Save the Date: Drink in jazz, wine, community luau

• Soak up the sun and the rhythms of Latin jazz at the 18th annual Vancouver Jazz Festival from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and Sunday. Today starts with music by the 204th U.S. Army Jazz Brass Band and the Seattle Jazz Singers, followed by Brazilian singer Claudia Villela, blues guitarist Johnny A., jazz pianist Billy Childs and Grammy Award-winning quartet the Manhattan Transfer. Sunday features the Mel Brown Trio, vocalist Jane Monheit, Grammy-winning Pacific Mambo Orchestra and legendary jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval. The festival also features wines to taste, artwork by local artisans and local cuisine, all in Esther Short Park, West Eighth and Columbia streets, Vancouver. Tickets are $30 for today, $25 for Sunday. www.vancouverwinejazz.com

• Pacific Paradise Luau is a free community party hosted by the Market at the Vancouver Mall from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Enjoy a dance performance by Ora Nui Tahitian Dance Troupe, local food, cultural demonstrations and Polynesian crafts. The farmers market will also be ongoing near Macy’s at Westfield Vancouver mall, 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive, Vancouver. www.facebook.com/MarketatVancouverMall

Coming up

There’s still a chance to get a little bit more summer with next weekend’s events.

• Heisen House Sunflower Fest and Music Jam is an homage to the sunflower, with homemade crafts, wine tasting, food and performances by local folk, jazz and bluegrass bands from noon to 9 p.m. Aug. 29. All donations will be used toward building and site restoration at Heisen House Vineyards, 28005 N.E. 172nd Ave., Battle Ground. 360-713-2359.

• Northwest Battle Buddies hosts Celebrate Freedom and Family day from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 30, kicking off with its fourth annual dog walk, followed by music by Amber Sweeney and a car show in Alderbrook Park, 24414 N.E. Westerholm Road, Brush Prairie. The nonprofit helps match trained service dogs with combat veterans suffering PTSD or depression. Tickets are $25, $10 for children, $75 for families and $10 for car entry. http://northwestbattlebuddies.org

• Clark County Historical Museum presents a town hall discussion with Jack Graves, chief cultural officer of Burgerville. Learn about the history of Burgerville and how it incorporated sustainable practices into its brand and business from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 3 at the Clark County Historical Museum, 1511 Main St., Vancouver. Admission is $4, $3 for seniors and $2 for children. 360-993-5679 www.cchmuseum.org

• Country star Tim McGraw performs at 7 p.m. Sept. 5 as part of his Shotgun Rider Tour at Amphitheater Northwest, 17200 N.E. Delfel Road, Ridgefield. The concert includes singer-songwriter Chase Bryant. Tickets are $25.75 to $65.75 through Ticketmaster, 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com. 360-816-7000 or www.ampnw.com

• Washington State Poet Laureate Elizabeth Austen will be visiting Vancouver on Sept. 10. Interested writers can join her for a poetry workshop from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Vancouver Community Library, 901 C St., Vancouver. The free workshop is limited to 25 participants, preregistration required. 360-906-5000 or www.fvrl.org. Austen will then be the featured reader at Ghost Town Poetry at 7 p.m. Sept. 10, reading from her collection “Every Dress a Decision,” at Angst Gallery, 1015 Main St., Vancouver.