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Neighborhood Beats: Fill up on local culture
MAR. 3 — The Vancouver Planning Commission’s First Tuesday event will be TOWARD SUSTAINABLE-AFFORDABLE-RESIDENTIAL-DEVELOPMENT — LOCAL JURISDICTION TACKLE REGULATORY OBSTACLES. As more people strive to develop and construct projects that meet stringent sustainability goals — such as increased water efficiency, use of renewable energy, and less toxic alternatives to conventional building materials — the more challenging it can become to maintain affordability and navigate through the current regulatory process. We’ll hear about the steps local jurisdictions have taken toward removing code and regulatory obstacles and encouraging sustainable development. This event is intended only for informational purposes; no policy decisions will be made. (Vancouver City Hall, 210 E. 13th St.; 4 p.m.; free; call 487.7955 or email terry.lenhart@ci.vancouver.wa.us to R.S.V.P. or for more info.)
MAR. 6 — FIRST FRIDAY ARTWALK strikes again! Seriously, they’re armed with art and they ain’t afraid to use it. As you are well aware by now, on the first Friday of the month throughout the year participating art galleries, merchants and restaurants of Downtown Vancouver open their doors to celebrate opening night of various art exhibits. Live music and citywide receptions welcome all! (Downtown Vancouver; 5 - 9 p.m.; free; call 750.4499 for more info.)
MAR. 8 — There’s nothing like a three-hour exercise-athon to really get your Sunday going. Okay, maybe it’s a hard sell because, really, they don’t even allow three-hour exercise-athons in Gitmo. Waterboarding, yes, but three hours of exercise? How about this, then: summer’s on its way, and with that the heat, and with that less clothing, and with that...you. Exposed. Kick off the “build-up to wearing my swimsuit” season with a three-hour exercise event. Bravo! This month, Northwest Personal Training holds a SHARE fundraiser by whipping you into shape. Activities include warm-up, kickboxing, choreographed high/low movement, Latin dance, Nia (a free-movement exercise), Sensual Dance, lower body muscle workout, upper body muscle workout, pilates, yoga, and door prizes! The mission of SHARE is to lead the hungry and homeless to self-sufficiency by providing food, shelter, housing, education, and compassion through the strength of our community. Bring a water bottle, a yoga mat if you have one, a potluck contribution if you feel like it, and a positive attitude. (O’Connell Sport Center at Clark College, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way; 9 a.m. - Noon; $20 plus non-perishable food items and/or clothing and household donations; call 574.7292 or visit nwpersonaltraining.com for more info.)
MAR. 11 — The CLARK COLLEGE WINTER ORCHESTRA CONCERT takes us on a European Tour this month, should you decide to go. Don’t worry, nobody invited Rick Steves. He’s a little creepy. (Royal Durst Theatre, Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, 3101 Main St.; 7:30 p.m.; free; call 699.6398 or email pwinston@clark.edu for more info.)
MAR. 8 — Grammy winner CURTIS SALGADO will perform for Daybreak Youth Services’ JAZZIN’ IT UP BENEFIT CONCERT & AUCTION. Salgado is a local celebrity who was recently nominated for numerous Blues Awards as a result of his 2008 album, “Clean Getaway”, and is possibly most famous for being Belushi’s inspiration for The Blues Brothers. If you don’t know him, you should. If you do, you’ll come. Daybreak Youth Services helps teens who are drug and alcohol addicted, and is the only in-patient treatment program in Clark County and all of Southwest Washington. Many young people who come to Daybreak have been struggling with drug and alcohol use for years. Some 28% of teens admitted to Daybreak from Clark, Lewis, and Cowlitz counties report meth use and 15% of Daybreak clients have injected drugs intravenously. And, since 0% of meth users report a positive outcome to their lives (let alone their teeth), and the words “intravenous” and “recreation” aren’t really compatible for anyone with a thinking mind, it stands to reason that these services are muy importante. (Heathman Lodge, 7801 N.E. Greenwood Drive; 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.; $75 includes dinner or $600 for a table of 10; call 635.4120 or email helpkids@daybreakinfo.org for more info.)
MAR. 1 — The SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON WIND SYMPHONY performs “Songs of the Sea”, with performances ranging from “Victory at Sea” by Richard Rodgers to “Sea Songs” by Ralph Vaughan Williams. If you’re lucky, they’ll end with their famous encore of “Sally Sells Seashells by the Sea Shore” By T. Twister. The SW Washington Wind Symphony is a 55-member, professional quality concert band that is 70% comprised of music educators from the Clark County area. (Union High School Auditorium, 6201 NW Friberg-Strunk St., Camas; 3 - 4:15 p.m.; free; call 574.8386, email Wind.Symphony@comcast.net, or visit swwindsymphony.org for more info.)
