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15 Jacob McMurray Linked to the ongoing EMP show, he'll discuss his music history Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind. University Book Store, bookstore.washington.edu
15–18 SuttonBeresCuller Three Cornish grads, operating under one name, show off their new performative installation in a social/bar setting. No two performances will be the same. On the Boards, ontheboards.org
15–18 Branford Marsalis The veteran sax player continues his famous family's musical tradition, now leading a quartet behind his new album, Songs of Mirth and Melancholy. Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, jazzalley.com
16–Oct. 10 MilkMilk Lemonade Joshua Conkel's agenda comedy concerns sissy boys and preteen bullying. Washington Ensemble Theatre, washingtonensemble.org
16–Oct. 15 Live! From the Last Night of My Life From local playwright Wayne Rawley, this dark comedy follows suicidal clerk Doug. The funny kind of suicide. Theater Schmeater, schmeater.org
18 Staff Benda Bilili From Congo, this Kinshasa band features young musicians who draw from African and Caribbean traditions. All also have polio. The concert begins the Global Rhythms series. Town Hall, townhallseattle.org
19 Michael Moore The Oscar-winning filmmaker (Bowling for Columbine) and outspoken liberal crusader relates his own early life in Here Comes Trouble. The Neptune Theatre, stgpresents.org
19 Michael Ian Black Is there any show on Comedy Central he hasn't done? We doubt it. Neptune
20 Erin Morgenstern Young magicians compete–and possibly fall in love!–in her novel The Night Circus, said to be a likely autumn bestseller. Third Place Books, thirdplacebooks.com
20 Neal Stephenson His bizarrely spelled new novel Reamde [sic] chronicles how a wealthy tech entrepreneur becomes caught in his own online fantasy war game. Town Hall
21 Shawn Colvin Folksy folk will be happy to hear this Grammy-winning artist in an adult setting. Triple Door, tripledoor.com
21 Jay Feldman Why are liberals so afraid of the Tea Party? Why is the Tea Party so afraid of "Obamacare"? Hear from the author of Manufacturing Hysteria. Town Hall
21–25 The Festival of New Spanish Cinema More than a dozen titles are featured, plus one oldie, the 1976 shocker Who Can Kill a Child? SIFF Cinema at McCaw Hall, siff.net
21–Oct. 24 An Ideal Husband Oscar Wilde's peerless 1895 comedy is still a hilarious indictment of social mores and marriage. Taproot Theatre, taproottheatre.org
PICK22 Calvin Trillin Is "beloved" too strong a word to describe the veteran journalist and humorist for The New Yorker? No, it's not. His latest is Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin: Forty Years of His Funny Stuff. Town Hall
22 B'shnorkestra Composer Samantha Boshnack gathers a dozen or so friends from Seattle's avant-music circles to play her stuff. Rainier Valley Cultural Center, bshnorkestra.com
PICK22–25 Dr. John The New Orleans keyboard legend is backed by The Lower 911. He took home a Grammy two years ago for City That Care Forgot. Dimitriou's Jazz Alley
PICK22–25 Seattle Symphony They're playing Zappa? Frank Zappa? That Frank Zappa? This is not your parents' SSO. Benaroya Hall, seattlesymphony.org
22–Oct. 20 Harold and the Purple Crayon Based on the books by Crockett Johnson, this stage adaptation includes puppets. Seattle Children's Theatre, sct.org
23 Moneyball Brad Pitt attempts to make us care about overpaid baseball players. Based on Michael Lewis' book. Theaters TBD
PICK 23–25 Fall Kick-Off & Big Bang! If nothing succeeds like excess, then this three-part season opener should hit the top of the charts. Velocity has practically every contemporary-dance artist in the area booked for the weekend. There's a different program every night, with a double-sized cast on Saturday–not to mention the inaugural edition of their Big Bang! dance party after the performance. If you're a longtime member of the local dance community, this is like a class reunion. If you're new to town, it's a crash course in Seattle dance. SANDRA KURTZ Velocity Dance Center, velocitydancecenter.org
23–25 Fremont Oktoberfest It's not just about the beer . . . oh, who are we kidding? It's totally about the beer, with dozens of brewers represented, games for kids, a 5K, brats and other German fare, lederhosen, and, well, lots and lots of beer. Various locations, fremontoktoberfest.com
23–25 Seattle Design Festival Norman Foster, Julius Schulman, and other iconic figures of architecture and design are profiled in this weekend fest at SIFF's new home inside Seattle Center. SEE RELATED STORY. SIFF Film Center
23–29 Two-Lane BlacktopJames Taylor and Warren Oates race across the country in Monte Hellman's asphalt classic from 1971. Grand Illusion Cinema, grandillusioncinema.org
23–Oct. 2 All Wheeldon Four dances from esteemed choreographer Christopher Wheeldon include Carousel, Polyphonia, and others. McCaw Hall, pnb.org
23–Oct. 13 Mysteries of LisbonChilean director Raúl Ruiz just died, but here's your chance to see his rather epic, four-and-a-quarter-hour final opus (screened in two parts, thank God). SIFF Film Center
24 Stephen Drury Playing landmarks of American piano music, including Ives' transcendental (in the Emersonian sense) Concord Sonata. PONCHO Concert Hall, cornish.edu
24–Oct. 16 The Music Man Lyric Light Opera mounts Meredith Willson's 1957 favorite. Kirkland Performance Center, kpcenter.org
24–Dec. 30 Carolee Schneemann: Within and Beyond the Premises Starting in the '60s, she began exploring body taboos, gender roles, and sexuality across a wide variety of media. This retrospective, a traveling show, will include several panels and discussions. Henry Art Gallery, henryart.org
