University District

Meiro Koizumi: Open Satellite lecture

Japanese artist Meiro Koizumi examines, through several forms of media and expression, the plight of Japanese Americans residing in Bellevue, Wash. during World War II.

Thursday, Nov. 19 @ 7 p.m.

General admission: $5

Henry Art Gallery Auditorium

Campus Thank You Celebration

Customer appreciation celebration at the University Book Store, including Husky drawstring bag giveaways, scavenger hunts and music provided by DJ Hayes.

Thursday, Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

University Book Store U-District Branch

Dyno Jamz

Student hip-hop/jazz fusion is set to do an intimate performance at an Ave coffeehouse.

Friday, Nov. 20 @ 8 p.m.

$7

Café Solstice

A-Y-P Symposium

A one-day public symposium about the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, featuring keynote speaker Robert Rydell, the premier World’s Fair historian.

Saturday, Nov. 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Free admission

Kane Hall, Room 110

Capitol Hill:

Artifacts of Consequence

Written by young New York playwright Ashlin Halfnight and performed by Capitol Hill’s The Satori Group, the play centers around a post-apocalyptic group of survivors stationed in a bunker buried under Puget Sound. This play questions everything from Huey Lewis to hula hoops.

Thursday to Sunday, Nov. 19 to 22 @ 8 p.m.

$15

Little Theater

610 19th Ave. E.

Chali 2na and Gift of Gab

Two of hip-hop’s old-school legends (hailing from revered groups Jurassic 5 and Blackalicious) come together under one roof for a night not to be missed.

Thursday, Nov. 19 @ 8 p.m.

$18

Neumos

925 E. Pike St.

Smash Putt: Miniature Golf Apocalypse

The aptly titled 10-hole mini-golf course/art installation features the opportunity to launch a ball through an air-powered machine gun toward catapults, power tools, and the upturned innards of a piano.

Friday to Sunday, Nov. 20 to 22 from 6 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.

$10-$15

The Hazard Factory

912 12th Ave.

Hugo Literary Series: Visiting Hours

The quarterly spotlight features KUOW poetry producer Elizabeth Austen, Portland novelist Benjamin Parzybok, performer Matt Smith and singer-songwriter Molly Rose.

Friday, Nov. 20 @ 7:30 p.m.

$15-$25

Richard Hugo House

1634 11th Ave.

A Hard Day’s Night

The 1964 Beatles mockumentary — widely credited for influencing ‘60s spy flicks and The Monkees’ TV show — was named as one of TIME magazine’s top 100 films of all time.

Friday & Saturday, Nov. 20 & 21 @ midnight

$8-$10

Egyptian Theatre

805 E. Pine St.

Na’alehu Theatre: Hawaiian Slack Key Festival

The islands’ treasured guitar tradition heads to the Northwest for the festival’s inaugural year, featuring Grammy–winning master Cyril Pahinui.

Sunday, Nov. 22 @ 2 p.m.

$25-$75

Town Hall

1119 Eighth Ave.

Warren G

After breaking into the game with help from his stepbrother Dr. Dre, the rapper best known for his explosive 1994 single “Regulate” tours on his sixth studio album, The G Files.

Sunday, Nov. 22 @ 8 p.m.

$18

Neumos

925 E. Pike St.

Downtown:

Built to Spill

Boise-based Built to Spill is touring on their latest full-length release, There is No Enemy. Disco Doom and Finn Riggins provide support.

Nov. 19 @ 8 p.m.

Tickets: $20 adv/$25 door

Showbox at the Market

Kids and Animals CD Release Party

Celebrate the CD release of local indie-rockers Kids and Animals. Colonies, Black Whales, New Faces, Conservative Dad and Post Harbor support.

Nov. 20 @ 6 p.m.

Tickets: $7/$6 with club card

The Vera Project

Michael Partington

See the director of the UW guitar program perform classical guitar pieces this weekend.

Nov. 21 @ 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $30

Benaroya Hall — Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall

Taj Mahal Trio

Jazz Alley’s annual Thanksgiving show features the Taj Mahal Trio, touring on Maestro, their latest release. Reservations are required.

Nov. 20–22, 24–25, and 27–29 @ 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.

Times vary, check jazzalley.com

Tickets: $28.50

Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley

Festival of Trees Celebration

Take a walk through the 31st annual Seattle Festival of Trees. The celebration will include local entertainment and cookies. Each tree sponsors a patient at Seattle Children’s Hospital.

Nov. 22 from 3 to 5:30 p.m.

Free

The Fairmont Hotel

Joe Henry

The Best of Seattle Comedy Showcase presents Joe Henry, a popular local comedian. Henry recently appeared at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, Ore.

Nov. 22 from 8 to 10:30 p.m.

Tickets: $5

Seattle Comedy Underground

Major League Soccer Cup

Seattle is hosting the 2009 MLS Cup game at Qwest Field. ESPN will televise the event, but locals can attend the championship game.

Nov. 22 from 5:30 to 9 p.m.

Ticket price varies

Qwest Field

Ballard:

Pre-Yulefest Nordic Beer Tasting

The Nordic Heritage Museum has a special line of beer brewed specifically by a special team. Try out their three beers, brewed locally in Edmonds, Wash. They are Pillager’s Pilsner, Yuletide Amber and Midnight Sun. Appetizers will be served at the event. Let the yuletide fun flow — but only if you’re 21 or over.

Friday, Nov. 20 @ 7 p.m.

$15 suggested donation

Nordic Heritage Museum

3014 NW 67th St.

Mt. Fuji Records Showcase

Mt. Fuji Records will be showcasing a few of their bands in Seattle this weekend. The Whore Moans, Black Whales, Virgin Islands (who are releasing an EP), and Mr. Gnome will all be present at the Sunset to play a few hours of their music. Buy tickets at http://www.sunsettavern.com/ and remember that the venue is for the 21-and-over crowd.

Saturday, Nov. 21 @ 9 p.m.

$8

Sunset Tavern

5433 Ballard Ave NW

Yulefest 2009

A Christmas celebration in the spirit of Nordic tradition, this festival is bound to bring holiday cheer with its myriad collection of hand-crafted gifts and Nordic cuisine, not to mention plenty of Scandinavian musical performances.

Saturday, Nov. 21 to Sunday, Nov. 22, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

$3 for adults

Nordic Heritage Museum

3014 NW 67th St.

Fremont:

The Diamond Light

It’s indie-rock night at Nectar Lounge, and The Diamond Light will be fronting the gig. The Last American Buffalo and The Northwest Son will accompany them. Nectar serves alcohol, so be sure to bring an ID — preferably a legal one.

Sunday, Nov. 22 @ 8 p.m.

$5

Nectar Lounge

412 N. 36th St.

Wallingford:

Nonsequitur presents Music by John Luther Adams

Another part of the Wayward Music Series, a program dedicated to progressive and experimental music, John Luther Adam’s music is characterized by the Alaskan space he grew up in: an icy kingliness, stretching silence and atmospheric eruptions. His work has been hailed by The New Yorker as “one of the most original musical thinkers of the new century.” Three of his pieces will be performed: Among Red Mountains, Nunataks and The Mathematics of Resonant Bodies.

Saturday, Nov. 21 @ 8 p.m.

$5 - $15

Good Shepherd Center

4649 Sunnyside Ave N.

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