FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12
MOTO SHOW—The One Motorcycle Show is in its seventh year of showing off crazy-cool collections of custom, racing, and cruising motorcycles. Plus there’s tons of art, food, and beer to partake of while drooling all over the incredible bikes on display. Go practice zen and the art of motorcycle coveting. COURTNEY FERGUSON
831 SE Salmon, Fri 5 pm-midnight, Sat 9 am-midnight, Sun 9 am-3 pm, FREE, all ages
MUSIC—Massachusetts trio Wet have been pigeonholed, somewhat bizarrely, as ’90s R&B revivalists, but their lush, sexytime jams hew closer to indie rock and pop traditions, with introspection and emotion anchoring their slow grooves. Either way, they’re already a sensation, as tonight’s show is all sold out. NED LANNAMANN
w/Kelsey Lu; Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 9 pm, $12.50-15 (sold out)
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13
TALK SHOW—If you like comedy and interesting people, don’t miss the fourth anniversary of Late Night Action with Alex Falcone. The hilarious and smart Alex and cohost Bri Pruett (both Merc contributors) will be chatting up guests like KINK morning show host Sheila Hamilton and beloved stand-up Shane Torres. WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY
w/Eleanor O’Brien, Boone Howard; Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 7 pm, $10-15
MUSIC—This Valentine’s Eve at the Doug Fir, get cozy with local sweethearts the Moody Dudes, Lost Lander, Melville, Blue Skies for Black Hearts, and Spirit Lake as they cover classic love songs by artists like Hall & Oates and Boys II Men that highlight the best and worst of romance. CIARA DOLAN
Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside, 9 pm, $10-12
BEER—Prime your liver for Zwickelmania, the annual event where more than 50 local breweries open their doors for your drinking pleasure, with free samples, cornhole, tours, and beer releases. SHELBY R. KING
Various breweries, 11 am- 4 pm, FREE plus the cost of beer, see oregoncraftbeer.org/zwickelmania for locations
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14
MUSIC—There’s no better way to spend Valentine’s Day than with Portland’s premier soul act, Ural Thomas and the Pain. Bring your loved one and hold ’em close for a set of classic love songs, including covers of Otis Redding, Jackie Wilson, and Bobby “Blue” Bland. NED LANNAMANN
w/the Domestics; Rontoms, 600 E Burnside, 9 pm, $15
BIKE RIDE—We’ve had some exceptionally shitty days already this year. Remember that day with all the sewage? And that ice storm? And that day Bowie died? Yet the organizers of Portland’s annual Worst Day of the Year Ride press on with the name. Then again, this year’s event is scheduled on Valentine’s Day. DIRK VANDERHART
Lucky Lab Brew Pub, 915 SE Hawthorne, register at worstdayride.com, $39-49, all ages
MUSIC—There ain’t no love like “country love,” which is why you shouldn’t miss Hearts on Fire, a show featuring covers of your fave C&W duos like Johnny Cash and June Carter, Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner, and Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty. It’s the perfect Valentine gift for your bulging or broken heart. WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY
Star Theater, 13 NW 6th, 7 pm, $14-25