Art
Clark County Open Studios Tour seeks 50 Clark County artists working in all media to open their studios to the public on Nov. 2 and 3. Applications are due May 31. Go to ccopenstudios.org for details and guidelines and to submit an online application.
Washougal Arts Festival is accepting applications from professional visual artists working in all media through May 1. Entries will be judged based on originality, creativity, craftsmanship, professionalism, the expression of a unique vision and style, and mastery over the chosen medium. www.washougalarts.org
Aurora Gallery seeks submissions for a teabag art show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 11. Artwork should incorporate at least one teabag and be gallery ready, properly framed and displayed. Artists can submit multiple pieces in any medium. The deadline to submit art is 5:30 p.m. May 10. There is no cost to submit art. Art should be dropped off at Aurora Gallery, 1004 Main St., Vancouver. For more details, contact Elizabeth or McKenna at 360-696-0449.
Music
Vancouver Community Concert Band seeks brass, woodwind and percussion players, active and retired. All abilities welcome; no audition required. The volunteer community band, along with its polka band, Dixieland Jazz Band and chamber ensembles, performs regularly around the area. Rehearsals are 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 11005 N.E. Highway 99, Vancouver. Beginning band is offered from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Facebook.com/VCCBand or vanccband@gmail.com
Vancouver Pops Orchestra seeks musicians who play orchestral instruments. The ensemble plays 20 to 25 45-minute assemblies each year in local grade schools. Rehearsals are 9:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays. Vancouver Heights United Methodist Church, 5701 MacArthur Blvd., Vancouver. For more information, contact Dennis Pieren at 360-907-9141.
Theater and performance
Journey Theater will hold auditions for “Newsies,” to be performed Aug. 2-11 at Heritage High School Performing Arts Center in Vancouver. Auditions (three-minute slots by appointment only) will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. June 5 in Vancouver and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 8 in Portland. The production needs performers age 8 or older, as well as dancers and singers to play multiple roles. Some adults are needed. Auditioners should bring headshots and resumes; be familiar with songs from “Newsies”; and prepare 16 bars of a musical theatre song that shows off vocal range and technical ability, accompanied by CD or downloaded audio file. There is a $75 production fee per cast member. Questions? Contact Heather Bode at 971-274-8075 or h.bode@journeytheater.org. www.journeytheater.org
Riverside Performing Arts seeks acting students to audition for “Our Town.” Auditions will take place at 6 p.m. June 14 at Riverside Performing Arts, 1307 N.E. 78th St., No. 9, Vancouver. Performers should come prepared with a one-minute monologue and may be asked to stay and read sides from the script. The play is an acting course that includes performance training, storytelling through body language, script analysis, stage vocalization and character development. The cost to participate is $500 per student, and includes professional headshots and four show tickets for the performance at 6 p.m. Aug. 9 at the Sherman Auditorium at the Washington State School for the Blind. For more information, contact Heather Kahl at heather@riversidepa.com or visit riversidepa.com/our-town.
Poetry
Poetry Moves Season 8 is putting out an open call to all student poets. Submissions are now being accepted for student poems to be showcased on C-Tran buses beginning in July. The deadline is May 1. Entries must be from K-12 students living in Clark County or currently enrolled in a public, private or home school in Clark County. A maximum of two poems may be submitted, each of which should not exceed seven lines and must be the student’s original work. Ten poems will be selected and will be displayed in buses. For more information and the complete guidelines, visit poetrymoves.org.
