The Fircrest Neighborhood Association (with help from several other neighborhoods) is hosting the Eastside Community Picnic and National Night Out at LeRoy Haagen Memorial Community Park this Tuesday, Aug. 4, from 3 to 10:30 p.m.

Festivities include a bounce house and obstacle course (25 cents per turn, or $5 for unlimited turns), the EDITH Trailer (fire safety), photo booth, face painting, sidewalk art, movie in the park and more. Families can bring a picnic or enjoy food from local food carts. There will also be information booths from organizations such as the Red Cross, Department of Health and Human Services, Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Evergreen Robotics Team and PDX Noise Control.

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods a safer, better place to live. Neighborhood groups are planning events to help neighbors get to know each other and talk about how they can make their neighborhood even stronger. Vancouver residents can find out if their neighborhood is participating by visiting http://www.cityofvancouver.us/cmo/page/neighborhoods.

The City of Vancouver and the Columbia Tech Center are proud to present the free Columbia Tech Center Sunday Sounds concert series on Sunday afternoons now through Aug. 16, at 1 p.m., in Columbia Tech Center Park. The first concert was rescheduled due to the threat of thunderstorms. The adjusted schedule is as follows:

Aug. 2 – Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts
Aug. 9 – Curtis Saldago
Aug. 16 – Patrick Lamb (rescheduled from July 26)

Bring a lawn chair or blanket and dinner, or purchase food from vendors in the park. Parking is available in the large lot on the south side of the park (access off of Sequoia Circle). Click here to learn more about this year’s summer concert series.

Clark/Vancouver Television (CVTV) will provide the only live, local primary election night television coverage in Clark County starting at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4. Comcast subscribers can tune to Channel 23 for up-to-the-minute Clark County election results, analysis and commentary. Live streaming CVTV election coverage will also be available online at www.cvtv.org. Dave Schmitke, CVTV Contributor, and Dr. Carolyn Long, Associate Professor for the Department of Political Science at Washington State University, Vancouver, also will conduct live election-night candidate interviews from the 6th Floor Hearings Room at the Clark County Public Service Center.

The long, hot summer rolls on and it’s hard to think about the fall, winter and spring, but planning ahead could save you a heap of cash right now. Now is a final chance to purchase season tickets to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra‘s 2015-2016 Season at a substantial discount. The following packages list pricing before and after today, Friday, July 31:

6 Concert Package
Reserved Seat $240/$270
General Admission $178/$200
Senior (62+) $154/$173

5 Concert Package
Reserved Seat $200/$225
General Admission $148/$167
Senior (62+) $128/$144

4 Concert Package
Reserved Seat $160/$180
General Admission $119/$133
Senior (62+) $103/$115

Discover our entire schedule at www.vancouversymphony.org and don’t miss a moment of the 2015-2016 Season, starting October 3 at Skyview High School Concert Hall.