The Short List

Published 12:00 am Thursday, December 4, 2014

It’s a busy week in Portland, so we’re providing an extra long “Short List”:

MISC.

Holiday Happenings

The holiday festivities continue. One highlight: The Bull Santa Jam, Sunday, Dec. 7, at the Moda Center, featuring country superstar Josh Turner (http://www.rosequarter.com).

Women of Faith

This year’s Bible teachings tour stops in Portland with powerful speakers and a musical lineup, helping women move “From Survival to Revival.”

7-10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, Moda Center, http://www.womenoffaith.com (visit to register)

Da Vinci Arts Fair

The 10th annual event always draws people for its juried boutique arts and crafts — ceramics, clocks, clothing, sculptures, paintings, pottery, photos, soaps and wearable art.

10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, da Vinci Arts Middle School, 2508 N.E. Everett St., http://www.pps.k12.or.us/schools/davinci, free

Greyhound 100th

The bus service celebrates its 100th year in business by embarking on a nearly 40-city Centennial Tour, which includes a stop at Woodburn Premium Outlets, just off Interstate 5, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6. The exhibit, apparently, is quite large, which is why it’s staged at an outlet mall. There will be classic coaches from as early as 1914, a mobile museum and the latest fleet. For complete info: http://www.bloggreyhound.com.

‘Walking with Dinosaurs’

Based on the BBC television series, the event showcases animatronic dinosaurs based on the latest scientific research and depicts the dinosaurs’ evolution with almost cinematic realism.

7 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, Dec. 10-12, 11 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, Moda Center, http://www.rosequarter.com, $24.50-$64.50

STAGE

‘Firewall’

BodyVox puts on the groundbreaking new production by Jamey Hampton and Ashley Roland at its home theater. Using sleight of hand and forced perspective in a collision of media and live dance, the performance captures the essence of optical deception as it transforms the stage into an impossible reality.

7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 4-20, BodyVox Dance Center, 1201 N.W. 17th Ave., http://www.bodyvox.com, starting at $25

‘The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs”

It’s the opening of the Oregon Children’s Theatre’s Young Professionals’ season — the fabled story from Alexander T. Wolf’s perspective, directed by James Sharinghousen. The wolf claims he was just making cake for his granny, when he needed some sugar from a neighbor. Was it his fault that he had a sneezy, breezy cold at the time?

10 a.m. Fridays, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Dec. 5-20, Oregon Children’s Theatre YP Studio Theater, 1939 N.E. Sandy Blvd., http://www.octc.org, $10 Fridays, $12 Saturdays-Sundays

‘The Mystery of Irma Vep’

Third Rail Repertory presents the Charles Ludlam quick-change romp, directed by Philip Cuomo and starring Isaac Lamb and Leif Norby, with the actors playing all the roles in a send-up of Victorian melodrama, farce, 1950s horror movies, “Wuthering Heights,” and Hitchcock’s “Rebecca.”

7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 5-Jan. 10, Winningstad Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broadway, http://www.thirdrailrep.org, $24-$47

‘Usually Beauty Fails’

The Risk/Reward Festival presents a year-end celebration and special video screening of a one-of-a-kind Frederick Gravel dance/performance/indie-rock mashup. It’s unstoppable physicality.

7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Dec. 5-6, Artists Repertory Theatre, 1515 S.W. Morrison St., http://www.risk-reward.org, pay-what-you-can, $2.50 or more suggested

‘In Good Company’

Northwest Dance Project puts on a stylish holiday show with several talented dancers traveling back in time to the mythical “Mad Men” era and returning inspired to create upbeat and evocative works — seven of them. The performance will take place in one of the best-designed spaces in Portland, the Vestas building.

7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Dec. 5-6, 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, Vestas Building Atrium, 1417 N.W. Everett St., http://www.nwdanceproject.org, $39

‘Mary Poppins’

The Northwest Children’s Theater stages the beloved classic movie/Broadway musical with a heartwarming score, spoonfuls of imagination, and a flying nanny.

Noon and 4 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays (noon Dec. 31, Jan. 4), Dec. 6-Jan. 4, NWCT, 1819 N.W. Everett St., http://www.nwcts.org, $18-$23 adults, $13-$19 youth

‘A Something Kind of Musical’

The improv musical has all the bravado of Broadway, led by Portland’s improv darling, Domeka Parker, and Aden Kirschner from Austin, Texas. It’s full of singing, dancing and humor.

7:30 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 6-27, The Brody Theater, 16 N.W. Broadway, http://www.brodytheater.com, $9-$12

Oregon Symphony: Andre Watts

The pianist joins the Oregon Symphony, directed by Carlos Kalmar, for Sibelius’ “Symphony No. 4,” MacDowell’s “Piano Concerto No. 2,” and Copland’s “Suite from Appalachian Spring.”

7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 S.W. Broadway, http://www.orsymphony.org, starting at $22

Carly Aquilino

The 24-year-old comedian and star of MTV’s “Girl Code” stops in Portland for a night of stand-up humor.

8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, Aladdin Theater, 3017 S.E. Milwaukie Ave., http://www.aladdin-theater.com, $25, $50 VIP