TUESDAY, OCT. 18, 2011 >>>

1. As part of both the University of Washington's Grad School 2011-2012 public lecture series, and the Tacoma-based Paulsen Lecture Series, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour M. Hersh will visit UW Tacoma tonight. Hersh, who writes about the military and national security, is best known for his work exposing the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War. Writing predominantly for the New Yorker, Hersh has also spilled plenty of ink over the Iraq War and the Abu Ghraib prison scandal.

2. Billy Farmer's Diamond Experience show will be staged tonight at the Red Wind Casino. This is definitely one event that should make your Tuesday less mundane.

3. It's Tightwad Tuesday and Casey's birthday at Tacoma's iconic Hell's Kitchen today. Check out bands Sok & the Faggots, South 11th, Absence of Grace and Deathbed Confessions while throwing a few cheap ones back.

4. In this week's Volcano, which drops Thursday (of course), visual arts critic Alec Clayton reviews Beyond Crayons & Finger Painting 2.0 Youth Art Exhibition at B2 Fine Art Gallery. Spoiler alert: there's a ton of good stuff. See for yourself today.

5. See Tucker & Dale vs. Evil tonight at Tacoma's Grand Cinema. Here's what Volcano film critic Rev. Adam McKinney had to say about the film.

LINK: More arts and entertainment events in the South Sound

LINK: Live music tonight