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Save the Date: Plenty of activities to help you say aloha to summertime blues

By Ashley Swanson, Columbian Features News Coordinator
Published: July 30, 2016, 6:00am
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About 1,500 visitors turned up to look at vintage cars and enjoy the street fair at the seventh Annual Downtown Camas Car Show and Rock N Roll Night in July 2012.
About 1,500 visitors turned up to look at vintage cars and enjoy the street fair at the seventh Annual Downtown Camas Car Show and Rock N Roll Night in July 2012. (Downtown Camas Association) Photo Gallery

Don’t miss out on the aloha spirit during the annual Ho’ike and Hawaiian Festival from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today. Hula dancers, performers and Polynesian musicians will fill Esther Short Park, Columbia and West Eighth streets, with the sounds of the islands, while booths featuring vendors, arts and crafts, and food will give visitors tastes of Hawaii. Admission is free. hawaiianfestivalpnw.com

The Battle Ground Rotary will host Tastes and Tunes, a celebration of food trucks, wineries, breweries and artists. Musicians will be performing throughout the day. Proceeds will benefit programs and groups that the Rotary Club supports. The event runs noon to 8 p.m. today at Alderbrook Park, 24414 N.E. Westerholm Road, Brush Prairie. Admission is $20, which includes five tasting tickets. 360-687-9579 or www.battlegroundrotary.org

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church will host a TGIF Piano Duet Festival throughout the month of August. The concert series kicks off with pianists Maria Garcia and Momoko Muramatsu, also known as the XX Digitus Duo, with performances that range from the classics to Radiohead. The concert begins at 6 p.m. Aug. 5 at the church, 426 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Admission is free, donations accepted. 360-696-0181

The first of the Clark County Fair concerts will kick off at 7 p.m. Aug. 5 with heavy metal band Queensryche. The band has sold more than 20 million albums worldwide. Hosted at the Grandstand, the show is included as part of paid fair admission. Fair admission is $11.25, $9.25 for seniors, $8.25 for ages 7 to 12 and free for ages 6 and younger. Parking is $6. VIP reserved seating is available for $25 to $35, which includes fair admission. www.clarkcofair.com

The rescheduled Camas Car Show will be from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 6, with hundreds of classic, custom cars, hot rods and trucks along the streets of downtown Camas, Northeast Fourth Avenue. There will be live music, performances, food and a raffle. Awards will be given to Best in Show, Sponsors’ Picks and People’s Choice. Car registration begins at 1 p.m., with $15 for car entry. Guests who bring two cans of food will receive a free raffle ticket. The event benefits the Inter-Faith Treasure House of Camas/Washougal. www.downtowncamas.com/events-and-festivals/camas-car-show-2016

The 16th annual Race for the Homeless features 5K and 10K runs, a 5K walk and a kids fun run. The event benefits Open House Ministries, hosted by New Heights Church. Registration opens at 7 a.m. with a race start at 8 a.m. Aug. 6 from O.O. Howard House, 750 Anderson St., Vancouver. Registration is $15 to $20, free for the kids fun run. 360-314-3342 or newheights.org/race-for-the-homeless

The city of Ridgefield will be hosting a community picnic for its First Saturday event in August. Participants are encouraged to bring a lunch, with lunches also available for purchase. There will be water balloon games, interactive art projects, a scavenger hunt, live music and more from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 6 in Overlook Park, Pioneer Street and Main Avenue, Ridgefield. 360-887-3557 or www.ci.ridgefield.wa.us/community/page/first-saturday-picnic-park

Washougal Arts and Culture Alliance presents the Washougal Art Festival, a juried art show and sale featuring more than 20 local artists from the region. Mediums will range from recycled steel pieces to photography, oil paintings to books. Performing arts groups will take the stage from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The “Art Rocks” area will offer creative activities for children. A raffle and silent auction will also take place, including the painting on the event poster created by artist Liz Pike. The festival runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 13 in Reflection Plaza, 1703 Main St., Washougal. Admission is free. www.washougalartfestival.org

Local musicians Amber Sweeney and Montgomery-Jones will preform a summer concert at 5 p.m. Aug. 14 at Moulton Falls Winery, 31101 N.E. Railroad Ave., Yacolt. The concert is to help raise funds for the Rocksolid Community Teen Center. There will also be a live auction for a winery tasting tour. Doors open at 4 p.m., with the concert at 5 p.m. Tickets are $10. A shuttle from Gardner Center to the winery will be available for $10, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. for pick-up and 7 to 8:30 p.m. 360-885-2181 or http://rocksolid-teen.com/rocksolid-summer-concert

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Columbian Features News Coordinator