Thursday, Oct. 28 >>>

1. Let's be honest. You love drinking. You love pizza. And you love men under five feet tall. Do yourself a favor and check out the twangy and bluesy acoustic jams of Billy Stoops tonight at Stonegate Pizza on South Tacoma Way. You love him in Junkyard Jane. You love him in Billy Roy Danger and the Rectifiers. And you'll love him all by his lonesome. He's so cute you'll want to put him in your front pocket and take him home. We promise.

2. Twig Palace started out as a recording project between Olympia regulars Colleen Johnson and Evan Hashi, resulting in their debut self-titled LP. Music-wise, it may best be described as rhythmic folk-pop. The worst sleepy nature of folk is staved off by an active percussion section and occasional dips into the jagged tones of a band like Modest Mouse. Tonight, see for yourself at Northern in Olympia.

3. The Olympia Farmers Market runs 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday through Sunday until Oct. 31, when it cuts back to merely a weekend affair for November and December. This means today is your final chance until next April to catch the Oly Farmers Market on a Thursday. Just sayin... Buy some squash!

4. Oh! Wait! What!?! You want more farmers market action? Today marks the final Tacoma Farmers Market of the season. Just sayin... Buy some squash!

5. Every second and fourth Thursday of the month at Barnes and Noble in Olympia the Writers' Round Table meets at 7 p.m. It's totally free, and according to promotions, "Writers of all types and styles are welcome to develop their skills in an encouraging atmosphere." We'll see if that's still what they say when Bobble Tiki shows up with his chapbook full about his mother.