Shorecrest alum Rainn Wilson —aka nerdy cube dweller Dwight Schrute on NBC’s The Office—comes home with friends in tow for the second (hopefully annual) music-and-comedy benefit for the Mona Foundation. Last year he invited his keyboard-toting costar Craig Robinson, and this year he’s joined by Mindy Kaling, who plays airhead Kelly Kapoor on the sitcom. Don’t let her character’s passion for Hello Kitty fool you: Kaling writes, directs, and produces the show (overachiever) and balances chick shtick (shoe shopping, UTI medications) with lovably nerdy confessions (“It wasn’t until I was 16 that I even knew marijuana and pot were the same thing”) in her new book Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

Also on the program: Anna Faris, Chris Pratt, singer-songwriter Andy Grammer, Visqueen, Colin Meloy of the Decemberists, and Seattle’s "real-life superhero" Phoenix Jones. Tickets ($31.25–$51.25) are available at the Paramount box office or Moore Theatre kiosk, at stgpresents.org, or by calling 877-784-4849. All proceeds support Seattle-based education nonprofit the Mona Foundation, one of Wilson’s favorite charities.

Rainn Wilson and Friends is Nov 19 at 8 at the Paramount Theatre.