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Go for Sept. 4: Pooch Plunge, Art in the Pearl, Kid Rock

The Columbian
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Wednesday, 4 year-old Jack Russell terrier mix, enjoys the Marshall Community Center pool during the second annual Pooch Plunge.
Wednesday, 4 year-old Jack Russell terrier mix, enjoys the Marshall Community Center pool during the second annual Pooch Plunge. Photo Gallery

1. Splish, splash

The third annual Pooch Plunge opens the Marshall Community Center’s pool to canine swimmers from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 6. There will be five swim periods, each open to 50 dogs, with a $10 admission fee for each participating dog. Along with the plunge, there will be dog-themed activities during Bark in the Park, hosted by DOGPaw. Visitors can watch the fourth annual K-9 fashion show; and police-dog, fly-ball and agility-course demonstrations for free in Marshall Community Park, 1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd., Vancouver. www.cityofvancouver.us/parksrec/page/3rd-annual-pooch-plunge

2. Fine arts and crafts

The 19th annual Art in the Pearl gathers more than 125 new and established artists from Washington and Oregon to showcase their work. The fine arts and crafts festival includes demonstrations of blacksmithing and printmaking, an education booth for crafting projects, food vendors, and a music stage featuring local musicians in the North Park Blocks, Northwest Everett Street and Eighth Avenue, Portland. Art in the Pearl runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 5 and 6, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 7. Admission is free. www.artinthepearl.com

To enjoy even more local art, check out the newly opened art exhibitions for First Friday at local art galleries, on page F–.

3. Giddy up in Ridgefield

The city of Ridgefield will be heading to the Wild, Wild West for its First Saturday event. Starting at 9 a.m., there will be themed games and activities, including horse shoes and squirt-gun target practice, at the farmers market at Overlook Park, Pioneer Street and Main Avenue. Children can make a totem pole animal mask or rattlesnake pet at the Ridgefield Community Library, 210 N. Main Ave., with a kids and pets mini parade at 11:30 a.m. in Davis Park. The Old Liberty Theater, 115 N. Main Ave., will screen Roy Roger’s classic “King of the Cowboys (1943)” at 2 p.m. for $2. The Clark County Historical Museum will be creating a pop-up Ridgefield museum from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Pickled Heron Gallery, 418 Pioneer St., with visitors encouraged to bring historical objects, photos or stories to share. 360-887-3557 or www.ci.ridgefield.wa.us/community/page/first-saturdays-wild-wild-west

4. Kid Rock, Foreigner, Tim McGraw

It’s two days of concerts at Amphitheater Northwest, with Kid Rock and Foreigner kicking off the weekend at 6:45 p.m. Sept. 4. As part of his tour, Kid Rock is offering a “cheap date” ticket price of $20 for lawn seating through the Amphitheater Northwest box office, 360-816-7000 or www.ampnw.com. Otherwise, tickets are $29 through Ticketmaster, 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

Country superstar Tim McGraw will perform as part of his “Shotgun Rider Tour” at 7 p.m. Sept. 5, with guests Billy Currington and Chase Bryant. Tickets are $25.75 to $65.75 through Ticketmaster.

5. Oyster town

This month’s Science on Tap explores “Oysters, Invaders, Sex and CO2,” with Steve Sylvester, molecular biologist at Washington State University Vancouver. He will give a history of the oyster industry in the Pacific Northwest, how invasive species and changing ocean conditions have killed thousands of oysters, and the new research trying to help them survive. The science presentation begins at 7 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main St., Vancouver. Admission is an $8 to $10 suggested cover. www.viaproductions.org

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