We've already compiled a list of out-of-town Memorial Day weekend festivals, but, if you're looking for something that's closer to home (and requires less effort) for your three-day weekend, we've got you covered. Below, you'll find plenty of events that won't cost more than $10, ranging from big community festivals like Northwest Folklife, to the beginning of free outdoor concert series like the one at the Ballard Locks, to dance parties like Pop2K, to punk concerts like Punk As Folk, to opportunities to get free coffee, free popsicles, and free burgers. Click through the links below for complete details, or check out our Things To Do calendar for even more options, including the best movies to see at SIFF this weekend.

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FRIDAY

COMEDY

1. Andy Miller's Sweethearts of Comedy
Stand-up comic Andy Miller will share the stage with his favorite funny darlings. Tonight, his guests will be Wilfred Padua, Cameron Mazzuca, Evelyn Jensen, Tyler Smith, and Brent Flyberg. Laugh for free and drink (not for free, but the brews are nicely priced).
(South Lake Union, free)

2. Smat! Presents the Vinegar Happy Hour
Sarah McKinley and Matt Olson will play around with what they describe as "dadaist" sketch, co-appearing with brand-new sketch troupe Stain! Their event description is so odd, we can't actually tell if they're offering free vinegar shots or not.
(Greenwood, $10/$14)

FILM

3. Rumble & Re:definition
Catherine Bainbridge’s important documentary Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World traces the impact that Native American musicians have made on blues, rock, jazz, hiphop, and heavy metal. Using Link Wray’s menacing 1958 instrumental “Rumble” as its anchor (akin to Do the Right Thing’s use of Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power”), Bainbridge relates stories of several influential, distinctive performers, including the Band’s Robbie Robertson, activist folkie Buffy Sainte-Marie, Mildred Bailey, Charley Patton, and a cat named Jimi Hendrix. Rumble asserts the primacy and resiliency of Native culture despite the government’s concerted efforts to suppress and erase it. Before the screening, check out the exhibit of work by Native artists at Re:definition, and stay on after the film for a reception with a guest DJ.
(Downtown, free)

MUSIC

4. Armed For Apocalypse, Deathbed Confessions, Ghostblood, Kommand, Oxygen Destroyer
Chico lifers Armed for Apocalypse rip some sludgy metal-edged rock on tour across the country. They'll be joined by Deathbed Confessions, Ghostblood, Kommand, and Oxygen Destroyer.
(Eastlake, $8/$10)

5. Boys Club
Boys Club will cover the entirety of Ween's The Mollusk to celebrate the album's 20th anniversary.
(West Seattle, $5)

6. Caveman Ego, TV Broken Third Eye Open
Progressive funk-rockers Caveman Ego have been developing their unique sub-genre, described as "prehistoric anti-structural cave jams," since 2014. They'll be joined by TV Broken Third Eye Open.
(University District, $7)

7. Chip Parker with Darin Clendenin, Clipper Anderson, and Robert Rushing
A regular at local jazz spots like Egan's, Tula's, and the Sorrento Hotel Fireside Room, esteemed crooner Chip Parker excels in performing jazz, blues, and ballads of all kinds.
(Ballard, $10)

8. The Derelicts, Thee Deception, Pukesnake
Weird Rock Night returns to Slim's with a stacked lineup of absolute freaks, including nosebleed thrashers The Derelicts, freedom rockers Thee Deception, and assjazz enthusiasts Pukesnake.
(Georgetown, $6)

9. DJ Mike illvester
You may know Pettirosso for their excellent espresso and delicious gourmet quasi-Twinkies, but the restaurant/café also gives you the opportunity to get dancey and boozy. DJ Mike illvester will spin some hot synth soul, hiphop, and funk while you take $5 shots of Fernet Branca.
(Capitol Hill, free)

10. Fresh Prints: Live Art & Throwback Hits
Fresh Prints promises the freshest in throwback hits from the '90s and '00s with nostalgia-heavy spins from Topspin, Mack Long, and Sean Majors. Amidst the music, artists Hera Won, Afro, Caitlin Cassidy, and Anthony Linebarger will be live-painting your favorite '80s and '90s hiphop and R&B album covers.
(Capitol Hill, $10)

11. Friction Pitch, Prize Fighters, Boxcar Tourists
Seattle-based alt-rock group Friction Pitch amp up their profile in anticipation of the release of their self-titled LP, with support from Prize Fighters and Boxcar Tourists.
(West Seattle, $7)

