The ladies of Stripped Screw Burlesque at the Rendezvous Jewelbox this weekend.

Wednesday

• Contemporary Classics’ Zanna, Don’t!, a madcap contemporary musical fairytale, plays through Saturday @ Seattle Rep’s Poncho Forum
• Rhett Miller and his Old 97s alt-country @ the Showbox
• Brat Pack novelist Bret Easton Ellis reads from his new book Imperial Bedrooms @ Elliott Bay Books
• Widespread Panic is sure to jam, jam, and then jam some more @ the Paramount
• Dr. Bent Francis Mboyo Ndombo, president of Congolese United for Social Change, gives you a brief history that explains why the Democratic Republic of Congo has two lies in its name alone @ Town Hall
• The Herb Garden Patio opens (during happy hour: Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m.) @ Cafe Flora

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Thursday

• Stripped Screw Burlesque tackles the American Dream in Paradise Glossed @ the Rendezvous Jewelbox Theatre
• Closing night of the Safdie Brothers’ Daddy Longlegs @ Northwest Film Forum
• A panel discussion on the future of “Walkable Urbanism” @ Town Hall
• After Art Walk, vote for which artist gets $500 @ Pioneer Square Caffe Vita
• Ambiant pianist Keiko Matsui plays the second of four nights (through July 3) @ Jazz Alley
• Irony alert! Caged animals get to eat special Independence Day-themed treats @ Woodland Park Zoo

Friday

• Rewind Seattle, a specialized cover band, takes you back to the heydey of Eighties music @ the High Dive
• Seattle’s International Beer Fest kicks off (and runs through Sunday) @ Seattle Center
• If it’s the first Friday of the month, it must be the latest edition of late-night variety show Spin the Bottle @ the Annex Theatre
• The burlesque sin-sations The Atomic Bombshells lay wanton waste to modesty tonight and Saturday @ the Triple Door
• Convince yourself that winter will eventually end at an aspirational beach party. Don your shorts and flip flops while participating or spectating in hula hoop contests, beer ponging, flip-cuppery, and other summery pursuits. Fresh Espresso and DJ Four Color Zack provide a soundtrack @ Neumo’s

Saturday

• Make it a double feature! The Best Worst Movie (the documentary about the making of Troll 2) and Team America are showing @ Central Cinema
• You can’t go wrong with a name like “The All-American Comedy and Music Extravaganza” @ Chop Suey
• South Seattle’s Helladope, State of the Artist (who all met attending high school on Capitol Hill), Dark Time Sunshine and Katie Kate play  @ the Crocodile
• As per usual, Audrey Hepburn is dreamy, this time in Sabrina @ the Grand Illusion

Sunday

• Naturalization ceremony @ Seattle Center’s Fisher Pavilion
• Stay home and watch the Sounders take on the L.A. Galaxy @ KONG TV
• Family 4th fireworks show @ Lake Union/Gasworks Park
• Really celebrate your independence with the ’70s radical dystopia of Punishment Park @ Northwest Film Forum

Monday

• Seattle Chamber Music Society’s Summer Festival begins its month-long performances @ Benaroya Hall
• Deerhoof weird it up, rockingly @ the Vera Project
• Born Anchors headline a “locals only” showcase @ the Crocodile
• Yet another showing of so-bad-it’s-really-really-bad cult flick The Room @ Central Cinema

Tuesday

• Hip writer Aimee Bender reads from her new novel The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake @ Elliott Bay Books
• The Speakeasy Series Vol. 4 (New York!) presents music, film, and classic cocktails @ the Triple Door
• Get old school Seattle with The Melvins, playing two sets @ the Showbox