🍴 Portland’s most anticipated restaurant opens today

Did a West Linn Man Fake N95’s?

A West Linn man is facing federal indictment for his role in allegedly selling at least $2.5 million in counterfeit masks during 2020 and 2021. The feds want to seize a Lamborghini and Mercedes, along with $25,000 in cash. [KGW]

WNBA to PDX

The WNBA is expanding to Oakland. And Portland is looking like the next city where the women’s pro basketball league will start a team. [The Athletic 🔒]

Portland’s Reform DA Wants Measure 110 Reform

Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt, who was elected on a reform platform, is a notable addition to the list of local leaders who want changes to Measure 110, Oregon’s voter-approved decriminalization of drugs. Schmidt wants it to be a misdemeanor to consume drugs in public, and to make it easier to prosecute drug-dealing. [Oregonian 🔒]

Soccer Stadium As Music Venue

Providence Park transforms back into the largest music venue in Portland, starting next August. That’s part of this week’s round-up of the news, along with Kaiser Permanente workers’ historic strike and the messy breakup of the Trail Blazers and Damian Lillard. [City Cast Portland 🎧]

🎉 Portland Night Market | Friday - Saturday | 4 - 11 p.m.

Head over for some food, drinks, and music. [Free, Buckman]

🩰 NW Dance Project Presents Sharing Stories | Friday - Saturday | 7:30 p.m.

The 20th-anniversary season for the dance company starts this weekend. [$35+, Downtown]

🇬🇷 Portland Greek Festival | Friday - Sunday | Various

It’s the 70th year of the West Coast’s largest Greek festival. Munch on souvlaki and spanakopita as well as sweet treats. They’ll have folk dance and music and more. [$5 for the weekend, Kerns]

💎 Portland Regional Gem & Mineral Show | Friday - Sunday | Various

The kid-friendly event features rocks, minerals, fossils, and jewelry. [$7 for the weekend, Hillsboro]

🎹 PDX Pop Now! | Friday - Sunday | Various

It’s the 20th year of the celebration of Portland’s best musicians. Catch Bocha, Pablo Navarro, and Pool Boys, among others. [Donation-based, Various]

🍺 7th Annual Kennedy School Oktoberfest Brewfest | Saturday | 1 - 7 p.m.

It’s the perennial German festival, a little later than usual. There’ll be German brews and a curry-spiced take on the bratwurst. [$30+, Concordia]

🎸 Louie Louie Marathon | Saturday | 6 p.m.

For the 60th anniversary of the release of the Kingsmen’s “Louie Louie” recording, there will be “24 hours of continuous, outrageous renditions” of one of the most-covered song of all time. The event is a benefit for AFRU Gallery. [ Donation-based, Buckman]

• Related: Why G-men carried "Louie Louie" lyric sheets to Kingsmen concerts. [City Cast Portland 🎧]

🎨 Art Battle Portland | Saturday | 8 p.m.

It’s competitive high-speed painting before a live audience. [$17.86, Central Eastside]

👻 Malice Manor Escape Room | Ongoing | 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.

This escape room adventure has a theme to match the season: A little-girl ghost is haunting the area. [$90+, Parkrose Heights]

🎤 Wu-Tang Clan & Nas: NY State Of Mind Tour with De La Soul | Oct. 17 | 8 p.m.

The 90s-era hip hop collective that started on Staten Island is touring with the Brooklyn-born rapper. [$95.19+, Lloyd District]

Kaiser Workers’ Historic Strike, Dame Ditches Blazers, and Live Music at Providence Park Is Back!

It’s a round-up of this week’s news: Kaiser Permanente workers’ historic strike, Providence Park's transformation back into the largest music venue in town, and the messy breakup between the Trail Blazers and Damian Lillard. City Cast Portland host Claudia Meza and lead producer John Notarianni hash it out with City Cast Madison lead producer Molly Stentz.