Explore nine exquisite gardens in Clark County on this free, self-guided tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 17. Anyone looking for natural gardening inspiration can explore nine local gardens maintained using earth-friendly techniques. After two years of virtual events, the annual event will once again invite visitors to take in-person tours of urban […]

Clamshell Railroad Days, an annual celebration of model trains and local train history, will be held at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum, 115 Lake St. S.E., Ilwaco, July 16-17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days and will feature model train layouts from a number of regional train clubs. Admission is $5 for the […]

Members of Artisans Guild of Camas, Battle Ground Art Alliance, and the Society of Washington Artists have been invited to paint outdoors at Shangri-La Farm, 26300 N.E. Third St. in the Fern Prairie area of Camas, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 17. The public is also invited to drop in at the farm […]

Skamania Lodge will host a new golf tournament at its Backyard Gorge 9 course from 1 to 3 p.m. on July 17. The Get Short golf tournament begins with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. and will feature a shotgun start; participants can play the forward tees with just a wedge and a putter. Scores […]

Metropolitan Performing Arts presents a free outdoor theater series from July 16-Aug. 14 featuring an abridged and modernized version of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." Shows are performed in different outdoor locations around Vancouver. Admission is free. Bring a blanket, lawn chair and picnic dinner. All performances are at 6 p.m. Here are the locations […]

Original Practice Shakespeare Festival offers a free presentation of “Winter's Tale” at 7 p.m. July 17 at Laurelhurst Park, Southeast Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard and Stark Street, Portland. The company uses the original practice techniques of Elizabethan England: limited rehearsal, scrolls in hand, audience interaction, and an onstage prompter. Gender-fluid casting (just like in Ye […]

The Vancouver Bridge Club is hosting a Youth Bridge Summer Camp from July 18-22 and July 25-29. Camp is held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. The camp, held over two sessions, at 6503 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Suit H, Vancouver, will be taught by accredited American Contract Bridge League teachers Margi […]

Three legendary radio drama series come together for Re-Imagined Radio in July: “The Lone Ranger,” “The Green Hornet” and “The Challenge of the Yukon.” Among the best of the old-time radio programs, each exemplifies pioneering radio storytelling, featuring larger-than-life characters, adventurous plots and classical music themes. The premier broadcast and live stream airs at 1 p.m. […]

"Alice in Wonderland," Journey Theater Arts' summer touring show, can be seen in four Clark County locations this July: Esther Short Park, 605 Esther St., Vancouver: 10:15 a.m. July 16 Summit Oaks Neighborhood Park, N.W. 35th and Sierra St., Camas: 6:30 p.m. July 18 Overlook Park, west end of Main Street, Ridgefield: 10 a.m. July […]

The Pittock Mansion, 3229 N.W. Pittock Dr., Portland, is offering a new exhibit from July 19 through Nov. 13, "Black in Oregon: 1840-1870." The Oregon Black Pioneers’ travelling exhibition highlights some of the Black individuals and families who came to Oregon during the years of legalized racial exclusion, when the provisional and territorial governments of Oregon […]

Single Seniors will host a game day starting at 11:30 a.m. July 19. Attendees are asked to bring their own brown bag lunch. For more information call 360-892-8944.

Heights Yoga will host Summer Park Yoga classes in the DuBois Neighborhood Park on Tuesdays and Sundays from June 26 to September 11. Tuesday classes will held at 4:30 p.m. and lead by Kelsey Allan. Sunday classes will be held at 1 p.m. and lead by Anna Otoupal.

Columbia Play Project's Pop-Up Parties in the Park is a series of free, public events designed engage children and families in exploratory play. Focused on science, technology, reading, engineering, art and math, games and toys include hands-on opportunities to explore and learn in a fun environment. More information about Columbia Play Project is available at […]

July 20 from 10 a.m. to noon, WorkSource will host a hiring event at their Vancouver location. Attendees should bring their resumes and come dressed for an interview.

