BEER ME: PDXkayaker Film Festival, Friday night. Image: Clinton vining, pdxkayaker.org

Friday Oct. 19

PDXkayaker Film Festival

Don't let the "2nd Annual" time frame fool ya, this local movie night has been floating around for seven years now. Based on an "If you make a movie, I'll throw a party" wager between two local boaters, it just happens to be the second year Next Adventure's showing submissions from the community at large. Viewers can expect 19 digitally shot films consisting of anything from comedic kayaking bits to freestyle "tricks" to "creeking" (i.e., going to a creek and "hucking" oneself off a waterfall). But get there early—its inaugural year saw a line of 100 people while another year over 600 eager folks joined in the beer-swilling mayhem, and who can blame 'em when an entire kayak's up for raffle? Proceeds benefit American Whitewater. Mount Tabor Theater, 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd., pdxkayaker.org. 8 pm. Free. 21+. Easy.

Saturday Oct. 20

Backyard Bang

Rail-banging is an everyday occurrence at Mary's Club, but holding a snowboarding rail jam beside the ol' relic of a strip joint feels about as natural as, say, a breast implant. But who cares? It's October and a bit nipply outside, so drinking beer in a cold, damp alley to warm oneself up seems no less natural. Plus, it's not often you get to see snow in Portland (be it real or fake), let alone watch professional boarders strut their stuff on their version of a pole. Meet in Ankeny Alley next to the US Outdoor Store, 219 SW Broadway, 223-5937, ext. 5. 11 am-5 pm. Free. Easy.

Sunday Oct. 21

Shroomin'

Not long ago, if someone said to me, "I love Cantharellus formosus," I'd think they were high, speaking in tongues, or more likely both. Clearly I'm not a fungi forager, or else I'd have easily recognized the technical name of our state mushroom—the Pacific golden chanterelle. As luck would have it, WW mushroom hunter and senior editorial designer Tom Humphrey graciously schooled me on the Oregon Mycological Society's annual Fall Mushroom Show, which he touts as having "hundreds of bizarre mushrooms arranged to look as if they're in their natural habitat" (moss, logs, Doug Fir cones, etc.). That, and there's "free tasty mushroom dishes too!" Kudos, Tom—beats me pulling an Ace Ventura and talking out of my ass. World Forestry Center's Cheatham Hall, 4033 SW Canyon Road. wildmushrooms.org. Noon-5 pm. $3-$5. Easy.

Tuesday Oct. 23

Curling Club Open House

Nothing gets me more hot and bothered than a game described as a "cross between shuffleboard and chess." I kid, but Evergreen Curling Club's serious about treating you to your very own chance at pushing a "42-pound granite stone" around the Lloyd Center with a broom. Me? I'd rather be chased by a Zamboni. Lloyd Center Ice Rink, 953 Lloyd Center, evergreencurling.com. 6:30-8:30 pm. $5-$20. Easy-Moderate.