Love a parade
The Children’s Culture Parade, featuring 750 students from Evergreen and Vancouver schools, begins at 10:15 a.m. Friday at Pearson Air Museum, 1115 E. Fifth St., and concludes inside Fort Vancouver’s stockades at 11:45 a.m. Festivities include costumed volunteers, remarks from Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle and music from the Vancouver Community Concert Band. Learn more at www.nps.gov/fova/.
Read all about it
Evergreen High School will present Disney’s classic musical “Newsies” through May 21 at 14300 N.E. 18th St., Vancouver. When the titans of publishing raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, newsies rally to fight for what’s right. Showtimes are 10:30 a.m. today and 7 p.m. Friday, Saturday, May 19, 20 and 21. Performances are three hours. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for children, students and seniors. To buy tickets, call the high school at 360-604-3700.
A blooming good time
The Camas-Washougal Historical Society Plant Fair is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 14 and June 12 at the Two Rivers Heritage Museum, 1 Durgan St., Washougal. Plants for sale include Solomon’s seal, forsythia, red hellebores, violets, hostas, peonies, azaleas and rhododendrons, wildflowers and other native plants like Camas lilies. Proceeds support the historical society. To learn more, visit www.2rhm.com or call 360-980-1732.
Treasure hunt
Kindred Homestead Supply hosts the Downtown Alley Flea Market from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month through October in the alley next to the store. The market features vendors selling vintage wares and antiques, handmade goods, clothing and accessories, jewelry, candles, soap and original art. Get details at www.kindredhomesteadsupply.com.
