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The VDA’s 4 volunteer-led committees: Design, Promotions, Economic Vitality, and Organization, address different aspects of our exciting work centered on revitalizing downtown Vancouver. Join in, test the waters, see what is a good fit for you!
Promotions
Promotion creates excitement and vibrancy downtown. Street festivals, parades, retail events, and image development campaigns are some of the ways the VDA provides education on what’s downtown and encourages customer traffic. Promotion involves marketing an enticing image to shoppers, investors, and visitors.
Our Promotions Committee meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 2:00 PM at the VDA office located at 811 Main St.
Promotions Committee is currently full. Please submit your interest via the form below to be added to the waitlist—we would love to consider you for a future role!
Design
Design enhances the look and feel of our downtown community. Historic building rehabilitation, public art, street and alley clean-up, landscaping, street furniture, signage, visual merchandising and lighting all improve the physical image of downtown Vancouver as a quality place to shop, work, walk, invest in, and live. Design improvements result in a reinvestment of public and private dollars to our downtown.
Our Design Committee meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at 8:30 AM at the VDA office at the VDA office located at 811 Main St.
Design Committee is currently full. Please submit your interest via the form below to be added to the waitlist—we would love to consider you for a future role!
Economic Vitality
Economic Vitality involves analyzing current market forces to develop long-term solutions. Recruiting new businesses, creatively converting unused space for new uses, and sharpening the competitiveness of downtown’s traditional merchants are examples of economic vitality activities.
Our Economic Vitality Committee is in search of a new committee chair. Committee chair play an important leadership role, working in partnership with the VDA executive director develop the EV workplan and managing related assignments to make our initiatives come to fruition. If you are interested in participating on the EV as the committee chair, or to learn more about the position, please fill out the submission form below stating your interest.
Our Economic Vitality Committee meets the 4th Wednesday of each month at 8:30 AM at the VDA office located at 811 Main St.
Economic Vitality Committee is currently full. Please submit your interest via the form below to be added to the waitlist—we would love to consider you for a future role!
Organization (Board of Directors)
Organization sets the direction for the VDA & downtown Vancouver’s revitalization. The VDA’s board of directors is made up of business and property owners, bankers, citizens, historic preservationists, public officials, and local economic development representatives.
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The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley at Magenta Theater
“The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley” at Magenta Theater December 1-17, 2023 The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley is by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, directed by Michael Reid. In this delightful companion play to “Miss Bennet”, Gunderson and Melcon once again bring Austen’s beloved characters to the stage for a yuletide sequel to Pride and Prejudice. While Miss Bennet depicted the newly wed Darcys’ Christmas gathering on the ground floor of Pemberley, The Wickhams takes audiences to the downstairs servants’ quarters for that same celebration. […]
The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley at Magenta Theater
“The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley” at Magenta Theater December 1-17, 2023 The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley is by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, directed by Michael Reid. In this delightful companion play to “Miss Bennet”, Gunderson and Melcon once again bring Austen’s beloved characters to the stage for a yuletide sequel to Pride and Prejudice. While Miss Bennet depicted the newly wed Darcys’ Christmas gathering on the ground floor of Pemberley, The Wickhams takes audiences to the downstairs servants’ quarters for that same celebration. […]
FREE Breast Exam Day
Peace Health 200 Northeast Mother Joseph Place Physicians Pavilion, Suite 420, Vancouver, WATreat yourself to the gift of better health CATERED LUNCH, AMAZING SWAG BAGS, and FREE BREAST EXAMS To be eligible for this event, you must: -be age 40 or older -be a member of an underserved community (BIPOC, refugee/ immigrant, low-income) -have no insurance or be underinsured sign up for an appointment: https://www.odysseyworld.org/
Sip and Paint
Join us for another sip and paint event with My Art and Friends (www.myartandfriends.com) Saturday, December 9, 2023 from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm at the Vancouver tasting room - 614 Main Street, Vancouver, WA. Ticket includes a glass of wine or beer (mulled wine available), supplies and instruction to paint this Winter Trees scene. Additional beverage and food purchases will be available during the class. It's going to be great fun! Wine Club members will receive a double punch on their Sip and […]
