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Save the Date: Take a walk back in time with fashion promenade

By Ashley Swanson, Columbian Features News Coordinator
Published: September 26, 2015, 5:35am
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A  lunar eclipse is visible in Puget Sound in 2011.
A lunar eclipse is visible in Puget Sound in 2011. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Mark Harrison) Photo Gallery

It’s a historic fashion show during the Summer’s End Promenade from 1 to 3 p.m. today. Visitors are invited to see more than 100 years of style with living history interpreters wearing distinctive clothing of each decade from the 1840s to the 1940s from the park’s Costume and Textile Department, while sharing details of local history along Officers Row, 1301 Officers Row, Vancouver. In case of inclement weather, the promenade will move to the Visitor Center. Admission is free. www.nps.gov/fova

Pooches of all sizes can also celebrate one last swim of summer with the annual Doggie Dive. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today the outdoor pool at Lake Shore Athletic Club, 2401 N.W. 94th St., Vancouver is open to the dogs, with proceeds benefiting the Humane Society for Southwest Washington. It’s $15 per dog to swim. www.southwesthumane.org/engage/events/doggie-dive

And if the weather’s clear, don’t forget to look up on Sunday for the total lunar eclipse. The full moon will slide into the shadow of the Earth and give the moon a reddish tinge. The moon will rise in the east at 6:55 p.m. with the eclipse beginning around 7:11 p.m., lasting for about 72 minutes.

October means its time for jack-o’-lanterns. Pumpkin Lane returns with its “pumpkin people” at Pomeroy Farm, visitors can take a hay ride to the pumpkin patch, say hello to the farm animals, test out the pumpkin flume and hay bale maze every weekend Oct. 3 through Oct. 25. Pumpkin Lane is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays at Pomeroy Farm, 20902 N.E. Lucia Falls Road, Yacolt. Admission is $6, $4 for ages 3 to 11. 360-686-3537 or www.pomeroyfarm.org

Walton Farm Pumpkin Patch opens Oct. 3, with pumpkins for visitors, rides around the farm on the barrel train, chance to meet the farm animals and a corn maze. The farm is open 3 to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays at Walton Farm LLC, 1617 N.E. 267th Ave., Camas. Admission is $8 for those ages 2 and older, which includes a pumpkin. 360-834-2810 or waltonsfarms.com

There’s still a few Oktoberfests try out your best lederhosen. Oktoberfest in Washougal features authentic German beers from 4 to 11 p.m. Oct. 2 and 3 at Amnesia Brewing, 1834 Main St., Washougal. Entry includes a commemorative ceramic stein, with food from the Camas and Washougal Lions and music by the Kings Brothers and German accordion players. Tickets are $13 for those 21 and older. www.amnesiabrews.com

Northwood Public House and Brewery, 1401 S.E. Rasmussen Blvd., Battle Ground, will host its second Oktoberfest noon to 10 p.m. Oct. 10 and 11, transforming into a Bavarian-style beer hall, with entertainment for all ages and specialty beers. Those Darn Accordions, a polka-rock ensemble, will perform both days, along with other Americana and folk groups. Admission is free. 360-723-0937 or www.northwoodpublichouse.com

Two historical radio dramas combined into one for a live re-enactment by Re-Imagined Radio. “Rossum’s Universal Robots” is a 1937 radio drama that explores what happens when robots are given human emotions. While “Fall of the City,” written by Pulitzer Prize winner Archibald MacLeish, focuses on a radio news reporter waiting with a crowd for the appearance of a conqueror. The live radio show begins at 7 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Kiggin Theatre, 1011 Main St., Vancouver. Admission is free. events.vancouver.wsu.edu/node/698

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Columbian Features News Coordinator