12. Gouge Away, Super Unison, Seattle's New Gods, RJC
Ft. Lauderdale band Gouge Away have been fine-tuning their brand of emotional hardcore since 2013. They'll be joined by Super Unison, Seattle's New Gods, and RJC.
(Eastlake, $5-$10)

13. Hard Rock Rising: The Seattle Battle
Hard Rock Seattle throws local musicians into a pitched musical battle for awesome prizes and a chance to perform at the Hard Rock Stadium in Florida at halftime. Contests will include Paul Lambert Music & City Walls, Echo Texture, the Welkin Dim, and Kassidy Lynne.
(Downtown, free)

14. Lux Fridays: Vogue — The Black Light Party
Lux Fridays are about to get even lux-ier with an all-out black light party for the ladies, with DJs Christyle and Supagi serving up a night of EDM and hiphop remixes.
(Pioneer Square, free)

15. Pimp du Jour
Pimp du Jour is a performance collective of Seattle-based session musicians and professional players who have assembled for the sole purpose of putting all butts on the dance floor. This funk resurrection is thanks to vocalist James Cowan, pianist Roger Wood, percussionist Timothy Davis, and Harry Wirth on bass.
(Columbia City, free)

16. The Queen Annes, Jamie Nova Sky, Rachelle DeBelle & The Jamfest Miracles
Alt rock groups The Queen Annes have been gigging around the Pacific Northwest since 1980. They'll be joined by Jamie Nova Sky and Rachelle DeBelle & The Jamfest Miracles.
(Shoreline, $8)

17. SabroSon: Salsa y Sabor
Give your dancing muscles a workout to the music of SabroSon, led by Alex Valera, a classic New York salsa-style vocalist "with a respect for the traditional roots of the music."
(Columbia City, $10)

18. Sassy & Sweet Happy Hour
Get a lil bit of that sweet and sassy at this pre-weekend happy hour hosted by the Cloud Room, with live DJ sets from electro-soul star Sassyblack and hiphop fusion selector Huneycut.
(Capitol Hill, free)

19. Supersonic Electronic: A Night of Cosmic Italo Disco
Come bask in the euphoric sounds of this perennially so-unhip-it’s-hip genre that has taken on a life of its own, proving far more influential than its profit-minded producers could have ever expected, as nu-disco superstars like Todd Terje and Prins Thomas have taken Italo disco global. If you like your disco with a hefty dose of laser-sharp synths and pulsating drum machines, then put that mustache you’ve been cultivating to good use and get down to the Italian sounds that will be coming from the DJ booth at the Timbre Room this Friday. DJs Dorsia b2b nSo, Caravaggio's Lover, and Najiska will be providing the astral soundtrack with choice Italo disco hits designed to take you to whole new realms. NICK ZURKO
(Downtown, free/$7)

READINGS & TALKS

20. Made at Hugo House Mid-Year Reading
Sonora Jha and Anastacia-Renee Tolbert, writers-in-residence at Hugo House, will host this reading of current work from the writing center's program. Discover pieces in progress by Gabrielle Bates, Beryl Clark, Katie Lee Ellison, Willie Fitzgerald, Shankar Narayan, and Ray Stoeve.
(First Hill, free)

21. Marcus Harrison Green
Scholar-in-residence at Town Hall Marcus Harrison Green will present the limited-edition book Flying to the Assemblies, which he co-edited with Mark Baumgarten and which collects essays from Marcus Harrison Green, Hanna Brooks Olsen, Kristin Leong, and Ben Hunter on maintaining hope in our ridiculously scary political context. He'll be joined by the essayists onstage; ask them your questions on civics and politics.
(First Hill, $5)

22. Poetry Night at Left Bank
Visit one of Seattle's true hidden treasures, the only anarchist bookstore in Pike Place, for a night of poetry. See if you can spot the odd reader out: Gillian Olivia Blythe Hamel, Magpie Leibowitz, Lindsey Beat, and Moloch the Corruptor.
(Downtown, free)

