Super Bowl Sunday and the accompanying Kendrick Lamar (feat. SZA) concert are this weekend, but there’s plenty else to do whether or not you care about the big game, from the Portland Winter Light Festival to Black Mystery Month: Recalling the Mystics and from a Lunar New Year Dragon Dance and Parade to Citrus Fest & Providore Fine Foods 9th Birthday Party. For more ideas, check out our roundup of this week’s top events and our February events guide.
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Absolute Beginners // Sade Island DJ Night & Record Sales
Julien Temple’s 1986 film Absolute Beginners has all the ingredients for a cinematic masterpiece: an iconic theme song, elaborate dance sequences, opulent costumes, and cameos from musical royalty David Bowie and Sade. However, the film ultimately falls short with its superficial social commentary and a lack of narrative depth. But while the film might be style over substance, damn, is it stylish! Stop by PAM CUT’s Tomorrow Theater for a special screening of the forgotten cult classic. Arrive early to catch a Sade and Bowie-centric DJ set from Donal Mosher and a pop-up record shop from Prospector Records. AUDREY VANN
(PAM CUT’s Tomorrow Theater, Richmond, $15)
