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PDX VICE—Portland in the 1950s was full of bent cops and organized crime. Tonight’s History Pub, brought to you by the Oregon Historical Society, explores how the city found itself in the stern gaze of Robert F. Kennedy’s Senate committee on racketeering. PAC
Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd, 7 pm, FREE

OUTSIDE SOUND—Wear your best ’50s dress and trilby hat to the park, and dance ’til dusk to Portland’s hottest number Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside. Ms. Ford’s energetic band has returned from tour, so let’s give them a proper welcome home. CP
Sellwood Riverfront Park, SE Spokane & Oaks Park Way, 6:30 pm, FREE

Somewhat better than My, What a Boring Week: 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.)