Calls for Artists

Art

The Society of Washington Artists invites entries for its Spring Art Show and Sale, May 2-5, at the Water Resources Education Center, 4600 S.E. Columbia Way, Vancouver. Up to 200 entries will be accepted through April 22. Submission fees vary from $20 to $30, with $12 for each additional entry; each artist may submit up to three works. View the prospectus at www.swavancouver.com for complete information about entering the show. For more details, contact Sue Tellock at 360-573-0681. www.swavancouver.com

Vancouver Community Library seeks submissions from local artists for its 2019 First Friday events. The application deadline is March 31. For submission information, visit www.fvrl.org and click on “Vancouver” under the “Hours & Locations” tab, or call 360-906-5000.

Music

Columbia River Chorus, a women’s a capella chorus, invites women 16 and older for a season of four-part harmony, laughter and fun. Rehearsals are open to anyone interested in joining. The ability to read music is not required. Auditions are held during regular rehearsals, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Mondays, Clark College, Beacock Music Hall, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver. 360-887-4927 or ColumbiaRiverChorus.com

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.

Vancouver Master Chorale is holding auditions for its new season. The chorale does a full season of four concerts a year, including music from master choral works with an orchestra to Broadway pieces. The group also sings with the Vancouver Symphony. Prepare a song in any language. Reading music is required. Contact Jana Hart at janahart2007@gmail.com to schedule an audition.

Theater and performance

Love Street Playhouse seeks actors to audition for “The Talisman Ring,” a romantic, swashbuckling play set in 1793 Sussex based on the novel by Georgette Heyer. Audtions are from 7 to 9 p.m. on March 31, with performances June 14 through 30. Auditions are cold readings from the script with British or French accents. No monologues are required, and no appointments; plan on staying for the entire two-hour block. Arrive at 6:45 p.m. to fill out paperwork. Bring headshots, theater resumes and a calendar. Questions? Email melinda@lovestreetplayhouse.com. Love Street Playhouse, 126 Loves Ave., Woodland. www.lovestreetplayhouse.com

Journey Theater will hold auditions for “Newsies,” to be performed Aug. 2 through 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 ages 8 and up, 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

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 July 2019. 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 own original work. Ten poems will be selected for Poetry Moves Season 8 and will be displayed in C-Tran buses beginning July 2019. For more information and the complete guidelines, visit poetrymoves.org.