Fortune Feimster
You might recognize the very funny comedian Fortune Feimster from her role as Nurse Collette on The Mindy Project, or perhaps her spot-on impersonation of White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Netflixâs Chelsea (which you should WATCH RIGHT THIS SECOND because it is a goddamn revelation). But her stand-up is just as spot-on, with witty, filthy observations on her Southern upbringing, food, lesbianism, weed, and death. You know⌠the important stuff. Donât miss her! WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY
7:30 pm, 10 pm, Helium Comedy Club, $23-26
Maggie Nelson
Iâve been obsessed with writer and critic Maggie Nelsonâs work since her excellent cult hit Bluets came on the scene and provided solace to every broken-hearted young literary woman I know. Her most recent book, The Argonauts melds autobiography and critical theory into a seamless examination of sex, gender, and family, and sheâs the kind of writer whoâs always worth seeing in person, bringing a rare mix of intellect, humanity, and dry wit to everything she does. Donât miss her when she swings by PNCA this week. MEGAN BURBANK
6:30 pm, PNCA, free
She|Divine
Motivated by the desire to celebrate âthe divinity of everything feminine,â the creators of Girl Fest have concocted a new, seasonal concert series called She|Divine. The inaugural lineup includes the aquamarine synth-pop of Siren and the Sea, the hypnotic rhymes of Lisa Vazquez, and the interstellar hip-hop of Brown Calculus. CIARA DOLAN
8 pm, White Eagle, $7-9
John Hiatt & the Goners
John Hiatt has been inspiring artists with his blend of Americana, folk, country, and blues for the past 40 years. Catch the legend tonight when he brings his latest backing band back through Revolution Hall for the Portland stop on a tour featuring support from renowned slide guitarist Sonny Landreth.
8 pm, Revolution Hall, $50
Drunken Palms, The Bedrooms, Cry Babe
Drunken Palms debut EP, Later, is a beautiful culmination of re-recorded demos, new songs, and even a cover of U2âs âWith or Without You.â Its melodies are built from drum machine beats, loops, synth, and Cocteau Twins-esque vocals that sound ghostly, like theyâre echoing off the pews of an empty cathedral. With Later, Drunken Palms gives it all and you want moreâa great debut leaves you with that feeling. CAMERON CROWELL
8 pm, High Water Mark, $6-8
The Suffers, The Bandulus
If ever there were a band with a misleading name, it would be the Suffers. This 10-piece Houston, Texas, band plays feel-good-all-in-your-soul music, which, yes, everyone seems to be doing lately, but the Suffers stand out from the rest by subtly incorporating Latin and Afro-Caribbean rhythms in their sound, and by doing it really well. SANTI ELIJAH HOLLEY
9 pm, Mississippi Studios, $20
SCRAP PDX Rebel Craft Rumble
SCRAP's annual live craft competition returns to turn Q Center into a thunderdome of knitting, sewing, stapling, gluing, and shaping random objects and elements into legitimate art, all while a crowd cheers (and jeers) along.
7 pm, Q Center, $10
Sad Horse, The Bugs, Pelican Ossman, Spreads
Sad Horse makes some of the best punk to come out of Portland since Dead Moonâs heyday. Itâs clear Elizabeth Venable and Geoff Soule draw creative inspiration from Fred and Toodyâtheir releases play like short jolts of unbridled weirdness (âYou Are Idiotsâ and âOld Dazeâ) cut with sweet, jangly duet interludes (âIf I Was a Duckâ). The pairâs 2015 Greatest Hits LP is a jarring listen; each of its 26 tracks packs a unique punch, with riffs that feel like they shouldnât be where they are but work anyway (âCoyotesâ and âLoaferâ). Though Sad Horse hasnât come out with any new music since Greatest Hits, their elusiveness makes these rare live sets even more special. CAMERON CROWELL
9 pm, (The World Famous) Kenton Club, free
Songs from Under the Floorboard: Lost Echoes, We Are Parasols, Xibling
The XRAY.fm local music showcase presents live music from some of Portland's best up-and-coming post-punk and darkwave musicians. Proceeds benefit the Out from the Shadows IV music festival
8:30 pm, Black Water Bar, $8
Red Baraat, Rafiq Bhatia
One part funky brass outfit and one part Indian wedding band, Red Baraat's sound is difficult to pinpoint but remarkably easy to like. With horns and dhol drums, this is music for straight-up partyingâif you don't feel like dancing, Red Baraat will change your tune in seconds flat. NED LANNAMANN
9 pm, Doug Fir, $18-22
Suzanne Westenhoefer, Ashleigh Flynn
The Rose presents an evening of stand-up from a veteran comedian who was one of the first openly gay stand-ups to make a big splash on the comedy scene.
8 pm, Alberta Rose Theatre, $30-38
Strange Days
Time capsules are funny things. The idea of one holds such optimistic appeal, on the part of both the person burying their artifacts and the person digging them upâbut then you open it up, and there's this mound of confused, well-intentioned junk. Kathryn Bigelow's Strange Days is a perfect representation of that disappointing-yet-fascinating experience. Featuring a (not great) screenplay by Jay Cocks and James Cameron, Days is clearly inspired by current events circa 1994 (the Rodney King and O.J. Simpson trials), but incorporates those aspects with all the aptitude you'd expect from middle-aged white guys who are pretty sure they get "that whole Black experience thing." The film is (barely) saved by the combo of Angela Basset in Sarah Connor mode and Ralph Fiennes doing a slippery James Woods impersonation. Strange Days is hopelessly dated and tone deaf, yes, but like even the most disappointing time capsules, still strangely compelling. BOBBY ROBERTS
7 pm, Fifth Avenue Cinema
Toke Talks
It's like a TED talk. But about cannabis. Get it? A variety of cannabis industry professionals take to the stage to discuss innovations, new technologies, and new research, all adhering to the evening's theme: "The Future of Cannabis is Now." Guests include Senator Ron Wyden, Yvonne Perez Emerson of WeMake PDX, Mowgli Holmes of Phylos Bioscience, Antonio Harvey of the Portland Trail Blazers, and many more. Hosted by Lauren Yoshiko.
11 am, Portland Center Stage, $30
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