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That cavernous space in Fremont where Circus Contraption performed? Part of the old Red Hook brewery, adjacent to Theo's chocolate factory? Well, there's good news: the space is alive and well and once again in use as an entertainment venue. The current show (running tonight through November 21st) is a spin on Teatro Zinzanni's dinner-as-theater shtick; here it's called Cafe Nordo, a floating restaurant run by a fictional martinet chef named Nordo Lefeszki.

Circus Contraption's resident stuntman and drummer, Bunny LaMonte, had his costume stolen from the TK Artists Lofts' laundry room yesterday. It was designed and built from scratch for "The SHOW to End All SHOWS," which goes up at 8 p.m. tonight and runs through May. "Boy, do we need that costume. It will really be embarrassing if the Bunny is in his underwear in front of the 160 or so people who have already purchased tickets for tonight," says Erin. "I will offer two comps and two free drink tickets to any show for information leading to the return of the Bunny Suit. No questions asked."

MY AVATAR: We're very fond of the internet and of books, and knowing you, you're fond of those things too. The Richard Hugo House's Literary Series comes to a close with an event tonight called My Avatar, featuring writers who explore identity, technology, and this beautiful wired world in which we live. The Maldives are playing, too, in case you missed them last weekend.

When we were growing up in New York City, two kinds of circuses came to town. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus arrived at the same time each year in a flurry of spectacle so big that it shut down one of the under-river tunnels leading into Manhattan for a parade of animals into Madison Square Garden. In the days before anyone worried about animal rights, this three-ring extravaganza was truly exciting.

Drop your cynicism at the door and get ready for childlike, wide-eyed delight. The Moisture Festival, now in its fifth year, has the same friendly feeling as the Oregon Country Fair. No surprise, since the festival's founders are long-time performers there. Each evening is a true variety show, with an eclectic mix of unpretentious performers who jump onto the stage and let their talent amaze us, rather than relying on lights and set. Cirque-du-fancy-pants-Soleil this is not. In many ways, it's better.

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Picture a small town in the south (southern Italy in the 1950s, as it happens) where people talk slow and not much happens until the sun goes down and the church bells ring. (Think Faulkner, Song of the South, Porgy and Bess.) Then a travelling circus comes to town, a whole troupe of clowns (those irrespressible pagliacci), squeezed into a real clown car, a tiny black Fiat 500. You can guess what happens next: sex, jealousy, violence and death.

This past Friday, Steinbrueck Park was the site of a free, four-hour concert that punctuated Pike Place Market’s Centennial Celebration. It was a great time to be a proud, passionate Seattleite. A wonderful time to be a frugal tourist. And, despite a tiny bit of Pearl Jam-overpromising by Party promoters, a perfect time to be Seattlest.

MUSIC: The L.A.B. at Seattle Drum School hosts a birthday party for the wife of one of the dudes in Chicken Starship. It's all-ages, so there's no booze, but there will be birthday cake. Considering John Moe's in the band and the entrance fee go towards funding the school, we'll give the lack of alcohol a pass.

*YouTube: Mama Your Boys Will Find a Home

As it should be, it's quiet this week in Seattle, but that doesn't mean there's nothing to do -- especially the closer we get to New Year's Eve. So without further ado, Seattlest's belated gift to you -- some shows:

What an appropriate time for something called the "Moisture Festival"! Because it's raining out. And wet. Moisture, get it.