Strange Babes Soul & Funk Revue
Just try and convince me this event doesn't sound like everything missing in your life. The lady DJ trio Strange Babes invites you to "feel all the feelings on the dance floor" at their monthly dance party, featuring soul and funk jams from New Orleans, Memphis, Detroit, Philly, Chicago, and more. Dance it out, Portland. ALEX ZIELINKSI
9 pm, Killingsworth Dynasty, $3-5
Craig Thompson
Though he’s best known for his 2003 graphic novel memoir Blankets, Craig Thompson has put out a stack of remarkable, award-winning work, from Good-bye, Chunky Rice to Habibi. This week, the one-time Portlander is back in town to discuss Carnet de Voyage, his 2004 illustrated journal about his journeys through Morocco, Barcelona, France, and more—all of which are gracefully captured with Thompson's engrossing linework and insightful voice. Carnet de Voyage is excellent, and now you can get it in a new, expanded edition, and you definitely should. ERIK HENRIKSEN
5 pm, Floating World Comics, free
Dessa, Monakr
The Minneapolis hip-hop artist and Doomtree member brings her poetic, spoken-word rap style back to Portland for a headlining show supporting her latest album, Chime.
9 pm, Wonder Ballroom, $15-17, all ages
Khruangbin, Mattson 2
Khruangbin—the name means “engine fly” in Thai—effortlessly unspools a unique blend of psychedelic soul, low-key funk, reverberant surf-rock, spacious pop, and spaced-out twang. BEN SALMON
9 pm, Revolution Hall, Good Luck on the Ticket Resale Sites
Blowpony
Portland's monthly queer-centric dance extravaganza returns to the Bossanova Ballroom for its April installment with a special headlining performances from Krylon Superstar and Angelica D'Vil.
9 pm, Bossanova Ballroom, $13
Barry Brusseau, St. Even, Small Souls
TaborSpace hosts an all-ages show celebrating the release of Quiet Please, the latest solo full-length from longtime Portland music scene fixture Barry Brusseau.
7 pm, TaborSpace, $5
Wild Child, Stelth Ulvang
Austin's Wild Child bring their soulful and infectious blend of indie-pop back to the Mississippi Studios stage for the Portland stop on a tour supporting their latest full-length, Expectations.
9 pm, Mississippi Studios, $20
Cardioid & Friends
Cardioid’s music is dream rock—a surreal, angst-laden gaze into indie rock’s subconscious. These days they may call LA home, but their first album showcases the melancholy pop rock one might expect from a city that’s often doused in rain and IPAs. ROSE FINN
9:30 pm, Bunk Bar, $12
The Fratellis, Blood Red Shoes
Even if you've never heard of the Fratellis, you've heard them before, courtesy of their 2006 earworm single "Chelsea Dagger," which has stayed in regular rotation on alternative radio and on the sound systems of sports arenas. Nothing the band's released since has reached that level of notoriety, but the Scottish trio has been cranking out some impressive tunes along the way.
8:30 pm, Roseland, $20-22, all ages
82nd Avenue of Roses Parade & Carnival
It took a year off, but the Avenue of Roses parade is back in full force for 2018, celebrating the multitude of ways that East Portland's community is vital, vibrant, and most of all, fun.
9:30 am, Eastport Plaza Shopping Center, free, all ages
Graham Annable, Mike Lawrence, Robin Robinson, Charise Mericle Harper
Four children’s graphic novelists and illustrators gather to present their latest books: Graham Annable with Peter and Ernesto: A Tale of Two Sloths, Mike Lawrence with Star Scouts: The League of Lasers, Robin Robinson with The City on the Other Side, and Charise Mericle Harper with Crafty Cat and the Great Butterfly Battle. All four authors will take part in a panel discussion moderated by Jonathan Liu, Senior Editor at GeekDad.
2 pm, Powell's City of Books, free, all ages
Angela Davise, Wallace, Jet Black Pearl
Though her name immediately calls to mind the firebrand activist, feminist, and college professor, Portland’s Angela Davise is more akin to the mellow folk and pop music of Joan Armatrading or Tracy Chapman. SANTI ELIJAH HOLLEY
9 pm, Alberta Street Pub, $10
Lean on Pete
Andrew Haigh’s fantastic and harrowing new film explores the sadness and danger of an upbringing that affords altogether too much freedom. Charley (Charlie Plummer) is the son of a single father who can barely keep himself out of trouble, let alone make ends meet, but the 15-year-old doesn’t rebel in the typical teenager ways. Instead, he’s constantly on the lookout for the stability his home life can’t provide, leading him to spend time at a nearby racetrack, where he does odd jobs for a horse trainer, Del (Steve Buscemi), and bonds with a quarter horse named Lean on Pete. The film was shot in Portland and the southeastern Oregon town of Burns, and Haigh’s screenplay is adapted from the excellent 2010 novel by local writer/musician Willy Vlautin. NED LANNAMANN
Various Theaters, see Movie Times for showtimes and locations
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