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Christine Davis compiles best bets for family fun, festivals, comedy and more. Send events submissions to eventsbestbets@oregonian.com.

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Gabriel Iglesias

Now in production on the upcoming series “Mr. Iglesias,” the comedian and Netflix star brings his “Beyond the Fluffy World Tour” to Portland.



8 p.m. Saturday, March 23, Moda Center, $40-$75; rosequarter.com

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Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival

Time to tiptoe through the tulips (or do a trail run on opening day), choose bulbs, take pictures and maybe take a ride in a hot-air balloon.

9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday-Sunday, March 23-April 29; Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm, 33814 S. Meridian Road, Woodburn; $5; woodenshoe.com

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Design by Irena Swanson, photo by Bob Eldred

Festival of Quilts

The Northwest Quilters host their 45th annual Festival of Quilts Show with more than 300 of their masterpieces on display, quilts offered for sale, a treasure hunt for kids, food and drink.



10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, March 22-23; Portland Expo Center, 2060 N. Marine Drive; $8; northwestquilters.org or expocenter.org

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The BlackPearl Friesian Dance Troupe will perform daily at the Northwest Horse Fair & Expo 2019, March 22 through 24, in Albany. Photo by Alise Lamoreaux

Northwest Horse Fair and Expo

At this event with various equine breeds and even miniature donkeys, watch precision drill teams, musical dressage freestyle performances and cowboy mounted shooting and vaulting.



10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, March 22-24; Linn County Fair & Expo Center, Albany, 3700 Knox Butte Road, Albany; $6-$14; equinepromotions.net/northwest-horse-fair/

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Magician Jonathan Levit, a favorite at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, performs nightly at the Portland Magic Jam. Photo by Kari Hendler.

Portland Magic Jam

Magicians David Regal, Jonathan Levit, Tom Burgoon and Robert Ramirez headline the Portland Magic Jam, a convention that also offers lectures, workshops, contests and more.



9 p.m. Friday and 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 22-23; The Airport Sheraton; 8235 Airport Way; $20-$25; pdxmagicjam.com

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Susannah Mars and Merideth Kaye Clark. Photo by Jennifer Alyse

Happy Days

Hotel deLuxe offers a cabaret supper club performance of "Happy Days Are Here Again." Accompanied by David Saffert on the piano, local stars Susannah Mars and Merideth Kaye Clark relive the lives of legends Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand.

7:30 p.m. Friday, March 22; Hotel Deluxe, 729 SW 15th Ave.; $135; hoteldeluxeportland.com/signature-events/

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Whale Watching Week

From late March through June, gray whales travel north on their way toward Alaska, and for one week, volunteers will be stationed at 24 lookouts up and down the Oregon Coast to help whale watchers spot them.



10 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily March 23-31; viewpoints along the Oregon Coast; free; oregonstateparks.org or whalespoken.wordpress.com/best-places/

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Tyler Feague/Courtesy of World of Speed

All about speed

The World of Speed Motorsports Museum’s new exhibit, ”Mario Andretti: Racing Royalty” celebrates the 50th anniversary of his Pike’s Peak and Indianapolis 500 race wins, as well as his success in 11 styles of racing. The exhibit includes some of his vehicles and filmed interviews.



10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, March 23-Nov. 2; World of Speed Motorsports Museum, 27490 S.W. 95th Avenue, Wilsonville; $5-$10; worldofspeed.org

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Irvin R. Sanchez

PDX Tequila & Taco Festival

Munch on tacos and sip agave spirits and tropical margaritas while enjoying mariachi music and other tunes. VIP ticket holders may enter at 3 p.m.

4:30-10 p.m. Saturday, March 23; Portland Expo Center, 2060 N. Marine Dr.; $15-$80; 21+; https://www.ticketswest.com/events/detail/tequila-tacos-festival-pexp0323

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Courtesy of the World Forestry Center

Free community day

The World Forestry Center Discovery Museum has partnered with Columbia Bank to offer free admission Saturday. This is the first of the quarterly Community Free Days the museum is offering this year.



10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, March 23; World Forestry Center Discovery Museum, Washington Park, 4033 S.W. Canyon Road; worldforestry.org

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Kathleen Collins wrote and directed âLosing Ground,â considered to be one of the first feature films made by an African American woman. It will be shown at 7 p.m. March 30 at the Hollywood Theatre. Photo courtesy of Nina Collins

Portland Women’s Film Festival

Highlighting the work of directors and film pioneers who are women, women-identified and non-binary, this year’s festival posthumously honors Kathleen Collins, director of “Losing Ground.”



Various times Wednesday-Sunday, March 27-31; various places; $7-$40; powfilmfest.com

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Designer Alejandra Oyervides' Ale O. line returns to the catwalk. Photo by Brent Barnett, OSI Photography

Fade to Light fashion show

Time to break out your spring clothes and head to the Fade to Light fashion show to see the best from Portland’s emerging designers.



8 p.m. Wednesday, March 27; Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W. Burnside St.; $17-$75; fadetolight.net

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GameStorm 21

Day or night, this convention invites you to play popular board games, test out new games, or log hours in role-playing game sessions.

