Ridgefield Multicultural Initiative

05/30/2026

What a beautiful day at the Multicultural Resource Fair!

05/29/2026

The results are in! Thanks, for voting!

Come see the exhibits and look for the Out of One, Many signs at Meeting History: Exploring Ridgefield’s Told and Untold Stories at the historic Greely Building on August 22, 23, 29, 30 and September 5 from 10 am to 2 pm.

05/28/2026

Come find us at the Multicultural Resource Fair, this Saturday, 11 am to 3 pm! We are so excited to FINALLY be participating. 💗💗💗💗💗

¡Vengan a visitarnos a la Feria Multicultural de Recursos, este sábado de 11:00 a. m. a 3:00 p. m.! Estamos muy emocionados de, ¡por fin!, estar participando. 💗💗💗💗💗

05/27/2026

Don’t miss you chance to vote on your favorite pieces of Ridgefield history by Friday MAY 29 at NOON for the “Out of Many, One” Washington State, America’s 250th. Help us to celebrate Ridgefield’s place in history.

Vote here—————>https://forms.gle/UtSuFxVf2E2oPY4D9

05/26/2026

Kaiser Permanente has been a Ridgefield Multicultural Festival sponsor every year since 2018! We are proud to announce that they are again Cultural Fans. Thank you, KP! We greatly appreciate your support and the support of Kaiser and Northwest Permanente employees through the employee donation program.
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¡Kaiser Permanente ha sido patrocinador del Festival Multicultural de Ridgefield cada año desde 2018! Nos enorgullece anunciar que, una vez más, son «Fans Culturales». ¡Gracias, KP! Agradecemos enormemente su apoyo, así como el respaldo de los empleados de Kaiser y Northwest Permanente a través del programa de donaciones para empleados.💗💗

05/24/2026

Thank you, everyone, for voting for the Multicultural Festival! Please, mark your calendars for September 5 and come see us again!
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¡Gracias a todos por votar por el Festival Multicultural! Por favor, marquen sus calendarios para el 5 de septiembre y ¡vuelvan a visitarnos!

05/22/2026

📣EXTRA, EXTRA!! 📣

It’s time to vote!

America250 is a nationwide effort to celebrate our nation's birthday, and WA State America’s 250th is our state’s branch of the effort.

"Out of Many, One" is an exhibit that communities around the state are hosting to highlight an object, image, or artwork that represents their home.

Help us choose the items that best represent Ridgefield's history.
Votes will be tabulated on May 29, 12 pm.

PLEASE SHARE and come visit the items on display at our Community History Museum at the Greely Building on Aug 22, 23, 29, 30 and Sept 5, from 10 am to 2 pm.

05/22/2026

It was a great night!! Thank you, Clark County Historical Museum, Ridgefield Main Street, Old Liberty Theater, The Columbian and everyone else who made it happen.

Our Mr. Matsura is a must see! Truly a love letter to anyone who cares about Washington history. Beth Harrington is a master storyteller.

🍻 Two nights down into our new History on Tap season at the historic Old Liberty Theater in Ridgefield, and friends… Clark County is showing up!

Tonight, we gathered for a screening of "Our Mr. Matsura," followed by a conversation with filmmaker Beth Harrington, who joined us in person to share the documentary and answer our audience's questions.

The film tells the story of Frank Matsura (1873-1913), a Japanese-born photographer who made his home in Okanogan County in the early 1900s. Through portraits full of humor, warmth, and connection, Matsura documented Native people, settlers, ranchers, shopkeepers, workers, families, and friends... not as stiff figures from the past, but as full, vivid people. And that is where the magic is.

Matsura’s photographs feel startlingly alive. Playful. Collaborative. Human. They remind us that history is not just what happened, but it is who was seen, who was remembered, and who got to help shape the story.

Huge thanks to Beth Harrington for bringing "Our Mr. Matsura" to our community, to everyone who joined us tonight, and to the wonderful team at the Old Liberty Theater for making our new History on Tap home for the 2026 season feel so welcoming.

Tonight was made possible by our season sponsors, Old Liberty Theater and Ridgefield Main Street, with media sponsorship from The Columbian and program support from Enspire Arts and Silver Keys Media.

Here’s to historic theaters, good conversations, and the kind of history that stays with you after the lights come up. ✨

05/05/2026

What can you do? Get educated, get organized, spread the word, wear red. Check out all of these resources from the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center.

05/03/2026

We are grateful to Northwest Health Foundation who is our first sponsor of the year for our very special (and some may say very ambitious) Ridgefield History Project. We say, with many hands, this work is light. This year our festival is focused on “History and Healing” and we are working with community partners to build a pop-up museum at the historic Greely Building. Stay tuned for more info.

To support the efforts, check out the sponsorship information or email [email protected]. We are a 501c3 and are a part of every.org and are ready to accept DAF donations!

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Estamos profundamente agradecidos con la Northwest Health Foundation —nuestro primer patrocinador del año— por nuestro muy especial (y, según algunos, muy ambicioso) Proyecto de Historia de Ridgefield. Como solemos decir: con muchas manos, el trabajo se hace ligero. Este año, nuestro festival gira en torno al tema "Historia y sanación", y estamos colaborando con socios comunitarios para crear un museo temporal en el histórico Edificio Greely. Manténganse atentos para más información.

Para apoyar estos esfuerzos, por favor consulten nuestra información sobre patrocinios o envíen un correo electrónico a [email protected]. ¡Somos una organización 501(c)(3), figuramos en every.org y estamos listos para aceptar donaciones a través de Fondos Asesorados por Donantes (DAF)!