Tommy Wiseau brings his The Room weirdness to Central Cinema
Wednesday, August 18th
- Lenny White’s Anomaly with Jimmy Herring–former Miles Davis/Chick Corea/Return to Forever drummer teaming up with Widespread Panic/Allman Bros. guitarist Jimmy Herring for a jazz/rock/fusion extravaganza @ Jazz Alley
- “Crystal Beth,” a solo performance by Beth Fleenor benefiting the Frank Agency @ Fandrich Piano Studio (1513 14th Ave.)
- The Hold Steady, America’s favorite big time bar band, bring boisterous literate rock to town. With Jaill @ Showbox Original Flavor
- Mary Roach talks about the finer points of filling your suitcase for interplanetary travel, reading from her new book Packing for Mars @ Kane Hall
Thursday, August 19th
- The first of three nights of Brown Derby‘s take on Saturday Night Fever @ Re-Bar
- Earshot Jazz‘s monthly showcase features Art of Jazz with Marc Seales Group, UW professor and stellar pianist Marc Seales & co. playing music from the new CD American Song Book @ SAM
- Gnomedex 10 begins! (and runs through August 21) @ Bell Harbor International Conference Center
- Ivory in Ice World plays a rare unplugged set featuring members Ivory Smith and Sara Edwards @ the Can Can
- Singer David Lowery does double-duty with his bands Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven @ Neumos
Friday, August 20th
- Squeee! It’s the top ten contestants from the last season of American Idol @ Key Arena
- Two in the Wave documents the friendship-and-feudin’ of Truffaut and Godard (through August 26) @ Northwest Film Forum
- Whedonists! Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog gets a live showing (through September 4) @ Balagan Theatre
- deComposition, a devised theatrical performance directed by Jess Smith opens @ the Erickson Theatre
- Artifakt Art‘s Fourth Annual Graffiti Jam @ Lo Fi Performance Gallery
Saturday, August 21st
- Be prepared for some serious weirdness with a private meet-and-greet with Tommy Wiseau @ Central Cinema, before yet another midnight screening of The Room @ the Egyptian
- For a less weirdo auteur interaction, check out the Vincent Moon retrospective (through the 26th), with the director of some of the best modern music videography in attendance @ Northwest Film Forum
- Whether you call him Frank Black or Black Francis, the Pixies singer will be @ the Triple Door
- Ira Glass tells his radio stories in a clipped, nasally manner @ Benaroya
- After Ira takes Benaroya with sentimental tales, he and Dan Savage spin (really?!) a late night dance party @ Re-Bar
- Get rootsy all day long [free 26-song sampler here] with No Depression Fest @ Marymoor
- FREE! Trumpeter Thomas Marriott and his “Flexicon” group, with Evan Flory-Barnes, Rick Mandyck and Jeremy Jones @ Lucid Jazz Lounge
Sunday, August 22nd
- TRUST brings their slate of great DJs to a free all-day BBQ @ Red Lion Hotel
- Another great day at the races with the Longacres Mile @ Emerald Downs
- Just a typical Sunday: Bondage for the Bedroom with Lamalani, International Ms. Leather 2009 @ Babeland
Monday, August 23rd
- It’s a free (with RSVP) day of female-centric films at the Women’s Empowerment Summer Screening Series @ Seattle University
- Things are bound to get heavy, with Boris, Red Sparrowes, and Helms Alee @ Neumo’s
Tuesday, August 24th
- The Cuong Vu Trio, called “the jazz version of a rock music power trio,” with Seattleite Luke Bergman on bass and Vu’s longtime partner in crime Ted Poor on drums @ the Triple Door
- If there’s one thing that’s funny, it’s social justice. That’s why the Social Justice Fund presents an Evening of Comedy and Social Justice with Seattle comic Hari Kondabolu @ Central Cinema
