We’ve nearly made it through the first week of darkness-by-5pm… woohoo! How did you fare? You’ll want to harvest enough energy for this weekend’s goodies, including everyone’s favorite cat girl. (Yes, really.)

Opens Nov 6

Enchanted Sleeping Beauty

This reinvented musical version of the classic fairy tale will delight and entertain, with a familiar cast of characters plus a few new ones. All ages, $10-14, journeytheater.org

Nov 7

Hello Kitty Café Truck

World-famous supercute icon Hello Kitty hits Portland’s Bridgeport Village in the form of a pink (of course!) food truck, with HK-themed macarons, cakes, cookies, bow shaped water bottles, and other fun goodies. facebook.com/HelloKittyCafe

Nov 7

GirlFest 2015

Celebrate girls! Hands-on activities, creative and entrepreneurial booths, workshops, live performances, and more. All are welcome, not just Girl Scouts! $15/person, kids 4 and under free, girlscoutsosw.org

Nov 7

2015 Wordstock

Hobnob with local and renowned authors at this literary festival, visit with publishing vendors and literary organizations, enjoy the book fair and live readings, snack at food carts and the beer garden. $15, kids 17 and under free, literary-arts.org/what-we-do/wordstock

Nov 8

Mae and the Moon

Jami Gigot’s debut picture book, Mae and the Moon, is a beautiful story about friendship and imagination. Head over to Green Bean Books for a live reading and the chance to purchase an autographed book. Free, greenbeanbookspdx.com