FOR THE KIDS—Local nonprofit PDX Music in the Schools has raised over $30,000 for Portland public school music education in just a few short years. Help them pad their coffers with another excellent local music benefit show, this time with the mighty Sandpeople hiphop crew, the spastic dance fury of Atole, and more. EAC
w/Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, Blue Horns; Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell, 8 pm, $10, all ages
FAVES—Holocene’s guest-curated A Few of My Favorite Things series continues, this time with Kathy Foster of the Thermals! On her list: Y La Bamba, a dance/music collab between Kathleen Keogh and the Slaves, a group installation of visual art, her own new solo project (Love Always), DJs, and lots more, all benefiting Planned Parenthood. MS
Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, 8 pm, $5
And of course, here’s a freshly loaded My, What a Busy Week! for your perusal.