Nightlife
Gold Casio, Foreign Orange, 8:30 p.m. Holocene, 1001 S.E. Morrison St., Portland; $6, 21 and older. 503-239-7639 or www.holocene.org
Magic Giant, 9 p.m. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N. Mississippi Ave., Portland; $10, 21 and older. 503-288-3895 or www.mississippistudios.com
Will Kimbrough, 9 p.m. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E. Burnside St., Portland; $10, 21 and older. 503-231-9663 or www.dougfirlounge.com
Theater
“Dead Man’s Cell Phone” presented by Profile Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11. Artists Repertory Theatre, 1515 S.W. Morrison St., Portland; $15 to $32. 503-242-0080 or www.profiletheatre.org
“How to End Poverty in 90 Minutes” presented by Portland Playhouse. Every show opens with the question how do you attack the problem of poverty? The audience will listen to local community experts, explore and ultimately choose how to spend $1,000 from ticket sales sitting on stage at each performance. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4, 6, 11-15 and 18-21; 2 p.m. Feb. 15; 2 and 7 p.m. Feb. 22. Portland Playhouse, 602 N.E. Prescott St., Portland; $40, $20 for rush tickets. 503-488-5822 or www.portlandplayhouse.org
“The Seven Wonders of Ballyknock” presented by Lakewood Theatre Company. 7:30 p.m. 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.
“Threesome” presented by Portland Center Stage. 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays 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.
“Tribes” presented by Artists Repertory Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through March 1. Alder Stage, 1516 S.W. Alder St., Portland; $25. 503-241-1278 or www.artistsrep.org
“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” presented by Portland Center Stage. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday 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
Gayle Forman, “If I Stay,” “I Was Here,” with Blake Nelson, 7 p.m. Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 Southwest Cedar Hills Blvd., Beaverton, Ore.; 800-878-7323 or www.powells.com
Comedy
The Dirty Dozen, 8 p.m. Helium Comedy Club, 1510 S.E. Ninth Ave., Portland; $12 to $20, for those 21 and older. 888-643-8669 or www.heliumcomedy.com/portland
Ralphie May, 8 p.m. Aladdin Theater, 3017 S.E. Milwaukie Ave., Portland; $35 through Ticketfly, 877-435-9849 or www.ticketfly.com. www.aladdin-theater.com
Dance
Public dancing with music by Steel & Velvet, 7 to 10 p.m. Fraternal Order of Eagles, 107 E. Seventh St., Vancouver; $5. 360-693-8119.
