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She Who Sees the Unknown
Morehshin Allahyari's She Who Sees the Unknown is an archive of chaotic, destructive Middle Eastern goddesses reframed as complicated instead of evil. In a subtle but powerful shift, she re-creates images from ancient texts as glossy, monochromatic 3D forms. It's UPFOR's first of three exhibits by female media artists. At the end of the summer, the series will culminate in a group show that will likely be both strange and epic. Check it out before the exhibit closes this Saturday. UPFOR, 929 NW Flanders St., upforgallery.com, 503-227-5111.
Flip City Pinball Tournament
Intimidated by Portland’s storied pro pinball scene? Flip City’s weekly double-elimination tournament is open to the plebs, and bounces between some of the best pinball bars in town. Tonight, it’s at Quarterworld, but check flip.city for weekly locations. Quarterworld, 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 503-548-2923, quarterworld.com. 7 pm. 21+.
Guitar Wolf
Japan's Guitar Wolf has been pulling off a pretty great Ramones impression going on 30 years now. Wrapped in leather jackets that never seem to come off, the trio put its collective head down in 1987 and charged through the next three decades, releasing 14 albums of dirt-simple, white-knuckle punk rock. Their shows play out the same way their career has—loud, fast and with hardly any pauses in the action. Hawthorne Theatre, 1507 SE Cesar Chavez Blvd., 503-233-7100, hawthornetheatre.com. 8 pm. $13.50 advance, $16 day of show. 21+.
Go swimming at one of Portland's public pools.
Today, the city opens its public pools for the summer. Check out where to go swimming here.
It Comes At Night
In It Comes At Night, the monster here is the knowledge that, at any point, you have to choose between doing right by others or watching your child choke on his own blood before putting a merciful bullet in his head just because you let somebody in your sanctuary. It's fucking terrifying. The movie premiered at Oregon's Overlook Film Festival back in April, but now you can see it here in Portland. Read our full review here. Bridgeport, Cedar Hills, City Center, Clackamas, Division, Eastport, Fox Tower, Hollywood, Tigard, Vancouver. Various showtimes.