Noon Thursday to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 28-31; Red Lion Jantzen Beach, 909 N. Hayden Island Drive; $30-$45 for single day passes, $75 for festival pass; gamestorm.org

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CONCERT GUIDE

Robert Ham puts together seasonal, monthly and weekly concert guides. Email submissions at least 4 weeks ahead of the event to musicbestbets@oregonian.com.

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Quarterflash

Nearly four decades after scoring a massive hit with “Harden My Heart,” Quarterflash have decided to call it quits. But not before one final celebration of their smoothed-out new wave sound.

7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23, Alberta Rose Theatre. All ages. Tickets: sold out, try resellers. albertarosetheatre.com

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Kodak Black

The Florida rapper who’s had his share of run-ins with the law brings his “Dying to Live Tour” — named after his latest album, released in December — to Portland.

8 p.m. Sunday, March 24; Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 300 N. Winning Way; $27-$46; rosequarter.com

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James Blake

British pop star James Blake returned this year with “Assume Form,” another album of moody electronics and his devilish croon. He was forced to reschedule a show earlier in the month because of illness.

9 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, Roseland Theater. All ages. Tickets: sold out, try resellers. roselandpdx.com

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Built to Spill

The critically acclaimed indie rock band from Boise makes regular visits to Portland. They’ll also be back in October for four shows at the Doug Fir Lounge paying tribute to the 20th anniversary of their album “Keep It Like a Secret.”

8 p.m. Thursday, March 28, Aladdin Theater. All ages. Tickets: Sold out, try resellers; aladdin-theater.com

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Vince Staples

One of the biggest hip-hop artists around, Vince Staples stops in Portland for two nights in support of his most recent album “FM!”

9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 23-24, Roseland Theater. All ages. Tickets: $30. Saturday show sold out. roselandpdx.com

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Cass McCombs

Dreamy folk-pop has few greater virtuosos than Cass McCombs. Need further proof? Give his latest album “The Tip Of The Sphere” a spin.

8 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, Aladdin Theater. All ages. Tickets: $18.50-$20. aladdin-theater.com

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Laura Jane Grace and the Devouring Mothers

Taking a break from her role as the leader of punk outfit Against Me!, Laura Jane Grace dials down the bombast for some delightful folk-tinged rock with her new backing band The Devouring Mothers.

9 p.m. Thursday, March 28, Doug Fir Lounge. 21+. Tickets: sold out; try resellers. dougfirlounge.com

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PERFORMANCE AND FINE ARTS

Arts editor Amy Wang compiles theatrical and classical music performances and fine arts events. Email submissions to fineartsbestbets@oregonian.com.

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Disney Theatrical Productions under the direction of Thomas Schumacher has created the musical "Aladdin." (Deen van Meer)

"Aladdin"

Broadway in Portland presents the musical based on Disney's 1992 animated hit about a charming street urchin, an adventurous princess, a malevolent vizier and a fast-talking genie. Five of the biggest songs from the film are in the show, along with additional tunes written for the stage adaptation. Various times and dates, March 27-April 7, Keller Auditorium, 222 S.W. Clay St. Tickets start at $25, broadwayinportland.com or 800-273-1530.

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James Dixon as Raul Cheeks and Andrea White as Mattie Cheeks in “The No Play.” (Naim Hasan)

“The No Play”

PassinArt: A Theatre Company is focusing this season on cultural connections that bridge differences, and as part of that focus it's presenting "The No Play," a title that's a polite variation on playwright John Henry Redwood's original title. A thoroughly impressive cast, playing a tight-knit black family and the Jewish scholar who's befriended them in the Jim Crow South, tackles racism, bigotry, patriarchy, the Great Migration and more in an ever-intensifying storyline whose end-of-Act-I revelation left the preview night audience stunned into silence. This is a long show, but worth every minute. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday through April 14, Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, 5340 N. Interstate Ave. $18.50-$28, passinart.org or 503-235-8079.

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Andrea Vernae as Fay in “Jump.” (Russell J Young)

"Jump"

Milagro and Confrontation Theatre present playwright Charly Evon Simpson's "Jump," a story that addresses mental health and the stigmas and taboos surrounding it, particularly in communities of color. Simpson told an interviewer last year that the play is rooted in a New Yorker article about people who jump from the Golden Gate Bridge; the main character, Fay, goes to a bridge as she's reeling from the death of her mother. The Milagro production is part of a rolling world premiere. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, through April 13, Milagro Theatre, 525 S.E. Stark St. $20-$40, milagro.org or 503-236-7253.

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(Courtesy of Delgani Quartet)

“Memories of Prague”

Czech musicians take the spotlight as Eugene's Delgani Quartet reflects on its European debut in the Czech Republic last year. The program features works by Antonin Dvorak, Erwin Schulhoff and Tomas Svoboda, a Portland resident. 3 p.m. Sunday, March 24, The Old Church, 1422 S.W. 11th Ave. $10-$28, delgani.org or 541-579-5882.

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Dianne Jean Erickson, “Survivors,” oil, cold wax, encaustic on birch. (Amy Wang/Staff)

Dianne Jean Erickson

"Take me to a place I've never been before…" serves as both title and viewer prompt for this Portland artist's solo show of multimedia paintings. Just this side of monochromatic, they evoke literal, metaphorical and fantastical journeys, in keeping with Erickson's perspective on creating art: that the journey is the message. 9 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, through April 2, Multnomah Arts Center, 7688 S.W. Capitol Highway. Free.