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ARBITRARY ART: Vital 5's newest Arbitrary Art Grant happening is going down tonight. The guerrilla event is taking over part of the parking lot on the 500 block of East Pine Street (near the intersection with Summit Avenue)--the outline of an art gallery's walls will be on the ground. The trick here is to get people to show up with a work of art tied around their neck; the people stand on the lines, forming the walls of the gallery and displaying the art. One gets the $500 grant. Just don't be late. 6-7 p.m. // 500 Block, East Pine Street // free to gawk, may pay to participate!

Here's one that should have made it into Can't Miss It this morning but didn't: Tonight at Vermillion (1508 11th Ave), from 6 to 10 p.m., is the official opening of the new art show, "Des Madre: Fresh Latino Perspectives in America." Organized by Des Madre Arte blog, the show features sixteen mostly West Coast Latino artists, many working on variations of or inspired by contemporary urban street art. The show explores the complex relationship of the Latino community to mainstream American culture, a culture they're increasingly a part of. The work uses a variety of pop and classic imagery to speak to the cultural divide many contemporary Latinos feel from their parents and the cultures they come from, while at the same time remaining a distinct cultural entity in the U.S.

The good folks organizing the fundraising and sundry volunteer efforts for the park-to-be/p-patch at Summit and John host an open house tonight to discuss their future plans. If you're interested in finding out more or even lending a hand, head to Vermillion starting at 6:30 p.m. The organizers promise to have "tasty snacks," which we found out from the flyers they left on everyone's cars near our place a couple days ago. It's a way to get the word out, sure, but considering they keep a blog and have had ads (and posts) running on CHS, it seems odd to deliver the message via paper flyers instead of hitting up every local website in town (hint hint) for coverage. Regardless, there's an open house tonight.

FRIDAY: Formed back in 1983, the waning days of the Soviet Union, in the distant seaport city of Vladivostok, Mumiy Troll is one of Russia's most popular rock outfits. Moving from garage to hard rock to keyboard-heavy pop sounds, the group, founded by Ilia Lagutenko, represented Russia in the 2001 Eurovision contest. Yes, it's strange. The novelty alone should be enough to drag you out to Chop Suey tonight. With Anacortes' The Lonely Forest.

It'd be easy to bitch and complain about certain aspects of the Capitol Hill Block Party. Sure, it attracts a bevy of tools who by the end of the night are barely-standing drunken douchebags. And yes, you have to put up with the poorly-scripted political pablum in between acts. Plus, in the aftermath, there's all that garbage. But in the midst of the typical festival chaos, there are plenty of things to praise about this year's block party. Here's our list: