Slabtown: The Bender, Slabtown, 1033 NW 16th, Fri Feb 2, 8 pm, Sat Feb 3, 4 pm, Sun Feb 4, 8 pm, free
Slabtown celebrates re-opening under new management with a weekend-long blowout featuring tons of local bands, a free buffet on Saturday, and some hot Super Bowl action on Sunday.
Oregon Seafood & Wine Festival, Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE MLK, Fri Feb 2, noon-10 pm, Sat Feb 3, 11 am-9 pm, $10
This year’s Oregon Seafood & Wine Festival provides an always welcome opportunity to eat lots of delicious sea critters (Dungeness crab, anyone?) whilst swilling local wines—and did someone say something about free commemorative wine glasses for the first 750 visitors? Feel better about binging on Oregon delicacies in the knowledge that proceeds from your gluttony benefit the Oregon Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Stumptown Coffee Dinner, Navarre, 10 NE 28th, Sun Feb 4, 2 pm, $75, 232-3555 for reservations
John Taboada is pulling out all the stops once again for his second Stumptown Coffee Dinner, which pairs Navarre’s scrummy eats with different blends from everybody’s favorite coffee roaster. The night promises five courses of coffee, wine, and food, all meticulously paired to highlight the unique characteristics of each.