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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

Art Revolutionizes Main Street| Ridgefield Art Gallery On a corner of Main Street Ridgefield, something remarkable is happening. A professional art gallery, exhibiting a new show every single month, has opened up in the old hardware store. It’s bringing life and beauty to a relatively sleepy downtown, and it’s changing Ridgefield’s whole vibe. For more

Your Favorites to See, Do, & Eat PLUS June’s events not to miss! Hear about upcoming events for June, 2026. And hear YOUR favorite creative places & people, and things to do, see, and eat. This special episode shouts out some of the best of Clark County! For more information, visit: https://imintothisplace.com/episodes/your-recommendations-may-25 https://imintothisplace.com/episodes/june-2026-events

12,000 Years of Local History | Chinook Nation, WA Sam Robinson, Vice Chair of the Chinook Nation, shares about the 12,000 years of Chinook history in SW Washington and NW Oregon. His stories take us from the Cathlapotle Plankhouse in Ridgefield, up the coast on a canoe journey, and through millennia of visual art that’s