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Let’s get into arts & culture policy, funding, prioritization, economic development, and community building with Vancouver’s Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle. And a mic drop when she announces that they’re (really truly) working on the performing arts center we’ve all been waiting for.

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- Camas Mayor Steve Hogan Talks Arts
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- A Century of Artmaking: James Lee Hansen Looks Back
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For the best pizza & coffee of your life, head to the woods of Yacolt. Nope, this is not a joke.  At Pull Caffé, you’ll find woodfired pizzas, sourdough bread, and coffee from the certified oldest coffee roaster in the world. Todd Millar and his family are cooking up something incredibly special - and it’s the only place in the world you can get it.

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This weekend is the annual Día de Muertos Festival, brought to our community by Vancouver Ballet Folklórico. VBF is more than just a traditional Mexican dance company; it's a vibrant community hub, a cultural touchstone, and a place where heritage thrives. Led by the dynamic mother-daughter duo Anna and Marianna Cruz, Vancouver Ballet Folklórico is one of Clark County’s beloved treasures. Find out more about the group behind the annual Día de Muertos festival and the gorgeous costumes we see all around the county.

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Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker Beth Harrington has spent decades telling true stories. But why does she choose the subjects she does? What does it mean to live with a story for over 10 years, wondering if it'll ever be seen by the light of day? And why is independent documentary filmmaking at such a difficult crossroads? Our conversation about artists who focus on the past uncovers what's going on in the present and what we can hope for in the future.

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Let’s get into arts & culture policy, funding, prioritization, economic development, and community building with Mayor Matt Cole from Ridgefield.

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🎧 Other episodes you might like:
- Camas Mayor Steve Hogan Talks Arts
- Ridgefield Multicultural Initiative Makes History
- 12,000 Years of Local History with the Chinook Nation
- When Art Revolutionizes Main Street | Ridgefield Art Gallery

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Don't miss these upcoming events - from theater in Woodland to pumpkins in Yacolt to crafts in Camas, we've got you covered.  

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This is the first installment of our Mayors Talk Arts series, where we interview mayors across Clark County to hear about what’s going on in arts, culture, and heritage in their cities. Policy, funding, prioritization, economic development, community building… it’s all on the table. Let’s get into it with Mayor Steve Hogan from Camas.

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🎧 Other episodes you might like:
- Vancouver’s State of the City for 2026
- Innovate, Celebrate, Inspire: Camas High Choir Changes Lives

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When you’re at the intersection, you can see everything at once. V Beltran Leyva works and lives at the crossroads of so many different communities: Latino, LGBTQ+, artists and performers, activists, and more. Their work bringing together people of all backgrounds - whether that be for sober drag shows, Spanish & English language learning, the new Latino Pride Festival, or partnering with LULAC and PFLAG - is creating and cultivating connection all across SW Washington.

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🎉 This episode also celebrates: SWW Lulac, Dandelion Teahouse, Otra Vez...

Ridgefield’s got a surprisingly diverse and nuanced history. (Seriously) and The Ridgefield Multicultural Festival’s 9th year is all about celebrating that history, both told and untold. Megan Dudley, president of the Ridgefield Multicultural Initiative, joins us to talk about founding the Initiative and the festival after recognizing the need for greater inclusivity in her community.

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🎉 The Festival is on the first Saturday in September - see you there!

⭐️ Thank you to this episode's sponsor: The Bon Vivant Traveler.

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This is not your grandma’s music education program. From commissioning professional musicians to write entire albums with the students, to performing in New York and Los Angeles, Camas High’s Choir is the class you wish you’d been able to take. And Ethan Chessin is the teacher you wish you’d had. Award-winning and innovative, the Camas High Choir is changing lives.

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🎶 Music in this episode by Camas High School Choir.

🎉 This episode also celebrates Dediko Restaurant and Clark County Battle of the Bands.

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What not to miss at the Vancouver Arts & Music Festival today, Saturday, August 8!  🎉 Find out more.

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What not to miss at the Vancouver Arts & Music Festival today, Saturday, August 8!  🎉 Find out more.

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What not to miss at the Vancouver Arts & Music Festival today, Friday, August 7!  🎉 Find out more.

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We’ll be there - will you? Let’s find out all the details, what not to miss, and why we’re so excited. Listen in as we catch up with Igor Shakman, COO of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Stacey Donovan, the Cultural Services Manager for the City of Vancouver, and curator Sharon Svec. 

Come say hi! We’ll be at our booth every day recording shout outs of your favorites in arts, culture, and heritage for our Community Voices segment. You can also enter our raffle and vote for our Audience Choice Award to see who we’ll fea...

