Festivals
Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair
TODAY More than 90 U.S., Canadian and German dealers selling thousands of used, rare, collectible and out-of-print books, maps, posters, prints and documents. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. today, Seattle Center Pavilion; $5 (206-323-3999 or www.seattlebookfair.com).
Celtic Fling
SAT Highland dance competition, Celtic Marketplace, food, Victorian tearoom, pub, music, children’s activities; reservations recommended for tearoom. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 111 N.E. 80th St., Seattle; free (206-523-7476 or www.saintandrewsseattle.org).
Piper Orchard Harvest Festival
SAT Come celebrate and learn about the historic Piper Orchard in Carkeek Park while enjoying local fruit, refreshments and entertainment. All proceeds from cafe sales will benefit the continued organic care and restoration of Piper Orchard. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Carkeek Park, 950 N.W. Carkeek Park Road, Seattle; free (206-684-0877 or www.seattletilth.org).
Turkish Cultural Festival
SAT-NEXT SUN Music and dance performances, exhibits, documentary films, food and children’s activities from Turkey. Noon-6 p.m. Saturday, noon-6 p.m. next Sunday, Seattle Center (206-684-7200 or www.seattlecenter.com).
Concerts
The Australian Pink Floyd Show
WED The next best thing to a real Pink Floyd show, circa 1980. 8 p.m. Wednesday, WaMu Theater, 1000 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle; $35.50-$59.50 (206-628-0888 or www.ticketmaster.com).
Interpol, Liars
THU Interpol, the well-dressed princes of New York cool, recently released their first major-label album, “Our Love to Admire.” 8 p.m. Thursday, WaMu Theater, 1000 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle; $27.50 (206-628-0888 or www.ticketmaster.com).
Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie
THU There is one thing Ozzy does right %26#8212; rock ‘n’ roll. Zombie’s act will make you think Halloween has come early. In This Moment is also on the tour. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, KeyArena, Seattle Center; $48.75-$78.75 (206-628-0888 or www.ticketmaster.com).
Ahmad Jamal
FRI The great jazz pianist, little heard from since his heyday in the ’60s. 8 p.m. Friday, McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St., Seattle; $30-$75 (206-684-7200 or www.earshot.org).
Harry Shearer
FRI Smart, funny and full of characters (he’s the voice of more than a dozen on “The Simpsons,” including Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers and Kent Brockman), Shearer is a comedian who will touch your funny bone and make you think. 8 p.m. Friday, Moore Theatre, 1932 Second Ave., Seattle; $25-$50 (206-628-0888 or www.ticketmaster.com).
Roosevelt High School Jazz Band with Frank Tiberi
FRI These kids will amaze you with their talent. 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday, The Triple Door, 216 Union St., Seattle; $18-$20 (206-547-9787 or www.earshotjazz.org).
Julia Sweeney
SAT A native of Spokane and UW alum, Sweeney is the comedian, actress and author known for her stint on “Saturday Night Live” and her one-woman show, “God Said Ha!” 7 p.m. Saturday, Northshore Performing Arts Center, 18125 92nd Ave. N.E., Bothell; $32-$38 (800-992-8499 or www.npacf.org).
Toots Thielemans and Kenny Werner
SAT Thielemans, now 85, is the premier jazz harmonica player, and is famous for his whistling. He’s worked with many jazz stars, including Charlie Parker, Benny Goodman, George Shearing and Quincy Jones. Werner is a keyboardist known for his work on electronic instruments, including synthesizers. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds; $28-$38 (206-547-9787 or www.earshot.org).
Classical music
Seattle Symphony: Mozart’s Requiem
TODAY One of the top picks of the month at the Seattle Symphony: Mozart’s deeply moving Requiem, with associate conductor Carolyn Kuan conducting, and a lineup of distinguished soloists %26#8212; including operatic soprano Harolyn Blackwell. Also on tap: Mozart’s sublime Clarinet Concerto, with Jon Manasse as soloist, and the Overture to “The Magic Flute.” 2 p.m. today, Benaroya Hall, S. Mark Taper Forum, 200 University St., Seattle; $20-$85 (206-215-4747 or www.seattlesymphony.org).
