COMEDY—The reliably hilarious Patton Oswalt has a busy night tonight—one ending with a sold-out performance at the Newmark Theatre. But you know what isn’t sold out? His appearance just before that, at Powell’s, where he’ll be reading from his new memoir, Silver Screen Fiend, which charts both his early days as a stand-up and his lifelong obsession with film. ERIK HENRIKSEN
Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, 6 pm, FREE
BOOKS/MUSIC—Longtime Portland musician Nick Jaina’s excellent new book Get It While You Can proves that memoirs needn’t be depressing, and tonight’s release shows that book launches needn’t be sedate exercises in sitting quietly. Jaina’s band will perform, readings will be read, drinks will be drunk, and one thing is for sure: It’ll be a lot more fun than the readings you’re used to. MEGAN BURBANK
LaurelThirst, 2958 NE Glisan, 9 pm, $5