The Clark Public Utilities StreamTeam hosts its 15th annual Earth Day celebration, with more than 40 organizations participating in the EcoFair. Activities include nature walks, live music, children’s crafts and more. The Audubon Society of Portland will present a birds of prey show, there will be fish releases by the Northwest Wild Fish Rescue, and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry will have an interactive insect and reptile station.
When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today.
Where: Salmon Creek Regional Park, Klineline Pond, 1112 N.E. 117th St., Vancouver.
Admission: Free.
Telephone: 360-992-8585.
Web: http://streamteam.net.
The Earth Day celebration is one of the many options for getting out and about this weekend.
2) Lovely animation
Nominated for an Academy Award, “Ernest and Celestine” is an animated film based on a series of children’s books. Celestine (voiced by Mackenzie Foy) is a young mouse living in an orphanage, in a world where mice are terrified of the bears who live above ground. When Celestine nearly ends up as breakfast for Ernest (Forest Whitaker), a poor, reclusive bear, she shows him where to find a better meal as the two become unlikely allies. “Ernest and Celestine” is rated PG.
When: 2 and 6 p.m. today; 2, 3:45 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday.
Where: 1011 Main St., Vancouver.
Admission: $5.
Telephone: 360-816-0352.
Web: http://kigginstheatre.net.
3) Brightly colored fun
Two of the biggest Easter egg hunts in Clark County offer more than just a hunt for candy. For a larger list of community Easter events, visit our Friday cover story: http://www.columbian.com/news/life/weekend.
