FRIDAY, MAY 8
BOOZE—Oh, 200 whiskeys, where have you been all my life? For the third year in a row, a two-day, booze-soaked extravaganza called WhiskeyTown, USA will host a ton of distilleries, vendors, restaurants, and bands (Blitzen Trapper!). Getting whiskey-drunk is fun, but supporting a good cause is even better—it benefits the Luna and Be the Match Foundations and Achon Uganda Children’s Fund. So, go! And bring me! SHELBY R. KING
NW 17th & Front, Fri 4-10 pm,Sat noon-10 pm, $28 ($45 for two days)
MUSIC—A 33-year career and an unflinching willingness to pen a song about anything has left They Might Be Giants with so very many bewildering, educational, and just outright amazing tracks. I first heard these guys through a babysitter of mine, and I’m older than you are. They were great then, they’re great now, and they’ve got a brand-new album, Glean. DIRK VANDERHART
Roseland, 8 NW 6th, 9 pm, $22, 14+
SATURDAY, MAY 9
BIZARRE—St. Johns: Just near enough to be commutable to downtown, yet removed enough that a day there feels like a mini getaway. The St. Johns Bizarre is an excellent way to mainline the essence of this offbeat neighborhood, a street fair and parade chockablock with food, music (including the Shivas and DJ Anjali and the Incredible Kid), and vendors. MARJORIE SKINNER
N Lombard & Philadelphia (and beyond), 10 am-7 pm (parade at noon), FREE, all ages
DANCE PARTY—Portland’s finest queer all-inclusive dance night, Mrs. Presents Queen, returns for another evening of sweaty ass-shaking jams. And it’s headlined by one of the city’s all time greatest turntablists, DJ Beyonda, whose bottomless crates are cram-packed with the best of classic soul, dirty south, and house music to get queers of every stripe moving in the right direction. WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY
w/Ill Camino; Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 10 pm, $5
SUNDAY, MAY 10
MUSIC—If you missed Kelley Deal‘s magical, lilting voice back in September with the Breeders, then now’s your golden ticket to watch the musician get lo-fi with R. Ring. The duo of Deal and Mike Montgomery (Ampline) play textured indie rock that floats and soars on a wash of sonic lullabies. Their pedigree is palpable. COURTNEY FERGUSON
w/Hurry Up, bed.; Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 9 pm, $10-12
FILM—Sure, you know the names Townshend, Daltrey, Entwistle, and Moon, but do you know the names Lambert and Stamp? Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp were the Who’s managers during their explosive rise to becoming mod superstars in the 1960s, and James D. Cooper’s gripping, in-depth documentary tells the unlikely pair’s bizarre and fascinating story. NED LANNAMANN
Regal Fox Tower, 846 SW Park, see Movie Times, $9-11