35th North
(RETAIL) 35th North was that little skate shop on the Ave in the U-District, but now it's that skate shop on the corner of 11th and Pike, having taken over the space after Crescent Downworks closed. Opening only a week ago, they have all you'd ever need--clothing (men's and women's), decks, accessories, videos--and they're slowly expanding their shoe selection to include 85-90 different styles (including IPath, Vans, Nike, and Etnies). (1100 E Pike St, 351-2263. Open 11 am-7 pm Mon-Sat, noon-5 pm Sun.) MEGAN SELING
FRIDAY APRIL 25
Azar Nafisi
(READING) "She wiggled, and squirmed, and threw her head back, her teeth rested on her glistening underlip as she half-turned away, and my moaning mouth almost reached her bare back neck, while I crushed out against her left buttocks the last throb of the longest ecstasy man or monster had known." According to Nafisi's new book, Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books, which she will be reading from tonight, readers in the Islamic city of Tehran have also enjoyed this delicious passage from Lolita. (Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600, 7:30 pm, free.) CHARLES MUDEDE
SATURDAY APRIL 26
'Go There'
(THEATER) After a good couple years wowing crowds in other people's shows, performer extraordinaire Sarah Rudinoff hits the stage at Re-bar with a solo play all her own. For those not in the know, Rudinoff is a fearless actress, a brilliant comedienne, and she possesses the most amazing singing voice I've ever heard out of someone who's not already a worldwide superstar. Plus, in Go There, she's surrounded herself with some of the most talented people around, namely Nick Garrison (who shared a stage with Rudinoff in Re-bar's Hedwig, and here takes on director's duties) and Chris Jeffries, the musical mastermind behind Empty Space's Vera Wilde and Annex's I See London, I See France. Unless something goes horribly, horribly wrong, Go There should be an entirely wonderful night of theater. (Re-bar, 1114 Howell St, 323-0388, 8 pm, $13, 21 and over. Opens Fri April 25, plays Thurs-Sat through May 24.) DAVID SCHMADERGuerrilla Masquerade
Party
(POSSIBLE BRILLIANCE) "Guerrilla Masquerade Party is dedicated to turning unsuspecting locations into costume parties..." The locations? Bars mostly. The costumes? Your own. GMP stages their third unannounced costume party tonight at 9:30 pm. Where? That's for them to know and for you to find out--by visiting their website or calling their hotline. (www.home.earthlink.net/~gmpseattle, or call 612-3522 to find info, including where the shit is going down.) BRADLEY STEINBACHER
Holy Molar, XBXRX, Ex Models
(MUSIC) Although I'm also recommending Sub Pop's 15th anniversary party this evening (see Up & Coming, page 55), this Graceland show is really my dream lineup. Jagged rhythms, vocal tricks, and drumbeats jut out on Holy Molar, XBXRX, and Ex Models like broken bones, jabbing their sharp edges through fleshy walls of noise. Holy Molar (featuring members of the Locust and Get Hustle) is hyper speed-theater, with sci-fi madness buzzing by on keyboards; XBXRX throw amazing, screamy tantrums that calm into agitated post-punk gales; and Ex Models' new album, Zoo Psychology (out in May), delivers huge blasts of feedback clipped into carefully constructed, bite-sized pieces you can actually dance to. I've died and gone to spaz-punk heaven. (Graceland, 109 Eastlake Ave E, 8 pm, $7 adv, all ages.) JENNIFER MAERZ
Fellini: 'I'm a Born Liar'
(FILM) Seattle's cinephiliac denizens will be able to curl up and die after this revealing visit with the late great master of Italian film. Interview after interview, clip after clip, behind-the-scenes visit after behind-the-scenes visit, I'm a Born Liar is as much performance piece and vanity trip as documentary, but nothing beats two hours with Fellini. (Varsity, 4329 University Way NE, 632-3131, $8/$5.50. Fri April 25-Thurs May 1.) SEAN NELSON
TUESDAY APRIL 29
Shoplifting
(MUSIC) When last we met, dear Shoplifting, I neglected a blindingly obvious opportunity to make a casual Smiths reference, something for which I'll never forgive myself. I mean, come on--first, their name: Shoplifting. Pretty evident, right? Then there's their valiant bid for community involvement and social responsibility (Unite), plus their whole "fuck the system" bit (Take Over)--see where I'm going with this? It's inexcusable really, and I'm sorry. Tonight the most promising band in Seattle is joined by San Diego's lovable Peppermints, as well as D.C.'s El Guapo, Dischord's obligatory electro trio. (Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave, 441-5611, 9 pm, $7.) ZAC PENNINGTON
Claire Denis
(FILM) Four films by the underknown, African-born director Claire Denis foreshadow the premiere, later this month, of her latest work, Friday Night. This week offers the brilliant Beau Travail (my vote for Denis' masterpiece), starring the great Denis Lavant, and No Fear, No Die. For more details, see Charles Mudede's excellent article in the film section. For more Denis, go to the Grand Illusion. (Grand Illusion, 1403 NE 50th St, 523-3935, $7/$4.50. Fri-Sun April 25-27, Tues April 29-Thurs May 1.) SEAN NELSON
