I'm Into This Place

Ridgefield Multicultural Initiative Makes History - 📍 Ridgefield, WA

Ridgefield’s got a surprisingly diverse and nuanced history. (Seriously) and The Ridgefield Multicultural Festival’s 9th year is all about celebrating that history, both told and untold. Megan Dudley, president of the Ridgefield Multicultural Initiative, joins us to talk about founding the Initiative and the festival after recognizing the need for greater inclusivity in her community. 👀 For more, visit the episode page. 🎉 The Festival is on the first Saturday in September - see you there! ⭐️ Thank you to this episode's sponsor: The Bon Vivant Traveler. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, The Bon Vivant Traveler! Mention I'm Into This Place for a discount on your travel planning. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, Riparian Media! Mention I'm Into This Place when you reach out for a free 30-minute strategy session. Support the show 👋 Sign up for our newsletter. 📣 Share your voice on our Community Voices segment. 📍 Find more at imintothisplace.com.

• Transcript

Innovate, Celebrate, Inspire: Camas High Choir Changes Lives - 📍Camas, WA

This is not your grandma’s music education program. From commissioning professional musicians to write entire albums with the students, to performing in New York and Los Angeles, Camas High’s Choir is the class you wish you’d been able to take. And Ethan Chessin is the teacher you wish you’d had. Award-winning and innovative, the Camas High Choir is changing lives. 👀 For more, visit the episode page. 🎶 Music in this episode by Camas High School Choir. 🎉 This episode also celebrates Dediko Restaurant and Clark County Battle of the Bands. ⭐️ Thank you to this episode's sponsor Johnson Bixby! ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, The Bon Vivant Traveler! Mention I'm Into This Place for a discount on your travel planning. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, Riparian Media! Mention I'm Into This Place when you reach out for a free 30-minute strategy session. Support the show 👋 Sign up for our newsletter. 📣 Share your voice on our Community Voices segment. 📍 Find more at imintothisplace.com.

• Transcript

Vancouver Arts & Music Festival Day 3!

What not to miss at the Vancouver Arts & Music Festival today, Saturday, August 8! 🎉 Find out more. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, The Bon Vivant Traveler! Mention I'm Into This Place for a discount on your travel planning. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, Riparian Media! Mention I'm Into This Place when you reach out for a free 30-minute strategy session. Support the show 👋 Sign up for our newsletter. 📣 Share your voice on our Community Voices segment. 📍 Find more at imintothisplace.com.

• Transcript

Vancouver Arts & Music Festival Day 2!

What not to miss at the Vancouver Arts & Music Festival today, Saturday, August 8! 🎉 Find out more. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, The Bon Vivant Traveler! Mention I'm Into This Place for a discount on your travel planning. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, Riparian Media! Mention I'm Into This Place when you reach out for a free 30-minute strategy session. Support the show 👋 Sign up for our newsletter. 📣 Share your voice on our Community Voices segment. 📍 Find more at imintothisplace.com.

• Transcript

Vancouver Arts & Music Festival Day 1!

What not to miss at the Vancouver Arts & Music Festival today, Friday, August 7! 🎉 Find out more. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, The Bon Vivant Traveler! Mention I'm Into This Place for a discount on your travel planning. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, Riparian Media! Mention I'm Into This Place when you reach out for a free 30-minute strategy session. Support the show 👋 Sign up for our newsletter. 📣 Share your voice on our Community Voices segment. 📍 Find more at imintothisplace.com.

• Transcript

The Biggest Event All Year: Vancouver Arts & Music Festival is Back! - 📍 Vancouver, WA

We’ll be there - will you? Let’s find out all the details, what not to miss, and why we’re so excited. Listen in as we catch up with Igor Shakman, COO of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Stacey Donovan, the Cultural Services Manager for the City of Vancouver, and curator Sharon Svec. Come say hi! We’ll be at our booth every day recording shout outs of your favorites in arts, culture, and heritage for our Community Voices segment. You can also enter our raffle and vote for our Audience Choice Award to see who we’ll feature on the podcast next. 👀 For more info about VAMF, visit the episode page. 🎧 Other episodes you might like: - What Comes After the Dream Changes: Sharon Svec on Art & Curation That Builds Creative Community - Vancouver Arts and Music Festival Brings the World to Our Backyard ⭐️ Thank you to this episode's sponsor Riparian Media. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, The Bon Vivant Traveler! Mention I'm Into This Place for a discount on your travel planning. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, Riparian Media! Mention I'm Into This Place when you reach out for a free 30-minute strategy session. Support the show 👋 Sign up for our newsletter. 📣 Share your voice on our Community Voices segment. 📍 Find more at imintothisplace.com.

