This is the opposite of a complete list of everything going on around town. It's only what intrigues one weirdo (me) by being A LITTLE OUT OF THE ORDINARY while also being FREE or AFFORDABLE. I'll be the fat old fart in the back row.

You are not allowed to have any fun whatsoever until you have been to AT LEAST one protest against the coup. It's patriotic, it's fun, and George Soros pays protesters $300 each.

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Protest at South Lake Union Tesla • Tesla Takedown THU APR 3 and EVERY THURSDAY, 4:15 PM

Protest at Redmond Downtown Park • Street Rally to Defend Civil Rights THU APR 3 and EVERY THURSDAY, 4:30 PM

Free First Thursday at most Seattle museums • Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • Henry Art Gallery • Museum of Flight • National Nordic Museum • Northwest African American Museum • Seattle Art Museum • Seattle Asian Art Museum • Seattle Japanese Garden • Volunteer Park Conservatory • Washington Park Arboretum walking tour THU APR 3 and 1ST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH — FREE

Concert at the Museum of Flight • Out of This World with Seattle Civic Band THU APR 3, 7PM — FREE (included with Free First Thursday admission)

Exhibit at Gallery ERGO • Psychedelicatessen NOW SHOWING thru MON APR 7 — FREE

Play at Annex Theater • Blue to Blue NOW SHOWING thru SAT APR 12 — "Pay what you can"

Play at West of Lenin • Cornelia's Visitors NOW SHOWING thru SAT APR 19 — $5 and up

Exhibit at Henry Art Gallery • What is Perverse is Liquid by A.K. Burns NOW SHOWING thru SUN MAY 4 — $20 suggested donation

Film at Beacon Cinema • Smooth Talk (1985) THU APR 3, 4:30 PM — $12.50

Exhibit at Gallery 110 • Guess What? by Amara Eke THU APR 3 thru SAT APR 26 — FREE

Play at Seattle Public Theater • Squeeze THU APR 3 thru SUN APR 13 — $10 and up

Film at Broadview Library • Cary Grant & Rosalind Russell in His Girl Friday (1940) THU APR 3, 4PM — FREE

Concert at Métier Brewing Company • Demarcus Baysmore THU APR 3, 7PM — FREE (21+ only)

Film at Northwest Film Forum • Sam Now (2022) THU APR 3, 7PM — $15 (discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)

Comedy at Great American Diner & Bar • Rod Long plus auditioning comics THU APR 3, 8PM — $10

Film at Central Cinema • Tommy Wiseau's The Room (2003) THU APR 3, 8PM — $14

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Protest at Henry Jackson Federal Building • Federal Building Fridays FRI APR 4 and EVERY FRIDAY, 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

Protest at Lynnwood Conventions Center • Refuse Fascism Fridays FRI APR 4 and EVERY FRIDAY, 5PM

Film at Beacon Cinema • Mahmoud Khalil in The Encampments (2025) FRI APR 4 thru THU APR 10 — $12.50

Concert at Jules Maes Saloon • Stevie & the Blue Flames FRI APR 4, doors 7PM, show 8PM — $10 (21+ only)

Pro basketball at Cleveland High School • Seattle SuperHawks vs Great Falls Electric FRI APR 4, 7PM — FREE

Film at Pacific Science Center IMAX • Blue Velvet (1986) FRI APR 4 thru WED APR 9 — $7.77 You are not required to purchase separate tickets to the Science Center.

Art at Federal Way Library • No Expectation Art for Adults FRI APR 4, 3:30 PM — FREE

Film at Northwest Film Forum • Secret Mall Apartment (2024) FRI APR 4 thru SUN APR 13 — $15 (discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)

Concert at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church • Ravenna String Orchestras: Winter Concert FRI APR 4, 7:30 PM — FREE

Concert at Conor Byrne Pub • Brittany Collins & Company with the Pairs, and Lo-Liner FRI APR 4, 9PM — $12 advance, $15 at the door (21+ only)

Concert at Brechemin Auditorium • Bennardo Larson Duo FRI APR 4, 7:30 PM — FREE

Film at Central Cinema • Lady Bird (2018) FRI APR 4 thru TUE APR 8, 7PM — $12

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Protest at South Lake Union Tesla • Tesla Takedown SAT APR 5, 10AM to NOON Then we march to the Seattle Center protest...

