Featured Event: 2011 Portland Jazz Festival
Saturday, Feb. 19th
Portland Opera To Go: The Elixir of Love
The Portland Opera will be giving public performances of (a family-friendly version of) Donizetti's The Elixir of Love at the Hampton Opera Center in SE Portland Friday and Saturday. Portland Opera To Go: The Elixir of Love
2011 Yard, Garden & Patio Show
This year's expo, at the Oregon Convention Center, features seminars, demonstrations, outdoor cooking classes, a green market and more. Friday and Saturday. 2011 Yard, Garden & Patio Show
Flash Mob Freeze at Pioneer Square
People will meet at the Portland Waterfront and head in small groups to the square, where they'll freeze for 5 minutes and then resume their lives as if nothing happened. Pioneer Square Flash Mob (Facebook)
The Great Train Expo
The Portland Expo Center hosts the nation's largest model train show Saturday and Sunday. This is its 20th year in Portland. Highlights include a riding train and a LEGO layout. The Great Train Expo
Sunday, February 20th
FIghting for Civil Rights: The Japanese-American and LGBT Experience
Actor and civil rights advocate George Takei headlines this event at PSU, which is inspired by the Day of Remembrance. Fighting for Civil Rights
Gregory Vajda's Dvorak
The Oregon Symphony presents a composition from its resident conductor, Gregory Vajda, as well as Antonin Dvorak's Symphony No. 7 and two performances by violinist Jennifer Koh. Gregory Vajda's Dvorak
Weekend Weather: Highs in the lower-50's, with scattered showers tapering off by Sunday.
