RIOT GRRRLS—Even if you don’t think you’ve been directly influenced by the Riot Grrrl movement, chances are excellent you’ve been influenced by someone who has. Alien She promises an overview of its multimedia ripple effect, and while it was originally curated for Carnegie Mellon, one can’t help but feel like it’s finally come home. MARJORIE SKINNER
Museum of Contemporary Craft, 724 NW Davis, through Jan 9, FREE
MUSIC—The Oregon Symphony’s free annual waterfront concert returns, with an afternoon-long music fest followed by the symphony’s program of classical music’s greatest hits, complete with fireworks! Bring a blanket and get ready for Holst’s “Mars” (planets!), Bizet’s Carmen (bullfighters!), and Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture (cannons!). NED LANNAMANN
Tom McCall Waterfront Park, 1020 Naito, 1 pm afternoon music fest, 7 pm symphony concert, FREE, all ages
Next time will you please make a separate post for the fireworks???? I missed them despite hearing all the booming last night and I felt like a fool. I read all the papers and your blog religiously, but since I sort of gloss over the “it’s happening tonight” section because it’s usually for people that don’t have kids and early bedtimes, I missed the symphony/fireworks info. k,thanks,bye. 🙂