Road Trip! Destination: Montreal, Quebec

This year's Montreal High Lights Festival, which runs Feb. 16 through 26, pushes back against winter's iron grip with 11 days of culinary events, live music, dance, art installations, exhibits, light shows and more.

Mitch Ryder Preps R&B-Flavored New Album, 'The Promise'

The world still rocks to his mid-60s hits such as "Jenny Take a Ride," "Devil With a Blue Dress On," "Sock It To Me, Baby" and "Little Latin Lupe Lu," but Mitch Ryder has a full plate of new music -- and more -- coming this year.

Gigante Opens Ibero-American Film Festival Tonight

Ask your average American, even Latin American, what they think of Uruguay, and you’ll mostly get blank stares. Over the last century of political turmoil that plagued the rest of the continent, Uruguay was blessed with the reputation as South America’s most stable and boring democracy.

The gym will totally still be there after you finish that creme brulee.

Japanese BENIHANA VILLAGE Las Vegas Hilton, 3000 Paradise Road, 732-5821. Japanese tabletop cooking at its finest. The chefs deliver great steaming-hot food, as well as an entertaining show.

Clackamas County and Southwest Portland events roundup: concerts, games, plays and classes

Good morning Clackamas County. Check out my roundup of events in Happy Valley, Milwaukie, Lake Oswego, Oregon City, West Linn, Wilsonville, on Mount Hood, and in other locales in Clackamas County, as well as Southwest Portland.