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Halloween night is here! If you’re still looking for something spooky, we’ve got a list here: oregonlive.com/events. If you’d rather not be tromping around in the (probable) rain, here are some other entertainment ideas that are not fright-based and continue into next week. We’ve highlighted a few Dia de los Muertos events, the opening of a biographical look at one of Oregon’s beloved artists, and several classical music shows. Davis Graveyard You know how it can be fun to stroll around neighborhoods at Christmas looking at the lights? Davis Graveyard is like that, but with more decay and creepy headstones. This neighborhood Halloween jewel is open for walk-by viewing through Halloween only. Expect special effects including creepy sounds, videos, fog, and animatronics. Spooky. Graveyard nights dusk to 11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, 8703 S.E. 43rd Ave., Milwaukie; free; davisgraveyard.com. “A Larger Reality: Ursula K. Le Guin” Oregon Contemporary hosts an exhibition that offers a biographical and poetical portrait of one of Oregon’s best-known artists. Dive into important moments and themes in Le Guin’s life through an exhibit that encompasses a variety of media including texts, images, audio, video, interactive experiences, and ephemera. The exhibition is curated by Theo Downes-Le Guin, the author’s son, with contributions from others who knew the author or her work. Opens Friday, Oct. 31, and continues during gallery hours through Feb. 8, 2026. Opening reception 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, Oregon Contemporary, 8371 N. Interstate Ave.; free admission; oregoncontemporary.org/a-larger-reality. “Upon This Blasted Heath” - one-hour “Macbeth” Speculative Drama and Misfit Academy offer the annual one-hour adaptation of “Macbeth.” It’s live, it’s immersive, and it’s outdoors, so make sure you dress for the weather. Shakespeare’s spookiest play in CliffNotes-form is a 50-min runaway train of haunting and hilarity. 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, Director Park, 815 S.W. Park Ave.; donations welcome; facebook.com/speculative.drama. “The Beauty of Korea” Oregon Korean Performing Arts offers a dynamic percussion showcase that highlights a variety of traditional Korean drums, including janggu, buk, and kkwaenggwari. The program also welcomes a renowned talchum (mask dance drama) troupe from Korea. Audiences will experience the color, culture and humor of the Korean art form. 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, 12625 S.W. Crescent St., Beaverton; tickets start at $24.50; thereser.org. Bend Quilt Show Quilters in central Oregon have spent all year creating hundreds of craft quilts in this fundraiser to feed kids living with food insecurity. All proceeds go to the Bend Food Project and The Giving Plate. The donated art works were created by more than 80 quilters and will number more than 300 pieces. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 61980 Skyline Ranch Road, Bend. Free admission; bfpquiltsale.org. Altares Y Muertos bike tour Milagro and Ideal PDX offer the fifth annual central eastside event that commemorates Day of the Dead with a fun bike ride that starts at El Centro Milagro with a bike decoration party. Then costume-clad riders take a pre-determined route that stops at business partner locations to see more Day of the Dead altars and hear from artists who participated in their creation. The ends at Blumenauer Bridge Witching Hour event, a Halloween and Dia de los Muertos festival at NE/SE Seventh Street between Lloyd Center and Central Eastside. (This part of the event is 2-6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1. Details www.ecolloyd.org/blumenauer-witching-hour.) Noon-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, starting at El Centro, 525 S.E. Stark St.; free; milagro.org/event/dia-de-muertos. Hmong New Year celebration This cultural event hosted by the Hmong community in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest features performances, dances, live music, and community speakers. Guests can tour the school grounds to enjoy traditional foods, shop vendors and connect with family and friends. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, Reynolds High School, 1698 S.W. Cherry Park Road, Troutdale; free admission; hmongoregon.org. Storm Large and The Oregon Symphony – “Seven Deadly Sins” The Oregon Symphony welcomes beloved singer Storm Large reprising one of her signature roles - a working girl who moves across America to help her greedy family build their little house back in Louisiana. Expect the jazzy sounds of the swinging 30s. Also, the symphony will perform music from its very first concert held in 1896. The program also includes new works by Portland composers and a piano concert inspired by Langston Hughes. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1-2, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 S.W. Broadway; tickets start at $35; orsymphony.org. Mortified Teen angst, diva drama, brain rot and more is on full display as a cast of Portlanders share their most awkward moments, diary entries, original songs and more, live on stage. This nation-wide sensation takes on a PDX vibe for one night at the Alberta Rose. Ages 18 and older only. 5 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, Alberta Rose Theatre, 3000 N.E. Alberta St.; tickets $20 advance, $24 at door; etix.com/ticket. Rhapsody in Blue – Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Gershwin’s jazzy “Rhapsody in Blue” will be performed by pianist Marc-André Hamelin as part of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s season offerings. Salvador Brotons conducts. The program also includes Mahler’s Symphony No. 1. 7 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1-2, Skyview Concert Hall, 1300 N.W. 139th St., Vancouver; tickets start at $15; vancouversymphony.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket. Invoke with Clarice Assad Friends of Chamber Music welcomes Invoke, a multi-instrumental quartet that promises an afternoon of classical, folk, bluegrass, Americana and more. Composer-performer Assad adds her vocal stylings. 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, 12625 S.W. Crescent St., Beaverton; tickets $32-$63; focm.org Día de los Muertos Celebration with Huehca Omeyocan If your Halloween celebrations couldn’t squeeze some Dia de los Muertos fun, you’re in luck. The Walters Art Center is offering a celebration featuring Huehca Omeyocan, a performance group out of McMinnville that celebrates the customs and traditions of the Anahuac (Mesoamerican) people. The evening starts with a special film screening and then offers a dance and drumming performance. 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, at the Arts Center, 527 E. Main St., Hillsboro; free; hillsboro-oregon.gov.
