WEDNESDAY SEPT. 25
LISAâS RANDOM TASTINGS: PUMPKIN BEERS
[BEER] Lisa âBeer Goddessâ Morrison kicks
off a new tasting series with pumpkin beers. She pours free samples at
Belmont Station. You drink and ask questions. Itâs polite to buy a
bottle or five of your favorite. Belmont Station, 4500 SE Stark St., 232-8538, belmont-station.com. 5-7 pm. Free.
THURSDAY SEPT. 26
THE GREAT GATSBY
[THEATER] Bag & Baggage tackles its
most ambitious production to date, an adaptation of F. Scott
Fitzgeraldâs novel involving a temporary fly system and a 35-foot âboat
dockâ in the historic Venetian Theatre. The Venetian Theatre, 253 E Main St., Hillsboro, 693-3953. 7:30 pm. $20-$30.
FRIDAY SEPT. 27
NARDWUAR & THE EVAPORATORS
[MUSIC] Guerrilla journalist Nardwuar is
Internet-famous for his bizarre celebrity interviews, but since the
early â90s he has also performed high-fructose pop-punk that sounds like
theme music to an imaginary Saturday-morning cartoon show. After the
gig, the lovably weird Canuck presents a reel of his greatest chats,
from Gorbachev to Snoop Dogg. The Know, 2026 NE Alberta St., 473-8729. 8 pm. 21+. Call venue for ticket information.
SATURDAY SEPT. 28
AN EVENING WITH BOB AND DAVID (AND POSEHN)
[COMEDY] Bob Odenkirk and David Cross, the minds behind â90s cult favorite Mr. Show, reunite.
We know there are thousands of famous lines you want to shout at them.
But you saw what happened to Dave Chappelle. This is the comedy event of
the season, certainly, but thereâs no need to embarrass yourself. Newmark Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway, 800-273-1530. 8 pm. $47.
TEMPORARY LESBIAN BAR
[POP-UP CLUB] After the closure of
Portlandâs last lesbian bar, the Egyptian Room, over two years ago,
musician (and occasional Gossip member) Katy Davidson created this
roaming, women-friendly party featuring guest DJs to help fill the void.
Mississippi Pizza, 3552 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3231. 9 pm. Free. 21+.
MONDAY SEPT. 30
ERIC SCHLOSSER
[BOOKS] In what is sure to give you
doomsday-themed nightmares, journalist Eric Schlosser explores
humankindâs struggle to wield weapons of mass destruction without
destroying ourselves. His new book, Command and Control, is a fascinating and terrifying account of near-misses, accidents and technological breakthroughs of the nuclear age. Powellâs at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd., Beaverton, 228-4651, 7 pm. Free.
WWeek 2015