Events, Wednesday, Oct. 29: ‘Typographer’s Dream’, OMSI After Dark, Boo Bash

Concerts

Leon Russell, 8 p.m. Aladdin Theater, 3017 S.E. Milwaukie Ave., Portland; $35 through Ticketfly, 877-435-9849 or www.ticketfly.com; www.aladdin-theater.com

Tech N9ne, 8 p.m. Roseland Theater, 8 N.W. Sixth Ave., Portland; $29.50 through TicketsWest, 800-992-8499 or www.ticketswest.com; www.roselandpdx.com

Whitechapel, Upon a Burning Body, 7 p.m. Hawthorne Theatre, 1507 S.E. 39th Ave., Portland; $18 to $22 through Cascade Tickets, 800-514-3849 or www.cascadetickets.com. 503-233-7100 or www.hawthornetheatre.com

Nightlife

Pond, Doctopus, 9 p.m. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E. Burnside St., Portland; $13 to $15, 21 and older, through Ticketfly, 877-435-9849 or www.ticketfly.com. 503-231-9663 or www.dougfirlounge.com

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

On Stage

The Fear PDX, 7 to 10 p.m. 7701 N.E. Vancouver Plaza Drive, Vancouver; $20, $35 for fast pass. www.fearpdx.com. For more details, see the go: friday page.

FrightTown, 7 to 10 p.m. Rose Quarter, 1 Center Court, Portland; $22. 503-963-4400 or www.frighttown.com. For more details, see the go: friday page.

“The Power of Racial Coalition: 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act and Freedom Summer of 1964,” 4 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 29 and noon to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 30. A two-day symposium discussing interracial unity, coalition building and political education that occurred during the Freedom Summer of 1964. Dengerink Administration Building, Room 110, WSU Vancouver, 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave, Vancouver; Free. events.vancouver.wsu.edu

Theater

“Dreamgirls” presented by Portland Center Stage. 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Nov. 2. 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. For more details, see the go: friday page.

“The Piano Lesson” presented by Portland Playhouse. 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Nov. 2. 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. For more details, see the go: friday page.

“The Typographer’s Dream” presented by Portland Center Stage. 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Nov. 16. 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. For more details, see the go: friday page.

Words

William Gibson, “The Peripheral,” 7:30 p.m. Powell’s Books, 1005 W. Burnside St., Portland; 800-878-7323 or www.powells.com

Out & about

Boo Bash, 3 to 5 p.m. Downtown Camas businesses will be giving out candy and Halloween prizes to costumed children at this community event. Along Fourth Avenue, Camas; free. 360-216-7378 or www.downtowncamas.com

Pumpkin patches

Portland Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Haunted maze: 7 to 10 p.m. 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. 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. 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

Eek! Week, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, through Oct. 31. Portland Children’s Museum, 4015 S.W. Canyon Road, Portland; $10; $9 for seniors 55 and older and active military members; free for ages 1 and younger. 503-223-6500 or www.portlandcm.org. For more details, see the go: sunday page.

OMSI After Dark, 6 to 10 p.m. “Spirits: Ghosts, Goblins & Whiskey” is the theme of this month’s event, featuring local distilleries, mortuary science and the AWOL Dance Collective. Halloween costumes encouraged. Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, 1945 S.E. Water Ave., Portland; $13, $25 for tastings, 21 and older. 800-955-6674 or www.omsi.edu/afterdark

Dancing

East Coast Swing Lessons, 7 p.m. Wednesdays, through Nov. 5, Lacamas Lake Lodge, 227 N.E. Lake Road, Camas. Ballroom dancing taught by Joseph and Julieann Platt, offered through the city of Camas. $12 for drop-in, $60 for entire session. 360-834-5307 and register.cityofcamas.us or www.ballroomdancewithus.com

Public dancing with music by Steel & Velvet, 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays, Fraternal Order of Eagles, 107 E. Seventh St., Vancouver; $5. 360-693-8119.