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Washougal Youth Arts Month

March is Washougal Youth Arts Month! Events across Washougal School District celebrate incredible student-made art work all month long.  Our visual and performing arts programs are supported with generous voter support of the Washougal school levy.

WHS Supper Club – Everybody Goes to Rick’s

The WHS Music, Culinary, and Drama departments are coming together for a unique performance.   Everybody Goes to Rick’s, a 1950’s Supper Club Experience, will be an evening of 50’s music and drama set around a three-course meal prepared by our culinary students.  The full show takes place on February 28 and March 1, at 6 PM. Tickets are $30 for the full dinner (Roast Chicken, Flank Steak, or Vegetable Lasagna) and $10 for dessert only.

Tickets are available online through GoFan.co.  Seating is limited, so grab your tickets soon!

Washougal Youth Arts Month Gallery

  • Each school is hosting a gallery of student art at their school rather than having a central gallery this year.  We hope that this change allows more students and families to see the amazing artwork that is created through our art programs.

Washougal Community Library

Kids Create

    • March 5, 4-5 PM; March 7, 3:30-4:30 PM; March 14, 3:30-4:30 PM; March 19, 4-5 PM; March 21, 3:30-4:30 PM; March 28, 3:30-4:30 PM
    • Free, all ages drop in for creative and interactive projects. Use your imagination, stretch your creativity or practice a new artistic skill. For ages 5–9.
    • Location: Washougal Library, 1661 C St, Washougal

Teen/Tween Craft & Chat

    • March 12, 4-5pm
    • Bring your current craft project and join us for a no-stakes craft session! For ages 9–19.
    • Location: Washougal Library, 1661 C St, Washougal

Student Musical Concerts in March (and beyond!)

  • March 5, 2025: Columbia River Gorge Elementary 5th Grade band concert, 6 PM, FREE
  • March 18, 2025: WHS Choir, Solo & Ensemble, and Jazz Band Concert, 7 PM, FREE
  • March 19, 2025: CCMS grades 6-8 Bands Concert, 7 PM, FREE
  • March 20, 2025: WHS Concert Bands and Percussion, 7 PM, FREE
  • March 25, 2025: CCMS and Cape 5th Grade Band and Music Concert, 6 PM, FREE
  • March 25, 2025: Jemtegaard Middle School Band Concert, 7 PM, FREE
  • April 8, 2025: Jemtegaard Middle School Choir Concert, 7 PM, FREE
  • April 24, 2025: Cape grades 3 & 5 Music Concert, 6 PM, FREE
  • May 14, All 5th Graders “All Bands Together” with JMS, CCMS and WHS bands, at Jemtegaard Middle School, time TBD, FREE
  • May 27, 2025: WHS Pops Concert for Choir, Solo & Ensemble, and Jazz Band, 7 PM, FREE
  • May 29, 2025: WHS Pops Concert and Senior Night for Concert Band and Percussion, 7 PM, FREE
  • June 7, 2025: CCMS grades 6-8 Band concert, 7 PM, FREE

Washougal Ars and Culture Alliance with Columbia Play Project events

Come create! Washougal Arts and Culture Alliance is sponsoring two free creative opportunities at neighborhood parks. A wide variety of loose parts and arts and crafts supplies will be provided to capture a child’s imagination and let them create.

  • Saturday March 22nd 1 – 3pm at Hamllik Park
  • Saturday March 29th 1 – 3pm at Hathaway Park

Student music recital  at Washougal Community Center

  • Saturday, March 8 at 10 AM there will be a recital of music performed by several of our youths at the Washougal Community Center behind City Hall on C street.

Brickzone Art-Ventures Art Camp!

    • Dates: March 31 -April 3 (Mon-Thurs)
    • Time: 9-12 pm
    • Ages: 5-10
    • Costs: $130 (Includes art supplies and materials, snacks)

Act now to have your student attend the ART-Ventures Spring Break Art Camp at Brickzone Kids! Kids will explore ways to create with different art mediums at this camp each day! We will create a tile art, tissue paper painting, stained glass art with paint, stick letters, button bouquets, spin paint art, an art mobile and scrap art. We will also create spring-themed bead necklaces and bracelets. The “Art Cart” will open daily to get those creative minds flowing! Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting messy!
Learn more at Spring Break Art-rageous Camp | brick-zone (brickzonekids.com)

Events Beyond March

WHS Drama Presents “The Wizard of Oz”

  • Dates:May 9-10 and 16-17
  • Time: To be announced
  • Ages: All ages
  • Location: Washburn Performing Arts Center at Washougal High School, 1201 39th Street, Washougal, WA 98671

The talented WHS Drama students will present L Frank Baum’s timeless classic “The Wizard of Oz” in May. Come join in the fun with flying monkeys & dancing munchkins as we follow Dorothy and her new friends on the yellow brick road to the emerald city!

 

About Youth Arts Month

Washougal Youth Arts Month has been a local tradition since 2019. It is made possible through a partnership with Washougal School District, Washougal Arts and Culture Alliance, Washougal Schools Foundation and City of Washougal.

Research indicates that high-quality art educational opportunities can improve critical-thinking skills and even help to foster important values such as empathy and tolerance.

National Youth Arts Month started in 1961 when the Council for Art Education and National Art Education Association named March as Youth Arts Month to recognize art education and the value of art to create a better quality of life for all people.