Protest at Seattle Center • Hands Off! SAT APR 5, NOON to 3PM Also Bainbridge Island at NOON Bothell at 11AM Gig Harbor at 1PM Issaquah at 10AM Redmond at 10:30 AM Renton at NOON Shoreline at 1PM

Protest & march at Cal Anderson Park • Remove, Reverse, Restore SAT APR 5, NOON to 8PM

Concert at Substation • Zero SAT APR 5, 10PM — $15 and up (21+ only)

Film at Beacon Cinema • My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009) SAT APR 5, 7PM — $12.50

• Alki History Walking Tour SAT APR 5, 11AM — $15 (registration required)

Roller Derby doubleheader at Everett Community College • Rainier Roller Riot, then Tilted Thunder Roller Derby SAT APR 5, 5PM — $15 advance, $20 at the door (discount for kiddies)

Pro basketball at Cleveland High School • Seattle SuperHawks vs Wenatchee Bighorns SAT APR 5, 7PM — FREE

• Tour the Olympic Sculpture Park SAT APR 5, 1PM — FREE

Concert at El Corazon • The Pancakes with Booze Art Show SAT APR 5, 8PM — $15 (21+ only)

Concert at Conor Byrne Cooperative • John Prine tribute SAT APR 5, doors 7PM, show 8PM — $12 in advance (21+ only)

Concert at Wyncote NW Forum (Town Hall) • Northwest Folklife presents House of Tarab SAT APR 5, 11AM — $10 and up

Films at Japanese Baptist Church • Reel Memories: Asian American Home Movies Screening SAT APR 5, 1PM — FREE (registration required)

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Film at Beacon Cinema • Jacques Tati's Mon Oncle (1958) SUN APR 6 and TUE APR 8 — $12.50

Film at Beacon Cinema • Carnival of Souls (1962) SUN APR 6 and MON APR 7 — $12.50

Discussion at Nordic National Museum • Medieval Joy with the Medievalist Toolkit SUN APR 6, 11AM — FREE

Film at Seattle Art Museum • China’s Van Goghs SUN APR 6, 2PM — FREE (registration required)

Readings at Wyncote NW Forum (Town Hall) • Short Stories by John Cheever, Lydia Davis, Percival Everett, and Alice Walker SUN APR 6, 4PM — $10 and up

Poetry at Unexpected Productions Market Theater • This is for you: an improvised theatre poetry experience SUN APR 6, 7PM — $12 and up

Concert at Redmond Library • Peter Ali: A Musical Journey with Native & Mesoamerican Flutes SUN APR 6, 1PM — FREE (reservations required)

Concert at Sunset Tavern • Clash Valian with Sam Cobra, Accendino SUN APR 6, 7:30 PM — $15.45 (21+ only)

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Concert at the Black Lodge • Friend with Disaster Artist, Sunbather Die, Moose Grease MON APR 7, 7PM — $15.66

Concert at Sunset Tavern • Trevor Eulau Group with Rose Peak, Nodaphone MON APR 7, 8PM — $15.45 (21+ only)

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Staged reading at Annex Theater • Paradise Untapped TUE APR 8, 7:30 PM — $10

• Folio tour with librarian Lillian Dabney TUE APR 8, 5PM — FREE (reservations required)

UW men's baseball at Husky Ballpark • Washington vs Seattle University TUE APR 8, 6PM — $2 SPECIAL PRICE

Concert at Sunset Tavern • Amanda Winterhalter with Kathleen Murray, Sean Kelly TUE APR 8, 7:30 PM — $15.45 (21+ only)

Workshop at Seattle Public Theater • Fuselage TUE APR 8 and WED APR 9, 7:30 PM — $10 and up

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Radiocast at KEXP Studio (NW Rooms) • Bria Salmena WED APR 9, 11AM — FREE

Concert at Jules Maes Saloon • B-Reel (jazz show) WED APR 9, doors 7PM, show 7:30 — $10 (21+ only)

Concert at Central Library • Ladies Musical Club WED APR 9, NOON — FREE

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Protest at South Lake Union Tesla • Tesla Takedown THU APR 10 and EVERY THURSDAY, 4:15 PM

Protest at Redmond Downtown Park • Street Rally to Defend Civil Rights THU APR 10 and EVERY THURSDAY, 4:30 PM

Concert at Good Shepherd Center • Elliott Sharp, solo THU APR 10, 8PM — $5 and up

Readings at Hugo House • Margin Shift presents We Will Sing of Becoming Tender THU APR 10, 7PM — FREE (reservations required)

Concert at Sunset Tavern • Coyote Teeth with Burning Porches, Broodzone, n3ster THU APR 10, 8PM — $13.39 (21+ only)

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Protest at Henry Jackson Federal Building • Federal Building Fridays FRI APR 11 and EVERY FRIDAY, 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

Protest at Lynnwood Conventions Center • Refuse Fascism Fridays FRI APR 11 and EVERY FRIDAY, 5PM

2-day peace conference at Seattle First Baptist Church • Rebuilding the Anti Nuclear Weapons Movement Together FRI APR 11 to SAT APR 12, 9AM to 5PM — FREE

Festál at Seattle Center • Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival FRI APR 11 thru SUN APR 13 — FREE

Concert at Kent Library • Sound Worlds by Ilana Zaks FRI APR 11, 4PM — FREE

Film at Northwest Film Forum • On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024) FRI APR 11 thru SUN APR 20 — $15 (discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)

Film at Beacon Cinema • David Lynch's Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) FRI APR 11 thru THU APR 16 — $12.50

