Have a 'Wicked' good time this week: Oct. 14-20

MONDAY, OCTOBER 14-SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20

‘WICKED’ — It's currently the fourth-longest running show in Broadway history, and “Wicked” celebrates its 20th anniversary on Broadway in 2024. The touring show stages at Keller Auditorium, Oct. 16-Nov. 3, as the second show of the Broadway in Portland season. The story looks at what happened in the Land of Oz — but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, another young woman is born with emerald-green skin and is smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possesses an extraordinary talent. When she meets an exceptionally popular bubbly blonde, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships — until the world decides to call one “good” and the other “wicked.” More: BroadwayInPortland.com

CHILI COOK-OFF — Grab a bowl, a spoon and perhaps some milk for the annual North Plains Chili Cook-off, this year 6:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 17. Entrants can serve samples to attendees, while the North Plains Senior Center serves a main chili meal, including chili dogs, cornbread and dessert. The free event hosted by the North Plains Events Association will include trophies for categories like Best Traditional Chili, People’s Choice and Hottest Chili. For more information, go online (northplainsevents.com/chili-cook-off).

SITKA ART INVITATIONAL — Oregon Contemporary, 8371 N. Interstate Ave., hosts the Sitka Art Invitational, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. each day Oct. 18-20. It features more than 100 nature-inspired Northwests showing and selling their works. More: sitkacenter.org/event/sitka-art-invitational

ART GALA — Join the Beaverton Area Chamber of Commerce to celebrate and enjoy the work of 15 artists with disability, chronic illnesses and neurodivergence during the third annual art gala. This year’s “A Night of Pure Imagination” theme will inspire 7-9 p.m. Oct. 18 at The Greatroom, 15900 S.W. Regatta Lane, Suite 105, in Beaverton. Tickets are available starting at $60. For more information, go online (business.beaverton.org/calendar/Details/3rd-annual-night-of-pure-imagination-1164155?sourceTypeId=Hub).

WILSONVILLE FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL — The annual 2024 Harvest Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Stein-Boozier Barn in Wilsonville. Put on a costume and enjoy this special event with your family. This event will feature free pumpkins, face painting, crafts, a costume parade, live music, horse and carriage rides, a scavenger hunt, kid-friendly activities and more.

PUMPKIN REGATTA — In its 20th iteration, the West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta returns to the Lake of the Commons, 8325 S.W. Nyberg St. in Tualatin. The free event on Oct. 20 features races aboard hollowed-out gourds at noon and 2 p.m., as well as food, entertainment, pumpkin-related festivities and more. And if that wasn’t enough fun, enjoy Pumpkins and Pints at Stickmen Brewing, 19475 S.W. 118th Ave., from noon to 5 p.m. on Oct. 19 and a 5K run on Oct. 20, starting at Tualatin Community Park. For more information, go online (tualatinoregon.gov/pumpkinregatta).