The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley at Magenta Theater
“The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley” at Magenta Theater December 1-17, 2023 The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley is by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, directed by Michael Reid. In this delightful companion play to “Miss Bennet”, Gunderson and Melcon once again bring Austen’s beloved characters to the stage for a yuletide sequel to Pride and Prejudice. While Miss Bennet depicted the newly wed Darcys’ Christmas gathering on the ground floor of Pemberley, The Wickhams takes audiences to the downstairs servants’ quarters for that same celebration. […]
The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley at Magenta Theater
“The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley” at Magenta Theater December 1-17, 2023 The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley is by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, directed by Michael Reid. In this delightful companion play to “Miss Bennet”, Gunderson and Melcon once again bring Austen’s beloved characters to the stage for a yuletide sequel to Pride and Prejudice. While Miss Bennet depicted the newly wed Darcys’ Christmas gathering on the ground floor of Pemberley, The Wickhams takes audiences to the downstairs servants’ quarters for that same celebration. […]
The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley at Magenta Theater
“The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley” at Magenta Theater December 1-17, 2023 The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley is by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, directed by Michael Reid. In this delightful companion play to “Miss Bennet”, Gunderson and Melcon once again bring Austen’s beloved characters to the stage for a yuletide sequel to Pride and Prejudice. While Miss Bennet depicted the newly wed Darcys’ Christmas gathering on the ground floor of Pemberley, The Wickhams takes audiences to the downstairs servants’ quarters for that same celebration. […]
The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley at Magenta Theater
“The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley” at Magenta Theater December 1-17, 2023 The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley is by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, directed by Michael Reid. In this delightful companion play to “Miss Bennet”, Gunderson and Melcon once again bring Austen’s beloved characters to the stage for a yuletide sequel to Pride and Prejudice. While Miss Bennet depicted the newly wed Darcys’ Christmas gathering on the ground floor of Pemberley, The Wickhams takes audiences to the downstairs servants’ quarters for that same celebration. […]
The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley at Magenta Theater
“The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley” at Magenta Theater December 1-17, 2023 The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley is by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, directed by Michael Reid. In this delightful companion play to “Miss Bennet”, Gunderson and Melcon once again bring Austen’s beloved characters to the stage for a yuletide sequel to Pride and Prejudice. While Miss Bennet depicted the newly wed Darcys’ Christmas gathering on the ground floor of Pemberley, The Wickhams takes audiences to the downstairs servants’ quarters for that same celebration. […]
The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley at Magenta Theater
“The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley” at Magenta Theater December 1-17, 2023 The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley is by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, directed by Michael Reid. In this delightful companion play to “Miss Bennet”, Gunderson and Melcon once again bring Austen’s beloved characters to the stage for a yuletide sequel to Pride and Prejudice. While Miss Bennet depicted the newly wed Darcys’ Christmas gathering on the ground floor of Pemberley, The Wickhams takes audiences to the downstairs servants’ quarters for that same celebration. […]
Five Days of Wonder
Why are chum salmon called five-day wonders? When baby chum salmon hatch out of the gravel, they swim headfirst all the way to their estuary in just 5 days. Coho, for comparison, will stay in the stream for a year before heading out and gently let the current take them as their heads point upstream. If tiny chum salmon can travel all the way to the ocean in just five days, what can we accomplish in the same amount of time? Help us continue […]
Creatives in the Couve
Kindred Homestead Supply 606 Main Street, Vancouver, WAPlease join us on January 16th at 4:30 pm in the Kindred Homestead Supply space at 606 Main St. in Downtown Vancouver. Looking for conversations about building community, culture, and a creative and collaborative community. Welcoming all in the creative space in the Couve!