SEE: Pioneer Square’s Annual Tree Arrival

Before Pioneer Square’s annual tree lighting extravaganza overtakes the venue, another, arguably equally exciting event occurs—the annual arrival of the towering downtown holiday spectacle itself: a 75-foot Douglas fir. Since 2001, local timber company Stimson Lumber has hand-selected and delivered the massive evergreen to Portland’s living room with a very respectable amount of family-friendly fanfare, including Santa visits and free hot cocoa. For those who’ve wondered what the tree looks like naked, here’s your chance. Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW 6th Ave., thesquarepdx.org . 11:00 am–12:30 pm Wednesday, Nov. 12. Free.

GO: Raekwon and Mobb Deep

Wu-Tang Clan founding member Raekwon’s newest solo album, The Emperor’s New Clothes (release

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