Concerts
Hard Working Americans, The Congress, 8 p.m. McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W. Burnside St., Portland; $25 through Cascade Tickets, 800-514-3849 or www.cascadetickets.com. 503-225-0047 or www.crystalballroompdx.com
Tegan and Sara, 8 p.m. Roseland Theater, 8 N.W. Sixth Ave., Portland; $39.50 through TicketsWest, 800-992-8499 or www.ticketswest.com. www.roselandpdx.com
Tig Notaro presents “Boyish Girl Interrupted,” 8 p.m. Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., Portland; $25 through Ticketfly, 877-435-9849 or www.ticketfly.com. www.aladdin-theater.com
Nightlife
Alexz Johnson, 8 p.m. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N. Mississippi Ave., Portland; $12, 21 and older. 503-288-3895 or www.mississippistudios.com
Mirah, Luz Mendoza, 9 p.m. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E. Burnside St., Portland; $14 to $16, 21 and older, through Ticketfly, 877- 435-9849 or www.ticketfly.com. 503-231-9663 or www.dougfirlounge.com.
White Arrows, Hosannas, 8:30 p.m. Holocene, 1001 S.E. Morrison St., Portland; $10 to $12, 21 and older. 503-239-7639 or www.holocene.org
On stage
Science on Tap Vancouver, 7 p.m. “Music to Your Ears? Brains, Sound and How to Save Your Hearing” features Dr. Allison Coffin of Washington State Vancouver’s neuroscience department as she talks about how we hear and how to protect our ears. Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main St., Vancouver; $8 to $10 suggested cover. www.viaproductions.org
Dance
White Bird Dance presents BalletBoyz, 7:30 p.m. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 S.W. Broadway, Portland; $26 to $68. 503-245-1600 or whitebird.org. For more details, see the go: tuesday page
Theater
“The Typographer’s Dream” presented by Portland Center Stage. 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Nov. 16. Ellyn Bye Studio at the Armory, 128 N.W. 11th Ave., Portland; $40 to $55, $25 for youth and students. 503-445-3700 or www.pcs.org/typographer. For more details, see the go: friday page
Words
Diana Gabaldon, 5 p.m. The Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation will host New York Times bestselling author Diana Gabaldon, “Outlander” series, during the foundation’s annual dinner and silent auction. Hilton Vancouver, 301 W. Sixth St., Vancouver; $75. 360-906-4704 or www.fvrlf.org
Nayomi Munaweera, “Island of a Thousand Mirrors,” 7:30 p.m. Powell’s Books, 1005 W. Burnside St., Portland; 800-878-7323 or www.powells.com
Fairs & festivals
The Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival, through Nov. 15. Whitsell Auditorium, 1219 S.W. Park Ave., Portland; $9, $8 for students and seniors, $6 for children ages 12 and younger; $40 for a festival pass. festivals.nwfilm.org/nwfest41. For more details, see the go: friday page
Museums
Richard, W. Etulain, “The Life and Legends of Calamity Jane,” 6 p.m. Richard Etulain will discuss his latest biography on the woman behind the legend of the Wild West heroine. Oregon Historical Society and Oregon History Museum, 1200 S.W. Park Ave., Portland; $11; $9 for students and seniors; $5 for children 6-18; free for ages 5 and younger. 503-222-1741 or www.ohs.org
Comedy
“The Comedy Bull,” 8 p.m. Helium Comedy Club, 1510 S.E. Ninth Ave., Portland; $10 to $17, for those 21 and older. 888-643-8669 or www.heliumcomedy.com/portland
Dancing
Public dancing with music by Steel & Velvet, 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays, Fraternal Order of Eagles, 107 E. Seventh St., Vancouver; $5. 360-693-8119.
