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.