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Come on down to Magenta Theater and help cheer on your favorite “laugh-lete” as they go for gold, comedy gold. This is a family friendly show, something you can bring the kiddos (7 and up) and grandma too. Improv theater is an interactive non-scripted event that will have you laughing from the beginning. Need a way to celebrate a birthday or other special day? Consider Magenta Improv Theater!
The mission of the Columbia Springs is to provide our community a unique setting where educational experiences foster a greater awareness of the natural world, inspiring stewardship. They do not leave the young ones out! Here are two great opportunities your kiddos grades 1 to 6 can get out in nature and learn more about the world around them.
All aboard for the Mid-Summer Weekend Train excursions. This journey will take you to the Heisson area, through the tunnel, across the East Fork of the Lewis River with a stop at Moulton Station to visit the beautiful Yacolt Falls. Be sure to arrive 30 minutes before departure time to check in.
The annual Hoike and Hawaiian Festival is back this year right here in downtown Vancouver, WA at Esther Short Park. Don’t miss the chance to sway to the rhythm of hula dancers, learn how to make authentic arts & crafts, watch traditional Hawaiian games & competition and enjoy food from local vendors…all in one place for this 3-day event on July 23rd through 25th.
The Clark County’s Largest Garage & Vintage Sale is a great place to find hidden treasures, add to your prized collection or to just browse. This is also an excellent to live green…when you purchase used items to repurpose or reuse, you are giving new life to that item and the environment.
Battle Ground Harvest Days events will begin on Thursday, July 16 and go through Saturday, July 18, 2015. This annual tradition includes a carnival, market and food vendors, live entertainment, car cruise and show, local craft wine, spirit and beer tasting, a family fun area and more!
Annual Cruisin’ the Gut Bigger Every Year. Help drive out hunger in Clark County at the annual Cruisin’ the Gut event in downtown Vancouver on Saturday, July 18, 2015. How can the coolest cars around help fight hunger? Well…
Just bring a canned food donation with you when you come down to watch (or drive) all the cool cars in town. Bring 5 or more canned items and receive a Cruisin’ the Gut dash plaque (while supplies last); and the first 300 donations will receive a goodie bag. Food donations will be accepted at Dairy Queen (28th and Main), Vendor Alley (16th and Main), and Top Shelf (6th and Main).
For those of you who don’t know what Cruisin’ the Gut is: it’s a day to see some awesome cars, both
Part of the 80 for 80 Campaign to Help Fund the New Ridgefield Library. The Friends of the Ridgefield Library are hosting a pizza party on Saturday July 11, 2015 from 6-10 pm to benefit the building fund of the new Ridgefield Library.
It will be held at a 10 acre farm in Ridgefield, and the pizzas will be made on site and baked in a hand made pizza oven. Guests are invited to order their own pizza toppings, so each one will be unique.
To follow a library theme, the party is being called the Dewey Decimal Pizza Party. There will be outdoor games
Keep the Christmas Spirit Going. The NE Hazel Dell Neighborhood Association in partnership with Three Creeks Community Partners is holding a “Christmas in July” toy drive and collecting toys for children in need early this year!
According to Doug Ballou of Three Creeks Community Partners, they expect to be helping over 500(!) kids and their families this coming holiday season. You can help! Drop off new, unwrapped toys at any of the following locations from July 5 through August 2, 2015:
The 10th Annual Camas Car Show, brought to you by Westlie Ford and hosted by the Downtown Camas Association, will run from 4-8:30 pm on Saturday, July 11, 2015 and will again bring the nostalgia of classic and specialty cars to the streets of historic Downtown Camas.
This event also includes live music by Bluez Cruizer, dance performances by Virtuosity Performing Arts Studio, balloon art by Joe Mishkin, food vendors, multiple raffles (bring two cans of food and get a free raffle ticket), kids activities, awards and downtown businesses will be open late for shopping and dining. This is a free event for spectators.
“The Camas Car Show is always an exceptionally fun community event, now
Visit Vancouver, Washington’s first winery at the 8th Annual Art and Wine Fair at English Estates Winery on Saturday and Sunday July 11-12, 2015. Where local history, music, food, art and wine join together for a weekend of fun.
Entry is free to this event, where more than forty local artists will blanket the 112 year old Estate. Shop art, jewelry, woodworking, glass and many more unique items; all while enjoying live music, food and, of course, wine!
You may remember our post about that fantastic, fun kids event this past April, the Klineline Kids Fishing Derby. Well, we’re back to report it was a rousing success!
But they need your help. Read on about how this event is bustin’ out at the tackle box.
Over 2900 kids fished during the two day event held annually at Klineline Pond in Salmon Creek Park. The event began with Special Needs Kids and Adults fishing on Friday April 10, and culminated Saturday April 11 with fishing for kids ages 5 to 14. For
It’s First Friday time, and this time it’s all part of the big July 4th weekend in Vancouver USA!
Here’s a sampling of what to expect downtown, as you may wander the Vancouver Arts District.
