This will sound weird, but you won’t leave the Empty Bowls fundraiser hungry. For just $20, enjoy a supper of sourdough and soup ladled into a bowl crafted by local artisans, while enjoying live tunes from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Woodland High School, 1500 Dike Access Road, Woodland. Novice and experienced potters from the Clark College Art Department donated the bowls for this fundraiser aimed at ending hunger. Woodland Action created Empty Bowls as a way to use art to create discussion about economic struggles in Southwest Washington. 360-225-9998 or www.woodlandaction.org/events/empty-bowls.
What if teens ruled the world? Well, it might look something like Teen Takeover from 7 to 10 p.m. Nov. 9 at Rocksolid Community Teen Center, 12919 N.E. 159th St., Brush Prairie. For students in fifth through 12th grade, there will be pizza, outdoor activities, inflatable obstacle courses, a chance to compete for prizes in a “Fear Factor”-style competition or snap a pic in the VIP photo booth. Teens should bring school ID for age verification; $5. 360-885-2181.
Honor veterans on their day by rocking out. The Harvest Gold Veterans Day Benefit Show combines commemorations of Veterans Day and Neil Young’s birthday (Nov. 12). The event will be 7 to 11 p.m. Nov. 11 at Old Liberty Theater, 113 N. Main Ave., Ridgefield. Billy C. Wolf opens with jams from Bob Dylan, before Harvest Gold, a Neil Tribute Band, rocks the stage until 9 p.m. A silent auction follows the concerts. Veterans get in free, and general admission is $12. A portion of general admission will benefit the American Legion. 360-831-4316 or www.harvestgoldny.com.
This qualifies as quite the homecoming: Dr. Michael Barratt, a Camas High School grad who has completed two NASA space flights, will discuss how his education helped him become a NASA doctor and astronaut as part of “Celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week: Lift Off to Innovation.” Barratt will speak from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 16 at Pearson Air Museum, 115 E. Fifth St., Vancouver. General admission is $25 and includes hors d’oeuvres. There will be a no-host bar. Columbia River Economic Development Council members get in for $20; college students are free with a student ID. 360-816-6230 or www.nps.gov/fova/learn/historyculture/pearson.htm.
