This weekend
5NovStage
ESTET pick7:30 PMFinal performancesWhite Bird Presents: Hung DanceTaiwan’s Hung Dance presents Birdy, a work where contemporary dance meets elements of Peking opera and tai chi.Patricia Reser Center for the Arts7NovTalks
Heritage4:00 PMWords at War: Ukrainian Poet Yaryna ChornohuzUkrainian poet, Marine infantry fighter and medic Yaryna Chornohuz on how ordinary life and war coexist in a single poem.WorldOregon · Free7NovTalks
9:00 AMOpeningPine Pruning DemonstrationPortland Japanese Garden specialists demonstrate niwaki: how to care for and shape pine trees.Portland Japanese Garden · $1507NovFestivals
10:00 AMPortland Book FestivalPortland Book Festival has grown into a week: more than a hundred authors, readings, workshops, music and exhibitions. All in English.The Old Church Concert Hall7NovMusic
7:30 PMDessa with Oregon SymphonyRap, ballads and new storytelling monologues: Dessa takes the stage with the Oregon Symphony.Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall · from $256NovMusic
7:30 PMFinal performancesJimmie Herrod, Black Belt Eagle Scout and Nick Jaina with 45th Parallel String Quartet: Sight Reading — Musical DialectsBlack Belt Eagle Scout, Jimmie Herrod and Nick Jaina sing together with the 45th Parallel string quartet.First Congregational United Church of Christ7NovMusic
QuadecaBenjamin Lasky started on YouTube and grew into a bold experimentalist: Quadeca brings the Life 1 tour to Revolution Hall.Revolution Hall7NovChildren
2:00 PMPrintmaking for KidsArtist Jess Graff teaches children printmaking, from monotype to repeated prints.Holgate Library · Free5NovFestivals
5:00 PMFinal performancesChrysanthemum ExhibitionIlluminated chrysanthemum installations by eighteen florists: an autumn tradition at Lan Su Chinese Garden.Lan Su Chinese Garden · $325NovStage
7:30 PMFinal performancesNatasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812War and Peace as an electropop opera: Dave Malloy’s musical staged by Lewis & Clark at Fir Acres Theatre.Lewis & Clark — Fir Acres Theatre · $104NovStage
7:30 PMFinal performancesSpainJen Silverman’s spy drama about 1930s filmmakers who take money from Soviet intelligence for a film about Spain.The Ellyn Bye Studio in The Armory7NovMusic
8:00 PMJOSEPH: 10 Years of “I’m Alone, No You’re Not”Oregon’s Closner sisters celebrate ten years of the album whose song “White Flag” took them to television and the Billboard charts.Wonder Ballroom 8NovChildren
Heritage1:00 PMOpeningRussian Story TimeBooks, songs, active games and crafts, all in Russian, for little ones together with their grown-ups.Hillsboro Public Library, Brookwood · Hillsboro · Free7NovTalks9:00 AMFinal performancesPine Pruning DemonstrationPortland Japanese Garden specialists demonstrate niwaki: how to care for and shape pine trees.Portland Japanese Garden · $1508NovMusic
4:30 PMAruna QuartetThe saxophone quartet Aruna Quartet brings a program of new works and contemporary music to Milwaukie.Decibel Sound & Drink · Milwaukie8NovMusic
7:00 PMTeddy SwimsTeddy Swims and his old-school soul voice at the Moda Center on The Ugly Tour.Moda Center8NovStage
8:00 PMDerek Hough Dance for the HolidaysThe six-time Dancing with the Stars champion stages Christmas songs, from classics to contemporary pop hits, as a big dance show.Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall · from $66.448NovMusic
8:00 PMPedro the Lion (Night 2)Thirty years of honest indie rock: David Bazan works through his entire catalog, changing the program from night to night.Polaris Hall8NovMusic
Roger Clyne & The PeacemakersArizona desert rock, punk and mariachi: Roger Clyne, who wrote the theme for King of the Hill, plays Portland.Mississippi Studios8NovMusic
The Tallest Man on EarthGuitar, banjo, violin and a rare stage temperament: Sweden’s The Tallest Man on Earth brings a new album to Portland.Revolution Hall5NovFestivals5:00 PMFinal performancesChrysanthemum ExhibitionIlluminated chrysanthemum installations by eighteen florists: an autumn tradition at Lan Su Chinese Garden.Lan Su Chinese Garden · $328NovFilm & art
7:00 PMA Proclamation for Peace: Preview ScreeningThe first screening of a short film based on a poem by Kim Stafford, followed by an open conversation with its makers.Portland Art Museum8NovTalks
7:00 PMJames Spooner: Book Launch and Afro-Punk ScreeningJames Spooner, director of Afro-Punk, presents his new book and screens his film at Tomorrow Theater.Tomorrow Theater · $154NovStage7:30 PMFinal performancesSpainJen Silverman’s spy drama about 1930s filmmakers who take money from Soviet intelligence for a film about Spain.The Ellyn Bye Studio in The Armory8NovTalks
10:00 AMSami Jewelry Series: Bracelet-Making WorkshopA workshop on making traditional Sámi bracelets, using the ancient techniques of duodji.Nordia House · $95–1158NovChildren
3:30 PMScience Story Time: The Water CycleA science hour with books about rain: at the Hillsboro library, children learn what happens above the clouds.Hillsboro Public Library, Brookwood · Hillsboro · Free Also running