Bryson Cone, Vexations
Local synth-pop and soul artist Bryson Cone kicks off a tour and celebrates the release of his debut album at the latest installment of Sunday Sessions at Rontoms. (Sun Feb 9, 8 pm, Rontoms, free)

The Oscars with Poison Waters
The Oscars are a joke of an awards show that slips further from relevance with each passing year—but, the looks! The speeches! The off-chance that there might be another La La Land/Moonlight Best Picture mix-up! It’s still maybe just a little bit fun to watch the Oscars, and it’ll be made even more fun by hilarious host Poison Waters and the big screen at the Kennedy School. Wear your red-carpet best (whatever that means to you), and you could win a prize. (Sun Feb 9, 2 pm, Kennedy School Theater, free) BLAIR STENVICK

Ezra Klein, Omar El Akkad
Vox co-founder and journalist Ezra Klein has one of the sharpest minds in the world of political commentary, providing a clear-eyed view of public policy and, of late, the chaos that has consumed the White House since 2016. His latest book Why We’re Polarized, an exploration of how the current political system has made the gap between Right and Left grow even wider and made attempts to bridge that divide even more difficult, comes along right when we need it most: In the heat of an election year. Tonight, Klein discusses his book with fellow journalist Omar El Akkad. (Wed Feb 12, 7 pm, Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, free) ROBERT HAM

Unversed Comics
The third, final, MAMMOTH anthology from a group of PNCA-affiliated comics artists, Postscript collects 550 pages of short story comics keeping to a specific theme—appropriately endings and new beginnings. The Saturday afternoon reading at Powell’s presents an opportunity to hear new comics blood like Cas Marotta, Katie York, Delta Vasquez, Sarah Hickey, Tandy Kunklewill, and the anthology’s editor Jonathan Hill present their work as they imagine it—hopefully with character voices. (Sat Feb 8, 2 pm, Powell’s City of Books, free) SUZETTE SMITH

Portland Winter Light Festival
The holidays are behind us, but the Portland Winter Light Festival is here to remind you that the city’s best winter lights tradition actually happens in February. The three-day celebration features dozens of illuminated art installations, along with unique performances and live events to help brighten up the Northwest winter doldrums. With massive interactive spaces to explore on both sides Willamette River, the Portland Spirit will be working overtime to offer complimentary cruises between the festival’s East and West hubs, and who doesn’t love a free boat ride? (Fri-Sat Feb 7-8, Various Locations, free, all ages) CHIPP TERWILLIGER

Flight: The Elite Fleet
The Liquor Store’s monthly house, techno, disco, and acid dance party takes to the skies for February, with solid, powerful sounds from FluffyStuff, & Roses, Kevin Davis Jr., and Argonaute. (Fri Feb 7, 9 pm, The Liquor Store, $10)

WL, Mini Blinds, Hand
A pair of the city’s finest ambient rock and indie-pop outfits head up a joint birthday celebration at the Kenton Club, with fellow locals Hand (featuring members of Divers and Meringue) rounding out the bill. (Fri Feb 7, 9 pm, The World Famous Kenton Club, $5)

Charley No Face, The No. 44, Wild Wild Wets, Motorcoat
Portland’s Charley No Face and Motorcoat welcome Pomona’s the No. 44 and San Diego’s Wild Wild Wets to St. Johns for what’s guaranteed to be a raucous night full of fuzzed-out garage rock and psych. (Fri Feb 7, 9 pm, The Fixin’ To, $8-10)

Tender Kid, Pulp Romance, Tom Ghoulie
Rising Portland-via-California artist Tender Kid brings his blend of lo-fi hip-hop and bedroom pop to Kelly’s Olympian for an intimate performance, with local indie-rock outfits Pulp Romance and Tom Ghoulie rounding out the Saturday-night bill. (Sat Feb 8, 8 pm, Kelly’s Olympian, $7)

Josephine Antoinette, Tara Velarde
A pair of talented Portland singer/songwriters link up at the Alberta Street Pub to serve up an array of soul, blues, R&B, and folk tunes. (Sat Feb 8, 9 pm, Alberta Street Pub, $10)

Death of Glitter: Dance Night and GenderFuck Cabaret
This month, Death of Glitter gets all dandified and foppish with a full night of performances dedicated to old-timey styles “somewhat masc of center, in a femme way.” Performers include Anastasia Euthanasia, Sue E. Psydoll, Prince PeanutButter, Wolfgang X, The Glam King, and more. Hosted by BeElzzabub Doll. (Sat Feb 8, 9 pm, Crush, $5-10)

After the Flood Party
Edgefield got soaked a while back thanks to a broken pipe making a really big mess of things, but it’ll take more than some sogginess to keep McMenamins down, and the Edgefield is inviting one and all to visit the manor to see just how wonderfully the place has recovered, with an art discovery hunt, live music from the Brass Roots Movement, coffee tastings, beer tastings, wine tastings, spirits tastings, a history tour, and a chance to look at the painstakingly restored murals on the walls. (Sat Feb 8, noon, Edgefield, free, all ages)

Portland Indigenous Marketplace
Indigenous Come Up presents its latest in a series of marketplace events, inviting you to the Leaven Community Center to browse wares from an array of indigenous artists, and enjoy live dance and music performances. (Fri Feb 8, 2 pm, Leaven Community Center, free, all ages)

Laurelhurst, Noise Brigade, Second Player Score, Matt Danger
The Twilight hosts a night of local pop-punk and rock, with Laurelhurst playing one final show that doubles as a release celebration for their latest, Garage, Basement, Studio. Noise Brigade, Second Player Score, Stab In The Dark, and Matt Danger from Ninja’s with Syringes round out the bittersweet proceedings. (Sat Feb 8, 8 pm, Twilight Cafe & Bar, $10)

