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There’s more to this city than Capitol Hill. Here’s a look at the week ahead in “things to do” on the Hill and beyond from our cousin site, TheSunBreak.com.

Wednesday 

• History Café discusses Earth Days @ Third Place Books in Ravenna
• Elizabeth George reads from her newest Inspector Lynley novel This Body of Death @ Elliott Bay Book Co.
• Afro-Peruvian singer Susana Baca kills you softly with her take on Latin American poets Chabuca Granda and Federico Garcia Lorca @ Jazz Alley
• The Langston Hughes African American Film Festival continues through Sunday @ Central Cinema (closing night film Still Bill @ MOHAI)
• Terry McDermott tackles the neuroscience of memory @ Town Hall
• Felix Hernandez tackles the Orioles of Baltimore @ Safeco Field
• The Wedding Present are back to unwrap Bizarro in its entirety @ the Crocodile

Thursday

• Amelia Reeber‘s this is a forgery opening @ the Erickson Theatre off Broadway
• KT Niehoff/Lingo Dance‘s A Glimmer of Hope or Skin or Light opening @ ACT Theatre
• Deer Tick knows Americana @ the Tractor
• “Awesome”‘s West, directed by Matthew Richter, opens @ On the Boards
• Greil Marcus talks about his Van Morrison book @ Elliott Bay Book Co.
• Somehow, Aqua Teen Hunger Force is performing live @ the Showbox
• Break out the strings and fiddle. Arkansas Traveler Michelle Shocked sings @ the Triple Door
• Seahawks pick 6th and 14th in first round of NFL Draft. Celebrate @ the official draft party
• Sounders play at F.C. Dallas. Catch the action @ viewing parties

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Friday

• Once Upon a Museum, a collaboration with the UW Drama Department, shows @ the Henry Art Gallery
• When I Come to My Senses, I’m Alive!, a new play by Scotto Moore, opens @ Annex Theatre
• SIFF presents “Next stop, rain city,” a mini-fest of Alan Rudolph double features (through Sunday) @ SIFF Cinema
• The Seattle members of the Ford Fiesta movement host their second mission, a State of the Artist album release show @ Pravda Studios
• Obama won’t let you visit the moon, but you can still catch Mike McCready’s Flight to Mars. The UFO-covering band’s eighth annual benefit show supports the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America and Advocacy for Patients. Sweet Water opens @ the Showbox
• Nickel Creek’s Chris Thile gets bluegrassy with his new band Punch Brothers @ the Triple Door
• Russell Brand, English comedian, actor, columnist, author, and presenter of radio and television, appears @ the Moore Theatre

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Saturday

• Barbara Hammer lecture and screenings @ the NW Film Forum
• Get your gamelan on with Indonesian composer Rahayu Supanggah and dance ensemble Gamelan Pacifica @ PONCHO Concert Hall
• Sub Pop celebrated its 22nd year of existence this week; recent signees Happy Birthday play a free in-store @ Sonic Boom (Capitol Hill Branch).
• The Emerald City Soul Club stages “Talcum”, their monthly night of Northern Soul, on Capitol Hill. Less oppressively crowded than LoFi for your baby-powdered dancing pleasure. @ Chop Suey

Sunday

• Seattle Poetry Slam’s Grand Slam is @ Town Hall upstairs and it’s Arab Cultural Day (exploring Moroccan culture) downstairs @ Town Hall
• Check out the documentary A Village Called Versailles, about the strong Vietnamese community in New Orleans dealing with post-Katrina realities.  Free with RSVP @ SIFF Cinema
• Sounders play at Toronto FC and Mariners play at Chicago BC at the exact same damn time. Get thee @ a sports bar

Monday

• Richard Greenberg’s Eastern Standard opens @ the Center House Theatre Black Box
• No-hitter alert! King Felix pitches @ the Kansas City Royals
• New Politics is a good name for a buzzworthy band from Denmark, living in Brooklyn, playing @ El Corazon
• 12 Books Poetry and Hip Hop Salon features both local poets and MCs @ the penthouse of the Sorrento Hotel

Tuesday

• Sherwin Bitsui and Sherman Alexie read @ Elliott Bay Book Co.
• Get some free Miller Lite with our City Arts friends at their monthly happy hour @ the Cha Cha
• Journalist and Demos fellow Heather Rogers, author of Green Gone Wrong, takes on the buy-green industry @ Town Hall
• Husky baseball hosts Gonzaga @ Husky Ballpark