Events, Tuesday, Nov. 25: Last Tuesdays Poetry; ‘Santaland Diaries’

Concerts

Noah Gundersen, Rocky Votolato, 8 p.m. Aladdin Theater, 3017 S.E. Milwaukie Ave., Portland; $15 to $17 through Ticketfly, 877-435-9849 or www.ticketfly.com. www.aladdin-theater.com

Nightlife

“Bill of Goods: Tryptophantastic” modern dance show, 9 p.m. Holocene, 1001 S.E. Morrison St., Portland; $5, 21 and older. 503-239-7639 or www.holocene.org

Theater

“Blithe Spirit” presented by Artists Repertory Theatre. In this British comedy, novelist Charles and his wife, Ruth, invite an eccentric medium to dinner, only to become haunted by the ghost of his first wife, Elvira, who can’t wait to cause trouble for Charles. Nov. 25 through Dec. 28, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, Dec. 23; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 20, 27. No shows Nov. 27, Dec. 24-25. Morrison Stage, 1515 S.W. Morrison St., Portland; $46 to $51, $30 for ages 25 and younger. 503-241-1278 or www.artistsrep.org

“Mamma Mia!” presented by Broadway Across America Portland. Inspired by ABBA’s songs, Sophia is determined to discover the identity of her father by inviting three men from her mother’s past to her wedding. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 25-29; 2 p.m. Nov. 29; 1 and 6:30 p.m. Nov. 30. Keller Auditorium, 222 S.W. Clay St., Portland; $39 to $101. 800-273-1530 or portland.broadway.com

“The Santaland Diaries” presented by Portland Center Stage. 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Dec. 28. Gerding Theater at the Armory, 128 N.W. 11th Ave., Portland; $40, $25 for students. 503-445-3700 or www.pcs.org. For more details, see the go: sunday page.

“The Second City’s A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens” presented by Portland Center Stage. Recommend for ages 14 and older. 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Dec. 24. Gerding Theater at the Armory, 128 N.W. 11th Ave., Portland; $29 to $41, $25 for students. 503-445-3700 or www.pcs.org. For more details, see the go: saturday page.

Words

Last Tuesdays Poetry, 7 p.m. last Tuesday of the month, with open mic slots. Wendy Chin-Tanner, the founding editor of Kin Poetry Journal, will read from her collection “Turn.” Barnes & Noble, Vancouver Plaza, 7700 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver; 360-253-9007 or bn.com/events

Comedy

99.5 The Wolf Comedy Night, 8 p.m. Helium Comedy Club, 1510 S.E. Ninth Ave., Portland; $5 to $12, for those 21 and older. 888-643-8669 or www.heliumcomedy.com/portland

Dancing

International Folk Dancing, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Marshall Center, 1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd., Vancouver. Learn different folk dances. No partner or experience needed. 360-487-7050 or cityofvancouver.us/parksrec

Country line-dance lessons, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Fishers Grange No. 211, 814 N.E. 162nd Ave., Vancouver; $4. No partner or experience is required. Led by instructors Tom and Kathy Peters. 360-521-8360.