Seattle Opera: “Iphigenia in Tauris”
ENDS 10/27 Seattle Opera’s first-ever co-production with the esteemed New York Metropolitan Opera is this Christoph Willibald Gluck classic based on an episode in the ancient House of Atreus. Stephen Wadsworth is the stage director (he’ll go on to stage the opera in New York with a different cast later this fall); the title role will be shared by Nuccia Focile and Marie Plette. 2 p.m. today, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday, 2 p.m. next Sunday. McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St., Seattle; $25-$162 (206-389-7676 or www.seattleopera.org).
Murray Perahia
TUE If you go to no other piano recital this entire season, this is the one to catch. Murray Perahia, one of the all-time greats, plays a highly promising program of keyboard classics that are right up his interpretive alley. Every pianist (and keyboard fan) in town should be there. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Benaroya Hall, S. Mark Taper Forum, 200 University St., Seattle; $17-$105 (206-215-4747 or www.seattlesymphony.org).
Joshua Roman “Solo”
WED The Seattle Symphony’s stellar young principal cellist, Joshua Roman, is the artistic director for Town Hall’s series of genre-bending chamber music, and this is the first of the concerts %26#8212; also featuring double bassist Joe Kaufman (”Sailing,” by Tom Johnson) and percussionist Alexander Lipowski (”Corpus,” by Vinko Glokobar), with clarinetist Laura DeLuca, pianist Byron Schenkman and violist Mara Gearman. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle; $15-$20 (800-838-3006 or www.brownpapertickets.com).
Vienna Piano Trio
WED The International Chamber Series at Meany Theater opens with this presentation by the Vienna Piano Trio, a highly praised Austrian trio founded in 1988. Their program: Beethoven’s Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 1, No. 3; Korngold’s Trio for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 1; and Brahms’ Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Meany Theater, University of Washington, Seattle; $20-$33 (206-543-4880 or www.uwworldseries.org).
Nightclubs
Chop Suey 1325 E. Madison, Seattle (206-324-8000).
WED The Spill Canvas, Daphne Loves Derby, Play Radio Play, Idiot Pilot. Idiot Pilot is the electro-screamo duo from Bellingham that scored a major label deal a few years ago. Its new album is “Wolves.”
Crocodile Cafe 2200 Second Ave., Seattle (206-441-5611).
TUE The Fiery Furnaces, Pit Er Pat. Brooklyn brother-sister duo Fiery Furnaces is touring with its sixth album, “Widow City.”
Nectar Lounge 412 N. 36th St., Seattle (206-632-2020).
TUE Roy Ayers, Altered States of Funk, DJ TJ Gorton. “The godfather of acid jazz,” funk-soul music vet Ayers has been sampled by Mary J. Blige and many other hip-hop artists.
The Showbox Sodo 1700 First Ave. S., Seattle (206-628-3151).
WED-THU The Pogues. They’re back … One of the most memorable rock bands to hit the scene, an Irish traditional-punk collective powered by the snarly-poetic vocals of Shane MacGowan, one part Bob Dylan, one part Dylan Thomas.
The War Room 722 E. Pike St., Seattle (206-328-7666).
SAT “Yo Son!” with DJs DV-One, Soul One and B-Mello. Long-running party has bounced around a few clubs, still serving hot hip-hop weekly.
Theater
“Crime and Punishment”
TODAY It isn’t the entire book, but the lean, limber Marilyn Campbell-Curt Columbus adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s vividly intense 19th-century novel plunges you into the feverish moral ambivalence of a young man who commits murder for philosophical reasons. Directed by Sheila Daniels for Theater Under Ground, the 80-minute piece is well-acted by a three-person cast, including the viscerally powerful Galen Joseph Osier as the murderer Raskolnikov. Final performance 7:30 p.m. today, Capitol Hill Arts Center, 1621 12th Ave., Lower Level, Seattle; $25 (800-838-3006 or www.brownpapertickets.com).
