Diving into history

End of the line

• Open House: Become a SAM Docent | Wednesday, Sept. 6 | 10-11 a.m. | Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave., Seattle | Free | Meet the museum’s staff and see what it takes to lead Olympic Sculpture Park tours for visiting schools.
• OL Reign vs. Racing Louisville | Wednesday, Sept. 6 | 7 p.m. | Lumen Field, 800 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle | $15-$210 | Watch Megan Rapinoe, Rose Lavelle, and crew compete in the Challenge Cup semifinal match.

• Shimmy & Shake: Burlesque Workshop with Ruby Mimosa | Thursday, Sept. 7 | 6:30 + 8 p.m. | WNDR Museum, 904 Alaskan Way, Seattle | $75 | The renowned local artist will teach you a thing or two about saucy dancing.
• 50 Cent: The Final Lap Tour | Thursday, Sept. 7 | 7 p.m. | Climate Pledge Arena, 334 First Ave. N., Seattle | $45-$250 | You won’t just find him in the club — this iconic rapper is taking the stage at Climate Pledge with special guest Busta Rhymes.

• Opening Reception: Living Artists Collective | Friday, Sept. 8 | 4-7 p.m. | 7448 63rd Ave. NE, 7448 63rd Ave. NE, Seattle | Free | Join local creatives to celebrate a group show around the theme “supporting artists while they are alive.”
• Jazz & Chess Club: Soft Launch | Friday, Sept. 8 | 6-9 p.m. | Washington Hall, 153 14th Ave., Seattle | $16 | This new gathering of chess enthusiasts mixes music, strategy, and pure fun.

• Electrify Expo 2023 | Saturday, Sept. 9 | 10 a.m. | Marymoor Park, 6046 W. Lake Sammamish Parkway NE, Redmond | $15-$20 | Check out the latest in electric cars, trucks, bikes, scooters, and more in a super-charged festival that includes demos and test drives.
• The Collective Runway Show | Saturday, Sept. 9 | 6:30-9:30 p.m. | Hyatt Regency Bellevue, 900 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue | $125 | Who needs Paris? The Eastside has its own fab fashion show that showcases the latest trends with a PNW twist.

• Washington Center for the Book has chosen 30 finalists for its prestigious literary awards, and 15 are based in Seattle. Nominees include J. Kenji López-Alt for his cookbook “The Wok” and Claudia Castro Luna for her poetry collection “Cipota Under the Moon.” Winners will be announced Tuesday, Sept. 26. (Seattle Met)

• Seattle-based nonprofit Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services is piloting the first guaranteed income program in the US for Native communities. Over the next six years, the group’s Nest Program will give families monthly payments of $1,250, starting at pregnancy through a child’s third birthday. Applications are now open. (The Stranger)

• Details are emerging about an exciting new Chophouse Row restaurant. Vietnamese spot Xóm plans to take over the former Marmite space at 1424 11th Ave. in mid-October. In addition to pho, expect items like boiled pork belly with crispy tofu and fresh-pressed kumquat sugar cane juice. (Capitol Hill Blog)

• Dream big — that’s the theme of West Seattle’s ArtsWest theater’s 2023-24 season, which will roll out five plays. The first is “Matt & Ben,” a show co-written by Mindy Kaling that imagines Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s early screenwriting days. Previews start tonight. (West Seattle Blog)

• The South Park Community Center is now closed until 2025 for extensive building renovations that should help extend its longevity and capacity. In the meantime, much of the center’s programming will be held at Concord International Elementary School beginning Friday, Sept. 15.

• A new permanent supportive apartment complex for trans and gender diverse BIPOC individuals will open in Capitol Hill in early 2024. The Lavender Rights Project and Chief Seattle Club are collaborating on the 35-unit building that will include services like healthcare and food boxes for its residents. (Capitol Hill Blog)

• Say it ain’t soy? According to recent survey data from Nielsen, only 3.6% of adults in the Seattle area identified as vegetarian or vegan, which is 0.3% lower than the national average of adults living in metro areas. Regardless, we still have have plenty of great meat-free dining options. (Seattle Times)

• Be sure to bebop over to the Central District for the Jackson Street Jazz Walk Friday, Sept. 8-Sunday, Sept. 10. To celebrate the fest’s 10th anniversary, there will be two special ticketed events: the Red Dress Jazz Gala at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute and a showcase of local vocalists at Queen Anne Gallery. (Seattle Times)

• Someone call up Daryl Dixon. Seattle ranked 14th in the US for its potential resilience during a zombie apocalypse, up from a No. 22 ranking in 2022. The list was compiled by LawnLove using potential survival factors like supplies, mobility, and hideouts — so, get that treehouse fort all stocked up. (MyNorthwest)

• Our PNW troll watch continues. Danish artist Thomas Dambo has continued his recycled wood sculpture project in our area with a new troll in Issaquah named Jakob Two Trees. The final sculptures will appear in Vashon Island and Ballard over the next couple of weeks.

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• Hip-Hop Foundation | Thursday, Sept. 28-Thursday, Nov. 16 | $276 | Get the dance basics down and work up to freestyling.
• Picture Book Illustration and Development | Monday, Sept. 25-Monday, Nov. 13 | $368 | This one’s for aspiring Dr. Seusses.
• Commercial Voice-over and Podcasting | Tuesday, Sept. 26-Tuesday, Nov. 14 | $648 | Develop a demo reel over eight sessions.
• Beginning Taiko Drumming | Monday, Oct. 2-Monday, Nov. 6 | $324 | Learn techniques of the traditional Japanese art form.
• Theatrical Swordplay | Monday, Sept. 25-Monday, Nov. 13 | $368 | En garde — actors can channel their swashbuckling side for the stage or screen.

• Before you start cheering for your favorite team, make sure you have the perfect game day gear. From sunglasses to earrings, shop Six & Main’s tailgate collection.

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• The internet’s favorite tumbler — the 40-oz. Stanley Quencher — is in stock in cute colors like pool, jade, and orchid.

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• It doesn’t get more luxurious than the Drowsy sleep mask, which is silky smooth on skin and completely light-blocking for the deepest sleep.