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Mayors Talk Art Series | Ridgefield Mayor Matt Cole We continue our Mayors Talk Arts series, where we interview mayors across Clark County to hear about what’s going on in arts, culture, and heritage in their cities. Policy, funding, prioritization, economic development, community building… it’s all on the table. Let’s get into it with Mayor

Mayor Series: Camas’ Mayor Talks Art & Culture This is the first installment of our Mayors Talk Art series, where we interview mayors across Clark County to hear about what’s going on in arts, culture, and heritage in their cities. Policy, funding, prioritization, economic development, community building… it’s all on the table. Let’s get into

At the Intersection| V Beltran Leyva is the Community Builder We Need When you’re at the intersection, you can see everything at once. V Beltran Leyva works and lives at the crossroads of so many different communities: Latino, LGBTQ+, artists and performers, activists, and more. Their work bringing together people of all backgrounds – whether

Ridgefield Multicultural Initiative Makes History The Ridgefield Multicultural Festival returns for its ninth year, continuing a tradition that began in 2018 to create a more welcoming community for all residents. This year’s theme centers around the history of Ridgefield and offers opportunities for hands-on participation rather than passive observation. The main feature is a popup

Innovate, Celebrate, Inspire: Camas High School Choir Changes Lives Award-winning and innovative, the Camas High Choir is changing lives. From commissioning professional musicians to write entire albums with the students, to performing in New York and Los Angeles, Camas High’s Choir is the class you wish you’d been able to take. And Ethan Chessin is

Everything You Need to Know About the Vancouver Arts and Music Festival The Vancouver Arts and Music Festival returns to Esther Short Park this week – it’s back and better than ever. Find out what’s coming, what not to miss, and where to find us so you can come record a shout out for your

For the Love of Humanity| Why Heidi Johnson Bixby Gives to the Arts Heidi Johnson Bixby is one of her community’s most generous arts philanthropists. But why does she give so much funding to the creative sector when her world is financial planning and money management? Find out why her love of her community (and

Voice of Conscience| Poet Laureate Susan Dingle Susan Dingle, the Clark County Poet Laureate, is a firecracker of a personality. In this conversation, we cover everything from the first poem she ever wrote as a child to her gauntlet to all of us to pick up a pen and paper and write the poem we

$6 Million for the Arts?| Inspire Vancouver Inspires Us All “Inspire Vancouver” is poised to grant more than $6 million to arts, culture, heritage, and science programming and education. Where did this money come from, how are they distributing it, and how is this going to change the landscape for our community? Let’s get into

Writing the First Draft of History| The Columbian Newspaper Local, independent journalism is struggling. (And that’s not news at all…) But here in SW Washington, the history of our community can’t be separated from the history of our local newspaper. Owned and operated by people who actually live here. We’re deep-diving into the history of