• Ne Plus Ultra Jass Orchestra

    Ne Plus Ultra Jass Orchestra

    Providence Academy Chapel 400 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver, WA, United States

    Come to dance or just to listen at the historic Academy Ballroom! Since 2016, The Ne Plus Ultra Jass Orchestra has been delighting audiences with the music of the roaring 20s and Depression era 30s. Under the leadership of master showman Sammuel Murry-Hawkins, the ensemble transports audiences to the golden age of Hot Jazz and […]

  • Ne Plus Ultra Jass Orchestra at Providence Academy

    Come to dance or just to listen at the historic Academy Ballroom! Since 2016, The Ne Plus Ultra Jass Orchestra has been delighting audiences with the music of the roaring […]

  • O.O. Howard and the Freedmen’s Bureau

    O.O. Howard House 750 Anderson St., Vancouver, WA, United States

    The Vancouver Barracks Military Association presents author and former journalist Aaron C. Jones for a program on “O.O. Howard and the Freedmen’s Bureau.”  General Oliver Otis Howard (1830-1909) commanded U.S. […]

  • And It Has Pockets! The Battle for Women’s Clothing Equality

    Red Cross Building 605 Barnes Street, Vancouver, United States

    How many times have you heard someone wearing women’s clothing exclaim, “And it has pockets!” Comparisons have shown that modern garments designed for women have about half the storage space […]

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  • Founding of the Vancouver Barracks

    Join the Vancouver Barracks Military Association for an exploration of the personalities of the first officers who founded and commanded the Vancouver Barracks. These include John S. Hatheway, Theodore Talbot, William Wing Loring, and Rufus Ingalls. The talk will also feature early drawings of the original barracks buildings, dating to the early 1850s. Register for […]

  • Blowin’ In the Wind: Songs and Stories of Bob Dylan: A Musical History Performance

    Providence Academy Chapel 400 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver, WA, United States

    Musician and historian Joel Underwood brings a special performance to the acoustically and visually stunning Providence Academy Chapel, featuring the music and history of America’s most influential songwriter: Bob Dylan. Come sing along with Dylan favorites, such as “The Times, They Are A’Changin’,” and yell out the eternal question, “How does it feel?” and hear […]

  • UFO Northwest: How Washington State Spawned the Men In Black

    Red Cross Building 605 Barnes Street, Vancouver, United States

    On August 1, 1947, the tragic crash of a B-25 bomber in Washington State triggered an FBI investigation of “The Maury Island Incident”—an infamous Northwest UFO sighting, and history’s first alleged encounter with the so-called “Men in Black.” The FBI’s records from 1947, which were sealed for decades, reveal Cold War fears, jurisdictional disputes, cover-ups, […]

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