ONE WEEKEND ONLY ARC Dance: Summer Dance at the Center @ Seattle Rep. Stunning contemporary ballet by the best local dance company you've never heard of. (Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. Leo K. Theatre @ Seattle Rep. Tix $15-$25.)

The ratio of slutty meat market square footage to respectable business space on Lower Queen Anne is reaching a critical tipping point with Peso’s expansion drawing to a close. While the nearby Spectator and Mecca remain stable, growth up the block is surging as demand for pseudo-tapas and $7 happy hour margaritas skyrockets. This formidable lure has proven an effective draw for white guys in backwards white hats and clingy women with heavy eye makeup.

Making music together since the turn of the millennium, Portland’s The Decemberists are one of the Pacific Northwest's most dynamic musical acts. Among other accomplishments, the band has established themselves as strong storytellers who artfully blend disparate elements of folk, rock, and country. The band’s often weird and winding narratives parallel the kudos picked up by the band along the way, including participation in a one-on-one shred-fest against Stephen Colbert (and his pinch guitarist Peter Frampton), among many other more traditional honors. This evening, the band will be playing in Redmond for the first time (let us know if you have suggestions on what the band would enjoy in Microsoft’s backyard in the comments), and are looking forward to exploring the sonic expanses through a live performance that may or may not include their cover of a local legend. We were album to catch up with guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Chris Funk on the eve of tonight's Marymoor Park show.

Not that plenty of gray hairs won't like ARC's "Summer Dance at the Center" (8 p.m tonight and tomorrow at the Leo K. at Seattle Rep; tix $15-$25) fine, but let's face it: Ballet as an art form is a consumable cultural commodity. Like Shakespeare, it's something a number of people go see because they want to be cultured, and just as theatres do Shakespeare constantly to meet that demand, ballets cater to an older moneyed crowd (as well as princess-loving little girls) by trotting out the pretty Balanchine pieces with their tiaras and tutus on a regular enough basis to ensure that they don't scare off subscribers.

MARYMOOR IT UP: Crazy hot concerts at Marymoor this weekend! Tonight, hyper-literate prog-indie Portland kids the Decemberists with Andrew Bird and Blind Pilot; Saturday and Sunday, Death Cab with Ra Ra Riot and the New Pornographers. 6 p.m. doors all days // Concerts at Marymoor // 6046 W. Lake Sammamish Parkway // tix $35

Question: What's better than a taco truck? Answer: A Korean/Hawaiian taco truck. Exactly one month ago, we gave you the scoop on Marination Mobile, just as it was about to open. Today, we're back to tell you that Marination Mobile is simply marvelous.

Forty years ago next Monday, the world watched as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon, which is still one of the coolest things ever. This weekend, the Museum of Flight is beginning a week of exhibitions celebrating the moon landing's anniversary.

KOMO reports this week on the heart-wrenching tale of Nick and Marilyn Papini, long time Beacon Hill residents who are suffering the "big scar" of Sound Transit's new power lines now crossing their view of downtown Seattle. "My heart sank when I saw this," said Marilyn Papini. "It's like a big scar." For more than 50 years, the couple has enjoyed a picturesque view from their home. In one afternoon it was taken away.