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JUN 17, 2006
What Is a Progressive? OTHER
What Is a Progressive?

(LIVELY DISCUSSION) The panelists Ron Reagan (former ballet dancer and son of the 40th U.S. president), Randi Rhodes (formerly of the U.S. Air Force and now a talk-show host on Air America), and Dan Savage (former video-store employee) try to answer this slippery question. (Town Hall Seattle, 1119 Eighth Ave, 325-2993. 8 pm, $27.50/$35/$100 with subscription and preshow reception.) by Christopher Frizzelle

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Thee Emergency OTHER
Thee Emergency

(CD-RELEASE PARTY) The blood and sweat shed by Seattle's hardest-working soul punks is finally paying off. Their full-length debut, Can You Dig It? (Blue Disguise Records), bristles with all the bruised and bluesy passion that's earned them hometown-hero status. With the Cops and Iceage Cobra. (Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave, 441-5611. All-ages show at 4 pm, 21+ at 9 pm, both shows $8.) by Hannah Levin

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SUN
JUN 18, 2006
Northwest New Works OTHER
Northwest New Works

(SHOWCASE!) This week's Bumbershoot-for-performance-nerds features two remarkable frocks: Marya Sea Kaminski of WET will perform her solo show about love and longing in an enormous dress that does tricks, and Alex Martin, from BetterBiscuitDance, will perform in the same brown dress she has been wearing since July 7, 2005. (Yes, she washes it.) (On the Boards, 100 W Roy St, 217-9888. Fri at 8 pm, Sat–Sun at 5 and 8 pm, $14. See www.ontheboards.org for full schedule.) by Brendan Kiley

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JUN 19, 2006
'An Inconvenient Truth' OTHER
'An Inconvenient Truth'

(FILM) It's workmanlike and clumsy at times, but Al Gore's movie about global warming is also hugely invigorating. It should be required viewing for every American citizen. Go, now: Buy your tickets, eat your popcorn, and for god's sake, walk or bike or take the goddamn bus home. (In wide release; see Movie Times, p. 83, for details.) by Annie Wagner

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TUE
JUN 20, 2006
Cat Clifford OTHER
Cat Clifford

(ART) Last week in this paper, Peter Gaucys called Cat Clifford's installation of framed drawings, sculptures set on shelves, and sketchy video "spooky and homespun." Totally. Plus memorable, like a small, nagging mystery. This is the Seattle artist's first show at Howard House; in addition to a piece in the group show in the main room, she has her own mini-survey of other installations and drawings in the back room that you can miss completely if you don't know they're there. (Howard House, 604 Second Ave, 256-6399. Tues–Sat 10:30 am–5 pm, free. Through July 1.) by Jen Graves

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JUN 21, 2006
'Rabbit Starvation' OTHER
'Rabbit Starvation'

(ART) Larry Calkins's ashy, leathery little dresses and dried-out paintings are all post-death, like skins and pelts of some animal that has been emptied of flesh, drained of blood, and set aside for a few years. I like best a little piece called Relatives, a dark and hazy oil-and-encaustic painting on wood depicting a lineup of cartoonish but malevolent cameos. Calkins is best when he's frightful. (G. Gibson Gallery, 300 S Washington St, 587-4033. Wed–Fri 11 am–5:30 pm, Sat 11 am–5 pm, free. Through July 8.) by Jen Graves

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JUN 22, 2006
'If These Walls...' OTHER
'If These Walls...'

(ART) Now that's trust: Scott Lawrimore, owner of a long-anticipated new contemporary art gallery, chose the Seattle threesome SuttonBeresCuller (2005's Stranger Visual Art Geniuses) to inaugurate his space. The catch is, Lawrimore won't see their show until everyone else does. Today's opening is a literal closing: the artists will seal themselves inside a 32-by-32-by-12-foot box where they'll work for three straight weeks until, at 7:00 p.m. on July 15, the walls will come down for the big reveal. (Lawrimore Project, 831 Airport Way S, 501-1231. 6–10 pm, free.) by Jen Graves

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DJ Collage OTHER
DJ Collage

(MUSIC) DJ Collage is known as a provider of vocal dynamite for other artists' records, including Ghislain Poirier and Meat Beat Manifesto. Now he's ready to prove himself as a solo artist with The Parlor, a punchy collection of dancehall-flecked hiphop and Diwali/bhangra bizness. This is force-of-nature shiz. (Skylark Cafe & Club, 3803 Delridge Way SW, 935-2111. 9 pm, free, 21+.) by Dave Segal

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FRI
JUN 23, 2006
The Medicine Show: Mojo for Jojo OTHER
The Medicine Show: Mojo for Jojo

(BENEFIT) Vomiting Unicorns frontman Josh Ayala is one creative character, so when his friend Jojo was in an especially brutal biking accident, it only seemed natural for him to put together an eclectic, carnival-themed benefit. In addition to his own band, the attractions include New Fangs and Rotten Apples, a kissing booth, a balloon artist, a fortuneteller, and a killer raffle. (Sunset Tavern, 5433 Ballard Ave, 784-4880. 7 pm, $10, 21+.) by Hannah Levin

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