Can't Miss It: Wednesday

BATTLING HIPSTER SHOWS: Which music venue will the hoodied fixie-riders descend upon tonight? We think the vast majority will suffer the all-ages (no drinking) five-band-strong line-up at the Vera Project with Raggedy Annes, Strong Killings, and Japanther. The stragglers, who can't see a show without PBR or at a venue off the Hill, will be heading to Chop Suey for Does It Offend You, Yeah? and Team Robespierre.

Japanther, et al. // 7:30 p.m. // VERA Project // $8/9
Does It Offend You, Yeah? // 8:00 p.m. // Chop Suey //$15

MAYHEM, MISCHIEF, AND MONSTERS: Year after year, one of our favoritest parts of Bumbershoot is Flatstock, the poster artist extravaganza. At this year's festival, we fell in love with Tad Carpenter so much that we went back a second day to buy another poster. The Kansas City-based artist makes modular monsters, so you can create your own little zombie or tentacled beast. He's showing his delightfully creepy art work at the Blue Bottle Gallery on Capitol Hill.

Noon-7 p.m. // Blue Bottle Gallery // Free

PLAY HOOKY: Who knows when it will be this sunny and beautiful in Seattle again, so take advantage of it. Take a long lunch and head out to the Columbia City Farmer's Market for the afternoon. Stroll amidst the yummy local veggies, buy a huge $5 bunch of flowers, and pick up some local goodies for an outside evening feast. It may put your boss in a crunch, but you won't regret a second of the day.

3 p.m.-7 p.m. // Columbia Plaza at 4801 Rainier Ave South // Free

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