THURS–SAT – STAGE

Consolidated Works’ winter season is studded with big, bold names, starting with groundbreaking performance artist Tim Miller. In Us, Miller comments on gay marriage, exile, and . . . musical theater? Believe it. 8 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 16–Sat., Feb. 18. $12–$24. 500 Boren Ave. N., 206-381-3218, www.conworks.org. LYNN JACOBSON

SAT–SUN – EXPO

Cyclists unite at the 2006 International Bike Expo, featuring over 150 exhibits as well as Irish cycling champion Sean Kelly and U.S. legend Davis Phinney. 9 a.m.–7 p.m. Sat., Feb. 18; 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Sun., Feb. 19. $8, under 15 free. Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way N.E., 206-634-3400, www.cascade.org. KELLIE HWANG

TUES – AUTHOR

Taylor Branch‘s Pulitzer-honored, addictively readable three-volume saga about Martin Luther King and his times bristles with saints and rogues (King was both), maniacs, monsters, and martyrs. Nobody can tell a story like Branch. 7:30 p.m. Tues., Feb. 21. $5–$10. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 206-325-3554, foolproof.org. TIM APPELO