*** designates recommended events.
Marc Domage
Rizzo at OTB, Oct. 7.
Courtesy of the artist and Overduin and Kite
Erika Vogt at the Henry, Oct. 2.
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SEPTEMBER
Sept 22 Charles Yu In his debut novel, How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, the winner of the National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 Award bends the rules of time and literary convention. University Book Store, bookstore.washington.edu
Sept 22–26 Decibel Festival Pasty-faced electronica devotees have their day in the sun with this series of panels and performances. Various locations, dbfestival.com
Sept 23 Hanson It's been 13 years since "MMMBop" hit the streets. Prepare to have it stuck in your head for another 13 after this show. Moore Theatre, stgpresents.org
Sept 23 Terry McMillan She tapped into a cultural current with Waiting to Exhale, her 1992 novel about the love lives of middle-class black women. Now she revisits those characters in Getting to Happy. Town Hall, townhallseattle.org
***Sept 23–25
KEXP's Shake the Shack Rockabilly Ball See
preview.
Sept 24–25
Richard Lewis Plenty of performers try to mine their neuroses for laughs, but few do it as brilliantly as this guy.
Parlor Live Comedy Club, parlorlive.com
Sept 24–Oct 23
Wedding Belles In this new comedy for five actresses, a bride stranded at a bus station in 1940s Texas is taken under the wing of a garden club.
Taproot Theatre, taproottheatre.org
Sept 25
The xx The melodically melancholic Brits blend R&B with '80s post-punk for a sound that's entirely their own.
Paramount Theatre, stgpresents.org
Sept 25
Jet City Comic Show Meet the heroes of Seattle's comic-book scene.
Seattle Center, jetcitycomicshow.com
Sept 27
Deborah Fallows Like
Lost in Translation if
Scarlet Johansson had been a Harvard-trained linguist: Fallow's book
Dreaming in Chinese chronicles her own, considerably less adulterous, adventures in an unfamiliar Asian culture.
Town Hall
Sept 27
The Flaming Lips Confetti cannons. Giant hamster balls. Armies of dancers in
Santa Claus suits. It doesn't take psychoactive substances to have your mind blown at a Flaming Lips concert.
Paramount Theatre
Sept 28–Oct 17
In the Heights The
Tony-winning snapshot of a Dominican-American neighborhood in New York City soars into Seattle.
5th Avenue Theatre, 5thavenue.org
OCTOBER
Oct 1
Ken Follett His new "Century" trilogy spans generations; reading the 1,000-plus pages of first volume
Fall of Giants might take almost as long.
Town Hall
Oct 1–2
Seattle Percussion Collective Two concerts from this ear-opening ensemble, one of Cage, the other including local composers.
Various venues, seattlepercussioncollective.com
***Oct 1–2
The Rite of Mercury An all-volunteer troupe makes rock operas out of
Aleister Crowley's cycle of mystical rituals.
Broadway Performance Hall, eleusyve.com
***Oct 1–7
Local Sightings Film Festival The subjects of these films are all over the map, but all the directors call the Northwest home. The opening-night party will celebrate NWFF's 15th anniversary.
Northwest Film Forum, nwfilmforum.org
***Oct 1–16
The Cherdonna and Lou Show See
preview.
***Oct 2–Jan 23
Image Transfer The Henry takes on remix culture with a show of work by artists who appropriate, remake, and reuse commonplace visual material.
Henry Art Gallery, henryart.org
Oct 2–Feb 13 SuttonBeresCuller: Panoptos The infamous trio plasters the East Gallery with selections from the Henry's permanent collection; you'll be able to steer a robot camera to gain a closer look. Henry Art Gallery
***Oct 3
ArtsCrush Kickoff Fair Live Theatre Week has been transformed into a month-long event celebrating visual and literary arts too, plus music and dance. One thing hasn't changed: free and discounted tickets to tons of great performances. Get a jump on the limited supply at this lunchtime event, with free tunes from
Caspar Babypants and others.
Fisher Pavilion, Seattle Center, artscrush.org