Intiman Conversations with Artists: Bartlett Sher and Laura Penn
MON Intiman Theatre artistic head Bartlett Sher and managing director Laura Penn discuss their careers and what’s going on at Intiman. 7 p.m. Monday, Intiman Theatre, 201 Mercer St., Seattle; $10 (206-269-1900 or www.intiman.org).
“Into the Woods”
ENDS 11/10 “Careful the things you say/Children will listen.” The Tony Award-honored Broadway musical, based on well-known fairly tales and created by composer Stephen Sondheim and writer James Lapine, is presented in a full-scale production featuring Leslie Law, Lisa Estridge, Alan Fitzpatrick and other local actors, under Mark Waldrop’s direction. Previews 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, The 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle; $20-$77 (888-584-4849 or www.5thavenue.org).
Front Porch Theater:
“To Kill a Mockingbird”
MON, TUE, SAT Intiman’s participatory (if you’d like to join in) community readings of a play based on Harper Lee’s classic novel are free and open to one and all, “readers and listeners alike.” 7 p.m. Monday at Kirkland Library, 308 Kirkland Ave., Kirkland, 6 p.m. Tuesday at Meany Middle School, 301 21st Ave. E., Seattle, 2 p.m. Saturday at Northgate Library, 10548 Fifth Ave., Seattle; free (206-269-1900 or www.intiman.org).
“High School Musical”
ENDS 11/24 “Bop to the top… ” Seattle Children’s Theatre launches a new season with a likely cash cow: the wildly popular youth musical that first appeared on the Disney cable channel and is now all over the place. It’s about what happens when a “jock” and a “brain” decide to break away from teen stereotypes and try out for a high-school show. It’s been given a rousing staging here that should delight the 8-to-12 set with its cheerful performances, energetic dancing and positive vibes. 2 and 5:30 p.m. today, 7 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 2 and 5:30 p.m. Saturday-next Sunday. Seattle Children’s Theatre, Charlotte Martin Theatre, 201 Thomas St., Seattle; $22-$40 (206-441-3322 or www.sct.org).
“Live Theatre Week”
MON-10/21 Theater companies around the region celebrate the abundant local drama scene with ticket giveaways, backstage tours, free workshops for kids and other activities. Gratis tickets can be obtained for performances at many theaters next week. Check the Seattle Performs Web site for information, and instructions on reserving seats (206-770-0370 or www.seattleperforms.com).
“Million Dollar Quartet”
ENDS 10/28 Village Theatre opens its season with a rousing, tunesome new show by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux about a celebrated, spontaneous musical encounter in 1956 among prime rockers Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash at the old Sun Studios in Memphis. The score boasts many familiar rock and pop oldies, which are heartily played and sung by a strong cast. 2 and 7 p.m. today, 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m. next Sunday, Village Theatre, Francis J. Gaudette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., Issaquah; $20-$55 (425-392-2202 or www.villagetheatre.org).
“Rush Limbaugh in Night School”
TODAY This much-praised comedy by Bay Area writer-performer Charlie Varon imagines a night-school romance between right-wing radio jock Rush Limbaugh and a beautiful (and radical) fellow student in his Spanish class. Varon plays all the roles (more than 20). 3 p.m. today, Theater on the Square, 915 Broadway, Tacoma; $34 (253-591-5894 or www.broadwaycenter.org).
“Snow Falling on Cedars”
TODAY Book-It’s world-premiere dramatization of the 1995 Pen/Faulkner Award-winning novel, by local author David Guterson, considers love, racial prejudice and the shattering effects of wartime trauma on a Puget Sound island very much like Bainbridge. Adapter-director Kevin McKeon strips the book down to its murder-mystery essentials but uses enough of Guterson’s lyrical descriptions to evoke the beauty of the environment and the conflicts within the major characters. The swiftly moving production is vastly helped by a gifted ensemble cast. Final performance 2 p.m. today, Center House Theatre, Seattle Center; $15-$32 (206-216-0833 or www.book-it.org).
