Live Girls! presents Quickies 12, an evening of seven short plays by seven female playwrights, which is playing at Theatre Off Jackson in the International District. Agastya Kohli witnessed the proceedings and found much to recommend. more ›

Today, we bring you the "Spotlight" series, in which our team of Theater writers highlight theater organizations in the Pacific Northwest region, talk with their leaders, dig into their historical archives and bring our findings to you, the reader. The focus of the first series is on Live Girls Theater company, recently responsible for the critically acclaimed run of Hardball. more ›

Take note: tomorrow night will be the last Lo-Ball--the Local Ballard Comedy show--bringing the show’s four-year run to an end. Over the years the late-night fringe theater mash-up has hopped to various venues, originating in a Ballard tea house, surviving a brief stint outdoors in Bergen Place Park, and finally moving into the Live Girls Theater in 2008. But with Live Girls’ decision not to renew the lease on their Market Street theater space, Lo-Ball co-producers Jessica Strauss and Paul Merrill figured it was time to bring the show to a close. "We've been doing Lo-Ball, in one form or another, for four years," says Merrill. "That's a pretty good run for a no-budget comedy show. Also, it's a great excuse to throw a party." more ›

BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN PRACTICING YOUR EDDIE VEDDER FACE: Be uber Seattley and go see Pearl Jam, with Ben Harper and Relentless 7 at Key Arena. Drink lots of coffee and wear plaid. You know you want to. more ›

IT'S FOR THE CHILDREN: Today's the second day of A Drink for the Kids, the 7th annual Vera Project travelling fundraiser running through Saturday's show at Neumo's with Robin Pecknold and Throw Me the Statue. Show your support for the all-ages club by ordering a Stone IPA or the designated A Drink for the Kids cocktail at one of several bars around town. Tonight the venue is Ballard's Hazlewood, a bar we love so much that we wish we could just scoop it on up and move it to the Hill. 6-10 p.m. // Hazlewood // 2311 NW Market St // as much as you drink more ›

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parody of a musical in the first place, with enough cheesy lines, bawdy humor and exposed flesh to sate more or less any appetite. more ›