MEET AN ASTRONAUT: NASA celebrates it's 50th anniversary and sends astronaut Clay Anderson to Seattle! Anderson will throw the first pitch at tonight's Seattle Mariners game against the Minnesota Twins. Don't expect to stay in your seat, as Anderson will be signing autographs on level 300 at the top of the second inning.

1:40 p.m. // Safeco Field, 1250 1st Ave S // $7-$73

MIDWEST, HARDCORE RAP: TECH N9NE sports fierce, personal rhymes, hard beats and is from one of the toughest places in the Midwest, Kansas City. TECH N9NE plays The Moore with special Guests: Kottonmouth Kings, Hed Pe and X-Clan.

“If I could have titled this album One Big Clusterfuck, I would have, because I think it has everything."
--Tech on his new album, "Everready."

7:00 p.m. // The Moore, 1932 2nd Avenue // $35

CUT AND PASTE: Like Open Satellite, The Kirkland Arts Center is another eastside ontemporary arts space that is hip and happening. Their latest exhibit, "Cut and Paste", features seven artists who manipulate film and photography and, mess with what the viewer perceives as real. Hurry-- this show closes on August 9th.

11:00 a.m. - 6 p.m. // Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market Street, Kirkland // Free

Photo of TECH N9NE is from one of his crazy, crazy shows.