23. Robert Lashley, Gary Copeland Lilley
Stranger Genius Award Nominee Robert Lashley draws on his family's southern roots and scholarship to create poetry that Stranger writer Rich Smith says "rockets off the page." He's also an emotional, theatrical, spellbinding reader. Smith again: "You know how some poets speak with poet voice? Lashley doesn't speak with poet voice. He embodies the pain and joy in the poems—sometimes he seems ecstatic, sometimes he seems fed up at the world, sometimes he'll even sing." Lashley will read along with Gary Copeland Lilley, founder of the Black Rooster Collective and two-time D.C. Commission on the Arts Fellow.
(Wallingford, free)

FRIDAY-SATURDAY

ART

24. Alan Lau: Farmer's Market/ Harvesting Peaches From the Other Planet Closing Weekend
This exhibit will feature sumi ink paintings by Seattle poet and artist Alan Lau, known for his detailed and layered visual pieces. This time, the subject is "fruits and vegetables," inspired by his time working at beloved Chinatown-International District supermarket Uwajimaya.
(Pioneer Square, free)

25. Artemio Rodriguez Exhibit Closing Weekend
See pastoral, mystical, and politically-charged linocuts by Mexican artist Artemio Rodriguez. The works blend the familiar and the provocative beautifully.
(Downtown, free)

26. Joe Rudko & Daniel Carrillo Exhibits Closing Weekend
Both artists with exhibitions opening at Greg Kucera Gallery this month use photography as a medium, but that’s where the similarities end. Joe Rudko’s works employ the colors and textures of cut and torn photographs to generate rhythmic, repetitive collages that are both hard-edged and organic, effusive yet minimal. Daniel Carrillo works with daguerreotypes—one of the earliest forms of photography, made using mercury vapor on a silver-coated plate. For this show, he visited the studios of a number of other Seattle artists, turning their tools of the trade into densely detailed material documents with his anachronistic photographic process. EMILY POTHAST
(Pioneer Square, free)

27. Layne Kleinart: Dirty Laundry Closing Weekend
Layne Kleinart paints on used bedsheets and pillowcases, creating portraits that suggest elaborate makeup left behind in the night or ghostly visions emerging from the bed itself.
(Pioneer Square, free)

28. Lisa Kinoshita and S. Surface: The West Closing Weekend
For many city dwellers, the realities of life in rural America are an impenetrable mystery. Not so for S. Surface and Lisa Kinoshita, both Japanese American artists raised in Tacoma. For more than a decade, both artists have used photography and sculpture to capture their lived histories both in and relative to the American West. S. Surface's photographs of bulls, bloody bruises, and dive-bar neon signs document the artist's five-year stint as a competitive bull rider. While Lisa Kinoshita's metalsmithing, leatherwork, and mixed-media sculpture reflect the interplay between social and natural history (and include a collaboration made with prison inmates in Montana). EMILY POTHAST
(Pioneer Square, free)

PERFORMANCE

29. INNOMINATE by LROD + Artists
LROD, dancers, and company will explore Latin surrealism and Mexican identity and culture in the US and in Mexico, with special events like piñata, lucha, and an appearing of La Llorona or the "weeping woman" of folktale.
(Georgetown, $10)

FRIDAY-SUNDAY

ART

30. Salish Sound Waves Closing Weekend
This group show captures the spirit and feeling of the Pacific Northwest through art that embraces "motion, energy, vibrant color and an edgy design sensibility," from feminist and environmental woodblock prints to superhero-inspired formline paintings and prints. Featuring work by artists including Alano Edzerza (Tahltan), Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas (Haida), Marika Swan (Nuu-chah-nulth), Sheldon Skillie (Haida/Lakota), Jeffrey Veregge (Port Gamble S’Klallam/ Duwamish/Suquamish), Qwalsius Shaun Peterson (Puyallup/Tulalip), lessLIE Sam (Coast Salish), Maynard Johnny Jr. (Penelakut/Kwaguilth), Drew Michael (Yup’ik/Inupiaq), and Malynn Foster (Squaxin Island).
(Pioneer Square, free)

COMMUNITY

31. Red May
This is the final weekend of Red May, a festival that Charles Mudede described thusly: "Philip Wohlstetter, a local intellectual who has been a part of the Seattle art scene since the early 1980s, when he helped produce one of the first crowd-sourced anythings by means of a computer (a novel called Invisible City), has organized a world-class radical-left festival that will run in the month of May. This thing is big, ambitious, and timely—though Wohlstetter began putting it together long before anyone could believe that Trump would be our next president.” The weekend’s lineup includes In the Moment of General Assembly on Friday, Marxathon 4: Capital on Capitol Hill and Samir Gandesha, Anita Chari: The Spell of Capital on Saturday, and Time. Work. Domination., and ends with The Current Moment or WTF Trump??!!?? on Sunday.
(Various locations, free)

