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Try this: MLK Day speaker; ‘A Winter’s Tale’; Jujuba at Clark College

Five things to do this week

By Monika Spykerman, Columbian staff reporter
Published: January 23, 2025, 6:04am

Lesson plan

As part of Clark College’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, Bettina L. Love, author of the bestseller “Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal” will offer a keynote speech, “We Gon’ Be Alright, But That Ain’t Alright: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom,” from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today in the Gaiser Student Center on Clark College’s main campus, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver. Admission is free.

Ballet blizzard

Cottage Dance Academy will perform “A Winter’s Tale,” a celebration of contemporary dance works, at 2 and 6 p.m. Saturday at Riverside Performing Arts, 1307-B N.E. 78th St., Suite 9, Vancouver. The show also includes an original ballet based on Eastern European folktale “The Twelve Months,” featuring original choreography by Chloe Mason. Tickets are $10-$15. Learn more at cottagedanceacademy.com.

Good as gold

Gold medalists from the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s Young Artist Competition will make their Vancouver Symphony Orchestra debuts at 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at Skyview Concert Hall, 1300 N.W. 139th St., Vancouver. Selected from 100 nationwide submissions, the musicians competed for a $5,000 prize and a chance to perform with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Tickets, $15 to $60, are at vancouversymphony.org or 360-735-7278. Online-only tickets also are available. In-person preconcert shows are 6 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Farm to film

As part of its Environmental Film Series, the Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington will offer a free screening of “Farming While Black,” from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Columbia Room at Vancouver Community Library, 901 C St., Vancouver. Leah Penniman, co-founder of Soul Fire Farm, reflects on the plight of Black farmers in the United States, from the height of Black-owned farms in 1910 to today. Pizza will be provided, including gluten-free and vegan options. Bring water. Learn more and sign up to attend at thewatershedalliance.org.

Joyful jazz

The Clark College Music Department presents a fundraising concert featuring the Jujuba, a 10-piece Afrobeat and Juju band, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Gaiser Student Center, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver. The Clark College Jazz Band performs the first set to raise money for Clark College’s jazz program. The concert kicks off the 61st Annual Jazz Festival. Find a complete schedule at clbn.us/CCjazzFest. Admission is $20 at the door. Get tickets at 360-992-2662 or sjwilliams@clark.edu.

… And more

For more details about these and other events — including the Clark County Historical Cemetery Foundation meeting, “The Short and the Funny: A Night of One-Acts” at Evergreen High School and the Master Gardeners blueberry pruning workshop — visit events.columbian.com.

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