THURSDAY SEPT. 4
BUTT KAPINSKI
[THEATER] Fresh from a lauded run on the
fringe-fest circuit, Deanna Fleysher presents a solo show about a jaded
private investigator trying to make a film noir. CoHo Theater, 2257 NW Raleigh St., 220-2646. 7:30 pm. $15-$20.
BEY DAY
[IDOL WORSHIP] One day, Beyoncéâs
birthday will be declared a national holiday. For now, weâll have to
settle for unofficial celebrations such as this, featuring Bey-themed DJ
sets, video projections and dance performances, plus a costume contest.
Extra points for anyone who shows up in a wetsuit. Surfbort! Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., 239-7639. 9 pm. $5. 21+.
FRIDAY SEPT. 5
BEAR IN HEAVEN
[MUSIC] For about a decade now,
Brooklynâs Bear in Heaven has been skipping along to its own twisted,
radiating style of rock. Newest album Time Is Over One Day Old is the trioâs most accessible yet, but it maintains a captivating darkness suggestive of an underworld dance party. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3895. 9 pm. $12 advance, $14 day of show. 21+.
SATURDAY SEPT. 6
SWANS
[MUSIC] Rumor has it that Swans used to
play so loud it would cause audiences to vomit. Thatâs an urban myth,
but the bandâs music has always been an uneasy listen. However, the
records the band has made since reviving a few years ago manage a
punishing heaviness that, if you stick it out, opens up into a kind of
religious ecstasy. Roseland Theater, 8 NW 6th Ave., 971-230-0033. 9 pm. $20 general admission, $30 reserved balcony seating. 21+.
SUNDAY SEPT. 7
CELEBRATION OF STEELHEAD
[FISH] Conservation groups celebrate the
healthy summer steelhead run with live reggae from the Rising Buffalo
Tribe, in a landlocked park. The fest is intended to help share the
sport of fly-fishing with âinner-city youthâ and war veterans. It is all
wonderfully strange. Peninsula Park, 700 N Rosa Parks Way, soulriverrunsdeep.com. 1-8 pm. Free.
MONDAY SEPT. 8
OREGON HISTORY 101
[HISTORY] Did you go to elementary school
in Oregon? Of course you didnât, you transplant. Luckily youâve got
this new nine-month series, which aims to walk through some basics of
the stateâs history. It kicks off with the lecture âTwo Hundred Years of
Changes to Native Peoples of Western Oregon.â Thatâll be easy to tackle
in two hours. McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave., 249-3983. 7 pm. Free.
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