SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2010 >>>

1. Carol Parsons was murdered by her ex-husband on March 17, 2010 during a marriage counseling session at a Federal Way church. Read the full story here. Northwest Music Scene, Northwest Convergence Zone and Music Giving Back will produce a benefit concert for Carol Parsons' children from 6 p.m. to midnight inside Happy Days Casino in Lakewood. Rockfish from KZOK will emcee the show that features such bands as Voxxy Vallejo, Deborah Page, O'Dark 30, China Davis and ML3. Admission to the all-ages show is $12. All proceeds go directly to Carol Parsons family.

2. Sure, Christian Carvajal expertly reviews theater for the Weekly Volcano - but he's got some really impressive stuff on his resume too. He's a math teacher, for one. Even better, he's a math teachin' sci-fi author who just wrapped up a book tour supporting his latest effort, Lightfall. Carv (as we like to call him) will be signing issues of Lightfall from noon to 2 p.m. inside Borders Books in Tacoma. He'll be the really kick-ass looking guy at the table with all the shiny new books - books he actually wrote.

3. The Vixens Bikini Bike Wash will be held at Redline Motorsports from noon to 5 p.m.

4. October Country – an absorbing documentary that follows a year in the life of a family so haunted by the past that it is paralyzed in the present – will screen at 6:30 p.m. inside the Capitol Theater in Olympia. Filmmakers Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher will answer questions after the screening of their film.

5. Igneous Rocks will, er, rock The Fan Club at 8:30 p.m.

LINK: Movie showtimes in the South Sound