Go: Football, vignettes, sweets and mysteries

1. Football fun

Pack a picnic blanket and a football for the community Tailgate Party, hosted by the city of Ridgefield. The day will feature music, food vendors, an outdoor beer garden, a cornhole contest and a flag football game for all ages from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 4 in Overlook Park, Pioneer Street and Main Avenue, Ridgefield. Home cooks and chefs will be showing off their skills as part of the second annual community chili challenge at noon, with the best pot of chili winning cash prizes and bragging rights. Winners in the amateur competition will be chosen by a panel of judges, while the winner of the professional category will be decided by public tasting. There also will be a football-themed scavenger hunt at participating downtown businesses, and everyone is encouraged to wear their favorite team colors. Admission is free. 360-887-3557 or http://ridgefieldwa.us/event/first-saturday-tailgate-party-chili-challenge-2

For more football fun, Get Bold Events will host a free Super Bowl 5K run at 10 a.m. Feb. 5 at Hantwick Park, 23100 N.E. Hantwick Road, Yacolt. Finisher medals will be offered, along with refreshments and pancakes, plus a raffle by iQ Credit Union. 360-666-9185 or www.facebook.com/get.bold

2. Love vignettes

Battle Ground High School Drama Club presents “Almost, Maine.” This production interweaves the lives of its characters as they experience love and loss in nine vignettes, all taking place in a little town in Maine called Almost. The performance begins at 7 p.m. Feb. 2-4 and 9-11 at Battle Ground High School, 300 W. Main St., Battle Ground. Tickets are $7, $5 for students and seniors. 360-885-5300 or http://bghs.battlegroundps.org/performing-arts

3. Friday sweets

Chocolate treats, themed activities, a movie and more will be part of First Friday Camas: “A Chocolate Affair to Remember” from 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 3. Activities include Valentine’s crafts for kids and adults, painting of love rocks, music by the youth band Simply 8, chocolate sweets and a screening of “Groundhog Day (1993),” at 8 p.m. at the Liberty Theatre for $6. Visitors also can explore the artwork at local galleries during First Friday in Camas. Students from Camas High School’s Integrated Arts and Academics programs will showcase art prints at Second Story Gallery in the Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas. Glass work by Vicki Green will be on display at the Camas Gallery, 408 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas. And paintings by George Hamilton will be on display at the Attic Gallery, 421 N.E. Cedar St., Camas. 360-216-7378 or http://downtowncamas.com

4. Portraits

The Portland Art Museum explores the human experience through art with two current exhibitions. French sculptor Auguste Rodin revolutionized the art of sculpture by exploring the human figure and face and how to express a variety of emotions through form. “Rodin: The Human Experience” will feature 60 bronzes that demonstrate the artist’s passion of the human form through April 16. “Constructing Identity” tackles questions of identity, race and representation, bringing together paintings, sculpture, prints and drawings by more than 80 contemporary African-American artists through June 18, along with a selection of historical works from the 1930s to the Civil Rights era. The art museum, 1219 S.W. Park Ave., Portland, is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays. Admission is $19.99; $16.99 for seniors and students; free for ages 17 and younger. It’s just $5 from 5 to 8 p.m. Fridays, and free every first Thursday. 503-226-2811 or www.portlandartmuseum.org

5. Thrills and mystery

Noir Nights returns as the Kiggins Theatre and the Niche Wine Bar host a screening of a classic film noir with wine tastings influenced by the chosen films. The series will highlight works of the legendary Orson Welles, kicking off with “The Third Man” on Feb. 6. The film follows a writer who discovers his childhood friend is dead, and becomes convinced that there was a “third man” present. The pre-show tastings begin at 6:30 p.m., with the film starting at 7:30 p.m. at Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main St., Vancouver. Tickets are $10 for tastings and the movie. The series will continue with “The Lady from Shanghai” on March 6 and “Touch of Evil” on April 10. www.kigginstheatre.net/movies/noir-nights