Diy fabric dyeing workshop, arts and music festival, backpack giveaway, and more. 
Happy Tuesday, Vancouver. You know the drill – grab your coffee (or whatever you sip in the morning), kick back, and let Vancouver Brief serve up everything you need to know for the week ahead.
📰 In the news
Local happenings: Big boost for Interstate 5 bridge replacement funding, coastal release of endangered silverspot butterflies, and rent crisis pushing families to log 83 hour workweeks — catch up here.
State-level stories: WA’s inaugural bee census spots 15 new pollinator species, Olympic Peninsula and Pacific Coast drives earn travel acclaim, and restrooms now require diaper stations — see what else is brewing.
National headlines: Landmark trial shows lifestyle programs can rewind cognitive aging, the one ten thousandth spending rule, and shocking home prices in California — peruse the best of the rest.
Health: If you’ve struggled with weight loss, you’re not alone. Today’s GLP-1 medications (the same active ingredients found in Ozempic® and Wegovy®) are helping people manage cravings and build healthier habits. Hers makes it easy to get started, with a personalized plan and licensed providers – start your journey.
Highlights this week
- Join beginner ESL class every Tuesday
- Practice ASL conversation with fellow adults
- Get drop-in tech help every Thursday
- Swap unused kitchen tools this Friday
- Share your vision for library’s future online
- Lawn looking rough? TruGreen’s 50% off
🫶 We got your back
BBQ: You might think all the best smoked meats live south of the Mason-Dixon, but in Vancouver our lineup of bib-worthy BBQ will make you forget you ever counted calories.
Harvest: Washington’s split climate gives you June strawberries and October apples that taste like they were born just for your plate. Use our seasonal calendar to never miss a perfect pick.
Pub: Whether you’re looking to unwind after work, test your trivia chops, or finally master darts, Pour Choices Pub is your neighborhood go-to for good pints, friendly banter, and just enough questionable decisions to keep things interesting.
Finance: Most folks don’t realize you can roll over your 401k or IRA to invest in cryptocurrency… all with the same tax benefits as a traditional retirement account on top of the the potential upside. iTustCapital makes the entire process a breeze with $0 monthly fees and an incredibly simple setup process.
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📆 Around town this week
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This week
🧵 Creative Crafts: DIY Fabric Dyeing @ Battle Ground Community Library | Tuesday (7/29) at 1:00pm – Grab a cotton tee or tote bag and join your neighbors for a hands-on DIY fabric dyeing sesh. No art-school chops needed, just tolerate questionable color combos, embrace spilled dye camaraderie, and score wearable bragging rights.
🛸 Deep Space Adventure: Choose Your Own Mission @ Cascade Park Community Library | Tuesday (7/29) at 5:00pm – This live-action space survival game drops you in the captain’s chair, complete with asteroid fields, resource scouting, and moral panics over dwindling air supplies. Think Oregon Trail in zero gravity, minus dysentery, plus genuine space trivia, and a perfect excuse to geek out.
🎨 Vancouver Arts & Music Festival @ Esther Short Park | Thursday (7/31) at 5:00pm – Need an excuse to escape the weekend routine? Esther Short Park morphs into a four-day festival with pop-up galleries, live bands, hands-on workshops, and food vendors flinging everything from tacos to tempura. Come for the art, stay for the snack break.
🍳 Kitchen Supply Swap | Friday (8/1) at 10:00am – This weekend at the old firehouse hall means it’s time to confess your kitchen sins to a forgiving crowd. Drag in your orphaned muffin tin and dusty stand mixer, swap for something you’ll actually use, and bond over domestic disasters, no cash, no judgment.
🎉 First Friday Fun @ Vancouver Community Library | Friday (8/1) at 5:00pm – Grab a piece of chalk and stroll to the library’s front steps for some sidewalk artistry that’s more fleeting than an open parking spot downtown. Scribble bold colors, watch quiet ideas bloom, then admire how wind or rain rudely erases your masterpiece.
This weekend
🎧 DubsVibes Show 2025 @ Vancouver Lake | Saturday (8/2) at 9:00am – DubsVibes is rolling into Vancouver Lake Park with a potluck-fueled, raffle-heavy celebration of Beetles, buses, and all things air-cooled. Shiny trophies are at stake, kids aren’t the only ones playing cornhole, and yes, free hot dogs are totally worth the hype.
🎒 Backpack Giveaway 2025 @ Cellular Plus | Saturday (8/2) at 10:00am – Saturday morning at the Verizon store by Salmon Creek Safeway means free backpacks loaded with school supplies for every kid who shows up—no coupons or purchase needed. Bonus: you can register to win a Gizmo Watch 3, or drop off donations for local students.
🔬 Science + Stories = Science Heroes @ Cascade Park Community Library | Saturday (8/2) at 11:00am – Swing by Cascade Park Library for Science Heroes on a mission to uncover the science hiding in plain sight, complete with hands-on experiments and storytelling. It’s basically adult recess with bubbles and circuits, free thanks to the Friends of Cascade Park Community Library.
🎸 Paperback Writer (The Beatles Tribute) | Sunday (8/3) at 6:00pm – Patio weather at the vineyard calls for Beatles covers and a glass of pinot, so Paperback Writer’s top-tier tribute is your Sunday afternoon solution. These globe-trotters nail every Ed Sullivan hit to the Sgt. Pepper spectacle, mop-tops and all, with harmonies you’ll brag about.
Wanna see more? Browse our full events calendar →
🎶 Live music & entertainment
- 7/29 Danza Azteca Huitzilopochtli @ Three Creeks Community Library – 9:30 am
- 7/30 Adrenaline Rush Hump Day @ Billy Blues – 8 pm
- 7/31 2025 Vancouver Arts and Music Festival @ Esther Short Park – 5 pm
- 8/1 Singin’ in the Rain @ Heritage High School – 2 pm
- 8/1 Brothers Osborne @ Clark County Fairgrounds – 7 pm
- 8/1 Glitter & Gasoline @ Cascade Bar – 8 pm
- 8/2 Vanport Jazz Festival 2025 @ Colwood Golf Center – 12 pm
- 8/2 George Thorogood & The Destroyers @ Clark County Fairgrounds – 7 pm
- 8/2 Christie Huff @ Ponderosa Lounge – 9 pm
- 8/3 Paperback Writer @ 14 Acres – 6 pm
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