CONCERTS

Apr 8
Sleigh Bells
Fresh off of a Saturday Night Live appearance and the release of their second record Reign of Terror, the Brooklyn noise-pop duo comes to shred and dance the blues away. Showbox SoDo, $20–$25.

Apr 7
Cults
The pop duo of Brian Oblivion and Madeline Follin performs sweet songs with dark lyrics that explore issues of substance abuse and coming of age. Neptune Theatre, $18–$20.

Apr 7
Young the Giant
Still riding high on the success of their self-titled debut LP, an MTV Video Music Awards performance, and an endorsement from Morrissey, Young the Giant brings its buzzy brand of pop rock to town. Moore Theatre, $20.

FILM

Apr 6–12
Laura
Gene Tierney plays the titular femme fatale who enchants from the dead in this 1944 noir. Now in a new 35mm print, and selected for preservation by the Library of Congress, Laura will live on—as will lines like, “I don’t think I’ve ever had a patient who fell in love with a corpse.” Northwest Film Forum, $6–$10.

BOOKS & TALKS

Apr 6
Christopher Moore
The novelist has made a living out of playfully satirizing holy grails. In Lamb, he pens the lost Gospel “according to Biff, Christ’s childhood friend.” For his latest, Sacré Bleu (out April 3), a young baker-painter and friend Toulouse-Lautrec investigate a twisted paint dealer who may have had a hand in Van Gogh’s supposed suicide. University Book Store, free.

THEATER

Apr 5–28
The Twilight Zone: Live!
Theater Schmeater dims the lights, cues the creepy music, and taps into the second season of the Cold War–era sci-fi chiller. On the bill: stage adaptations of “The Howling Man,” “A Penny for Your Thoughts,” and explosive fifth-season episode “The Jeopardy Room.” ACT Theatre, $15–$25.

GASTRONOMY

Apr 7
Washington Artisan ­Cheesemakers Festival
Local cheesemongers Beecher’s, the Calf and Kid, Central Co-Op, and Whole Foods offer up the best handcrafted cheese platters in the state, paired with other local noshes, beer, wine, and cider. Seattle Design Center, $35–$40.

VISUAL ART

Apr 5–12
Wynne Greenwood: Peace In
When The Stranger named the local artist a Genius in 2008, they called her “lesbian-feminist-video-music-performance-installation-sculpture work” honest and strange. Some things never change; she showcases new soft sculpture, ceramic busts, and music.. Lawrimore Project, Free.

FAMILY

Apr 7
Bunny Bounce
Celebrate Easter with an egg hunt on the North Meadow, bunny encounters, arts and crafts, and other exciting programs for children ages one to eight. Woodland Park Zoo, Free with zoo admission, $9–$12.

Apr 7
Caspar Babypants
The alter ego of Presidents of the United States of America’s Chris Ballew is an acoustic-guitar-slinging family man who Itsy Bitsy Spiders his way across the city. Mount Baker Community Club, $6–$12.