The SunBreak On the List: October 13-19 — Great Pumpkin Beer Festival edition

Elysian’s 6th annual Great Pumpkin Beer Festival is coming up on October 16th and 17th. This year is even bigger than the last, with 40 different pumpkin beers being poured on both days. Festivities include pumpkin carving, themed food and of course, the tapping of Elysian’s own Great Pumpkin beer at 4:00 PM both days. It’s always a great suggestion to get there early. It’s also a good idea to take public transportation due to all the libations, a lot of the beers have a high ABV% (alcohol by volume). I asked an Elysian insider what she is looking forward to this year’s festival. “This year I am just excited as usual for the beer creativity and fun crowd vibe. I am excited that we have a lot of new guest breweries participating – some of the beer styles that have peaked my interest include lightly curry-spiced pumpkin saison, burnt pumpkin stout, sour pumpkin ales and a new honey ginger pumpkin brew from Elysian,” Corrine told me. This year is especially great for the Elysian with a silver medal won at the Great American Beer Festival for their Dark o’ the Moon Pumpkin Stout.

Tickets for the event are $18 which includes a glass (6 oz.) and six drink tokens. You can purchase extra tickets for $2.00 a piece. The festival runs noon to 10:00 PM on Saturday, October 16th and noon to 6:00 PM on Sunday, October 17th. The Elysian is located at 1221 East Pike. Their website is http://www.elysianbrewing.com/
— Sofia Sabotage

Wednesday, October 13th

South African sensations Die Antwoord do a free in-store in Ballard @ Sonic Boom
Later, they open for cartoon-headed Deadmau5’s technological dance orgy @ the Paramount

Or you’ve got further choices for electro-dancing with Holy F @ Neumo’s and Miike Snow @ Showbox SoDo
“I haven’t seen anything like this since the Anita Bryant concert.” Last night to see Airplane! @ Central Cinema
Jazz wunderkind Nikki Yanovsky sings @ the Triple Door

Thursday, October 14th

Free (with RSVP) show with Mad Rad and State of the Artist @ Chop Suey
You’ve got two flavors of mellow rock, with Phantogram @ Neumo’s and One eskimO @ the Triple Door
Or get retro, Matador-style with Superchunk and Teenage Fanclub @ the Showbox
Learn how to rebuild Haiti with Brian Concannon, Jr., Director of the Institute of Justice and Democracy in Haiti @ UW Gates Hall
Another second Thursday, another Blitz @ Capitol Hill Arts Walk
The Vis-a-vis Society presents a live performance-installation, The Wall Project @ Capitol Hill Arts Walk
It’s an extra-special “TV Dinner” featuring the live episode of 30 Rock @ Central Cinema
“Home Revealed, Artists of the Chinatown-International District” opens @ The Wing
Wayne Horvitz/Sweeter Than the Day performs @ Tula’s

Friday, October 15th

Broken Social Scene fill the stage @ the Paramount
The dude abides with two days of Lebowski Fest, featuring Thee Emergency, the film, and of course, bowling @ the Showbox and @ Kenmore Bowl
And Everclear (yes, that Everclear) is sold out @ Columbia City Theater
It’s the 22nd year of jazz music and movies, running now through November 7th @ Earshot Jazz Festival
And it’s the 15th annual Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (through October 24th) kicks off with a gala screening of BearCity @ the Egyptian
Sufjan Stevens has already written a song about the maybe-extinct ivory-billed woodpecker, and now there’s documentary Ghost Bird (with director Scott Crocker in attendance) @ Northwest Film Forum
Marissa Rae Niederhauser finishes her series of Tableaux Vivants with Gaslit @ Project: Space Available

Saturday, October 16th

Documentary Reel Injun takes a look at Hollywood’s portrayal of Native Americans @ the Frye
Young Frankenstein is playing through Wednesday @ Central Cinema
Go medieval on your ears with the Tudor Choir’s “Songs of War and Heaven” @ the Moore
Mitzy & Maxine’s Ditzy Glitzy Late Nite Blitz! “Halloween Candy Edition” @ Open Circle

Sunday, October 17th

M.I.A. is sold out @ Showbox
After the matinee screening of Israeli sumo comedy A Matter of Size, stick around for food, drinks, and raffle prizes @ SIFF Cinema
Road trip! Take in the Snohomish Festival of Pumpkins @ various pumpkin patches
OLIVER! gets the Lyric Opera Northwest treatment @ the Moore

Monday, October 18th

His album is out today on Sub Pop, and to celebrate pop troubadour Kelley Stoltz plays with new wavey buzz band The Hundred and the Hands @ the Croc
Here thar be monsters! Monday Madness Open Mic @ the Comedy Underground

Tuesday, October 19th