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AUG 27, 2007

Most people with even a passing interest in film have seen Stanley Kubrick's masterpieces—A Clockwork Orange, Dr. Strangelove, etc. But this curiosity, released in 1955, is a chance to see the director's work before his famed iciness took hold. The simple story—fighter meets taxi dancer, taxi dancer's boss ain't happy about it—is an excuse to muck around in the grime of '50s Manhattan. Any movie that climaxes with a surreal fight in a mannequin factory is worthy of attention. (SIFF Cinema, 321 Mercer St, 324-9996. 7:15 and 9 pm, $10.) by Bradley Steinbacher

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They know what the crowd wants. They want the hits, and they want them to sound exactly the way they sounded during the Reagan administration. Hearing them again—"Rich Girl," "Private Eyes," "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)," etc., etc.—gives you the same basic happiness that a toddler experiences by sliding a triangle-shaped block into a triangle-shaped hole. To be at a Hall & Oates concert is to watch this happen to thousands of people at once. (McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St, www.ticketmaster.com. 7:30 pm, $39.50–$69.50, all ages.) by Christopher Frizzelle

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TUE
AUG 28, 2007

Bethany Jean Clement is easily The Stranger's pickiest food critic, but last week her mercilessly discerning heart was pierced by new Georgetown joint Calamity Jane's. "Are Calamity Jane's Tuesday-night-special barbecued baby back ribs the best in the city? If you like ribs, you'll want to investigate this on Tuesday and every following Tuesday for the rest of time. They pull apart instantly, no yanking. They've been cooked maybe 18 hours. The meat is tender, blackened here and there, perfect." (Calamity Jane's, 5701 Airport Way S, 763-3040. 11 am–10 pm.) by David Schmader

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AUG 29, 2007

Fight car culture while sitting on your ass in sprawling Cal Anderson Park. The second-annual Northwest Film Forum Bike-In will feature films (learn how to bike safely on city streets!), live music (including adorable local band Boat!), a potluck, bike-friendly businesses, bike art, bike valet parking, and more. (Cal Anderson Park, 1635 11th Avenue, 267-5380. 5 pm, $2 donation.) by Erica C. Barnett

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AUG 30, 2007

Library Science is a great name—like dub itself, it sounds soulful and geeky at the same time. This Seattle trio plays a poppier, more electronic version of that slow, low Jamaican music. Occasional vocals ground the songs and luscious reverb bounces them back into dark, gaping chasms. Sometimes they sound like orchestral pop, with regal horn lines flapping like standards as a guitar rocks and a shuffling breakbeat rolls. (Rendezvous, 2322 Second Ave, 441-5823. 10:30 pm, $5, 21+.) by Jonathan Zwickel

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AUG 31, 2007

Big Tune, a beat competition that started two years ago at the War Room, returns home after touring a galaxy of cities. Emerging producers present their beats to the people, the old-school way, and the people judge the boom and the bap. The beat that rocks the crowd the most is the beat that wins. As Jonathan Moore says, "The speakers don't lie." (The War Room, 722 E Pike St, 328-7666. 9 pm, free, 21+.) by Charles Mudede

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SEP 1, 2007

As the pullout in the center of this paper will tell you in a thousand different ways, this weekend brings Bumbershoot, the Northwest's preeminent arts and culture festival, and day one is packed with delights. Among today's top draws: the Shins, Common Market, Gogol Bordello, the Avett Brothers, the Salon of Shame, and the Moth storytelling tour (featuring Jonathan Ames, Dan Savage, and the amazing Kimya Dawson). (Seattle Center, all effing day, $35 at the gate or www.bumbershoot.com. For complete information, including a customizable, printable schedule and reviews of everything, see www.thestranger.com/bumbershoot.) by David Schmader

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William Powhida and his alter ego, also known as William Powhida, are artists and professional shit-talkers who make drawings of drawings and lists of enemies. In June, they declared war on Miranda July in the pages of The Stranger ("she must be stopped or she will kill me with her feelings"), and now they're coming from Brooklyn to perform parts of a book about a character named James J. Wreck. (Platform Gallery, 114 Third Ave S, 323-2808. 3 pm, free.) by Jen Graves

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SUN
SEP 2, 2007

There's the golden, bald Brancusi. The 1964 painting that looks like a Dubuffet (hanging amicably next to a gaseous-green Matta) but is actually an Eva Hesse. The 17th-century Dutch still lifes next to Maurizio Cattelan's taxidermied dog. One of the priceless few portraits by Marsden Hartley after the death of his beloved German soldier. This is the first showing of SAM's vaunted billion dollars' worth of art donated this spring. It closes September 9. (Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave, 654-3100. 10 am–5 pm, $7–$13 suggested donation.) by Jen Graves

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