Can't Miss It: Wednesday

DEAD GIRL ART: Today it will be warm and sunny, which means it's a good day to break out of the office at lunch, snag a free parking spot at the Frye, and pop into their cafe for a bite before enjoying some disturbing paintings. Their exhibit Over Julia's Dead Body showcases Gabriel von Max, a Munich Secessionist "best known for his paintings of beautiful, dead women." Gabriel was into spiritualism, somnambulism, and painting with a dark palette. As a special bonus, his painting "The Christian Martyr" (1867) is accompanied by an original short story by Seattle writer Lesley Hazleton.

10 a.m.-5 p.m. // Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Avenue // FREE, with free parking

TURTLE ISLAND POET: We thought for sure this would be sold out already, but no, which is lucky for you last-minute types. Gary Snyder has become a Pulitzer-winning landmark in West Coast poetry, but is equally revered in environmental and Buddhist circles. Seattle Arts and Lectures has invited him to town for the final event in their poetry series, but it's likely that his talk will encompass a lot more than that. Read "this poem is for bear" and then make tracks!

7:30 p.m. // Benaroya Hall, 200 University Street // Tickets: $25 or $40 (students $10) at the door

MOODY INDIE MUSICS: Great Northern is opening for The Dears tonight at the Croc--read our interview with The Dears' frontman Murray Lightburn, courtesy of Matt Whiting from Back Beat Seattle. The Dears are most frequently described with an arrangement of "dark," "orchestral," and "pop," while Sound on the Sound is on record as enjoying "the synthy boy-girl dynamic" of Great Northern. We like 'em, too.

8 p.m. doors // the Crocodile, 2200 Second Avenue // Tickets: $12