Wednesday, July 20 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Second Mile Marketplace and Food Hub will host a class on produce pickling basics. The best way to have spring/summer veggies all year long is to preserve or can them. All are invited to attend classes at the Second Mile Food Hub to learn how to […]

Belly dancing classes are offered at Malia's Dance Studio, 228 N.E. 19th Ave., Camas, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Learn shimmies, hip articulations, graceful hands, body fluidity and artistry. […]

Single Seniors will be attending the Days of Aloha festival in Esther Short Park July 21 - 24 For schedule and tickets visit www.4daysofaloha.com For more information, call 360-892-8944.

Four Days of Aloha is Vancouver's annual festival celebrating Hawaiian and Polynesian culture, organized by the Ke Kukui Foundation. It takes place over four days and includes cultural workshops at Clark College, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, and concerts and performances at Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver at 605 Esther St. Registration for the […]

The 2022 TEDxYouth@Camas event will be held at the Ripple Space-River East Room, 275 West 3rd St. Suite 400 in Vancouver from 5 to 8 p.m. August 6. The event will include presentations from a multitude of local speakers all focusing on the theme of "Building Block of Our World." Doors open at 4:30 p.m. […]

Single Seniors will host a day out eating at the Portland food carts starting at 11 a.m. July 21. Attendees will carpool to the Portland food carts after meeting in the Fred Meyer parking lot outside of the garden area at 205 and Mill Plain. For more information, call 360-892-8944.

Pettis Webber Pacific p.s. elder care law firm will host a free seminar "Do You Love Someone with Special Needs? Protecting Personal and Asset Safety, For You and For Them!" starting at 3 p.m. July 21. This event will be presented virtually as well as in-person by attorney Beckie Pettis. Registration is free and required […]

Vancouver Art Space in the Vancouver Mall is hosting an in-person class, "How to Frame Your Art" from 5 to 6 p.m. July 21 at 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive, Vancouver. Students will learn how to save money by framing their own artwork. Topics include when to use glass, mats and spacers and, for professional […]

Starting at 6 p.m. July 21, Pittock Mansion will host a presentation with Dr. Darrell Millner in conjunction with the opening of their exhibit "Black in Oregon 1840 - 1870" Millner is a professor of Black Studies at Portland State University and an expert on the history of African Americans in the western movement with […]

Pettis Webber Pacific p.s. elder care law firm will host a free webinar "Asset Preservation Planning / Medicaid v. Medicare: Avoid the Myths and Mistakes" starting at 6 p.m. July 21. This event will be presented virtually by attorney Beckie Pettis. Registration is free and required to attend. To register and receive seminar webcast dates […]

The Small Acreage Program will host a well and septic system maintenance workshop online via Zoom from 6 to 8 p.m. July 21. The workshop will be taught by Clark County Public Health and will teach participants how to inspect their septic systems and safely maintain their well water. Completing the workshop and a short […]

Join Justin, Travis, and Griffin McElroy for a live episode of their podcast "My Brother, My Brother and Me" an advice show for the modern era. Watch as they take your questions and turn them, alchemy-like, into wisdom right before your eyes during a performance at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 7 p.m. July 21. […]

Original Practice Shakespeare Festival offers a free presentation of “Henry IV, Part 1” at 7 p.m. July 21 at Irving Park, 707 N.E. Fremont St., Portland. The company uses the original practice techniques of Elizabethan England: limited rehearsal, scrolls in hand, audience interaction, and an onstage prompter. Gender-fluid casting (just like in Ye Olde Shakespearean […]

Single Seniors will be attending the Days of Aloha festival in Esther Short Park July 21 - 24 For schedule and tickets visit www.4daysofaloha.com For more information, call 360-892-8944.

