1. The new scene
Drink This! Vancouver returns with a mix of local beverage makers from 4 to 9 p.m. Jan. 23. Create a self-guided tour and visit participating business in uptown and downtown Vancouver that will offer samples of beer, wine, coffee, tea, soda, cider and spirits. The locations are Trap Door Brewing, 2315 Main St.; Vancouver Pizza Company, 2219 Main St.; The Thirsty Sasquatch, 2110 Main St.; Cellar 55 Tasting Room, 1812 Washington St.; Burnt Bridge Cellars, 1500 Broadway; Charlie’s Bodega, 1220 Main St.; Heathen Brewing Feral Pub, 1109 Washington St.; Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main St.; Trusty Brewing, 114 E. Evergreen Blvd.; Pacific House, 819 Main St.; Donnell’s Bar, 813 Main St.; and Main Event Sports Grill, 800 Main St. The event, for those 21 and older, is free, and tasting fees may apply. www.drinkthisvancouver.com
2. All about chocolate
The World Forestry Center hosts its annual ChocolateFest, part sweet bonanza and part fundraiser for forestry education and programs. The festival will include hundreds of vendors providing chocolate samples, along with cooking demonstrations, educational presentations from chocolatiers and wine pairings. The festival is open 4 to 9 p.m. Jan. 22 for just those 21 and older, and for all ages from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 23 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Oregon Convention Center, 777 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland. Tickets are $15, $13 for seniors, $8 for children and students, and $25 for a VIP pass. chocolatefest.org
3. Friday comedy
Church of the Good Shepard hosts Good Laughs! Comedy Show for an evening of comedy featuring improvisational comedians from ComedySportz and Elvis impersonator David Owens. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the performance at 7 p.m. Jan. 22 at the church, 805 S.E. Ellsworth Road, Vancouver. Tickets are $10 and $20 for limited VIP seats. 360-882-5662 or www.goodshepherdvancouver.org
4. Jazz age
Vancouver-based Metropolitan Performing Arts Academy will bring the era of the flapper to life with the classic show “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” Set in New York City in 1922, determined Millie Dillmount searches for a new life in the big city. Her grand plan of social climbing goes completely awry, thanks to a devious hotel owner, a wealthy boss who can’t take a marriage hint and falling in love with a man who doesn’t have a dime to his name, or so he tells her. Performances run 7:30 p.m. Jan. 22 and 23 and 2 p.m. Jan. 24 at Winningstad Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland. Tickets are $10 to $12. 503-248-4335 or www.portland5.com/winningstad-theatre
