Calendar

Music

4NovMusicESTET pick7:30 PMPowaqqatsi, live with The Philip Glass EnsemblePhilip Glass was born in Baltimore to Jewish emigrants from Latvia and Russia, and found music in his father’s record store.Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall · from $294NovMusicImprovement Movement liveImprovement Movement bring the Your Perfect Real LIVE '26 tour to Mississippi Studios, with Adron opening.Mississippi Studios

Talks & lectures

4NovTalks1:15 PMOpeningTea ceremony at Portland Japanese GardenPortland Japanese Garden demonstrates Chadō, the Way of Tea: host and guest move through a set choreography and step out of the rush for a while.Portland Japanese Garden — Jordan Schnitzer Japanese Arts Learning Center

For children

4NovChildren10:00 AMOpeningMoomin story time for little kidsPortland Finnish School reads Tove Jansson's Moomin stories in English and Finnish, with the Moomin exhibit at Nordia House next door. Free.Nordia House · Free4NovChildren11:30 AMOpeningForest Stories: storytime for kidsOn the first Wednesday of the month, the Discovery Museum reads forest books aloud: half an hour for kids and grown-ups together, with coloring pages.Discovery Museum, World Forestry Center

Also running

• Spain by Jen SilvermanThe Ellyn Bye Studio in The Armory · until November 8

On now

• Ashley Anson: Home Sweet HomeOne Grand Gallery · until December 4