Get Out Thursday: Monsieur Moustache Pageant

What better way to raise money for cancer than a good old-fashioned moustache pageant? Seemingly classy-ass Monsieur Moustache is tonight at the Capitol Hill Arts Center, with the proceeds going to help pay the leukemia treatment bills of local waiter extraordinare Nick Farina. (Proceeds will also be shared with the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.) Nick's not the only guy out there with over a million dollars in bills (since, you know, our system's fucked), so the organizers are hoping to make this an annual benefit to raise money for cancer patients and organizations.

And yes, it is a bona fide 'stache pageant. Live judging will be based on facial hair style, costume, talent, and (of course) the boxer shorts competition. Local "celebrity" judges include political cartoonist David Horsey and the Stranger's Brendan Kiley, but our personal favorite is Faizel Khan, gay man/proprietor of Cafe Argento.

7pm-9:30pm // Capitol Hill Arts Center // 1621 12th Ave // $15 minimum suggested donation, tix here // All ages, bar with ID