A free diabetes connection event will be held at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 6600 Highland Drive, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Jan 15. With diabetes health care and support professionals from throughout the community, the free event will feature screenings of blood sugar, blood pressure, foot, eye, teeth and circulation health, plus nutrition […]

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 […]

The 63rd annual Portland Boat Show is Jan. 11-15 at the Portland Expo Center, 2060 N. Marine Drive, Portland. With nearly 200,000 square feet of display space, attendees will find fishing boats, ski, wakeboard and wake surfing boats, yachts, cruisers, sportfishers, kayaks, personal watercraft, boating electronics, accessories, marine canvas, propellers, boat towers and boat trailers. […]

The Oregon Symphony will offer a showing of Igor Stravinsky's "The Firebird" at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14 and 16 and 2 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 S.W. Broadway, Portland.  Tickets are $25 to $129 at orsymphony.org/concerts-tickets/2223/stravinskys-the-firebird-with-the-oregon-symphony/.

"The Simon and Garfunkel Story" uses huge projection photos and original film footage, and features a full, live band performing all the duo's hits including "Mrs. Robinson," "Cecilia," "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "Homeward Bound" and many more. The immersive concert-style theater show is playing at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Newmark Theatre, located inside […]

Volunteer with staff from the city of Vancouver from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 16, Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, to remove English ivy at Marine Park, 4501 S.E. Columbia Way, Vancouver. This ivy pull will be followed by a short nature walk through the riparian bottomland forests of the park, where participants […]

The Oregon Historical Society presents an exhibit featuring the Jantzen Beach Carousel, on display through April 30. The museum is open seven days a week, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $10, with discounts for students, seniors, teachers and youth. "The Odyssey of the […]

The Camas Public Library will host a weekly "Kid Librarian" event when a kid gets to be a librarian for a day. Each new Kid Librarian will share the books they're reading, reimagined cover art and a video book review. Registration is required. Registration and more information is available online at CamasPL.org/kidlibrarian.

Single Seniors bi-weekly food and cards meeting in the Vancouver Mall food court, starting at noon. For more information, call 360-892-8944

Single Seniors bi-weekly food and cards meeting in the Vancouver Mall food court, starting at noon. For more information, call 360-892-8944.

The Oregon Symphony will offer a showing of Igor Stravinsky's "The Firebird" at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14 and 16 and 2 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 S.W. Broadway, Portland.  Tickets are $25 to $129 at orsymphony.org/concerts-tickets/2223/stravinskys-the-firebird-with-the-oregon-symphony/.

The Lewis River Rotary Club will meet at the Battle Ground Community Center, 912 East Main St., from 7 to 8 a.m. Jan. 17. The meeting will include a presentation by Kendra Laratta, she will discuss making life shifts using her job as the impetus. For more information email LewisRiverRotaryClub@gmail.com or contact Sue Coates at […]

Learn to play bridge on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Vancouver Bridge Club, 6503H East Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. The cost is $50 for all eight lessons or $10 per lesson. Classes include discussion and play. Call Connie Sayler with questions at 971-678-3863. The schedule is as follows: Jan. 3 - Introduction […]

Leach Botanical Garden, 6704 S.E. 122nd Ave., Portland, offers a "What's New" garden tour on the second Thursday of each month from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Take a casual stroll through the garden with Adam Hart, Leach Garden horticulture manager. He will show you what's new in the garden, what's in bloom, new additions and […]

Art at the Cave, 108 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver, presents "The Most Unlikely Art Exhibition" in honor of National Human Trafficking Awareness month. Jason Page, Emmy Award-winning founder of The Unlikely Mission, and Southwest Washington Center for the Arts will host a multimedia arts event featuring paintings and art installations, artifacts, film, guest speakers and […]

Clark-Skamania Fly Fishers will host its monthly meeting on Jan. 18 at Black Pearl on The Columbia, 56 S. First St., Washougal. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. with happy hour (aka "Wet Fly Hour") at 5:30 p.m. The meeting, which concludes at 9 p.m., is free and open to the public. The topic will […]

The Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco, Wash., presents the inaugural Driftwood and Daffodils event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 31 and April 1. Enter your best daffodils, flower arrangements and driftwood finds in one or more categories. Registration is accepted until March 29. Attend a Spring Daffodil Tea on April 1, for […]

A group of local painters meets Tuesdays from 1:30 to 5 p.m. at the Washougal Senior Community Center, 1681 C St., Washougal, just behind the library and city hall. The group is free to attend. Work on new projects and get support from other painters. Those who work in a range of mediums -- watercolor, […]

Raise for Rowyn annual dinner and auction is 6 to 11 p.m. April 15 at ilani Casino Resort, 1 Cowlitz Way, Ridgefield. The theme will be “Rowyn & Ringling Bros. Presents Circus Nights." The event features silent and live auction items, entertainment and other media. Tickets are $150 to $200 per person. Register at raise4rowyn.org.

