Concerts
Classical Menagerie with Pink Martini, 7:30 p.m. May 19-20. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 S.W. Broadway, Portland; $35 to $150. 503-228-1353 or www.orsymphony.org
Grieves, 7 p.m. Hawthorne Theatre, 1507 S.E. 39th Ave., Portland; $13 to $15, through Cascade Tickets, www.cascadetickets.com or 800-514-3849. 503-233-7100 or www.hawthornetheatre.com
Nightlife
The Moth Portland Story Slam, 7 p.m. Holocene, 1001 S.E. Morrison St., Portland; $8 to $16, for ages 21 and older. 503-239-7639 or www.holocene.org
Peter Schwimmer Trio, 6 to 8 p.m. The Grant House, 1101 Officers Row, Vancouver; 360-906-1101 or www.thegranthouse.us
On stage
Public remembrance of Mount St. Helens, 6:30 p.m. Join a public memory-gathering experience, share stories of Mount St. Helens and Spirit Lake before the 1980 eruption, with speaker Susan Saul. Loowit Brewing, 507 Columbia St., Vancouver; $5. www.mshinstitute.org
Theater
“4000 Miles” presented by Artists Repertory Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Morrison Stage, 1515 S.W. Morrison St., Portland; $41 to $56; $25 for students. 503-241-1278 or www.artistsrep.org. For more details, see the go: friday page.
“The Lion” presented by Portland Center Stage. 7:30 p.m. Ellyn Bye Studio at the Gerding Theater at the Armory, 128 N.W. 11th Ave., Portland; $40 to $55; $25 for students and youth. www.pcs.org or 503-445-3700. For more details, see the go: friday page.
“The Phantom of the Opera” presented by Broadway in Portland. 7:30 p.m. Keller Auditiorum, 222 S.W. Clay St., Portland; $41.75 to $124.85. portland.broadway.com or 800-273-1530. For more details, see the go: friday page.
“Three Days of Rain” presented by Portland Center Stage. 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through June 21. Gerding Theater at the Armory, 128 NW Eleventh Ave., Portland; $34 to $46 for May 17-21; $44 to $74; $30 for students and youth. www.pcs.org or 503-445-3700. For more details, see the go: sunday page.
Words
Heidi Pitlor, “The Daylight Marriage,” with Karen Russel, 7:30 p.m. Powell’s Books, 1005 W. Burnside St., Portland; 800-878-7323 or www.powells.com
“Subtext,” 11 a.m. Author Nam Le, whose debut book “The Boat” earned the Pushcart Prize, will give a reading at 11 a.m. Penguin Union Building, Clark College, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver; free. www.clark.edu/cc/cws
Museums
Science Pub Portland: “Seeing the Universe in a New Light: Infrared Imagery,” 7 to 9 p.m. Physicist John Lester Miller will explain infrared imagery and how its used in law enforcement, aviation and astronomy. Empirical Theater, OMSI, 1945 S.E. Water Ave., Portland; $5 suggested donation. www.omsi.edu
Dancing
Country line-dance lessons, 6:30 to 8 p.m. 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. Marshall Center, 1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd., Vancouver. Learn different folk dances. No partner or experience needed. 360-487-7050 or www.cityofvancouver.us/parksrec
