(LECTURE) American cinema's mysterious auteur steps out of the shadows and onto the stage at Kane Hall for "Consciousness, Creativity, and the Brain," a lecture-with-guests detailing Lynch's 30-year relationship with Transcendental Meditation and its effect on his films and creative process. Maybe now we can figure out what the hell happened at the end of Mulholland Drive... (UW Campus, Kane Hall 130, 634-3400 for info. 7:30 pm–9:30 pm, free.) DAVID SCHMADER