MONDAY, FEB. 8, 2010 >>>
1. bellaballs studio - home of glass artist Diane Hansen and designer Lesli Jacobs-McHugh and their beautiful hand-blown glass floats, bellaballs, will host another bella social Monday night featuring cocktails, food and, you guessed it, bellaballs. 5-8 p.m., no cover, 747 Fawcett Ave., Suite B, Tacoma.
2. Olympia Downtown Association goes big-time and holds their annual meeting tonight from 6- 8:30 p.m. at Capital Playhouse. $8 donation gets you in with appetizers, no-host bar, information and fun. If you win the raffle, we get half. 612 4th Ave E, Olympia 360.357.8948
3. Bahia Rowen tickles your external auditory meatus (That's a real word, I swear I didn't make that up) at Mandolin Café from 7-9 pm. Coincidentally, her indie-folk vibe goes well with Mandolin's meatus-loaf.
4. Things get graphic, let's discuss. This month the Graphic Novel Book Club meets inside Hilltop's 1022 South to discuss Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth by Apostolos Doxiadis, Christos H. Papadimitriou et al. 7 pm, 21+
5. Anyone with any physique and any skill level is welcome to attend Roller Derby practice held Mondays at Wheelz Skate Arena, 2101 Mildred in Fircrest. Cost of $35/month for juniors and $50/month for adults includes weekly practice, skate rental during weekly practice, admission for all open skate sessions, and 10% off any skate purchase. Junior roller derby-guys or gals ages 6-17 skate from 6:30-8pm, adults begin spinnin' their wheels at 8pm. Show up and register, then go kick some butt.