If you haven’t been to Downtown Camas in awhile, you will be pleasantly surprised!

Downtown Camas has opened several new shops and eateries to expand the nightlife and great shopping experience of the district. And on July 5^th, the town will be in full gear hosting its 8^th Annual Car Show and Rock N Roll Night. It’s a great night to come check out all the new venues.

Step out for a fun-filled evening in a charming town with the backdrop of historic storefronts and many new shops and eateries.

Mill City Brew Werks opened its doors in Downtown Camas on June 14th with a full service restaurant and a luxurious amount of classic and comfortable space, including a fireplace and many windows onto the charming, vintage surrounding town and the historical theatre across the street. Expansion plans of the brewery include outdoor seating and tours of the basement brewing operation. The German family’s 150 year old brew recipe and the handcrafted bar bring old world flavor and charm.

New nightlife options also include Harvest Restaurant, run by renowned Iron Chef winner Tim McCusker and featuring innovative comfort food, and Caps N Taps with over 200 bottles of specialty beers and 20 rotating taps. The Historic Liberty Theatre recently installed digital equipment allowing for 3D viewing and will soon be adding beer and wine to the concessions.

Downtown Camas has opened several new shops and eateries to expand the nightlife and great shopping experience of the district and the vintage town makes a perfect backdrop for upcoming Camas Car Show!

Mill City Brew Werks opened its doors in Downtown Camas on June 14th with a full service restaurant and a luxurious amount of classic and comfortable space, including a fireplace and many windows onto the charming, vintage surrounding town and the historical theatre across the street. Expansion plans of the brewery include outdoor seating and tours of the basement brewing operation. The German family’s 150 year old brew recipe and the handcrafted bar bring old world flavor and charm.

New nightlife options also include Harvest Restaurant, run by renowned Iron Chef winner Tim McCusker and featuring innovative comfort food, and Caps N Taps with over 200 bottles of specialty beers and 20 rotating taps. New shops in town include Diamonds and Rust, a huge collection of repurposed treasures, and Bella Vita Boutique, fashionable clothing with a younger flare, and Studio 2911, hosting everything from dance parties to art events to wine tasting.

Against the backdrop of this charming town with many new features and the luxurious springtime flowers, the 8th Annual Historic Downtown Camas Car Show and Rock and Roll Night is back and better than ever on Friday, July 5, from 5:00-9:00p.m. It’s a perfect time to come and enjoy the town’s vintage vibe when it’s packed with classic cars.

Last year over 200 classic and specialty cars lined the streets of charming Historic Downtown Camas and thousands of spectators turned out to enjoy the beautiful evening and autos. This year the street closure has been extended to make room for an increased number of specialty autos and added features like the 20×60 booth of RADIO DISNEY. RADIO DISNEY will engage youth with their renowned energy and provide music, crafts, games, and a FREE FAMILY PHOTO download.

Enjoy LIVE MUSIC from BluesCruizer, MC Rick Rubin from Flashback Entertainment and his LIVE Radio broadcasting, great half hour raffle prizes including the evening’s grand prize “Explore Camas Gift Basket”, the ever popular 50/50 raffle, street vendors like Nuestra Mesa Tacos, Getta Gyros, snow cones, Nutz R Us, and the famous Lyons Club BBQ as well as great after hours shopping and many tasty dining options.

Read more or register your care here … http://www.downtowncamas.com/events-and-festivals/first-fridays/8th-annual-camas-car-show-2013/

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At the July 5th First Friday event the Second Story Gallery will keep with the Car Show theme and bring us photos in the theme of “The Call of the Open Road.”

This month enjoy the art of Skip Enge at the Second Story Gallery on the second floor of the Camas Library. Skip Enge has been painting for about 40 years now. Skip has been working with watercolors since the early 70′s and has ”pursued expressive, imaginary,realist, and photo realist works.” He enjoys fly fishing and organic gardening in his very own secret garden, which has inspired some of his paintings.

For more information about the show, see Skip Enge Exhibit (http://www NULL.camasfirstfriday NULL.com/skip-enge-coming-home-second-story-art-reception-june-7th-5-to-8pm/).

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June WIN Event, June 12th, 4:30-6:30pm

Cost: $5.00 at the door

Déjà Vu-Camas Ladies Consignment Boutique

726 NE 2nd Ave

Camas, WA 98607

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Complimentary Appetizers & Wine will be provided by our hosting businesses.

Spotlight Speaker: Penny Fillhouer www.linkedin.com/in/recruiterpenny (http://www NULL.linkedin NULL.com/in/recruiterpenny)

Topic: “How to get your “net” working in WIN’ing style!”

Meet at the Liberty Theater on Sunday, May 26 at 11am and enjoy a tour of historical homes in Camas brought to us by Camas-Washougal Historical Society.

Click this link to find the Roffler Tour flyer with photos of the homes and a description of the tour.

Join historian and author Joseph Blanco of the Camas-Washougal Historical Society as he leads a guided historical walking tour of Downtown Camas featuring the craftsmanship of Camas builder, John Roffler. Roffler built over 200 homes in the area in just under 20 years, many still standing. The tour will focus on those within waking distance along with several notable buildings in downtown Camas built by this gifted craftsman – like the Farrell Building which now is home to Camas Antiques. Enjoy …

Thank you to all the community friends who adopted a flower basket. We hope we have some fully bloomed basket photos to show you very soon. We very much appreciate your continued support of Downtown Camas.

Click here for a complete list of flower basket donors. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

See the photos of this fun event on the Downtown Camas Facebook Page (http://www NULL.facebook NULL.com/media/set/?set=a NULL.621801794503187 NULL.1073741825 NULL.137417952941576&type=3). You might see yourself! Enjoy!

 A good time was had by everyone who attended the Lucky Leprechaun and Go Green Event. The Downtown Camas Association wants to especially thank the following folks who contributed and made the evening so special.

The Mayor and the City Council for attending the two Ribbon Cuttings at Diamonds and Rust and Bella Vita Boutique.

The models from DeJa Vu Camas Ladies Consignment’s Fashion Show at Diamonds and Rust.

Paul Cheeks of Rushing Water Yoga for hosting the Irish dancers!

The musical group from St. Thomas Church who played at Studio 2911.

Cindy Starman of Grace Lyric Music who played at Journey Community Church.

Sean Oulashin, a member of the Society of  Young Magicians, who did a Magic Show at Bead Paradise.

We appreciate everyone who made this evening so fun and successful, including all of you who came out to enjoy the beautiful evening in Downtown Camas.

Also to those who tended the fire pits and to Roccio Wallace who brought Zumba Irish line dancing to the streets!  See her Zumba class times in the E-Newsletter.

April 2013 DCA E-Newsletter

Click here to read April E-Newsletter. It’s great news for all you PEEPS!