Thursday, March 6

Visual art opening today:

Artforte Gallery — The gallery will showcase work by Seattle contemporary abstract painter Rhonda Hill in her new exhibition Seeing Nature. The exhibit will run through April 2.

7 p.m. — The Triple Door — With Where Have all the Merrymakers Gone? and subsequent hit Flagpole Sitta, Harvey Danger became an overnight success and Seattle indie rock icon. The group celebrates the 10-year anniversary of their debut album with a two-night extravaganza where they’ll play through all of their albums, B-sides and covers from first to last. Guests TBA. All ages. $20.

7:30 p.m. — Meany Studio Theatre — Dance Majors Concert showcases student-choreographed performances in a wide range of genres and styles. Additional performances through March 9. $10 for students. See story page 3.

7:30 p.m. — Jazz Alley —With 25 albums and 10 Grammy nominations behind them, jazz/funk/R&B artists Spyro Gyra tours in support of their latest album, Good to Go-Go. All ages. $25.50. Additional performances through March 9.

7:30 p.m. — Benaroya Hall — American composer Marvin Hamlisch leads the UW Chorale and the Seattle Symphony in performing pieces by Richard Rodgers and Irving Berlin. All ages. $25 to $68. Additional performances through March 9.

7:30 p.m. — Brechemin Auditorium — Jazz Innovations, Part 2. Student jazz ensembles coached by faculty artists Marc Seales, Tom Collier, Phil Parks and Cuong Vu perform original compositions and jazz standards. $5 at the door.

8 p.m. — On the Boards — Writer/director Young Jean Lee brings forth a comedy on romance, ethnic identity and stereotypes in “Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven (A Show about White People in Love).” $24. Additional performances through March 9.

Friday, March 7

Movies opening today:

10,000 B.C.: The not-so historically accurate prehistoric epic of a mammoth hunter who travels across the world to rescue his kidnapped love. Starring Steven Strait, Camille Belle and Cliff Curtis. Rated PG-13.

The Bank Job: English action star Jason Statham returns to the genre in a film based on the true story of a 1971 bank robbery “in which no arrests were ever made nor any money ever recovered” [imdb.com]. Rated R.

College Road Trip: Raven-Symone stars in Disney’s latest comedy about a teen heading off on a road trip with some friends, while Martin Lawrence plays her father who insistently tags along. Rated G.

7 p.m. (doors) — Showbox at the Market — Infinite Productions and 99.9 KISW present Murder by Death, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Hex Machine and Clutch. All ages. $20 in advance, $23 day of show and at the door.

7 p.m. — Artattack Theatre — Be Agressive: A comedy about kids, parents, loss, friendship and “all that other heavy stuff,” complete with a background cheerleader chorus. All ages. $12-$14. Additional performances through March 29.

7 p.m. — Brechemin Auditorium — Students Amy Grinsteiner (piano), Josiah Boothby (orchestral instruments), Su Min Lim (violin), Nataly Wickham (voice) and Brandon Izutsu (voice) perform in a showcase by the School of Music. $5 at the door.

7:30 p.m. — ACT Theatre — “2008 New Play Award Reading,” a free staged reading of winner Yussef El Guindi’s new piece Language Rooms, a performance about an “Arab-American interrogator at a Guantanamo-like facility whose loyalty comes into question when he is faced with the challenge of interrogating his father” according to ACT Theater’s Web site. All ages. Free. Additional Saturday performance.

Saturday, March 8

7:30 p.m. — Town Hall — The Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra performs Samuel Barber’s the Violin Concerto and Zoltán Kodály’s Symphony in C Major. All ages. Advance tickets run $5 in advance, $3 for students and seniors. At the door price is $8/$5.

9 p.m. (doors), 10 p.m. (show) — El Corazón — Local grunge band Riverband and Seattle prog rock group Iris I plus guests TBA. 21 and older. $7.

Midnight — The Egyptian — In the 1970 documentary Gimme Shelter, filmmakers Albert Maysles, David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin perfectly capture the Rolling Stones’ momentous Dec. 6, 1969 concert at the Altamont Speedway.

Sunday, March 9

3 p.m. — Meany Hall — Seattle Youth Symphony members, the Seattle Symphonette Orchestra, the Debut Symphony Orchestra and the Junior Symphony Orchestra will come together for a joint performance. $10 for students and seniors, $15 general admission.

7 p.m. (doors) — Neumos — The Sam Rousso Soundsystem, Ming & Ping and guests TBA. 21 and older. $8 advanced and day of show.

7 p.m. — Skylark Café — Bremerton funk group Rewind open for alt rockers Trip Like Animals. All ages. Free.

8 p.m. —The Paramount — For the first time, Seattle hosts the Broadway Theater’s “Broadway Across America One Day Sale,” in which those attending can win prizes, purchase discounted tickets for five upcoming Broadway shows and take a backstage tour of the Paramount. Free.

Monday, March 10

5:30 p.m. (doors), 6:30 p.m. (show) — Studio Seven — Earth Crisis, Terror, Sworn Enemy, Shai Hulud, Down To Nothing and Recon. All ages. $18 advanced, $20 day of show.

7:30 p.m. — Meany Theater — The 100-voice University of Washington Gospel Choir performs a selection of hymns, ballads, call-and-response and other expressions of the Gospel tradition. $10 at the door.

8 p.m. (doors) — Showbox SoDo — With its heart-pounding brand of Gypsy-punk, Gogol Bordello moves even the most lifeless crowd to fits of near-riotous joy. Combined with UK “raga metal” group Skindred, the show should make for one memorable concert. All ages. $20 advanced, $22 day of show and at the door.

Tuesday, March 11

7:30 p.m. — The Triple Door — Local band The Senate celebrates the release of its new live CD . $15. See story page 6.

9 p.m. — Tractor Tavern — The Ballard venue hosts three Seattle acoustic rock/pop groups: Golden Robot Army, The Sweet Dominiques and Conrad Ford. 21 and older. $6.

Wednesday, March 12

8 p.m. (doors) — Neumos — Immortal Technique, Poison Pen, Da Circle, and J Arch. All ages. $15 advanced.

8 p.m. —The Moore — Since its debut album Amabutho premiered in 1973, the all-male chorale group Ladysmith Black Mambazo has released more than 50 records and moved on to become some of South Africa’s most notable artists. The group will perform at the Moore in promotion of its latest album, Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu. All ages. $35 advanced, $40 day of show and at the door.