Can't Miss It: Thursday

ALREADY THERE: Since beginning his career in 1987, Ice Cube has accomplished, seemingly, everything he's ever set out to do. The most successful member of NWA (sorry Dr. Dre, we're still waiting for Detox), Ice Cube started as a West Coast hip hop pioneer, writing most of NWA's early lyrics and becoming a producer before turning to the screen where he's landed more leading roles than most career actors. Some may say Ice Cube fell off, but last year's album I am the West proves that Cube has crossed into his 40s with as much fervor for rhymes as for making sequels. This is a rescheduled show from March 26. With Seattle's Fatal Lucciano.

8:00 p.m. // Showbox at the Market // $33.50 - $36

LAST YEAR: Way back in 2009 we did some research into this whole "2012" thing...by watching a movie called 2012. Very educational. Turns out Bainbridge Island author John Perkins has done some research of his own, by actually heading to Central America and deep into the Mayan culture. But instead of earthquakes and volcanos, Perkins thinks the real disasters in 2012 will be economic and environmental collapse. Phew! Perkins, author of Hoodwinked and Confessions of an Economic Hitman, focuses on catastrophe but is not all doom and gloom. According to this article, he believes our current and coming troubles are results of our own doing and are therefore reversible by focusing on sustainability. Whether or not he believes our meltdowns are caused as much by the Sun's alignment with the center of the Milky Way as much as by predatory capitalism, remains to be seen.

7:30 p.m. // Town Hall Seattle // $5

WELL-SUITED: While scientists are busy attempting to pierce the Earth's crust and dig deep into our planet's mantle, musician and visual artist Nick Cave has already reached the glowing center of the Earth. He wants us to meet him there, and judging from his "soundsuit" creations (perhaps best described as found-object wearable art and sculpture), the Earth's core is a colorful and vibrantly human place. Standing like suits of armor from an extraordinary dimension, Cave's soundsuits burst in one way or another, either with metal or fur, huge flowers or vivid fabrics, all imbued with an exotically animated spirit. Entrance to Seattle Art Museum is free on the first Thursday of every month, id est, today.

10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. // Seattle Art Museum // Free