PERFORMANCE

32. Big Fish
Remember Tim Burton's 2003 film Big Fish, about an incorrigible tall tale-teller, his devoted wife, and his skeptical son? UW theater company Stage Notes will perform Andrew Lippa and John August's stage show based on the folksily fantastical film, which was in turn based on a novel by Daniel Wallace.
(University District, $10)

MUSIC

33. SUSQUATCH 2
In the grand tradition of excellently cynical local music scenes, SUSQUATCH 2 kicks off its second year of being the primary choice of everyone not going to Sasquatch this weekend. Over three nights, local artists like Zoolab, Versing, S1UGS, Ghost Soda, Bloom Offering, and many more will take over the stages at three local venues for an alt-party celebrating our local music scene.
(Various locations, $5-$10)

FRIDAY-MONDAY

FESTIVALS

34. 2nd Annual Couth Buzzard Jazz Festival
Literally rising from the ashes of a gas explosion last year, Couth Buzzard is throwing a music festival to celebrate all that their community is thankful for: namely, jazz (and their neighborhood). Co-sponsored by Earshot Jazz, this fest offers performers like Seth Alexander, Kenny Mandell, and the Birch Pereira Trio in a varied sampling of jazz's history to enjoy over Memorial Day Weekend.
(Greenwood, $8 for a single performance/$30 for a full festival pass)

35. Northwest Folklife Festival
Folklife's goal is noble as heck: "We envision strong communities, united by arts and culture. Northwest Folklife stands for the belief that the arts invigorate and revitalize interpersonal connections and sense of community. When people share aspects of their culture, opportunities are created to dissolve misunderstandings, break down stereotypes, and increase respect for one another." What does this translate to? A gigantic hippie fest full of lovely people, dancing, performing world music from "yodeling to beatboxing" and everything in between, serving tasty street food, and leading workshops in arts and crafts. It's a great, if potentially overwhelming people-watching experience: up to 250,000 people have visited the festival in past years.
(Seattle Center, Suggested $10 per person)

SATURDAY

ART

36. MSHR: Nested Transmuter Cycle Closing Day
MSHR—pronounced "mesher"—is the duo of Portland-based artists Brenna Murphy and Birch Cooper. Their visual aesthetic is a vocabulary of intricate, often symmetrical glyph-like patterns developed within the parameters of various 3-D image processing programs. These shapes are presented both physically and virtually: printed onto two-dimensional surfaces, laser-cut from sheet plastic and assembled into 3-D sculptures, and projected in videos that show them as objects in movement, a process of dimensional unfolding. In Nested Transmuter Cycle, their current installation at Interstitial, these forms are assembled into "magic lantern infinity mirrors"—two-way mirrors, laser cut into patterns, facing each other with a colored light bulb hanging between them. There are light sensors in the mirrors, resulting in a feedback loop between the light bulb and the sensors. The action of the light sensors drives the audio parameters to form a cybernetic system that continually generates light and sound from its own inputs, which may be left to evolve on its own—like a "synthetic, stylized life form"—or modulated by human intervention. EMILY POTHAST
(Georgetown, free)

37. Sarah Vilendrer: Abortion? Abortion! Abortion.
Sarah Vilendrer dares to say it aloud: That word describing a stigmatized but common medical procedure. Her exhibit consists of 104 stories on hand-dyed paper and hung on macramé stands. The gallery adds, "Let's reframe the narrative and affirm abortion as the social good that it is. Let's UNITE our voices, ERASE the stigma, and RECLAIM our right to abortion without restrictions."
(West Seattle, free)

COMEDY

38. Ten Percent Luck
Watch two comedy genres feed off one another: Bumbershoot-featured Natalie Holt's stand-up will feed into Captain's improv. Hosted by Yeah Okay.
(Capitol Hill, $5)

COMMUNITY

39. Earthships Silent Auction and Movie Screening
An Earthship is a super-sustainable, self-sufficient building using solar and wind energy and other eco-methods to provide energy, process water, and dispose of waste. Earthship Seattle is raising funds to build a model in this city as a visitors' center and model of what's possible. Watch a documentary on the innovative structure, then bid in a silent auction while taking advantage of the full bar.
(Downtown, $5 suggested donation)