Concert at The Funhouse • Riot Orgy with Nerve Rot, Mockingbird, Vermin, Pigfish FRI APR 11, 7:30 PM — $10

Community gathering at Wyncote NW Forum (Town Hall) • Alliance Francaise de Seattle presents Night of Ideas FRI APR 11, 5PM — FREE (reservations required)

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Protest at every Tesla location • Tesla Takedown SAT APR 12 and EVERY SATURDAY, 10AM

Dance at Base • Allie Hankin’s Base Residency Entry Point SAT APR 12, 4PM — "Pay what you can" (reservations required)

• Columbia City Farmers Market SAT APR 12, 10AM to 2PM

Film at Beacon Cinema • Norman Mailer's Tough Guys Don’t Dance (1987) SAT APR 12, 10PM — $12.50

Exhibit at Equinox Studios • Equinox Open House SAT APR 12, 6PM to 9PM — FREE

• Tour the Olympic Sculpture Park SAT APR 12 and SUN APR 13, 1PM — FREE

Concert at The Vera Project • Victimblamed with Ashes at Last, Crime Scene Photos, In Which Divides Us SAT APR 12, 7PM — $19.06

Concert at Sea Monster • The Oscillators SAT APR 12, 10PM — $15 (21+ only)

• Alki History Walking Tour SAT APR 12, 11AM — $15 (registration required)

Concert at Clock-Out Lounge • Mikey Moo with Roseblood, Bow + Yarrow SAT APR 12, doors 8:30, show 9PM — $15 (21+ only)

Concert at Time Warp • Metaphysical with Grimeswomp, Ry Br34d, Deja Moo, and more SAT APR 12, 8PM — $20 (21+ only)

Concert at Seattle Japanese Garden • Music in the Garden with Koto no Wa SAT APR 12, 11AM — $10 (discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, military)

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Film at Beacon Cinema • The Chase (1946) SUN APR 13 and MON APR 14 — $12.50

Film at Seattle Art Museum • Dragonfly Eyes SUN APR 13, 2PM — FREE (registration required)

Comedy at Club Comedy • Free Form Sunday SUN APR 13, 8PM — $10 (21+ only)

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ONGOING EVENTS

SUNDAYS

• Ballard Farmers Market EVERY SUNDAY, 9AM to 2PM

• Coldwater Plunge and Potluck at Alki Beach EVERY SUNDAY, 9:30 AM

• Capitol Hill Farmers Market EVERY SUNDAY, 11AM to 3PM

• Flammable at Chop Suey EVERY SUNDAY, 10PM — $12-$15 at the door (21+ only)

• The Compline Choir at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral EVERY SUNDAY, 9:30 PM — FREE

• Fremont Sunday Market EVERY SUNDAY, 10AM to 4PM

• 206 Makers' Market 1ST SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 10AM to 2PM

• West Seattle Farmers Market EVERY SUNDAY, 10AM to 2PM

MONDAYS

• Healing Drum Workshop at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute BIWEEKLY ON MONDAYS thru MON JUN 2— FREE (registration required)

• $6 movies at most SIFF venues EVERY MONDAY, ALL DAY — $6

TUESDAYS

• Capitol Hill Farmers Market and BEGINNING JUNE 3 — EVERY TUESDAY, 3PM to 7PM

• Chuckle Bucket Tuesday at Club Comedy EVERY TUESDAY, 8PM — from $10 (21+ only)

• Drag Queen Bingo at Unicorn EVERY TUESDAY, 8PM — FREE (but it's a nightclub, ya cheap bastard, buy a drink)

• Improv Unexpected at Jules Maes Saloon LAST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 8PM — $10 (21+ only)

• Scrambler Jam at Chop Suey 2ND & 4TH TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 8PM — FREE (21+ only)

• $6 movies at Majestic Bay Theaters EVERY TUESDAY, ALL DAY — $6

WEDNESDAYS

• Columbia City Farmers Market BEGINNING MAY 7 — EVERY WEDNESDAY, 3PM to 7PM

• Joketellers Union at Clock-Out Lounge 2ND & 4TH WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 8:30 PM $12 in advance, $15 day of show (21+ only)

• Transit Riders Union Monthly Social at Owl 'n Thistle 1ST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 5:30 PM — FREE (but it's a restaurant, ya cheap bastard, buy dinner)

• Wednesday Night Comedy Mix at Laughs Comedy Club EVERY WEDNESDAY, 8PM — $5 (2-item menu minimum order per person)

THURSDAYS

• Art Walk Edmonds 3RD THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 5PM to 8PM

• Capitol Hill Art Walk 2ND THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 5PM to 9PM

• Family Cartoon Happy Hour at Central Cinema EVERY THURSDAY, 5PM — FREE

• Free Form at Club Comedy EVERY THURSDAY, 8PM — from $7 (21+ only)

• Hep Cat Swing Dance at Russian Community Center EVERY THURSDAY, 9PM to MIDNIGHT — $5 ("special pricing on nights with live music")

