Go, Friday: Quiet Music Festival, Gorge Blues & Brews, Bookfest ’15

Concerts

“Let Beauty Awake: Music of Barber, Bernstein, Copland, and Vaughan Williams,” 7:30 p.m. The Old Church, 1422 S.W. 11th Ave., Portland; $15 to $18. 503-222-2031 or www.theoldchurch.org

Piano! Push Play! Summer Kick Off Concert, 7 p.m. Local bands, musicians and many pianos will fill the museum courtyard for this event kick off. Portland Art Museum, 1219 S.W. Park Ave., Portland; free. www.pianopushplay.com

Quiet Music Festival, 7 p.m. June 26-27. The fifth annual event highlights the soft and acoustic, with performances from Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Sonny Smith, Secret Drum Band, Irma Vep and more, open to all ages. Disjecta, 8371 N. Interstate Ave., Portland; $10 to $12, $16 to $18 for both nights. www.disjecta.org

Nightlife

Dischords, 9 p.m. Cascade Bar & Grill, 15000 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver; $5, 21 and older. 360-254-0749 or www.cascadebarandgrill.co

Echoes of Yasgurs, 6 to 9 p.m. Moulton Falls Winery, 31101 N.E. Railroad Ave., Yacolt; no cover charge. 360-686-4070 or www.moultonfallswinery.com

Genders, Helvetia, 9 p.m. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N. Mississippi Ave., Portland; $10, for 21 and older. 503-288-3895 or www.mississippistudios.com

Jacco Gardner, 9 p.m. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E. Burnside St., Portland; $12 to $14, for 21 and older. 503-231-9663 or www.dougfirlounge.com

Jambo and the Senate, 8 p.m. Prairie Bar and Grill, 14925 N.E. Caples Road, Brush Prairie; $2. 360-892-6313 or www.prairiebarandgrill.com

Jim Fischer, 9 p.m. to midnight. Applebee’s Hazel Dell, 816 N.E. 98th Circle, Vancouver; no cover. www.jimfischer.net

Karaoke with PMS, 8:30 p.m. Jollie’s Restaurant and Lounge, 17701 N.E. Union Road, Ridgefield; no cover charge. 360-573-3141.

Sonny Hess and NW Women in R&B, 8 p.m. Jimmy Mak’s, 221 N.W. 10th Ave., Portland; $12 to $15. 503-295-6542 or www.jimmymaks.com

Tim Snider, 9 p.m. Brickhouse Bar and Grill, 109 W. 15th St., Vancouver; no cover charge, 21 and older. 360-695-3686 or www.vancouverbrickhouse.com

On stage

“Potted Potter,” 7:30 p.m. June 26; 2 and 8 p.m. June 27; 1 and 4 p.m. June 28. This staged parody features actors Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner condensing all seven Harry Potter books into 70 minutes in a show for ages 6 and older. Newmark Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland; $36.25 to $85.75; $30.75 to $80 for ages 12 and younger. 800-273-1530 or www.portland5.com

“Puppetz Vs. People,” 8 p.m. June 26-27. Celebrating 15 years, ComedySportz Portland and Tears of Joy Theatre present a grudge match between puppets and improv comics, with all scenes and games based on audience suggestions. ComedySportz, 1963 N.W. Kearney St., Portland; $15, reservations recommended. 503-236-8888 or www.portlandcomedy.com

Dance

“Summer Splendors,” 7:30 p.m. June 26-27; 4 p.m. June 28. Northwest Dance Project presents four world-premiere pieces performed by the 10-dancer troupe, accompanied by musicians from the Chamber Music Northwest Summer Festival. Lincoln Performance Hall, 1620 S.W. Park Ave., Portland; $30 to $60. www.nwdanceproject.org

Theater

“HMS Pinafore,” presented by Mock’s Crest Productions. This comic operetta is set on a royal ship as Josephine, the captain’s daughter, must decide between her love, dashing sailor Ralph, or her father’s choice, Lord Admiral Joseph. 7:30 p.m. June 26-27, 2 p.m. June 28. Mago Hunt Center Theater, University of Portland, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd., Portland; $32, $27 for students and seniors. 503-943-7287 or college.up.edu/pfa

“MacBeth in Lone Fir Cemetery,” presented by Portland Actors Ensemble. Among the tombstones of Lone Fir Cemetery, actors will bring Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy to life in the twilight hours. 7 p.m. June 26-27, July 2-3, 9-10, 16-17, 23-25. Lone Fir Cemetery, Southeast 26th Avenue and Washington Street, Portland; free, donations encouraged. www.portlandactors.com

