THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2010 >>>
1. The Grit City Fab Follies will take you on a musical journey through Tacoma's dark side at 7 p.m. inside the Tacoma Musical Playhouse. More details here.
2. In 1964, Susan Sontag recognized that homosexuals "constitute the vanguard - and most articulate audience - of Camp," and that it often includes purposely "bad art or kitsch." Camp = kitsch + gay. And boy, howdy, there are plenty of each in Theater Artists Olympia's production of The Brain from Planet X - a musical so campy it makes Glee look like the Expendables trailer - which shows at 8 p.m. inside the Black Box theater at the Washington Center. Read the full review here.
3. The shops and restaurants in Tacoma's Proctor District are "Puttin' on the Pink" from 5-9 p.m. offering discounts, plus hosting fashion shows, in-store demonstrations, raffles, pampering, drink specials and more to benefit the Breast Cancer Resource Center. The cost is $10.
4. The Human jukebox Steve Stefanowicz plays a 6 p.m. show at The Ale House.
5. Big Wheel Stunt Show, Dirty Change-Up, and Vile Red Falcons perform at 9 p.m. inside The Swiss.
6. Adrian & The Sickness, Loose Cannon, Astrovan, and One Nation Undereducated will rock Hell's Kitchen beginning at 9 p.m.