• Hillman City Third Thursdays 3RD THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 6PM to 10PM

• It's About Time Writers Reading Series at Ballard Library 2ND THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 6PM — FREE

• Lake City Neighborhood Farmers Market BEGINNING JUNE 12 — EVERY THURSDAY, 3PM to 7PM

• Late Thursdays at the Frye EVERY THURSDAY, until 8PM — FREE

• Pioneer Square Art Walk 1ST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 6PM to 8PM

• Rat City Art and Food Walk 3RD THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 5PM to 9PM

• Riddim & Culture (Strictly Reggae) at Red Lounge EVERY THURSDAY, 9PM — FREE (21+ only) (reservations required)

• Uptown Art Walk 3RD THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 5PM to 8PM

• West Seattle Art Walk 2ND THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 5PM to 8PM

FRIDAYS

• Belltown Art Walk 2ND FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 6PM to 9PM

• Central District Art Walk 1ST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 6PM to 9PM

• Downtown Seattle Art Walk 4TH FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH

• Fremont Art Walk 1ST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 6PM to 9PM

• Greenwood Art Collective 2ND FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 6PM to 10PM

• Mercer Island Art Walk 1ST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 5PM to 8PM

• Phinney Farmers Market BEGINNING JUNE 6 — EVERY FRIDAY, 3PM to 7PM

• Seven Stories at Highline Heritage Museum 4TH FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 7:30 PM — $?

• Songwriter’s Showcase at C & P Coffee 2ND FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 6PM — FREE (but it's a coffee shop, ya cheap bastard, buy something)

• U District Art Walk 3RD FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH

SATURDAYS

• Ballard ArtWalk 2ND SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 6PM to 9PM

• Capitol Hill Swap Meet at Quality Flea Center 3RD SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH, NOON to 6PM — $1

• Georgetown Art Attack 2ND SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH

• Magnolia Farmers Market BEGINNING JUNE 7 — EVERY SATURDAY, 10AM to 2PM

• Moore Theater tour 2ND SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 10AM — FREE (reservations required)

• Neptune Theater tour 3RD SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 10AM — FREE (reservations required)

• Paramount Theater tour 1ST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 10AM — FREE (reservations required)

• University District Farmers Market EVERY SATURDAY, 9AM to 2PM

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As the nincompoops say, "Do your own research." Click the links. Check the times. Maybe I made a typo.

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FREE • A/NT Gallery (at Seattle Center) • Art Walks • Artists at Play (at Seattle Center) • Ballard Locks • Center for Wooden Boats • Center on Contemporary Art • Compline Choir at St Marks Cathedral • Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center • Festál (at Seattle Center) • Free First Thursdays • Frye Art Museum • KEXP Gathering Space • King County Library System • King County Parks • Klondike Gold Rush Museum • Kubota Garden • Ladies Musical Club • Log House Museum • Museum Pass from King County Public Library • Olympic Sculpture Park • Pike Place Market • Pioneer Square • Seattle Center • Seattle Chinese Garden • Seattle Free Walking Tours • Seattle Parks & Recreation • Seattle Public Library • Seattle SuperHawks • Suzzallo Library • Washington Park Arboretum • Woodland Park Rose Garden

NOT FREE BUT WORTH THE PRICE • Ada's Technical Books & Cafe • American Hotel Hostel • Annex Theatre • Archie McPhee • The Beacon Cinema • Bike Works • Bill Speidel's Underground Tour • Central Cinema • Charlie's Queer Books • Club Comedy Seattle • Connections Museum • Converge • Conor Byrne Co-Op • The Couth Buzzard • DubSea Fish Sticks • Easy Street Records & Cafe • Elliott Bay Books • Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery • Folio • The Grand Illusion • Green Tortoise Hostel • Grumpy Old Coots' Breakfast Club • Highline Heritage Museum • Left Bank Books • Metro Transit • Northwest Film Forum • The Monorail • Open Books • Paper Boat Booksellers • Punk Rock Flea Market • Queen Anne Book Company • Rainier Roller Riot • Scarecrow Video • Seattle International Film Festival • Seattle Japanese Garden • Seattle Jazz Fellowship • Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Markets • Seattle Pinball Museum • Seattle Thunderbirds • Sound Transit • Third Place Books • Tilted Thunder Roller Derby • UW Huskies men's baseball • UW Huskies women's softball • Washington State Ferries • Water Taxi • Wing Luke Museum • Ye Olde Curiosity Shop

• You’re his property’: Embattled Mississippi sheriff used inmates and county resources for personal gain, former inmates and deputy say

• "Melvindale’s most polarizing police officer" tasers black woman over expired tabs

• Inmate dies in Anoka County Jail

• Police Chief says three un-named cops who attacked a deaf black man while looking for a white suspect have been suspended *without pay for one day

• Man died after being hurt then neglected for a week in Huerfano County Jail, family says

