FRIDAY, MAY 20
'80s Video Dance Attack: Prince Tribute Night
Half the fun of the late, great Prince's music is watching him perform it. Long-standing dance night '80s Video Dance Attack is very well aware, so they're eulogizing the musician with a dedicated night of purple-hued music videos from the days of Purple Rain and Dirty Mind. Dance the tears away. COURTNEY FERGUSON
Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside, 9 pm, $10
Myq Kaplan
Many comedians are clever, but none are quite so clever as Myq Kaplan: a brainy, tiny man who wears three-piece suits and is perhaps our greatest human exemplar of nerdy charm. His jokes chutes 'n' ladder from topical to existential to pun-focused in the space of just a few seconds. It's amazing. Don't miss it. MEGAN BURBANK
w/Andie Main; Revolution Hall,1300 SE Stark, 9:30 pm, $20, all ages
SATURDAY, MAY 21
Linework NW
Portland's best comic book and art show is finally here: Linework NW returns with a stellar lineup of top-notch independent publishers and carefully curated exhibitors offering unique comics and art (the exhibitors change from Saturday to Sunday, so it's worth going twice). Plus! This year's guests include Ping Zhu (The New Yorker), Rodney Alan Greenblat (PaRappa the Rapper), Matt Furie (Pepe the Frog!), and Rilla Alexander (The Best Book in the World). ERIK HENRIKSEN
Norse Hall, 111 NE 11th, Sat -Sun, 1-8 pm FREE, all ages
Rose City Rollers Hometown Throwdown
The all-star roller derby skaters of the Rose City Rollers are throwing themselves a three-day tournament in honor of their 2015 world championship title. Hometown Throwdown sees three days of double-headers featuring Portland, Seattle's Rat City Rollergirls and LA's formidable Angel City Derby Girls. Go watch our gals play the Earth's best derby. COURTNEY FERGUSON
The Hangar at Oaks Park, 7805 SE Oaks Park, Fri 7 pm, Sat 6 pm, Sun 1 pm, $16-22, all ages, see rosecityrollers.com for schedule
SUNDAY, MAY 22
Friends of Noise Launch Party
Tonight's Friends of Noise Launch Party celebrates the inaugural show for the local all-ages coalition. The group hopes to continue hosting concerts in different neighborhoods around town, while also supporting arts education and the creative growth of Portland's youth. CIARA DOLAN
w/Doo Doo Funk Allstars, Neo G Yo, Drex Porter, GEM Dynasty; Los Prados Event Hall, 10105 N Lombard, 6:30 pm, $5-10, all ages
The 16th Annual Pug Crawl
If you love snerfly li'l noses and bulgy dark eyes, GREAT NEWS! Beer and pet fest Pug Crawl 2016 is today and it's STAR WARS THEMED. The best animals of all will reenact the most beloved film franchise in the Parade of Pugs, while you blissfully lap up beers among adoptable pets! It all benefits the Oregon Humane Society! D'AWWWWWW! MEGAN BURBANK
Portland Brewing, 2730 NW 31st, noon-4 pm, parade at 2 pm, $10-15