Can't Miss It: Wednesday

POLAR BEAR APPRECIATION: If you’ve heard about global warming affecting the polar bears, you’ll want to head down to the Point Defiance Zoo for Bear Awareness Week. Learn more about the plight of the polar bear and watch the resident polar bears, Blizzard, Glacier, Kenneth and Boris, frolic.

9:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. // Point Defiance Zoo // $11 (adults)

HUNGRY: In the not-so-starved neighborhood of Ravenna, author Mark Winne reads from his book, Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty. Considering how high food prices are getting, we want to hear from the man advocates policy that will feed the hungry, support local farmers and promote community democracy.

7 p.m. // Ravenna Third Place Books // Free

BOOBS FOR CHARITY: David Schmader's live commentary on the awful(ly good) movie Showgirls is critically acclaimed and yet, some people have still not seen it. Tonight’s your chance to redeem yourself. David Schmader and Showgirls plays at the Triple Door. Even better, it’s a fundraiser for Urban Rest Stop, which provides free and safe washing-up facilities for the homeless. Laugh your socks off and feel good about it.

7:30 p.m. // Triple Door // $12

Bear photo by Seattlest Flickr user Jeff Blucher