Music Teachers Association of Clark County presents "A Teacher's Concert," benefitting student scholarships from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 28 at Church of the Good Shepherd, 805 S.E. Ellsworth Road, Vancouver. Teachers and students will collaborate in a benefit concert to raise funds for local music students who wish to pursue music at the higher […]

Single Seniors will attend Happy Hour at Applebee's, 12712 SE 2nd Cir, starting at 3 p.m. Jan. 17. For more information, call 360-892-8944.

Washington State University Vancouver will host an event "Classroom to Career: Engineering and Technology" from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Jan. 17. Attendees will meet faculty, students and alumni who are solving today’s problems using engineering and technology in the following academic programs: computer science, data analytics, digital technology and culture, electrical engineering, mathematics, and mechanical […]

The Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas, hosts the “Cover to Cover” book club from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of every month. The club is a general fiction book club for adults. To get the book, either pick up one of the copies that have been set aside for the […]

The next Science on Tap Online is 7 p.m. Jan. 17. Register on Zoom. Tickets are a suggested donation of $5 to $15; support Science on Tap on Patreon or make a one-time donation here. Get complete details at scienceontaporwa.org/events/livestream_jan_17_koala/. In Koala: A Natural History and an Uncertain Future, Australian author and biologist Danielle Clode delves […]

Clark Conservation District is hosting an online sale of native plants from Nov. 30 to Feb. 18. Plants must be ordered online at clarkcd.org/native-plant-sale and picked up in person on Feb. 18 at CASEE, 11104 N.E. 149th St., Brush Prairie. Drive-through pick-ups will be offered in 30-minute time slots from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. […]

Single Seniors bi-weekly food and cards meeting in the Vancouver Mall food court, starting at noon. For more information, call 360-892-8944

From noon to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 18, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, the public is invited to see a free showing of the one-hour documentary film, “Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts." Directed by Dru Holley of Vancouver, the film will play at noon in the Gaiser Student Center on Clark College's […]

Single Seniors bi-weekly food and cards meeting in the Vancouver Mall food court, starting at noon. For more information, call 360-892-8944.

Clark-Skamania Fly Fishers will host its monthly meeting on Jan. 18 at Black Pearl on The Columbia, 56 S. First St., Washougal. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. with happy hour (aka "Wet Fly Hour") at 5:30 p.m. The meeting, which concludes at 9 p.m., is free and open to the public. The topic will […]

Knit and Natter is a weekly drop-in program for knitters, crocheters and other fiber artists. Meetings are held on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. at the Vancouver Mall Library, 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive #285. All ages are welcome. For more information, contact Judy Turner at 360-896-7135.

54°40' Brewing, 3801 S. Truman St. #1, Washougal, will host a weekly "Geeks Who Drink" trivia night from 6 to 8 p.m. every Wednesday. Modeled after pub quizzes in Ireland and the U.K., Geeks Who Drink is an authentic homegrown trivia quiz where useless knowledge means everything. Questions cover everything from Hungary to "The Hunger […]

Shen Yun invites audiences to travel back to the magical world of ancient China. Experience a lost culture and see legends come to life through the art of classical Chinese dance. Shen Yun expands the boundaries of the performing arts with a unique blend of stunning costuming, high-tech backdrops and orchestra accompaniment. The run time […]

Pettis Webber Pacific p.s. elder care law firm will host a free seminar "2023 New Year's Getting It Together Estate Planning Seminar" starting at 11 a.m. Jan. 19. This event will be presented both virtually as well as in-person by attorney Karen Webber. Registration is free and required to attend. To register and receive seminar […]

Take Off Pounds Sensibly Chapter 0658 meets every Thursday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 300 S.W. 7th Ave., Battle Ground. For more information, contact Donna at 562-355-0950.

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

Shen Yun invites audiences to travel back to the magical world of ancient China. Experience a lost culture and see legends come to life through the art of classical Chinese dance. Shen Yun expands the boundaries of the performing arts with a unique blend of stunning costuming, high-tech backdrops and orchestra accompaniment. The run time […]

The Clark County Civil Service Commission meets regularly on the third Thursday of every month to approve backgrounds, eligibility lists and discuss issues that come before the commission. Meetings are hybrid; in person at 1300 Franklin St. in Vancouver on the 5th floor Room 511 OR via Microsoft Teams.

Art at the Cave, 108 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver, presents "The Most Unlikely Art Exhibition" in honor of National Human Trafficking Awareness month. Jason Page, Emmy Award-winning founder of The Unlikely Mission, and Southwest Washington Center for the Arts will host a multimedia arts event featuring paintings and art installations, artifacts, film, guest speakers and […]

See "Cabaret" at the Winningstad Theatre inside Antoinette Hatfield Hall, 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland, from Jan. 20 to Feb. 12.Tickets range from $27.25 to $52.25, available at www.stumptownstages.org or portland5.com/winningstad-theatre/events/cabaret. This award-winning musical features hit songs such as "Wilkommen," "Don’t Tell Mama," "Mein Herr," "Maybe This Time," "Money" and the title number, "Cabaret." Performances are […]

The Litter Stewards Training will be held at Vancouver City Hall, 415 West 6th St., from 4:30 to 5:30 on Jan. 20 in the Aspen Room on the first floor of City Hall. Volunteers will receive training on safety protocols, how to identify city and public property, how to dispose of both hazardous and common […]

