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WEDNESDAY OCT. 2
LITHOP PDX
[BOOKS] Author and publisher Kevin
Sampsell has put together a massive bar hop and book reading along
Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard. Venues from punk dive Bar of the Gods to
the older-than-school Eagle Lodge will host 52 authors over three hours,
including Matthew Dickman, Lidia Yuknavitch, Pauls Toutonghi and Emily
Kendal Frey. By the end, all readings are presumably slurred. Various venues on Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard. 7 pm. Free. See lithoppdx.com for details.
FRIDAY OCT. 4
GARY CLARK JR.
[MUSIC] On Blak and Blu, the
29-year-old guitarist spins through alternating shades of the
bluesâreverb-flooded slow burners, fervent R&B crooners, woozy
hip-hop lamentsâbut the grab bag works, because he possesses the
scorching chops to back it up. Roseland Theater, 8 NW 6th Ave., 224-2038. 8:30 pm. $39.50 reserved balcony, $27.50 general admission. All ages.
GREAT AMERICAN DISTILLERS FESTIVAL
[LIQUOR] Your chance to sip fine craft
spirits from Portland and beyond. The responsible move is to go in with a
little list of things youâve never been willing to buy a bottle of. Tiffany Center, 1410 SW Morrison St., distillersfestival.com. $25. 5-10 pm. Continues 1-10 pm Saturday.
SATURDAY OCT. 5
FRESH HOP BEER FESTIVAL
[BEER] The Willamette Valley is one of
the countryâs two major growing regions for hops, the bitter little
flower cones that make beer taste not like sugar piss. Here, theyâre
fresh from the fields and into the brew kettles. Oaks Amusement Park, 7805 SE Oaks Park Way. Noon-8 pm. Also 5:30-8:30 pm Friday. $15.
LOUIE LOUIE DAY
[MUSIC] The Kingsmenâs incoherent, definitive version of âLouie Louieâ took on a life of its own almost immediately after it was spawned in a downtown Portland recording studio in 1963. This daylong 50th-birthday party for the ultimate garage-rock nugget coincides with the Oregon Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave. 7 pm. $25 advance, $30 day of show for general admission. $100 advance, $110 day of show for VIP seating. Under 21 permitted with guardian.
[MUSIC] The Kingsmenâs incoherent, definitive version of âLouie Louieâ took on a life of its own almost immediately after it was spawned in a downtown Portland recording studio in 1963. This daylong 50th-birthday party for the ultimate garage-rock nugget coincides with the Oregon Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave. 7 pm. $25 advance, $30 day of show for general admission. $100 advance, $110 day of show for VIP seating. Under 21 permitted with guardian.
SUNDAY OCT. 6
DETROIT
[THEATER] Portland Playhouse opens its
sixth season with Lisa DâAmourâs 2010 Pulitzer Prize finalist, a dark
comedy about two couples facing financial insecurity in a nameless
suburb. Over barbecue and too much cheap beer, sunny chitchat turns into
something much bleaker. Portland Playhouse, 602 NE Prescott St., 488-5822. 2 pm. $30.75-$38.75.
WWeek 2015