Vancouver Community Library at 901 C Street has a wonderful opportunity to view the Fort Vancouver Tapestry! Come to the Library from 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM, to view the amazing Fort Vancouver
Tapestry. This display is a creative, colorful and locally produced work of art, which depicts the history of Clark County in 108 feet (!!) of hand-stitched embroidery. The Columbia Room doors will open at 5 PM. The evening will include interpretive tours, hands-on
A fun celebration of dogs on July’s First Friday! July 3rd, 5-8pm. Doggie fashion shows with prizes, vendors, kids’ crafts with a dog theme, fun in participating businesses, outdoor activities for your dog, and more! Bring your favorite pooch (leashes required) and make a fun night of it!
The West Columbia Gorge Humane Society will be on hand with info on dog adoption and a fun “Find the Treat” game for your dogs!
The Fashion Shows/Costume Contests will be at 6pm and 7pm and will have judging for the cutest, most creative, and the funniest costumes at each show. Sign up by 15 minutes before each show at the DCA table when you get to the event. The event will be between 4th and 5th on Cedar Street. No cost to enter.
In Battle Ground, Summer is all about play… and the Summer Playground Program brings the magic of play to the Battle Ground community all summer long. This FREE 10 week summer program brings fun, recreational and organized activities to four local neighborhood parks
The Destination Downtown Noon-Time concert series brings great music to the community in the heart of Vancouver, WA. This free, family friendly, open-air event offers a change to get outside, grab a picnic lunch and head to Esther Short Park to enjoy great music.
The Six to Sunset Concert series is an opportunity to enjoy great bands, great local food and drink all out in the open air at Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver, WA
Don’t forget about the Pub in the Park, which will benefit two local non-profits. This reoccuring community event will start promptly at 6:00 pm and end around 8:00 pm.
A crowd of about 100 state and local partners, walkers, bicyclists and Port of Vancouver USA staff recently converged on a spot along Northwest Lower River Road to cut the ribbon on a new section of multiuse trail and celebrate improved connectivity for the community.
The half-mile section of beautifully landscaped, asphalt trail stretches along the south side of Lower River Road, from the intersection of Mill Plain Boulevard/State Route 501, Fourth Plain Boulevard and St. Francis Lane to the port’s administrative offices. It’s one piece of an overall path that, when fully complete, will extend 4.5 miles along SR 501, eventually connecting with the city’s Renaissance Trail.
The City of Vancouver is proud to present the 2015 Friday Night Movies in the Park series! Bring your blankets and lawn chairs to your local park and enjoy big screen entertainment. All movies are family friendly. Come early to participate in pre-movie activities.
On July 10th and 11th things will be getting a bit strange in Washougal, WA…strange in a good way! The fun summer weekend event, Weird Beer on the River will kick off Friday at Marina Park in Washougal, WA. Enjoy 25+ breweries, who will have their favorites available and will each offer two specialty brews made specifically for this “weird” festival.
Two new synthetic fields opened Friday at Harmony Sports Complex in east Vancouver, allowing year-round use by youth and young adult soccer players.
Washington Timbers secured financing to convert two former grass fields to synthetic turf and add field lights and fencing. Lights still need to be installed. The Washington Timbers serves about 3,500 soccer players, ages 5 to 19. The vast majority of players live in Clark County.
Head out to Corvette Day, this Saturday June 27, from 10AM to 3PM as local Corvette collectors will share their treasures at the Battle Ground Market car show. While you’re there, enjoy a live cooking demo in the Backyard Bounty with Chef Marta Pan or ‘chill’ to the music of guest Naomi T.
The market is known for loads of fresh local produce, meat, eggs, flowers, and plants; plus arts and crafts, live entertainment, children’s activities and more.
Join the East Vancouver Costco on Saturday, June 27th, from 6:30-9PM, for their 2nd Annual Heroes night.
Come and celebrate as they honor the Heroes in our community – Police, Fire Fighters, EMT’s, Doctors, Nurses, active and retired Military. The event is designed to raise awareness of the CMAC (the Community Military Appreciated Committee), which dispersed donations among organizations that care for Military and their families in need in the community.
Costco will be open to the public that evening (no Costco membership needed) and will have door prizes and activities for kids. Plus, it’s air-conditioned in there! :)
The Community Foundation for Southwest Washington convened a selection committee of community leaders and past First Citizens to review a number of worthy nominations for Clark County’s 2015 First Citizen Award, and recently announced that retired businesswoman and public servant, Nan Henriksen, was selected as Clark County’s First Citizen for 2015. The First Citizen Award recognizes a Clark County resident who has modeled exemplary citizenship through their actions and service to the community.
Her nomination focused heavily on her career in public service, where she worked collaboratively to realize a shared community vision for Camas. Her efforts shaped the economic fabric of greater Clark County, bringing both people and prosperity to the region. More recently, Henriksen applied her leadership, advocacy and diplomacy to help form a county home-rule charter that reshaped local government.