The Vancouver chapter of Point Man International Ministries meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Friday in the Education Module at Church on the Rock, 500 S.W. Eaton Blvd., Battle Ground. Pointman International was started by a Seattle police officer and veteran and the faith-based, non-denominational support group is open to all veterans and first […]

Metropolitan Performing Arts, 6403 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver, presents the Percy Jackson musical "The Lighting Thief," based on the book series by Rick Riordan. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Jan. 20, 21, 27 and 28 with 2 p.m. matinees on Jan. 21, 22, 28 and 29. Jan. 21 at 2 p.m. is Family Day. Jan. […]

Vancouver School of Arts and Academics will present its Winter Dance Concert from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 20 at 3101 Main St., Vancouver, featuring student talent at all levels of dance. Tickets are $5 and the show is open to the public.

Shen Yun invites audiences to travel back to the magical world of ancient China. Experience a lost culture and see legends come to life through the art of classical Chinese dance. Shen Yun expands the boundaries of the performing arts with a unique blend of stunning costuming, high-tech backdrops and orchestra accompaniment. The run time […]

Portland Center Stage at The Armory, 128 N.W. 11th Ave., presents "Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B" from Jan. 20 to Feb. 12 on the U.S. Bank Main Stage. The play is fast-paced and farcical, a feminist take on the iconic crime-fighting duo. It’s present-day Baker Street and female roommates Holmes and Watson […]

See "Cabaret" at the Winningstad Theatre inside Antoinette Hatfield Hall, 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland, from Jan. 20 to Feb. 12.Tickets range from $27.25 to $52.25, available at www.stumptownstages.org or portland5.com/winningstad-theatre/events/cabaret. This award-winning musical features hit songs such as "Wilkommen," "Don’t Tell Mama," "Mein Herr," "Maybe This Time," "Money" and the title number, "Cabaret." Performances are […]

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.

NatureScaping will host a course "Seed Saving - From Harvest to Storage" at the CASEE Center, Building B, Room 205, 11104 N.E. 149th St., Brush Prairie, from 10 a.m. to noon on Jan. 21. Employees from Garden Delights Herb Farm will teach attendees about different kinds of seeds, harvesting and saving seeds, with a special […]

Cascades Presbyterian Church will host a poetry workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 21 led by Clark County Poetry Laureate Armin Tolentino and others. No experience is necessary. The workshop is best suited for participants ages 16 and older. Register at www.armintolentino.com.

R.I.S.E. Coaching Team will host a vision board class and workshop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 21 at Covington House, 4201 Main St., Vancouver. The cost is $75 at the door or $65 if pre-registered. Limited space. Must RSVP to reserve your space. Text 360-909-9003. Attendees should bring their own lunches and blank […]

Repair Clark County will bring its free fix-it program to the Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas, from noon to 2 p.m. Jan. 21. Experienced fixers will attempt to repair or mend your items and can sometimes teach you how to fix them. There are no guarantees an item can be fixed, or […]

Shen Yun invites audiences to travel back to the magical world of ancient China. Experience a lost culture and see legends come to life through the art of classical Chinese dance. Shen Yun expands the boundaries of the performing arts with a unique blend of stunning costuming, high-tech backdrops and orchestra accompaniment. The run time […]

Vancouver Art Space, 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive, Suite 283, will offer a Watercolor Valentine Card Make-and-Take class from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 21. Led by instructor Nathun Finkhouse, students will get inspiring ideas and use reference photos to create original Valentine cards with watercolor paints. The beginner-friendly class includes instruction in layout and […]

Calling all Teen Bakers! The Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., offers "Bakeology," a teen baking program from 3 to 4 p.m. on the third Saturday of every month. All experience levels are welcome and it's free to participate. We'll go over what went well, where we can improve, and learn new things along the […]

Metropolitan Performing Arts, 6403 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver, presents the Percy Jackson musical "The Lighting Thief," based on the book series by Rick Riordan. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Jan. 20, 21, 27 and 28 with 2 p.m. matinees on Jan. 21, 22, 28 and 29. Jan. 21 at 2 p.m. is Family Day. Jan. […]

Portland Center Stage at The Armory, 128 N.W. 11th Ave., presents "Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B" from Jan. 20 to Feb. 12 on the U.S. Bank Main Stage. The play is fast-paced and farcical, a feminist take on the iconic crime-fighting duo. It’s present-day Baker Street and female roommates Holmes and Watson […]

Shen Yun invites audiences to travel back to the magical world of ancient China. Experience a lost culture and see legends come to life through the art of classical Chinese dance. Shen Yun expands the boundaries of the performing arts with a unique blend of stunning costuming, high-tech backdrops and orchestra accompaniment. The run time […]

Cappella Romana presents "A Byzantine Emperor in King Henry's Court" with two performances in Portland at 8 p.m. Jan. 21 at St. Mary's Cathedral, 1716 N.W. Davis St, Portland, and 3 p.m. Jan. 22 at The Old Madeleine Church, 3123 N.E. 24th Ave, Portland. Tickets are $5 to $53. At Christmastide 1400 to 1401, Eastern […]