Can't Miss It: Thursday

WTF, HISTORY?: It was George Santayana, if we recall, who issued the famous dictum about people who don't learn from history having to re-take it or something...honestly we weren't paying attention and apparently neither was anyone else, which is sort of the subject of historian Roger van Oosten's talk tonight at MOHAI: what are the differences and similarities between today and the Great Depression. And he should know, 'cause unlike all the journalists with their accursed similes, he actually studies the '30s and is a recognized expert on WPA art.

7 p.m. // MOHAI, 2700 24th Ave E. // $8

LE CRIME: French Crime Wave 1937-1981 continues at SIFF tonight with The Sicilian Clan, a 1960 heist flick starring Jean Gabin as a Sicilian mafiosi who busts Alain Delon out of prison to help him do the job.

7:30 p.m. // 301 Mercer St. // $10 GA

WHORES & LEPERS: At Neumo's tonight: The Whore Moans with Cute Lepers and some other band called Ironclads. Seattle bands rock Thursdays, we guess.

8 p.m. doors // 925 E. Pike // $8, 21+