• Transcript

For the Love of Humanity: Why Heidi Johnson Bixby Gives to the Arts - 📍 Vancouver, WA

Heidi Johnson Bixby is one of her community’s most generous arts philanthropists. But why does she give so much funding to the creative sector when her world is financial planning and money management? Find out why her love of her community (and of “pretty things”) moves her to keep creativity thriving - and what she’s wishing for Vancouver’s future. 👀 For pictures of Heidi’s art collection and to learn more about Johnson Bixby, visit the episode page. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, The Bon Vivant Traveler! Mention I'm Into This Place for a discount on your travel planning. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, Riparian Media! Mention I'm Into This Place when you reach out for a free 30-minute strategy session. Support the show 👋 Sign up for our newsletter. 📣 Share your voice on our Community Voices segment. 📍 Find more at imintothisplace.com.

• Transcript

Voice of Conscience | Poet Laureate Susan Dingle - 📍 Washougal, WA

Susan Dingle, the Clark County Poet Laureate, is a firecracker of a personality. In this conversation, we cover everything from the first poem she ever wrote as a child to her gauntlet to all of us to pick up a pen and paper and write the poem we have inside of us. 👀 For more info about Susan, visit the episode page. 🎉 This episode also celebrates Fourth Plain Forward, Friends of the Carpenter, and Poetry Street PNW. 🎧 Other episodes you might like: - Poetry as Radical Resistance: Ghost Town Poetry - A Tiny Creative Revolution on Main Street: Couve Zine Swap ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, The Bon Vivant Traveler! Mention I'm Into This Place for a discount on your travel planning. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, Riparian Media! Mention I'm Into This Place when you reach out for a free 30-minute strategy session. Support the show 👋 Sign up for our newsletter. 📣 Share your voice on our Community Voices segment. 📍 Find more at imintothisplace.com.

• Transcript

The City’s Taking Your $ (and giving it back) - 📍 Vancouver, WA

“Inspire Vancouver” is about to grant more than $6 million to arts, culture, heritage, and science programming and education. Where did this money come from, how are they distributing it, and how is this going to change the landscape for our community? Let's get into it. 🎉 For more info and links to the Inspire Vancouver program, visit the episode page. 🎧 Other episodes you might like: - State of the City 2026 - Vancouver Arts and Music Festival Brings the World to Our Backyard ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, The Bon Vivant Traveler! Mention I'm Into This Place for a discount on your travel planning. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, Riparian Media! Mention I'm Into This Place when you reach out for a free 30-minute strategy session. Support the show 👋 Sign up for our newsletter. 📣 Share your voice on our Community Voices segment. 📍 Find more at imintothisplace.com.

• Transcript

Recluse Brew Works Makes Space (and Beer) for All -📍 Washougal, WA [Resharing]

Tucked away in an industrial corner of Washougal that's bordered by a wildlife refuge, Recluse Brew Works has quietly become a cornerstone of Clark County's thriving craft beer scene. Founded by brewer Gus Everson and managed by Richard La Rue, Recluse embodies the collaborative and community-centered spirit that makes the Pacific Northwest's beer culture so distinctive. 🎉 Pictures, links, and more >> Get 10% off your tab by mentioning I’m Into This Place! << 👀 This episode also celebrates: - Help Support the Washougal Community Library - Artisans Guild of Camas 🎧 Other episodes you might like: - Pour Choices Pub: a Creative Haven on Main Street - Pomeroy Cellars Cultivates Heritage and Community ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, The Bon Vivant Traveler! Mention I'm Into This Place for a discount on your travel planning. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, Riparian Media! Mention I'm Into This Place when you reach out for a free 30-minute strategy session. Support the show 👋 Sign up for our newsletter. 📣 Share your voice on our Community Voices segment. 📍 Find more at imintothisplace.com.

• Transcript

[New Host!] The Summer Events You Don't Want to Miss - 📍 Vancouver, Camas, Washougal & more!

We’ve got a guest host on this week! Marianna Cruz takes the mic to tell us all about what she’s most excited about around Clark County this July & August. 🎉 Here are some of the festivals and events we’re most excited about this summer! - Saturday Pride in the Park July 11 - Scooped Ice Cream Festival July 18 & 19 - Washougal Art & Music Festival Aug. 1 - Vancouver Arts and Music Festival Aug. 7 - 9 - Camas Vintage & Art Faire Aug. 29 - Art in the Park various dates and locations - Waterfront Concerts & Movie Nights various dates and locations 🗺️ Find out more on our events page and on our interactive map. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, The Bon Vivant Traveler! Mention I'm Into This Place for a discount on your travel planning. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, Riparian Media! Mention I'm Into This Place when you reach out for a free 30-minute strategy session. Support the show 👋 Sign up for our newsletter. 📣 Share your voice on our Community Voices segment. 📍 Find more at imintothisplace.com.