MAR. 6 — FIRST FRIDAY ARTWALK CAMAS is on! You already read the First Friday listing above for Downtown Vancouver, but in Camas the event is themed! The theme is BUNKO NIGHT. Pick up a “dice card” from participating merchants, and take your cards to Camas Antiques at the end of the night and start rolling for prizes, foo! If you don’t know what Bunko is, fret not; you are in good company. (Downtown Camas; 5 - 9 p.m.; free; call 834.5445 for more info.)
MAR. 7 — If you are size 0-5 Junior or Women’s, then you are invited to the JUNIOR/WOMEN’S CLOTHING SWAP. This will be the first of a monthly clothing swap in Clark County. Bring what you can and take what you like. All leftovers will be donated to Share House. (Rushing Water Yoga Studio, 417 N.E. Birch St., Camas; 6 p.m.; free; call 980.0985 for more info.)
MAR. 5 — The WSU VANCOUVER SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE LECTURE SERIES will give two lectures this month. First, Thabiti Lewis, assistant professor of English at WSU Vancouver, will present a lecture on “Sam Greenlee: Re-articulation of Revolt in Ellison’s Invisible Man.” Next, Sky Wilson, Ph.D. candidate in American studies, “The U.S. War of Terror Has Gotten Yo Mama: Talkin B(l)ack to Critique, Confront and Combat Racism and U.S. Imperialism.” Both of these lectures will be held on the WSU Vancouver campus and will be especially interesting to people who know who in the Sam Hell Sam Greenlee is and/or whose mama’s been got. This lecture is the third annual Spring Research Colloquium of the WSU Vancouver Center for Social and Environmental Justice. (WSU Vancouver, 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave., Multimedia Building Room 6; 1:15 p.m.; free; call 546.9643, email helleger@vancouver.wsu.edu, or visit vancouver.wsu.edu/programs/csejustice.)
MAR. 5 — The WSU VANCOUVER PROFESSIONAL WRITERS SERIES will hold a panel discussion featuring three highly successful freelance writers: Rebecca Clarren, David Wolman, and Julian Smith. Clarren is an investigative journalist and a contributing writer to numerous publications on energy, environmental health, and sustainability and labor issues. Wolman is a contributing editor at Wired magazine whose work has also been published in several other magazines. His book, Righting the Mother Tongue: From Olde English to Email The Tangled Story of English Spelling, was published in 2008. Smith is an award-winning writer, editor and photographer specializing in travel, science and lifestyle topics. The New York Times has syndicated his work worldwide. Attend this lecture and, combined with years of hard work and dedication, you may eventually (and I say eventually) get something published in The Vancouver Voice — which is of course the Holy Grail for freelance writers. Right? Right! (WSU Vancouver, 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave., Multimedia Building Room 6; 7 - 9 p.m.; free; call 503.816.2742 or email howard823@comcast.net for more info.)
MAR. 7 — TITLE VVI NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATION PROGRAM POWWOW. Expect drumming, singing and dancing, as well as booths with arts and food. Tell me you’re not curious about the food... (Covington Middle School, 11200 NE Rosewood Rd.; Noon - 10 p.m.; free; call 604.4013 for more info.)
Hawai’ians are a proud people and, by and large, a big people. That has very little to do with this event, but I’m all about pointing out the obvious. What does have to do with this event is that the Hawai’ian Culture is not only alive and well in Southwest Washington, but actively engaging the community with great events. This month join in on the proud and, by and large, big Hawai’ian festivities this month at the HAWAI’IAN AND POLYNESIAN CULTURAL LU’AU. Join them for an authentic Hawai’ian lunch or dinner followed by a Hawai’ian/Polynesian revue of songs, music and dances from Hawai`i, Tahiti, Samoa, and New Zealand. Silent auction, raffles, Hawai’ian merchandise for sale, Keiki Korner for the kiddies, and shave ice! Sponsored by Ke Kukui Foundation. (Thomas Jefferson Middle School, 3000 N.W. 119th St.; 10:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.; Lunch Show: $22.50, General $25.00, Door $32.50; Dinner Show: $32.50 General $35.00, Door $42.50; call 921.8816 or 503.520.1563 for more info or visit kekukuifoundation.org to get tickets.)
Eric Johnson is a contributor to The Voice.
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