• Anne Arundel County sheriff’s deputy charged with child sex abuse

• Inmate dies in Jefferson County Jail

• New Orleans cop arrested, accused of stalking

• Inmate dies in Lower Manhattan Criminal Court jail cell

• Oklahoma cop arrested for sexually assaulting woman during traffic stop, threatening to put her in jail if she didn't engage in sexual act

• Inmate dies in Marion County Jail

• Trouble follows this cop wherever he goes

• Inmate murdered in Monterey County Jail

• ‘Not a threat’: California cops dumped black double amputee out of wheelchair then shot him 11 times as he tried to hobble away, family’s lawsuit states

• Inmate dies in Montgomery County Jail

• New Jersey police chief accused of turning department into 'Animal House'

• Inmate dies at Morgan County jail

• Driver wouldn't pull over for traffic violation, so Alabama cops chased vehicle into fatal wreck

• Fort Worth police didn’t investigate Tarrant jail deaths; Texas says there are no consequences.

• Driver was "peeling out," so California cops chase vehicle into fatal wreck

• Inmate dies in Troup County Jail

• Driver wouldn't pull over for traffic stop, so California cops chased vehicle into fatal wreck

• Over suspected stolen car, California cops chase vehicle into wreck, killing bystander

• Suspected drunk driver wouldn't pull over, so California cops chased vehicle into fatal wreck

• Driver wouldn't pull over for traffic stop, so Michigan cops chased vehicle into fatal wreck

• Driver wouldn't pull over for traffic stop, so Ohio cops chased vehicle into fatal wreck

    Note: When reading news coverage from any corporate-owned source — a newspaper, TV station or network, etc — the facts are generally factual, but the slant favors the rich and powerful.

    Previously

• Years of climate action demolished in days: A timeline

• From deluges to drought: Climate change speeds up water cycle, triggers more extreme weather

• Millions of bees have died this year. It's "the worst bee loss in recorded history," one beekeeper says

• Trump rollbacks on environmental protection could bring acid rain back

• Winter sea ice in the Arctic just hit a record low

• Losses in soil moisture pose issues for farming and irrigation systems, and contribute to sea level rise more than previously thought

• Biodiversity loss in all species and every ecosystem linked to humans – report

• Climate change has exposed over 1,000 more miles of Greenland’s coastline in 20 years

• For quick & east circumvention of pollution rules, email airaction@epa.gov

• Scientists raise concerns over emerging weather phenomenon: '[These regions] will have to prepare'

• Wildfires across Japan and South Korea fueled by climate change

    Note: When reading news coverage from any corporate-owned source — a newspaper, TV station or network, etc — the facts are generally factual, but the slant favors the rich and powerful.

    Previously

Being old, death gets my attention, so I read the obituaries. This is a collection of recent obits for people whose work touched my life, because I want to say thanks, or maybe give 'em a final fuck you.

There’ll be a roundup like this occasionally, until I’m on the list myself.

    • Edith Ballantyne peace activist

• Manoj Bharathiraja actor, Margazhi Thingal

• August Bucki forgotten person

• Ángel del Pozo actor, The Three Musketeers

• Herb Greene rock'n'roll photographer

• Nanette Kazaoka activist, ACT-UP

• Tom Lowenstein poet & historian

• Robert McChesney believed in journalism

• Oz forgotten person

• Ted Pedas cinema operator, Coen Brothers patron

• Clive Revill actor, The Empire Strikes Back

• Jean Rice advocate for the homeless

• Kevan Staples rock'n'roller, Rough Trade

    Note: When reading news coverage from any corporate-owned source — a newspaper, TV station or network, etc — the facts are generally factual, but the slant favors the rich and powerful.

    Previously

• Pastor accused of embezzling more than $30,000 from St. Adalbert Church in Milwaukee

• Feeling forgiven by God can reduce the likelihood of apologizing, psychology study finds

• Former Wisconsin pastor gets community service for sex crimes

• Colorado youth pastor arrested for alleged sexual assault of a child

• Former coach at Christian school sentenced for rape, sexual abuse of minor

• God tells Pennsylvania man to steal car

• Minnesota pastor resigns amid protests over sexual abuse of 2 girls

• Michigan faith-healing parents convicted of murder, child abuse by jury

• Church director accused of raping minor over years is arrested during Mass, Ohio cops say

• Devil was in the walls, so man shot wife, threatened 8-month-old baby before setting house on fire

• Principal at Christian school arrested for child sexual abuse material had nude photo of student, sheriff says

• Marion County takes custody of former Catholic school PE teacher accused of touching students

• Retired pastor in Cumberland County charged in human trafficking case

• Two teachers from same Christian school accused of sexually abusing student, Georgia cops say

• Tennessee youth pastor and Christian music director gets 42 years in prison for decades-long pattern of sexual abuse of children

• God tells Minnesota man to go to Kwik Trip and burn everything down

• Former Kansas children’s pastor sentenced to nearly 30 years for attempted murder, arson

• Former Maryland priest arrested for child sexual abuse allegations in the 1990s, police say

• Columbus school district bans candy bribes used to lure kids to Bible classes

    Note: When reading news coverage from any corporate-owned source — a newspaper, TV station or network, etc — the facts are generally factual, but the slant favors the rich and powerful.