Off the Rails Festival, presented by Third Rail Mentorship Company. A festival of three short plays and a reading of a new play by resident playwright Alexandra Schaffer. 7:30 p.m. June 26-28. Action/Adventure Theater, 1050 S.E. Clinton St., Portland; $15, $25 for a festival pass. thirdrailrep.org

“Rose Colored Glass,” presented by Magenta Theater Company. In 1938 Chicago, neighbors Lady O’Riley and Rose Fleishman are both widows, and mistrustful of one another. Lady’s 13-year-old granddaughter Peg is determined to unite them in friendship. But it’s a worthy cause and rumblings of war that bring them together. 7:30 p.m. June 26 and 2 p.m. June 27. Magenta Theater, 606 Main St., Vancouver; $15 to $18. 360-635-4358 or www.magentatheater.com

Words

Bookfest ’15, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 26-27. The Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation used book sale features more than 15,000 books for sale, with proceeds benefiting the library’s summer reading program. Fort Vancouver Regional Library District Headquarters, 1007 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver; free, 50 cents to $1 for books. 360-906-4700 or www.fvrlf.org

Fairs & festivals

Gorge Blues and Brews Festival, 6 to 10 p.m. June 26; noon to 10 p.m. June 27. The 22nd annual festival celebrates local brews and musicians on June 26, with free admission and dancing. On June 27, 16 regional craft breweries will surround two stages of live blues musicians, headlined by Patrick Lamb and the Funkified Band. Skamania County Fairgrounds, 650 S.W. Rock Creek Drive, Stevenson; free for June 26, $20 for June 27, for 21 and older. www.gorgebluesandbrews.com

Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. June 26-27; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 28. The 52nd annual arts festival features works by regional artists including “On the Fringe,” a special exhibit on innovative fiber artists. There will also be music, high school art exhibit, demonstrations, crafts and more. Lakewood Center for the Art, 368 S. State St., Lake Oswego, Ore.; free, $5 suggested donation. www.lakewood-center.org

Maryhill Festival of Speed, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 26; 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 27; 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. June 28. The largest gravity sports festival features 230 of the world’s best downhill skateboarders and street lugers racing down the 2.2 mile Maryhill Loops Road, which features 22 corners. There is also a half-pipe competition, music and autograph sessions. Maryhill Loops Road, US097, Goldendale; free. www.maryhillfestivalofspeed.com

Portland International Beerfest, noon to 10 p.m. June 26-27; noon to 7 p.m. June 28. Taste brews from near and far with more than 220 beers to try, along with live music, local food carts, lawn and pub games. Holladay Park, Northeast Holladay Street and 11th Avenue, Portland; free, $20 to $35 for 21 and older. www.portland-beerfest.com

Portland Jewish Film Festival, through June 28. The 23rd annual film series explores themes of spirituality and Jewish identity in all parts of the world. Whitsell Auditorium, 1219 S.W. Park Ave., Portland; $9.503-221-1156 or www.nwfilm.org/festivals/jewishfestival

Museums

Friday Night at the Art Museum, 5 to 8 p.m. Visitors can explore the exhibits of the art museum a bit differently, with special tours and games, a pop-up pub and social events. Portland Art Museum, 1219 S.W. Park Ave., Portland; $5, free every fourth Friday. 503-226-2811 or www.pam.org

Historical Walking Tours, noon to 1 p.m. Fridays, 9 to 10 a.m. Saturdays, through Aug. 22. “Hudson’s Bay Promenade,” June 26, starts at Crosley Lanes. “Working Suburbia,” June 27, starts at the museum. Clark County Historical Museum, 1511 Main St., Vancouver; $7, reservation required. 360-993-5679 or www.cchmuseum.org

Comedy

“Hive Five,” 8 p.m. Five veteran improvisers present two different takes to group improv. Brody Theater, 16 N.W. Broadway, Portland; $12, $9 for students and seniors. 503-224-2227 or www.brodytheater.com

Ryan Hamilton, 7:30 and 10 p.m. Helium Comedy Club, 1510 S.E. Ninth Ave., Portland; $15 to $30, for those 21 and older. 888-643-8669 or www.heliumcomedy.com/portland

“Seven on 7,” 10 p.m. Stand-up meets improv. Brody Theater, 16 N.W. Broadway, Portland; $8. 503-224-2227 or www.brodytheater.com