MUSIC—It's time for another edition of Ear Candy: a FREE gift from the Portland Mercury and Mississippi Studios to you! Tonight's slam-bang show features the shoegaze-y, fuzzy fun of Lubec (releasing their new CD tonight!), the new wavey, hard-edged pop of Night Mechanic (also releasing their new CD!), and the fresh-faced indie pop of Old Wave (formerly Adam Brock 4). WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY
Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 9 pm, FREE

ETHNIC FOOD—The West Coast is lousy when it comes to matching the breadth and depth of Southern and Eastern European cuisine available in the Midwest and East Coast. Which is why it's so important that you never, ever miss St. Stanislaus Church's annual Polish Festival. There's dancing. There's polka. There's pastries in a church basement. There's amazing food spelled with an amazing amount of consonants. DENIS C. THERIAULT
St. Stanislaus Church, 3900 N Failing, Sat 11 am-10 pm, Sun noon-6 pm, FREE