Christmas is finally here, and Portland’s roster of events this week is sure to distract you from any general or omicron-related wintry sadness you might be carrying around. (Speaking of which, it’s a lovely week to get your booster!) Scroll down for things to do through Sunday, from a mead-filled Wyrd Winter Solstice Night to the final days of OBT’s The Nutcracker to Numz Bodega at the Portland Art Museum’s AUX/MUTE Gallery.
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Brown Branch Presents: Big Band Holiday Jazz Showcase
Led by Domo Branch and Charlie Brown III (you read that right), Portland jazz group Brown Branch is more than equipped to get you in the holiday spirit. Don’t miss their night of seasonally appropriate classics honoring big-band jazz pioneers Thad Jones and Mel Lewis—complete with a 15-piece orchestra.
Portland Center Stage (Pearl District)
