School is starting, apples are ripening, and the days are getting ever-so-slightly shorter, but it’s technically still summer until September 22. That means you have almost the whole month to soak up those precious last golden hours of the season at outdoor festivals, ease into fall with exciting performances and book releases, and simply enjoy Portland’s endless array of happenings. As we do every month, we’ve compiled the biggest events you need to know about in every genre, from Aminé’s Best Day Ever Fest to HAIM’s I Quit Tour and from Rose City Comic Con to Time-Based Art Festival—TBA: 25.
COMEDY
Please Don’t Destroy: LIVE
You can count on this sketch comedy troupe for some unexpected, cringy, and sometimes even heartwarming laughs. Members Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy started working together in 2017 at NYU and have become one of the highlights of SNL in recent years (their “Bad Bunny is Shrek” sketch was a banger from season 49). Each of the members has their own self-aware and endearing personality, along with dynamic group charisma, sure to translate to a hilarious stage show full of off-the-wall sketches. BRI BREY
Aladdin Theater, Brooklyn (Sept 4–6)
