Events for Friday, Oct. 10: FrightTown, FashionNXT, Pumpkin patches

Beat Frequency, 9 p.m. Billy Blues Bar and Grill, 7115 N.E. Hazel Dell Ave., Vancouver; no cover charge. 360-694-3114 or www.billybluesbarandgrill.com

Blue Light Band, 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Jollie’s Restaurant and Lounge, 17701 N.E. Union Road (Exit 9 on Interstate 5), Ridgefield; no cover charge. 360-573-3141.

Chris Baron, 7 to 9 p.m. Rusty Grape Vineyard, 16712 N.E. 219th St., Battle Ground; no cover charge. 360-606-4303 or www.rustygrape.com

Jens Irish, Bruce LaBruiser, 9 p.m. Holocene, 1001 S.E. Morrison St., Portland; $5, 21 and older. 503-239-7639 or www.holocene.org

Mother Joseph Academy Players, 8:30 p.m. Byno’s Roadhouse, 4250 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver; no cover charge. 360-314-4833 or www.bynosroadhouse.com

Random Pressure, 9 p.m. Cascade Bar & Grill, 15000 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver; $5; 21 and older. 360-254-0749 or cascadebarandgrill.net

Sallie Ford, Summer Cannibals, 9 p.m. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E. Burnside St., Portland; $15, 21 and older, through Ticketfly, 877-435-9849 or www.ticketfly.com. 503-231-9663 or www.dougfirlounge.com

Sell the Farm, 9 p.m. Brickhouse Bar and Grill, 109 W. 15th St., Vancouver; no cover charge, 21 and older. 360-695-3686 or www.vancouverbrickhouse.com

Sonny Hess, NW Women Rhythm and Blues show, 8 p.m. Jimmy Mak’s, 221 N.W. 10th Ave., Portland; $12. 503-295-6542 or www.jimmymaks.com

The Whigs, 9 p.m. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N. Mississippi Ave., Portland; $12. 21 and older. 503-288-3895 or www.mississippistudios.com

On Stage

FashionNXT Portland, 6 p.m. Oct. 10-11. An annual runway show featuring next season’s collections by designers from “Project Runway,” lifestyle brands and emerging names. Station Place, Northwest Ninth Street and Northup Avenue, Portland; $30 to $150. www.fashionxt.net

The Fear PDX, 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 1; 7 to 10 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 15-16, 22-23, 27-30. Three themed haunts at one location. The Slaughter, where a whole family of cannibals awaits in their cabin in the woods; The Curse, where visitors must make their way through the maze of an old voodoo temple, with monsters in the shadows; and The Outbreak, where a zombie apocalypse isn’t the worst thing to stumble across. 7701 N.E. Vancouver Plaza Drive, Vancouver; $25 to $35. www.fearpdx.com

FrightTown, through Nov. 1; 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays, Oct. 11 and Nov. 1; 6 to 11 p.m. Oct. 18 and 25; 7 to 10 p.m. Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Three haunts for one price. The Witch House, where “demonic cultists” will “kill” any outsiders they can find; The Madness, where the shadowy village of Port Howard from H.P. Lovecraft’s stories comes to life; and Baron Von Goolo’s Museum of Horrors, an occult museum filled with monstrous curiosities. Rose Quarter, 1 Center Court, Portland; $22. 503-963-4400 or frighttown.com

Haunted Ghost Town and Corn Maze, 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 10-11, 17-18, 24-25 and 31; 7 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 26. Travel through an Old Western town haunted by undead gunslingers, unnatural creatures and new haunted corn maze in this outdoor attraction that benefits local high school performing arts programs. Recommend for ages 13 and older. Rossi Farms, 3839 N.E. 122nd Ave., Portland; $15 to $20. www.thehauntedghosttown.com

Dance

White Bird Dance presents Diavolo, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10-11. Diavolo is made up of dancers, gymnasts, rock-climbers and actors who create contemporary dance performances using architecture, martial arts and hip-hop. Newmark Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland; $26 to $68. 503-245-1600 or whitebird.org

Theater

“Dreamgirls” presented by Portland Center Stage. A musical inspired by the career of The Supremes, singers Effie White, Deena Jones and Lorrell Robinson set their hopes on mainstream stardom, through Nov. 2; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Main Stage at the Armory, 128 N.W. 11th Ave., Portland; $41 to $74, $30 for youth and students. 503-445-3700 or pcs.org/dreamgirls

