Special Section BooksBy MATTHEW KORFHAGE Keith Richards/James Fox, Life(Little, Brown, 576 pages, $29.99)Of this year’s rock-star memoirs, Patti Smith’s elegiac, sensuously attentive if painfully self- ...   More

Special Section 1. Forest Park map set, $22.50, contains a map of all Forest Park trails and nine detailed guides to loop hikes with points of interest. Forest Park Conservancy office, 1505 NW 23rd Ave., 223-5449. Al ...   More

Special Section 1. Bread and Badger pint glasses, $15 each, etched with zombies, robot dinosaurs and other whimsical designs by Portlander Amanda Siska. Breadandbadger.com.2. Bedside Carafe, $65, with accompanying cu ...   More

Special Section 1. Xylobook, $45, handmade by Portland furniture-maker Jonathan Nussbaum and arts press Container Corps from hardwood scraps. Canoe, 1136 SW Alder St., 889-8545, canoeonline.net. 2. Rug, $58, made fro ...   More

Special Section 1. Child’s apron, $18, sewn from vintage fabrics by 103-year-old Portlander Edith Pate. Plue, 4431 SE Woodstock Blvd., 954-2269, pluepdx.com. 2. Abo doll, $25, handmade by a collective of crafts ...   More

Special Section 1. Keen “Howser” slippers, $60, have a rubber sole and water-resistant upper that make them safe for a run out to the mailbox, as well as a microfleece lining that keeps your feet toasty. ...   More

Special Section 1. Amazing Ass Wear, $24, from Super Alisa—the woman behind Portland’s Snarky Cards. Radish Underground, 414 SW 10th Ave., 928-6435, radishunderground.com.2. Penelope Spree bag, $68, made ...   More

Special Section Problem: Christmas is 10 days away, and you still haven’t found the time or willpower to drag yourself out shopping. Now you have to brave the crowds of other late present-seekers, trudging mise ...   More

Special Section DEC. 1-5: Holiday Ale Festival Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW 6th Ave., 252-9899, holidayale.com. 2-10 pm Wednesday, 11 am-10 pm Thursday-Saturday, 11 am-5 pm Sunday. $20 for mug and 10 tastes, add ...   More

Special Section DEC. 1-26: Jubitz Winter Wonderland Portland International Raceway, 1940 N Victory Blvd., 232-3000, globaleventsgrouppdx.com. 5-9 pm Sundays-Thursdays, 5-11 pm Fridays-Saturdays. Bike night Dec. 6. $6 ...   More