The Stranger

When young artists are out of school, new to town, or just all worked up and don't know where to go, they go to SOIL to get connected. It's time again for the venerable artist collective's annual auction, this year with work by Deb Baxter, Dawn Cerny, Mark Dombrosky, Yuki Nakamura, Katy Stone, and Jennifer Zwick—and if these names mean nothing to you, then you really have to go. (Greg Kucera Gallery, 212 Third Ave S, 624-0770. Silent auction begins at 3:30 pm, live auction at 5 pm, $10.) by Jen Graves

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Vanaja is not a happy film. Bad things happen to its main character, a 15-year-old girl whose father is an alcoholic fisherman, whose village is desperately poor, and whose virginity is executed by a wealthy rapist. If the movie is mean when it comes to her life, it is generous when it comes to her one passion: dancing to traditional Indian music, dancing in rich robes and jewels, dancing with the gods. (Varsity, 4329 University Way NE, 781-5755. For more info see Movie Times.) by Charles Mudede

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Their last record was better, but this year's The Boxer earned the National their place as band of choice for the rueful, aging rocker set. Soaked in bourbon and melancholy, the songs on The Boxer are about avoidance: avoiding adulthood, avoiding isolation, avoiding the real world and its wars between nations and between lovers. With his distinctive, haunting baritone, singer Matt Berninger leads what's essentially an intellectual bar band that even your coworkers who shop at Pottery Barn would like. (Showbox at the Market, 1426 First Ave, 628-3151. 8 pm, $15 adv/$18 DOS, all ages.) by Jonathan Zwickel

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You know how you get to be a Comedian of Comedy? You have to be one of the funniest people alive. Three out of four of the original CoC's are doing sets, including Sub Pop signee Patton Oswalt, but Zach Galifianakis is missing, which is okay because Brent Weinbach is funnier—his sets at Bumbershoot were jaw-droppingly good. This is the kind of show I bring diapers to because I'm going to shit my pants so hard. (Showbox at the Market, 1426 First Ave, 628-3151. 7 pm, $20 adv/$25 DOS, 21+.) by Ari Spool

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Sinden is one half of Get Familiar, a regular dance night at a world-famous London nightclub called Fabric. Sinden and his partner Switch (who played this year's Decibel Festival) are both superb producers with a penchant for twitchy beats and sick bass, but Sinden is supposed to be the better DJ. His remixes for Chromeo, Lady Sovereign, and his own productions display an easy touch with hiphop, house, and electro that should make for a delirious, diverse, and crowd-pleasing edition of Sing Sing. (War Room, 722 E Pike St, 328-7666. 9 pm, $8, 21+.) by Eric Grandy

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