• Transcript

Introducing: Northwest Book Talk - 📍 Vancouver, WA and beyond!

Here's another local podcast I think you'll love! Northwest Book Talk, hosted by Patty Grasher, introduces us to local authors, illustrators, poets, and book experts from all over the Pacific Northwest. Enjoy this episode with poet and professor Jesse Morse. 📚 Learn more about Northwest Book Talk and Poet Jesse Morse. 📚 Don't miss the Northwest Book Fair & Media Fest: June 27, 10am-3pm, Clark College. 🎧 Other episodes you might like: - Poetry as Radical Resistance: Ghost Town Poetry - A Novelist, an Artist, and a Musician Walk Into a Bar: Pour Choices Reinvents a Local Pub for Creatives ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, The Bon Vivant Traveler! Mention I'm Into This Place for a discount on your travel planning. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, Riparian Media! Mention I'm Into This Place when you reach out for a free 30-minute strategy session. Support the show 👋 Sign up for our newsletter. 📣 Share your voice on our Community Voices segment. 📍 Find more at imintothisplace.com.

The First Draft of History | The Columbian Newspaper - 📍 Vancouver, WA

Local, independent journalism is struggling. (And that’s not news at all…) But here in SW Washington, the history of our community can't be separated from the history of our local newspaper. Owned and operated by people who actually live here. We're deep-diving into the history of how the newspaper came to be, how the Campbell family became its stewards in 1921, and how generation after generation of brothers keep figuring out how to run the paper together and still like each other. 🎉 Pictures and more 🗺️ Columbian.com 🎧 Other episodes you might like: The Story of Us: Clark County Then & Now | Clark County Historical Museum The Stories Beneath Our Streets | Two Rivers Heritage Museum ⭐️ This episode is sponsored by Johnson Bixby. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, The Bon Vivant Traveler! Mention I'm Into This Place for a discount on your travel planning. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, Riparian Media! Mention I'm Into This Place when you reach out for a free 30-minute strategy session. Support the show 👋 Sign up for our newsletter. 📣 Share your voice on our Community Voices segment. 📍 Find more at imintothisplace.com.

• Transcript

The Best Restaurant on Main Street? | Elements Restaurant - 📍 Vancouver, WA

Alert! One of the best restaurants in Vancouver is currently hiding behind a mound of construction and we need to make sure it survives. Elements Restaurant is a local treasure, and its chef, Miguel Sosa is working his butt off to make sure we all have approachable world-class food and service right on Main Street. At Elements, Chef Miguel celebrates immigrant heritage, supports local farmers and artists, and proves that beautiful, sustainable food can be affordable. We talk about how Chef Sosa transforms comfort classics through global influences, why his menu changes with the seasons, and how he's created a space where regulars ask "What's new, Chef?" and let him lead their way through dinner. 🗺️ Visit them at: elementsvancouver.com | Instagram | Facebook 👀 For pictures and more, visit the episode page. 🎉 This episode also celebrates: - Society of WA Artists - Flat Tack Farm - Julia Bakery - Bleu Door Bakery 🎧 Other episodes you might like: - Flat Tack Farm’s Soil to Table Movement (7.8.25) - Vancouver Farmers Market: A Makers' Community (6.17.25) - McClaskey Institute Crafts Clark's Top Chefs (8.12.25) ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, The Bon Vivant Traveler! Mention I'm Into This Place for a discount on your travel planning. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, Riparian Media! Mention I'm Into This Place when you reach out for a free 30-minute strategy session. Support the show 👋 Sign up for our newsletter. 📣 Share your voice on our Community Voices segment. 📍 Find more at imintothisplace.com.

• Transcript

When Art Revolutionizes Main Street | Ridgefield Art Gallery -📍Ridgefield, WA

On a corner of Main Street Ridgefield, something remarkable is happening. A professional art gallery, exhibiting a new show every single month, has opened up in the old hardware store. It’s bringing life and beauty to a relatively sleepy downtown, and it’s changing Ridgefield’s whole vibe. 👀 For pictures, video, and more, visit the episode page. 🗺️ Visit them at: - Ridgefield Art Gallery - Ridgefield Art Association - Eva Kelley 🎉 This episode also celebrates: - Ridgefield Wine Bar - Ridgefield Mercantile - Little Conejo - The Neighborhood Refuge 🎧 You might also like: - Beyond ‘Ghost': From Kiln to Canvas with Ann Fleming (9.30.25) - When Art Sparks Action | Meaningful Movies (2.10.26) ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, The Bon Vivant Traveler! Mention I'm Into This Place for a discount on your travel planning. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, Riparian Media! Mention I'm Into This Place when you reach out for a free 30-minute strategy session. Support the show 👋 Sign up for our newsletter. 📣 Share your voice on our Community Voices segment. 📍 Find more at imintothisplace.com.

