Here’s the rundown of this week’s best and brightest from around the city. On Capitol Hill, the last block party of the season plays out in the lot at 15th and Madison. The Pearl is throwing quite a shindig. Here are the details from organizer Shanon Thorson:

The Pearl Block Party will be Saturday, September 18th from 12-6.  We encourage fans of the hill, residents, families and everyone nearby to come and celebrate with us.

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We will be having a beer garden in support of Three Dollar Bill Cinema featuring house wines from Poco Wine Room, Parfaits ice cream truck to supply you with all the organic ice cream your heart desires, haircuts from Emerson Salon, Babeland giveaways, a second beer garden in our back courtyard hosted by social media giants Banyan Branch and retail booths from the likes of Retail Therapy, Port Shy and Pillow Fight Designs.  On your way to the courtyard you can check out the pop-up art gallery from Bilinear Art Consulting in our lobby.

DJ’s Colby B from Comeback and Bret Law will be performing in front of our building while while TigerBeat and DJ Marty Mar will be in the back courtyard with the Banyan Branch team.

Our commercial residents (Healeo, Anchovies & Olives, Seattle Yoga Arts and Envy) will all be doing promotion for that day too.  Giveaways, promos and more!

You can learn more and get last minute updates via Facebook.

Mount Zion partying too: Just up the street and also on Saturday, Mount Zion Baptist Church will celebrate its annual Zion Fest including music, 3-on-3 basketball tournament and, hey kids, bounce houses. Details here.

Wednesday, September 15th

• Take your mama out to Scissor Sisters @ Showbox SoDo
• A couple more nights with cinematic BFFrenemies Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski in Aguirre, The Wrath of God @ the Grand Illusion
• CityClub discusses the local impacts of Seattle’s international healthcare with Thomas Hansen, CEO of Seattle Children’s Hospital, and David Fleming, Seattle/King Co. Public Health director @ Town Hall
• Weigh in on the Central Waterfront design finalist presentations @ Benaroya Hall

Thursday, September 16th

• Celebrate the restaurant’s 13th birthday with $13 entrees (with purchase of an appetizer or dessert) @ Maximilien
• If ever there’s a time to do the Puyallup, it has to be for Willie Nelson and the Family, right? @ the Fair
• The combo of Kele (of Bloc Party) and Does It Offend You, Yeah? guarantee an intense night @ Chop Suey
• The French Project encamp for a weekend of zany live culture mashing performances @ Northwest Film Forum

Friday, September 17th

• It’s a lovely night of Danish orchestral pop of Efterklang @ Chop Suey
• Daily Show creator Lizz Winstead’s new show, My State of the Union @ Theatre Off Jackson
• The Stranger crowns a new crop of geniuses, with entertainment by Emerald City Soul Club and Shabazz Palaces (who play at their own coronation) @ the Moore
• Seattle Dance Project’s Project Orpheus, plus new choreographic works by Wade Madsen, Eva Stone, and Olivier Wevers, opens @ ACT Theatre
• Sleepy little Wallingford hosts the Wurst Festival all weekend and tonight’s entertainment is BottleRockit, “Northwest’s rockbluespopcountrysurf party band” @ St. Benedict School

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Saturday, September 18th

• Sip for SIFF is all sold out @ Chihuly Boathouse
• It’s for the children with two Saturday family concerts featuring Recess Monkey @ Town Hall
• Hey now now, check out the eco-friendly indie rock of Cloud Cult @ Showbox
• Don’t let the name throw you off: in addition to cornhole, UW football on the television, and plenty of meat, some quality bands like Black Whales, the Lights, and Hey Marseilles are playing Redhook Brewery @ Sausagefest
• The PLOP! Lit series, an intimate monthly performance writing salon hosted by the crazy kids of the Vis-a-vis Society, goes up @ An Undisclosed Location (You have to email!)
• Schmorgasbord, a monthly cabaret of new performance @ the Balagan
• INVI brings you Auburn v. Clemson in 3D @ Gordon Biersch downtown.

Sunday, September 19th

• Head back to the ’80s with Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (through the 22nd) @ Central Cinema
• On the Eastside? Drop in for jazz brunch with the Jose Gonzales Trio @ Bellevue’s Z’Tejas

Monday, September 20th

• Pop singer-songwriter Jason Falkner, who’s worked with approximately everyone (Jon Brion, Air, Paul McCartney, Beck, and Susanna Hoffs) @ Triple Door

Tuesday, September 21st

• They’re back! Hot Hot Heat celebrate new album Future Breeds @ Chop Suey
• If Willie didn’t get you to the fair, perhaps Adam Lambert’s caterwauling will @ Puyallup
• It’s the first of six Tuesdays of films in the latest Required Viewing course, this time on The End of the Western @ Northwest Film Forum
• Talking head David Gregory from Meet the Press talks politics corporeally @ Town Hall