Save the Date: Bluegrass aids veterans program; health, safety promoted

• Pull out your washboard, banjo or guitar for the SW Washington Bluegrass Jamboree from 4 to 8 p.m. today. The old-time bluegrass jamboree will be hosted by local band Somewhere Between and the English Estate Winery, to benefit the local chapter of Guitars 4 Vets. There will also be an open mic session from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., hosted by Fred Coates. The event includes a community potluck, with visitors encouraged to bring a dish to share. All proceeds from the open mic participation will be donated to Guitars 4 Vets. The concert takes place at English Estate Winery, 17806 S.E. First St., Vancouver. It’s $5 for entry, and $15 suggested donation to join open mic. 360-772-5141 or www.englishestatewinery.com/events

• Washington State PTA Region 3 hosts a Community Health and Safety Fair, helping to connect residents to health and safety resources, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. There will be a Life Flight Helicopter at 12:30 p.m., and a police K-9 demonstration at 3 p.m., plus fire trucks, police cars, ambulances and more. There will also be a Red Cross blood drive on site. Bring a can of food to donate to the Clark County Food Bank at Clark College, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver. 360-713-8316 or www.facebook.com/wsptareg3

• In a tight-knit English village, Penelope is trying to fit in as the vicar’s new wife. When her old friend Clive Winton visits on leave from the army, he dresses up in a clerical suit to avoid army regulations, setting off a mad mix of mistaken identities, an escaped prisoner and too many clergymen. “See How They Run,” presented by Love Street Playhouse, runs at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, May 6 through May 22 at the Love Street Playhouse, 126 Love Ave., Woodland. Tickets are $15 to $18. 360-907-9996 or www.lovestreetplayhouse.com

• The Chelatchie Prairie Railroad kicks off its 2016 season with a Mother’s Day weekend ride for the whole family. The diesel train takes a 13-mile round trip through north Clark County, crossing the Lewis River, stopping to see Yacolt Falls and traveling through a 330-foot tunnel. Rides begin at noon and 2:30 p.m. May 7 and May 8 from the Chelatchie Prairie Railroad station, 207 N. Railroad Ave., Yacolt. Tickets are $16, $15 for seniors, $11 for youth, $9 for ages 2 to 4. 360-686-3559 or www.bycx.com

• Washington State Poet Laureate Tod Marshall will be the featured reader at Ghost Town Poetry open mic starting at 7 p.m. May 12 at Angst Gallery, 1015 Main St., Vancouver. His book “Bugle” won the 2015 Washington State Book Award. Marshall will be hosting a poetry workshop to connect poems to place, limited to 28 people, from 3 to 5 p.m. May 12. Pre-registration is recommended. http://printedmattervancouver.com

• Vintage Books, 6613 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver, will host a writers get-together with Seattle author Phoebe Rose presenting “First Pages: Grounding the Reader, Strong Pacing, and Killer Hooks” at 1 p.m. May 15. Rose is the author of “Rescued” and “Lost,” and recently launched her own publishing imprint, Enigmatic Books. Sessions continue the second Sunday of every month. 360-694-9519 or www.vintage-books.com

• The Camas-Washougal Historical Society will host its annual Plant Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 14 and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 5 at the Two Rivers Heritage Museum, 1 Durgan St., Washougal. The fair will feature Canterbury bells and native Camas lilies, along with other locally grown starts for flowers, berries and other plants. Proceeds benefit the museum. 360-835-8742 or www.2rhm.com

• For the final Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series, musicians will accompany the screening of Buster Keaton’s silent film “Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928).” The score will be arranged and conducted by pianist Rodney Sauer. Keaton plays the son of a paddle steamer’s captain who tries to help his dad but falls in love with the daughter of their business rival. The concert begins at 3 p.m. May 15 at Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main St., Vancouver. Tickets are $25, $10 for students. 360-735-7278 or www.vancouversymphony.org