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March 1, 2007
Dave Barry's Violent Anti-Terrorist Commentary. Last we saw him, humor columnist Dave Barry had retired to an undisclosed location, making just a few brief appearances to promote his book Dave Barry's Money Secrets. Unbeknownst to the general populace, however, Barry has been hard at work saving the world from the uber-seriousness of Fox's hit drama 24. Each week, while Kiefer Sutherland further perfects his scowl, Barry updates his blog ([HTML_REMOVED] blogs.herald.com/dave_barrys_blog/24 [HTML_REMOVED]), calling foul when the writers get sloppy ("I know I have asked this before, but: Doesn't it seem odd that there is so little panic in the streets of Los Angeles following a nuclear freaking explosion?") or just pointing out the obvious ("Chloe looks like somebody cut the cheese. But this normal."). One need not be a fan of the show to appreciate much of the humorist's insightful commentary. After "Kumar from Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle" [not the character's real name] gets roughed up in his suburban home, Barry defends the injury-causing furniture: "When coffee tables are outlawed, only terrorists will have coffee tables." Truly it can be said that, were Dave Barry's writing to be indefinitely detained, the only thing we would have to fear would be gravitas. Well, that and Kim Bauer.
[HTML_REMOVED]7:30 p.m., Penthouse Theatre [HTML_REMOVED]
Mad Forest. "Blending interview-based fact with theatrical bravura, [Caryl] Churchill's challenging play explores themes of patriotism, passivism, terrorism and activism in times of tumultuous change." Additional performances through March 11. $8-$15 general, $12 seniors, $10 students w/ID.
7:30 p.m., Playhouse Theatre [HTML_REMOVED] The Mill On The Floss. Final performances 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $8-$15 general, $12 seniors, $10 students w/ID.
7:30 p.m., Meany Studio Theatre [HTML_REMOVED] UW Dance Majors Concert. New work created and performed by Dance Program undergrads with special guest choreographer Jane Comfort. Additional performances 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.
7:30 p.m., Brechemin Auditorium, School of Music [HTML_REMOVED] Jazz Innovations, Part 2. $5.
8 p.m., Historic University Theater, 5510 University Way NE [HTML_REMOVED][HTML_REMOVED] The Irish Wake, presented by Jet City Improv. "The best party of your life hapens after you die." Ideally from laughter. Rest assured, the Jet City Improv comedians will dispatch you with ease to the afterlife. Performances 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays through March 23, with a special St. Patrick's Day show 8 p.m. Saturday, March 17. $10 general, $8 students/seniors.
9:30 p.m, High Dive [HTML_REMOVED][HTML_REMOVED] Key Note Speaker, Jodi Hates The World and Safer. 21+. $6.
[HTML_REMOVED]Movies Opening Today
Wild Hogs [HTML_REMOVED] Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy try to kick their mid-life blues by hitting the road on Harleys. Heck, that foursome could be shopping for groceries and it would still be entertaining. Prepare to start snorting up soda. PG-13.
Black Snake Moan [HTML_REMOVED] See review on page 3. R.
Days of Glory [HTML_REMOVED] This Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film tells the tale of a group of North African soldiers who join the French in their fight against the Nazis.
Zodiac [HTML_REMOVED] "As a serial killer terrifies the San Francisco Bay Area and taunts police with his ciphers and letters, investigators in four jurisdictions search for the murderer. The case will become an obsession for four men as their lives and careers are built and destroyed by the endless trail of clues" [Yahoo! Movies]...kinda like wild hogs, led right to the slaughter. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Edwards, Brian Cox and Chloe Sevigny. R.
7 p.m., Easy Street Records, 20 Mercer St. [HTML_REMOVED] Gabriel Teodros, 1/2 of local hip hop group Abyssinian Creole, performs in-store. "Gabriel Teodros is the everyday journeyman with more stories to tell than most people twice his age [26]. Having seen both city and countryside through the eyes of a broke-ass rapper and immigrant child, Teodros spins observations and wordplay into internationalism on wax. Linking first and third world people's struggles, he is sincere when he says 'we in this together son, your beef is mine.'" Free.
7:30 p.m., VERA Space (Seattle Center, corner of Warren Ave N and Republican St.) [HTML_REMOVED] The New Trust, The Lonely Forest and Sleepy Eyes of Death. All ages. $7 ($6 w/club card).
7:30 p.m., Playhouse Theatre [HTML_REMOVED] Jane Eyre. Final performance 2 p.m. Sunday. $8-$15 general, $12 seniors, $10 students w/ID.
7:30 p.m., Brechemin Auditorium, School of Music [HTML_REMOVED] Composer's Workshop. Original works by student composers. $5.
8 p.m., El Corazon [HTML_REMOVED] Political punk-rock straight from The Hollow Points with Die Hunns, Dragstrip Riot and Soda Pop Kids. All ages. $10 adv, $12.