Northwest Oil Painters Guild is celebrating 20 years of supporting Northwest oil painters from from Mercer Island to Camas. The group's annual show and sale will be hosted by the Corridor Gallery inside the Esther Short Building, 610 Esther St., Vancouver, across from Esther Short Park. The exhibit, on display along the main hallways, is […]

Four Days of Aloha is Vancouver's annual festival celebrating Hawaiian and Polynesian culture, organized by the Ke Kukui Foundation. It takes place over four days and includes cultural workshops at Clark College, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, and concerts and performances at Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver at 605 Esther St. Registration for the […]

The Camas-Washougal Chamber of Commerce will host Camas Days on July 22-23 in downtown Camas with parades, music, street vendors, a wine and microbrew street and kid’s activities. The theme this year is "Experience the Magic of Camas." A street fair with artisan vendors and food court will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 […]

iHeart Radio's "Battle of the Bands" kicks off at 6 p.m. July 15 at ilani Casino and Resort, 1 Cowlitz Way, Ridgefield. Additional dates are July 22 and July 29. Four top bands have been selected from a large pool of submissions and will face off on the parking garage rooftop at ilani. The winning […]

Metropolitan Performing Arts presents a mash-up of the Netflix horror series "Stranger Things" and "The Wizard of Oz," with performances at 6 p.m. July 22, 2 p.m. July 23 and 24 and 6:30 p.m. July 23 at Metropolitan Performing Arts, 6403 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students, seniors […]

Original Practice Shakespeare Festival offers a free presentation of “All's Well That Ends Well” at 7 p.m. July 22 at Irving Park, 707 N.E. Fremont St., Portland. The company uses the original practice techniques of Elizabethan England: limited rehearsal, scrolls in hand, audience interaction, and an onstage prompter. Gender-fluid casting (just like in Ye Olde […]

Portland’s original free outdoor movie series, Flicks on the Bricks, returns this summer to Portland’s Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 S.W. 6th Ave., Portland. From July 22 to 24, the square will be transformed into Portland’s largest outdoor movie theater for everyone to enjoy. Free popcorn and movie snacks will be offered to the first 250 […]

The Vancouver Bicycle Club will host Ride Around Clark County from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 23. All routes start and finish at Bike Clark County, 1604 Main St., Vancouver. Choose one of four scenic routes: The Century (100 miles, $65), The 89er (89 miles, $65), The Metric (62 miles, $55) and The Lacamas […]

Four Days of Aloha is Vancouver's annual festival celebrating Hawaiian and Polynesian culture, organized by the Ke Kukui Foundation. It takes place over four days and includes cultural workshops at Clark College, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, and concerts and performances at Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver at 605 Esther St. Registration for the […]

Single Seniors will be attending the Days of Aloha festival in Esther Short Park July 21 - 24 For schedule and tickets visit www.4daysofaloha.com For more information, call 360-892-8944.

The Vancouver Courthouse Criterium bicycle race benefits the Police Activities League of Southwest Washington. The regional championship bicycle race for Washington, Idaho and Oregon will be held on July 23 next to the Clark County Courthouse. All proceeds of this race will go to the Police Activities League and junior cycling development. Racing starts at […]

Four Days of Aloha is Vancouver's annual festival celebrating Hawaiian and Polynesian culture, organized by the Ke Kukui Foundation. It takes place over four days and includes cultural workshops at Clark College, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, and concerts and performances at Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver at 605 Esther St. Registration for the […]

The owners of Gather Arts and Naty’s Candles have joined forces to create the Hockinson Artisan Market, a regular outdoor summer market to showcase the work of local makers and small, independent business owners. This month, 12 new artists from the Vancouver area are joining the market for a total of 40 vendors. The Hockinson […]

The Camas-Washougal Chamber of Commerce will host Camas Days on July 22-23 in downtown Camas with parades, music, street vendors, a wine and microbrew street and kid’s activities. The theme this year is "Experience the Magic of Camas." A street fair with artisan vendors and food court will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 […]

