“Seeking Mister Hyde” Auditions: 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, Love Street Playhouse, 126 Loves Ave., Woodland. The auditions will be cold readings from the script, no monologues required. Arrive a few minutes before 6:30 p.m. to fill out an audition form. For more information, email melinda@lovestreetplayhouse.com.
Columbia Mothers of Twins Club meeting: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, St. John Lutheran Church, 11005 N.E. Highway 99 in Vancouver. The meeting will be a potluck. It is encouraged to bring a dish to share. For more information, contact 360-573-3318.
Ridgefield Community Library concert: 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, Ridgefield Community Library, 210 N. Main Ave., Ridgefield. Award-winning Western songwriter Kerry Grombacher will present “Songs and Stories of the American West” at four of the Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries including Ridgefield. Additional programs are scheduled for the Cascade Park, Stevenson and Goldendale community libraries. All of the programs for the Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries are free to the public. For information about the Cascade Park program, visitfvrl.librarymarket.com/songs-stories-american-west.
LADY Mad Hatters: 11:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 8. Prairie Tavern, 14925 N.E. Caples Road, Brush Prairie. The Battle Ground Senior Citizens, Inc. will hold a LADY Mad Hatters event at Prairie Tavern. Participants are responsible for their own meal cost. For more information, contact Sharon Wodtke at battlegroundseniorcitizens@gmail.com or 360-953-3278.
Realms Unknown Festival: 2 p.m.-10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, 10 a.m.-midnight Saturday, Sept. 9, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, 3209 Old Lewis River Road, Woodland. Event will feature interactive entertainment music, vendors and camping. Go totherealmsunknown.com/ for more information.
Used book sale: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, La Center Community Library, 1411 N.E. Lockwood Creek Road, La Center. The Friends of La Center Library are hosting a pop-up book sale featuring fiction, nonfiction and children’s books. Prices range from $1 to $50. Proceeds will benefit library programs for all ages. For more information, contact Patty Somdalen at 360-263-3484, or text 360-798-7502.
Book sale: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9, Lewis River Fellowship Church, 2000 Lewis River Road. The Friends of Woodland Community Library will host a used-book sale that will also include DVDs, CDs, audio books and puzzles. Prices from $1 to $10. For more information, call 360-225-2294.
Highland Lutheran Church 140th anniversary: 10 a.m. church service, with a party to follow from 11 a.m.-2 p.m, Sunday, Sept. 10, at the church, 38809 N.E. 41st Ave, La Center. There will be music, a barbecue, quilt raffle, tours of the old chapel and a bounce house.
Battle Ground Senior Citizens, Inc. luncheon: Doors open at 11 a.m., general meeting 11:30 a.m., lunch served at noon, Monday, Sept. 11, Battle Ground Community Center, 912 E. Main St. For more information, contact Sharon Wodtke at battlegroundseniorcitizens@gmail.com or 360-953-3278.
WSU Master Gardener On-line workshop: 12 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, on-line. WSU Master Gardener Billie Bevers will discuss how to raise garlic. She will demonstrate how and when to plant, what to plant, how to care for garlic and when to harvest. Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android:wsu.zoom.us/j/775605632
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Lewis River Rotary Meeting: 5:45 p.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, Battle Ground Community Center, 912 E. Main St. The meeting will include a social-networking event with all local business owners being invited. For more information, contact Marta Carminato by emailing marta.carminato@gmail.com.
Master Gardener Foundation free presentation: 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 12. Join WSU Master Gardener Russ Wegner for a free presentation titled “Hops!” Wegner has grown hops for many years. He will present information about hop cultivation, trellising vines and beer making. To register, go to MGFCC.com/Events.
Creative Card-making: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13, Battle Ground Senior Center, 116 N.E. 3rd Avenue. Join the Battle Ground Senior Citizens group for a creative card-making class that occurs every other month at the Battle Ground Senior Center. For more information, contact Sharon Wodtke by email at battlegroundseniorcitizens@gmail.com, or call 360-953-3278.
BUNCO: 1 p.m.–3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15, Battle Ground Senior Center, 116 N.E. Third Ave. Join the Battle Ground Senior Citizens group for a BUNCO event at the Battle Ground Senior Center. For more information, contact Sharon Wodtke by email at battlegroundseniorcitizens@gmail.com, or call 360-953-3278.
Veteran’s Luncheon: 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 15, The Prairie Tavern, 14925 N.E. Caples Road in Brush Prairie. Join the Battle Ground Senior Citizens group for a Veteran’s Luncheon at The Prairie Tavern. For more information, contact Sharon Wodtke, battlegroundseniorcitizens@gmail.com, or call 360-953-3278.
The Terry Robb Electric Quartet: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, at Old Liberty Theater, 115 N. Main Ave., Ridgefield. Tickets cost $27. Go tooldlibertytheater.com/buytickets/p/terry-robbs-electric-quartet-9-15-2023 to purchase tickets.
Friday night cruise-ins: 4 to 8 p.m. every Friday through Sept. 15. Alderbrook Park welcomes all special interest cars, trucks and bikes at its cruise-in events. Participating vehicles need to pay $10 to enter, and only cash is accepted. Tickets for adult spectators cost $8 per person, while tickets for children ages 4 to 13 cost $5. Children 3 and under can enter for free. Cash or card is accepted for spectator entrance. The events will host food trucks, an espresso cart, cafe snack shacks, a beer garden and other vendors. The events depend on the weather. Outside alcohol or pets are not allowed. For more information, check out Alderbrook Park on Facebook. Alderbrook Park is located at 24414 N.E. Westerholm Road in Brush Prairie.
The Upcycled Garden Workshop (Learn and Serve): 10 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Sept. 16 at Pacific Park Natural Demonstration Garden, 1515 N.E. 164th Ave., Vancouver (enter from Northeast 172nd). Learn how to build durable raised garden beds with inexpensive materials. Participants are asked to provide 45 minutes of service in the East Vancouver demonstration garden afterward.
WSU Extension Clark County Master Gardener Program, Save Our Seeds Workshop - Wet Seed Process: 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, 78th Street Heritage Farm, 1919 N.E. 78th St. Space is limited; advanced registration ateventbrite.com/e/532348537807?aff=oddtdtcreator is required.
Regular admission: $20.
Queen of Diamonds Bazaar: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, Matson Building, 10713 N.E. 117th Ave. in Vancouver. The Queen of Diamonds Bazaar will support the Prairie High School fall girls slow pitch softball team. Potential vendors can complete the application by going to bit.ly/PHSSlowPitchBazaar or by calling 817-966-2050 for more information.
Bliss Yoga: 9 to 10:15 a.m. on Tuesdays and from 6 to 7 p.m. on Thursdays at the BG Holistic Hub and Apothecary, 314 N.E. First Ave., suite 101, in Battle Ground; 6 to 7:15 p.m. on Mondays and from 9 to 10 a.m. on Fridays at 7614 N.E. 279th St. in Battle Ground. Classes include gentle poses, meditation and relaxation. Classes help increase strength, balance and flexibility. All levels are welcome. Call 360-903-8912 to register or pop in.
