On the List: January 5-11

Wednesday, January 5

• Sample cartoon shorts from around the world with Nine Nation Animation (through Thursday) @ NWFF
• The sultry-sounding Honey Castro ("musical triple-threat starring Sari Breznau, Sara Edwards, and Erin Jorgensen") appear @ Vito's
• Buy a seat of your very own when you go see The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest @ "Yes, we're still here" Columbia City Cinema

Thursday, January 6

• Kids from the (real) School of Rock culminate their season of education by covering their Northwest favorites (with special guests) in support of their new album and to benefit Teen Feed @ Neumo's
• Vince Mira (along with the Heavenly Spies) channels Elvis for the first of two nights @ the Triple Door
• A screening of Laura kicks off SAM's Otto Preminger retrospective @ SAM's Plestcheeff Auditorium
• Violinist Gil Shaham appears with the Symphony (two from Bright Sheng, a Bartók, a Borodin) tonight and Saturday @ Benaroya Hall

"Elvis Priestly" is none other than SunBreak Flickr user Paul Swortz.

Friday, January 7

• Celebrate Elvis's birthday with a tribute @ the Tractor Tavern
• For their annual showcase, employees of Neumo's take the stage instead of guarding the doors, running the sound, and serving your drinks @ Neumo's
• A new 35 mm print of Godard's Every Man For Himself (through Wednesday) @ NWFF
• The Nordic Heritage Museum presents a weekend festival (through Sunday) of films from Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Norway. Entries include themed packages of shorts, narratives, and a free screening of a documentary about wildly successful, mysteriously dead author Stieg Larsson @ SIFF Cinema
• Our friends at Sound on the Sound present a showcase of Northwest singer-songwriters with Damien Jurado, Widower, and Tony Kevin Jr @ Columbia City Theater
• Lang Lang iz in ur piano playin' ur Beethoven @ Benaroya Hall

Saturday, January 8

• Hannah Levin hosts a benefit for KEXP's Audioasis with Kay Kay and the Weathered Underground @ the Sunset Tavern
• Toy-Box Trio plays light-hearted classical music for the children @ Town Hall
• Or take the kiddos to see Eric Ode @ Northgate Community Center
• The Sprocket Society's legendary Secret Matinee series returns @ the Grand Illusion
• Comic book nerds, stop by in the evening for a showing of Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods (through Jan. 13) @ the Grand Illusion

Sunday, January 9

• For one final day (and two shows), Grease is the word @ the Paramount
• Seattle Opera presents a free preview lecture of The Barber of Seville @ the Frye Art Museum

Monday, January 10

• Watch Hamlet performed live by the National Theatre without flying to London @ SIFF Cinema
• Nearly as classy: publicly heckle the terribleness that is Street Fighter when your snarky texts appear onscreen @ Central Cinema
• Joseph Adam puts the massive organ through its paces (Alain, Duruflé, Vierne) @ Benaroya Hall

Tuesday, January 11

• It's the first of six days of Tony Award-winning Harlem Renaissance musical Ain't Misbehavin' @ Jazz Alley
• The Round's 68th edition features Matt Bishop from Hey Marseilles, Kelli Schafer, an improv band, slam poetry, and more @ Fremont Abbey
• Sufjan's labelmate Liz Janes plays posh Volunteer Park digs @ Shafer Baillie Mansion