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Major cities, take note: decent nightlife shouldn't only be for the 21 and over set. The Vera Project understands this. The Seattle all-ages music and arts venue provides local teens the opportunity to see shows, perform on stage, or work behind the scenes. And there's even a snack bar where you can buy candy, juice, and soda during shows!

To cap off a successful year of fundraising awareness efforts, the Vera Proejct will be the beneficiary of Seattle radio station 107.7 The End's annual Deck the Hall Ball, taking place December 8 at Seattle's Showbox, and featuring local acts Death Cab for Cutie, Harvey Danger, Aqueduct, and the Saturday Knights.

Adding to the holiday cheer, all ticket holders get a copy of Live From the Morning Alternative: A Benefit for the Vera Project Volume II before it hits stores December 9. The disc contains songs recorded live on the Morning Alternative radio show on The End, with the exception of two EndSessions, by the Shins and the Blood Brothers, recorded at the Vera Project.

The album will mostly be distributed locally, but out-of-town folks can order it through the Sonic Boom Records online store. All proceeds from the sale of the album go to the Vera Project. Tracklist:

01 Post Stardom Depression: "What You See Is What You Get"
02 The Pale Pacific: "Gravity Gets Things Done"
03 Supersuckers: "I Like It All Man"
04 Schoolyard Heroes: "They Live"
05 Slender Means: "I Could Be Cruel"
06 The Cops: "Don't Take It Personal Dave"
07 The Posies: "Conversations"
08 Aqueduct: "Growing Up With GNR"
09 The Shins: "Gone for Good (EndSession track)"
10 The Briefs: "Shoplifting at Macy's"
11 Kinski: "The Wives of Artie Shaw"
12 Harvey Danger: "Wine, Women, and Song"
13 Pleasurecraft: "Simplicity"
14 Minus the Bear: "Drilling"
15 Tullycraft: "Rumble With the Gang Debs"
16 The Blood Brothers: "Love Rhymes With Hideous Car Wreck (EndSession track)"
17 The Divorce: "Call the Police"
18 The Saturday Knights: "Motorin'"