    Previously

This is the opposite of a complete list of everything going on around town. It's only what intrigues one weirdo, me, by being A LITTLE OUT OF THE ORDINARY while also being FREE or AFFORDABLE. I'll be the fat old fart in the back row.

You are not allowed to have any fun whatsoever until you have contacted your elected reps to demand Donald Trump's impeachment and Elon Musk's arrest, and been to AT LEAST one protest against the coup.

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Protest at South Lake Union Tesla • Tesla Takedown THU MAR 27, 4:15 PM

Protest at Westlake Mall • Free Mahmoud Khalil! THU MAR 27, 4:30 PM

Protest at Redmond Downtown Park • Street Rally to Defend Civil Rights THU MAR 27 and EVERY THURSDAY, 4:30 PM

Play at West of Lenin • Cornelia's Visitors THU MAR 27 thru SAT APR 19 — $5 and up

Film at Northwest Film Forum • Crash (1996) NOW PLAYING thru SAT MAR 29 — $15 (discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)

Play at Annex Theater • Blue to Blue NOW PLAYING thru SAT APR 12 — "Pay what you can"

Films at North Bend Theater (double feature) • Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and The Lady Vanishes (1938) THU MAR 27 thru SUN MAR 30 — $5

Radiocast at KEXP Studio (NW Rooms) • Hinds THU MAR 27, NOON — FREE

Film at Beacon Cinema • Laura (1944) THU MAR 27, 4PM — $12.50

Films at Central Cinema • Family Cartoon Happy Hour THU MAR 27, 5PM and EVERY THURSDAY — FREE

Concert at Armory Stage (Seattle Center) • Lady A with Shakura S'Aida THU MAR 27, 6PM — FREE

Comedy at Club Comedy • Free Form Thursday THU MAR 27, 8PM and EVERY THURSDAY — $10 (age 21+ only)

Comedy at Club Comedy • Free Form Thursday THU MAR 27, 8PM and EVERY THURSDAY — $10 (age 21+ only)

Concert at Red Lounge • Riddim & Culture (Strictly Reggae) THU MAR 27 and EVERY THURSDAY, 9PM — FREE (age 21+ only) (reservations required)

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Protest at Henry Jackson Federal Building • Federal Building Fridays FRI MAR 28 and EVERY FRIDAY, 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

Protest at Lynnwood Conventions Center • Refuse Fascism Fridays FRI MAR 28 and EVERY FRIDAY, 5PM

Film at Pacific Science Center IMAX • Mulholland Drive (2001) FRI MAR 28 thru WED APR 2 — $7.77 You are not required to purchase separate tickets to the Science Center.

Film at Bellevue Library • Weird: The Al Yankovic Story FRI MAR 28, 4PM — FREE

Dance at Armory Stage (Seattle Center) • Rhythmic Impressions: A Celebration of Black Women Chorus Line Dancers FRI MAR 28, 6PM — FREE

TV episode filming at Harbor Island Studios • The Uncertain Detective FRI MAR 28, 7PM — $10 and up

Film at Central Cinema • Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) FRI MAR 28 thru WED APR 2 , 9:30 PM— $12

Monologues at Highline Heritage Museum • Seven Stories FRI MAR 28, 7:30 PM — $?

Film at Beacon Cinema • Jean-Luc Godard's A Woman is a Woman (1961) FRI MAR 28 thru WED APR 2 — $12.50

Radiocast at KEXP Studio (NW Rooms) • Amyl and the Sniffers FRI MAR 28, NOON — FREE

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Protest at every Tesla location • Tesla Takedown SAT MAR 29 at Bellevue NE 20th, 10AM at Bellevue Square, 10AM at Fife, 10AM at Lynnwood, NOON at Renton Tesla, 10AM at SoDo, 10AM at South Lake Union, 10AM at University Village, 10AM

Jazz at Wyncote NW Forum (Town Hall) • Ballaké Sissoko, Vincent Segal, Émile Parisien, Vincent Peirani SAT MAR 29, 7:30 PM — $15 and up

Film at Beacon Cinema • Revolution Selfie: The Red Battalion (2017) SAT MAR 29, 1PM — $10

Dance at Cornish College of the Arts • Terpischore’s Landing SAT MAR 29 and SUN MAR 30 — FREE (reservations encouraged)

Lecture at Quincy Jones Performing Arts Center • Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day SAT MAR 29, NOON — FREE (reservations required)

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Competition at Town Hall • King/Snohomish County Regional Spelling Bee SUN MAR 30, 1PM — FREE

Film at Beacon Cinema • Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard (1950) SUN MAR 30 thru TUE APR 1 — $12.50

