MISC.
Disney on Ice
Its Worlds of Enchantment, featuring Lightning McQueen and the crew of Cars, Ariel and The Little Mermaid, Buzz, Woody and Jessie from Toy Story, and Anna, Elsa and others from Frozen. Ashley Mandapat, a Seattle native who has lived in Portland, performs.
7 p.m. Thursday-Friday, Oct. 20-21, 11:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, 12:30 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, Moda Center, www.rosequarter.com, $15-$80
Portland EcoFilm Festival
The annual environmentally friendly festival takes place Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 20-23, at the Hollywood Theatre, 4122 N.E. Sandy Blvd. It starts with Seed: An Untold Story, about seed conservation, 7 p.m. Thursday. The rest of the lineup: When Two Worlds Collide, 7 p.m. Friday; Silent Running, 9:15 p.m. Friday; Muerta es Vida (Death is Life), 2 p.m. Saturday; Saving Jamaica Bay, 4 p.m. Saturday; Saving Endangered Species, 7 p.m. Saturday; Contromano, 9:15 p.m. Saturday; Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art, 2 p.m. Sunday; The Grouper Mystery, 4:30 p.m. Sunday;
Big Trees, 7 p.m. Sunday; encore performance of award-winning films, 9:15 p.m. Sunday. For more: www.portlandecofilmfest.org.
Beer and wine
The Great Northwest Beer and Wine Festival takes place 4-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, and noon-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Expo Center, 2060 N. Marine Drive. Admission is $10, $12 at door; parking is $8. Therell be seasonal beers, fresh hops and classic wines, as well as food, entertainment and exhibitors. For more: www.greatnwbeerandwinefest.com.
Portland VegFest
Therell be 160 exhibitors, speakers, cooking demonstrations, a fashion and beauty stage, a fitness stage and kids activities.
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, Oregon Convention Center, 777 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., www.PortlandVegFest.org $9, $16 weekend
STAGE
Oregon Childrens Theatre
The acclaimed companys season gets underway with Goosebumps this week. For more, see story at portlandtribune.com
BodyVox
The companys season starts with BloodyVox, a tranfusion of new work that features the dancers, a hint of Hitchcock, a touch of vampire and a healthy dose of zombies. It stages Oct. 20-22 and Oct. 27-29 at BodyVox Dance Center, 1201 N.W. 17th Ave. Tickets start at $27; season tickets start at $97. For more: www.bodyvox.com.
Tenderloin
Lakewood Theatre Company presents the musical about a turn-of-the-century minister working to shut down the red-light district in Manhattan.
7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, Lakewood Theatre Company, 368 S. State St., Lake Oswego, www.lakewood-center.org, $20
Comedy
Natasha Leggero (Chelsea Lately) appears at Helium Comedy Club, 1510 S.E Ninth Ave., 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, and 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 21-22. Tickets are $15-$23; for more: www.heliumcomedy.com.
And Brian Posehn does a live comedy taping, 7 and 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at Revolution Hall, 1300 S.E. Stark St. No. 110. For more: www.ticketfly.com.
MUSIC
Keller happenings
Its a busy next several days at Keller Auditorium, 222 S.W. Clay St.:
Norah Jones appears on her Day Breaks world tour, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20 ($39.50-$68).
Alice Cooper plays in the third annual Daze of the Dead, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 ($39.95-$70).
The Pet Shop Boys also play the Daze of the Dead, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25 ($39.95-$85).
Jethro Tull, a show by Ian Anderson, takes place 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27 ($39.50-$95); for a story, see page B10.
For more: www.portland5.com.
Symphony happenings
Colin Currie, percussionist and artist in residence, joins music Director Carlos Kalmar and the Oregon Symphony for performances of Andrew Normans work for solo percussion and orchestra. The symphony also will play Christopher Rouse and Richard Strauss. The details: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 S.W. Broadway, www.orsymphony.org, starting at $23.
Then the symphony presents Tony Bennett, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, at the Schnitz. Tickets start at $45.