40. Fremont Elf Grand Opening
Visit this cute little pop-up shop for "magical and quirky" goods from lovely Icelandic Kogga Pottery, Lonnie Comics, and other works of art and artisanry.
(Fremont, free)

41. A Very Vintage Market
Pay a tiny entry fee and shop vintage, antique, and hand-crafted products. Eat at Mystery Bay Coastal Cuisine and get your cards read with Jann.
(North Seattle, $3)

FOOD & DRINK

42. South Lake Union Saturday Market
Every weekend, once the techies have gone home, gather with tourists and townsfolk for open-air local nosh in Denny Park. Today, they'll give away 300 free popsicles to help you beat the heat.
(Queen Anne, free)

43. Urban Family Dog Party
We don't need to work hard to to sell you on a beer and dog party, do we? Take your pooch and your kids to Urban Family Brewing for some pints (for you) and dog kisses 'n' romps (for everyone). One dollar of every brew will be donated to Seattle Animal Shelter's veterinary fund, so you'll potentially save animal lives by imbibing. Tacos La Flaca will be close by with rations.
(Magnolia, free)

MUSIC

44. 45th Street Brass, Malware
Add some funky shine to your Saturday with 45th St Brass's horn ensemble and Malware's improv jam.
(West Seattle, $5)

45. A Benefit Show for Warren AKA Andy
Local friend to Substation Warren "Andy" Pease is going through cancer treatments and needs some help, so Ballard is gathering to raise funds for the process. Live music for the evening includes sets from A Gun That Shoots Knives, Burning of I, Crazy Eyes, Fox Medicine, and Dogs of War.
(Ballard, $10)

46. Clone Wolf, Fine, Nathan Reed, Ralph Reign
Seattle-based alt rock outfit Clone Wolf explore the most pervasive of Pacific Northwest musical traditions like grunge and dense post-rock. They'll be joined by Fine, Nathan Reed, and Ralph Reign.
(Tukwila, $5/$8)

47. Cover Night: Cloud Cover, For Now, For Troubled Minds.
Cloud Cover are, perhaps unsurprisingly, a rock and roll cover band. They'll helm Blue Moon's monthly cover night with support from For Now and For Troubled Minds.
(University District, $7)

48. An Evening with Polecat & Brad Parsons
Perennially touring Bellingham band Polecat blends bluegrass, country, Celtic, rock, reggae, roots, and world music into a sound all their own. They'll be joined by Brad Parsons at this intimate set.
(Ballard, $8)

49. Forest Ray
Cafe Racer will open their doors to the '60s-inspired garage punk and drone-adjacent psych-rock from Forest Ray for a free evening of live music.
(University District, free)

50. HEX: Slice of Life!
Mercury's Hex DJ night spins bleak party tunes from the days of classic goth, with touches of post-punk and romantic darkwave.
(Capitol Hill, $5)

51. Hot Freaks, Pale Angels, Jerri Queen, Jason Paul & the Know It Alls, the Botherations
As if we even need to explain this, but the band Hot Freaks are a Guided By Voices cover band with members of Dead Bars, Dopers, Sharkie, and Softboys. They'll be joined by Pale Angels, Jerri Queen, Jason Paul & the Know It Alls, and the Botherations.
(Eastlake, $5/$8)

52. Into the Storm, Florida Man, SwampheavY, Joseph
A night of experimental heavy metal from blast-shield breakers Into the Storm, Florida Man, SwampheavY, and Joseph.
(University District, $7)

53. Jim O'Halloran Trio with Eric Hullander and Ricardo Guity
Jim O'Halloran (Mambo Cadillac) on flute, Eric Hullander (sometimes seen playing with Ayron Jones) on bass, and musician/ethnomusicologist Ricardo Guity on percussion will add some Afro-Latin rhythm to your African meal at Lake Chad Cafe.
(Rainier Valley, free)

54. The Lunchroom Kids, FuzzMutt, ShugBurn
Everett-Tulalip union fusion band the Lunchroom Kids play rock and soul, and they'll be joined by FuzzMutt and Shugburn for a free Memorial Day Weekend show.
(Everett, free)

55. Palatine Trio with Arbor Towers
Alt prog-rockers Palatine Trio will headline this evening at Tim's, with support from gritty and melancholic indie rockers Arbor Towers.
(Greenwood, $5)

