THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2011 >>>

1. Celebrate three years of the Mix tonight, with a celebratory fracas known as the T-Town Sideshow Circus. Good times will be had by all. Find details here.

2. Highlight Bomb will rock Hell's Kitchen tonight. Or, if that's not down your musical alley, find the Volcano's extensive live local music calendar here.

3. What's rad? The movie Rad, of course. What's also pretty cool? Pierce County's Bike Month, which we're currently smack-dab in the middle of. Because of this bit of scheduling luck (the fact that it's Bike Month), we're offered prime chances for fun like today's Bike Film Series screening of 1986's BMX cult classic Rad at the Red Hot in Tacoma. At the event you'll also have a chance to win a custom cruiser designed by Tacoma's 2nd Cycle. And there'll be beer.

4. Go theater crazy. Your choices are nearly limitless. Check the gazillion local theater reviews the Volcano busted out today and take your pick.

5. Get your farmers market on today at the Downtown Tacoma Broadway Farmers Market. Info can be found here. Or, if you're looking for something more, try the Volcano's comprehensive arts and events calendar here.