Features Friday, March 8 Go OutsideIt's nice out. Big Beer Fest [BEER] Strong beers, up to 13 percent alcohol, including a long list of barleywine and stouts from Lucky Lab and other local brewers. Lucky Labrador Brew Pub, 915 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 236-3555. Noon Friday-Saturday, March 8-9. $9, $1.50 additional tickets. 21+. Black 'n' Blue [MUSIC] Portland’s answer to Anvil has yet to experience its ...   More

Features FRIDAY, DEC. 21 A Very Joan Crawford Christmas[THEATER] If you want to avoid all the overwrought Christmas offerings this holiday season but still want to see some theater, you should see A Very Joan Crawford Christmas. The show actually has very little to do with Christmas; the holiday only serves as an excuse for Joan Crawford to break the fourth wall and invite the audience into her apartment. ...   More

Features Friday, Dec. 14 Arms and the Man [THEATER] Northwest Classical Theatre Company stages George Bernard Shaw’s frenzied farce about a young woman who tries to climb society’s metaphorical ladders and a man who climbs into her actual window. Shoe Box Theater, 2110 SE 10th Ave., 971-244-3740. 7:30 pm. $18-$20. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey[FILM] It's freaking everywhere! Your mom's ...   More