Friday, May 6
Head off the beaten Art Walking path tonight and over to the Arm Factory and Urban Farm Fermentory in East Bayside (200 Anderson St.), where the Beehive Design Collective will be showing its fascinating/frightening narrative illustration, “The True Cost of Coal.” There’ll be organic eats courtesy of The Beetroot Kitchen, acoustic tunes and more, from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Free. evolve2advance.com. From there, it’s back to the Arts District for a sweat-inducing Latin dance music show by Manola Mairena y Curubande at Empire Dine and Dance (575 Congress St., Portland). Costa Rican singer Mairena has assembled an all-star backing band that plays salsa, bolero and other styles. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tix: $10 (21+). 879-8988. portlandempire.com.