Dance at Chop Suey • Flammable SUN MAR 30, 10PM and EVERY SUNDAY — $12-$15 at the door (age 21+ only)

Concert at Central Library • Rainbow City Orchestra SUN MAR 30, 4PM — FREE

Concert at Good Times Bad Bar • Alchemy Music School Presents: A Tribute to Glam Rock SUN MAR 30, 7:30 PM — $10 (age 21+ only)

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Concert at The Funhouse • Filthy Traitors with For Closure, Punchin' Grumpy MON MAR 31, doors 7:30, show 8PM — $10 (age 21+ only)

Concert at Conor Byrne Cooperative • The Whags: On Cinema MON MAR 31, 7PM — FREE (age 21+ only) (but it's a nightclub, ya cheap bastard, buy something)

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Film at Beacon Cinema • Smooth Talk (1985) TUE APR 1 and THU APR 3 — $12.50

Comedy at Club Comedy • Chuckle Bucket TUE APR 1, 8PM and EVERY TUESDAY — $7 (age 21+ only)

April Fools at The Dragon House • Saboteur TUE APR 1, 6PM to 10PM — FREE

Concert at Roosevelt High School Auditorium • Roosevelt High School Orchestra: April Foolz Concert TUE APR 1, 7PM — FREE

Poop Donuts for April Fools • Mighty-O Donuts TUE APR 1, 6AM to 3PM — $5 (pre-order recommended)

Benefit for Doney Coe Clinic at Sunset Tavern • Royal Blunder with Johnny & The Moles TUE APR 1, 8PM — $15.45 (age 21+ only)

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Lecture at Greenwood Senior Center • Wonderful, Weird, and Worrisome Objects in Washington State Museums WED APR 2, 1:00 PM — FREE

Film at Beacon Cinema • Secret Cinema WED APR 2, 7:30 PM — FREE

• Transit Riders Union Monthly Social at Owl 'n Thistle WED APR 2, 5:30 PM, and EVERY FIRST WEDNESDAY — FREE (but it's a restaurant, ya cheap bastard, buy dinner)

Comedy at Club Comedy • Cheap Laughs WED APR 2, 8PM and EVERY WEDNESDAY — $7 (age 21+ only)

Concert at UW North Allen Library • Students of the UW School of Music WED APR 2, 12:30 PM and EVERY FIRST WEDNESDAY — FREE

Film at North Bend Theater • John Carpenter's The Thing (1982) WED APR 2, 7PM — FREE (reservations recommended)

Readings and more at Hugo House • Collections—A Live Magazine and Public Club WED APR 2, 6:30 PM — FREE (reservations required)

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Protest at Redmond Downtown Park • Street Rally to Defend Civil Rights THU APR 3 and EVERY THURSDAY, 4:30 PM

Free First Thursday at most Seattle museums • Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • Henry Art Gallery • Museum of Flight • National Nordic Museum • Northwest African American Museum • Seattle Art Museum • Seattle Asian Art Museum • Seattle Japanese Garden • Volunteer Park Conservatory • Washington Park Arboretum walking tour THU APR 3 — FREE EVERY FIRST THURSDAY

Films at Central Cinema • Family Cartoon Happy Hour THU APR 3, 5PM and EVERY THURSDAY — FREE

Play at Seattle Public Theater • Squeeze THU APR 3 thru SUN APR 13 — $10 and up

Comedy at Club Comedy • Free Form Thursday THU APR 3, 8PM and EVERY THURSDAY — $10 (age 21+ only)

Film at Broadview Library • Cary Grant & Rosalind Russell in His Girl Friday (1940) THU APR 3, 4PM — FREE

Concert at Métier Brewing Company • Demarcus Baysmore THU APR 3, 7PM — FREE (age 21+ only)

Concert at Red Lounge • Riddim & Culture (Strictly Reggae) THU APR 3 and EVERY THURSDAY, 9PM — FREE (age 21+ only) (reservations required)

Comedy at Great American Diner & Bar • Rod Long plus auditioning comics THU APR 3, 8PM — $10

Film at Central Cinema • Tommy Wiseau's The Room (2003) THU APR 3, 8PM — $14

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Protest at Henry Jackson Federal Building • Federal Building Fridays FRI APR 4 and EVERY FRIDAY, 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

Protest at Location Lynnwood Conventions Center • Refuse Fascism Fridays FRI APR 4 and EVERY FRIDAY, 5PM

Film at Beacon Cinema • Mahmoud Khalil in The Encampments (2025) FRI APR 4 thru THU APR 10 — $12.50

Concert at Jules Maes Saloon • Stevie & the Blue Flames FRI APR 4, doors 7PM, show 8PM — $10 (age 21+ only)

Film at Pacific Science Center IMAX • Blue Velvet (1986) FRI APR 4 thru WED APR 9 — $7.77 You are not required to purchase separate tickets to the Science Center.

