THURSDAY, NOV. 29, 2012 >>>

1. Legendary rockers Dick Dale and Girl Trouble have shared a stage in Tacoma many times, the last being over a year ago. These influential musicians have 50 year and 30 year careers, respectively. They have stood the test of time, sticking to our hearts like a home cooked meal sticks to the ribs, and together, along with The Dignitaries, will again share a stage at 8 p.m. inside The Swiss. Read Nikki McCoy's interview with Dick Dale in the Weekly Volcano's music section.

2. Tacoma Cabana and Rum Bar, Tacoma's own tiki bar - complete with a 600-pound stuffed marlin mounted to the wall and Gilligan's Island re-runs - will host the Weekly Volcano's Nosh League Thursday at 6 p.m. Chef and co-owner Robyn Murphy will serve her "vacation fusion" dishes from Hawaii, Caribbean, South Pacific, Thai and the Philippines. Alexander, armed with recipes from Trader Vic's and Don the Beachcomber and his trusty fez, will pour scratch tropical craft concoctions incorporating his own ideas, infusions and syrups. Apparently, the Nosh League will be sipping the Zombie, Vic's Mai Tai, the Painkiller and the Scorpion Sangria. Murphy says she has a few new recipes for the League. As always, the price tag for the night will be $15 a person.

3. Washington State Poet Laureate Kathleen Flenniken and West Region National Student Poet Miles Hewitt share their talents for an evening of conversation and poetry at 6 p.m. inside the Columbia Room in the Legislative Bldg on the Capitol Campus in Olympia. It's free and open to the public.
 
4. The Pressing On: 30 Years at the Elliott Press - a special exhibit of artist books, broadsheets and ephemera - runs through Feb. 27 at Mortvedt Library on the campus of Pacific Lutheran University. The opening reception is tonight at 6 p.m.

5. Though they share qualities with other electronic neo-primitivists like Animal Collective, NewVillager and Yeasayer, Children of Kids tends toward the dreamier, gentler side of things. But even still, there's always an underpinning of intensity, with an insistent beat that threatens to scare away the trilling synths.Catch them at 9 p.m. with Not From Brooklyn and Bardobasho at Club Rendezvous on the University of Puget Sound campus.

LINK: Thursday, Nov. 30 arts and entertainment events in the greater Tacoma and Olympia area