SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2011 >>>

Frank Zappa once said, "jazz is not dead - it just smells funny. If that's the case, it will stink at Pierce College Puyallup's Arts and Allied Health Theatre from 7-10 p.m. Pierce College is set to put on its annual Jazz Expo - now in its 38th year. The Jeff Hamilton Trio, which includes drummer Hamilton (duh), Israeli-born piano badass A team of jazz legends, the Jazz Expo All Stars, will be the event's main draw. Led by Bill Ramsay, All Stars Jay Thomas, Tracy Knoop, Richard Lopez, Randy Halberstadt, Vineet Davidson, Chuck Kistler, and Garey Williams play works by Miles Davis from his Birth of The Cool album.

2. Teams competing in the second annual Black Lake International BBQ Competition (or BBQ By the Lake Championship) will be cooking up a beast known as the bacon bomb - a bacon-wrapped sausage or meatloaf mixture, sometimes studded or stuffed with more bacon and slathered with barbecue sauce. No joke. Associated with the Spring Garden Fair from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Columbus Park, also on the menu are live music and a beer garden. Awesome.

3. It's not easy to read when Charlie the Noise Guy is in the library. You may find yourself re-reading the same paragraph as the dude produces a variety of chain saws, buzz saws, birds, race cars, of course, a dancehall reggae band or two or three FROM HIS MOUTH. But, give it a shot when the sound effects guy hangs at the Tacoma Public Library Main Branch at 2 p.m.

4. The 3Ms - Jerry Miller, Jay Mabin and Tom Murphy - will fill The Spar in Old Twon Tacoma with blues beginning at 7 p.m.

5. Daze of Never will rock the Backstage Bar & Grill beginning at 8 p.m.

PLUS: Olympia Youth Chorus performance we highlighted in our Weekend Hustle.

LINK: More arts and entertainment events in the South Sound

LINK: Happy hours!