Save the Date: Concert, book event, outdoor fun help close out busy May

In the final Vancouver USA Singers concert of the season, “All You Need Is Love,” the choir will highlight popular pieces that celebrate love, from Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Stephen Sondheim, John Lennon, and Eric Whitacre. The choir will also feature jazz vocalist Darcy Schmitt, the Seton High School Choir and Brooke Moltrum, the winner of the Vancouver USA Singers annual scholarship. Performances begin at 7 p.m. May 20 and 3 p.m. May 21 at First Presbyterian Church, 4300 Main St., Vancouver. Tickets are $17 to $20, free for ages 12 and younger www.vancouverusasingers.org

Don’t miss out on getting your tickets for this year’s Dozer Day, which will run 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 20 and 21. Participants can drive dozers, excavators and dump trucks with a professional operator, with proceeds benefiting children’s charities. There will also be fire engines, ambulances, music, treasure digs, tire crawls and more at Grandstand at the Clark County Fairgrounds, 17402 N.E. Delfel Road, Ridgefield. Tickets are $10 to $13, $8 to $11 for seniors and ages 3 to 12, available at Chuck’s Produce and IQ Credit Unions or can be purchased online. 360-608-6746 or http://vancouver.dozerday.org

Vintage Books invites readers to “Not the Usual Suspects” Mystery Author Event, featuring authors Angela Sanders (aka Clover Tate), Cindy Brown, Hannah Dennison, Kate Dyer-Seeley (aka Ellie Alexander) and Kelly Garrett. The free book event will begin at 1 p.m. May 20 at Vintage Books, 6613 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. 360-694-9519 or www.vintage-books.net

The Woodland Moose Lodge will be hosting a Woodland Kids’ Fishing Derby for ages 3 to 14, with prizes awarded for biggest catch. There will also be games and a concession stand, along with the cleaning of fish to take home. Ages 3 to 5 must be accompanied by an adult. Event registration will be open from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 20, with the fishing running until 2 p.m. at Horseshoe Lake Park, Park Road and Lake Shore Drive, Woodland. Registration is $3. 360-903-3579 or 360-225-7736

See the classic silent melodrama “City Girl” screened with local composer John Paul’s original score, performed by four members of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Shot in Oregon in 1929, “City Girl” tells the story of Kate, a hard-working waitress from Chicago who falls in love with a Minnesota farmer and decides to try life in the country. The performance begins at 3 p.m. May 21 at the Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main St., Vancouver. Tickets are $25, $10 for students. 360-735-7278 or http://vancouversymphony.org

Vancouver’s Memorial Day Observance Ceremony will take place at the parade ground bandstand at 11 a.m. May 27, hosted by the Community Military Appreciation Committee. There will also be the Soldiers’ Bivouac living history encampment from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The living history camps will tell the story of the military from the Civil War to World War II through tools, weapons and dress at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, 1001 E. Fifth St., Vancouver. Admission is free. 360-816-6230 or www.nps.gov/fova

Aviation fans can climb into the cockpit of vintage aircraft to get a pilot’s-eye view during the annual Open Cockpit Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 27 at the Pearson Field Education Center, 201A E. Reserve St., Vancouver. The Young Eagles Program of EAA Chapter 105 will sponsor free airplane rides for youth ages 8 to 17, with written permission from parents or guardians. Rides will be given on a first-come, first-serve basis, weather permitting. Admission is free. 360-992-1815 or http://fortvan.org

The Camas Farmer’s Market returns June 7 to Northeast Fourth Avenue, Camas, with an opening day featuring neighboring farmers and artisans. The farmers market features live music and information from local community groups 3 to 7 p.m. every Wednesday, through Oct. 4. 360-838-1032 or www.camasfarmersmarket.org