FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2010 >>>

1. Olympia plays a major roll in the story of the Riot Grrrl movement - a story brought to life and further light by the documentary Don't Need You: The Herstory of Riot Grrrl, which will be specially screened at 9:30 p.m. at the Capitol Theater. The event is a benefit for Natalie Cox, a longtime member of the Olympia music scene currently battling a rare, aggressive form of cancer.  All proceeds from Friday's showing will go to help pay Cox's medical costs.

2. Experience Tacoma's history as it comes to life featuring nine re-enactors from Fort Nisqually Living History Museum portraying people who played integral parts in the history of Tacoma's parks as they share their life stories from their gravesites at the Tacoma Cemetery from 6-7:40 p.m.

3. Tacoma Little Theatre presents Annie Jr., a version of Annie that has been adapted for the younger performers in the Summer Youth Theatre beginning at 7:30 p.m. The program tells the story of a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her parents after being abandoned on the doorstep of a New York City orphanage.

4. With the recent news that Northwest Harvest has a food shortage, the folks behind "Metal Effing Fridays" at Uncle Sam's Bar and Grill ask you to bring two cans of food before you head bang to Acropolis, Surgical Chaos, Mechanism and A Sic End at 8 p.m.

5. With the weather finally shaping up in the Pacific Northwest, there's no better time for Weed Diamond's balmy, golden-hued beach pop. The Denver band performs with Tan Dollar and Dash Jacket at 10 p.m. inside Le Voyeur in Olympia.

LINK: New movies open today