Go, Friday: Camas First Friday, ‘Calendar Girls’, Passport Approved Live

Spring Benefit Concert, 7 p.m. Featuring Doug Smith’s trio, Three Together, and Rite of Spring, to benefit the Fort Vancouver Lion’s Club. Sherman Auditorium, Washington State School for the Blind, 2215 E. McLoughlin Blvd., Vancouver; $15. 360-696-6321 ext. 120 or www.fortvancouverlions.org

Nightlife

94/7 Alternative Portland presents Passport Approved Live, 8 p.m. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E. Burnside St., Portland; $9.47, for ages 21 and older. 503-231-9663 or www.dougfirlounge.com

East Bay Grease meets the Portland Soul All-Stars, 7:30 and 10 p.m. Jimmy Mak’s, 221 N.W. 10th Ave., Portland; $12 to $15. 503-295-6542 or www.jimmymaks.com

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

Kenny Kofler and the Third Power, 9 p.m. Byno’s Roadhouse, 4250 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver; no cover charge. 360-314-4833 or www.bynosroadhouse.com

Quiet Life, Hey Rosetta, 9 p.m. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N. Mississippi Ave., Portland; $12, for ages 21 and older. 503-288-3895 or www.mississippistudios.com

Sell the Farm, 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

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

On stage

Portland Opera To Go, 7 p.m. March 6; 1 p.m. March 7. Portland Opera presents a bilingual 50 minute adaptation of “The Barber of Seville” as part of the company’s education program. The story highlights the power of love to triumph over adversity. Hampton Opera Center, 211 S.E. Caruthers St., Portland; $10, $5 for ages 12 and younger, $20 for a family. 503-241-1802 or www.portlandopera.org

Dance

“Cinderella,” 7:30 p.m. March 6; 2 and 7:30 p.m. March 7. Oregon Ballet Theatre presents the timeless fairy tale as Cinderella helps her stepmother and stepsisters prepare for the ball where the Prince will choose his bride, until a pair of glass slippers changes Cinderella’s life. Keller Auditorium, 222 S.W. Clay St., Portland; $34.85 to $155.10. 503-222-5538 or www.obt.org

“Sequence 8,” 7:30 p.m. March 6; 2 and 7:30 p.m. March 7. Montreal circus company Les 7 Doigts de la Main presents its newest creation as eight performance juggle, spin and leap across the stage. Newmark Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland; $26 to $68. 503-245-1600 or www.whitebird.org

Theater

“Calendar Girls” presented by Magenta Theater Company. Based on the true story of a group of British housewives who create a “nude” calendar photographed by a young amateur to raise money for leukemia research. The cast of the production also starred in its own “nude” calendar. 7:30 p.m. March 6 and 2 p.m. March 7. Magenta Theater, 606 Main St., Vancouver; $15 to $18. 360-635-4358 or www.magentatheater.com

“The Importance of Being Earnest” presented by Portland State University. Oscar Wilde’s classic play mocks and revels in Victorian society as mistaken identity and eager young loves weave a complex situation. 7:30 p.m. March 6-7. Lincoln Performance Hall, 1620 S.W. Park Ave., Portland; $15, $8 for students and seniors. 503-725-4612 or www.pdx.edu/the-arts/theatre-film

“Nunsense” presented by Love Street Playhouse. This musical comedy follows the surviving Little Sisters of Hoboken, after their cook Sister Julia accidentally poisons most of the convent. To raise money for the burials, the nuns put on a variety show. 7:30 p.m. March 7 and 2 p.m. March 8. Love Street Playhouse, 126 Love St., Woodland; $13 to $16. 360-907-9996 or www.lovestreetplayhouse.com

“Other Desert Cities” presented by Portland Center Stage. In this family drama by Jon Robin Baitz, Brooke returns home to celebrate Christmas with her family in Palm Springs, only to reveal that she’s about to publish a memoir that reopens a pivotal and tragic event. Through March 22: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays; 2 p.m. March 7-8, 15, 21-22; noon March 12, 19. Gerding Theater at the Armory, 128 N.W. 11th Ave., Portland; $36 to $69; $25 for students. 503-445-3700 or www.pcs.org

