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.