FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
MUSIC—Happy Bey Day! Rejoice, for Queen Beyoncé lives to see another year of being absolutely perfect. Dress accordingly for this dance night of drunk’n love, as DJs Ronin Roc and Holla n Oates spin the very best from Yonce. Woe unto you if you don’t bring a present for your majesty—I recommend some sweet booty popping. COURTNEY FERGUSON
Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, 8 pm, $10
BOOKS & ART—Bookstore/gallery Reading Frenzy is old enough to order a cocktail with dinner! To celebrate, they’ve invited 21 artists to show work at tonight’s b-day party, including the wonderful Kate Bingaman-Burt and Lisa Congdon, with limited-edition prints available (in editions of 21, OMG DEAD FROM CUTENESS). Raise a glass to one of our most delightful independent bookstores! MEGAN BURBANK
Reading Frenzy, 3628 N Mississippi, 6 pm, FREE
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
DANCE NIGHT—One of the hottest queer dance nights in Portland is also the hottest soul dance night in Portland. It’s Sugar Town’s Carnival of Soul—an evening devoted to classic ass-shaking soul music, featuring the deep crates of DJ Action Slacks, and tonight, special guest DJ the Marvelous Miss Meghan. Let’s end summer in the hottest way imaginable. WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY
The Spare Room, 4830 NE 42nd, 9 pm, $5
COMEDY—Pop culture chews people up and spits ’em out—so when someone sticks around, like “Weird Al” Yankovic, it’s because they’re pretty goddamn great. Weird Al was my first concert, the first person I wrote a fan letter to (he sent back an autographed picture!), and—years later—his music is still as witty, good-hearted, and catchy as ever. ERIK HENRIKSEN
Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon, Sat-Sun 7 pm, $35-60 (sold out), all ages
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
DRAG PAGEANT—Darcelle, the grand dame of Portland drag, returns with another visually stunning and hilariously fabulous installment of the La Femme Magnifique Pageant. Gorgeously attired contestants strut their hot stuff in categories such as “Black & White,” evening gown, talent, and Las Vegas showgirl—all vying for the coveted crown of the most glamorous female impersonator in the world! WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY
Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE MLK, 6 pm, $35
BIKE PUB CRAWL—Ignore the Tour de Lab’s lamentable talk of all the “doggerific people” who’ll be participating—you’re signing up for this year’s event to ride your bike (19- or 41-mile courses), drink (pub stops!), eat hot dogs, and kick some money to the DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital. Simple. DIRK VANDERHART
Starts at Lucky Lab Brew Pub, 915 SE Hawthorne, 8 am check-in, $39