It may be sweater weather, but that doesn't mean you have to stay inside all week. Here are our critics' top picks for things to do this week.
MONDAY
See Counting at Northwest Film Forum, Iron Ministry at Grand Illusion, or Wild at Heart or Valley Girl at Central Cinema.
The Protomen
A nerd-approved show at El Corazón for the final night of PAX Prime.
TUESDAY
Naomi Jackson & Anastacia Tolbert at Elliott Bay
Jamaican novelist Marlon James has heavily praised Jackson's debut novel, The Star Side of Bird Hill, and Tolbert is the current Hugo House poet in residence.
Days Without Art
Starting Tuesday, Virginia Inn will observe three days without art as a tribute to Seattle art legend Rolon Bert Garner, before a new exhibition opens on Thursday that features art inspired by him.
Diet Cig
Portland-based slow-fi trio Bed. will open for Diet Cig, a New York band that plays lovelorn slacker pop.
Comedy Womb Open Mic
A weekly pro-lady stand-up night that forbids misogyny and heckling, featuring Georgie Kunkel and The Ballard Boyz.
WEDNESDAY
John Baxter is a Switch Hitter
A world premiere play featuring Charles Leggett, one of this year's Stranger Genius nominees, about the 2008 Gay Softball World Series in Seattle.
Matilda the Musical
The smash hit musical will be in Seattle until Sunday.
Silent Reading Party
Just what it sounds like: every first Wednesday of the month, the Fireside Room at the Sorrento Hotel fills with people reading silently.
Thraxxhouse
Thraxxhouse's hiphop is "narcotic, melancholy, and damn addicting," and you can hear it at the Crocodile on Wednesday.
THURSDAY
"Awesome"
As Brendan Kiley says, "Awesome" is a Seattle group of "theater/comedy nerds with absurd sense of humor and a spectrum of musical skill," returning with new material. Buy your tickets now, before they sell out.
FareStart Guest Chef Night
FareStart, an organization that trains homeless men and women for work in the restaurant industry, has a guest chef night every Thursday. Manu Alfau of Manu's Bodega will cook this week's three-course dinner.
Peggy Piacenza: Touch Me Here
Piacenza, a Seattle-based choreographer, will perform at Velocity Dance Space.
First Thursday Art Walk
Every first Thursday of the month, art galleries in Pioneer Square are open late. Many of September's new shows will have opening receptions, including four recommended by Jen Graves.
Seattle StorySLAM
This month's iteration of the live amateur storytelling competition features stories about betrayal.
The Psychedelic Furs and the Church
Two '80s rock bands will play The Showbox at this Dave Segal-approved show.
For even more events this week, check out our Things To Do calendar.
