SUNDAY, JAN. 20 2013 >>>

1. Celebrate 40 years of records, skateboards, rock shirts and nag champa at Rainy Day's birthday celebration at 9 p.m. inside The Brotherhood Lounge. Former and present Rainy Day employees will be spinning tunes. DJ Action Slacks will take a break from her regular gig, Sugar Town, at The Spare Room club in Portland, to give the soul people of Olympia some good tunes. Wildman James Maeda and Chris Sutton will also spin the jams. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the $3 cover will benefit Planned Parenthood.

2. The Tacoma Socialism Conference fills the aisles of King's Books from 1-5 p.m. The free event focuses on "Capitalism in Crisis and the Socialist Alternative" and the social, economic, and political issues for Tacoma.

3. Brass Unlimited is sponsoring the free 15th annual "Sounds of Brass Concert" at 3 p.m. inside St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Tacoma. Featured ensembles are Brass Unlimited and a 15-member brass ensemble with percussion under the direction of John Falskow, TCC Music Dept. chair. Saxophonist Tracy Knoop will also be in the house. Music selections include portions of Stravinsky's “Firebird Suite,” “Fantastie Brilliante” by Arban and several Gershwin Preludes.

4. Immaculate Flave presents Extreme 2013, a full night of dynamic, live hip-hop, intricate wordplay and break beats at 7 p.m. inside the all-ages Olympia venue Northern. Scheduled to perform are Scarub of the world famous Living Legends crew, X-Kid, Sea One, Model Citizens, Steez, Akeem, Cauze & Efekt and DJ Pasquan.

5. Nikki Weatherhead hosts a 9 p.m. karaoke session at Bob's Java Jive. The spunky Tacoman never seems to lack energy or a smile even if the sign up sheet is less than full.

LINK: Sunday, Jan. 20 arts and entertainment events in the greater Tacoma and Olympia area