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HOMECOMING QUEEN—While she got her start in Seattle, Laura Veirs belongs to PDX. In the past year Veirs has delivered both a child and her best recording to date, July Flame. Get ready to swoon like you’ve never swooned before. ND
w/Leslie Stevens & the Badgers, Led to Sea; Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside, 9 pm, $12-14

CRAPSTRAVAGANZA!—Gee, that’s a lot of crap! Awesome, awesome crap. The Expo Center today hosts Portland’s Largest Garage Sale, which’ll be like the Bins on crack. Roughly 270 vendors of varying trashiness pack the Expo Center with their wares, so who knows what you’ll find? SM
Expo Center, 2060 N Marine, Fri 9 am-7 pm & Sat 8 am-3 pm, $4


Why, you busy, busy bee!

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.)