Events, Friday, Oct. 17: Pumpkin patches, haunted houses and walking tour

Concerts

The Pimps of Joytime, 8 p.m. Aladdin Theater, 3017 S.E. Milwaukie Ave., Portland; $18 to $22 through Ticketfly, 877-435-9849 or www.ticketfly.com, www.aladdin-theater.com

Sarah McQuaid, Kate Power & Steve Einhorn, 7:30 p.m. St. David of Wales Episcopal Church, 2800 S.E. Harrison St., Portland; $20, $10 for youth, free for ages 12 and younger. 503-659-5959 or www.portlandfolkmusic.org

Nightlife

Bad Motor Scooter, 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.

Blitzen Trapper, 5 and 9 p.m. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E. Burnside St., Portland; $25, all ages at 5 p.m., 21 and older at 9 p.m., through Ticketfly, 877- 435-9849 or www.ticketfly.com. 503-231-9663 or www.dougfirlounge.com

Caryn Jamieson, 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

Cash’d Out, 9 p.m. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N. Mississippi Ave., Portland; $16 to $19, 21 and older. 503-288-3895 or www.mississippistudios.com

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

John Clapp and Dennis Harris, 6 to 9 p.m. Moulton Falls Winery, 31101 N.E. Railroad Ave., Yacolt; no cover charge. 360-686-4070 or www.moultonfallswinery.com

Marca Luna, 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

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

Norman Sylvester, 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

The Shanghai Woolies, 8 p.m. Jimmy Mak’s, 221 N.W. 10th Ave., Portland; $12. 503-295-6542 or www.jimmymaks.com

On Stage

The Fear PDX, 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 1; 7 to 10 p.m. Sundays and Oct. 22-23, 27-30. 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; $20, $35 for VIP pass. www.fearpdx.com Check out our full story.

FrightTown, 7 to 11 p.m. Oct. 17, 24, 31 and Nov. 1; 6 to 11 p.m. Oct. 18 and 25; 7 to 10 p.m. Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. 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 www.frighttown.com. Check out our full story.

Haunted Ghost Town and Corn Maze, 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 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

Nick Swardson, 8 p.m. Comedian, actor and writer of “Reno 911,” “Blades of Glory,” will perform. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 S.W. Broadway, Portland; $47.50. 800-273-1530 or www.portland5.com

Trail of Terror, 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 17-18, 24-25, Oct. 31-Nov. 1. Gigantic spiders have taken over a 10-acre farm and they’re looking for their next snack. 6600 N.E. 144th St., Vancouver; $10, $5 for seniors and free admission for ages 12 and younger with paying adult. 360-989-4766.

Dance

OBT 25, ‌7:30 p.m. Oct. 17-18. Oregon Ballet Theatre celebrates its 25 season with George Balanchine’s “Agon,” three works from choreographers who have shaped the company over the past decades, and a world premiere piece from choreographer Nicolo Fonte and Pink Martini with China Forbes. Keller Auditorium, 222 S.W. Clay St., Portland; $34.85 to $155.10. 503-222-5538 or www.obt.org

White Bird Dance presents Michael Clark Company, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17-18. Michael Clark has been hailed as “British dance’s true iconoclast.” His six-member dance company will perform “come, been and gone,” using the music and videos of David Bowie. Newmark Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland; $26 to $68. 503-245-1600 or whitebird.org

Theater

“110 In the Shade” presented by Stumptown Stages. Traveling con man Bill Starbuck arrives in a drought-stricken town in the American Southwest with promises to the locals of bringing the rain, through Nov. 2. 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Brunish Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland; $34.75 for Thursday, $44.75 for Friday-Saturday; $39.75 Saturday-Sunday matinee, $30.75 for students and seniors. 503-381-8686 or www.stumptownstages.org

“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 www.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 www.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, 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. Rated for mature audiences. 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 www.thirdrailrep.org

“¡O Romeo!” presented by Miracle Theatre Group. Inspired by stories of the New World and the traditions of the Day of the Dead, Shakespeare is visited by some of his iconic characters, through Nov. 9. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Milagro Theatre, 525 S.E. Stark St., Portland; $24, $19 for seniors and students. 503-236-7253 or www.milagro.org

“The Piano Lesson” presented by Portland Playhouse. Boy Willie plans 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. 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 www.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 www.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. 17 and 2 p.m. Oct. 18. Magenta Theater, 606 Main St., Vancouver; $13 to $16. 360-635-4358 or www.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, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17-18; and 2 p.m. Oct. 19. Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State St., Lake Oswego, Ore.; $37, $35 for seniors. 503-635-3901 or www.lakewood-center.org

Words

Imagined Ink Awards with author Blythe Woolston, 7 to 9 p.m. Meet author Blythe Woolston, “Black Helicopters,” along with the announcement of the winners of the Imagined Ink Teen Writing Contest. Columbia Room, Vancouver Community Library, 901 C St., Vancouver; 360-906-5106 or www.fvrl.org

Story Con author reception, 7 to 9 p.m. Meet local authors for a reception and book-signing, featuring Kate Dyer-Seeley, Ripley Patton, Erine Lindsey and more. Vintage Books, 6613 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver; free. 360-694-9519 or www.vintage-books.net

Vikram Chandra, “Geek Sublime,” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17. Powell’s Books, 1005 W. Burnside St., Portland; 800-878-7323 or www.powells.com

Fairs & festivals

Reel Music Festival, 7 and 9 p.m. Oct. 17, 20 and 22; 2:15, 4:30, 7 and 9 p.m. Oct. 18; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19. The 32nd festival screens new works and classics that highlight the marriage of music and film. It includes 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 6 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Oct. 26, Oct. 29-Nov. 1. Haunted maze: 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 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

Colin Cowherd Experience, 7 to 9 p.m. A sports town hall with ESPN’s “The Herd with Colin Cowherd.” Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, 1945 S.E. Water Ave., Portland; $25, 18 and older. 800-955-6674 or www.omsi.edu

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 www.cchmuseum.org

Opera on Screen: “Samson and Delilah,” 7 p.m. The production is from the San Francisco Opera, featuring an introduction from the Portland Opera. Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, 1945 S.E. Water Ave., Portland; $14, $12 for seniors, $8 for ages 3 to 13. 800-955-6674 or www.omsi.edu

Comedy

ComedySportz improv show, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. 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

Dave Attell, 7:30 and 10 p.m. Oct. 17-18. Helium Comedy Club, 1510 S.E. Ninth Ave., Portland; $30, for those 21 and older. 888-643-8669 or www.heliumcomedy.com/portland

Dancing

Sesame Dance Club, 7:30 to 11 p.m. first and third Fridays. Rachel Lidskog will teach American Smooth Tango at 7:30 p.m. with general dancing from 8:30 to 11 p.m. Norse Hall, 111 N.E. 11th Ave., Portland; $9, $5 for students. 503-236-7082 or sesameclub.org