It’s tea time — and not only because a British comedian is coming — it’s cold outside! 🥶

Michael McIntyre looks like he just got kicked out of a PTA meeting, but he’s actually one of the UK’s biggest comedy weapons. Win tickets to hear the classic British dry humor for free!

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Urban Craft Uprising’s Gobble Up is here to feed your soul (and your cart). Discover 100+ local food vendors, sip something new, snag hostess gifts, and sample your way into holiday cheer. Add food trucks, a bar, book signings every hour — and suddenly your weekend plans look delicious.*

• Mdou Moctar shreds like Hendrix dropped acid in the Sahara. Get tickets to experience his loud and fast desert blues at Polaris Hall for a solo show.

• TRUTH makes dubstep for your lizard brain, courtesy of two New Zealanders who treat every drop like a religious experience. Don’t miss them at REALM PDX on December 13.

• British singer-producer Artemas creates hyper-online heartbreak pop with hooks that hit too close. Hear his viral song “I like the way you kiss me” live in February.

• Cass McCombs writes like a poet and plays like he’s sleepwalking through a fever dream. Now he’s back with a full band at Aladdin Theater in April.

50 THINGS TO DO IN NOVEMBER

November’s got range. You could cry to Sigur Rós, scream-laugh with Jo Koy, get emotionally obliterated by feeble little horse, and watch Samantha Bee roast the state of everything — all in one month.

THIS WEEKEND

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• Another festival is on its way. The Portland Fall Cider Fest will bring over 40 ciders to Pine Street Market on November 21-23.

• Black Water Records is hosting its 15th annual record fair on November 29. Go treat yourself!

• Celebrate Native American Heritage Month at the Frybread Festival at Director Park on November 8.

• A New York-based street artist known as the “pothole bandit” has hit Portland streets, filling sidewalk cracks and potholes with mosaics. See where you can find them!

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