DoPDXers, I’m wheeling in the cart with the TV on it and we’re going to watch a movie in class. Yes, consider me the substitute newsletter writer today. Hi, I’m Leslie! I work with Samantha at DoPDX and she’s letting me takeover just for today. I’ll try my best to give you the best of the best of what-to-dos in town, in between my seasonal 30 Rock binge (IDK why, but when the season starts to change, I just need Liz Lemon + crew’s emotionally maladjusted antics.)

But being emotionally well-adjusted can wait until Saturday. Sombr takes over Moda Center on Friday, 10/2 with Balu Brigada and The Hellp for a night of moody alt-pop and thousands of people collectively getting in their feelings. Enter to win a pair of tickets!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Last chance to enter! Richard Dorfmeister is celebrating 30 years of Kruder & Dorfmeister’s legendary downtempo sound at the Crystal Ballroom this Sunday, 9/27. Enter to win a pair of tickets and end your weekend on a very smooth note.*

• One last trip to Portland Art Museum before its September fashion-and-film series wraps. Director Fits introduces a screening of Gregg Araki’s gloriously weird Nowhere at Whitsell Auditorium on 9/26. Enter to win a pair of tickets!*

• The Interrupters bring their ridiculously energetic mix of ska and punk to Crystal Ballroom on 4/27. Plus, $1 from every ticket supports War Child.

• Midwest hip-hop really hits the spot, and Atmosphere is an expert. See the Minnesota rapper on 1/28 at McDonald Theater in Eugene. He’s worth the drive.

• Plus other just announced shows here!

WAKE UP BEFORE SEPTEMBER ENDS

We’ve got less than a week left of Month #9 of 2026 - you better make the most of it. Our list of 50 things to do in September gives you lots of options for shows to see before we officially flip the switch to spooky season.

THIS WEEKEND

LOCALS ONLY

• A bird at the Oregon Zoo is headed to Disney’s Animal Kingdom for quarantine before it could get released into the wild as part of a conservation breeding effort. Fly, Guafi!

•  The Mossback Tavern is opening on SE Gladstone, bringing pizza and cocktails to the neighborhood.

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