Try this: Covington House, Largest Garage Sale, ‘Puffs’

Mocktails and music

The Covington House Heritage Society will host an open house from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday at 4201 Main St., Vancouver, with live music by Celtic harpist Gini O’Flynn. Guests are invited to buy mocktails from Marie’s Personable Bartending and play board games. The Covington House is also open on the first and third Thursdays of each month from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. On third Thursdays, the heritage society hosts genealogy workshops. The house can be rented for special occasions and gatherings. Learn more at covingtonhistorichouse.com or facebook.com/HistoricCovingtonHouse/.

Vintage va-va-voom

Browse among 600 indoor vendors at the Northwest’s Largest Garage Sale and Vintage Sale 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds, 17402 N.E. Delfel Road, Ridgefield. Find antique and vintage home décor, tools, garden accessories, jewelry, clothing, furniture, toys and paper ephemera. Admission is $7. Early bird admission at 7 a.m. is $20. Kids under 12 are free. Parking is $6 cash. To learn more, visit www.nwgsales.com or call 360-907-5919.

Classified Q&A

At 2 p.m. Saturday, the Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main St., Vancouver, will present the regional premiere of “Ithaka,” the award-winning documentary about efforts to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from prison. The screening will include an appearance from Assange’s father, John Shipton, as well as the film’s director, the Australian photographer and filmmaker Ben Lawrence. The event will include a question-and-answer session with these special guests. Tickets are $15 at kigginstheatre.com/movie/ithaka.

Wands out

The drama team at Union High School, 6201 N.W. Friberg-Strunk St., Camas, presents “Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic” with performances at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday as well as April 21 and 22. This play, a feisty retelling of the adventures of a well-known lighting-scarred wizard, presents events from the viewpoint of the less-celebrated students at a legendary school of wizardry. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students, available at the door for cash only. Learn more at www.uniontheatreplayers.com.

Dramatic proximity

At 1 p.m. Monday, Re-Imagined Radio will explore Edward R. Murrow’s shortwave radio reports from London during the Blitz, the 57 nights of bombing the city endured during World War II. “Proximity Effect: Edward R. Murrow’s Radio Storytelling,” features the journalist’s at-the-scene vivid verbal descriptions and keen attention to sound, which created a realistic experience for listeners and a new form of radio storytelling. The episode will air on KXRW-FM (99.9) Vancouver and KXRY-FM (91.1 and 107.1) Portland. Episodes can also be streamed on demand at reimaginedradio.net.

… And more

For more details about these and other events — like the Salmon Creek Lions hanging flower basket sale, meditation sessions at Art at the CAVE gallery and live music at Coast to Coast Fish House — see events.columbian.com.