TGIF! Let's celebrate!

1. Featuring members of doom band Neurosis and old school hardcore punk band the Rickets, Jesus F*cking Christ is going to melt faces at the official rock bar of Olympia, McCoys. Show starts at 9 p.m. and costs a measley $3. 420 4th Ave, Olympia, 360.352.0690.

2. The all girl gun club Pistols & Petticoats hosts a meet and greet and membership drive at the Brotherhood Tavern today at 5:30 p.m. That's smack in the middle of happy hour, so drinks are $2. Come learn about the empowerment and education of guns and meet the creative women involved. Pistols & Petticoats swag for sale. 119 Capitol Way, Olympia. 360.352.4153. Link here to read full article.

3. Cinema on the Sound presents the outdoor screening of The Goonies. Grab a blanket and come out for an unforgettable Friday evening in August! Bring the family, they'll supply the stars! Movie begins at dusk and pre-movie entertainment begins at 7 p.m. Free, Chambers Creek Properties, University Place, 253.798.4141.

4. The Grand Cinema is proud to be the only cinema in America to present the films from each year's "25 New Faces of Independent Film" as named annually by Filmmaker Magazine. This year's group of filmmakers has now been named and 22 filmmakers will be coming to Tacoma! You'll have a chance to meet directors, animators, producers and actors. Every screening from Friday the 17th through Tuesday the 21st will have at least one filmmaker in attendance to answer your questions after the screening. Normal Grand Cinema ticket prices apply: you get the film and the filmmaker for the same price! The schedule with movie descriptions can be found here: www.grandcinema.com

5. Jason Kertson and The Immortals, the 15-year olds who have worked with Megadeth's Dave Mustaine, release their new CD "Afraid" at the Louie G's in Fife. The all-ages line up includes Klover Jane, Riot in Rhythm and The Fail Safe Project. 8 p.m. $7, 5219 Pacific Hwy E, Fife.