See a variety of vintage aircraft during Open Cockpit Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. Visitors can climb into the pilot seat of open plane, or try a bit of virtual flying using the Real Flight simulator. There will be a vertical wind table, glider-building station and the flight simulator lab at Pearson Field Education Center, 201 East Reserve St., Vancouver. 360-992-1815 or fortvan.org
Seattle-based magician G.G. Green will perform at 3 and 6 p.m. today at Dave’s Killer Magic Shop, 1707 Main St., Vancouver. Green was recently invited to perform at the World Famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, Calif. Tickets are $15. 360-448-9022 or www.killermagicshop.com
The annual rose show by the Fort Vancouver Rose Society will celebrate “Sunshine and Roses,” 1 to 4 p.m. June 4 with competitors from the Northwest showcasing the best of their cultivated blooms. Gardeners can submit rose entries before the show from 7 to 10:15 a.m. The trophies for various categories, including Queen of Show, will be awarded at 3 p.m. at the Vancouver First Church of God, 3300 N.E. 78th St., Vancouver. 360-573-8033 or 360-695-0456, www.fortvancouverrosesociety.org
East Woods Presbyterian Church will host the Food-Art-Music Festival, a family-friendly festival featuring food, desserts and work by local artisans. There will be musical performances by the Lewis River Dixie Band and the I-6-5 Band, along with open mic spots. The free festival runs 5 to 8 p.m. June 5 at the church, 16210 N.E. 20th St., Vancouver. 360-944-5841 or www.eastwoodspres.org/happenings
The Clark College Women’s Choral Ensemble, under the direction of April B. Duvic, performs a spring concert titled “This Is the Day.” In honor of Duvic’s retirement from Clark College at the end of the season, a reunion choir of Women’s Choral Ensemble members will also perform at 7:30 p.m. June 6 at Gaiser Hall, Clark College, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver. Admission is free. 360-992-2662 or www.clark.edu/campus-life/arts-events/music
Science on Tap will present “GMOs — The Good, The Really Good, and The Ugly” at 7 p.m. June 8 at the Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main St., Vancouver. This science talk will attempt to separate fact from fiction on genetically modified organisms. Admission is $8 to $10 suggested cover. www.viaproductions.org
The Hardy Plant Society of Oregon and the Garden Conservancy are teaming up to offer the public a tour of five gardens in Clark County during “Northern Exposure: Open Garden Tour.” The tour runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 11 at local gardens in Vancouver and Battle Ground. Tickets are $25 to $30 for day pass, $7 for individual gardens. 503-224-5718 or hpso.memberclicks.net/gs-tour
Jazz pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi brings her quartet to Vancouver for a performance of her distinctive sound at 7:30 p.m. June 18 at First United Methodist Church, 401 E. 33rd St., Vancouver. Akiyoshi has been performing for more than 50 years, receiving the title of Jazz Master from the National Endowment for the Arts in 2007. Tickets are $30. 360-906-0441 or www.bravoconcerts.com/vancouver-series.html
Registration spots are still open for the Bad Monkey Disc Golf Tournament on June 25 and 26 at Leverich Park, 4209 N.E. Leverich Park Way, Vancouver. Open to 100 amateur players, the tournament will feature three rounds with trophies awarded to top finishers in each category. Registration is $49 and closes June 15, or when all the spaces are full. 503-877-3359 or 4disc.golf/16BM
