The Stranger

(ARCHITECTURE) Instead of attending an actual church service, spend your Sunday afternoon looking at large images of 12 modern Finnish churches in the exhibit Sacral Space. Built in Finland between the late 1930s and today, these churches are either creepy or futuristic. The creepy ones look like the type of places where primitive people sacrifice human lives to appease angry gods; the futuristic ones are sleek and filled with light. All in all, God loves His Nordic architects. (The Nordic Heritage Museum, 3014 NW 67th St, 789-5707. Noon–3 pm, $6.) CHARLES MUDEDE

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(FILM) Norman Bates and his decomposing Ma still get all the attention, but The Birds is easily Hitchcock's creepiest flick. Be it the inappropriate mother-son relationship, the almighty-inspired punishment for sluttiness, or the extended sequences of children being assaulted by beaks, the ick factor definitely rates high—and that's without exploring the residue of misogyny coating the picture. Even if you've seen the film a dozen times (ahem), tonight's screening offers two reasons to go: it's free, and none other than star Tippi Hedren will be in attendance. (Egyptian, 805 E Pine St, 7:30 pm, free. Call 206-521-3377 to RSVP.) BRADLEY STEINBACHER

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(BOOZY STAGED READING) Directed by Ian Bell, the Brown Derby Series pairs local comic actors with crappy movie scripts and an audience hungry for camp and booze. This installment brings us a staged reading of Flashdance, Joe "Showgirls" Eszterhas's story of Alex Owens, a 19-year-old steel worker/exotic dancer who just wants to get into a real dance company and hump her rich, older boss-boyfriend (in that order). (Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. Mon Oct 17–Wed Oct 19, 8 pm, $10, no reservations.) BRENDAN KILEY

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(QUEER FILM) Tonight brings two good opportunities to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. At 5:15 pm, there's Beautiful Thing, the 1996 homo heartwarmer that was the very first film ever shown at the fest (presented tonight for the bargain price of $3). At 7:30 pm, there's Unveiled, Angelina Maccarone's new drama charting an Iranian lesbian's flight from persecution to a new life in Germany, where she goes undercover as a man. (Both films at the Cinerama, 2100 Fourth Ave. Beautiful Thing, 5:15 pm, $3. Unveiled, 7:30 pm, $10. For tickets, see ticketwindowonline.com or call 206-325-6500.) DAVID SCHMADER

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