All dressed up and no place to go?
Thursday, Oct. 10
Legacy of the Scottish Fiddle
The Old Church
1422 S.W. 11th, 503-222-2031
8 p.m.
$20 general ad..
All ages
www.culburnie.com
Alasdair Fraser on the fiddle and Paul Machlis on the piano exemplify the Scottish spirit. Go early to get a good pew.
Mr. Show Live
Crystal Ballroom
1332 W. Burnside, 503-225-0047
7:30 p.m./10 p.m.
$28.50 advance general ad.
18+
www.danceonair.com
Bob and David in “Hooray for America!” are sure to get you laughing and keep you laughing until the night is over. Maybe even longer.
“Fuddy Meers”
Firehouse Theatre
1436 S.W. Montgomery, 503-274-1717
7 p.m.
Through Dec. 1
$20 general ad.
All ages
www.actorsconservatory.com
The Portland Actors Conservatory puts on a play about a woman with persistent amnesia who is kidnapped by a man with a hand puppet. Don’t you want to know what happens?
Friday, Oct. 11
Odessa
Music Millennium
801 N.W. 23rd, 503-248-0163
5 p.m.
FREE
All ages
www.musicmillennium.com
Performing tunes from her self-released album “One Room Palace,” Odessa is like Madonna, but less famous and more ethereal.
Super Furry Animals, Four Tet
Berbati’s Pan
10 S.W. Third, 503-248-4579
8:30 p.m.
$14 advance general ad.
21+
The Animals play harmonious social commentary, and you can relax with Four Tet’s electronic yet folky grooves.
“Three’s Company”
First United Methodist Church
1838 S.W. Jefferson, 503-234-4077
8 p.m.
$7 advance student
$14 advance general ad.
All ages
www.columbiasymphony.org
This is NOT a revival of your favorite Suzanne Somers sitcom, this is a classy event featuring talented cellist Pansy Chang.
The Genius of Bach
First Baptist Church
909 S.W. 11th, 503-222-6000
8 p.m.
Through Oct. 13
$15 student
$22-39 general ad.
All ages
www.pbo.org
The Portland Baroque Orchestra opens the “Portraits of Genius” season with suites and concerti by Bach, played by the orchestra including Gary Cooper, harpsichordist.
Saturday, Oct. 12
The Forty-Fives
Music Millennium
801 N.W 23rd, 503-248-0163
3 p.m.
FREE
All ages
www.musicmillennium.com
This live performance should be full of garage-rock anthems with tinges of sounds from the Kinks, the Beatles and even Jerry Lee Lewis.
Rob Scheps
U of P, Buckley Center Auditorium
5000 Willamette Blvd., 503-292-0674
7 p.m.
$7 student
$12 general ad.
All ages
Presented by the DePriest Project Family Jazz Concert Series, Scheps plays tenor and soprano saxophones, and flute. Proof of worth: He has performed with Ray Charles.
James Canfield Signatures
The Keller Auditorium
S.W. Third and Clay, 503-222-5538
7:30 p.m.
Through Oct. 19
$5-$82 general ad.
All ages
www.obt.org
This ballet is a collection of parts of choreographer James Canfield’s ballets. This performance is also the world premiere of his latest work.
Dr. Theopolis
OHM
31 N.W.First, 503-223-9919<
11 p.m.
$7 general ad.
21+
www.clubohm.com
Holy ’70s super-funk, Batman! This band is one sexy mutha – shut yo’ mouth!
Susana Baca
The Aladdin Theater
3017 S.E. Milwaukie, 503-233-1994
8 p.m.
$20 general ad.
All ages
www.aladdin-theater.com
A singer of Afro-Peruvian traditional song and so much more, Baca has a wonderful voice.
Sunday, Oct. 13
Darby O’Gill
Music Millennium
801 N.W. 23rd, 503-248-0163
5 p.m.
FREE
All ages
www.musicmillennium.com
A live Irish performance from this band may just make you yearn for a nice, cold pint of Guinness.
Sing-Sing
Berbati’s Pan
231 S.W. Ankeny, 503-248-4579
7 p.m.
$8 general ad.
21+
www.pdxguide.com/berbatispan/.com
Former Lush guitarist Emma Anderson met Lisa O’Neill by chance over coffee, and they’ve been making “electro-pop” ever since. Incredible.
Monday, Oct. 14
“The Music Man”
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
1037 S.W. Broadway, 503-796-9293
3 p.m., 7 p.m.
$26.50-$70.50 general ad.
All ages
www.pcpa.com
This is the last performance of the classic play of a traveling salesman and his suspicious efforts to put together a boy’s band.
Tuesday, Oct. 15
Rio Nights Ensemble
BridgePort Brewing Company, 503-228-1353
1313 N.W. Marshall
6 p.m.
$10 general ad.
21+www.orsymphony.org
Part of the Chamber Music on Tap series (usually the third Wednesday of every month), this ensemble is full of African percussion, which goes well with pizza and beer.
Wednesday, Oct. 16
Bill T. Jones, Chamber Music Society
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
1037 S.W. Broadway, 503-245-1600
7:30 p.m.
$20-$55 general ad.
All ages
www.cmnw.org
The Jones Dancers surround their outnumbered accompaniment, the Orion String Quartet, in an energizing (for the audience, not the dancers) performance.
Enon, Hella, Party of Helicopters
The Blackbird
3728 N.E. Sandy, 503-282-9949
10 p.m.
$8 general ad.
21+
www.theblackbird.org
The Party started in Ohio but have transcended their boring roots to produce emo/punk/metal/rock. Nine albums later, they are visiting Portland.
