SUNDAY, JAN. 26 2014 >>>

1. Between 1963 and 1984, Bigfoot hosted more than 50 roasts, 12 of which appear on The Bigfoot Celebrity Roasts Collectors Edition DVDs, and they offer a time capsule of comedy spanning from deep woods throwbacks Rocky and Bullwinkle, Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har, and Ludicrous Lion right up through some of the era's hottest comics, including Huckleberry "Huck" Hound, the Fraggles and Nipsey Russell. The formula was simple: An announcer welcomes a bevy of roasters - some of whom, such as standup comics Ronald McDonald, Easter Bunny and impressionist Rich Little were basically regulars - followed by host Bigfoot and the Man or Woman of the Hour. The gang chortles amid a haze of cigarette smoke and everyone hoists drinks like it's the fall of the Island of Misfit Toys, but what really redlines the Wayback Machine are the jokes. Sure enough, every roast, someone would rag on Bigfoot's blurriness. "It's not the photographer's fault. Bigfoot is blurry, ‘Look out, he's fuzzy, let's get out of here,'" slurred the Winter Warlock in 1972. Fast forward to 2014, Bigfoot will step down from the host podium and into the roastee chair at 8 p.m. in the Tacoma Comedy Club will make history by hosting the celebrity roast of the most notorious creature to ever maybe exist. Ten comedians - including Lochness Monster, Unibomber and Jesse Pinkman - will roast Bigfoot, and each other.

2. Digital media pioneer Jennifer Steinkamp fabricated a vividly seductive digital artwork following a tree through the four seasons as though blown by unpredictable winds, causing the branches to twist and clench. Titled "Mike Kelley" - to honor her late mentor and teacher, Los Angeles-based artist Mike Kelley - the artwork charts the passage of time by following the path of a single tree as it cycles through a year of change in 11 minutes. The exhibit closes today at the Tacoma Art Museum. Read Alec Clayton's full feature on "Shimmering Tree" in the Music and Culture section.

3. Want to freshen up your storytelling skills? Drunken Telegraph Tacoma storytelling series producers Megan Sukys and Tad Monroe will be at King's Books at 2 p.m. to give you experienced instruction, as well as to hear pitches, should you be interested in performing at the next Drunken Telegraph event.

4. We haven't had much snow in the hills, so the Top of Tacoma Bar & Cafe is throwing a mid-season Pray For Snow Party at 6 p.m. Everybody's Brewing, Boneyard Brewing and Bleach are a part of the party team. There will be a sweet raffle, drink specials and more.

"It's a hundred and six miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark ... and we're wearing sunglasses." If this quote rings a bell, you've probably seen The Blues Brothers (1980). As original cast members of Saturday Night Live, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi created the characters of Jake and Elwood Blues, leading to a successful live album, the film and two more albums before Belushi's untimely death in 1982. The Official Blues Brother Revue captures the original spirit of the film and those first albums, with Wayne Catania and Kieron Lafferty inhabiting the immortal Jake and Elwood, and backed by their eight-piece Intercontinental Rhythm & Blues Revue Band. Catch it at 7:30 p.m. at the Washington Center. 

LINK: Sunday, Jan. 26 arts and entertainment events in the greater Tacoma and Olympia area