This weekend, hit up your Valentine/Galentine/Palentine and rendezvous at cheap and cheerful events from Reputation vs. Lover – a Taylor Swift-ish Party to a Lunar New Year Food Fest and from Live Action Oscar Nominated Short Films to the final weekend of the Portland Winter Light Festival. For more ideas, check out our roundup of this week’s top events and our Valentine’s Day guide.
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PARTIES & NIGHTLIFE
Candi Pop Presents: DUMP HIM – An Anti-Valentines Day Party
Chew on some sweet bubblegum pop at this anti-Valentine’s Day party that’ll beckon single folks to the dance floor for breakup anthems like “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” “thank u, next,” and “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).” The event poster features “Powerpop Girls” redhead Chappell Roan (Blossom), raven-haired Charli XCX (Buttercup), and blondie Sabrina Carpenter (Bubbles), so you’re sure to hear plenty of hits by the pop divas of the moment as well. JANEY WONG
(Holocene, Buckman, $12)
