Happy 10th birthday, Bitch Magazine! Back in 1996, local writers Lisa Jervis and Andi Zeisler kicked up a furor with their provocatively-named zine about feminism and pop culture -- and ten years later, the magazine's putting out its 33rd issue (the Hot and Bothered Issue), they've put out a best-of anthology (BitchFest), and Ms. Zeisler's good-naturedly matching wits with Deborah Solomon of the NY Times Magazine (the East Coast's own Aidan Vaziri).

Calls for a party, doesn't it? So come help Bitch kick off its tweenage years at their big birthday bash/book release party this Wednesday at the Rickshaw Stop. Party starts at 7:30, and will feature the hula-hoop dance troupe The Hoopers and all-female Led Zeppelin celebration (don't call it a tribute) band Zepparella. Cindy Emch of the Queer Open Mic MCs, DJ Rock Foxy spins, and Leslie and the Badgers open.

Advance tickets $15, $20 at the door. All money goes to benefit the magazine, which is a nonprofit and relies on donations to keep them doors open. [n.b.: this correspondent is on the Bitch board and will be at the Rickshaw Stop 15 minutes before the doors open, that's how excited we are!]