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• OMSI After Dark: CiderFest | Wednesday, March 6 | 6-10 p.m. | OMSI, 1945 SE Water Ave., Portland | $25-$50 | Savor the flavors of Oregon’s top cideries and learn about the science behind the ancient craft of fermenting apple juice.

• Free First Thursday | Thursday, March 7 | 10 a.m.-8 p.m. | Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Ave., Portland | Free | Explore the museum’s permanent and visiting collections, along with programs at PAM CUT Tomorrow Theater, without paying a dime.

• The Roaring 20s Gala | Friday, March 8 | 6-9 p.m. | Tiffany Center’s Crystal Room, 1410 SW Morrison St., Portland | $150+ | Put on a flapper dress or zoot suit and dance the night away while supporting Bridgetown Conservatory’s work to introduce youth to musical theater.

• Winter Music Festival | Saturday, March 9 | 3-10:30 p.m. | Milwaukie-Portland Elks Lodge, 13121 SE McLoughlin Blvd., Oak Grove | $15-$45 | This celebration of live music formerly known as the Winter Blues Music Festival marks its 10th year with several bands performing on two stages.

• TriMet’s first new MAX station in nine years is open. The Gateway North MAX station “allows for more efficient travel from PDX to Downtown Portland” and is located one block north of Gateway Transit Center, which also reopened to light rail travelers following six weeks of construction to improve Red Line service. (KGW)

• Officials have released a handful of design renderings under consideration for the future Interstate 5 bridge. While nothing yet is confirmed, the designs show a much larger bridge than the one currently spanning the Columbia River between Hayden Island and Vancouver — with room for bikes, pedestrians, and light rail. (OPB)

• Metro recently spent $1.5 million on 109 acres of land along the Pudding River near Canby. The purchase — one of many made with funding from the 2019 parks and nature bond — protects nearly 2 miles of riverbank in what Metro has dubbed the Molalla Oaks, Prairies, and Floodplains area.

• Voodoo Doughnuts has some toasty new flavors inspired by everyone’s favorite pocket pastry moonlighting as breakfast fare. Try a different flavor in the Go-Tart Series every week throughout March, starting with maple brown sugar. Would the late William “Bill” Post stand in line for his own pink box? We think yes. (KOIN + NBC News)

• Portland media company Rifelion will debut a new short film this Saturday, March 9, at Texas’ South by Southwest film festival. “Ramadan America” features five stories set during Ramadan and Eid and is billed as a “first-of-its-kind production, written by, directed by and starring American Muslims.” (KOIN)

• Here comes the sun (we hope) — and here comes Paul McCartney’s personal photos of The Beatles. An exhibition featuring 250+ images documenting the biggest-selling band of all time’s ascension to superstardom will open this September at the Portland Art Museum. (Willamette Week)

• 52.2 million. That’s how many day-use visits Oregon State Parks logged in 2023 — the second busiest year for day-use visits on record (2021 saw 53 million). Lewis and Clark State Recreation Site was among the locations that saw the largest upticks in visitations.

• The Big Ten title could come down to Oregon and Ohio State this year. Which team has the better roster heading into spring football? Listen as Locked On Ducks swaps insights with Locked On Buckeyes host Jay Stephens.

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