Catch some entertainment from the most-winning sports team of all time.
It’s not the Boston Celtics or the New York Yankees — it’s the Harlem Globetrotters. With a 98 percent winning percentage across nine decades of action, the Globetrotters don’t leave much room for surprise — although they have been defeated 345 times. Their brand of basketball is unquestionably fun for fans of hardwood amusement. Filled with tricks, jokes and interaction with the audience, the Globetrotters’ unique style will be on display for a 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 27 tipoff at the Moda Center, 1 N. Center Court St., Portland; $15 to $87. 503-235-8771 or www.harlemglobetrotters.com/event/moda-center-2?field_date=2017-12-27.
Time to boogie — literally. Boogie-woogie pianist Brady Gross will keep it funky when he hits the stage at 9:30 p.m. Dec. 31 for New Year’s Eve at Northwood Public House and Brewery, 1401 S.E. Rasmussen Blvd., Battle Ground. Gross will play tunes from the popular blues genre, which got its start in Texas and Louisiana and rose to popularity in the 1920s. In addition to the music, take advantage of happy hour prices on drinks and food for New Year’s. Live music continues through 12:30 a.m. A $5 cover charge kicks in after 10 p.m. 360-723-0937 or www.northwoodpublichouse.com.
You’re gonna need a bigger boat. The best place to find one is the 58th Annual Portland Boat Show, Jan. 10-14 at the Portland Expo Center, 2060 N. Marine Drive, Portland. Oregon’s biggest boat show has new and pre-owned fishing boats, ski boats, sailboats, yachts, personal watercraft and paddle sports equipment for sale. There’s also a Junior Boat Building event, where kids have the opportunity to build a sailboat or powerboat model using real tools — with supervision. Boat show hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Jan. 10-12; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 13; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 14. Tickets cost $10, but children younger than 12 get in free. 503-552-5054 or www.otshows.com/shows/pbs.
It’s hard to find books this affordable anywhere else. The Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation will host a used-book sale from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 11-13 in Library Hall, downstairs at FVRL District Operations Center, 1007 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Peruse more than 20,000 books; the cost is $1 for most hardbacks and paperbacks, and 50 cents for mass-market adult fiction paperbacks. Most books are in great condition. CDs and DVDs are $1 per disc. Bring a box or bag to carry out your haul. There’s free parking, and 100 percent of the money raised benefits library programs such as summer reading. 360-906-4700 or fvrlf.org.
