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FEB 10, 2007

Remember that documentary Paris Is Burning? The one Madonna ripped off "voguing" from—that unforgettable glimpse inside the seedy, glamorous, and impossibly FIERCE drag scene in underground New York? Of course you do. Xtravaganza is a one-night-only homage to that film, that spirit, and those infamous "balls." DJs Post-Op, Jay Jack, and Ursula "Labeija" Android will spin the tunes, and there'll be a very special performance by Jackie Hell La Face. Haute trannies, fashionistas, and all the legendary children—start planning your outfits NOW. There'll be a sure-to-be-shady fashion runway walk-off and the door cover varies from $1—$7 depending on the ferocity of your attitude and your ensemble. Think gold lamé, girl. Bring the REAL. (Chop Suey, 1325 E Madison St, 324-8000. 9 pm, $1—$7, 21+.) by Kelly O

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To celebrate the 100th anniversary of nothing, the artists who run Crawl Space asked two museum curators (Liz Brown and Bruce Grenville) to create a group show from a nationwide call for artist submissions. The result is five mini solo shows: tracings on the wall of the wall's serious imperfections by Janet Lee of Redmond; Portlander Storm Tharp's inky portraits in the style of mid-century celebrity photographer John Deakins; German-born Christoph Gielen's haunting photographs of buildings as social beings; Mike Calway-Fagen's documentations of unexplained performances; and a suite of sweet drawings of a daddy longlegs losing one leg at a time, by Justin Gibbens of Seattle. (Crawl Space, 504 E Denny Way, 322-5752. Noon—5 pm, free.) by Jen Graves

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SUN
FEB 11, 2007

With a brand-new show on Comedy Central and growing legions of worshippers, Sarah Silverman is totally hot shit right now. Tonight she brings her sexy/dorky Jewess-with-a-killer-rack-and-Tourette's shtick to the Showbox. Fans of horrifically incisive wittiness better have tickets already, as the show is sold out. Beg, borrow, or steal a ticket to find out if Ms. Silverman can manage to shock an audience that's hungry for shock. (The Showbox, 1426 First Ave, www.ticketmaster.com. Doors at 6 and 9 pm, 21+.) by David Schmader

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FEB 12, 2007

What can I say? I like their music. I've listened to 2004's Underachievers Please Try Harder probably 1,000 times. Especially the song "Teenager." ("He was uncomplaining as a tree/Not a thing like me.") They are the size and approximate sound of Belle & Sebastian. And they are also from Glasgow, which Daniel Dafoe once called "the paradise of Scotland." You should go to this show with someone you want to do sweet things to. (Neumo's, 925 E Pike St, 709-9467. 9 pm, $12 adv, all ages.) by Christopher Frizzelle

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So, the concept behind the monthly event Bring Your Own Projector is that you lug your own, um, projector (Super 8, video, whatever) into the basement of the Alibi Room. Then everyone points his or her cinematic treasures at the wall at the same time to produce a wild visual cacophony. The concept of this BYOP theme night is that you bring only fitness videos—homemade or commercial, DVD or VHS—and "excessercise!" Workout gear encouraged. (Alibi Room, 85 Pike St, #410, 632-3180. 8 pm—midnight, free, 21+.) by Annie Wagner

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Also Suggested Today: Camera Obscura Bring Your Own Projector

TUE
FEB 13, 2007

Ladies (and gays), if you find yourselves without a valentine this year, get your lonely asses to a theater right quick and fill your hearts with gorgeous joy by ogling the tasty Mr. Columbus Short in Stomp the Yard. The star of this Karate Kid—meets—8 Mile—meets—West Side Story flick has got moves hotter than Michael Jackson circa Thriller, and Short is drop-dead-dreamy sex-bomb cute. Swoon! (See Movie Times for more info.) by Megan Seling

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FEB 14, 2007

The Stranger's annual feel-good smash returns for the 10th and final time. Bring mementos of love gone wrong—wedding rings, ancient mix tapes, painful mash notes—and Dan Savage, our very own love and vengeance expert (mostly vengeance), will destroy them live onstage before a packed house. Maybe he'll use a sledgehammer. Maybe he'll use a blender. Maybe he'll even fire up the blowtorch. Regardless, it will be hilarious and healing. (Neumo's, 925 E Pike St, 709-9442. 8 pm, free, 21+.) by Bradley Steinbacher

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FEB 15, 2007

Our Land Is Our Land is a screening of video work by New York—based artist/musician Ronnie Bass and his friends. It is organized around the idea of popular songs and popular aspirations. In the case of Bass's video, Our Land, the popular aspiration is utopia, which in his magical vision involves cloning, community, labor, and microchips. The thoughts of Marx are always near such social fantasies. (Henry Art Gallery, 15th Ave NE and NE 41st St, 543-2280, 11—5 Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat, and Sun, 11—8 Thurs, $10 general, $6 senior/student.) by Charles Mudede

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FEB 16, 2007

Portland artists Stephanie Robison and Paula Rebsom lay traps. Robison's three sculptures—one, Mattressland, was at the CoCA annual this year—are soft and messy but based in the hard mechanics of, say, Jessica Stockholder. They're not too cute, either. The sweetness of the hand-stitched fabric trees spilling their stuffing in their cage of loose scaffolding atop a cove makes the title, Cave-In, a reference to catastrophe and to hippie utopia. Rebsom's two nighttime photographs, of wood-cutout coyotes in a backyard and badlands in a front yard, are as amusing as eerie, even though both responses shouldn't be possible at the same time. (Form/Space Atelier, 1907 Second Ave, 448-2302. Noon—5 pm, free.) by Jen Graves

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As one half of the legendary Hollertronix, DJ Low B (along with partner Diplo) set the standard for hip, genre-busting dance parties of the young thousands. Post Hollertronix, Low B has made himself an emissary for Bmore Gutter Music and continued to rock clubs from coast to coast with his blends of hiphop, new wave, crunk, indie, electro, and everything else. Four Color Zack and Pretty Titty hold down the same kitchen-sink style of DJing locally, and dirty dance squad the Deep Vs kill that old Seattle stiffness—Chop Suey is about to get real, real low. (Chop Suey, 1325 E Madison St, 324-8000. 9 pm, $5, 21+.) by Eric Grandy

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