Heidi Johnson Bixby is one of her community’s most generous arts philanthropists. But why does she give so much funding to the creative sector when her world is financial planning and money management? Find out why her love of her community (and of “pretty things”) moves her to keep creativity thriving - and what she’s wishing for Vancouver’s future.

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Susan Dingle, the Clark County Poet Laureate, is a firecracker of a personality. In this conversation, we cover everything from the first poem she ever wrote as a child to her gauntlet to all of us to pick up a pen and paper and write the poem we have inside of us.

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🎉 This episode also celebrates Fourth Plain Forward, Friends of the Carpenter, and Poetry Street PNW.

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“Inspire Vancouver” is about to grant more than $6 million to arts, culture, heritage, and science programming and education. Where did this money come from, how are they distributing it, and how is this going to change the landscape for our community? Let's get into it.

🎉 For more info and links to the Inspire Vancouver program, visit the episode page.

🎧 Other episodes you might like:
- State of the City 2026
- Vancouver Arts and Music Festival Brings the World to Our Backyard

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Tucked away in an industrial corner of Washougal that's bordered by a wildlife refuge, Recluse Brew Works has quietly become a cornerstone of Clark County's thriving craft beer scene. Founded by brewer Gus Everson and managed by Richard La Rue, Recluse embodies the collaborative and community-centered spirit that makes the Pacific Northwest's beer culture so distinctive.

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We’ve got a guest host on this week!  Marianna Cruz takes the mic to tell us all about what she’s most excited about around Clark County this July & August.

🎉 Here are some of the festivals and events we’re most excited about this summer!
- Saturday Pride in the Park July 11
- Scooped Ice Cream Festival July 18 & 19
- Washougal Art & Music Festival Aug. 1
- Vancouver Arts and Music Festival Aug. 7 - 9
- Camas Vintage & Art Faire Aug. 29
- Art in the Park various dates and locations
- Waterfront Concerts...

Here's another local podcast I think you'll love! Northwest Book Talk, hosted by Patty Grasher, introduces us to local authors, illustrators, poets, and book experts from all over the Pacific Northwest. Enjoy this episode with poet and professor Jesse Morse.

📚 Learn more about Northwest Book Talk and Poet Jesse Morse.

📚 Don't miss the Northwest Book Fair & Media Fest: June 27, 10am-3pm, Clark College.

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Local, independent journalism is struggling. (And that’s not news at all…) But here in SW Washington, the history of our community can't be separated from the history of our local newspaper. Owned and operated by people who actually live here. We're deep-diving into the history of how the newspaper came to be, how the Campbell family became its stewards in 1921, and how generation after generation of brothers keep figuring out how to run the paper together and still like each other.

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Alert! One of the best restaurants in Vancouver is currently hiding behind a mound of construction and we need to make sure it survives. Elements Restaurant is a local treasure, and its chef, Miguel Sosa is working his butt off to make sure we all have approachable world-class food and service right on Main Street.

At Elements, Chef Miguel celebrates immigrant heritage, supports local farmers and artists, and proves that beautiful, sustainable food can be affordable. We talk about how Chef Sosa transforms comfort classics through global influences, why his menu changes with the seasons, and how...

On a corner of Main Street Ridgefield, something remarkable is happening. A professional art gallery, exhibiting a new show every single month, has opened up in the old hardware store. It’s bringing life and beauty to a relatively sleepy downtown, and it’s changing Ridgefield’s whole vibe.

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- Ridgefield Art Gallery
- Ridgefield Art Association
- Eva Kelley

🎉 This episode also celebrates:
- Ridgefield Wine Bar
- Ridgefield Mercantile
- Little Conejo
- The Neighborhoo...

We’re celebrating our one year anniversary! Adriana shares the craziest question someone recently asked her about arts & culture in Clark County, and spills the beans with an exciting announcement. And you’ll get your monthly list of some of our top event picks for the month of June! This quick episode is full of the good stuff.

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We've got something a little different: another podcast about arts and culture! We’re introducing you to Board of Directors, where host Adam Marple sits down with theater directors from all over the world and talks to them about their craft, what got them to where they are today, and the projects they're developing for the future.

Our host Adriana Baer is behind the mic spilling the beans on a whole bunch of stuff she never talks about on I’m Into This Place. Why she quit her Artistic Directing job, what she REALLY thinks about the Amer...

You called in with YOUR favorite places & people and things to do, see & eat. This special episode shouts out some of the best of Clark County. 

