Concert
Ewan Dobson, 8 p.m. Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., Portland; $17 to $20 through Ticketfly, 877-435-9849 or www.ticketfly.com. www.aladdin-theater.com
Nightlife
Bike Thief, Just Lions, 9 p.m. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E. Burnside St., Portland; $8, for ages 21 and older. 503-231-9663 or www.dougfirlounge.com
Re-Birthing The Cool, Bebop N Beyond, 9:30 p.m. Jimmy Mak’s, 221 N.W. 10th Ave., Portland; $6 to $10. 503-295-6542 or www.jimmymaks.com
Turquoise Jeep, 9 p.m. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N. Mississippi Ave., Portland; $12, for ages 21 and older. 503-288-3895 or www.mississippistudios.com
On stage
“Revolution,” 6 to 8 p.m. The Food and Film Series offers an environmental film screening and complimentary pizza every fourth Tuesday of the month. This documentary examines ocean acidification and how quickly the environment has changed around Canada’s Tar Sands. Vancouver Community Library, 901 C St., Vancouver; free. 360-852-9189 or www.vancouverwatersheds.org
Words
Kevin Sampsell, 7 to 9 p.m. The Professional Writers Series continues with Kevin Sampsell, publisher of Future Tense Books, editor of “Portland Noir,” and author of memoirs and short stories that have been published in McSweeney’s, Nerve and Failbetter. He will talk about writing across genres. Library, Room 240, WSU Vancouver, 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave., Vancouver; free. events.vancouver.wsu.edu
Dancing
Country line-dance lessons, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Fishers Grange No. 211, 814 N.E. 162nd Ave., Vancouver; $4. No partner or experience is required. Led by instructors Tom and Kathy Peters. 360-521-8360.
International Folk Dancing, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Marshall Center, 1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd., Vancouver. Learn different folk dances. No partner or experience needed. 360-487-7050 or cityofvancouver.us/parksrec.