“The Rocky Horror Show” presented by Clark College Theatre. This comic stage musical is a tribute to science fiction and horror movies. It tells the story of a newly engaged couple, a transvestite mad scientist and a man named Rocky Horror. The production encourages audience participation with prop bags sold at the door. 7:30 p.m. March 6-7 and 12-14; Midnight March 7. Decker Theatre, Frost Arts Center, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver; $15, $13 for seniors, $11 for students and alumni. 360-992-2815 or www.clarkbookstore.com

“Ruthless! The Musical” presented by Stumptown Stages. Aspiring 8-year-old actress Tina Denmark will do anything to play Pippi Longstocking in the school musical, including murdering the leading lady in this satirical musical. 7:30 p.m. March 6-7; 2 p.m. March 7-8. Brunish Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland; $33.65 to $43.65, $29.65 for students and seniors. 800-273-1530 or www.stumptownstages.org

“Three Men on a Horse” presented by Lakewood Theatre Company. In the 1930s, Erwin, a greeting card writer, possesses the ability to pick winning horses at the race track, but he never gambles, until small-time gamblers Patsy and Mabel discover his gift. March 6 through April 12; 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, March 18, April 1; 7 p.m. March 8, 15, 22; 2 p.m. March 15, 22, 29, April 12. Lakewood Center of the Arts, 368 S. State St., Lake Oswego, Ore.; $32, $30 for seniors. 503-635-3901 or www.lakewood-center.org

“Threesome” presented by Portland Center Stage. Egyptian-Americans Leila and Rashid attempt to solve their relationship issues by inviting a stranger into their bedroom. The comic and awkward evening raises issues of secrets, sexism, independence. Contains nudity, mature language and content. 7:30 p.m. March 6-7; 2 p.m. March 7-8. 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

“Tribes” presented by Artists Repertory Theatre. Billy, the only deaf member of his competitive, academic family, has never learned to sign. He meets Sylvia, a woman raised by deaf parents who’s also losing her hearing, and they fall in love. But Billy’s family is less than receptive. 2 and 7:30 p.m. March 7; 2 p.m. March 8. Alder Stage, 1516 S.W. Alder St., Portland; $41 to $46; $25 for students. 503-241-1278 or www.artistsrep.org

Out & about

Camas First Friday, 5 to 8 p.m. Downtown Camas Association will host “Go Green,” with leprechauns hiding at downtown businesses, children’s activities about being green and a visit by Eartha the Clown. Northeast Fourth Avenue, Camas; free. 360-216-7378 or downtowncamas.com

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner, 6 to 9 p.m. A dinner and auction benefiting the Share Backpack program. There will be an Irish potato dinner, with performances by George Coleman and the Marlene Schell School of Dance. Ridgefield High School, 2630 S. Hillhurst Road, Ridgefield; $7, $3 for children. 360-904-2516 or www.ci.ridgefield.wa.us/community

Museums

Music open mic session, 7 p.m. first Friday of each month, hosted by Wayne Hoffman. North Clark Historical Museum, Noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays. 21416 N.E. 399th St., Amboy; Donations accepted. 360-247-5800 or www.lewisriver.com/amboy/museum

First Friday at the Portland Children’s Museum, 4 to 8 p.m. The museum’s exhibits are open to visitors, featuring an evening of themed activities and craft projects, for free. Portland Children’s Museum, 4015 S.W. Canyon Road, Portland; free. 503-223-6500 or www.portlandcm.org

ComedySportz improv show, 8 p.m. The family-friendly performance features two teams of improv players. ComedySportz, 1963 N.W. Kearney St., Portland; $15, reservations recommended. 503-236-8888 or www.portlandcomedy.com

“Fly Ass Jokes,” 9:30 p.m. Stand-up comedy showcase. Brody Theater, 16 N.W. Broadway, Portland; $8. 503-224-2227 or www.brodytheater.com

Dancing

Sesame Dance Club, 7:30 to 11 p.m. Chad Brooks will teach the International Rumba. Lessons at 7:30 p.m. with general dancing from 8:30 to 11 p.m. Norse Hall, 111 N.E. 11th Ave., Portland; $9, $5 for students. 503-236-7082 or www.sesameclub.org