FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20
COMEDY—The hysterical performers of the 3rd Floor sketch comedy troupe are throwing in the sweaty towel after 20 years and 33 productions. But not without a bang in their last show, The 3rd Floor XXXIII: The Final Chapter. I might even call it a whizz-bang with such featured themes as “beef ghosts, severed fingers, and (of course) Star Wars.” COURTNEY FERGUSON
Miracle Theatre, 525 SE Stark, Fri-Sat 8 pm, through Dec 19, $16-19
NIGHT MARKET—Portland’s Night Market is coming to the Central Industrial Eastside District this week. As we head into the holiday season, this is a great way to do some early gift scouting from local merchants you may not know while sampling food and beverages and listening to local music. SHELBY R. KING
100 SE Alder, Sat 4 pm-10 pm, Sun noon-10 pm, FREE, all ages
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21
COMICS—You can’t do better than Image Comics’ lineup of writers and artists invading Powell’s today, when Kelly Sue DeConnick (Bitch Planet), Leila del Duca (Shutter), Joe Keatinge (Tech Jacket, Shutter), and Kurt Busiek (The Autumnlands) join forces for the comics panel discussion to end all comics panel discussions. MEGAN BURBANK
Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, 4 pm, FREE, all ages
VARIETY SHOW—If you’re a fan of comedy you will probably do backflips over this Live Wire! lineup. Join host Luke Burbank as he welcomes Wet Hot American Summer‘s David Wain, Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer from The League, and stand-up comic Emily Heller! Plus free-climber Alex Honnold who may or may not be funny. I don’t know! WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY
Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie, 7:30 pm, $15-35, all ages
MUSIC—Tonight seems like a good time to get loose and shake off yesterday’s constricting necktie and binding pantyhose. Let’s get rowdy with two of Portland’s favorite bands at this stacked bill featuring the garage-pop goodness of Summer Cannibals, and the full live-show melee of Divers. Hope your Sunday is free of anything but brunchly obligations. COURTNEY FERGUSON
w/Sioux Falls; Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 9 pm, $10
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22
SOCCER—If you don’t already have a ticket for the Portland Timbers’ immensely important game against the scoundrels of FC Dallas in this leg of the Western Conference Finals, you’re probably not getting one. Cheer the hell up. The innumerable Portland bars that’ll be showing the game have cheaper beer and warmth. BYO singing voice. DIRK VANDERHART
Providence Park, 1844 SW Morrison, 4:30 pm, $35-190 (look for scalpers), otherwise any decent sports/Irish pub will show it
MUSIC & METAL—Your metal show experience needs a better array of accessory options, and your afternoon of shopping needs more metal: Enter the brilliant Black Sunday, which features more than 20 of Portland’s “darker, alternative” brands along with a live music lineup headlined by Lord Dying! MARJORIE SKINNER
w/Usnea, RIP, Hound the Wolves; Eagles Lodge, 4904 SE Hawthorne, 3 pm, $8, all ages