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VERY NICE NIGHT—Bands. (Typhoon, Breakfast Mountain, and more.) “Film-poems.” (From utterly entertaining local poet Zachary Schomburg.) Spudnik. (Potato Champion’s new mobile french-fry cart.) This well-rounded event, sponsored by literary and arts journal Poor Claudia, promises to be a very nice night indeed. AH
Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, 8:30 pm, $6

ROVE ‘N’ DEAN—How about seeing the most ruthless Republican strategist on earth face off with that Democratic candidate who screamed that one time? Karl and Howard, on “America’s Role in the World.” It probably won’t be pretty, and it ain’t cheap either. MD
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, 7 pm, $47.25-68.25

Can’t talk! Too busy! 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.)