Concerts
Periphery, 6 p.m. Hawthorne Theatre, 1507 S.E. 39th Ave., Portland; $18 to $20 through Cascade Tickets, 800-514-3849 or www.cascadetickets.com. 503-233-7100 or www.hawthornetheatre.com
Nightlife
Eddie Parente, 6 to 8 p.m. The Grant House, 1101 Officers Row, Vancouver; 360-906-1101 or www.thegranthouse.us
Saxophonist Joe Manis and vocalist Siri Vik, 8 p.m. Jimmy Mak’s, 221 N.W. 10th Ave., Portland; $9. 503-295-6542 or www.jimmymaks.com
Willie Watson, 8:30 p.m. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E. Burnside St., Portland; $15, 21 and older. 503-231-9663 or www.dougfirlounge.com
On stage
“DamNation,” 6 to 8 p.m. The fifth annual Food and Film Series features pizza and an environmental film every fourth Tuesday of the month. This documentary looks at the rivers and landscapes altered by dams and how that shapes our values. Vancouver Community Library, 901 C St., Vancouver; free. 360-852-9189 or www.vancouverwatersheds.org
Theater
“Threesome” presented by Portland Center Stage. 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through March 8. 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. 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays 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
Last Tuesdays Poetry, 7 p.m. Poet Doug Westberg will be the featured poet, reading from his book “Papa Doug’s Light Book of Little Verse.” Barnes & Noble, Vancouver Plaza, 7700 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver; 360-253-9007 or bn.com/events
Fairs & festivals
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.
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.
