Go for Thursday, Feb. 19: Iration, Vancouver’s WWII Aircraft Carriers, Chinese New Year

Concerts

Iration, 8 p.m. Roseland Theater, 8 N.W. Sixth Ave., Portland; $18 through TicketsWest, 800-992-8499 or www.ticketswest.com. www.roselandpdx.com

Nightlife

Freda Payne, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Part of the Portland Jazz Festival. Jimmy Mak’s, 221 N.W. 10th Ave., Portland; $20 to $30. 503-295-6542 or www.jimmymaks.com

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

Six Organs of Admittance, 9 p.m. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E. Burnside St., Portland; $12, 21 and older. 503-231-9663 or www.dougfirlounge.com

On stage

Vancouver’s WWII Aircraft Carriers, 3 to 4 p.m. Bill Wheeler will discuss the 50 “Baby Flat Tops” aircraft carriers built at the Kaiser Vancouver shipyard and their role in the war. Clearwater Springs Assisted Living, 201 N.W. 78th St., Vancouver; free. 360-546-3344.

Dance

BodyVox presents skinner/kirk Dance Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. BodyVox Dance Center, 1201 N.W. 17th Ave., Portland; $25 to $59. 503-229-0627 or www.bodyvox.com. For more details, see the go: friday page.

Theater

“Calendar Girls” presented by Magenta Theater Company. 7:30 p.m. Magenta Theater, 606 Main St., Vancouver; $15 to $18. 360-635-4358 or www.magentatheater.com. For more details, see the go: friday page.

“How to End Poverty in 90 Minutes” presented by Portland Playhouse. 7:30 p.m. Portland Playhouse, 602 N.E. Prescott St., Portland; $40, $20 for rush tickets. 503-488-5822 or www.portlandplayhouse.org. For more details, see the go: saturday page.

“Nunsense” presented by Love Street Playhouse. 7:30 p.m. Love Street Playhouse, 126 Love St., Woodland; $13 to $16. 360-907-9996 or www.lovestreetplayhouse.com. For more details, see the go: friday page.

“Opción Múltiple (Multiple Choice)” presented by Miracle Theatre Group. Presented in Spanish with English supertitles. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Feb. 28. Milagro Theatre, 525 S.E. Stark St., Portland; $24, $19 for students and seniors. 503-236-7253 or www.milagro.org. For more details, see the go: friday page.

“Ruthless! The Musical” presented by Stumptown Stages. Aspiring 8-year-old actress Tina Denmark will do anything to play Pippi Longstocking in the school musical, including murdering the leading lady in this satirical production. Feb. 19-March 8; 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sundays. Brunish Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland; $33.65 to $43.65, $29.65 for students and seniors. 800-273-1530 or www.stumptownstages.org

“Threesome” presented by Portland Center Stage. Noon and 7:30 p.m. Ellyn Bye Studio at the Armory, 128 N.W. 11th Ave., Portland; $35 to $55; $25 for students. 503-445-3700 or www.pcs.org. For more details, see the go: friday page.

“Tribes” presented by Artists Repertory Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through March 1. Alder Stage, 1516 S.W. Alder St., Portland; $41 to $46; $25 for students. 503-241-1278 or www.artistsrep.org. For more details, see the go: friday page.

Words

Mark Doten, “The Infernal,” 7:30 p.m. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 3723 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., Portland; 800-878-7323 or www.powells.com

Fairs & festivals

Portland International Film Festival, through Feb. 21. Various venues, Portland; $12, $11 for students and seniors, $9 for children. 503-276-4310 or http://festivals.nwfilm.org/piff38. For more details, see the go: friday page

Portland Jazz Festival, through March 1. Various venues, festival box office, 133 S.W. Second Ave., Portland; $20 to $59. 503-228-5299 or www.portlandjazzfestival.org. For more details, see the go: wednesday page.

Museums

Imaginings of Flight Lecture, 6:30 p.m. Charles Radley of the Oregon L5 Society will speak on “Mining the Moon with a Lunar Elevator.” Tex Rankin Theater, Pearson Air Museum, 1501 E. Fifth St., Vancouver; free. http://go.usa.gov/JQGP

Attractions

Chinese New Year, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Feb. 19-March 5. The Year of the Ram will be celebrated at the Chinese garden with daily activities, along with lion dances, performances and demonstrations on the weekends. There will be a ticketed Lantern Viewing, 6:30 p.m. March 2-5, $25 to $45, $5 to $10 for children ages 3-11. Lan Su Chinese Garden, 239 N.W. Everett St., Portland; $9.50, $8.50 for seniors, $7 for students, $28 family pass, free for children 5 and younger. 503-228-8131 or www.lansugarden.org

Comedy

John Mulaney, 10 p.m. Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., Portland; $27 to $30 through Ticketfly, 877-435-9849 or www.ticketfly.com. www.aladdin-theater.com

Dancing

Scottish country dance lessons, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Clark County Family YMCA, 11324 N.E. 51st Circle, Vancouver; $5. No partner or special clothing needed; all experience levels welcome. 360-798-3388 or www.rscds-swws.org