THURSDAY, NOV. 10, 2011 >>>

1. We'll just come right out and say it: you don't have anything to do tonight that's going to top Skanksgiving at The Swiss. It's not that you're lame ... necessarily ... it's just that Skanksgiving promises to be pretty damn spectacular. A benefit for Pierce County's Emergency Food Network, where else are you going to find an officially sanctioned Pimps and Ho's of History Contest promising "stupid prizes"? Where else are you going to find an officially sanctioned Tacoma Gets Smashed piñata? Where else are you going to find Ten Miles of Bad Road on a Thursday night? Absolutely nowhere. Skanksgiving begins at 7 p.m.

2. South Puget Sound Community College presents its musical dessert theatre "Broadway & Beyond" at 8 p.m. inside the Washington Center. The theme of this year's festivities, which will again feature delectable food and entertainment, is "The War Years," promising in pre-event hype to feature plenty of Broadway favorites. Tough to go wrong there. Running through next weekend, event organizers say to expect a performance that caters "to literal tastes as well as those in the arts."

3. Do you like drag kings and queens? They've 'em, hanging low and taped up high. Do you like singing show tunes? Do you like disco? Do you like to shoot pool? There's a table in the lower level. But the Weekly Volcano digs The Mix's Thursday night karaoke where you can sing it loud, sister. There's a big book and after a couple $5 Jagerbombs or $5 vodka Red Bulls (Thursday night specials), you know "Go West" by the Pet Shop Boys is coming out.

4. Hell's Kitchen hosts the Mack 10's Hoo Bangin Records Tour featuring Ruka Puff, Black 300, Mike G & M.A.R., Yellow Lines, JMar Da Sik, Young Cash, Tray Black, Monoply, Lil' Keife, P.S.B. and C.H. at 9 p.m.

5. DJ Aaron Mack will be spinning '80s tunes at 9 p.m. inside The Acme Grub Cage in Tacoma. Go work the stripper pole.

LINK: This weekend's freebies

LINK: More arts and entertainment events in the South Sound

LINK: Live music tonight