First Friday
Troutdale hosts its First Friday Art Walk on March 1, featuring music, art and wine. The Art Walk runs from 5-9 p.m. and most Historic Troutdale merchants along Historic Columbia River Highway participate in the event.
Readers Theatre
Readers Theatre of Sandy Actors Theatre will present Norman Beins Dreams at 8 p.m. Monday, March 18, in Gresham Chapel & Evening Event Center, 257 S.E. Roberts Ave.
Tickets are $8 general admission (no reservations).
In this comedy drama, Archie and Lily Lowe are renowned actors who reluctantly agree to come out of retirement to do a play they think is ugly but brilliant with fascinating roles. When a stroke forces Archie out of the play, both strive to realize their creative potential in spite of life's unforeseen obstacles.
For more information, call Tim Park at 503-869-6183, or visit sandyactorstheatre.org.
First Thursday Concerts
Mt. Hood Community College, 26000 S.E. Stark St., continues its free shows on the first Thursday of the month in the Student Union from noon to 1 p.m. March 3: Vagabond Opera
European cabaret, vintage Americana, Balkan belly dance, neo-classical opera, old-world Yiddish theater are all contained within the sound of this six-piece local group. Through theatrical performances, lyrics in 13 languages and an eclectic repertoire, they liberate opera from its usual setting.