Can't Miss It: Thursday

DREAM COMES TRUE: Mariner pitcher Chris Jakubauskas makes his first major league start today--at the advanced (for baseball) age of 30. Jakubauskas, a hitter in college, was a cement worker and Nordstrom employee before finally breaking into independent league baseball in 2004 with the Lincoln, Nebraska SaltDogs. The M's signed him to their minor league system two years ago, he made the most of a longshot chance to make the major league roster this spring, and now gets an emergency start tonight due to injury. The Mariners will be going for their seventh consecutive win.

7:10 pm // Safeco Field, 1250 First Ave. South // Tix $8-$65

WHOLE LOTTA LOVE: The appeal of Lez Zeppelin is pretty straightforward: there's something deeply (perhaps even troublingly) sexy about a bunch of attractive young women donning the distinctive garb of iconic '70s arena rockers and then pulling off the technically complex hard rock that made Jimmy Page famous. What else do we need to say to sell you on this show?

8 p.m. // Neumos, 925 E. Pike St. // $15, 21+

HITCHCOCKIAN: Tonight, a pair of Hitchcock classics play at SIFF Cinema: first, Rear Window at 7:30, then Vertigo at 9:45. Both films are showing in HD, and the double-header costs you the same as a single feature. Added bonus: Through May 3, show your ticket stub at the Intiman box office and receive 15% off tickets to Crime and Punishment.

7:30 & 9:45 p.m. // SIFF Cinema, 321 Mercer St. // $10 GA