Save the Date: November filled with music, food and a holiday market

Nov. 1: Scrumptious things are planned for Camas First Friday: Thankful for Pie, 5 to 8 p.m. There will be pie tastings in shops and businesses along Fourth Avenue in downtown Camas. Stop by Journey Community Church for a pie passport and activity list, then vote for your favorite pie, enjoy gratitude activities and crafts, and get started on your holiday shopping. DowntownCamas.com

Nov. 2: Step back in time to the 1920s from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m — but ignore Prohibition and have a glass of Chardonnay, because Ridgefield’s next First Saturday is Roaring ’20s with Wine. Overlook Park will become a jazz-filled, chandelier-bedecked speakeasy under heated canopies; food will also be available to buy. First Friday is free, but wine tent admission is $15. Bit.ly/RoaringRidgefield

Nov. 2: Magenta Theater’s Improv Show at 7:30 p.m. allows audiences to escape the season’s cloudy skies and gloomy evenings with a dose of pure silliness. Magenta’s seasoned improv troupe performs family-friendly skits, songs and games based on audience suggestions; no two shows are the same. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door, 108 Main St., Vancouver. MagentaTheater.com

Nov. 2-3: The Vancouver Chrysanthemum Society’s annual competition, Melody of Mums, will be in the Clark Public Utilities Community Room, 1200 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Nov. 2 and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 3. This free-to-the-public show features mums from spiders and brush thistles to incurves, anemone and bonsai forms. facebook.com/Vancouver-Wa-Chrysanthemum-Society-788959677807945

Nov. 2-3: Be transported by Brahms’ magnificent second symphony at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s next performances, 3 p.m. Nov. 2 and 7 p.m. Nov. 3 at Skyview Concert Hall, 1300 N.W. 139th St. in Salmon Creek. The concert also features music by Creston and Barber, and saxophone virtuoso Jeff Siegfried. Tickets are $10 to $52. 360-735-7278 or VancouverSymphony.org

Nov. 2 and 30: See Northwest Coast masks come to life in the glimmering firelight of the Kwakiutl ceremonial house during the Living History Performance, 7 p.m. at Lelooska Museum, 165 Merwin Village Road, Ariel. The Lelooska family will share songs, dances and stories while wearing the masks and other regalia. Tickets are $8 to $14, and reservations are required. Lelooska.org

Nov. 6: Find out where Bernadette went at Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation’s Authors & Illustrators Dinner and Silent Auction, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Hilton Vancouver Washington, 301 W. Sixth St., featuring Maria Semple, television writer and author of the bestselling novel, “Where’d You Go, Bernadette?” — and the recent film starring Cate Blanchett. Tickets are $90. fvrlf.org

Nov. 7: Learn about our county’s proud history of military service during First Thursday at the Clark County Historical Museum: Veterans from WWII to Afghanistan. Come at 5 p.m. to stroll through the museum, 1511 Main St., Vancouver, and explore its many exhibits before the speaker presentation starts at 7 p.m. General admission is $5 with discounts for kids and seniors. cchmuseum.org

Nov. 9: Honor veterans at the Lough Legacy Veterans Parade, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., starting at 1301 Officers Row, Vancouver, and featuring more than 100 entries and 2,400 participants. From noon to 3 p.m., attend a Veterans Open House at Hudson’s Bay High School, 1601 E. McLoughlin Blvd., Vancouver, with free lunch, ice cream, face-painting and raffles. Kids can make cards for veterans, and visitors can pinpoint where a loved one has served on a world map. TheHistoricTrust.org/calendar/veteransparade or cmac11.com

Nov. 9-10: Celebrate Veterans Day on board the Patriot’s Weekend Diesel Train Ride, departing from the Chelatchie Prairie Railroad Station at 207 Railroad Ave. in Yacolt at noon and 2:30 p.m. each day. The train chugs between farmland and forests, through a 330-foot solid rock tunnel with a stop at Moulton Station to visit picturesque Yacolt Falls. Tickets are $12 to $18. tickets.bycx.org

Nov. 9: Did you know that sturgeon have remained relatively unchanged for the last 200 million years? Come to Second Saturday at the Water Resources Education Center, 4600 S.E. Columbia Way, Vancouver, from 1 to 3 p.m. for some free, family-friendly, fishy fun uncovering fascinating facts about sturgeon, salmon and lamprey. 360-487-7111 or CityofVancouver.us/watercenter

Nov. 10: Learn about Day of the Dead traditions during the free Dia de Los Muertos Celebration, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Vancouver Community Library, 901 C St., Vancouver. Enjoy live music, activities, crafts and entertainment, including pre-Hispanic and traditional Mexican dancing with Vancouver Ballet Folklorico. fvrl.org

Nov. 14-22: You’ll be left wanting “more, please” at Vancouver School of Arts and Academics “Oliver!” with shows at 7 p.m. Nov. 14, 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23. Student actors sing and dance their way through Oliver Twist’s tale, inspired by Charles Dickens’ classic novel. Tickets are $5 at the door, 3101 Main St., Vancouver. arts.vansd.org

Nov. 22-23: Get a head start on holiday shopping at a special, two-night Terminal 1 Night Market, 5 to 10 p.m. Nov. 22 and 23 at the riverside WareHouse ’23 event space, 100 Columbia St., Vancouver. This late-night market features 80 vendors selling artisan goods, plus live music, food and fun for kids. Free parking on site. NightMarketVancouver.com

Nov. 23: Get everything from farm-grown, organic vegetables and freshly baked bread to seasonal flowers for your Thanskgiving table at the Vancouver Farmers Market Harvest Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at West Sixth and Esther streets in downtown Vancouver. VancouverFarmersMarket.com

Nov. 29: The Community Tree Lighting in Esther Short Park, West Eighth and Columbia streets, gets holiday merrymaking off to a festive start with live music, carriage rides and a tree-lighting ceremony featuring 12,000 lights, followed by Vancouver Pops’ free performance at the Hilton Vancouver Washington, 301 W. Sixth St., Vancouver. VancouverRotaryClub.org

Nov. 29, 30 and Dec. 1: The Vancouver Farmers Market Holiday Market features dozens of vendors inside the warm Hilton Vancouver Washington, 301 W. Sixth St., Vancouver, selling fine art, handcrafted items, treats such as chocolates and nuts, handmade clothing and accessories, jewelry and one-of-a-kind gifts. Hours are 3 to 8 p.m. Nov. 29, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 30 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 1. VancouverFarmersMarket.com