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November’s weather can turn stormy and having the option to move to indoor sources of entertainment is helpful. Shop for your holiday gifts at the Expo Center, visit artist’s studios in eastern Clark County, or take in the grand reopening of the Portland Art Museum following a significant renovation. Portland Holiday Market This is the fifth year for this seasonal show that makes a stop at the Portland Expo Center . Shop aisles upon aisles of artisan treasures, gourmet treats, and festive décor, in a market that helps you find special gifts while strolling through the sights, sounds (including live choral groups), and flavors of the season. Santa will be in attendance each day. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15-16, Portland Expo Center, 1060 N. Marine Drive; admission $12, ages 12 and younger free; portlandholidaymarket.com. 10th annual Clark College Fall Choral Festival This annual Fall Festival features 18 middle and high school chamber and concert choirs performing throughout the day. Come for an hour or for several to show your appreciation for area music students. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, Gaiser Student Center, on the campus of Clark Community College, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver; $5. Kenny Endo – 50th anniversary tour Kenny Endo celebrates 50 years of performing taiko drumming and percussion with a tour that includes funk, jazz, Afro-Cuban rhythms and Hawaiian music. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, 12625 S.W. Crescent St., Beaverton; tickets $20-$50; secure.thereser.org. “Golden Girls – The Laughs Continue” This isn’t your mom’s Golden Girls. These sassy Miami seniors are back on the road touring with four hilarious men playing your favorite residents of Shady Pines. Sophia is in trouble with the law while Blanche and Rose develop a wildly successful dating app for seniors. Is the guy Dorothy met somehow connect to Sophia’s legal troubles? The show is limited to ages 18 and older for “mature” themes. 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14-15, Newmark Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broadway; tickets start at $48; portland5.com/newmark-theatre. Washougal Studio Artists Holiday Tour Step inside the studios of Washougal area artists to see them working in their element. This free, self-guided tour offers a variety of media from 23 artists including work in fused glass, textiles, pottery, sculpture, painting and jewelry. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 15-16, in various locations around Washougal and Camas; washougalstudioartists.org/2025-holiday-art-market. Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Open House Are model trains a Christmas thing? Naw. Scale model train displays are good any time of year. This open house just happens to fall right around the holiday season. Grab your conductor’s hat and head down to club headquarters to see working steam and diesel locomotives with a wide variety of freight and passenger cars all traveling through scenic settings you may recognize. Opens 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, and continues on weekends through Dec. 7, at 2505 N. Vancouver Ave.; timed entry tickets are required in advance. Admission $12 adults, $5 ages 3-11; cgmrc.com/events. “Snap Out of It!” Back Fence PDX is offering another night of seasoned storytelling. This month’s theme is “Snap Out of It!” The storyteller lineup includes author Dan Kennedy, chef Mikey Shethar, and story slammer Zoë Martinini. 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W. Burnside St.; $17-$25; backfencestorytelling.com. “La Bohème” Portland Opera is proud to present its grand opera of the 25/26 season featuring Giacomo Puccini’s soaring music and message of love set in 19th-Century Paris. Soprano Rebecca Krynski Cox leads the cast playing the gentle and beautiful seamstress, Mimi. The cast also includes internationally acclaimed tenor Alok Kumar as Rodolpho, and local favorites Katrina Galka and Aubry Ballarò sharing the role of Musetta. The cast will be supported by the full Portland Opera Chorus, Children’s Chorus, and Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21, 2 p.m. Nov. 23, Keller Auditorium, 222 S.W. Clay St.; tickets start at $31; portlandopera.org/performances. “Thunder and Starlight” (Salem) Take a sweeping music journey through the natural world performed by musicians from the Grammy-nominated chamber orchestra A Far Cry. The program features Mauna Järvelä and Timo Alakotila’s “Hale Bopp,” Osvaldo Golijov’s “Tenebrae,” and Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 6.” Ticket sales from this Project Chamber Music show benefit area student music programs. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, Willamette University, 900 State St., Salem; tickets $34; https://www.pcmwv.org/events. PUSH/FOLD “Catalysts” Push/Fold hosts Portland-area choreographers Makino Hayashi, Jordan Kriston, Alana Rae, and Marina Vianello as they share their original works all performed on a single night. This candlelit performance features dancers Paige Geissler, Alana Rae, Marina Vianello, and Sydney Warren. 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, New Expressive Works, 810 S.E. Belmont St.; tickets $20; pushfold.org/catalysts. “Happy Holidays ... Weather Permitting” Is a mid-afternoon holiday and winter-themed comedy and choral festival sung by seniors your cup of tea? Then join Northwest Senior Theater for just that! Wheelchair and walker accessible. 2 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 19-22, Rise Church, 10445 S.W. Canterbury Lane, Tigard; $10; nwseniortheatre.org. Portland Art Museum Ribbon Cutting free days After two years of careful curation and construction, the Portland Art Museum will debut its newly transformed campus with four days of free admission and a range of activities for all ages. The more than $100 million expansion project — which includes 95,000 square feet of new or upgraded space, restructured galleries and nearly 300 never-before-seen pieces of art — has been in the works since 2023. The official ribbon cutting ceremony is noon Thursday, Nov. 20. The free admission days include food, music, art making, educator-led programs and more. Noon Thursday, Nov. 20, and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 21-23, Portland Art Museum, 1219 S.W. Park Ave.; portlandartmuseum.org/admission.
