Appreciation
Celebrate Smokey Bear’s Birthday In Vancouver
On Saturday, August 11, 2018, the U.S. Forest Service, Friends of Fort Vancouver, and the National Park Service will be celebrating Smokey Bear’s 74th birthday at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center at 10 am. Kids and their families are invited to this free event for fun activities, historic Smokey video clips, learn about wildfire prevention and, of course, wish Smokey Bear a happy birthday in person.
Smokey’s birthday will be held at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center at 1501 E. Evergreen Blvd., where the Gifford Pinchot National Forest shares an information desk with Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. Smokey Bear-themed items and national forest recreation maps will also be for sale in the Friends of Fort Vancouver bookstore.
The real Smokey Bear was a little cub saved by firefighters during a wildfire in New Mexico. His paws were badly burned when he clung to a smoking, burned out tree. News of the little bear’s rescue spread quickly across the nation and soon became a national icon for promoting fire safety and wildfire prevention. He received so many gifts of honey and an outpouring of mail that he was assigned his own private zip code!
While at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center be sure to check out a special exhibit, Gifford Pinchot National Forest Adventures. The visitor center also offers exhibits about Fort Vancouver’s long history, orientation films, contemporary local Native American art, books, maps, and gifts. Fort Vancouver Visitor Center is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm.
What: Smokey Bear’s 74th Birthday Celebration
Where: The Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, 1501 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver, WA 98661
When: August 11, 2018, 10 am
Cost: Free
Contact: Mary Rose, Friends of Fort Vancouver, (360) 816-6216, friendsfortvancouver@gmail.com
More at http://go.nps.gov/or3sgo
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CommonGround: The Vancouver Chautauqua
Explore six days of free history, art, music, and literature events in downtown Vancouver modeled after the historic chautauquas popular in late 19th and early 20th century America. Events include Walk + Talk history tours; Military History, Six Degrees of Marshall, and Fort Vancouver Tapestry exhibitions; monotype, crochet, figure drawing, and felt workshops with an exhibition and performances inspired by the work; six nights of live opera in the historic Providence Academy chapel; and Read Alouds at The Marshall House. Visit www.thehistorictrust.org for a full schedule and to register.
Explore six days of free history, art, music, and literature events in Vancouver presented by The Historic Trust!
COMMONGround History Events
- Walk + Talk History Tours. Choose from:
- General O.O. Howard, Chief Joseph, and the Nez Perce Wars with The Historic Trust
- Medal of Honor Recipients with the Vancouver Barracks Military Association
- Architecture, People, and the Times with The Historic Trust
- World War I and World War II with The Historic Trust
- Providence Academy, Mother Joseph, and Her Legacy with The Historic Trust
- Aviation History with The Historic Trust
- Providence Academy app & Unfolding Vancouver game created in partnership with Washington State University Vancouver
- Military History exhibition presented by The Lower Columbia Veterans Coalition
- Six Degrees of Marshall exhibit on special loan from The George C. Marshall Foundation
- Fort Vancouver Tapestry exhibition presented by Fort Vancouver Tapestry Project
COMMONGround Art Events
- Monotype, Collaborative Crochet, Figure Drawing & Felt Embroidery Workshops, with an exhibition and performances inspired by the workworkshops presented by Arts of Clark County, performances by Washington Dance Creative featuring Josh Murry-Hawkins and Jackie Genis & Russell Capps
- Vet Ink: Military-Inspired Tattoos photography exhibit on loan from Clark County Historical Museum
COMMONGround Music Events
- Live opera in the historic Providence Academy chapel–choose from Classical Name That Tune or Broadway performed by Opera On Tap
COMMONGround Literature Events
- Read Alouds at The Marshall House with Fort Vancouver Regional Library