As part of Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, volunteers can help create quilts for kids in need with Project Linus. The event is open to all ages and abilities from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, with no quilting experience required. The quilts will be made at Unitarian Universalist Church of Vancouver, 4505 E. 18th St., Vancouver, with monetary donations helping cover supplies. 360-833-0925 or www.uucvan.org
There’s still time to register for other Day of Service events on Jan. 19. www.tinyurl.com/2015covmlk, bit.ly/1x7fwIz, www.streamteam.net or www.vancouverwatersheds.org
Families can get rid of the winter doldrums with trampolines. Dream Big Community Center will host a night of free fun for all ages at G6 Airpark, 2200 N.E. Andersen Road, Vancouver, from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Participants must sign a waiver to jump. www.dreambigcc.org
Next weekend, the fun continues at KidFest! Whoop It Up Winter Weekend and SportsFest. This family-focused weekend is filled with activities, concerts and sports demos for babies, kids, teens and their parents, along with information about local programs. The festival runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 24-25 at the Portland Expo Center, 2060 N. Marine Drive, Portland. Tickets are $5, $20 for a family pass, $8 for parking. www.kidfestnw.com
Pianist Randy Porter will give a solo concert of jazz standards to help welcome the new Steinway Grand piano at St. Luke’s-San Lucas Episcopal Church. The concert will be the first of three community recitals as part of the dedication. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Jan. 24 at the church, 426 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Admission is free, though donations are encouraged. 360-696-0181 or www.stlukesvancouver.com
The 53rd annual Clark College Jazz Festival will feature 60 middle and high school jazz ensembles from Washington and Oregon competing in their divisions for awards. The competition runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 29-31, with the final round of performances at 7 each night in Gaiser Hall, Clark College, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver. http://bit.ly/1ynxSJr
The Quan Ren Arts and Education Program will host its World Friendship Celebration, featuring performances by musicians Aram and Sarah Arslanian, Tepeyac Pre-Hispanic Dance Group and en Taiko. Performances will begin at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30 at Franklin Elementary School, 5206 Franklin St., Vancouver. 360-818-4647 or www.quanrenofvancouver.org
The First Thursday Lecture series returns with its first presentation of the year. Local students will read “Deep Roots, Strong Branches,” a script made from original interviews with descendants of African-American families who migrated to Vancouver during World War II to work at the shipyards. The presentation will run 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Clark County Historical Museum, 1511 Main St., Vancouver. 360-993-5679 or www.cchmuseum.org
Pacific Northwest Native American artist Lillian Pitt and artist Bill Rutherford will demonstrate the art of mask-making, followed by a workshop where registered attendees can create their own mask from clay. The presentation begins at 1 p.m. Feb. 7, with the workshop from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Pearson Air Museum, 1115 E. Fifth St., Vancouver. The presentation is free, with $10 for the workshop. 360-693-0123 or www.confluenceproject.org
