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Try This: Art, tossed and found

By Ashley Swanson, Columbian Features News Coordinator
Published: June 27, 2014, 5:00pm

The Recycled Arts Festival is one of Vancouver’s best-known events, as more than 120 artists will fill Esther Short Park with their creative uses of recycled items. Visitors can discover sculptures made from soda cans, purses woven from plastic bags and garden art created from wrenches. Stop by the tossed-and-found station to see the surprising number of items that end up in the landfill, and their alternative uses. There also will be musical performances, a stilt walker, Eartha the Ecological Clown, arts and crafts, and hands-on science from the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry. Held in conjunction with the Recycled Arts Festival, the Green Living Showcase will be across the street at Heritage Square, highlighting sustainable products and services, with an emphasis on green home building.

When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Where: Esther Short Park, Eighth and Columbia streets, Vancouver.

Admission: Free.

Telephone: 360-397-2121, ext. 4352

Web: www.recycledartsfestival.com.

The recycled arts festival is among many options for getting out and about this weekend. Here are some other options:

Party in Yacolt

The town of Yacolt’s Rendezvous Days, a community celebration, begins with the Bigfoot Run at 8 a.m., featuring 5K and 10K routes, followed by a parade at noon. There will be lawn-mower races, a kids village with activities and games, music by Michael McCormick and the Blue Light Band and fireworks at dusk.

When: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. today.

Where: Town Hall, 202 W. Cushman St., Yacolt.

Admission: Free, with $25 to $30 for race registration.

Telephone: 360-686-3922

Web: www.townofyacolt.com.

Rhythm and Blues

La Center’s Saturdays in the Park concert series will kick off with a performance by NW Women Rhythm and Blues. Award-winning bassist Lisa Mann, guitarist Sonny Hess and blues harpist Vicki Stevens will perform a variety of blues, soul and funk songs. The concert series will take place in the Sternwheeler Park Amphitheater, so lawn chairs, blankets and picnic baskets are encouraged.

When: 6 to 8 tonight.

Where: Sternwheeler Park Amphitheater, 100 E. Fourth St., La Center.

Admission: Free.

Web: www.mandkevents.net.

Compass and map

Members of the public can try their hand at land navigation during the Columbia River Orienteering Club’s open meeting at Battle Ground Lake State Park. Participants are given a map with a number of points to reach. They must check in at all the points on the map and return to the finish line as quickly as possible. There will be a beginner’s clinic at the event, which is open to both individuals and groups.

When: Today. Registration is 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., courses open 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and close at 3 p.m.

Where: Battle Ground Lake State Park, 18002 N.E. 249th St., Battle Ground.

Admission: $8, $12 for a group, $1 for electronic scoring, compass rental. Park use fees apply.

Web: www.croc.org.

‘Transformers’ battle at box office

Four years after the Autobots defeated the Decepticons in Chicago, Transformers have gone into hiding. Black Ops squadrons have been hunting down the robots for tech company KSI, led by Joshua Joyce (Stanley Tucci), to create their own alien weapon. Meanwhile, Texan inventor Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg) discovers a broken down truck, which is none other than Optimus Prime. “Transformers: Age of Extinction” is rated PG-13.

Where: Battle Ground Cinema, 1700 S.W. Ninth Ave., Battle Ground; Cinetopia Mill Plain, 11700 S.E. Seventh St.; Cinetopia Vancouver Mall 23, 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive; Regal Cinemas, various locations, Vancouver.

Cost: Varies by location.

Telephone: Battle Ground Cinema: 360-666-7200; Cinetopia: 360-213-2800; Cinetopia Vancouver Mall 23: 360-448-4100; Regal Cinemas: 800-326-3264.

Web: www.cinetopia.com, www.regmovies.com, www.battlegroundcinema.com.

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The Columbia River Orienteering Club hosts an open meeting today at Battle Ground Lake State Park.
Columbian files The Columbia River Orienteering Club hosts an open meeting today at Battle Ground Lake State Park. Photo
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Paramount Pictures Optimus Prime returns in the film, u201cTransformers: Age of Extinction.u201d Photo
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Columbian Features News Coordinator