Bobbing along
Metropolitan Performing Arts presents “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical for Everyone” Friday through April 3 at the Black Box Theater, 6403 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Showtimes are Fridays and Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. with weekend matinees at 2 p.m. This Sunday is Family Day when all tickets are $12. Regular admission tickets bought in advance at www.metropolitanperformingarts.org are $18 for adults or $14 for students, seniors and military; tickets at the door are $2 more. Masks are required inside the theater.
A little night music
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra welcomes jazz clarinetist and saxophonist Ken Peplowski and Grammy-nominated guitarist Diego Figueiredo to its Evening of Jazz live benefit concert and dinner. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Heathman Lodge, 7801 N.E. Greenwood Drive, Vancouver. Tickets are $100, on sale at vancouversymphony.org or 360-735-7278. Proof of vaccination is required to attend.
Eggs-citing times
Vancouver Mall, 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive, is hosting a free Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The hunt takes place throughout the mall. Scavenger hunt checklists are available from the MyPerks Lounge on the second level. The event is free for MyPerks members, but anyone can join the mall’s MyPerks program for no charge; learn more at www.shopvancouvermall.com.
Dances with Elks
Ballroom Dance with Us offers dancing for ages 18 and over from 6- 8:15 p.m. Sundays through April 24 at Vancouver Elks Lodge #823, 11605 S.E. McGillivray Blvd., Vancouver. Learn cha cha, East Coast swing and other dance styles. The cost ranges from $12 for one evening to $60 for six weeks. For more information, contact Julieann Smith Platt at 954-249-5823 or dance@ballroomdancewithus.com or visit facebook.com/ballroomdancewithus.
