Try this: Board game nights, dancing and book groups in Clark County

Play

The Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas, offers an all-ages Board Game Club from 2 to 4 p.m. on the second Saturday of the month. No registration is needed. Learn more at clbn.us/zVd1y. Black Pearl on the Columbia event center, 56 S. First St., Washougal, hosts Board Game Night from 6 to 11 p.m. on the second Friday of every month for adults and teens ages 12 and older. Learn more at clbn.us/LwpTg. First Evangelical Church, 4120 N.E. St. Johns Road, Vancouver, hosts a First Friday Game Night from 7 p.m. to midnight on the first Friday of every month. Pizza is provided or bring snacks. Get details at facebook.com/groups/firstfridaygamenight/.

Dance

Columbia Dance Center, 1700 Broadway, Vancouver, offers Scottish country dance classes from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Fridays through March 28. No partner or experience is needed. The first class is free. Additional classes are $8. Learn more at rscds-swws.org. VanCity Ballroom offers swing, waltz, two-step and salsa dancing with a beginner lesson at 7 p.m. and open dancing from 7:45 to 10 p.m. Saturdays at Vancouver Fitness Studio, 9212 N.E. Highway 99, Suite 110, Vancouver. Admission is $10. Learn more at vancityballroom.com. Swing dance at The Valiant Ballroom, 109 W. Ninth St., Vancouver, on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Beginner lessons are at 6 p.m. and social dancing is at 7 p.m. Admission is $10. For details, email riverhouse.swing@gmail.com.

Read

The SciFi and Fantasy Book Club discusses science fiction, fantasy and horror novels at 6:30 p.m. on the second Monday of every month online or at Barnes & Noble, 7700 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Learn more at meetup.com/scifireaders. The Stranger Than Fiction nonfiction book club meets from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every month at the Camas Public Library. Register at camaspl.org/strangerthanfiction. White Oak Books, 1700 Main St., Suite D, Vancouver, hosts book clubs from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the second Wednesdays and Thursdays of each month. For details or to join, visit whiteoakbooks.net or email clubs@whiteoakbooks.net.

Create

The North Clark Historical Museum, 21416 N.E. 399th St., Amboy, hosts the Open Door Stitchery Circle from 1 to 4 p.m. on the second Saturday of every month. Bring projects to work on. The Ridgefield Community Library, 210 N. Main Ave., Ridgefield, offers the Adult Fiber Arts Social Circle from 10 a.m. to noon every Wednesday. Any stitchery project is welcome, even mending. Get details on this and other fiber arts groups at fvrl.librarymarket.com/. Columbia Fiber Arts Guild hosts Surface Design from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month at theARTScentered, 1007 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver, for workshops, demonstrations, speakers, field trips, sharing work and problem-solving. Learn more at columbiafiberartsguild.org/surface-design.

Behold

The Second Story Gallery, upstairs at the Camas Public Library, presents “Transformation Through Travel – Photographs by Leslie Struxness,” through Jan. 31 with an artist’s talk at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The exhibit features photographs Struxness captured on her travels. Learn more at clbn.us/s6uim. Art at the Cave presents “Farewell to the Dragon, Welcome to the Snake,” celebrating the transition to the Year of the Snake on the Lunar New Year, Jan. 29. An Artists’ Talk is 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday. Learn more at artatthecave.com. Clark College’s Archer Gallery, in the Penguin Union Building at 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, presents “Nature Patterns,” featuring works by Kim Cridler and Tamara English, on display through March 24. The opening reception is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. On Jan. 30, English will give a talk from 10 to 11 a.m. and Cridler will give a talk from 1 to 2 p.m. Learn more at clark.edu/campus-life/arts-events/archer/.

… And more

For more details about these and other events — including the Collage Laboratory with artist Greg Bee, Evergreen Tree Communities Nature Day at Columbia Springs or the Clark Conservation District Native Plant Sale — visit events.columbian.com.