Monday is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a federal holiday and kind-of-a-big-deal here in Seattle since our county was (eventually) named for him. more ›

7:30 p.m. // Seattle Repertory Theatre // Tickets: $12-30 more ›

INAUGURATION PRE-FUNK: On this most hallowed Inauguration Eve, head to Neumo's and raise a mighty yawp for Obama with Orkestar Zirkonium. They'll bring the party with their local take on Eastern European brass and drums. Also on the bill: the funkdefied r&b grooves of Emerald City Soul Club and the urban Latin flavor of Picoso. more ›

There has been several flavors of WTF news from all over today. You have your tragic WTF news, the duh WTF news, and the just truly head-scratching WTF news. Behold: more ›