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Go, Ideas for your weekend: Hot August Days, Vancouver Symphony

By , Columbian Features News Coordinator
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1. Rover, Rover, come on over

Ridgefield will celebrate in the sun with its August First Saturday event, HOT AUGUST DAYS, on Aug. 1. The Rover Romp celebrates all things canine beginning at 9 a.m. with a dog walk from the Ridgefield Church of the Nazarene, 747 Pioneer St., to the Port of Ridgefield, 111 W. Division St. There will be a hot dog eating contest, dog costume contest and silly dog tricks. The Ridgefield Farmers Market at Overlook Park, Pioneer Street and Main Avenue, will feature a pet photographer, backyard games and pop-up art. The market is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. In Davis Park, visitors can make water rockets and juggling balls starting at 10 a.m., and participating downtown restaurants will host a Taste of Ridgefield progressive lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. One ticket will get visitors one course of a meal. A ticket is $3, and five tickets are $12. Ryan Meagher of Opus School of Music will offer some tips from the guitar clinic at 1 p.m. at Old Liberty Theater, 115 N. Main Ave. The clinic is $3. And a bike rally, speed chess tournament and barbecue are set for 2 p.m. at Holy Grill and Handle Bar, 113 S. Main Ave., Ridgefield. 360-887-3557 or www.ci.ridgefield.wa.us/community/page/first-saturdays

2. Symphonic summer

The Vancouver Symphony will fill a summer evening with familiar classics as part of the Riverview Six to Sunset Concert series. The orchestra’s more than 70 members — led by guest conductor Nir Kabaretti, music director of the Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra — will fill the pavilion. The performance also will include a showcase by Opera Quest NW, as its members present highlights from popular operas such as “Carmen,” “La Boheme” and “The Barber of Seville.” April Baer from Oregon Public Broadcasting will be master of ceremonies. There also will be a musical instrument area for children to try a variety of instruments before the show. The concert runs from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 6 at Esther Short Park, Columbia and West Eighth streets, Vancouver. Admission is free. www.cityofvancouver.us/concerts or www.vancouversymphony.org

3. It’s a bird, it’s a plane

Prepare for lots of glorious silliness during Red Bull Flugtag Portland. Teams of five have created human-powered flying crafts and will fling them off a 28-foot-high flight deck into the Willamette River in downtown Portland. The competition awards the team with the farthest flight distance, along with points for creativity and showmanship. The event opens at 11 a.m. Aug. 1, with the first flight beginning at 1 p.m. at Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park, 1020 S.W. Naito Parkway, Portland. Admission is free. www.redbullflugtag.com

4. Cars on the lawn

Turn Sunday into a day for a promenade through the Columbia River Concours d’Elegance. From 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 2, visitors can see restored classic cars and motorcycles along Officers Row, as they’re judged for their historical accuracy and condition while competing for best in class and best of show. Participating vehicles can range from 1960s American Mustangs to an original Ford Model T, along with Alfa Romeos, Mercedes-Benzes and Ferraris. The vehicles will be on the lawn of Officers Row, 1301 Officers Row, Vancouver. Admission is $12 to $15, free for ages 12 and younger. 360-992-1804 or www.columbiariverconcours.com

5. A history of cheese

Go beyond Swiss and cheddar during the First Thursday History Lecture on “A History of Pacific Northwest Cheese.” Cheese maven and Portland author Tami Parr will narrate the history of local cheese-making, from what was created in fur trading camps and by pioneers to the rise of dairy farms and industrial production. The lecture runs from 7 to 9 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Clark County Historical Museum, 1511 Main St., Vancouver. Admission is $4; $3 for seniors and students; and $2 for ages 18 and younger. 360-993-5679 or www.cchmuseum.org

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Columbian Features News Coordinator