Newport Performing Arts Center

This fund-raising recital from Newport’s Pacific Dance Ensemble features a performance of “When the Animals Danced” a Native American-inspired piece that speaks to humanity’s relationship to the environment. 7 pm, 777 W. Olive Street. Repeated Saturday and Sunday. Tickets, $23 for adults, $18.25 for seniors and $13 for students and children, available at coastarts.org or by calling 541-265-ARTS (2787).