56. Porn Bloopers, Mud On My Bra, Sunset Flip, Hellbat
Porn Bloopers, Mud On My Bra, Sunset Flip, and Hellbat gather all their slop-rock brat punk talents together for a rowdy show in Pioneer Square.
(Pioneer Square, $8)

57. Punk As Folk 2017
Experience a night of switch-flipping, genre-bending musical throwdown as Silent City Productions presents the sixth annual Punk As Folk, a celebration of punk-inspired folk music and folk-inspired punk music (that cleverly coincides with Folklife). This year, Punk As Folk returns to the Conor Byrne with a stacked lineup of real PNW folk-punk enthusiasts: Danbert Nobacon, The Pickpocket Revue, Sourmash Hug Band, Mistress Kali, Reggie Bugmuncher, and more.
(Ballard, $10/$12)

58. Ranger and the Re-Arrangers
G*psy jazz dudes Ranger and the Re-Arrangers perform a free set that will include swing standards, traditional g*psy melodies, tracks from the catalog of Django Reinhardt, and Ranger's original work.
(Columbia City, free)

59. The Revolution Was On The Radio: A Night of Protest Songs
Gather with others in a community spirit to sing traditional protest songs (think Joan Baez, Woody Guthrie, and Nina Simone) as a group catharsis measure. Acclaimed local artist Whitney Mongé will headline.
(Fremont, $10)

60. Sashay, Pink Parts, Princess Charming
Sweat your entire life away thrashing to the beauty pageant punks of Sashay, who perform with the intention to bankrupt you of all your identities but the most debased of your core. KIM SELLING
(Capitol Hill, $8/$10)

61. Scholarship String Quartet: Corda Quartet
Recently formed string foursome the Corda Quartet, composed of violinists Heather Borror and Judith Kim, violist Emmeran Pokorny, and cellist Yang Lu, showcase exactly why they were the co-winners of the 2016 UW Strings and Piano Chamber Ensemble Competition.
(University District, free)

62. Shagnasty, Swedish Finnish, Aaiiee
Aspiring Ken Trader tribute band Shagnasty plays original '70s-styled rock 'n' roll. They'll be joined by Swedish Finnish and Aaiiee.
(Georgetown, $6)

63. The Steering Committee
The Steering Committee, a group comprised of Metro bus drivers and two passengers, fold klezmer, pop, and world music into experimental jazz.
(Mount Baker, free)

QUEER

64. BookJam
Head to Pony for a literary reason this time: drinking (natch) and mingling with fellow book lovers as y'all discuss books, cultural moments, and creative icons that have influenced queer culture, featuring a special musical performance by Adé, and evening soundtrack by DJ Kirky.
(Capitol Hill, free)

65. Latinx Queer Brunch/Almuerzo
Join Somos Seattle for their monthly queer meet up, this time at Beacon Hill brunch spot Montis Grill. Enjoy $8-$14 plates and drinks, and connect with other Latinx Queer folks.
(Beacon Hill, no cover)

66. Look: A Competition Runway
Do you love attention and need cash? Perfect—get dressed and stomp down the Timbre Room runway for a chance to beat out the other babes for cash in hand and the admiration of all your peers. Hosted by the Chixie Dicks, the evening's categories include "Sex Bomb," "Mug," and "Avant Garde."
(Downtown, $8-$12)

READINGS & TALKS

67. Duwamish River: The Last 15,000 Years
Find out how the Duwamish River Valley was crunched by glaciers, shaken by earthquakes, blasted by volcanoes, and reshaped and polluted by humans in this science/ecology event with geologist Devin O'Reilly. Take home a souvenir Green-Duwamish Watershed map to help you remember how to reduce toxins in your home that eventually seep it into the watershed.
(West Seattle, free)

SPORTS & RECREATION

68. Lucha VolcĂ nica May Show
Watch some bold and dramatic lucha libre from Lucha VolcĂ nica. Snacks and drinks will be available to buy.
(South Lake Union, $10 suggested donation)

SATURDAY-SUNDAY

COMEDY

69. Let's All Drink and Do Broadway
Let's All Drink and Do Broadway promises a booze-soaked combination of show tunes and short form improv.
(Belltown, $10/$12)

