“Locals Live at ilani” singing competition

ilani Casino Resort 1 Cowlitz Way, Ridgefield, WA, United States

Locals Live at ilani is a competition for singers who will compete for $5,000 and a headlining show in ilani's Muze Lounge. Beginning 7 p.m. Oct. 15, preselected singers will face off in a singing competition at Muze Lounge, 1 Cowlitz Way, Ridgefield. Every Saturday for five weeks, one winner will be chosen to move […]

free

Trinity Music presents Clare Apparently in Halloween Organ Spooktacular

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral 147 N.W. 19th Ave., Portland, OR, United States

Put on a costume and join Portland drag icon Clare Apparently for Trinity Music’s Halloween Organ Spooktacular, a free creepy-crawly Halloween organ concert at 7 p.m. Oct. 29 at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 147 N.W. 19th Ave., Portland. Enjoy a spine-tingling lineup of spooky music, like Bach's terrifying "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" and the […]

free

In Mulierbus presents “Sombras y Sueños: Shadows and Dreams”

St. Philip Neri Catholic Church 2408 SE 16th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

The women's choral group In Mulieribus offers an opportunity from 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 29 to experience the sounds of early and contemporary music of Latin America composed for women’s voices. The program at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, 2408 S.E. 16th Ave., Portland, includes villancicos by 17th century Mexican composers Sor Juana Inés […]

$30 – $40
Event Series Nightmares on Elk Street Haunted House

Nightmares on Elk Street Haunted House

Vancouver Elks Lodge #823 11605 S.E. McGillivray Blvd., Vancouver, WA, United States

Vancouver Elks 823 presents the fourth annual Nightmares on Elk Street Haunted House at 11605 S.E. McGillivray Blvd., Vancouver, open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October. This is an extremely scary indoor haunted house with disturbing depictions of blood and gore, including visual and auditory frights, strobe lights and fog machines. It is not […]

$15

“Little Shop of Horrors” at Winningstad Theatre

Winningstad Theatre 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland., OR, United States

"Little Shop of Horrors" will play at Portland's Winningstad Theatre, inside Antoinette Hatfield Hall at 1111 S.W. Broadway, from Oct. 7 through 30. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets range from $27.25 to $52.25, available at www.stumptownstages.org or www.Portland5.com or by calling the box […]

$27.25 – $52.25

Portand Center Stage presents “the ripple, the wave that carried me home”

Portland Center Stage at The Armory 128 N.W. 11th Ave., Portland, WA

Portland Center Stage and Artists Repertory Theatre present "the ripple, the wave that carried me home" by playwright and recent Tony Award-nominee Christina Anderson. "the ripple, the wave that carried me home" opens on Oct. 14 and runs through Oct.30 on the main stage at 128 N.W. 11th Ave., Portland, with preview shows Oct. 8-13. […]

$25 – $93

Oregon Children’s Theater Young Professionals’ Company presents “Pestilence:Wow!”

Cerimon House 5131 N.E. 23rd Ave., Portland, WA, United States

The Young Professionals Company at Oregon Children’s Theatre will present "Pestilence:Wow!," a dark comedy set in France in 1348 where a third of the population has been wiped out by the Bubonic Plague. Part reality television, part psychedelic fever dream, this is a play about humans and the way we deal with real, actual tragedy: […]

$12 – $20

Magenta Theater presents “Murder on the Orient Express”

Magenta Theater 1108 Main St., Vancouver, WA, United States

Magenta Theater presents "Murder on the Orient Express," Oct. 14 through 30 at 1108 Main St., Vancouver. Eleven performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 28, and 29 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 16, 23, and 30. A special performance featuring the understudy actors will take place at 7:30 p.m. […]

$20 – $22

The Oregon Symphony presents “Hocus Pocus”

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, United States

The Oregon Symphony presents a screening of "Hocus Pocus" with full orchestral accompaniment, showing Oct. 29-31 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 S.W. Broadway, Portland. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29 and 31 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 30. Tickets are $45 to $135, available at portland5.com/arlene-schnitzer-concert-hall/events/hocus-pocus-concert. Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and […]

$45 – $135
Event Series “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller

“The Crucible” by Arthur Miller

Twilight Theater Company 7515 N. Brandon Ave., Portland, OR, United States

Twilight Theater Company, 7515 N. Brandon Ave., Portland, presents "The Crucible," by Arthur Miller, with performances on Oct. 21, 22, 28, 29, 30; Nov 3, 4, 5 and 6. Shows are 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $21 to $25, available at app.arts-people.com/index.php?actions=4&p=1. The story focuses upon a young […]

