Five Things| Get Folksy this weekend

Feel the beat of folk songstress Lynne Ferguson as she releases her album “Tears to Gold” at 7:30 p.m. tonight, Dec. 18, at the Pegasus Coffee House on Bainbridge. Her thirteenth recording, “Tears to Gold” is full of countrified originals backed by some of Nashville’s favorite bluegrass players. Proceeds support the Native Horsemanship Youth Program. Info: www.sonicbids.com/lynneferguson. Return at 7:30 Dec. 19 to catch the “Soulresonance” of guitar disciple Tim Bertsch. Info: www.timbertsch.com.

Get in some laughs with the Portable Reality Show during their full-length, fully improvised holiday musical at 8 p.m. today and tomorrow, Dec. 18 and 19, at the Jewel Box Theatre in Poulsbo. Tickets for the comedy troupe’s “Roasted Chestnuts, An Improvised Holiday Musical” are $8 at www.brownpapertickets.com. Find the Jewel Box at 225 NE Iverson Street. Info: (360) 779-9688.

Enjoy the sounds of Kitsap Community Chorale’s “For to Us a Child is Born” at 7 p.m. tonight, Dec. 18, at Christ the Rock Community Church at 4100 SW Old Clifton Road in Port Orchard. Tickets are $10. For more information, call (360) 871-4025.

Last chance: Ovation! Musical Theatre Bainbridge’s production of “Fiddler on the Roof” comes to an end Dec. 20. See final performances of the Ron Milton-directed family musical at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $15 for kids ages 12 and under, $18 for seniors, students and military and $22 for adults. Info: (206) 842-0472 or www.ovationmtb.com. Performances are at the Bainbridge High School theater.

Get a little folk therapy from Lydia Ramsey and Jake Shaw at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Indianola Clubhouse as they play original music (and a few covers) featuring guitar, mandolin, piano, trumpet, percussion and vocals. Their performance is free; they’ll accept donations to support their trip to South America. The duo plans to explore, teach kids, share culture and learn music from various regions, including Chile, Argentina and Brazil.

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