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Monster Jam

Nothing unleashes your inner 6-year-old quite like watching monster trucks crush cars, kick up dust and fly over jumps on an indoor dirt track. See favorites like Grave Digger - and its first-ever female driver - battle it out to be the baddest monster in the place.

1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24 and 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25; Moda Center, 1 N. Center Court St.; $20-$70; monsterjam.com

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Polar Plunge

Forget the caffeine this Saturday morning. Wake up with a dip in the frigid Columbia River, and raise money for Special Olympics Oregon while you're at it.

Plunge at 9:40 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24; Broughton Beach, 4356 N.E. Marine Dr.; raise $50 to plunge, free to watch; plungeoregon.com

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"Hidden History of Albina" walking tour

The historic center of African-American community in Portland has changed a lot in recent decades, but the Boise and Elliot neighborhoods still show signs of their culturally rich past. This special Black History Month walking tour aims to educate with stops at significant sights, including a church where Martin Luther King Jr. once preached and the still-trucking Sons of Haiti Masonic Lodge.

Noon-2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23 and 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24; meet in front of Little Big Burger, 3747 N. Mississippi Ave.; $10-$25; knowyourcity.org/tour-info

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Oregon State University exhibit

Celebrate 150 years of OSU with as many stories of how the school has impacted the world, including the creation of the computer mouse, a revolutionary approach to high jumping and the discovery of a new shade of blue.

Open daily during regular museum hours (10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday) through Sept. 19; Oregon Historical Society, 1200 S.W. Park Ave.; $5-$11; ohs.org

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Chinese New Year Lantern Viewing

Lan Su Chinese Garden has been celebrating the Chinese New Year for a while already, but the big event comes in the form of its night time lantern viewings. Take in the beauty of the garden by traditional red lantern light and watch as a 20-foot glowing dragon ambles around the scenery.

5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27-Friday, March 2; Lan Su Chinese Garden, 239 N.W. Everett St.; $25-$55; lansugarden.org

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Raptor Road Trip

UPDATE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED BECAUSE OF WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS ON SAUVIE ISLAND

Take a pleasure trip around Sauvie Island, stopping at viewpoints where naturalists and birding experts are on hand to help you spot some of the island’s birds of prey.

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24; Sauvie Island, 17100 N.W. Sauvie Island Rd.; $10 per car, cash only; oregonmetro.gov

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Cascade Festival of African Films

Rather than packaging Africa with a Western lens, this film festival features work by Africans to highlight the continent’s complexities.

Various times through Saturday, March 3; Portland Community College Cascade Campus, 705 N. Killingsworth St.; free; africanfilmfestival.org

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Portland Golf Show

Fairer weather is on its way, so get your golf game swinging at this gathering of vendors and experts, where you can test clubs and geek out on the latest and greatest equipment.

11 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24 and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25; Oregon Convention Center, 777 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.; $12-$30; portlandgolfshow.com

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Portland Home & Garden Show

Lingering house and yard projects, beware. The folks at the Spring Home & Garden show have all the tips, products, services, and advice you could need for your vernal revamping plans.

11 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22-Saturday, Feb. 24 and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25; Portland Expo Center, 2060 N. Marine Dr.; $10; homeshowpdx.com

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U.S. Synchronized Figure Skating Championships

With the Winter Olympics underway and the film-version of the Tonya Harding story generating Oscar buzz, the ice is as hot as ever. Just wait until you see teams of talented figure skaters spinning and gliding and leaping as one when Portland hosts the national championships of synchronized skating.

Various times Wednesday, Feb. 21-Saturday, Feb. 24; Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 300 N. Winning Way; $25 for single day passes, $81 for all sessions pass; ussynchrochampionships.com

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