SUNDAY

COMEDY

70. Black Eyed Blonde: An Improvised Film Noir
Unexpected Productions has a tagline worthy of the most hard-boiled B-studio trailer: "Murder Isn't Always Premeditated...Sometimes It's Improvised!" Your suggestions will shape this pulpy tale of double-crossers, cold-hearted dames, and two-bit crooks.
(Downtown, $8-$10)

71. David Huntsberger: The Nothingness Tour!
Nerdy comedian Huntsberger, who shared the Professor Blastoff hosting duties with Tig Notaro and Kyle Dunnigan, will make you laugh with sciencey facts and philosophy. Erin Ingle, Andie Main, Scot Losse, and Henry Russell Stoddard will provide local comedic backup.
(Capitol Hill, $10/$15)

COMMUNITY

72. 2017 Gothic Seattle Pageant & Awards
Get ready for the moodiest party of the year with MCs Rita Hall Savoie, Monsignor, and Daemon Chadeau hosting the crowning of goth royalty—a contest based not on beauty or popularity but on the can-do community spirit goths are known for. Featuring performances by Ashen Witherburn and Maggie Bloodstone.
(Capitol Hill, $7)

73. Seattle Drum School Open House
Rendezvous with the Seattle Drum School at its new location and pick up some snacks, tour the space, meet the instructors, hear some music, and even show off your musical ability at the open mic.
(North Seattle, free)

FILM

74. SLASH: Queer Horror Festival
The SHRIEK! Women in Horror series will briefly transform into SLASH! to examine the queer aspects of John Carpenter's The Thing, which features an ever-morphing, super-disgusting monster infiltrating and messily ex-filtrating an all-male group of scientists. An allegory for AIDS? Seems a bit of a stretch, but anyway, Evan J. Peterson and Heather Marie Bartels will show the film, and you'll discuss afterwards.
(Greenwood, $10)

FOOD & DRINK

75. Memorial Day Weekend: "Down The Shore"
This Memorial Day weekend, join the folks at Mean Sandwich for a New Jersey-themed celebration, centered around the tradition of "going down the shore." There will be New Jerseyan classics such as sliders, subs, lobster, zeppoli and more. Plus...we hear homemade slushies will also make an appearance.
(Ballard, no cover)

GEEK & GAMING

76. Powder Puff Pinball Tournament
Dress up as your "favorite" member of the Trump family at this women-only double-elimination pinball tournament. Why not?
(Belltown, $10)

77. Scratch Day
Meet four programmers from the MIT Scratch Team, which developed a free educational programming language for kids and teams. Bring your own laptop and play with or learn Scratch, whether you're a pint-size budding developer or an old fart who wants to catch up with this coding thing.
(Redmond, free)

MUSIC

78. 2017 Chittenden Locks Summer Concert Series
Starting today, you'll be able to enjoy live music performances from symphonic bands, show choirs, jazz trios, and more in the gardens every weekend by the Ballard Locks. For the first weekend, the Boeing Employees Concert Band will perform "lively marches, show tunes, and classics."
(Ballard, free)

79. Echo Ravine, Mujahedeen, Jordan Campbell
It's fuzzpop night, with shimmery-sad Echo Ravine headlining, and support sets by Mujahedeen and Jordan Campbell.
(West Seattle, $5)

80. Ghost Town Whistlers, Lakoda, Okedo
Enjoy a night of Americana-infused psych-folk-rock from Ghost Town Whistlers, with Lakoda and Okedo.
(Fremont, $6/$8)

81. Heart Avail, LaRissa Vienna and the Strange, Post Rapture Party
Spokane rockers Heart Avail bulk up their work with dense riffs influenced by the joint symphonic metal and singer-songwriter backgrounds of their members. They'll be joined by Larissa Vienna and the Strange and Post Rapture Party.
(Columbia City, free)

82. Juliet Tango, The Bare Minimum, Timmy Tombstone
Dynamic duo Juliet Tango make high-energy melodic rock with a pop swing. They'll be joined by The Bare Minimum and Timmy Tombstone.
(Ballard, $8)

83. KnowMads with Guests
Seattle-bred rap duo KnowMads share their unique sound at a headlining set with support from Kung Foo Grip, All Star Opera, Remember Face, and DJ Swervewon.
(Belltown, $10)

84. Maya Songbird, Tig Bitty, Coreena, Le Fomo, Anther
"Magic electro dance punk" Maya Songbird journeys up from Oakland for a night of neon resistance, with support from Tig Bitty, Coreena, Le Fomo, and Anther.
(Eastlake, $8)

