Once you’ve cleared away the dishes and waved goodbye to your family members, it’s finally time to ease into the weekend. There are numerous opportunities to get your holiday shopping done while supporting local small businesses at events from Record Store Day Black Friday to the MAUM Market and from the 41st Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony to Movie Madness’ Used DVD Extravaganza. For more options, check out our holiday market guide.
FRIDAY
LIVE MUSIC
Black Friday Benefit Concert for Synth Library Portland
Synth Library Portland hosts community meetups, workshops, classes, and open studio hours with the aim of making electronic music gear and education accessible to everyone. Help the nonprofit achieve its goal by grabbing a sliding scale ticket to its biggest fundraising event of the year featuring raffle prizes, DJs, visual art installations, and a curated lineup of performers. You can commemorate the evening in the glitch photo booth, or try your hand making beats with the interactive silent disco. Stick around for a headlining set from Production Unit Xero, the stage name of electronic musician Ramon Mills, who runs experimental label Heterodox Records and makes music ranging from ambient to IDM. SHANNON LUBETICH
(Lloyd Center, Lloyd District, $10-50 sliding scale)
