Through the years
Magenta Theater, 1108 Main St., Vancouver, presents “Same Time Next Year” through June 26. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Performance dates are tonight, Friday, Saturday and June 24, 25 and 26. The play looks at 25 years of American culture through the lives of Doris and George, who meet once a year for a romantic rendezvous. Tickets ($20) are available at magentatheater.com.
Back with a bang
Woodland will host its 100th anniversary Planters Days festival, “Celebrating 100 Years of Community,” tonight through Sunday at Hoffman Plaza, across from 100 Davidson Ave. in Woodland. The festival kicks off tonight with parades and fireworks. Other highlights include live music, bingo, a vendors’ market, a barbecue, a military vehicle display, a car show and cruise-in, a talent show, raffle drawings, bed races and the traditional frog jump. Get details at www.planters-days.com.
Loud and proud
Mon Ami Cafe, 1906 Main St., Vancouver, hosts “Amplify,” a queer/BIPOC poetry and storytelling open mic event 5:30-7 p.m. every Thursday. Sign-ups begin at 5:30 p.m. Dandelion Teahouse and Apothecary, 109 W. Seventh St., Vancouver, also hosts a queer/BIPOC acoustic music open mic 3:45-5:30 p.m. on the third Saturday of every month. Sign-ups begin at 3:45 p.m. The time allotment for participants at both events is five minutes. Admission is free and refreshments are available for purchase at both locations.
Land of the free
Celebrate Juneteenth with art, music, food trucks, vendors and games from 1-7 p.m. Friday in downtown Vancouver’s Esther Short Park. Juneteenth is a federal holiday that marks when soldiers, by order of President Abraham Lincoln, went to Texas to free the last African American slaves. This free inaugural event is organized by Odyssey World International Education Services with support from the city of Vancouver and Vancouver Parks and Recreation. Learn more at juneteenthfreedomcelebration.com.
