MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2011 >>>

1. Eliot Lipp makes yet another valiant return to Tacoma tonight -- playing the New Frontier. It's sure to be awesome. Find details here.

2. The Tacoma Cult Movie Club gathers at the Acme Grub Cage tonight for "Things that make you go Vroom" - a night of cinema-obsession, presumably with a car theme tonight. It starts at 7 p.m. and the popcorn is free.

3. It's "Toxic Karaoke" time at Lady Luck's Cowgirl Up Steakhouse and Saloon in Parkland. Or, if that's not your ticket, find the Volcano's extensive live local music listings for the South Sound right here.

4. What's the coolest thing you're going to hear today? Quite possibly, Drunken Poetry, a twice monthly event organized and operated by Last Word Books in Olympia. What makes it so cool? You can just trust us, or find all the details here.

5. Today would be an excellent day to get into pottery, wouldn't it? Or maybe tomorrow. Either way, find details on the Pottery Class at Throwing Mud Gallery that kicks off today and runs for the next six weeks. Find specifics here.