Savor the fall season with a steam train ride through the forests of north Clark County, highlighting the autumn foliage. The trip leaves at noon and 2:30 p.m. today and Sunday from Chelatchie Prairie Railroad, 207 N. Railroad Ave., Yacolt. The ride includes stops to visit the local waterfalls. Tickets are $20, $19 for seniors, $15 for ages 5 to 12, $13 for ages 2 to 4. Reservations recommended. Call 360-686-3559 or visit www.bycx.com.
Fall drink enthusiasts have two chances to quaff something delightful. The Hop Harvest Beer Days Festival runs noon to 9 p.m. today, with fresh hop beers from Washington and Oregon breweries at Turtle Place Park, Seventh and Main streets, Vancouver. Proceeds will benefit the Metropolitan Performing Arts Academy, and tickets are $15 to $20 for those 21 and older. 503-395-8197, www.hopharvestbeerdays.com
Across the river, NW Ciderfest will feature more than 20 local cideries celebrating the apple with tastings, a mixology showcase and an apple pie-eating contest. It includes an all-ages area with nonalcoholic cider, pony rides, crafts and carnival games at Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 S.W. Sixth Ave., Portland. Proceeds benefit the local chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Tickets are $25 for those 21 and older; $75 for VIP; $10 for a Family Pass. www.nwciderfest.org
If you linger in Portland, you can catch the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performing with the Oregon Repertory Singers. The choir’s 90 voices will take on Beethoven’s “Missa Solemnis,” considered a demanding choral masterpiece, in their collaboration with our local symphony. The concerts begin at 4 p.m. today and Sunday at the First United Methodist Church, 1838 S.W. Jefferson St., Portland. Tickets are $15 to $35. 800-836-3006, www.orsingers.org
