FRIDAY, JUNE 12


MUSIC—Didn’t Portland rock mainstays Gaytheist and Divers just play a show together back in January? Yup, and it rocked. It was also on a Sunday, meaning you were darning your business socks. Friday’s the day this bill deserves. Plus this is a benefit show for a charity that gives away vegan chili. Portland! DIRK VANDERHART
w/the Suicide Notes; High Water Mark, 6800 NE MLK, 9 pm, $6


RUN—Billing itself “Portland’s sickest night run,” the Pride Glow Run is back for its second year. At the family-friendly nighttime event, participants get five glow necklaces, five glow bracelets, a LED baton (oooooohhh, neato), and a T-shirt. The course takes runners on a waterfront loop between the Hawthorne and Steel Bridges. SHELBY R. KING
SW Morrison & Naito, 9:20 pm, $35-60, all ages

SATURDAY, JUNE 13


BENEFIT SHOW—Action/Adventure Theatre puts on some of the most exciting productions around, so it’s no surprise that tonight’s benefit show, Inspired By, sounds awesome. When else can you support local theater by drinking at the Eagles Lodge and seeing new work from Portland’s great arts scene—like Nick Jaina, Justin Hocking, and Curtis Cook? You know what to do! MEGAN BURBANK
Eagles Lodge, 4904 SE Hawthorne, 7 pm, $25-30


MUSIC—The show must go on! The Portland Gay Men’s Chorus will “pull out all the stops” for an “even bigger and more dazzling” ABBA/Queen tribute than last year. The dancing queens promise there will be bellbottoms, platform shoes, and a whole lot of sparkle. SHELBY R. KING
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, 7 pm, $15-48, all ages

SUNDAY, JUNE 14


PARADE—Those looking for a parade that actually means something should never, ever forget the Portland Pride Parade. The LGBTQ community has made great strides worth celebrating, but show your support for all the important work that still needs to be done. Plus, you’ll see lots of hot, half-naked people. So there’s that, too! WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY
Kickoff at NW Park & Burnside, 11 am, FREE, all ages


MUSIC—Free music, you say? We’ve got your number: This week’s Ear Candy features a fruit bowl of far-out phantasmagoria, with the warped, whimsical jams of Fog Father, the basement bubblegum bop of Landlines, and the kaleidoscopic kosmiche of Grapefruit. Free, freaky fun for all! NED LANNAMANN
Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 9 pm, FREE