SUNDAY, SEPT. 19, 2010 >>>

1. Avast, me hearties! If one day a year - Sept. 19's Talk Like a Pirate Day - is not enough time for channeling your inner pirate, then perhaps you belong at the Tacoma Little Theatre. These rascally representatives present Bryan Willis 30 minutes of piratical madness, I Love You, Flavilla, at 7:30 and 9 p.m. So track down your ruffled shirt, peg leg, eye patch and parrot, because anyone dresses as a pirate receives a half-price discount. Yarrr!

2. The Artist Craft Fair is an exhibition and sale of handmade alternative arts and crafts from independent artists presented by Tacoma Is For Lovers, Indie Tacoma and King's Books. The fair, which runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. inside King's Books, will feature rows and row of arts, crafts, jewelry, letterpress prints, T-shirts and a photo booth.

3. Preston Singletary's Echoes, Fire, and Shadows show at the Museum of Glass closes today. It was a huge show. Perhaps it was the lighting and the size and variety of the show that was so impressive. The walls were dark and each artwork was individually and dramatically spotlighted. The overall impact was powerful and magical, and most if not all of the individual pieces were beautiful. Run over to MOG today and catch the last day of the show from noon to 5 p.m.

4. Country band Broken Trail will be hosting the jam at The Lady Luck Cowgirl Up from 4-8 p.m. Bring your instrument, your pirate voice, or just watch with a bottle of rum.

Shiver me timbers! Beware of the Word Nerds! Prepare ye for a rowdy Talk Like a Pirate Day edition of Scrabble Rousers, a competition suitable for all levels, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at King's Books. Mateys establish their own skill level: beginner, intermediate, or expert. Scalliwags are then paired off to battle it out in two successive games. Entrance fee is $10 per person with proceeds directly benefiting the Tacoma Community House Student Scholarship Fund, which assists students as they transfer from TCH to community college.

LINK: More arts and entertainment events in the South Sound