ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC

• Toscanos Cafe and Wine Bar. Puyallup. James Coates. 7 pm.

• Cascadia Grill. Olympia - Downtown. Jeremy Serwer. All Ages. 6-9 pm. NC.

• Matrix Coffee House. Lewis County. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 6:30 pm. NC.

• The Swiss. Tacoma - Downtown. The Bog Hoppers. 9 pm.

• Olympia Farmers Market. Olympia - Downtown. The Nebels. All Ages. 11 am. NC.

BLUES

• 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, WA 98022-9603. Taco Thursday Live Blues Night. 5 pm.

COMEDY/GAMES

• Tacoma Comedy Club. Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Michael Malone. 8 pm. $15.

• Farrelli's Gourmet Wood Fire Pizza. DuPont. 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.

• O'Blarney's Irish Pub. Olympia - Eastside. Pub Quiz Night. All Ages. 8 pm. NC.

• Farrelli's Gourmet Wood Fire Pizza. Lacey. Lacey. Team Trivia Night. Win prizes. 7 pm.

• Capitol Theater. Olympia - Downtown. The New Old Time Chautauqua Variety Show, with The Fighting Instruments Of Karma Marching Chamber Band, The Flying Karamozov Brothers, Magician Joey Pipia, Vaudevillians Clay Mazing & Zacktastic, Hula-Hooper Vanessa Vortex & more. All Ages. 7 pm. $8-$12.

• 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

• Pioneer Park. Puyallup. Concerts In The Park. Join us this Thursday at Pioneer Park for a concert featuring Bullet Creek performing country. 6:30pm - 8:30pm. Free.

DJ/ELECTRONIC

• Muckleshoot Indian Casino Auburn. All In Thursdays Dance. 9 pm. NC.

• Steel Creek American Whiskey Co.. Tacoma - Downtown. County Line Dance. Line dance lessons followed by country DJ. 8 pm. $5.

• O'Malley's Irish Pub. Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. DJ Dance. 10 pm.

• Jezebels Bar & Grill. Olympia - Downtown. DJ Drastic. 9 pm. NC.

• 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. Olympia - Downtown. DJ country and rock music. 9 pm Dance lessons 8:30 pm. Cover charge.

• 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.

• Ben Moore's Cafe. Olympia - Downtown. Salsa Thursdays. Intro Salsa dance lesson for beginners from 9-9:15 pm, dancing 9:15 pm-1 am. $5.

• The Brotherhood Lounge. Olympia - Downtown. Soul, rawk and more with guest DJs. 9 pm-midnight. NC.

• Lady Luck's Cowgirl Up Steakhouse and Saloon. Tacoma - Parkland. Thirsty Thursdays and Hip-hop DJs. 9 pm.

• 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.

• Encore Boutique Nightclub. Tacoma - Downtown. Zumba Fitness & Latin Night with DJ Spin. 8 pm. Cover.

JAZZ

• Mary Baker Russell Music Center. Tacoma - Parkland. Jazz Under The Stars, featuring Casey McGill. All Ages. 7 pm. NC.

• El Gaucho. Tacoma - Downtown. Sandy Harvey piano lounge. 6 pm. NC.

• Curran Apple Orchard Park - University Place. Summer Concerts, featuring Maia Santell & House Blend. All Ages. 6:30 pm. NC.

KARAOKE

• The Mix. Tacoma - Downtown. Gay-friendly karaoke. 9 pm. NC.

• Gloria's Bar & Grill. Tacoma - Eastside. Karaoke. 9 pm. NC.

• Loose Wheel Bar & Grill. Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Karaoke. 9 pm.

• Ricky J's Restaurant and Lounge. Puyallup. Karaoke Night. 9 pm.

• JR's Hideaway. Belfair, WA 98528. 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

• Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Open Jam hosted by Billy Stoops and friends. 9 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

• Northern. Olympia - Downtown. Ghost Ease, Hot Tears, Steven Steinbrink. 8 pm. $5.

• Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill. Spanaway. Taco Thursdays with Jerry Miller. 7-10 pm. NC.

• Jazzbones. Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. VIP Night, featuring Kry, DJ Switch. Get your VIP bracelet from any Jazzbones staff member. 9:30 pm. NC.