“Exiles” presented by Artists Repertory Theatre. In 1980, Fidel Castro allowed Cuban-Americans to bring family by boat to America, but only if they took “undesirables” with them. When a storm leaves six Cuban refugees adrift at sea, they must survive the elements and each other, through Oct. 26. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday; 2 p.m. Sundays and Oct. 25. Morrison Stage, 1515 S.W. Morrison St., Portland; $41 to $46; $25 for students. 503-241-1278 or artistsrep.org

“The Homecoming” presented by Imago Theatre. After five years in the United States, Teddy brings his wife, Ruth, home to London meet the family: his father, uncle and brothers in this darkly cryptic play, Oct. 10 through Nov. 9; 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6. No shows Oct. 31-Nov. 2. Imago Theatre, 17 S.E. Eighth Ave., Portland; $27, $25 for seniors and students, $21 on Sundays. 503-231-9581 or www.imagotheatre.com

“Middletown” presented by Third Rail Repertory Theatre. Slice-of-life vignettes in small American town filled with characters musing on the nature of being, through Oct. 19; 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Winningstad Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland; $40.50 to $50.50, $35.50 to $45.50 for seniors, $24.50 for students. 800-273-1530 or thirdrailrep.org

“Parade” presented by Staged! A production based on the real trial of Leo Frank, a Jewish factory owner falsely accused of murdering a young girl in Atlanta in 1913, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10-11; 2 p.m. Oct. 12. Brunish Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland; $31, $20 for students. 800-273-1530 or stagedpdx.org

“The Piano Lesson” presented by Portland Playhouse. Boy Willie plans to sell his family’s heirloom piano but his sister Berniece refuses to let the piano, and what it stands for, leave the Charles family, through Nov. 2; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. Oct. 12 and 19. The Church, 602 N.E. Prescott St., Portland; $40 to $48; $25 for ages 35 and younger, $20 for partial-view seats. 503-488-5822 or portlandplayhouse.org

“The Typographer’s Dream” presented by Portland Center Stage. A stenographer, a geographer and a typographer try to explain their jobs in a career-oriented presentation in this witty look at how people define themselves, through Nov. 16; 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; noon Thursdays. Ellyn Bye Studio at the Armory, 128 N.W. 11th Ave., Portland; $40 to $55, $25 for youth and students. 503-445-3700 or pcs.org/typographer

“The Women of Lockerbie” presented by Magenta Theater Company. When Pan Am flight 103 crashed in the mountains of Scotland, one woman sets out to search for her son. She finds a group of local women fighting political pressure to honor the crash victims. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10-11, 15-17 and 2 p.m. Oct. 11 and 18. Magenta Theater, 606 Main St., Vancouver; $13 to $16. 360-635-4358 or magentatheater.com

“Young Frankenstein” presented by Lakewood Theatre Company. Mel Brooks’ monster-movie musical comedy about Dr. Frankenstein’s experiments in re-animating the dead, through Oct. 19. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays; and 2 p.m. Oct. 12, and Oct. 19. Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State St., Lake Oswego, Ore.; $37, $35 for seniors. 503-635-3901 or lakewood-center.org

Words

Brian Doyle, “Children and Other Wild Animals,” 7:30 p.m. Powell’s Books, 1005 W. Burnside St., Portland; 800-878-7323 or powells.com

Out & About

Portland Tattoo Expo, 2 to 10 p.m. Oct. 10; noon to 10 p.m. Oct. 11; noon to 8 p.m. Oct. 12. The largest tattoo show in the Northwest, with more than 300 artists participating. Portland Expo Center, 2060 N. Marine Drive, Portland; $20, $40 for three-day pass, $8 for parking. portlandtattooexpo.com

Fairs & Festivals

Hop Harvest Beer Days Festival, 4:30 to 9 p.m. Oct. 10; noon to 9 p.m. Oct. 11. A festival highlighting fresh hop beers from Washington and Oregon breweries. Proceeds will benefit the Metropolitan Performing Arts Academy. Turtle Place Park, Seventh and Main streets, Vancouver; $15 to $20 for those 21 and older. 503-395-8197 or hopharvestbeerdays.com

Reel Music Festival, Oct. 10-22. The 32nd festival screens new works and classics that highlight the marriage of music and film. Films include “The Winding Stream” by Beth Harrington at 7 p.m. Oct. 11 and a live performance by bassist Tom Peters to “Nosferatu (1922)” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19. Whitsell Auditorium, Portland Art Museum, 1219 S.W. Park Ave., Portland; $9 to $12; $8 for seniors and students, $6 for ages 15 and younger. 503-221-1156 or www.nwfilm.org