85. Memorial Weekend Live Music
Infinity Project will play your favorite Journey songs as you sip Chateau Ste. Michelle's tasty wines and enjoy dishes from food trucks NOSH, Jemil's Big Easy, and Buns on Wheels.
(Woodinville, free)

86. Nookie: A Nu-Metal Tribute Night
The newest in local themed DJ nights, Nookie brings out all your favorite nĂĽ-metal hits from groups like System of a Down, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, Linking Park, and more for a night of wallet-chained nostalgia.
(Capitol Hill, $5)

87. Pop2K: Spinning Dance Party Hits from 2000-2010!
If the 2000s were your favorite decade, then Pop2K will be your new dance party of choice. The Pop2K DJ team break out all the best millennium jams from artists like Lady Gaga, Backstreet Boys, Katy Perry, Usher, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Black Eyed Peas, Ke$ha, Sisqo, and many, many more.
(Ballard, $10)

88. The Raging Maggots
Certainly alternative in many ways, the Raging Maggots will bring their specific brand of funk-rock-jazz to the stage.
(University District, $5)

89. Shoot Jake, Dead Country Gentleman, Cold Comfort
Originally a blues and roots jam side project, Shoot Jake has grown into a gritty collection of blues, rock, and funk. They'll be joined by Dead Country Gentleman and Cold Comfort.
(Eastlake, $8/$10)

90. Space Orbs 01 BPMF LIVE
Space Orbs 01 will turn Substation into a warehouse rave for a night, with DJs and live performers putting on a techno-heavy light and laser show and dance party.
(Ballard, $10)

91. Virgin of the Birds, Windoe, Whisperer
Virgin of the Birds walk the line between intimate lo-fi bedroom pop and chamber-adjacent art rock. They'll be joined by Windoe and Whisperer.
(Ballard, $8)

PERFORMANCE

92. Toxic Shock: Pure Moods
It's hard to say precisely what's going to go down here, so we'll go by Toxic Shock (Emily Shahan and Bettina McKelvey)'s self-description: "We love theater and are here to murder all the husbands and stockbrokers." They promise to explore the "mystical depths of the subconscious" with you. Sounds scary. Deep Fried Sketch will also perform.
(Greenwood, $10/$14)

QUEER

93. Pride ASIA 2017
Members of the queer Asian and Pacific Islander community in all their strength and splendor will assemble in advance of Pride Month for music and speeches. The lineup includes featured speaker Danyal Lotfi (external affairs liaison with the City of Seattle), the Mayor's office, Misses API International, Utopia, ABAWA Pride Vanitii Fair, Neighbours, and Voodoo Doll, musician LatinRose, and slam poet Nic Masangkay, plus an appearance by David Leong's NW Kung Fu Association and music by DJs Julie Herrera, LeGaspi, and Moist Towelette.
(Chinatown-International District, free)

READINGS & TALKS

94. Corky Lee
Corky Lee has spent his career documenting the lives of Asian Americans in all their nuance and variety; some of these photos will be displayed during this "undisputed unofficial Asian American photographer laureate's” talk. Members of the OCA (a Seattle Asia Pacific American advocacy group) will also speak about the history of the Dragon Boat Festival. Plus, try some traditional festival foods.
(Downtown, free)

95. Noel Franklin: Girl On The Road
Pick up a sample chapter of cartoonist Noel Franklin's autobiographical memoir-in-progess, Girl On The Road, a project supported by 4Culture, a CityArtist Grant, and an Artist Trust GAP. Franklin has drawn moodily lit, dramatic and detailed comics for the Stranger, Seattle Weekly, and inkt]art, as well as putting out several self-published zines. She'll talk about her themes and artistic working methods.
(Capitol Hill, free)

MONDAY

FOOD & DRINK

96. Capitol Coffee Works Grand Opening
Head to Seattle Coffee Works' newest venture, Capitol Coffee Works, for its grand opening celebration. The launch will include (free!) coffee (all day!), free cascara chocolate samples, live music, and $10 gift cards for the first 200 guests.
(Capitol Hill, free)

97. In Burgers We Trust
At both the Capitol Hill and Ballard locations, Lil Woody's will give away free burgers (one per customer).
(Across Seattle, free)

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