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Sam Robinson, Vice Chair of the Chinook Nation, shares about the 12,000 years of Chinook history in SW Washington and NW Oregon. His stories take us to the Cathlapotle Plankhouse in Ridgefield, up the coast on a canoe journey, and through millennia of visual art that's deeply connected to the land and this place we call home. Listen in to learn about the Chinook’s past, present, and their 175-year fight for federal recognition. 

🗺️ Visit them at chinooknation.org or chinookjustice.org.

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Here's what not to miss in arts & culture in May, 2026!

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Do you like making zines? Do you even know what zines are? Couve Zine Swap is on a mission to build a thriving zine community in Clark County, fostering connection, creativity, and gentle analogue resistance to an overly digital world. Whether you love to draw, write, or collage, Couve Zine Swap is on a mission to bring your zine to life.

🗺️ Visit them at couvezineswap.com or contact them at [email protected].

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🎉 This episode also celebrates Synergy Society.

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An invitation!  Please join us for a few awesome upcoming events - and share your voice with us!

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📚 Join us for a Night of Story, Song and Community to raise funds for the NEW Washougal Library

⭐️  Thanks to our sponsor, Gardner School of Arts & Sciences. Enrollment is open and financial aid is available!

⭐️  Thanks to our sponsor, Jessica Kipp! Reach her at [email protected] or 360.903.6259.

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For over 20 years, Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic has offered a platform for poets and poetry lovers to explore and navigate the world together. Listen in as cohosts and poets Christopher Luna and Morgan Paige talk about how leaving our houses and hearing words out loud can connect and inspire us all. This episode is part of our celebration of National Poetry Month!

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April is National Poetry Month! Check out some of the literary and literary-adjacent events coming up this month. And have you heard of the micro bookstore someone opened on their front porch? We let you in on that little secret, too!

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James Lee Hansen, a 100-year-old artist from Battle Ground, is considered one of the most innovative and important sculptors in the Pacific Northwest. Making over 700 pieces during his lifetime, his work has been seen all over the country from Portland to Washington, DC. What an honor to talk to someone who’s seen a century of artmaking. 

🗺️ Visit him at jamesleehansen.com.

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The State of the City address for 2026, given by Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle, was held at the Arts Hub and was focused around Vancouver's commitment to arts, culture & heritage. Today's episode, part of our Advocacy and Action series, shares some key takeaways of the event. Check it out!

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Action Alert for week of March 2, 2026

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The Two Rivers Heritage Museum is a space lovingly crafted to protect local history. Exhibits like hand tools, textiles, baskets, and other artifacts tell the thousands-of-years’ story of the Camas-Washougal region. Julianne Lawrance, our tour guide, is the first Executive Director of the museum and is a passionate historian. Along with a large group of volunteers and dedicated board, Lawrence strives to keep the museum growing, ensuring future generations understand how the past shapes our present.

🗺️ Visit them at 2rhm.com | Facebook | Instagram  

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Action Alert for week of Feb. 25, 2026

Funding arts and reading programs. 

For quick and easy action you can take, visit inspirationleague.org/advocate.

HUMANITIES WA'S PRIME TIME FAMILY READING PROGRAM: Support Humanities WA’s Prime Time Family Reading program by sending a message to your Representatives: click here

ARTSWA GRANT FUNDS: The Governor’s budget proposed a $600K reduction in ArtsWA’s grant program. The Senate proposed cutting the funds by $300K while the House’s budget maintains ArtsWA’s funding level. 

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Did you know that some of the most delicious coffee you can find locally is funding the building of a medical center in rural Africa? RichlandHub Coffee Roasters works directly with cooperatives and small-scale coffee farmers in Africa, ensuring they receive a fair and stable income. With all profits returning to the place the coffee comes from, RichlandHub is more than just a place to buy coffee - it's a community working together to make a difference.

🗺️ Visit them at RichlandHub.com | Instagram | Facebook

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Muralist Ana Gabriela (Ana the Artist) shares her journey from photography and portrait work to creating large-scale public art and murals across Southwest Washington. In this episode, she talks about what it takes to paint at such a large scale, build a sustainable career, and use public art to create connection, dignity, and beauty in shared spaces.

🗺️ Visit her at anatheartist.net

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Meaningful Movies inspires audiences to take civic action towards justice and peace. Through open discussion, the organization’s branches across the nation are changing the world for the better. The Ridgefield branch brings this connection to its own community (and hopefully beyond, too!), inspiring local audiences and high school students to make change for good right in their own backyards.

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