“Spamalot”
ENDS 10/28 “We’re opera mad in Camelot./We sing from the diaphragm a lot.” The spoofy-deluxe, Tony Award-winning musical, an Arthurian quest based on “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” (and other vintage Python and new material), makes its Seattle debut. 1 and 6:30 p.m. today, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 1 and 6:30 p.m. next Sunday, Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St., Seattle; $27-$100 (206-292-ARTS or www.theparamount.com).
“Twelfe Night, or What You Will”
ENDS SAT “Love sought is good, but giv’n unsought is better.” Seattle Repertory Theatre opens its 44th season with a rendering of Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, staged in visually striking fashion by Rep artistic director David Esbjornson. The show is a mixed bag: The main romances are ho-hum, but the expert clowning (by a nimble crew led by Charles Leggett as a dipsy, droll Sir Toby Belch) tickles and gladdens. Final performances 2 p.m. today, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Bagley Wright Theatre, 155 Mercer St., Seattle; $10-$59 (206-443-2222 or www.seattlerep.org).
Dance
University of Washington Chamber Dance Company
TODAY The university’s resident dance company is a fine, small troupe particularly noted for its presentation of historic works. The highlight of the current program is Laura Dean’s energetic “Skylight.” Final performance 2 p.m. today, Meany Studio Theater, University of Washington, Seattle; $10-$16 (206-543-4880 or www.meany.org).
“Misuse Liable to Prosecution”
THU-SAT In this world premiere, New York-based choreographer John Jasperse wonders what it is like to live with little or no capital at all. The performances feature five dancers, a live score by composer/harpist Zeena Parkins and bagpipers. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, On the Boards, 100 W. Roy St., Seattle; $24 (206-217-9888 or www.ontheboards.org).
Books
Orhan Pamuk
MON Seattle Arts %26amp; Lectures presents an evening with the winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature and author of “Snow.” 7:30 p.m. Monday, Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle; $10-$27 (206-621-2230 or www.lectures.org).
Barbara Sjoholm
TUE The Port Townsend author discusses her new book, “The Palace of the Snow Queen: Winter Travels in Lapland.” 7 p.m. Tuesday, Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., Lake Forest Park; free (206-366-3333 or www.thirdplacebooks.com).
Carl Bernstein
WED The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist discusses his book “A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton.” 5 p.m. Wednesday, Elliott Bay Book Co., 101 S. Main St., Seattle; free (206-624-6600 or www.elliottbaybook.com).
Elizabeth Kolbert
WED As part of the UW Common Book, the author and New Yorker writer discusses her book, “Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change.” 7 p.m. Wednesday, Bank of America Arena, Hec Edmundson Pavilion, 3870 Montlake Blvd., Seattle; free (www.washington. edu.uaa.commonbook).
Peter Sis
WED The author and artist discusses his graphic memoir, “The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain.” 7 p.m. Wednesday, Tacoma Main Library, 1102 Tacoma Ave. S., Tacoma; free (253-591-5666 or www.tacomapubliclibrary.org).
Adam Gopnik
WED Nextbook presents an evening with the author of “Through the Children’s Gate: A Home in New York.” 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle; $6-8 (www.nextbook.org).
Edwidge Danticat
WED The Haitian-American author discusses her new memoir, “Brother, I’m Dying.” 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Elliott Bay Book Co., 101 S. Main St., Seattle; free (206-624-6600 or www.elliottbaybook.com).
Susan Faludi
THU The Pulitzer Prize-winning author discusses her new book, “The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post 9/11 America.” 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle; $5 (206-652-4255 or www.townhallseattle.org).
Oliver Sacks
FRI The author-neurologist discusses his new book, “Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain.” 7 p.m. Friday, Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle; free (206-386-4636 or www.spl.org).
