SATURDAY, FEB. 5, 2011 >>>
1. Lakes High School graduate Donald Glaude taught himself to wreck records with a pair of mismatched turntables and a Radio Shack mixer in the '80s. He began to DJ anywhere he could in the Seattle and Tacoma area, working the same clubs as another up-and-coming DJ by the name of Dan. In short order the pair managed to spark a rave scene in Seattle and developed masses of underground fans. Today, Glaude travels the world anchoring nights, including tonight at the Gruv Lounge on Sixth Avenue.
2. 99 Bottles in Federal Way hosts a Snoqualmie Falls Brewing tasting from 4-6 p.m., including root beer floats for the kids.
3. Gig Harbor-based singer and guitarist Michael O'Neill has successful organized a monthly Americana music dinner show at Morso Wine Bar. Tonight at 8 p.m., singer/songwriter Templeton Thompson will draw from a deep well of influences that combine with her Texas roots to give her style of country music a distinctive, soulful edge. Reserve your spot at 253.530.DINE.
4. Tacoma Opera presents a local production of Emmanuel Chabrier's An Incomplete Education and Joseph Haydn's The Building Soprano at 8 p.m. inside the Theatre on the Square. This is original staging, with chorus members and orchestra players from our neighborhoods.
5. DJ Mauro will up the fog machine, hype the crowd in Spanish and spin his unique mix of Latin-infused music beginning at 9:30 p.m. inside Club Vanity at 56th and South Tacoma Way. Witness the most intricate, talented and sensual dancing you'll ever see.
LINK: More arts and entertainment events in the South Sound
LINK: Wine tastings!