SATURDAY, JAN. 23, 2010 >>>

1. Giants in the Mountains: The Search for Sasquatch opens at 10 a.m. inside the Washington State History Museum.

2. Jeff Bridges is a Best Actor front-runner for his performance as Bad Blake, a broke-down, boozy country singer with a stubborn pride in the film Crazy Heart playing at 11:40 a.m., 2:10, 4:35, 7:00, and 9:25 p.m. inside The Grand Cinema.

3. Comic book editor Scott Allie and colorist Dave Stewart will hang at Comic Book Ink beginning at 2 p.m.

4. Tacoma Musical Playhouse stages Jonathan Larson's Rent at 8 p.m.

5. Artifakt presents another night of hip-hop and urban art this time featuring musical guests Fice with DJ Semaj, D. Black, Helladope, Dj Hanibal and DJ Reign with artists Andrea Roslie, Lolita Gunslinger, Aaron Voronoff, Jeff Olson and Kenji at 9 p.m. inside Jazzbones.