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Go, Tuesday: Public Archaeology Field School, Rob Thomas, Summer movies,

The Columbian

Published: June 24, 2015, 12:00am

Washington State University Teaching Assistant Caitlin Wichlacz grabs a ceramic piece discovered at the excavation site at the Little Proulx house at Fort Vancouver in 2012.

Concert

Rob Thomas, 7:30 p.m. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 S.W. Broadway, Portland; $53 to $74. 800-273-1530 or www.portland5.com

Nightlife

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

Doug and Judy Smith, 6 to 8 p.m. The Grant House, 1101 Officers Row, Vancouver; 360-906-1101 or www.thegranthouse.us

Gary Wilson, Nurses, 8:30 p.m. Holocene, 1001 S.E. Morrison St., Portland; $12 to $14, for 21 and older. 503-239-7639 or www.holocene.org

Iceage, 9 p.m. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N. Mississippi Ave., Portland; $12 to $14, for 21 and older. 503-288-3895 or www.mississippistudios.com

On stage

Summer Movie Series, 10 a.m. Tuesdays, through Aug. 25. Westfield Vancouver mall hosts family-friendly movies, followed by activities and crafts. “Puss in Boots,” rated PG, will be shown. Cinetopia Vancouver Mall 23, 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive, Vancouver; free, tickets can be found at specific mall retailers. www.westfield.com/vancouver

Words

“A Batter of Life and Death,” 6 to 9 p.m. A book launch party for the second book in local author Ellie Alexander’s Bakeshop Mystery series set in Ashland, Ore. Cellar 55 Tasting Room, 1812 Washington St., Vancouver; free. www.facebook.com/elliealexanderauthor

Last Tuesdays Poetry, 7 p.m. Cecelia Hagen will be the featured poet, reading from her book, “Entering.” Open mic slots will be available. Barnes & Noble, Vancouver Plaza, 7700 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver; free. 360-253-9007 or www.bn.com/events

Max Blumenthal, “The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza,” 7:30 p.m. Powell’s Books, 1005 W. Burnside St., Portland; free. 800-878-7323 or www.powells.com

Fairs & festivals

Chamber Music Northwest Summer Festival, 8 p.m. Lincoln Performance Hall, Portland State University, 1620 SW Park Ave., Portland; free to $65, $10 for ages 7 to 25. 503-294-6400 or www.cmnw.org. For more details, see the go: saturday page.

Museums

Reel Science: “The Penguin Counters,” 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Mixing film and science, the event features a lecture about penguins with an Oregon Zoo bird keeper, followed by the documentary, rated G. Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, 1945 S.E. Water Ave., Portland; $7. 800-955-6674 or www.omsi.edu

Attractions

Public Archaeology Field School, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, through July 25. Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, 1001 E. Fifth St., Vancouver; free. www.nps.gov/fova. For more details, see the go: friday page.

Comedy

Fifth annual Portland’s Funniest Person Semi-Finals, 7 and 10 p.m. Helium Comedy Club, 1510 S.E. Ninth Ave., Portland; $15 to $23 for those 21 and older. 888-643-8669 or www.heliumcomedy.com/portland

Dancing

International Folk Dancing, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Marshall Center, 1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd., Vancouver; $1. Learn different folk dances. No partner or experience needed. 360-828-5031 or 253-861-1012