THE ARTS
Arts Walk XXXVI
To visit a community art fair is to be exposed to the sheer vastness of the human creative spectrum. Art, theater, music, word and film grace both ends of the spectrum this weekend at the Olympia Arts Walk XXXVI. Grab a pal and spend a couple of hours in downtown Olympia Friday and Saturday taking in the mind-bending variety of stuff some people conjure up to express themselves and sell. The collective experience â€" bands in alleys, theater on the streets, lumberjacks and punks hugging, the proliferation of hand-painted clothing â€" can be both invigorating and thought provoking.

There may be lines drawn between fine art and crafts, and music and noise, and hobby and self-indulgence, but the 300 visual and performing artists overwhelmingly demonstrate an enthusiasm and engagement with their work â€" and it’s so much freakin’ fun. â€" Suzy Stump
[Downtown Olympia, Friday, April 25, 5-10 p.m. and Saturday, April 26, noon-7 p.m., Procession of the Species Saturday at 4:30 p.m., 360.570.5858]

RAPCORE
Outtasite
Sir Mix-A-Lot is not dead, and neither is rap-rock â€" at least in the minds of Outtasite, the Seattle based rapcore who will be hitting Jazzbones tonight with Sir Mix-A-Lot. If memory serves me, Mix originally hooked up with Outtasite around the same time he was toying with Subset, and has appeared on stage and on Outtasite records many times in the past. He’s even recorded the band at his home studio in Black Diamond. Sir Mix-A-Lot loves the rap-rock. He has since the beginning.

Coming off what Outtasite describes as a “long hiatus,” not only will the show at Jazzbones mark the band’s return to the stage, but the release of Careful What You Wish For on Sir Mix a Lot’s Rhyme Cartel Records in early April marked Outtasite’s return to the world of selling rap-rock records. â€" Matt Driscoll
[Jazzbones, Outtasite featuring Sir Mix-A-Lot, 9:30 p.m., $12-$15, 2803 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253.396.9169]

LINK: The Dirty Birds and others in the clubs tonight.
LINK: Worthy films open today.
LINK: Let’s eat Asain today.