I'm Into This Place

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! 🗺️ Visit them: In person every seco...

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! 👀 For more, visit the episode page. Intro to Zine Making Workshop with Couve Zine Swap. Washougal, April 4, 2 - 3:30pm  Pour Choices Pub’s Writer’s Group . Vancouve...

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 . 👀 For pictures, video...

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! Watch the full State of the City here   Inspire Vancouver Cultural Access Program Susan Di...

Action Alert for week of March 2, 2026 > Click here to email your reps about Capital requests. > Click here to email your reps about Operating Budget requests. Operating Request Overview: a $300,000 reduction in ArtsWA's general grants  fund an employee for the WA State Arts Commission (ArtsWA) to manage data effectively fund Humanities Washington’s Prime Time Family Reading program  Ca...

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 str...

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 Art...

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...

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 Instagram Fac...

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. 🗺️ V...

Are you ready to get loud? Arts, Heritage, and Science Week happens every February, and you’re invited. Inspire WA hosts constituents from every district in the state to go to Olympia to advocate for arts, heritage, and science. Adriana’s heading to the capitol on Wednesday, but before she goes, she’s giving us an overview of some of the important bills to keep an eye on during this legislative se...

What keeps people coming back to a local theater year after year? Adriana sits down backstage at Magenta Theater in downtown Vancouver with Managing Artistic Director Caleb Bourgeois to talk about community, creativity, and the quiet magic of live performance. It’s a conversation about belonging, collaboration, and why theater still matters - especially now. 🗺️ Visit them at Instagram | Facebook |...

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&a...

Sharon Svec was a dancer who was told she couldn't dance any more. Instead of letting that shut down her artistic life, she discovered a way to make 2-D visual art that could move like a dancer did. And her world cracked wide open. She became a textile artist making enormous prints with solar dye, embraced her Roma background, and discovered a passion in curation where she turns "silos i...

Happy new year! And may 2026 bring more arts and culture to your life throughout the seasons. We're launching Season 2 next week, so please enjoy this rebroadcast of one of our first episodes! This episode is a celebration worthy of a new year. What are the tunes that make you wanna get up and dance? Well for the last hundred years, American popular music has been getting people out of their...

In an iconic red brick building on Main Street, the Clark County Historical Museum is breathing new life into the past and shining a light on our present. But “our” museum doesn’t stop at its four walls - it spills out into the streets through walking tours, community programs, and creative exhibits that help us understand where we’ve come from and where we're headed. In this episode, Executi...

This Christmas week, we revisit one of our favorite places: Plas Newydd Farm Arts Initiative, the organization transforming a historic 1,600-acre property in Ridgefield, WA into a sanctuary where conservation meets creativity. This unique program welcomes artists to engage with the land through workshops, walks, and community events - creating both art and connection in this beautiful setting. 🗺️...

In this season finale, Adriana Baer steps into the guest seat for a candid conversation with Jessica Geffen of The Sound Stage. Adriana shares the creative journey that led her from a career in theater directing to building I’m Into This Place , Clark County’s first-ever podcast dedicated entirely to arts, culture, heritage, and history. Together, they explore why place-based storytelling matters,...

Columbia Dance’s annual Nutcracker isn’t the typical holiday fare. This uniquely Vancouver production reimagines Tchaikovsky’s classic through the lens of local history, from Fort Vancouver’s fur traders to the Chinook “moon woman” Ilchi. Artistic Director Becky Moore and company dancer Ruby Dyer share how the nonprofit’s mission to enrich lives through dance extends beyond the stage, building com...

Temple Lentz doesn’t believe in silos. As President and CEO of The Historic Trust, Vancouver Port Commissioner, and a published novelist, she connects history, leadership, and creativity to help shape Clark County’s cultural and civic future. Temple joins us to chat about how she uplifts the past while celebrating and supporting our thriving and innovative community. 🗺️ Visit The Historic Trust at...

We've got an update! Adriana sits down with Christine Richardson to hear all about what's happening at the end of 2025 and what we can look forward to in 2026. The first half of this episode is a rebroadcast of our interview from May, 2025. Listen to the end for a sneak peek at what's to come. 🗺️ Visit them at www.theartscentered.org | Instagram | Facebook   👀 For pictures, visit t...

Kevin Hanlon's musical journey defies categorization. The composer, performer, and scholar has created work spanning classical orchestral pieces, rock anthems, jazz compositions, and civil rights tributes. Following his interests beat by beat, measure by measure, has resulted in a body of work of hundreds of individual compositions, each unique and splendid in its complexity. 🗺️ Visit him at...

Nestled just outside Washougal, Rising Phoenix is more than just a farm with a great view of Mt. Hood. It's a sanctuary for healing, creativity, and community connection all working under the nonprofit aptly named " Embrace Qi ." Yvonne Gee, the co-creator of this haven, is the magician behind the movement, envisioning these few acres as a space where people can reconnect with their...

Off the beaten track in rural Battle Ground, WA, an unexpected cinematic treasure has taken root. Banyan Tree Movies is bringing something unique to the Pacific Northwest film industry: a specialized production house focused on historically accurate films about Asia from the 1930s to 1960s. 🗺️ Visit them at: banyantreemovies.com | Battle Ground Film House 👀 For pictures, video clips, and more, vi...

Grab your map, your coffee, and your most art-curious friend… Clark County Open Studios is back! Over 50 artists are opening their homes, barns, and studios for this free, annual, self-guided tour. See works in progress, meet the makers, and maybe find a perfect piece to fill an empty corner. We’re invited to snoop around and see how the art gets made. 🗺️ Visit them at: artstra.org/openstudios | I...