DRANK—Viewed a certain way, Portland is nothing more than a border town, and the Columbia’s an arbitrary line beyond which Safeways sell tequila. Portland author Niki Ganong’s new The Field Guide to Drinking in America painstakingly explains each state’s drinking laws, so you won’t get confused. And its booze-friendly launch is in booze-happy Oregon. DIRK VANDERHART
White Owl Social Club, 1305 SE 8th, 6-9 pm, FREE
FILM—From Kicking and Screaming to The Squid and the Whale to Greenberg to Frances Ha—not to mention his collaborations with Wes Anderson—Noah Baumbach is one of the best filmmakers working today. His latest, While We’re Young, stars Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver, and former Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz in a story about the weirdness of middle age. ERIK HENRIKSEN
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