We’re celebrating long traditions this week, from the 33-year-old Hillsdale Brewfest to the 37th Winterfolk concert. Several classical music concerts and the Jewish Film Festival are also being held.
33rd Annual Hillsdale Brewfest
This long-running annual brewfest celebrates 33 years with curated taster trays, a variety of beers to sample, signature food specials and more. Did you know the Hillsdale Brewery is the birthplace of several of McMenamins’ classic beers including Hammerhead, Ruby and Terminator? Learn more this weekend. All ages are welcome, 21 and older to sample.
10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, Hillsdale Public House, 1505 S.W. Sunset Blvd.; free admission; mcmenamins.com/events.
Annual Winterfolk
The Alberta Rose Theatre partners with Transition Projects, a program that transitions people from homelessness and living on the streets into housing, for this annual benefit show where all the proceeds go to help communities in need. Enjoy a night of folk music and poetry by some of Portland’s best performers including Tracy Grammer, Doug & Judy Smith, Kate Power and Steve Einhorn, and Oregon poet Kim Stafford.
7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, Alberta Rose, 3000 N.E. Alberta St., tickets start at $47.75; etix.com/ticket.
World Ballet Company – ‘Cinderella’
World Ballet Company brings its touring production of “Cinderella” to Oregon this winter, with performances on stages in Salem and Portland.
The performance, which combines classical ballet with Broadway-style theatricality and features 40 international dancers, features a blend of humor, romance and traditional ballet technique. Choreographer Marina Kesler created the movement for the production, which is set to music composed by Johann Strauss II.
The production showcases more than 150 hand-sewn costumes and hand-crafted sets designed to transport audiences through the familiar story, from scenes with the mischievous stepsisters to the elegant ballroom sequences.
7 p.m. Thursday-Friday, Feb. 19-20, Elsinore Theatre, 170 High St. S.E., Salem; $42.85-$102.79, ElsinoreTheatre.com.
7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, Newmark Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broadway; $56.50-$137, portland5.com.
— Grant Butler The Oregonian/Oregonlive.com
A Celebration of Americana
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra will present an all‑American program featuring Carlos Simon’s “Four Black American Dances,” Copland’s “Rodeo and Appalachian Spring,” and Gershwin’s “Catfish Row.” Expect a rich blend of American musical traditions, from energetic dance forms to iconic frontier-inspired themes. The two weekend performances are also available via livestream. Visit the website for details.
7 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21-22, Skyview Concert Hall, 1300 N.W. 139th St., Vancouver; tickets start at $50; vancouversymphony.my.salesforce-sites.com.
Metropolitan Youth Symphony community concert
Enjoy a late afternoon concert featuring some of Portland’s best young musicians ages 5-20. Ensembles scheduled to perform include the Portland Overture Strings, Hillsboro Overture Strings, Portland Chamber Strings and others.
4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, Newmark Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broadway; tickets start at $19.55;
portland5.com/newmark-theatre/events.
PSU Choirs: A South African Celebration with Michael Barrett
Guest composer and conductor Michael Barrett from South Africa leads a citywide choir collaboration that celebrates community, growth, and musical storytelling. PSU’s Chamber Choir, Rose Choir, and Thorn Choir are joined by a massed choir of 200 high school singers from across the Portland area.
4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, Viking Pavilion on the PSU campus, 930 S.W. Hall St.; tickets start at $25; portlandstate.universitytickets.com.
Tambuco
Friends of Chamber Music welcomes this unique group that uses body percussion, sticks, stone, and modern instruments to take a visceral approach to percussive music making. The Mexican contemporary classical group has been nominated three times for awards including Best Classical Album. See them Sunday in Beaverton, or Monday on the Linfield University campus in McMinnville.
3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, 12625 S.W. Crescent St., Beaverton; tickets start at $32; focm.my.salesforce-sites.com.
Or 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, Delkin Recital Hall, Linfield University, 57 S.W. Keck Drive, McMinnville; tickets $10; events.linfield.edu/event-details/tambuco.
2026 Portland Jewish Film Festival
This year’s festival highlights films that take on identity, memory, conflict, and care. Guided by OJMCHE’s mission to challenge bias and inspire moral responsibility, the festival committee selected a lineup of international award contenders, personal documentaries, and innovative films that strive to broaden and deepen the landscape of contemporary Jewish storytelling. The festival begins with a kickoff celebration featuring community partners hosting tables representing a diverse cross-section of Portland’s cultural, spiritual, civic, and educational spheres.
Kick off 5:30-6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, Whitsell Auditorium at the Portland Art Museum, 1219 S.W. Park Ave., with the film screening of “The Stamp Thief” starting at 6 p.m. The festival continues various times, dates and locations through March 1. See the website for tickets and a schedule: ojmche.org/events/portland-jewish-film-festival.
Mozart & Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
The Oregon Symphony, conducted by Jeannette Sorrell, welcomes Grammy nominated Israeli mandolinist Avi Avital in a program that includes Vivaldi’s spot-on sound effects in “the Four Season” as well as Bologne, Chevalier de St-Georges’ “Symphony No. 2” and Mozart’s “Haffner” as the finale.
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26 and Feb. 28, and at 2 p.m. March 1, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 S.W. Broadway; tickets start at $35; boxoffice.orsymphony.org/productions.
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