$21 – $25

Scary Run

Reflection Plaza 1703 Main St., Washougal, WA, United States

Run for your life at Why Racing's annual Scary Run on at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 30, starting at Reflection Plaza, 1703 Main St., Washougal. Get out your Halloween costumes and be prepared to be scared out of your wits. If the running doesn’t increase your heart rate, being chased by monsters and zombies will. Earn […]

$50 – $85
Event Series Drive-Through Property Tax Payment Kiosk

Drive-Through Property Tax Payment Kiosk

Clark County Public Service Center 1300 Franklin Street, 6th floor, room 679, Vancouver, United States

Clark County Treasurer Alishia Topper will be opening the drive-through tax payment drop-off window for the last two days of the tax season. The drive-through kiosk is located at the east parking structure entrance at the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St. The kiosk will be open from 9 am to 4 pm on Friday, Oct. […]

Event Series Oregon Zoo hosts “Howloween”

Oregon Zoo hosts “Howloween”

Oregon Zoo 4001 S.W. Canyon Road, Portland, OR, United States

Kids can show off their costumes and learn about wildlife during the Oregon Zoo’s annual Howloween festivities, Oct. 22­–23 and Oct. 28­–31. Activities are best suited for children ages 2-12, but all are welcome. A scavenger hunt around the zoo will teach kids about healthy habitats for wildlife. Activities take place each day until 3 […]

$19 – $24
Event Series Pumpkin Lane at Pomeroy Farm

Pumpkin Lane at Pomeroy Farm

Pomeroy Farm 20902 N.E. Lucia Falls Road, Yacolt, WA, United States

Pumpkin Lane at Pomeroy Farm, 20902 N.E. Lucia Falls Rd., Yacolt, will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday in October; admission ends at 4 p.m. Take a hayride down Pumpkin Lane, pick out the perfect pumpkin (priced by circumference from $1.50 to $12 for standard pumpkins; specialty pumpkins are […]

$5 – $7
Event Series Annual Chrysanthemum Show

Annual Chrysanthemum Show

Hudson's Bay High

The Vancouver Chrysanthemum Society will host its 77th annual chrysanthemum show, "Reflecting on Our Past," from noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 29 and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 30 at Hudson’s Bay High School, 1601 E. McLoughlin Blvd., Vancouver. Enter off Reserve Street. Admission is free. See prize-winning exhibition-size mums, floral arrangements, bonsai style […]

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Live Public Forum: “Religion and the Rise of Putin”

Lucky Labrador Beer Hall 1945 N.W. Quimby, Portland, WA, United States

Anyone with an interest in the Russian invasion of Ukraine will be interested to know about "Religion and the Rise of Putin," a live public forum that examines how the Russian president has used used religion and the Russian Orthodox Church to secure total power and claim the moral authority to impose a new Russian […]

free

The Oregon Symphony presents “Hocus Pocus”

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, United States

The Oregon Symphony presents a screening of "Hocus Pocus" with full orchestral accompaniment, showing Oct. 29-31 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 S.W. Broadway, Portland. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29 and 31 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 30. Tickets are $45 to $135, available at portland5.com/arlene-schnitzer-concert-hall/events/hocus-pocus-concert. Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and […]

$45 – $135

Magenta Theater presents “Murder on the Orient Express”

Magenta Theater 1108 Main St., Vancouver, WA, United States

Magenta Theater presents "Murder on the Orient Express," Oct. 14 through 30 at 1108 Main St., Vancouver. Eleven performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 28, and 29 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 16, 23, and 30. A special performance featuring the understudy actors will take place at 7:30 p.m. […]

$20 – $22

Vancouver Master Chorale performs accompaniment to 1925 Phantom of the Opera

Battle Ground High School 300 W. Main St., Battle Ground, WA, United States

Attend a showing of the classic 1925 horror movie, "Phantom of the Opera," with choral accompaniment by The Vancouver Master Chorale and orchestra. This will be the American premiere of music by Canadian composer Andrew Downing, whose “Phantom” music for chorus and seven instrumentalists debuted in Vancouver, B.C., in 2016. Two concerts will be offered […]

$25

Oregon Children’s Theatre presents “Dog Man: The Musical”

Newmark Theatre 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

Oregon Children's Theatre presents "Dog Man: The Musical," from Oct. 23 to Nov. 20 at the Newmark Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland. Performances are at 2 and 5 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets range from $20 to $42 at octc.org/dog-man. or call 503-228-9571. The show is recommended for ages 7 […]

$20 – $42