Thursday, January 8 | 6:47 p.m.
CLUBS
SATURDAY
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN, Vancouver Branch, 10 a.m. at Shorewood Apartments Community Room, 5555 E. Evergreen Drive. Gretchen Rollwagen-Bollens, clinical assistant professor, will talk about what’s new at Washington State University. * Diane, 360-263-4506.
42-PLUS SINGLES performance of Neil Diamond impersonator Rob Garrett at 8 and 10 p.m. at New Phoenix Casino in La Center. * 360-737-1219.
HEALING ON THE HOMEFRONT, meeting for families who have experienced loss, separation or life challenges due to military service at 10 a.m. at 40 et 8, 7607 N.E. 26th Ave. Topic: forming an advisory committee, all interested parties welcome. * Dixie, 360-910-8434.
SUNDAY
42-PLUS SINGLES happy hour, 4 p.m. at Beaches Restaurant, 1919 S.E. Columbia River Drive. * 360-737-1219.
HEALTH
FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY ANONYMOUS, a free self-help program for those addicted to food or any eating disorder, 9 a.m. Saturdays at the Southwest Washington Medical Center in the Health Education Center. * Elaine, 360-694-3066
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS, 10 a.m. Saturday in the fourth-grade classroom at St. Andrews Lutheran Church, 5607 N.E. Gher Road. * 503-254-5658 or www.oa.org.
MISCELLANY
COLUMBIA RIVER FIRST NATIONS GATHERING, 6 tonight at Hazel Dell Grange, 7509 N.E. Hazel Dell Ave. Potluck, drumming, dancing and flute music by award-winning musician Jan Michael Lookingwolf. * Janice, 360-601-9312.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS FORUM, sponsored by Clark County Soroptimist Internation Clubs, 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the Water Resources Education Center, 4600 S.E. Columbia Way, free. Guest speakers include James Pond and Liz Ferguson, plus resources on human trafficking. * Mary Weber, 360-608-5315 or Marilyn Brown, 360-833-1828.
VANCOUVER LIGHT OPERA THEATER is seeking new members, especially alto, tenor, baritone and bass voices. Auditions by appointment will be held from 6-7 p.m. Monday at Brush Prairie Baptist Church, 11814 N.E. 117th Ave. One-time fee of $50 for new members. * 360-901-7235 or vlot@live.com.
WOMEN’S CONNECTION, luncheon, noon Jan. 17 at the Refectory, 1618 N.E. 122nd Ave., Portland, $10. Cyrilla Gleason will share tips on how to host a tea party; speaker Cheryl Best will talk about how to press the reset button of our lives. * RSVP by Saturday: Clara, 503-254-5102.
FUNDRAISERS
PANCAKE BREAKFAST to support the Ridgefield Centennial Celebration, 7-11 a.m. Saturday at the Ridgefield Community Center, 210 N. Main Ave. Tickets, $5 per person, $15 per family, donations accepted. Sponsored by the Ridgefield Lions Club.
BENEFIT CONCERT featuring Curtis Salgado, Alan Hager and Out of Sight to benefit the Northwest Association for Blind Athletes. 6:30 p.m. Monday at Hilton Vancouver Washington, 301 W. Sixth St. $20. * 800-880-9837 ext. 3 or nwaba.org/online_forms/concert_form.htm.