ADOPTION—If you feel out of touch with the youth of today, there’s a solution: Adopt some Iraqi war orphans! True, adopting Iraqi war orphans can be a complicated, confusing process—but tonight, international adoption expert Jonathan Franzen is in town to answer any questions you might have about all those papers, passports, legal fees, and other ins-and-outs that come with adopting Iraqi war orphans! He will also be answering questions about Twitter. ERIK HENRIKSEN
Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 SW Cedar Hills, Beaverton, 7 pm, FREE (Iraqi war orphan swap afterward in parking lot)
MUSIC—I don’t know what real-life dam funk sounds like (gurgle? Hiss? Salmon squirrrrt? Algae noise!), but LA funkmeister Dam-Funk (Damon Riddick to his soul mother) sounds like an all-night love session at Dr. Frankenfunk’s laboratory. In other words, groovy. Go catch his funky fresh beats for a surefire way to beat your deep purple funk. COURTNEY FERGUSON
w/Bobby D; Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside, 9 pm, $13-15
I’m not getting the joke about Iraqi war orphans.