SUNDAY, DEC. 19 >>>

1. Tonight at Northern, Mount Eerie will perform alongside the Hive Dwellers. The show is intended to help raise money for Northern, now nearing its second year of operation. Support an awesome cause; see awesome bands. It's a win - win.

2. Jazz artist Michael Powers plays the Marine View Church tonight at 5 p.m. It's free, and there is no cover.

3. Anniversary at the Broho in Olympia, y'all! Western Hymn, Morgan and Organ Donor provide the tunes.

4. Today would be an awesome day to check out Mighty Tacoma: Photographic Portrait 2010 at the Tacoma Art Museum. Billed as an "interactive celebration and creative exercise in commemoration of Tacoma Art Museum's 75th Anniversary," the show features digital portraits by Tacoma-based artists projected in the gallery and posted on the museum website. The show also includes a photographic survey of the city's neighborhoods, families at the museum, community groups and businesses. And visitors can add their own pictures to the website using Flickr, Facebook and other Internet networks.

5. The moths are on to something. Lights are awesome. Especially holiday lights. Make today the day you check out Zoolights or Fantasy Lights - both South Sound institutions.