Can't Miss It: Wednesday

BIRTHDAY: Seattlest contributor and man about town Donte presents the "I Ain't Dead Yet Mutha*%&# Dirty Thirty Extravaganza!" featuring: Truckasaurus, Sleepy Eyes of Death, and Randy Jones. As Donte points out, that's "two of The Stranger's Young Ones, and a veteran producer/DJ--for free. What more could you want?"

8 p.m. doors // Neumos, 925 East Pike Street // NO COVER (21+)

BIDNESS: Seattle Tech Startups is having another meet-up to...you know...talk about tech startups. "We'll continue on the topic of product design, development, and lifecycle. And then we will drink beers at the Stumbling Monk. Yum."

6 p.m. // Seattle Public Library, Capitol Hill Branch // FREE

FINANCES: Canadians! First they gain currency parity, then they start gloating about financial management. Lesley Scorgie is 24. Her book is called Rich by Thirty. "In this practical guide written in a friendly, accessible voice, the author shares the secrets of her success." First, get a job that pays $100,000 per year. Then save some of that money. We kid! No, seriously, this could be good advice if the economy keeps going the way we expect it to.

SCIENCE: Jeffrey Bennett, author of Life in the Universe, the leading college textbook in the field of astrobiology, gives a talk titled "Beyond UFOs: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and its Astonishing Implications for Our Future." He'll discuss how scientists are searching both for microbial life and extraterrestrial intelligence. "Children are welcome; those over about age 10 should be able to understand most of the talk, and younger children will still enjoy the pictures."

7:30 p.m. // Pacific Science Center, Eames IMAX Theater // Tickets: $5

The listed events were chosen by the editors of Seattlest and brought to you by the 2009 Toyota Corolla.