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Art on the Boulevard will open “Unveiling,” a collection of 11 award-winning Northwest artists Friday, Jan. 4 at the gallery, 210 W. Evergreen Blvd., Suite 300.
Artists include Mitch Baird, Sandee Burman, Eric Jacobsen, Christopher Mathie, Elsbeth McLeod, Jeremy Noet, Gene Philips, Jhenna Quinn-Lewis, Mike Rangner, Cathleen Rehfeld and Jim Willis. The show will feature a wide range of styles and mediums including mixed media, oil paintings, pottery, bronze and wood sculpture.
The Friday evening event, open to the public at no charge, includes an opportunity to meet the artists and enjoy complimentary light refreshments.
Art on the Boulevard is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and open 5 to 9 p.m. for First Friday Art openings. For further information contact the gallery at 360-750-4499.
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Washougal Senior Center activities in January includes blood pressure and nail trim on Jan. 7, Shirley Martin on piano Jan. 10, gospel singers Jan. 14, a youth choir performance with Melia Fisher at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 15, John Medlin on Piano Jan. 16, Cynthia Haff's 12-month quilt display Jan. 17, and music by John Lazzarri on Jan. 29. For further information, call Ross Jonak, 835-7802.
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 "Be a Santa to a Senior" participants Julie Williams, Christine Logan, Veronica Davis, volunteer Laura Edwards, volunteer Katie Wilson, Shelly Simpson and Judy Bergenske, Clark County Regional Manager of Loaves and Fishes.
“Be a Santa to a Senior,” a nonprofit program sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care in Vancouver, collected 50 presents and a $1,000 gift for Loaves and Fishes, according to Julie Williams, owner of the local Home Instead franchise.
The Vancouver Home Instead Senior Care office, whose caregivers provide non-medical home care and companionship to seniors in Clark County, has partnered with Fred Meyer and Loaves and Fishes for the project. A nationwide program sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care, “Be a Santa to a Senior” provides gifts and companionship to isolated seniors during the holidays.
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The Salmon Creek Kiwanis Club will present “An Evening with Misty River” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at Skyview High School, 13900 NW. 139th St., Vancouver.
The four-woman group www. mistyriverband.com), performs folk, bluegrass, Celtic and just plain “Americana” music, from the rousing smile-on-your-face variety to the haunting and poignant.
Proceeds benefit children and needy families in Clark County. Ticket priced at $15 are available at Ape Over Music, 3909 Main St., Vancouver; Beacock's Music, Fisher's Landing; Columbia Credit Union, Salmon Creek branch, 13100 Highway 99; Garside Florist, 6610 E. Mill Plain Blvd. on McLoughlin Heights; Music World, Battle Ground; Music World, Hazel Dell (across from JM Plaza); and River City Music, 13215 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., Cascade Park.
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Clark Colleges Travel Studies program is offering a theatre tour to New York City and a cherry blossom trip to Japan in 2008.
The customized New York theatre tour May 6-12 includes accommodations in Manhattan and the services of a theatre professional escort. The tour will include visits to the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Rockerfeller Center, Ground Zero and a walking tour of Times Square. The tour also includes three Broadway plays: Young Frank-enstein, South Pacific, and one show to be announced. Cost is $2,375.
The cherry blossoms in Joyo, Japan tour to Vancouver's sister city April 3-13 includes a 10-day tour of Japanese culture, cuisine, architecture, Kyoto temples and gardens, Osaka Castle and the ancient city of Nara. Cost is $4,950.
To register, call 360-992-2939. For additional information, call Carolyn Johnson at 360-992-2422.
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Kids on the Block, a program that presents free educational puppet shows in schools, is launching three new shows and seeks additional volunteers willing to be trained to present the shows.
An orientation session is slated for Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 7:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 4300 Main Street in Vancouver. Training sessions will follow at the same location for the next six Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. For more information or to sign up, call 360-433-5697.
The new shows teach kids how to be safe around dogs, why it is important to where helmets for bicycling and skateboarding, and how to deal with cultural differences. Performances on various topics to keep children safe and healthy and to accept differences were presented to about 10,000 students in the past year.
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The Smithsonian traveling exhibit, “At the Controls: The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Looks at Cockpits,” will be on display through Feb. 8 at Pearson Air Museum, 1115 East Fifth Street, Vancouver.
The exhibit features 20 full color, life-sized photographs of historic aircraft. It gives the viewer the feeling of being in the pilot's seat. It demonstrates the simplicity of early cockpits-often with only a wooden steering wheel or stick-compared to the myriad lights and dials of today's space shuttle. To further allow aircraft enthusiasts to get a closer look at cockpits, the museum has installed OSHA approved stairs that allow museum visitors to climb up to get a pilot's view of three historic aircraft on display.
“We wanted to give people the opportunity to see the cockpit photos in the Smithsonian exhibit and then climb up and look at some vintage cockpits close up. We're excited to host this exhibit in its only Oregon and SW Washington stop,” said Kyle Kihs, director of Pearson Air Museum.
Museum hours are Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Monday and Tuesday. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for seniors or active military with I.D., $3 for children ages 6-12, children under six are free.
For more information contact Pearson Air Museum at 360-694-7026 or visit www.pearsonairmuseum.org.
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AARP will present its Driver Safety Program in January in the following locations:
The Public Safety Complex, 505 N.W. 179th, Ridgefield, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan.17-18.
Van Mall Retirement Community, 7808 N.E. 51st St., Vancouver, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 21-22. Registration: Pat Lussier 574-2472.
Evergreen Community Schools Offices, 13501 N.E. 28th St., Tan Complex, Vancouver from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Jan. 30-31. Registration: 604-4082 or www.evergreenps.org
Cost is $10, pre-registration required. Information: Pat Lussier 574-2472
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The Senior Citizens’ Lobby Annual Lobby Day at the Capitol will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008 in the Columbia Room at the Capitol building in Olympia.
About 200 senior citizen advocates will hear about senior issues, eat a box lunch, and then in the afternoon visit with their local legislators to discuss the many issues facing seniors.
Gov. Christine Gregoire and key legislators and elected officials will make an appearance and speak briefly to the attendees.
For more information, contact: Senior Citizens’ Lobby, 1501 S. Capitol Way, Room 102 Olympia, WA 98501, 360-754-0207, email: seniorlobby@qwest.net.
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