Pumpkin Patches

Bi-Zi Farms Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze, 2 to 5:30 p.m. Fridays; 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; evening corn maze 6 to 9:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The farm will feature seasonal produce, bale pyramid and hay maze, calf-roping station, wagon rides and one pumpkin included with admission. The 7-acre corn maze will also remain open late for adventurers who want to tackle the labyrinth in the dark. Bi-Zi Farms, 9504 N.E. 119th St., Vancouver; $9, free for ages 2 and younger, $5 for just the evening corn maze. 360-574-9119 or www.bizifarms.com

Portland Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Oct. 26, Oct. 29-Nov. 1; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays. Haunted maze: 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 10-11, 17-18, 24-26, 29-Nov. 1. Offering two paths through the corn, the original corn maze on Sauvie Island is open daily, with the haunted maze open on the weekends. The farm also includes a pumpkin patch, hayrides, barn animals and more. The Pumpkin Patch, 16511 N.W. Gillihan Road, Portland; $7, $5 for seniors and children 6 to 12, free for ages 5 and younger; $12 for haunted maze; $17 for both mazes, $15 for ages 6 to 12. 503-621-7110 or www.portlandmaize.com

Vancouver Pumpkin Patch, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Pick a perfect pumpkin, visit the covered petting zoo and in-barn hay maze with hay rides to the pumpkin patch every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Velvet Acres Gardens, 18905 N.E. 83rd St., Vancouver; $5 includes hay ride and pumpkin. 360-892-0434 or www.vancouverpumpkinpatch.com

Walton Farms Pumpkin Patch, 2 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through October. The annual pumpkin patch features unlimited rides around the farm on the barrel train, meeting farm animals and a corn maze. Walton Farms, 1617 N.E. 267th Ave., Camas; $8 includes pumpkin, train ride, maze and petting zoo. 360-834-2810 or www.waltonsfarms.com

Museums

Haunted Walking Tours, 7 and 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday through Oct. 25. Learn about the spooky stories of downtown sites. Preregistration is required, for ages 13 and older. Clark County Historical Museum, 1511 Main St., Vancouver; $10. 360-993-5679 or cchmuseum.org

Teen Night, 7 to 10 p.m. free evening for ages 13 to 18 featuring technology lab projects, live music, games and admission to the exhibit “Animation.” Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, 1945 S.E. Water Ave., Portland; free. 800-955-6674 or omsi.edu

Comedy

After Hours, 9:45 p.m. Fridays. Improv and sketch comedy. ComedySportz, 1963 N.W. Kearney St., Portland; $5, free with admission to prior show. 503-236-8888 or www.portlandcomedy.com

“The Comedy Bull,” 9:30 p.m. Timed stand-up with challenges. Brody Theater, 16 N.W. Broadway, Portland; $8. 503-224-2227 or www.brodytheater.com

ComedySportz improv show, 8 p.m. Fridays. The family-friendly performance features two teams of improv players. ComedySportz, 1963 N.W. Kearney St., Portland; $15, reservations recommended. 503-236-8888 or www.portlandcomedy.com

Randy and Jason Sklar, 7:30 and 10 p.m., Helium Comedy Club, 1510 S.E. Ninth Ave., Portland; $17 to $31, for those 21 and older. 888-643-8669 or www.heliumcomedy.com/portland

“You Are Here,” 7:30 p.m. Spontaneous improv comedy by ensemble veterans. Brody Theater, 16 N.W. Broadway, Portland; $12; $9 for students and seniors. 503-224-2227 or www.brodytheater.com

Dancing

Contra in The Couve! 7:30 to 11 p.m. second Fridays, Hazel Dell Grange No. 1124, 7509 N.E. Hazel Dell Ave., Vancouver; $7, $5 for ages 65 and older and 12 and younger. Free instruction at 7:30 p.m. Wear comfortable shoes and bring a bottle of water. 360-750-0113 or contra-van-wa.org

Second Friday Ballroom Dance with the 16-piece Swing Street Glenn Tadina Band, 8 to 10:30 p.m. second Fridays of the month, Clark County Square Dance Center, 10713 N.E. 117th Ave., Vancouver; $8. Lessons from 7 to 8 p.m. with Joseph Platt, $5. 503-769-5598 or swingst.com