Try this: Food Waste Trivia Night, ‘Tiny Beautiful Things,’ George Strait tribute

Love story

Beacock Music presents “Fools for Love: A Cabaret” in the Beacock Music Recital Hall, 1420 S.E. 163rd Ave., Vancouver. Take a journey through love’s highs and lows with musical styles from jazz and blues to Broadway and pop. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Refreshments will be available an hour before the doors open. Proceeds benefit the Daryle Rustvold MusicForLife Scholarship Foundation. Tickets, $20, are available at beacockmusic.com.

Waste not, want not

Clark County Green Neighbors will host Food Waste Trivia Night from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at Fortside Brewing Company, 2200 N.E. Andresen Road, Vancouver. Test your knowledge about food waste and get tips to cut your grocery budget. It’s free to play, and winners earn prizes. Register at clarkgreenneighbors.org. Then attend a “Scrappy Cooking” workshop from 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Cascade Park Community Library, 600 N.E. 136th Ave., Vancouver. Learn to cook with leftovers to save money and prevent waste. Watch a cooking demonstration, win prizes and take home sustainable supplies. Register at clarkcountycomposts.org.

Known unknowns

The next Science on Tap is “Artificial Intelligence: Conservation and Securing the Future of Earth,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main St., Vancouver. Tickets are $15 to $45 at kigginstheatre.com. Emily Soward of Amazon Web Services is the founding vice president for The Ecological Archive, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing research on AI and ecology. She’ll explore the current state of AI and the challenges this new technology poses for planet Earth. Learn more at scienceontaporwa.org.

Broken is beautiful

Magenta Theater’s first Black Chair Project of 2025 is a staged reading of “Tiny Beautiful Things,” based on the bestselling book by Cheryl Strayed and adapted for the stage by Nia Vardalos. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The book and play are inspired by the Strayed’s experiences as an anonymous advice columnist. The performance is for mature audiences and topics include sexual assault and domestic violence, infidelity and death. Tickets are $15 at magentatheater.com or at the door. Call 360-949-3098 or email info@magentatheater.com.

Strait up

Clark County-born Nashville singer Tim Hadler brings his Branson, Mo., show, “Strait to Branson: A George Strait Tribute” to his hometown with a performance at 8 p.m. April 4 at Mt. Valley Grange, 40107 N.E. 221st Ave., Amboy. The show features Strait’s most iconic songs, as well as Hadler’s expert storytelling. Admission is $20. Proceeds benefit veterans. Doors open at 7 p.m. gumicampusa.com or 417-294-5248.

… And more

For more details about these and other events — including the Vancouver Chocolate, Coffee and Tea Fair; Dinner with Grant at Willful Wine and the Poetry Moves celebration at Magenta Theater followed by Youth Uptown Poetry at Metallion Café — see events.columbian.com.