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This small, family-run place in Greenwood serves huge helpings of beautifully executed Mediterranean favorites like tangy lamb kebabs and octopus sautéed in garlic. They know how to do octopus. And on Friday and Saturday nights, they somehow make room for a lively band and belly dancers. (Georgia's Greek Restaurant, 783-1228, 323 NW 85th St. Daily 8 am—10 pm.) by Amy Kate Horn

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Seattle's best and only lesbian bar continues its three-day indoor/outdoor Pride blowout with a day of inspired fuckery, hosted by the Pho Bang bitches Ursula Android and Jackie Hell and featuring the crowd-pleasing musical stylings of Ms. Led, the Charming Snakes, and the amazing Leslie & the Lys. (The Wildrose, 1021 E Pike St. 1 pm—2 am, $12.) by David Schmader

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Last year, the gays took their parade out of the "gay ghetto" on Capitol Hill and into the streets of downtown. The relocated, reenergized Pride Parade was a huge success, and this year, despite embarrassing planning snafus too numerous to catalog here, it's happening again. Go! (Begins at 11 am at the corner of Union St and Fourth Ave, then travels along Fourth Ave to Denny Way. Expected duration: two and a half hours, free.) by Eli Sanders

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Now this is a conservative backlash to get behind: brainiac sleuthing instead of CGI stunts. Nancy Drew isn't entirely old school. She does use Google to help her solve the murder mystery at hand—proving, really, that Google isn't just a lazy crutch that's dumbing us all down. Knowing what questions to type in is an old-school skill. Nancy Drew knows. (See Movie Times for more info.) JOSH FEIT by Josh Feit

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The term "post-rock" has become a nondescriptor, but if it applies to anyone it applies to Tortoise. The Chicago quintet comprises five virtuoso players, egalitarian in their approach, angling toward a shifting, dramatic sort of instrumental equilibrium. Yeah, it's brainy stuff, but a band this comfortable with breaking bounds can make trigonometry sound soulful. (Neumo's, 925 E Pike St, 709-9467. 8 pm, $15, 21+.) by Jonathan Zwickel

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Finished in 1977, Killer of Sheep is a film by the most important black director in the history of American moving pictures, Charles Burnett. To obtain an adequate understanding of the film—which is set in a black L.A. neighborhood, and is about a sad man who kills sheep for a living—you must watch it much more than once. (Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 329-2629. 7 pm and 9:15 pm, $8/$5 for members, through Sept 15.) by Charles Mudede

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