Save the Date: Something for everyone to entertain, help out others

It’s a mixed bag of events in January, from concerts to book sales, chocolate to Chinese New Year.

Local fingerstyle guitarists Brooks Robertson and John Standefer will perform, as part of their debut album “We Came to Play,” at 7 tonight at the Washburn Performing Arts Center, 1201 39th St., Washougal. Tickets are $15 to $17. www.johnstandefer.com

The community is invited to join a group walk with All Weather Walkers starting at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, with 5K and 10K routes. Meet at the first floor near the information desk at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, 2211 N.E. 139th St., Vancouver. 360-991-8806 or www.allweatherwalkers.org

Local author and First Citizen Pat Jollota will be giving an interactive historical presentation on Vancouver’s famous and infamous citizens starting at 3 p.m. Jan. 15 at Clearwater Springs Assisted Living, 201 N.W. 78th St., Vancouver. 360-546-3344.

The Willamette University Chamber Choir and Willamette Singers will be giving a free performance at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16. The 44-voice ensemble will perform both sacred and secular works, joined by Skyview and Union high schools choirs. The Willamette Singers, a vocal jazz ensemble, was selected by DownBeat Magazine as the best ensemble of its kind in the nation for 2013-2014. The free concert will be at Skyview High School, 1300 N.W. 139th St., Vancouver. www.willamette.edu

More than 25,000 used library books will be on sale during the library foundation’s Bookapalooza, with proceeds supporting the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District’s Summer Reading Program. The sale runs 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 16-18 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 19 at the FVRL District Headquarters Building, 1007 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. 360-906-4700 or www.fvrl.org

Volunteers of all ages can help with cleanup projects and tree planting around the community during the Martin Luther King Jr. Days of Service. Service events require preregistration, with events taking place at 9 a.m. Jan. 17 and Jan. 19 at Burnt Bridge Creek, Swift Skatepark, WSU Vancouver, and the Water Resources Education Center. tinyurl.com/2015covmlk, studentaffairs.vancouver.wsu.edu/student-diversity/mlk or www.cityofvancouver.us/publicworks/page/water-resources-education-center

Dream Big Community Center will host a night of free family fun for all ages 6 to 9 p.m. Jan. 22 at G6 Airpark, 2200 N.E. Andersen Road, Vancouver. Participants must sign a waiver to jump. www.dreambigcc.org

The Battle Ground Community Library, 1207 S.E. Eighth Way, will host a Chinese New Year Celebration from 2 to 3 p.m. Jan. 24. Family can ring in the Year of the Ram with stories, crafts and an appearance by Chinese Lion dancers. 360-906-4740 or www.fvrl.org

Cellist Gideon Freudmann mixes the genres of folk, blues and jazz for modern compositions that have been heard on “All Things Considered.” He will be joined by banjo player Danny Barnes for a Jan. 24 show at the Old Liberty Theater, 115 Main Ave., Ridgefield. Tickets are $15. 360-887-7260 or www.oldlibertytheater.com

The Oregon Convention Center, 777 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland, will be filled with passionate fans the weekend of Jan. 23-25 with two big events. The 10th annual ChocolateFest features a multitude of cacao, from drinking chocolate to fudge, with proceeds benefiting the World Forestry Center. Admission will be $15, $13 for seniors, $8 for students, $7 for ages 5 to 17. 800-992-8499 or www.chocolatefest.org. While Wizard World’s Portland Comic Con returns in all of its geeky fun, featuring actors from “Marvel’s Agent of SHIELD,” “The Walking Dead,” “Teen Wolf” and more, along with legendary comic book artists and writers. Admission is $39.95 to $49.95 for Friday; $49.95 to $59.95 for Saturday; $44.95 to $54.95 for Sunday; free for ages 10 and younger with adult. www.wizardworld.com/home-portland.html

Racing in the cold can help turn up the heat for others during Race for Warmth, on Feb. 8. The race will benefit Clark Public Utilities’ Operation Warm Heart, which helps families in crisis pay their electric bills. The event includes a free kids run, 10K and 5K routes from Clark Public Utilities, 1200 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver. Registration is $30, free for ages 3 to 8. www.clarkpublicutilities.com