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Go, Tuesday: MarchFourth! Family Show; Chelsea Cain; Doll Festival

The Columbian
Published: February 27, 2015, 12:00am

Concerts

Caribou, 9 p.m. Roseland Theater, 8 N.W. Sixth Ave., Portland; $18 through Cascade Tickets, 855-227-8499 or www.cascadetickets.com. 971-230-0033 or www.roselandpdx.com

“The General” with live soundtrack, 7:30 p.m. The University of Portland Orchestra presents the premiere of a live score composed by senior Dana Coppernoll-Houston. Buckley Center Auditorium, 5000 N Willamette Blvd, Portland; free. 503-943-8000 or www.up.edu/music

MarchFourth! Family Show, 6:30 p.m. McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W. Burnside St., Portland; $13 to $16, $10 to $13 for ages 4-12, free for ages 3 and younger, through Cascade Tickets, 800-514-3849 or www.cascadetickets.com. 503-225-0047 or www.crystalballroompdx.com

Nightlife

Slow Magic, 9 p.m. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E. Burnside St., Portland; $3 with RSVP, $12, for ages 21 and older. 503-231-9663 or www.dougfirlounge.com

Viet Cong, 9 p.m. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N. Mississippi Ave., Portland; $10 to $12, for ages 21 and older. 503-288-3895 or www.mississippistudios.com

On stage

“In the Mood,” 2 and 7:30 p.m. The music of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman and more are brought to life with a big band orchestra, swing dancers and vocalists in this 1940s musical revue. Newmark Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland; $38.50 to $70. 800-273-1530 or www.inthemoodlive.com

Theater

“Other Desert Cities” presented by Portland Center Stage. 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through March 22. Gerding Theater at the Armory, 128 N.W. 11th Ave., Portland; $36 to $69; $25 for students. 503-445-3700 or www.pcs.org. For more details, see the go: friday page.

“Threesome” presented by Portland Center Stage. 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.

Words

Chelsea Cain, 7 to 9 p.m. The Professional Writers Series continues with New York Times best-seller Chelsea Cain, author of “Confessions of a Teenage Sleuth,” the Gretchen Lowell series and most recently “One Kick,” will talk about “killer” fiction. Library, Room 240, WSU Vancouver, 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave., Vancouver; free. events.vancouver.wsu.edu

“Frankenstein Revisited: Anatomy of a Masterpiece,” 6:30 p.m. Film and literature historian Lance Rhoades explores how Mary Shelley’s book continues to be a symbol in debates of technology, slavery and suffrage. Ridgefield Community Library, 210 N. Main Ave., Ridgefield; 360-906-4770

Kim Gordon, “Girl in a Band,” in conversation with Jon Raymond, 7 p.m. Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 Southwest Cedar Hills Boulevard, Beaverton; 800-878-7323 or www.powells.com

Michael Gazzaniga, “Tales from Both Sides of the Brain,” 7:30 p.m. Powell’s Books, 1005 W. Burnside St., Portland; 800-878-7323 or www.powells.com

Museums

Mark O. Hatfield Historians Forum Lecture, 7 p.m. Todd Purdum of Vanity Fair will speak about his book “An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Two Presidents, Two Parties and the Battle for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.” First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1126 S.W. Park Ave., Portland; $25 to $75, $10 for students. 503-222-1741 or www.ohs.org

Attractions

Chinese New Year, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, through March 5. 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. For more details, see the go: friday page.

Hina Matsuri, The Doll Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Portland Japanese Garden, 611 S.W. Kingston Ave., Portland; $9.50; $7.75 seniors and college students; $6.75 for ages 6-17; free for children 5 and younger. 503-223-1321 or www.japanesegarden.com. For more details, see the go: friday page.

Dancing

International Folk Dancing, 3 to 4:30 p.m. 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. 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.

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