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Go, Wednesday: ‘Wicked,’ Summer Movies at Camas Library

By Ashley Swanson, Columbian Features News Coordinator

Published: July 30, 2015, 5:00pm

Concerts

Emmet Cahill, 8 p.m. The Old Church, 1422 S.W. 11th Ave., Portland; $30. 503-222-2031 or www.theoldchurch.org

Melao de Cuba, 5 to 7 p.m. Part of the Music on Main Street series. Southwest Main Street, between Broadway and Park Avenue, Portland; free. 503-274-6591 or www.portland5.com

Portland Soul All-Stars, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The blues-soul group performs as part of the Summer Concerts in the Park. Crown Park, Northeast Everett and 17th Avenue, Camas; free. 360-834-5307 or www.cityofcamas.us/index.php/parkshome

Toadies, 8 p.m. Hawthorne Theatre, 1507 S.E. 39th Ave., Portland; $25, 21 and older, through Cascade Tickets, 855-227-8499 or www.cascadetickets.com. 503-233-7100 or www.hawthornetheatre.com

Nightlife

Haunted Summer, Foxtails Brigade, 8:30 p.m. Holocene, 1001 S.E. Morrison St., Portland; $7 to $8, 21 and older. 503-239-7639 or www.holocene.org

Metz, 9 p.m. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E. Burnside St., Portland; $15, 21 and older. 503-231-9663 or www.dougfirlounge.com

Sarah Bethe Nelson, 9 p.m. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N. Mississippi Ave., Portland; $12, 21 and older. 503-288-3895 or www.mississippistudios.com

The Tony Pacini Band, 8 p.m. Jimmy Mak’s, 221 N.W. 10th Ave., Portland; $12. 503-295-6542 or www.jimmymaks.com

On stage

Summer Movies at Camas Library, 2 p.m. Popcorn will be served with movies on the big screen at the library every Wednesday through Aug. 12. “Jupiter Ascending,” rated PG-13, will be shown. Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas; free. 360-834-4692 or www.cityofcamas.us/library

Theater

“Unnecessary Farce,” presented by Lakewood Theatre Company. 7:30 p.m. Continues through Aug. 16. 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.

“Wicked,” presented by Broadway in Portland. The internationally popular musical looks at the time before Dorothy arrives in the land of Oz. Two girls — one smart and misunderstood, the other popular and ambitious‚ grow up to be the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good. 7:30 p.m. Aug. 5 through 8, 11 through 15, 18 through 22; 1 p.m. Aug. 6, 9, 16, 20, 23; 2 p.m. Aug. 8, 15, 22; 6:30 p.m. Aug. 9 and 16. Keller Auditorium, 222 S.W. Clay St., Portland; $30 to $175. 800-273-1530 or portland.broadway.com

Words

Kevin Palau, “Unlikely: Setting Aside our Differences to Live Out the Gospel,” with former Portland mayor Sam Adams, 7:30 p.m. Powell’s Books, 1005 W. Burnside St., Portland; free. 800-878-7323 or www.powells.com/events

Out & about

Science in the Park and Noon Concert Series, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Wednesday through Aug. 12. Visitors are invited to participate in hands-on science activities and local music performances. On Aug. 5, children can learn about botany, with music by The Gravy. Esther Short Park, Columbia and West Eighth streets, Vancouver; free. www.cityofvancouver.us/publicworks/page/science-park

Attractions

Sunset at the Oregon Zoo, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The zoo offers music, activities and a chance to see the animals at twilight. 4001 S.W. Canyon Road, Portland; $11.50; $10 for ages 65 and older; $8.50 for ages 3 through 11. 503-226-1561 or www.oregonzoo.org