THURSDAY, JAN. 13>>>

1. You love grand openings! That's why you're so stoked about the 4 p.m. grand opening of the Milton/Edgewood Pierce Library this afternoon. Opening in the Surprise Lake Square (900 Meridian Ave. E, Suite 29), the event is billed as your first chance to get a library card, check out a book or check your MySpace at the brand-spanking new library. (Technically, we made the bit about MySpace up ...)

2. Greylag AND Liz Janes play tonight at Northern in Olympia. We've covered both acts, and for good reason.

3. Tin Man (or Tinman - we've seen it both ways) will play the Mandolin Café in Tacoma this evening.  An acoustic based singer songwriter, Tin Man started out as a singer in punk bands and over time has evolved into an act fit for the warm, coffee-smelling environment of the Mandolin.

4. The Garfield Book Company Scandinavian Book Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of every month. Hey! That's today!

5. Sea Marks opens at Olympia Little Theatre today (and runs Thursday - Sunday through Jan. 30). Described as the "humorous, poignant and romantic story of Colin Primrose, a lonely fisherman form the sea bound island of Cliffhorn Heads, Ireland, and Timothea, a lovely young woman from Liverpool, who meets him on a rare visit to the remote island for a relative's wedding," Sea Marks is one of many worthy productions hitting stages this week.