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• ConCocktail, Hosted by Dr. Xander Gerrymander | Monday, April 1 | 9 p.m. | Star Theater, 13 NW Sixth Ave., Portland | $10-$75 | Watch some of the region’s best bartenders show off their skills across three timed rounds and compete for the favor of local mixologists.
• Yozakura Festival | Monday, April 1-Tuesday, April 2 | 7-11 p.m. | Gresham Japanese Garden, 124 S. Main Ave., Gresham | Free | See the park’s 13 mature Akebono cherry trees illuminated each night while their brief blooms last.

• Forest Bathing | Tuesday, April 2 | 3-5 p.m. | Hoyt Arboretum, 4000 SW Fairview Blvd., Portland | $25-$30 | Feel stress melt away and your mood lighten on this two-hour guided therapeutic walk through the arboretum’s unique collection of trees.
• Ned Blackhawk: 2024 Hatfield Lecture | Tuesday, April 2 | 7-8:30 p.m. | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland | $46-$111 | The professor of history and American studies at Yale University will discuss his new book, “The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History.”

• Master Gardener Series: Attracting Hummingbirds | Wednesday, April 3 | 5:30-6:30 p.m. | Vancouver Community Library, 901 C St., Vancouver | Free | Learn how to cultivate an outdoor space that benefits these tiny, charismatic birds, their basic needs, and which species you can expect visits from.
• “Whose Live Anyway?” | Wednesday, April 3 + Friday, April 5 | 8 p.m. | Revolution Hall, 1300 SE Stark St., Ste. 110, Portland | $32-$80.50 | Improv pros Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis, and Joel Murray take their Emmy-nominated TV show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” on the road, inventing witty scenes with the help of audience members.

• Introducing the 2024 Rose Festival Court. Each of the 15 students selected from Portland metro-area high schools will receive a $3,500 scholarship and one-on-one mentorship with women executives. They’ll be busy traveling around the community for various outreach opportunities leading up to the festivities in May and June. (KGW)

• April is Filipino Food Month. Find special menu items all month long at 15 local Filipino-owned eateries participating in the inaugural Filipino Food Month crawl, including Magna Kusina, Sugarpine Drive-In, and Baon Kainan.

• Portland is among the top 10 US cities where people can save the most money by renting instead of buying, according to Realtor.com. In February, Portland’s median monthly rent payment was $1,655, while buying a starter home was 84.4% higher, costing about $3,051 per month. (Realtor.com)

• Oaks Amusement Park is now open. When it first welcomed guests on May 30, 1905, the park had nightly fireworks shows, a bathhouse, and exotic animals; today, it continues offering family fun on the banks of the Willamette River with rides, mini golf, free carousel and train rides, and more. (KOIN)

• Good in the Hood will take a hiatus this year. The multicultural festival got its start in the early 1990s and is traditionally held the last weekend of June at Northeast Portland’s King School Park. “Current leadership is undergoing a process of renewal,” organizers said, and the festival will return in 2025. (KOIN)

• McCormick & Schmick’s has closed its last remaining Portland location. The chain of seafood restaurants got its start in Old Town in 1979 (that location closed in 2009), then expanded to the now-shuttered RiverPlace complex before going national. The last local McCormick & Schmick’s is in Tigard. (Willamette Week)

• Cookie has been to shell and back. The 10-year-old red-footed tortoise injured his leg while his owners were away. It was amputated in early March, but thanks to DoveLewis Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Hospital — and 3D printing technology — Cookie is now cruising around on a prosthetic wheel. (KGW)

• Looking ahead to the next season is all Trail Blazers fans can really do at this point. So which players will stick around? Locked On Blazers shares some predictions in its latest podcast episode.

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