It’s been an insane week, y’all. If you’re looking for some escapism this weekend, find community at events from the First Ever Gigantic Hot Dish & Casserole Competition to an N/A Fest at John’s Marketplace and from Into the Night: A Twin Peaks Prom to the Radical Harvest Craft Faire and Clothing Swap. For more suggestions, check out our weekly top picks guide.
FRIDAY
COMEDY
Dog People
Portland is full of dog people. We are a city filled with dog parks, dog-friendly patios, pet behaviorists and psychics, dog masseuses, artisanal dog food brands, fancy pet treat stores, businesses named after dogs, and even dog-specific menus at bars. So it only follows that the local comedy scene has fetched us a canine-centric sketch show. Extended after a sold-out run, this “dog show about people” created by Michael Zimmer and Sofia Sullivan explores the most laugh-out-loud hilarious aspects of man’s besties and the sometimes outrageous lengths we go to for our furry friends. A portion of ticket sales will be donated to local nonprofit One Tail at a Time (the folks behind the foster-based pup rescue have a pretty playful sense of humor themselves). BRI BREY
(Kickstand Comedy, Ladd’s Addition, $15)
