Go: GameStorm; First Saturday in Ridgefield; spring break movies

1. Dice roll

Returning for its 19th year, GameStorm invites participants to play a variety of tabletop games over one weekend, from simple board games to multiple-hour role-playing sessions. There will be panels featuring industry leaders and game designers, a full game library along with games and crafts for children, and the prototype-testing Game Lab. The gaming convention runs through April 2, with activities taking place at all hours at the Red Lion Hotel on the River — Jantzen Beach, 909 N. Hayden Island Drive, Portland. To attend, visit the registration desk, open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 31; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 1 and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 2. Single-day admission is $45 for Friday and Saturday, $30 for Sunday, along with $75 for full weekend, and $20 for ages 6 to 14, free for ages 5 and younger. www.gamestorm.org

2. Whodunnit in Ridgefield

Visitors can test their detective skills, as downtown Ridgefield will be turned into a giant board game of “Clue” during Ridgefield First Saturday: Murder Mystery. Pick up your detective notebook and learn about the crime at Overlook Park, South Main Avenue and Pioneer Street in Ridgefield. Then, find the clues, visit the old jail and collect evidence around town to solve the mystery. Start your investigation at anytime from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 1, with all participants receiving a prize. Detectives who solve the crime will have a chance to win a raffle drawing.

In the park, there will also be the farmers market, plus music and activities, along with local performers acting out a murder mystery onstage at 11 a.m. It’s all free. 360-887-3557 or http://ridgefieldwa.us and facebook.com/RidgefieldFirstSaturdays

3. OMSI specials

For spring break, take advantage of the latter hours at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, 1945 S.E. Water Ave., Portland, for science-inspired fun. Open from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 31 through April 2. Visitors can explore the ocean, renewable energy, nutrition, space, robots and more through interactive exhibits and big-screen films. “The Art of the Brick” will continue to offer more than 100 works of art created from Lego bricks, including a re-imagined “Mona Lisa” and Van Gogh’s “Starry Night.” Extra admission to the special exhibit is $5.75, $4.25 for seniors, $3.75 for youth, on top of regular museum admission which is $14, $10.75 for seniors and $9.75 for youth. Additional fees are charged for theater shows, the planetarium and submarine tours. Visit on April 2, the first Sunday of the month, for reduced museum admission of $2. “Art of the Brick” will be $8, $7 for seniors, $6 for youth, which includes general museum admission. OMSI returns to regular hours of 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for April 3 through 6. 800-955-6674 or omsi.edu

4. Free films

The Camas Public Library will host a series of movies during spring break, with the films projected on a big screen. There will be popcorn. Each film will be shown at 2 p.m., will all ages welcome. The series begins April 3 with the adventurous “Moana,” rated PG, followed by stop-animation film “Kubo and the Two Strings,” rated PG, on April 4; then the colorful superhero “Doctor Strange,” rated PG-13, on April 5; the performing animals of “Sing,” rated PG, on April 6, finishing on April 7 with catchy “Trolls,” rated PG. The films are free at the library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas. 360-834-4692 or www.cityofcamas.us/library

5. Words to write

The final presentation of the Professional Writers Series will feature “One Writer’s Path” with writer Margaret Malone. Her debut story collection, “People Like You,” was a finalist for the 2016 PEN Hemingway Award, won the Balcones Fiction Prize and was selected as a Best Book by Powell’s, The Oregonian and the Portland Mercury. The event is free and open to all, beginning at 7 p.m. April 6 in the Multimedia Classroom Building, Room 6 on the WSU Vancouver, 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave., Vancouver. 503-816-2742 or http://events.vancouver.wsu.edu