They said WHAT?! June’s Arts & Culture Events -📍 Vancouver & Clark County, WA

We’re celebrating our one year anniversary! Adriana shares the craziest question someone recently asked her about arts & culture in Clark County, and spills the beans with an exciting announcement. And you’ll get your monthly list of some of our top event picks for the month of June! This quick episode is full of the good stuff. 👀 For links to everything we talked about, visit the episode page. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, The Bon Vivant Traveler! Mention I'm Into This Place for a discount on your travel planning. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, Riparian Media! Mention I'm Into This Place when you reach out for a free 30-minute strategy session. Support the show 👋 Sign up for our newsletter. 📣 Share your voice on our Community Voices segment. 📍 Find more at imintothisplace.com.

• Transcript

Introducing: Board of Directors

We've got something a little different: another podcast about arts and culture! We’re introducing you to Board of Directors, where host Adam Marple sits down with theater directors from all over the world and talks to them about their craft, what got them to where they are today, and the projects they're developing for the future. Our host Adriana Baer is behind the mic spilling the beans on a whole bunch of stuff she never talks about on I’m Into This Place. Why she quit her Artistic Directing job, what she REALLY thinks about the American theater, and more. You don’t want to miss this! 👀 Find Board of Directors here. 👀 See Adriana's directing portfolio here. 👀 For more, visit the episode page. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, The Bon Vivant Traveler! Mention I'm Into This Place for a discount on your travel planning. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, Riparian Media! Mention I'm Into This Place when you reach out for a free 30-minute strategy session. Support the show 👋 Sign up for our newsletter. 📣 Share your voice on our Community Voices segment. 📍 Find more at imintothisplace.com.

• Transcript

You Called In and Here's What Happened -📍 Clark County, WA

You called in with YOUR favorite places & people and things to do, see & eat. This special episode shouts out some of the best of Clark County. 🎉 Want a list of everywhere that's mentioned on this episode? 👉 Click here. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, The Bon Vivant Traveler! Mention I'm Into This Place for a discount on your travel planning. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, Riparian Media! Mention I'm Into This Place when you reach out for a free 30-minute strategy session. Support the show 👋 Sign up for our newsletter. 📣 Share your voice on our Community Voices segment. 📍 Find more at imintothisplace.com.

• Transcript

12,000 Years of Local History - 📍 Chinook Nation, WA

Sam Robinson, Vice Chair of the Chinook Nation, shares about the 12,000 years of Chinook history in SW Washington and NW Oregon. His stories take us to the Cathlapotle Plankhouse in Ridgefield, up the coast on a canoe journey, and through millennia of visual art that's deeply connected to the land and this place we call home. Listen in to learn about the Chinook’s past, present, and their 175-year fight for federal recognition. 🗺️ Visit them at chinooknation.org or chinookjustice.org. 👀 For pictures, video, and more, visit the episode page. 🎉 This episode also celebrates art by Greg Robinson. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, The Bon Vivant Traveler! Mention I'm Into This Place for a discount on your travel planning. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, Riparian Media! Mention I'm Into This Place when you reach out for a free 30-minute strategy session. Support the show 👋 Sign up for our newsletter. 📣 Share your voice on our Community Voices segment. 📍 Find more at imintothisplace.com.

• Transcript

Arts & Culture Events for May! -📍 Vancouver & Clark County, WA

Here's what not to miss in arts & culture in May, 2026! 🗺️ Find the events we talked about here: ​Celebration of Sculpture​ Washougal Studio Artist Tour The Columbia Writers Series Documentary filmmaker Beth Harrington shows Our Mr. Matsura at History on Tap Pomeroy Living History Farm’s Summer Gardening Workshop For Beginners Vancouver Symphony’s Season Finale Concert 👀 For more, visit the episode page. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, The Bon Vivant Traveler! Mention I'm Into This Place for a discount on your travel planning. ⭐️ Thanks to our sponsor, Riparian Media! Mention I'm Into This Place when you reach out for a free 30-minute strategy session. Support the show 👋 Sign up for our newsletter. 📣 Share your voice on our Community Voices segment. 📍 Find more at imintothisplace.com.

• Transcript