Slashed Tires, Amenta Abioto, Half Shadow
Seattle’s Slashed Tires make another pit stop in Portland for what will definitely be an experience, especially with the support of Amenta Abioto. (Sat Feb 8, 8 pm, Turn! Turn! Turn!, $5-10)

Ice Princess, Sól, Young Hunter
A band of hooded druids who possess solid chops that equal the vocals of their possessed leader, the Ice Princess—a half-dark/half-light nymph-witch with an impressive vocal range. For proof, check out “Eternal Night” on Bandcamp and revel in the rock. (Sat Feb 8, 8 pm, High Water Mark, $5) RYAN J. PRADO

Daniel Clowes
One of the most acclaimed and prolific independent comics creators comes to Floating World to launch and sign copies of his new book, Original Art, the latest in Fantagraphics’ ongoing Studio Edition series, collecting some of Clowes’ most important art over the course of his 30 year career. Fantagraphics editor Eric Reynolds will host a Q&A with the author as well. (Sun Feb 9, 6 pm, Floating World Comics, free)

Hey Babe
Elena C. Hayden hosts this new monthly stand-up showcase at the Deep End. January’s lineup includes local all-stars Amanda Arnold, Lance Edward, Jenna Vesper, Thomas Lundy, and Dan Weber. (Sun Feb 9, 7 pm, Deep End Theater, $8-10)

Valentine’s Bingo
The Siren hosts a special edition bingo night that sends a valentine to the days of hairspray and polyester, cigarettes and coffee, daubers full of bingo ink and hyper-competitive old people matching numbers and letters. Jed Arkley and Erin Jean O’Regan host this throwback afternoon complete with prizes and mimosas. $5 for 3 cards/ $1 per card after. (Sun Feb 9, 11 am, Siren Theater, $5)

#OregonMade: The Shining
The Hollywood’s #OregonMade series showcases a 35mm print of Kubrick’s The Shining, which was kind of sort of made in Oregon, if you count the use of a few exterior shots/matte paintings of Timberline Lodge. The actual movie was shot in England, complete with a mockup facade of Timberline. *pushes up glasses* Anyway, The Shining is great, and seeing it in 35mm should be a treat. (Mon Feb 10, 7:30 pm, Hollywood Theatre, $7-9) ERIK HENRIKSEN

Glitter Girls
The Calhoun Collective presents the latest installment of this drag variety show at Kelly’s Olympian. (Mon Feb 10, 9 pm, Kelly’s Olympian, $5)

Far Out West, The Gold Souls
The Portland-based quartet brings their groovy and energized blend of rootsy funk and Americana to the Goodfoot stage every Tuesday in February. (Tues Feb 11, 10 pm, Goodfoot, free)

Kung Fu Theater: Seven Grandmasters
Every fight scene in this 1978 martial arts classic will make you say, “What in the actual fuck just happened?” It has everything you could ask for in a kung fu flick: bad voiceovers, avenged deaths, teachers at the edge of retirement, stolen martial arts secrets, and did I mention those seriously insane fight scenes? (Tues Feb 11, 7:30 pm, Hollywood Theatre, $7-9) BRI BREY

Trash, DIY Sluts, Barb
A trio of up-and-coming local punk outfits get full-run of the Liquor Store basement to help ease any mid-winter/mid-week blues. (Wed Feb 12, 9 pm, The Liquor Store, $7)

Sarah Wild & the Watch, The Shrike
Portland-hailing singer/songwriter Sarah Wild and her backing band link up with fellow local rockers the Shrike to kick-off their latest tour with a hometown show at Kelly’s. (Wed Feb 12, 8 pm, Kelly’s Olympian, $8)

Ian Ferguson, Seanbug, Johnny Franco
Nashville exports one of its up-and-coming singer/songwriters for a lively night of Bunk Bar loveliness. (Thurs Feb 13, 8:30 pm, Bunk Bar, $10)

Heart Breakers: A Drag King Revue
Kelly’s Olympian and the Haus Phenomenon presents this drag show parodying the heartbreakers, playboys, and fuckbois in the world. Hosted by Apollo Indigo (Monica Olson). Stay tuned to the event listing for a complete line-up of performers. (Thurs Feb 13, 8 pm, Kelly’s Olympian, $5-7)

Dear Diary
An improv show dedicated to taking all those things you put in your diary during your tween years, and loosing them upon the stage in the most hilarrible ways. The cast tasked with taking such mortification and turning it into comedy gold this time are Natalie Haddad (Show Ridiculous), Katie Kester (Show Ridiculous), Roland Mechanik (Cut and Run), Brianna Núñez-Webb (Cut and Run), Emilie Sites (Papa? Improv Comedy) and host Anne Zander (JUICEBOX). (Thurs Feb 13, 7:30 pm, Kickstand Comedy Space, $10)

Night Heron, Spooky Mansion, Leather
Get up close and personal with the finely-stached dark pop of Night Heron at the Liquor Store. (Thurs Feb 13, 9 pm, The Liquor Store, $10)

Crowey, Sea Moss, Phobia Outfit, Biospheres
No Fun invites you to taste of the stranger side of Portland’s music scene, with experimental, noise, psych, and Avant jazz sets courtesy of Crowey, Sea Moss, Phobia Outfit, and Biospheres. (Thurs Feb 13, 9:30 pm, No Fun, $5-10)

There’s even more to do in our Cheap, Free, & Fun calendar, and don’t forget to check out our Things To Do calendar for even more things to do!