1. Songs for love
Soprano singer Barbara Choltco will join the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s chamber ensemble for a concert titled “Love Is in the Air.” Songs include a piece from the opera “Samson and Delilah,” “Duo for Violin and Viola” by Bohuslav Martinu, and a composition by Wynton Marsalis and Donald Hunsberger. The concert begins at 3 p.m. Jan. 11 at the Kiggins Theatre, 1101 Main St., Vancouver. Tickets are $25 and $10 for students. Call 360-735-7278 or visit www.vancouversymphony.org.
2. Say hello to science
Every second Saturday, visitors can participate in the “Meet a Scientist” event at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. Local scientists will be on hand from 1 to 4 p.m. Jan. 10 to share their research and knowledge through hands-on activities and conversations. The main exhibit, “Animation,” which explores the processes behind how cartoons come to life, also will draw to a close on Jan. 11. OMSI, 1945 S.E. Water Ave., Portland, is open 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Regular admission is $13, and $9.50 for seniors and ages 3-13. 800-955-6674 or www.omsi.edu
3. Behind the headlines
The Liberty Theatre will bring the documentary “Citizenfour,” rated R, to Clark County. In 2013, filmmaker Laura Poitras was contacted by someone under the name ‘citizen four’ who wanted to reveal the covert surveillance programs run by the National Security Agency. She and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong to meet with Edward Snowden, all captured by Poitras’ camera. The film will be shown at 12:50 p.m. Jan. 10-11; 5:30 p.m. Jan. 10, 12 and 14; and 7:50 p.m. Jan. 9, 11, 13 and 15 in the theatre’s Granada Studio, 315 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas. Tickets are $4, and $3 for Tuesdays. Those younger than 21 must be accompanied by a parent in the Granada Studio. 360-859-9555 or www.camasliberty.com
4. Winter production
Winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” revolves around the fraught relationship of three middle-age siblings. Jobless Vanya and his sister Sonia live in the family home paid for by their movie-star sister Masha. But when Masha returns with her boy-toy Spike, she threatens to sell the house, upsetting the status quo. The production by Portland Center Stage will run Jan. 10 through Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays and noon Thursdays at the Gerding Theater at the Armory, 128 N.W. 11th Ave., Portland. Tickets are $49 to $69, $29 to $41 for Jan. 10-15, and $25 for students and youth. 503-445-3700 or www.pcs.org