The Portland Art Museum presents "Perspectives," a special exhibition of more than 60 works by local BIPOC (Black, indigenous and people of color) photographers made during the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. Perspectives features work by artists Emery Barnes, Joseph Blake, Linneas Boland-Godbey, David (Daveed) Jacobo, Mariah Harris, and Byron Merritt. The exhibition opens […]

WSU Clark County Extension Master Gardeners will host an in-person tomato pruning workshop from 10 to 11:30 a.m. July 23 at the 79th Street Heritage Farm, 1919 N.E. 78th St., Vancouver. This workshop will clarify which types of tomato plants need pruning and will provide instruction on when and how to prune. The class is […]

"Alice in Wonderland," Journey Theater Arts' summer touring show, can be seen in four Clark County locations this July: Esther Short Park, 605 Esther St., Vancouver: 10:15 a.m. July 16 Summit Oaks Neighborhood Park, N.W. 35th and Sierra St., Camas: 6:30 p.m. July 18 Overlook Park, west end of Main Street, Ridgefield: 10 a.m. July […]

The Pittock Mansion, 3229 N.W. Pittock Dr., Portland, is offering Behind the Scenes tours, where small groups of people are led by a guide through the parts of the mansion that are not accessible to most visitors. The tour includes basement passages, the boiler room, the Otis elevator machine room, third floor servants’ quarters and […]

Portland’s original free outdoor movie series, Flicks on the Bricks, returns this summer to Portland’s Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 S.W. 6th Ave., Portland. From July 22 to 24, the square will be transformed into Portland’s largest outdoor movie theater for everyone to enjoy. Free popcorn and movie snacks will be offered to the first 250 […]

Rally Pizza, 8070 E. Mill Plain Blvd., is hosting a fundraiser for the Vancouver Ravens Baseball Association. From noon to 8 p.m. July 23, Rally will donate 25% of sales from all orders to Vancouver Ravens Baseball Association, which is raising money to help its team go to a tournament in August. Guests should mention […]

Metropolitan Performing Arts presents a mash-up of the Netflix horror series "Stranger Things" and "The Wizard of Oz," with performances at 6 p.m. July 22, 2 p.m. July 23 and 24 and 6:30 p.m. July 23 at Metropolitan Performing Arts, 6403 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students, seniors […]

Vancouver Art Space in the Vancouver Mall is hosting an abstract feathers make-and-take class from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. July 23 at 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive, Vancouver. The beginner-friendly class, led by instructor Hannah Complin, uses feathers as the inspiration for a piece of abstract art. Students will use round-format watercolor paper and learn […]

Ukrainian pianist Oleg Poliansky will perform a special concert at 4:30 p.m. July 23 at Kennedy Violins, 508 S.E. 117th Ave., Vancouver. Poliansky will perform music by Veracini, Handel, Bach, Beethoven, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, and Debussy. Tickets are $40, available by calling the Kennedy Violins showroom at 1-800-779-0242. A portion of the proceeds will be used […]

Metropolitan Performing Arts presents a mash-up of the Netflix horror series "Stranger Things" and "The Wizard of Oz," with performances at 6 p.m. July 22, 2 p.m. July 23 and 24 and 6:30 p.m. July 23 at Metropolitan Performing Arts, 6403 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students, seniors […]

Original Practice Shakespeare Festival offers a free presentation of “Two Gentlemen of Verona” at 7 p.m. July 23 at Irving Park, 707 N.E. Fremont St., Portland. The company uses the original practice techniques of Elizabethan England: limited rehearsal, scrolls in hand, audience interaction, and an onstage prompter. Gender-fluid casting (just like in Ye Olde Shakespearean […]

Battle Ground Lake State Park staff and volunteers will host fun, educational, and free Summer Saturday Interpretive Programs for adults and kids alike. The program "Horsing Around: Equestrian Safety" will be held at 7:30 p.m. July 23. Programs take place at Battle Ground Lake State Park, 18002 N.E. 249th St. Children must be accompanied by […]