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• Win tickets to spend NYE at Punch Bowl Social with DJ sets, free arcade games, tarot pop-ups, music bingo, and a midnight toast to your most chaotic and magical year yet.*

• Win tickets for Kennedy School’s NYE Bash for champagne toasts, balloon drops, and live music in two rooms performed by The Saloon Ensemble and Family Mystic.*

• Long Beach Dub Allstars are bringing their sun-soaked ska, dub, and punk fusion to the stage, ready to turn the whole night into a hazy backyard hang on February 20.

• Think Elvis if he were raised on Rage Against the Machine and cheap beer. Get tickets to Des Rocs at The Get Down on April 3.

• It’s funk. It’s dubstep. It’s Colorado rave cowboy energy. SoDown comes to The Get Down on April 10.

BEST BOOKSTORES IN PORTLAND

Still need a gift that doesn’t scream “I panicked at CVS”? Hit up one of Portland’s many excellent bookstores. From cozy indies to deep-cut specialty shops, they’ve got the perfect read for your cousin, your crush, or your chronically online roommate.

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• There are still tickets for Silent Night, Deadly Night at Hollywood Theatre on the 23rd. This holiday slasher is the perfect movie to get your blood pumping before Christmas Eve.

• Secure tickets to Holocene’s Ugly Christmas Sweater Party on the 26th for a post-Christmas gathering serving up 90s and 00s nostalgia.

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