THURSDAY 9/2

RUGBY -- I don't really know what rugby is, aside from a mid-80's fashion statement. But for those of you who know all about it, you will be interested to hear that the Valley Rugby Football Club is recruiting new and experienced players for its upcoming fall season. Training sessions are on Thursdays and Tuesdays, matches on Saturdays. Meet at Fort Dent Park, Tukwila, Interurban Ave, 382-1551, 6:30-8:30 pm, free.

FRIDAY 9/3

EVERGREEN STATE FAIR -- The fun continues, with safety-checked carnival rides, draft horses ("seven days of thundering hooves!"), an antique RV show, and a dinosaur show featuring replicas of mastodons and more. Monroe, 14 miles east of Everett on US Hwy 2, 360-794-7832, $4-$7.

SUNDAY 9/5

ZINE ARCHIVE PROJECT -- The visionary three-year-old zine library at the Hugo House needs volunteers to help staff and maintain the collection. If you're into zines, there's no place better in Seattle. Call 322-7030 or e-mail zines@hugohouse.org for more info.

MONDAY 9/6

BLUES HARMONICA WORKSHOP -- Take out your angst in a creative manner: learn the blues harmonica. This six-week workshop will teach your how to "go with the changes" and how to "bend" them blues. Call for info: Warren "Steady Blues" Murray, 283-1972.

TUESDAY 9/7

ORIGAMI COMES ALIVE -- This is not a scary movie in which paper art attacks; it's a children's story and craft program at the Pacific Science Center. Debbie Deutch demonstrates Japanese paper-folding and tells stories including "The Rainhat" and "Timmy's New Friend." Pacific Science Center, Stories and Such event, Seattle Science Center, 443-2001, $5.50-$7.50.

WOMEN'S CLIMBING GROUP -- A weekly climbing session for women climbers who have passed their belay card check. Vertical World, 2123 W Elmore, 283-4497 (ask for Amy), 6 am-9 am, $65.

WEDNESDAY 9/8

COLUMBIA CITY FARMERS MARKET -- Every week this parking lot of greenery features a different food expert -- this week it's Tom Black, from Fullers. 4801 Rainier Ave S, 722-4835, 3 pm-7 pm, free.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

FRIDAY 9/3

THE CINEMA EXPLOSION -- Jon Behrens and Steve Creson saw my Super 8 film "I Am a Superhero" last month and asked me if they could include it in their show. Of course I said yes. Here's the funny part: I haven't seen it yet. I hand-developed the mostly unexposed film, pulled off chunks of emulsion, and scratched lines and letters into the frames, then added the audio-diary musings of a self-centered superhero (example: "I had a delicious breakfast this morning; it was expensive.") Over the top, but because of trips and a vacation, I never saw the final product. I'll be there to see my film, along with the films of Jon and Steve, Rachel Lord, Mia Roozen, Jason Gutz, Todd Zap, and the wonderful Web Crowell. -- Andy Spletzer. The Rendezvous, 2320 Second Ave, 7:30 pm & 9:30 pm, $6.

TUESDAY 9/7

DEREK STROUP -- Los Angeles artist Derek Stroup shows a series of drawings and sculpture of rooftop TV antennas in a show titled Field Guide. Stroup's delicate, plain drawings and sculptures create a taxonomic classification of these outmoded structures. Conflict of interest note: Stranger Senior Writer Eric Fredericksen curates the art shows for this venue. The Little Theatre, 608 19th Ave E, 329-2629. Opens Tues Sept 7, 6-8 pm, through Oct 17.