Native American Marketplace and Family Day
Did you know Portland occupies land that belonged to the Chinook, Multnomah, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Tualatin Kalapuya, and Mollala tribes? This Thanksgiving give thanks to and support the works of Native American tribal members at this family fun day filled with vendors, crafts, free roller skating and swim, and an Indian taco fundraiser supporting the incredible Delta Park Pow Wow. (10 am, Mt. Scott Community Center, all ages) EMILLY PRADO
Andaz
For more than 15 years, DJ Anjali and the Incredible Kid have been an inimitable force in the Portland dance scene. Since 2002 the power duo has hosted Andazâtheir monthly bhangra, Bollywood, and desi bass dance party (the longest running on the West Coast)âand let me tell you, it is WILD. There were flashing lights and Bollywood movies playing on TVs. The air was thick with moisture, so thick that I'm pretty sure it was condensing on the ceiling. Surrounded by energetic dancers, DJ Anjali and the Incredible Kid inundated late-night revelers with rhythms from South Asia and beyond. (9 pm, The Liquor Store, $5-10) CIARA DOLAN
Holy Grove, Castle, Year of the Cobra
Castle emerged in 2011 around the same time that witchy, occult-themed rock was becoming all the rage. While the San Francisco band certainly has some of those trappings, their focus is less on creating a spooky, ritualistic atmosphere and more on honing their sharp sonic edge with dissonant, angular guitar riffs. On their new album Deal Thy Fate, Castle has more in common with Slayer than the Devilâs Blood or Jex Thoth; the riffs on âCanât Escape the Evilâ and âSkull in the Woodsâ wouldâve fared just fine on South of Heaven. (8:30 pm, Tonic Lounge, $10) ARIS HUNTER WALES
Disney in Concert: Magical Music from the Movies
Conductor Jeff Tyzik leads the Oregon Symphony through a program of music from scores of Frozen, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, Aladdin, The Lion King, and more, all while original film footage plays out on the big screen behind them. (7 pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, $23-110, all ages)
Nosferatu
Behind the giant movie screen in the Hollywood Theatreâs main auditorium, in a room accessible only by a steep climb up a metal ladder, are dozens of pipes and dusty percussion instruments that once connected to the theaterâs Wurlitzer organ. For the better part of a decade, the Columbia River Theatre Organ Society has been meticulously rebuilding and refurbishing the pipe organ that dates back to 1926, and on Saturday, they'll let Portland movie lovers hear the results for the first time, with a screening of the 1922 horror classic Nosferatu, featuring a live soundtrack played by Dean Lemire. (2 pm & 7 pm, Hollywood Theatre) ROBERT HAM
An Unforgettable Nat King Cole Christmas
Evan Tyrone Martin brings the songs and stories of the legendary crooner to life for the holidays (4 pm & 8 pm, Winningstad Theatre, $65)
La FĂȘte du Macaron
A celebration of the French Macaron, filling the Pix pastry case with a wide variety of flavors. Also includes a contest to get your flavor carried at Pix past the celebration, and something called the "cupcake stomp," which seems like an abomination (why the hell would you want to destroy a perfeclty good cupcake) but is supposedly "messy but fun." (2 pm, Pix/Bar Vivant)
Speechless
The Siren Theater's improvised PowerPoint presentation show Speechless is back, with the best kind of organized chaos: a delightful lineup of funny Portlanders making up lectures on the spotâ"TED Talk, startup pitch, even a self-help seminar" are all fair gameâto accompany surprise slides and placate a team of judges. Next slide! (8 pm, Siren Theater, $10) MEGAN BURBANK
Disenchanter, Kvasir, Daemones, From The Ages
It takes a lot to stand out in this world, and Disenchanter does just that. The Portland trio echo the '70s without sounding like a retro rip-off, and are devastatingly heavy without getting bogged down like so many doom bands. Plus, frontwoman Sabine Stangenberg is a powerful vocal force that few of Disenchanter's contemporaries can match. Put simply, Disenchanter rips. (8:30 pm, The Lombard Pub, free) BEN SALMON
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