Rainbow magic
Metropolitan Performing Arts presents “Holiday Out” at 6403 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday as well as Dec. 9, 10, 16 and 17. Family Day with discounted tickets is 2 p.m. Sunday. Dec. 10 is Pride Night. The final show on Dec. 17 includes a visit from Dapper Santa. A little one wishes upon a star for a Christmas miracle for their two dads and gets way more help than anticipated in the form of Mary Christmas. Tickets purchased in advance from metropolitanperformingarts.org are $20 for adults or $16 for students, seniors and military. Tickets purchased at the door are $5 more.
On the naughty list
Magenta Theater, 1108 Main St., Vancouver, presents “Christmas Belles” from Dec. 2-18. A church Christmas program spins hilariously out of control in this Southern farce about squabbling sisters, family secrets, a surly Santa, a vengeful sheep and a reluctant Elvis impersonator. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday as well as Dec. 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17. Matinee performances are at 2 p.m. Sunday as well as Dec. 11 and 18. Tickets are $22 at the door or $20 if purchased in advance at www.magentatheater.com or by calling the box office at 360-949-3098.
Sweet harmony
Columbia River Chorus, a women’s barbershop chorus and members of Sweet Adelines International, will perform its 60th anniversary celebration and Christmas show from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Vancouver United Church of Christ, 1220 N.E. 68th Way, Vancouver. Songs include a holiday medley, “Mary, Mary,” “Christmas Is…,” “Huron Carol,” “Silent Night,” “The Most Fattening Time of the Year,” “Let There Be Peace on Earth,” “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” “Believe” and “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” Doors open at 1:30 p.m. and admission is free. Learn more at columbiariverchorus.org or call 971-998-7528.
Flying high
Clark County Historical Museum wraps up its 2022 History on Tap season at the Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main St., Vancouver, at 7 p.m. today, with “Storming the Skies: The 1930 Northwest Air Tour and Women Aviators.” The evening includes the game “History and a Lie” and Clark County trivia. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the event begins at 7 p.m. Admission is $15 in advance or $18 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at the box office or at kigginstheatre.com. Get more details at 360-993-5679 or email outreach@cchmuseum.org.
