KXRW Vancouver Presents

I'm Into This Place

Your home for Arts, Culture, and Heritage in Clark County

4pm - 4:30pm every Wednesday

About The Show

I’m Into This Place takes you behind the scenes with the artists, makers, and community leaders shaping our local culture – from art and music to food, history, and heritage. Listen in as we bring you interviews, event previews, and tips on where to explore. Let’s get into the stories, sounds, and spirit of the arts, culture, and heritage of Clark County and Vancouver, Washington.

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I’m Into This Place: Art Revolutionizes Main Street 6-10-26
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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 ...
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I’m Into This Place: June’s events not to miss and more! 5-27-26
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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, ...
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I’m Into This Place: 12,000 Years of Local History 5-13-26
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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 ...
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I’m Into This Place: Couve Zine Swap 4-29-26
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Mini Zines, Massive Impact | Couve Zine Swap Do you like making zines? Do you even know what zines are? Couve Zine Swap is on a mission to build a thriving zine community in Clark County, fostering connection, creativity, and gentle analogue resistance to an overly digital world. Whether you ...
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I’m Into This Place: Poetry as Radical Resistance 4-8-26
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Poetry as Radical Resistance | Ghost Town Poetry Founded in 2004, Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic has always been about providing a platform for poets and poetry lovers to explore and navigate the world through art together. With monthly open mic nights, writing workshops, and some published works, no matter ...
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I’m Into This Place: April’s Local Arts & Culture Events 4-1-26
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April's Local Arts & Culture Events (and introducing Careers Unchecked!) April is National Poetry Month! Check out some of the literary and literary-adjacent events coming up this month. And have you heard of the micro bookstore someone opened on their front porch? We let you in on that little secret, ...
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I’m Into This Place: State of the City 2026 3-25-26
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State of the City 2026:Vancouver's Mayor Talks Arts & Culture In this episode, we share our key takeaways from this year's State of the City address. Listen in for a recap of the exciting announcements about arts, culture, and heritage in our community. For more information, visithttps://imintothisplace.com/episodes/state-of-the-city-2026 ...
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I’m Into This Place: 100-Year-Old Sculptor James Lee Hansen 3-18-26
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100-Year-Old Sculptor James Lee Hansen James Lee Hansen, a 100 year old artist from Battle Ground, is considered one of the most innovative and important sculptors in the Pacific Northwest. Making over 700 pieces during his lifetime, his work has been seen all over the country from Portland to Washington, ...
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I’m Into This Place: The Stories Beneath Our Streets 3-11-26
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The Stories Beneath Our Streets: Two Rivers Heritage Museum The Two Rivers Heritage Museum is a space lovingly crafted to protect local history. Exhibits like hand tools, textiles, baskets, and other artifacts tell the thousands-of-years’ story of the Camas-Washougal region. Julianne Lawrance, our tour guide, is the first Executive Director ...
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I’m Into This Place: Making the City a Gallery | Ana the Artist 3-4-26
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Making the City a Gallery | Ana the Artist on Art That Belongs to Everyone Muralist Ana Gabriela (Ana the Artist) shares her journey from photography and portrait work to creating large-scale public art and murals across Southwest Washington. In this episode, she talks about what it takes to paint ...
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Adriana Baer I'm Into This Place

Meet Adriana

Adriana Baer has been an arts professional for over 20 years. She is dedicated to community building in the arts sector, and believes in the power of creativity to enhance local economy, cultural identity, and civic life. She is the founder of I’m Into This Place, a media company focused on highlighting the vibrant arts and culture scene of Clark County, WA. 

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