Ursula K. LeGuin
FRI The acclaimed science-fiction author reads from her new young- adult book, “Powers,” the third book in the Annals of the Western Shore series. 7 p.m. Friday, University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle; free (206-634-3400 or www.ubookstore.com).
Visual Arts
Events
“Views into Vietnam”
THU A discussion on the way war is seen through the museum’s exhibitions, including panelists Kim Jones, curator Karen Irvine, Sasha Su-Ling Welland, UW assistant professor of Anthropology and Susan Jeffords, vice chancellor of UW Bothell. 7 p.m. Thursday. Henry Art Gallery, 4100 15th Ave. N.E., Seattle; free (206-543-2280 or www.henryart.org).
Film: “Agnes Martin:
With My Back to the World”
FRI A screening of Mary Lance’s documentary film, which chronicles the career and art of artist Agnes Martin. 6 p.m. Friday. Microsoft Campus, Building 33, Conference Center, 15584 N.E. 31st St., Redmond; free (425-882-8080).
Lecture: “A Kernal of Truth: Gaylen Hansen”
FRI Artist Gaylen Hansen will discuss the imagery of Eastern Washington and how it relates to his work. 7 p.m. Friday. Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave., Seattle; $9-$15 (206-654-3100 or www.seattleartmuseum.org).
Museums
Bellevue Arts Museum
ENDS 12/30 “A Tapestry of Memories: The Art of Dinh Q. L%26#234;.” 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sunday, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue (425-519-0770 or www.bellevuearts.org).
Frye Art Museum
ENDS 1/6 “Hug: Recent work by Patricia Piccinini.” The Australian artist explores the possibilities %26#8212; and potential drawbacks %26#8212; of genetic manipulation. “Yvonne Twining Humber: Modern Painter” shows W.P.A. paintings and works through the 1940s. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday, 704 Terry Ave., Seattle (206-622-9250 or www.fryeart.org).
Henry Art Gallery
ENDS 1/20 “Kim Jones: A Retrospective.” Opening reception 8 p.m. Friday. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday through Sunday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday, 4100 15th Ave. N.E., Seattle (206-543-2280 or www.henryart.org).
Museum of History %26amp; Industry
ENDS 1/6 “John James Audubon: American Artist and Naturalist.” A selection of prints from “Birds of America” shows with the artist’s letters and personal objects. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, 2700 24th Ave. E., Seattle (206-324-1126 or www.seattlehistory.org).
Museum of Northwest Art
ENDS 1/6 “Joseph Goldberg: A Retrospective.” 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, 121 S. First St., La Conner, Skagit County (360-466-4446 or www.museumofnwart.org).
Olympic Sculpture Park
ONGOING Permanent outdoor artworks by Anthony Caro, Mark Dion, Mark di Suvero, Teresita Fernandez, Louise Bourgeois, Alexander Calder and others. Also, in the pavilion, photo documentation of the park property by Glenn Rudolph and a temporary display by Pedro Reyes. 7 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, Broad Street and Elliott Avenue, Seattle (206-654-3100 or www.seattleartmuseum.org).
Seattle Art Museum
ENDS 1/6 “Japan Envisions the West: 16th-19th Century Japanese Art from Kobe City Museum” and “Gaylen Hansen: Three Decades of Painting.” 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, extended hours until 9 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, 1300 First Ave., Seattle; $9-$15 (206-654-3100 or www.seattleartmuseum.org).
Tacoma Art Museum
“Gee’s Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt” (ends Dec. 9). “Veiled Northwest: Photographs by Mary Randlett,” black and white landscape studies by a significant Northwest photographer known for her portraits of local artists and poets (ends Jan. 27). 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma (253-272-4258 or www.tacomaartmuseum.org).
Vancouver Art Gallery
ENDS 1/13 “Georgia O’Keeffe: Nature and Abstraction.” 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily, Tuesday and Thursday till 9 p.m., 750 Hornby St., Vancouver, B.C. (604-662-4719 or www.vanartgallery.bc.ca).
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