Art at Federal Way Library • No Expectation Art for Adults FRI APR 4, 3:30 PM — FREE

Film at Northwest Film Forum • Secret Mall Apartment (2024) FRI APR 4 thru SUN APR 13 — $15 (discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)

Concert at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church • Ravenna String Orchestras: Winter Concert FRI APR 4, 7:30 PM — FREE

Concert at Conor Byrne Pub • Brittany Collins & Company with the Pairs, and Lo-Liner FRI APR 4, 9PM — $12 advance, $15 at the door (age 21+ only)

Concert at Brechemin Auditorium • Bennardo Larson Duo FRI APR 4, 7:30 PM — FREE

Film at Central Cinema • Lady Bird (2018) FRI APR 4 thru TUE APR 8, 7PM — $12

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Protest at Seattle Center • Hands Off! SAT APR 5, NOON to 3PM Also Bainbridge Island at NOON Bothell at 11AM Issaquah at 10AM Redmond at 10:30 AM Renton at NOON Shoreline at 1PM

Protest & march at Cal Anderson Park • Remove, Reverse, Restore SAT APR 5, NOON to 8PM

Concert at Substation • Zero SAT APR 5, 10PM — $15 and up (age 21+ only)

Film at Beacon Cinema • My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009) SAT APR 5, 7PM — $12.50

Roller Derby doubleheader at Everett Community College • Rainier Roller Riot, then Tilted Thunder Roller Derby SAT APR 5, 5PM — $15 advance, $20 at the door (discount for kiddies)

Concert at El Corazon • The Pancakes with Booze Art Show SAT APR 5, 8PM — $15 (age 21+ only)

Concert at Conor Byrne Cooperative • John Prine tribute SAT APR 5, doors 7PM, show 8PM — $12 in advance (age 21+ only)

Concert at Wyncote NW Forum (Town Hall) • Northwest Folklife presents House of Tarab SAT APR 5, 11AM — $10 and up

• Tour the Paramount Theater SAT APR 5 and EVERY 1ST SATURDAY, 10AM — FREE (reservations required)

Films at Japanese Baptist Church • Reel Memories: Asian American Home Movies Screening SAT APR 5, 1PM — FREE (registration required)

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Film at Beacon Cinema • Jacques Tati'S Mon Oncle (1958) SUN APR 6 and TUE APR 8 — $12.50

Film at Beacon Cinema • Carnival of Souls (1962) SUN APR 6 and MON APR 7 — $12.50

Readings at Wyncote NW Forum (Town Hall) • Short Stories by John Cheever, Lydia Davis, Percival Everett, and Alice Walker SUN APR 6, 4PM — $10 and up

Poetry at Unexpected Productions Market Theater • This is for you: an improvised theatre poetry experience SUN APR 6, 7PM — $12 and up

Concert at Redmond Library • Peter Ali: A Musical Journey with Native & Mesoamerican Flutes SUN APR 6, 1PM — FREE (reservations required)

Dance at Chop Suey • Flammable SUN APR 6, 10PM and EVERY SUNDAY — $12-$15 at the door (age 21+ only)

Concert at Sunset Tavern • Clash Valian with Sam Cobra, Accendino SUN APR 6, 7:30 PM — $15.45 (age 21+ only)

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As the nincompoops say, "Do your own research." Click the links. Check the times. Maybe I made a typo.

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ALWAYS FREE • Art Walks • Artists at Play (at Seattle Center) • Ballard Locks • Center for Wooden Boats (Wednesdays thru Sundays) • Center on Contemporary Art (Thursdays thru Saturdays) • Low tide on the Sound — great for crab, snail, or starfish hunting • Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center (closed Mondays) • Festál (at Seattle Center) • Frye Art Museum • KEXP Gathering Space • Klondike Gold Rush Museum (closed Mondays & Tuesdays) • Kubota Garden • Ladies Musical Club • Log House Museum (Fridays & Saturdays) • Museum Pass from King County Public Library • Olympic Sculpture Park • Pike Place Market • Plunge and Potluck (Sunday mornings) • Seattle Center • Seattle Chinese Garden • Seattle Free Walking Tours • Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Markets • Seattle Parks & Recreation • Suzzallo Library • Washington Park Arboretum • Woodland Park Rose Garden

NOT FREE BUT WORTH THE PRICE • Ada's Technical Books & Cafe • Archie McPhee • Bill Speidel's Underground Tour • Charlie's Queer Books • Club Comedy Seattle • Connections Museum (Sundays only) • The Couth Buzzard • Elliott Bay Books • Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery • Grumpy Old Coots' Breakfast Club • Highline Heritage Museum (Thursdays thru Sundays) • Left Bank Books • Metro Transit • The Monorail • Open Books • Paper Boat Booksellers • Scarecrow Video • Queen Anne Book Company • Seattle Japanese Garden (closed Mondays) • Seattle Pinball Museum • Sound Transit • Third Place Books • Washington State Ferries • Water Taxi • Wing Luke Museum (closed Mondays & Tuesdays) • Ye Olde Curiosity Shop

SOURCE: thenation.com

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