Dungeons & Dragons Art and Arcana: A Visual History
Dungeons & DragonsĀ is having a resurgenceāin part thanks toĀ Stranger ThingsĀ making it look super fun (it is!), but also thanks to people wanting to do something with friendsĀ that doesn't involve staring at screens. Now,Ā D&D wizards/experts Kyle Newman and Jon Peterson are comingĀ to Portland to discussĀ Dungeons & Dragons Art and Arcana: A Visual History, their massiveĀ history of the game's bizarre historyāalong with tonsĀ of theĀ awesome, weird-ass fantasy artĀ that's graced D&D rulebooks for decades. If you aren't already playing, you will be after this. (7 pm, Powell's City of Books, free) ERIK HENRIKSEN
Call Your Girlfriend
Revolution Hall hosts a live taping of Aminatou Sow, Ann Friedman, and Gina Delvac's weekly podcast for long-distance friends. "The Shine Theory" Tour promises to feature special guests and IRL-only segments, in addition of to all the political and pop culture talk you've come to expect from the hosts. (8 pm, Revolution Hall, $30)
Billie Eilish, Hildish Major, Finneas
The quick-rising pop star out of Los Angeles brings the "1 by 1" Tour to the Roseland stage for a sold out Portland performance. (7:30 pm, Roseland, Good luck on the ticket resale sites!)
Renee Linnell
Renee Linnell reads from The Burn Zone, a memoir chronicling the serial entrepreneur's descent into the brainwashed abyss of a cult, followed by her triumphant emergence on the other side. (7 pm, Annie Bloom's Books, free)
Grindhouse Film Festival: Pieces
Wow! I mean really! Unintentionally hilarious, with bizarre non sequiturs thrown into imaginative, gory death scenes, this is one youāll really have to see to believe, from its badly dubbed beginning to its amazing, crotch-cringing ending. <(>(7:30 pm, Hollywood Theatre, $7-9) COURTNEY FERGUSON
Separated at Birth
A one-night-only stop from stand-ups Steph Tolev and Deb Digiovanni, hosted by Shain Brendan. (8 pm, Curious Comedy Theater, $12-15)
Don't forget to check out our Things To Do calendar for even more things to do!