vancouver. The group is open to both experienced and novice woodturners. Learn more at southwestwashingtonwoodturners.org.

Comedy on Tap
2025-04-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main Street, Vancouver, WA, 98660, United States
The Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main St., Vancouver, hosts Comedy on Tap featuring a rotating line-up of stand-up comedians every second Thursday of the month at 8 p.m., hosted by Tristian Spillman. Doors open at 7 p.m. with drink specials until 7:30 p.m. The first comedian takes the stage at 8 p.m. Admission is $15.

Enhance Fitness Classes
2025-04-11 08:30 - 09:30 | Bethel Lutheran Church, 12919 N.E. 159th St., Brush Prairie, WA, 98606, United States
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 and Fridays at Bethel Lutheran Church, located at 12919 N.E. 159th St. in Brush Prairie.
Enhance Fitness is an evidence-based group exercise program. It helps older adults (age 60 plus) become more active, energized and empowered to sustain independent lives. All older adults are welcome. Instructors tailor exercises to ability, from seated to full mobility.
Preregistration is not required and there is no cost to attend. Please arrive 10-15 minutes early for your first class to complete registration on-site.
For more information call 360-694-8144.

NAMI Art Group
2025-04-11 13:00 - 15:00 | NAMI Southwest Washington, 4201 N.E. 66th Ave., Suite 105, Vancouver, WA, 98661, United States
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.

Watercolor Art Social Group
2025-04-11 13:00 - 15:00 | NAMI Southwest Washington, 4201 N.E. 66th Ave., Suite 105, Vancouver, WA, 98661, United States
Learn watercolor techniques and projects taught by local artist, Gwen Boggs. The group meets from 1-3 p.m. on the second Friday of every month at the National Alliance on Mental Illness Southwest Washington building, 4201 N.E. 66th Ave., Suite 105, Vancouver. The group is free to attend and all supplies are provided. Learn more at namiswwa.org/support-groups-old-2/social/.

HOPE Dementia Support: Meet Me at the Movies
2025-04-11 13:00 - 15:30 | Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main Street, Vancouver, WA, 98660, United States
HOPE Dementia Support presents “Meet Me at the Movies” at the Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main St., Vancouver. A different musical will start at 1:00 p.m. on the second Friday of every month. Visit kigginstheatre.com to see what musical will be shown next. The cost is $10 per person.

Single Seniors Food and Cards
2025-04-11 13:00 - 16:00 | WA
Single Seniors Friday meeting with food and cards from 1 to 4 p.m.
For more information or to RSVP call 360-892-8944.

"Plarn" recyled yarn workshop
2025-04-11 14:30 - 16:30 | Kindred Vancouver, 2213 Main Street, Vancouver, WA, 98660, United States
Kindred Vancouver, 2213 Main St., Vancouver, will host a workshop from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. April 11 teaching attendees how to make “plarn,” or yarn from upcycled plastic grocery bags. Plastic yarn is a durable, eco-friendly resource for weaving, knitting, crocheting and crafting. Attendees can bring their own bags from home or use bags provided by Kindred. Attendees should bring their own scissors. Learn more at kindredvancouver.com. Participation is free or by donation.

"This Is Our Legacy" exhibit marks 80th anniversary of NAACP Vancouver
2025-04-11 17:00 - 19:00 | Clark County Historical Museum, 1511 Main Street, Vancouver, WA, 98660, United States
The Clark County Historical Museum‘s “This Is Our Legacy” exhibit, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the NAACP Vancouver Branch 1139-B, will host a free opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. April 11 at 1511 Main St., Vancouver. The exhibit features artifacts, photographs and engaging displays highlighting the contributions and impact of Vancouver’s Black community, charting the work of the NAACP Vancouver Branch 1139-B in advocating for racial justice, equity and community empowerment over the past eight decades. For more details, visit www.cchmuseum.org or contact the Clark County Historical Museum at ou******@*******um.org or 360-993-5679.

Brisket and Blues at Cloverlane Event Center
2025-04-11 18:30 - 23:00 | Cloverlane Event Center, 16391 NE 182nd Ave, Brush Prairie, WA, 98606, United States
Cloverlane Mercantile and Event Center will host Brisket and Blues from 6:30 to 11 p.m. April 11 at 16391 N.E. 182nd Ave. in Hockinson. Guests will enjoy live music by Lucas Holmgren from 8 to 10 p.m. and can choose from three brisket entrees to purchase. Tickets are $5 at https://www.cloverlaneevents.com/event-details/brisket-blues-1.
