Short List

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, September 26, 2018

STAGE

‘Wakey, Wakey’

Will Eno’s play is from his residency at Signature Theatre Company in New York and asks, “What are we here for? Is time a friend or an enemy? Do we all eventually end up in the same place, but take different routes to get there?” It’s directed by Gretchen Corbett at Portland Playhouse and stars Michael O’Connell and Nikki Weaver.

7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, through Oct. 21, Portland Playhouse, 602 N.E. Prescott St., http://www.portlandplayhouse.org, $19 previews, $34-$44 regular run

All Jane Comedy Festival

There’ll be about 50 comedians taking part in the annual event, through Sunday, Sept. 30, at Curious Comedy, 5225 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. For more: http://www.curiouscomedy.org.

‘Live Wire Radio’

The stage/radio variety show features Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and human rights activist Jose Antonio Vargas, author/comedian Courtenay Hameister and more.

7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, Alberta Rose Theatre, 3000 N.E. Alberta St., http://www.livewireradio.org, $20

Northwest Dance Project

The Portland dance group begins its season with the hit “Carmen” and a wild world premiere from Artistic Director Sarah Slipper, “Room 4.” “Carmen” debuted a few years ago as maybe the most ambitious, elaborate and popular production in NW Dance Project’s 14-year history. In “Carmen,” the opera gets transported to a stylized world set in a reimagined women’s hair salon and a men’s barber shop. The full-company work is choreographed by Ihsan Rustem; costumes were designed by Michelle Lesniak. With “Room 4,” Slipper dives into the world of strained and stained interpersonal dynamics.

7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 27-29, Newmark Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broadway, http://www.nwdanceproject.org, starting at $38

‘China in Dance’

The Beijing Dance Academy makes its Portland debut with a dazzling display of pagaentry and art, including the Chinese “Romeo and Juliet” story, called “Liang Zhu (Butterfly Lovers).”

7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30, Newmark Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broadway, http://www.portland5.com, $35-$60

Pop-Up Magazine

Multimedia stories from writers such as Rebecca Skloot, Ann Friedman, Portland’s Andi Zeisler and Rowan Jacobsen are featured in the fall issue.

7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, Oct. 2-3, Revolution Hall, 1300 S.E. Stark St., http://www.popupmagazine.com, $29

MISC.

Northwest Quilting Show

Quilters unite for the annual show.

5:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday, Sept. 27-28, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, Expo Center, 2060 N. Marine Drive, http://www.nwquiltingexpo.com, $10, $27 three-day ticket, $10 parking

Portland Fresh Hops Fest

It’s the state’s largest celebration of the annual hop harvest, featuring more than 60 fresh-hop Oregon beers, each made from hops picked off the vine and used within hours of harvesting.

5-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, noon-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, Oaks Amusement Park, 7805 S.E. Oaks Park Way, http://www.oregoncraftbeer.org/freshhopsfest, free, $20 drink package

‘WWE Smackdown Live’

Pro wrestling returns to Portland with a double main event and WWE’s TV production.

4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2, Moda Center, http://www.rosequarter.com, starting at $20, $17 parking