TUESDAY, SEPT. 14, 2010 >>>
1. Pitchfork's Altered Zones claims musician J. Irvin Dally is "an artist of abnormal brilliance, as garrulous and uncouth as the title of his EP, Despistado, would have you believe." He and Michael J. Saalman perform at 10 p.m. inside Le Voyeur in Olympia. Go see for yourself.
2. In 2009 the Serum Run '25 Expedition set out to retrace the original 1925 route across Alaska to deliver lifesaving antitoxin by dog teams to Diphtheria stricken Nome. To prepare for the arduous journey, Washington state musher Von Martin meticulously assembled 1,200 lbs of supplies, trained his team of 12 huskies for hundreds of miles, and made the long midwinter drive to Alaska. What he did not anticipate was the worst Alaskan winter in decades. Martin will discuss his book, A Long Way To Nome: The Serum Run '25 Expedition, through a slide presentation at 7 p.m. inside the Olympic Room at Tacoma Public Library's Main Branch.
3. King's Books has gathered a panel of book club experts who will talk about both their new favorites and overlooked page-turners at 7 p.m. Panelists are Lisa Oldoski, Lisa Bitney and Elise DeGuiseppi from Pierce County Library and Kelda Vath and Rhonda Kristoff from Tacoma Public Library.
4. South 11th, Breaker Breaker One Niner, Know Your Saints and The Triple Sixes rock Hell's Kitchen beginning at 7 p.m.
5. The Surreal Ultra Lounge has moved its I Heart House DJ night to Tuesdays at 9 p.m. DJs Michael Sherman and Big Chuck will spin house while you load up on $6 Berry Bombs.