Vanport Mosaic
Reminder: The people, city and legacy of Vanport, 77 years after the devastating flood of 1948, will be commemorated in the 10th annual Vanport Mosaic Festival, through June 1 at various venues. Organized by Laura Lo Forti, a self-described “story midwife” and the festival’s co-founder and co-director, Vanport Mosaic invites the public to participate in two weeks of “memory activism” through exhibits, walking tours, performances, screenings, conversations, and community gatherings.

Festival headquarters is Alberta House, 5131 N.E. 23rd Ave., where there’ll be four exhibits: “Vanport: A Surge of Social Change,” “The Climate Refugees of Vanport — Artwork by Henk Pander,” “Cardboard Artwork” by Bayo, “Impressions of Vanport” by third-grade students at Buckman Elementary School.

More: vanportmosaic.org.

Oregon Symphony
Two upcoming concerts at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (orsymphony.org):

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of “One Piece Music Symphony” with a special orchestra performing, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 21. The most memorable moments of the beloved TV series will be projected on a giant screen to the sound of a 50-musician orchestra.

Conducted by Deanna Tham, Oregon Symphony puts on “Back to the Future in Concert,” 7:30 p.m.. Saturday, May 24 and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 25 — the Steven Spielberg/Robert Zemeckis movie with Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd shows on the big screen while the symphony plays the score.

Cascadia Drag Festival
The three-day Cascadia Drag Festival, Thursday-Saturday, May 22-24, takes place at Clinton Street Theater, 2522 S.E. Clinton St., celebrating artistic expression of queer, trans and BIPOC performers. For tickets: cstpdxtickets.square.site.

Helium Comedy
Jay Pharaoh, actor and standup comedian and formerly of “Saturday Night Live,” puts on three nights of shows, Friday-Sunday, May 23-25 at Helium Comedy Club (heliumcomedy.com/portland). He’s a top-shelf impersonator.

VOID Tattoo Fest
A new event in Portland, VOID Tattoo Fest is coming to the Jupiter Hotel, 800 E. Burnside St., and Jupiter NEXT, 900 E. Burnside St., from Friday-Sunday, May 23-25, featuring live tattooing sessions and seminars for the professionals. Portland tattoo shop owners, Brian Wilson, of Wilson Brothers Tattoo, and Olivia Britz-Wheat, of Mortal Emblem, are the masterminds behind this creative vision, bringing together more than 120 artists from around the world (voidtattoofest.com).

‘Hitchcock on Film’
Hollywood Theatre presents a memorable series of films:. It’s “Hitchcock on Film,” showing four of Alfred Hitchcock’s best works, Thursday-Monday, May 23-26: “Vertigo” on 70mm and “Psycho,” “Rear Window” and “Dial M For Murder” on 35mm (hollywoodtheatre.org).

Live Music
The Tribune runs a list of notable concerts each month under title “Live Music” on its website, portlandtribune.com/lifestyle. Check it out — each and every month.

This is a big one: Willie Nelson and Friends and Bob Dylan are atop the ticket as Cascades Amphitheater in Ridgefield, Washington hosts the 10th annual Outlaw Music Festival, starting at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 24. Other performers include Billy Strings, Lake Street Dive, Sierra Hull and Lily Meola. For more: OutlawMusicFestival.com. For tickets: cascadesamphitheater.com.

Other performances in the coming days: Jack White, 6:30 p.m., McMenamins Edgefield (opening concert, sold out); John Craigie performs The Beatles’ “A Lonely Magical Mystery Tour,” 8 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, May 26-28, Mississippi Studios (May 28 sold out, mississippistudios.com).

The Immigrant Story
The fourth edition of “I Am An American Live,” a free event presented by The Immigrant Story, will be 7 p.m. Saturday, May 24 at The Reser in Beaverton. From publicity: In recognition of Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, this powerful live event — part of the Oregon Rises Above Hate coalition — shines a spotlight on the resilience, struggles, and triumphs of the AANHPI community in Oregon and beyond. The program features storytellers from Vietnam, Nepal, Malaysia and Afghanistan.

More: theimmigrantstory.org.

‘Banned’
Hand2Mouth’s newest devised work is “Banned,” 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 5 p.m. Sundays, May 24-June 7 at Shaking the Tree, 823 S.E. Grant St. It’s a new project inspired by recent stories of challenged books, restricted and banned in the United States — “an investigation into the fear that prompts this desire for censorship and the people most affected by the loss of these stories,” publicity said.

More: hand2mouththeatre.org.

Multnomah County Fair

It’s fair time — right in the middle of Portland.

The 119th Multnomah County Fair takes place Saturday-Monday, May 24-26 at Oaks Amusement Park. Hours are noon to 7 p.m., and admission is free.

Multnomah County Fair features three full days of family fun including competitive exhibits, musical and stage performances, Portland’s Lucha Libre Wrestling, pioneer village, craft and gardening displays, fair foods, local vendors and small animal activities. Visitors can also enjoy the awesome amusement rides at Oaks Amusement Park and all the delicious fair foods that you can imagine.

Other highlights are White Lotus/Portland Lion & Dragon Dance, Multi High School Robotic Team Competition, School of Rock and La Familia Dia (Sunday).

More: multcofair.com.

Memorial Day
Among the festivities to honor our fallen military members, the Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial Fund will hold a Memorial Day ceremony to honor Oregon military members who served and those who lost their lives or are still missing in action from the Vietnam War. It’ll be 10 a.m. Monday, May 26 at Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial, 4000 S.W. Canyon Road.

And, the big annual commemoration takes place at Willamette National Cemetery, 11800 S.E. Mt. Scott Blvd., Happy Valley, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday, May 26.

‘Book of Mormon’
The hit Broadway musical “The Book of Mormon” returns to Portland with stagings May 27-June 1 at Keller Auditorium. There is a lottery for tickets at this point (BroadwayInPortland.com). It’s a nine-time Tony Award-winning musical and it returns to Portland for the fifth time (and will be sold out for the fifth time).

Cirque du Soleil
Heads up: In “Crystal,” May 29-June 1 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Cirque du Soleil explores a brand new creative territory for the first time in the company’s 40-year history (cirquedusoleil.org).

This unique production pushes boundaries of the circus arts by combining stunning skating and acrobatic feats that defy the imagination — acrobats and skaters perform on the ice and in the air, seamlessly combining multiple disciplines for a world class audience experience.