PORTLAND – The Center for Cultural Exchange will celebrate the year of the chicken in partnership with Portland’s Cambodian community. The center’s annual Khmer New Year celebration features dance, music and pageantry. The event begins at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 17.

Tickets are $7 in advance and $10 the day of show. They can be purchased through the center’s box office, 761-0591; online at www.centerforculturalexchange.org; or at any Bull Moose Music.