Can't Miss It: Monday
JAZZ HANDS: For the fifth straight year, the Seattle Kobe Sister City Association is preparing to send two female jazz vocalists--one adult and one high school student--to compete in Japan's Kobe Jazz Queen Vocalist Contest. Tonight is your chance to catch the finalists' auditions live at Jazz Alley. We suggest you dress as your favorite American Idol judge and loudly sigh if a singer is too "pitchy." Suggested donation is $5 students, $10 adults with the proceeds going towards Seattle-Kobe jazz competitions.
6:30-9:30 p.m. // Jazz Alley // 2033 6th Ave // $5-$10 suggested donation
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?: Manohla Dargis called the documentary Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 "preposterously entertaining," but what the hell does she know? (She's not always the most reliable critic.) Yes, the film is wildly entertaining, but that fact is far from preposterous. Director Kevin Rafferty does a great job crafting sports comedy and drama from footage of the famous football game and present-day interviews with players from each team (including an awesomely deadpan Tommy Lee Jones). The story ended up being such a nail-biter that midway through we wondered if the title of the film was a lie, but enjoy the ride as Harvard pulls it off after all, just like the filmmaker. The NWFF shows the well-reviewed doc twice a night through Thursday.
7 p.m., 9 p.m. // Northwest Film Forum // 1515 12th Ave. // $9
LISTENING PARTY: Local label Light in the Attic is all set to re-release French troubadour Serge Gainsbourg's Histoire de Melody Nelson tomorrow. To celebrate, they're hosting a listening party for the album at Hannah Levin's swank-ass Greenwood bar. Tonight's event is free with giveaways throughout the evening and DJs spinning '60s French pop classics by Serge and his musical freres.
9 p.m. // Gainsbourg // 8550 Greenwood Ave // free
