How did your town get its name? What about your neighborhood school? Or that locally made candy bar? In this talk, get the big picture of how names were given […]

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 […]

Discover one of the key figures in Pacific Northwest modernism, who overcame polio as a child and reputational damage during the Red Scare to become the most influential architect our region has yet to produce. In the mid-20th Century, our state was slow to adopt the modern architectural trends flooding Europe, the East Coast, and […]

The Historic Trust is excited to welcome music historian, folksinger, and storyteller Joel Underwood to Vancouver for a special performance, Move It on Over: Stories and Songs of Hank Williams, in the stunning Providence Academy Chapel. By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Underwood and his guitar vividly bring to life one of America’s most influential musical voices. […]

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 […]