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THERE AND BACK AGAIN—Oh, it’s a magnificent tale, Mr. Frodo—how you destroyed that terrible ring, an’ saved that nasty Gollum creature, an’ met Gandalf an’ Strider—an’ elves, Mr. Frodo! Elves! Today the big folk celebrate it all, with The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers and The Return of the King, and there’ll be hobbit-inspired food for second breakfast and costume contests and jugglers and more! It’ll be the grandest party since Mr. Bilbo’s eleventy-first birthday, it will! SAMWISE GAMGEE
w/Freak Mountain Ramblers; J.R.R. Tolkien Birthday Celebration at the Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd, 11 am-close, see Movie Times for showtimes, FREE (movies $3/each or FREE with Oregon Food Bank Donation), all ages

SHOWCASE—Point Juncture, WA’s electro-garage-pop has earned them a place among Portland’s best bands, but we’ve got a Seattle label to thank for releases like 2008’s Heart to Elk. Tonight Point Juncture shares the stage with their Mt. Fuji labelmates the Maldives, Black Whales, and Virgin Islands. AH
Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 9 pm, $10

THERE WILL BE BLOOD—All four of Portland’s hometown roller derby teams face off in one badass season kick-off bout. Bring on the broken hearts and broken bones! SM
Portland Expo Center, 2060 N Marine, 6 pm, $14-24

Idle hands and all that. My, What a Busy Week.

Bang bang, choo-choo train, let me see you shake that thang. Wm. Steven Humphrey is the editor-in-chief of the Portland Mercury and has held the job since 2000. (So don’t get any funny ideas.)