Save the Date: Plenty of music, action on tap at fair; free movies at film festival

The Clark County Fair is all about the music this weekend, with concerts held at 7 p.m. See rock group John Kay and Steppenwolf perform tonight at the Grandstands. Country duo Montgomery Gentry will perform Sunday night, followed by Canadian rock band The Guess Who performing Monday night. All Grandstand entertainment is included with fair admission, with VIP concert tickets for $25 to $35. Tribute bands British Export, Ramble On, and Stone in Love will perform their versions of the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Journey at 4, 6 and 8 p.m. respectively on Aug. 11. For those more interested in action, Aug. 12 will feature mutton bustin’ at 2 p.m. and bull riding at 7 p.m. and the aerial stunts of Moto X at 2 and 7 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Clark County Fairgrounds, 17402 N.E. Delfel Road, Ridgefield. Fair admission is $11, $9 for seniors, $8 for ages 7 to 12, free for ages 6 and younger. $6 for parking. 360-397-6180 or www.clarkcofair.com

Movie fans can discover something new from across the globe during the eight annual Columbia Gorge International Film Festival. The festival offers independent films from as far away as Iran, Taiwan and Switzerland to Brooklyn, Denver and Portland. Today’s schedule includes documentary short films at noon at the Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas; Iranian Cinema at 3 p.m. at the Vancouver Community Library, 901 C St., Vancouver, and stories of nature and conflict at 6 p.m. at Washougal High School’s Washburn Auditorium, 1201 39th St., Washougal. Movies will be screened from noon to midnight Aug. 8-9 and 14-15 and 4 p.m. to midnight Aug. 13. Festival awards will be handed out at 1 p.m. Aug. 16. All screenings are free, with a complete schedule available at www.angaelica.com

This month’s Science on Tap Vancouver asks is the dress blue or gold? In “The Neuroscience of Reality: Can You Trust Your Brain?,” Michael Morgan, professor of psychology at Washington State University Vancouver, will use sensory illusion to show how the brain exaggerates, omits and limits perception of the world. It begins at 7 p.m. Aug. 12 at Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main St., Vancouver. Admission is $8 to $10 suggested cover. www.viaproductions.org

The Slo Poks car club’s annual Uptown Village Show and Shine will run 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 15, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Hough Foundation. The show features handmade trophies for hot rods, customs, rat racers, collector cars and motorbikes along the streets of Uptown Village, Main Street, Vancouver. Visitors are encouraged to donate school supplies. The event is free, with $15 for car registration. 360-281-5333 or 360-887-4576, www.facebook.com/slo.poks.3

Hoops on the River returns Aug. 14-16 in downtown Vancouver into 25 basketball courts as more than 180 teams of three players compete in their categories, from first-graders to elite adults. The weekend tournament features a kids basketball clinic at 4 p.m. Aug. 14 for youth first through sixth grades to learn skills and challenge drills, free registration required. There will also be a King of the Court competition, Slam Dunk Contest and vendor fair. 360-921-2429 or www.hoopsontheriver.org

18th annual Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival returns with a Latin flair to Esther Short Park Aug. 21-23. Headlining acts include Poncho Sanchez, Claudia Villela, Billy Childs, the Manhattan Transfer, Jane Monheit, Pacific Mambo Orchestra and Arturo Sandoval. The festival will also include local and regional acts, from the Seattle Jazz Singers to the 204th U.S. Army Jazz Brass Band. Tickets are $55 for a three-day pass, $15 to $30 for individual days. www.vancouverwinejazz.com

The annual La Center Our Days Celebration kicks off Aug. 21 with the glowing Twilight Parade, with the theme “Back to the Future.” The community festival continues Aug. 22 with a 5K Fun Run, car show, kids zone activities, entertainment and crafts at Holley Park, finishing with an evening of dancing in the street. Aug. 23 wraps up with the annual Barbershop in the Park showcase, as a cappela groups demonstrate their harmonizing skills at Sternwheeler Park, 100 E. Fourth St., La Center. www.lacenterourdays.com