In terms of food, Thanksgiving is all about the bird. Side dishes are nothing more than filler, but they still stand up by themselves when one uses the right "brew." This week, we continue looking at the theme of beer with a helping of thanks.

HIDDEN CAMERAS: Toronto group Hidden Cameras play a sort of unpredictable lovely folk-pop. Catch them at the Triple Door tonight if you're into yelps and violins. With Gentleman Reg. All ages.

"CHUCK IN THE YARD" by PHOTOCOYOTE, from our Flickr pool

Londonist mapped every London location that Sherlock Holmes visited. So now you know.

Tonight is the last chance to catch Manifold Motion's Miscellenea II program, presented at the Canoe Social Club in the International District. To sum up: Manifold Motion is a company - helmed by Artistic Director Keely Isaak Meehan - that produces work by collaborating interdisciplinary artists. The Miscellanea programs are an extension of Manifold Motion's normal productions, an opportunity for Manifold to further support their collaborators by giving them additional exposure and a platform to present new work.

"FALL DROPS" by MIKE FIECHTNER, from our Flickr pool

A caveat - unless you've been living in a cave, on Mars, with your fingers in your ears and refusing to check your RSS feed, you are probably, like any right thinking person, thoroughly sick of listening to the health care debate. That's entirely understandable. But being tired of hearing about it doesn't make the issue any less pressing, and as health care reform gets closer and closer to law, we've all got to pay attention, just for a little while longer. If only paying attention to was more compelling. Is there no prescription for our health care fatigue?

"091031 TRICK" by RYAN CUNNINGHAM, from our Flickr pool

Rainy Dawg Radio, the University of Washington student-run radio station, presents its third annual local music showcase tonight with Phil Elvrum of Mount Eerie, Portlanders Cars + Trains, Naomi Punk, and Secret Colors (aka Matt Lawson).

Before the seasons changed and our rain-induced pseudo-hibernation began, we were able to gather up many fond musical memories during festival season. During one such venture we were able to talk to Hey Marseilles and Fences as part of our Better Know a CHBP Band series. As luck has it the two bands will be playing the Vera Project this Saturday. (Tickets $10, all ages, 7:30 PM)

University of Washington’s cross country teams head down to Terre Haute, Indiana this weekend for the NCAA National Division I Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championship races, which take place on Monday morning. Should be interesting, it’s no big deal--the women are only returning as defending National Champions since they clinched the very first NCAA Championship in program history last year.

Tonight Girls Rock! Seattle will host a "50 Shows in 50 States" fundraiser at The High Dive, featuring performances by Goodness, The Redwood Plan, Eighteen Individual Eyes, and Alicia Dara. The fundraiser is part of a nationwide effort to raise money and awareness for Girls Rock! Seattle and the Girls Rock Camp Alliance (GRCA), an international coalition unifying girls’ rock camps and girls’ music projects around the world. The goal of the fundraiser is to hold 50 shows in 50 states on the same day to benefit the cause.

Meet Gene Tagaban, storyteller, musician, motivational speaker, life trainer, and the emcee for a wonderful event tonight presented by The Burke Museum called Tribute to the Spirit: Little Big Band. The event, which features representatives from seven different First Nations on one stage, is "an unprecedented gathering of Native American performers."