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Go, Thursday: G. Love & Special Sauce; Patton Oswalt; Clark jazz fest

The Columbian

Published: January 22, 2015, 4:00pm

Blues-infused G. Love and Special Sauce will perform Jan. 29 at McMenamins Crystal Ballroom in Portland.

Concerts

Bad Suns, Coasts, 7 p.m. Hawthorne Theatre, 1507 S.E. 39th Ave., Portland; $15 to $18 through Cascade Tickets, 800-514-3849 or www.cascadetickets.com. 503-233-7100 or www.hawthornetheatre.com

The Expendables, 8 p.m. Wonder Ballroom, 128 N.E. Russell St., Portland; $17 to $20, through Ticketfly, 877-435-9849 or www.ticketfly.com. 503-284-8686 or www.wonderballroom.com

G. Love & Special Sauce, Matt Costa, 8 p.m. McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W. Burnside St., Portland; $22.50 through Cascade Tickets, 800-514-3849 or www.cascadetickets.com. 503-225-0047 or www.crystalballroompdx.com

Particle, 9 p.m. Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., Portland; $15 through Ticketfly, 877-435-9849 or www.ticketfly.com. www.aladdin-theater.com

Nightlife

Left Coast Country, 8 p.m. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N. Mississippi Ave., Portland; $5, 21 and older. 503-288-3895 or www.mississippistudios.com

Mike Propsom & Loren Schulte, 6 to 8 p.m. The Grant House, 1101 Officers Row, Vancouver; 360-906-1101 or www.thegranthouse.us

On stage

“Late Night Catechism,” 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29-31. An irrepressible nun teaches class to a roomful of “students” in this mix of stand-up comedy and audience participation. Winningstad Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland; $45.50 to $50.50. 800-273-1530 or www.portland5.com

“Wild Horses of the Yakama Indian Nation,” 3 to 4 p.m. Lecturer Teresa Hovland will discuss the history and current possibilities of the more than 15,000 wild horses that roam the reservation. Clearwater Springs Assisted Living, 201 N.W. 78th St., Vancouver; free. 360-546-3344.

Dance

Groovin’ Greenhouse, 7:30 p.m. Part of the Fertile Ground Festival. Polaris Dance Theatre, 1501 S.W. Taylor St., Portland; $15 to $18. 503-380-5472 or www.polarisdance.org. For more details, see the go: friday page.

Theater

“Dead Man’s Cell Phone” presented by Profile Theatre. When Jen takes possession of a dead man’s phone, she’s drawn into adventure, purpose and love, but at what cost? Jan. 29-Feb. 15. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 11, 2 p.m. Sunday. Artists Repertory Theatre, 1515 S.W. Morrison St., Portland; $15 to $32. 503-242-0080 www.profiletheatre.org

“The Seven Wonders of Ballyknock” presented by Lakewood Theatre Company. 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Feb. 15. Lakewood Center of the Arts, 368 S. State St., Lake Oswego, Ore.; $32, $30 for seniors, $20 for students. 503-635-3901 or www.lakewood-center.org. For more details, see the go: friday page.

“Sidekicks: Season Two” presented by Action/Adventure Theater. 8 p.m. Thursdays through Feb. 8. Action/Adventure Theatre, 1050 S.E. Clinton St., Portland; $12 to $16. action-adventure.squarespace.com. For more details, see the go: friday page.

“Threesome” presented by Portland Center Stage. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through March 8. Noon Feb. 5. 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: saturday page.

“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” presented by Portland Center Stage. noon and 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Feb. 8. Gerding Theater at the Armory, 128 N.W. 11th Ave., Portland; $49 to $69; $25 for students. 503-445-3700 or www.pcs.org. For more details, see the go: friday page.

Words

Jennifer Senior, “All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood,” 7:30 p.m. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 3723 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., Portland; 800-878-7323 or www.powells.com

Patton Oswalt, “Silver Screen Fiend,” 6 p.m. Powell’s Books, 1005 W. Burnside St., Portland; 800-878-7323 or www.powells.com

Fairs & festivals

Clark College Jazz Festival, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., finals competition at 7 p.m. Jan. 29-31. The 53rd annual festival will feature 60 middle and high school jazz ensemble from Washington and Oregon as they compete in their divisions for top awards. Gaiser Hall, Clark College, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver; $5. www.clark.edu/campus-life/arts-events/music/jazz_festival

Fertile Ground Festival, through Feb. 1. Various venues, Portland; $50 for festival pass, free to $20 for individual events. www.fertilegroundpdx.org. For more details, see the go: friday page.

Comedy

Kurt Metzger, 8 p.m. Jan. 29, 7:30 and 10 p.m. Jan. 30-31, Helium Comedy Club, 1510 S.E. Ninth Ave., Portland; $15 to $30, for those 21 and older. 888-643-8669 or www.heliumcomedy.com/portland

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 rscds-swws.org