Marshall Community Center

Learn about the steps involved in buying a home and how to work with a Realtor and lender throughout the process. The workshops are taught by Tracie DeMars of RE/MAX Equity Group and Chris Berg of Advantage Mortgage, who have more than 15 years of experience teaching them and knowledge of the Southwest Washington market. Designed for first-time and repeat homebuyers, as well as anyone seeking a refresher, the workshops are kept small so attendees can get their questions answered.

Each fall, Columbia Play Project celebrates of creativity, engineering, imagination, and play with Bricktastic!

Bricktastic! brings together children, families, hobbyists, artists, engineers, educators, and LEGO enthusiasts for a day filled with building challenges, collaborative engineering, creative showcases, and hands-on STREAM experiences inspired by the power of play.

In the weeks leading up to Bricktastic!, participants can attend special workshops where they explore robotics, simple machines, architecture, storytelling, animation, and engineering while creating original LEGO projects to display during the festival.

The event culminates in a community showcase where builders proudly exhibit their creations and everyone experiences Columbia Play Project’s Mobile Children’s Museum through hands-on activities designed to inspire curiosity long after the event ends.

Bricktastic! demonstrates what children’s museums do best: transform play into meaningful learning.

• Saturday, November 14, 2026
• 10:00 AM 1:00 PM

• Marshall/Luepke Center 1009 East McLoughlin Boulevard Vancouver