ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC

• Spar Cafe. Olympia. Jabi Shriki. 8 pm. NC.

BLUES

• Tacoma Farmers Market - Broadway. Tacoma - Downtown. Billy Farmer. All Ages. 12 pm. NC.
• Dawson's Bar and Grill. Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC.
• The Junction Sports Bar and Grill. Lewis County. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude. 8 pm.
• Eagle's Hall. Olympia - Downtown. OlyBlues Dance Night. Third floor, no partner necessary. All Ages. 9 pm. $5.
• City Hall Saloon and Eatery. Enumclaw. Taco Thursday Live Blues Night. 5 pm.
• Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill. Spanaway. Taco Thursdays with Jerry Miller. 7-10 pm. NC.
• O'Callahan's Pub & Grill. Key Peninsula. Tim Hall Band. 7 pm. NC.

COMEDY/GAMES

• Valley Pub. Tacoma - Dome District. Barstool Bingo. 7 pm.
• Lady Luck's Cowgirl Up Steakhouse and Saloon. Tacoma - Parkland. Beer Pong. 8 pm.
• Tacoma Comedy Club. Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Joey Medina. 8 pm. $15.
• Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Comedy Open Mic. A comedy open mic to give stage experience to new comedians and for professionals to work out new material. the open mic is 21+ for audience, performers must be 18 or older and must call to sign up. 8 pm sign up; 9 pm show. NC.
• Big Whisky Saloon. Tacoma - Downtown. Comedy Open Mic Night. 8:30 pm.
• Farrelli's Gourmet Wood Fire Pizza. DuPont. Fired-Up Bingo. All Ages. 7 pm. Free.
• The Ram Restaurant and Brewery. Tacoma. Geeks Who Drink pub quiz. The quiz consists of eight rounds of eight questions and is played in teams of up to six people. Questions are read aloud by the quizmaster; teams write their answers on provided sheets and turn them in at the end of each round. The team with the most points after eight rounds is the winner. Oh, and there's drinking involved, too. 8:30 pm. NC.
• Varsity Grill. Tacoma - Downtown. Nate Jackson's Super Funny Comedy Show. 8 pm. $15-$20.
• O'Blarney's Irish Pub. Olympia - Eastside. Pub Quiz Night. All Ages. 8 pm. NC.
• The Office Bar & Grill. Tacoma - Downtown. Trivia Night. 8 pm. NC.
• The Spar. Tacoma - Old Town. Trivia Night. Prizes and giveaways, plus free pool. 9 pm.

COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS

• Big Whisky Saloon. Tacoma - Downtown. Country Dance Lessons. 7:30 pm basic 8:15 pm intermediate and advance. NC.

DJ/ELECTRONIC

• Muckleshoot Indian Casino. Auburn. All In Thursdays Dance. 9 pm. NC.
• The Deltan Club. Tacoma - Downtown. Beat Fetish! DJs Omarvelous, Bada$$ Paul Wheeler, Jess E Bomb, Electro and guests. 10 pm.
• O'Malley's Irish Pub. Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. DJ Dance. 10 pm.
• Jezebels Bar & Grill. Olympia - Downtown. DJ Drastic. 9 pm. NC.
• California Club. Tacoma - Eastside. DJ Gerze and guests. Hip-hop. 10 pm.
• Latitude 84. Tacoma - South. DJ Jacob. Hip-hop, R&B, Top 40, and dance. 9 pm.
• Good Times Restaurant and Lounge. Tacoma - Westside. DJ Night. 9 pm.
• New World VIP Lounge. Lakewood. DJ Top 40, House. 9 pm.
• Big Whisky Saloon. Tacoma - Downtown. DJ Tyler. Country and rock videos. 10 pm to close. $5, includes one drink.
• Jake's on 4th. Olympia - Downtown. DJs Danny and Mickey queer-friendly dance mix. 9 pm.
• The Play Pen. Lacey. Ladies Night, with DJ Kewlaid. 9 pm.
• Encore Boutique Nightclub. Tacoma - Downtown. Neon - the sound of the 80s-2000s with DJ Estylz. 10 pm.
• The Brotherhood Lounge. Olympia - Downtown. Soul, rawk and more with guest DJs. 9 pm-midnight. NC.
• Hacienda Real. Tacoma - Eastside. Thursday Night South Sounds. Skrilla with DJ J City on the 1's and 2's spinning Top 40 all night. 9 pm.
• The Acme Grub Cage. Tacoma - Downtown. Til Thursday with DJ Aaron Mack. Alternative 80s, and beyond. 9 pm. NC.
• Lady Luck's Cowgirl Up Steakhouse and Saloon. Tacoma - Parkland. Two Wheel Thunder Thursday. DJ Atom Ant, country, rock, R&B, and dance. 9 pm.

JAZZ

• It's Amore! Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Al Gord. 6 pm.
• El Gaucho. Tacoma - Downtown. Sandy Harvey in the Piano Lounge. 6 pm. NC.
• Olympia Farmers Market. Olympia - Downtown. Spot The Dog. All Ages. 11 am. NC.

KARAOKE

• The Mix. Tacoma - Downtown. Gay-friendly karaoke. 9 pm. NC.
• Gloria's Bar & Grill. Tacoma - Eastside. 9 pm. NC.
• Loose Wheel Bar & Grill. Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. 9 pm.
• Ricky J's Restaurant and Lounge. Puyallup. Karaoke Night. 9 pm.
• JR's Hideaway. Belfair. Karaoke With Will. 9 pm. NC.
• Krickett's Family Restaurant and Lounge. Tacoma - Parkland. Karaoke with Gary. 9 pm.
• Engine House No. 9. Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Karaoke with Rev. Colin. All Ages. 9:30 pm. NC.
• Bob's Java Jive. Tacoma - Central. Karaoke hosted by Billy. 8 pm. NC.
• China Clipper Club Cafe. Olympia - Downtown. Late Night Karaoke. 9 pm. NC.
• R & R Live Sports Bar. Graham. Rock-Bot Live Karaoke. 9 pm.

OPEN MIC

• Tempest Lounge. Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. Come Out & Play Open Mic. All Ages. 7-10 pm.
• The Hub. Tacoma - Stadium District. Open Jam with Rafael's Gemini Trio. 8-11 pm. NC.
• Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Open Jam hosted by Billy Stoops & Friends. 9 pm. NC.
• Tahoma Tea and Co. Tacoma - Downtown. Open Mic. All Ages. 8-10 pm.
• Forza. DuPont. Open Mic Night hosted by Cassandra Music & Supply. All Ages. 6:30 pm. NC.
• Rock the Dock Pub & Grill. Tacoma - Downtown. Open Mic/Musicians' Night. Hosted by Big D of 9 Pound Hammer. 9 pm. NC.

POP/ROCK/METAL

• Matrix Coffee House. Lewis County. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 6:30 pm. donation.
• Jazzbones. Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. VIP Night, featuring Kry, DJ Switch. Get your VIP bracelet from any Jazzbones staff member. 9:30 pm. NC.