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HEROES IN A HALF-SHELL—A collaboration between the Hollywood Theatre, Ground Kontrol, and the folks behind Filmusik, Arcade-O-Vision offers an old-school videogame tournament on a movie theater screen—accompanied by live, 8-bit-inspired music from Cosmic Fluke and the Electric Opera Company! Tonight’s game is Konami’s 1989 brawler Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles… and as an added bonus, 1990’s live-action Ninja Turtles movie will be shown beforehand. EH
Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy, movie at 7 pm, game and music at 9 pm, $8

WOODS—The dedicated artistic staff of Into the Woods made their mark filming fascinating musical performances from local and national musicians, so it’s only fitting that they curate a quarterly event that showcases such bands. In addition to special videos from the yucksters in Comedy is OK, this inaugural night is headlined by Feelings, the much-anticipated new outlet for Guidance Counselor’s Ian Anderson. EAC
w/the Reservations, Pigeons, Radiation City; Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, 8:30 pm, $5

Alison Hallett served nobly as the Mercury's arts editor from 2008-2014. Her proud legacy lives on.

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