WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2011 >>>

1. Do you remember the scene in "Titanic" when Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet go down into the servant area of the ship where everyone is drinking, gambling and dancing with reckless abandon? That is exactly what a performance of Erev Rav is like - minus the famous actors. These Olympia-based performers have the whole gypsy, klezmer thing down to a well-rehearsed science, and watching them go at it is more fun than a bucket full of shiksas. It wouldn't surprise us in the least if an unsuspecting spectator was lifted into the air by spontaneous revelers onto the dance floor when they perform at 8 p.m. inside Northern.

2. The Kittredge Gallery at the University of Puget Sound hosts an opening reception for Abby Williams Hill: Wanderlust, Works on Paper, 1895-1927 from 5-7 p.m. in the Small Gallery. The exhibit, which explores the artistic impulse to mirror or recreate nature, will be on display through April 9.

3. Unique story stylist Mitch Nelson is the featured teller at 7 p.m. when the South Sound Story Guild hangs out in the Olympia Center lobby. Nelson tells tales with the theme "In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb" followed by a story swap/open mic.

4. Pub trivia nights can either ignite the party or stifle the mood. McNamara's Pub & Eatery in DuPont does everything possible to avoid being a major buzz kill. Every Wednesday McNamara's Pub starts team trivia at 7 p.m. Irish-inspired food helps trivia players stock up on brainpower before the trivia starts. Beer and drink specials happen at trivia intermission. Because everyone knows a good buzz makes trivia that much easier. What's the capital of Kazakhstan? Take a drink and think.

5. Last month Weekly Volcano readers picked The Brown Edition as the Best Band in Olympia. Self-described as "all the soul, funk and jazz your ass can handle," the Brown Edition's music keeps listeners happy because it keeps them glued to the dance floor, especially at their regular 9 p.m. Wednesday gig at The Royal Lounge.

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