10:30 p.m., Historic University Theater [HTML_REMOVED] Jet City Improv. Additional performances 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Saturday. $10.
12:30 a.m., Historic University Theater [HTML_REMOVED] Late Night With Satan, presented by Jet City Improv. In hell, there's plenty of time to burn, so why not plop down on a bed of embers and catch Satan chatting up everyone from Jerry Garcia to George Washington? No one under 17 admitted. $8.
[HTML_REMOVED]6 p.m., High Dive [HTML_REMOVED] KEXP Audioasis Live with Optimus Rhyme and Man Plus. 21+. $8.
7 p.m. (doors), Showbox [HTML_REMOVED] 99.9 KISW and Epidemic Music present Point One, Esitu, Basic Survival Mode and Low Thin Square. All ages. $10 adv, $12 dos.
8 p.m., Meany Hall [HTML_REMOVED] Badi Assad. "The music of Badi Assad (pronounced Bah-Jee Ah-Sahje) transcends the traditional styles of her native Brazil with an exotic mixture of ethnic sounds from around the world." $30.
8 p.m. (box office), Neumos [HTML_REMOVED] Lyrics Born, The Coup and Joyo Velarde. All ages (balcony), bar w/ID. $17.
9 p.m., El Corazon [HTML_REMOVED] Fu Manchu, Valient Thorr, Artimus Pyledriver and Sunday Night Blackout. All ages. $12 adv, $14 dos.
9:30 p.m., High Dive [HTML_REMOVED] KEXP Audioasis Live Anniversary Show and benefit for The Fremont Abbey ([HTML_REMOVED] www.fremontabbey.org[HTML_REMOVED]), "a new non-profit arts space for all ages providing an ever growing variety of arts and cultural experiences". Performers include Tim Seely, Smoosh, Shorthand For Epic and very special guests (TBA). 21+. $8 adv, $10 dos.
[HTML_REMOVED]7 p.m. (doors), Showbox [HTML_REMOVED] A Benefit for Moses Olmedo featuring a performance by Carlos Cascante Y Su Tumbao. There will also be a live and silent auction and more. 21+. $20.
7:30 p.m., El Corazon [HTML_REMOVED] Pierce The Veil, Goodbye Tomorrow, Endeverance and guests. All ages. $8 adv, $10 dos.
8 p.m. Neumos [HTML_REMOVED] Sebadoh (featuring their original line-up for the first time in 14 years!) with The Bent Moustache and guests. 21+. $13.
[HTML_REMOVED]7 p.m., High Dive [HTML_REMOVED] 3 Year Anniversary Show with Tamalyn Dallal, Raqs, Serpentine and Delilah. 21+. $15 adv, $20 dos.
7 p.m., Town Hall Seattle, Seneca Street entrance [HTML_REMOVED] Suzan-Lori Parks' 365 Days/365 Plays Marathon. "On Nov. 12, 2002, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks made a personal commitment to write a play for a day for a year. The world premiere of the resulting cycle is being presented by 52 Seattle artists, each producing a week of Park's plays in the sequence in which they were written." Free.
8 p.m. (box office), Neumos [HTML_REMOVED] Hella, Dirty Projectors (includes members of Wolf Parade) plus guests. All ages, bar w/ID. $10.
7:30 p.m., Brechemin Auditorium [HTML_REMOVED] "The American Violin" performed by Michael Jinsoo Lim, co-founder and violinist of the award-winning Corigliano Quartet. $10.
9 p.m., El Corazon [HTML_REMOVED] Monday Funday Lounge Show featuring Nicky Click, Huh Uh, Diamond Beats, Natalie Portman's Shaved Head and DreamFox. 21+. $6.
[HTML_REMOVED]7:30 p.m., El Corazon [HTML_REMOVED] Dark Haven, Hatefist, In Memorium, Nonexistence and Zeroyear. All ages. $8.
7:30 p.m., Meany Theater [HTML_REMOVED] Combined Choruses & Symphony: "The Odd-Shaped Pearl: The Baroque Experience". $10.
7:30 p.m., VERA Space [HTML_REMOVED] Oh No! Oh My!, Patience Please, Bow and Arrow plus guests. All ages. $7 ($6 w/ club card).
7:30 p.m., Meany Theater [HTML_REMOVED] Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band: "Rhythm and Blues". $10.
[HTML_REMOVED]Jacob Lawrence Gallery, 132 Art Building [HTML_REMOVED] School of Art "Open" 2007. A juried exhibit of work by School of Art undergraduate students. On display through March 31.
7 p.m., El Corazon [HTML_REMOVED] The Orangeburg Massacre, Don The Reader, Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally, Lady Elaine and Fellow. All ages. $8.
8 p.m. (doors), Showbox [HTML_REMOVED] Robert Randolph & The Family Band with Ryan Shaw. All ages. $22.50 adv, $25 dos.
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