Can't Miss It: Tuesday

SPELL OUT CHARITY: The Jewel Box Theater, located at Belltown mainstay the Rendezvous, will be hosting Buzzword, their first annual spelling bee for adults. Not an actual bee that spells, of course, but the good old-fashioned kind, and it's for charity! All proceeds will benefit Pike Place Market's Medical Clinic, Senior Center, Child Care & Preschool, and the Downtown Food Bank. They will be picking ten teams of three to compete for great prizes and the title of Killer Bee Spelling Champion, which will be decided in the final round on July 28. Who doesn't love to spell, and who doesn't love to give a little back? We know we do.

7-9:30 p.m. // The Jewel Box Theater, 2322 2nd Ave // Tickets: $100 to enter your team, $5 at the door to watch, 21 and over

MONSOON LECTURE: Screenwriter, producer, and director Mira Nair will be gracing us with her lovely self tonight at Seattle Arts & Lectures. Well-known for her movies Monsoon Wedding and The Namesake, an adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, she explores the ideas of family, tradition, and personal history. Currently, she is at work filming Shantaram, due out in 2011, based on Gregory David Roberts' autobiographical novel, and featuring Johnny Depp. Nair has received dozens of awards for her work, and is the founder of production company, Mirabai Films. Nair describes her work by saying, "I always try to make films about things that get under my skin." This is definitely one Monsoon we don't want to miss.

7:30 p.m. // Benaroya Hall, 200 University Street // Tickets: $20-50

CIRCUS FOR ADULTS: The Triple Door and The 4 Horsemen bring us HELLFIRE! The Darkest Variety Show on earth! PURE Cirkus promises a night with both "macabre and the mystical" featuring acrobats, stilt walkers, aerialists, and new and unusual fire acts, along with plenty of modern dare devilry. We have a feeling there will be plenty of T&A to go along with the amazing show that PURE Cirkus says we're in for. Plus, who can pass up a circus for adults, including a full bar?

7 and 10 p.m. // Triple Door, 216 Union Street // Tickets: $20 advance/$25 day of show