pickings slim as the year winds down, but a couple of odd items (in addition to everyone else’s suggestion of el vez’s mexican xmas extravaganza [tripledoor]) are on the radar:

• George Harrison died five years ago. Northwest Harvest needs money to feed the hungry. Local musicians (including the drummer from Yes) like playing covers. Spin up the blender and you’ve got tonight’s George Harrison cover jam night tonight at the crocodile. [myspace]
• Although the appeal has probably been limited by our recent unpleasant weather — snow! ice! rain! wind! power outages! — they turn on the fake snow every night at 6 pm at Pacific Place to make your holiday shopping errands feel more picturesque and kind of freakishly weird.