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See little people in a big show. Admit it: Those celebrity impersonator shows are kind of boring. Sure, the performers can sing well and offer decent facsimiles of their famous counterparts, but that’s all they are—dutiful re-creations. The new Little Legends show at the revamped Krave offers a delightfully silly twist on the format: All of their impersonators are little people. Yes, mini-Britney hosts a show featuring mini-Elvis, mini-Madonna and mini-more. Is it awesomely tacky or tackily awesome? The only way to find out is to go. Tuesdays through Sundays at 5 p.m. beginning August 16, $25 previews through August 31. Krave, 836-0830.
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Name that band. Looks like someone over at Beauty Bar has been having fun with Brainwashed.com’s “Canonical Guide to Weird Band Names.” How else to explain appearances by both veteran Seattle country-punk outfit the Supersuckers and rising Tempe, Arizona, electro-pop duo Alcoholiday during the same week? Okay, okay, so maybe the booker’s a fan of their music along with their handles, but if we see Tyrannosaurus Rectum or The Dead Sea Squirrels on the club’s calendar anytime soon we’re gonna get pretty suspicious. Supersuckers with Sun Trash, Whole Hog. August 21, 10 p.m., $15. Alcoholiday with A Pack of Wolves. August 23, 10 p.m., free. Beauty Bar, 598-1965.
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See ripping. John Hilder may not exactly be Flavor Flav, and the likes of Brandt Tobler, Matt Markman, Brandon Muller, Jason Harris and Honour Pillow may not exactly be Patton Oswalt, Snoop Dogg or Lisa Lampanelli. But when a dozen local comics roast one of their own—that’d be Hilder, packing it in and moving to Utah—it’ll be just as vicious and insidery as the Comedy Central big dogs’. As previous roastee Tobler promises, “We are going to rip that goofy Mormon a new asshole.” August 19, 7 p.m., free. Boomers After Hours, 368-1863.
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Get bowled over. The first annual New Vista Community Charity Bowl-a-Thon strikes on Friday, August 17, at the Red Rock Lanes from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Your $40 per person registration fee (or $200 per team of five) includes three games, shoe rental, shirt, lunch and a goodie bag. To sign up, call Molly at 457-4677 ext. 6 or just roll in! There’s no time to spare!
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Lick for free. You don’t need a weatherman to tell you it’s been hotter than hell this summer, so get out of the heat and into the cool of the altitude of the Spring Mountain Ranch State Park. This Saturday, during the Summer Cool-Off at the Ranch House Garage inside the park, there will be free ice cream and lemonade, some discussion of the ranch’s history and temperatures far cooler than what we have to contend with down here. August 18, Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., free admission. 875-4141.