Gather, an exclusive opening night party

• When: Thursday, Oct. 12 from 6:30-9 p.m.
• Where: Chihuly Garden and Glass

Daily arts programming

• When: Friday, Oct. 13-Sunday, Oct. 15
• Where: Locations vary

Open studios

• When: Saturday, Oct. 14-Sunday, Oct. 15, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Where: Seattle’s North End (Saturday) and Central + South End (Sunday)

Tickets and accommodations

• Science and a Movie: “The Martian” | Thursday, Sept. 28 | 6:30 p.m. | Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle | $10 | Watch the 2015 Matt Damon sci-fi flick and learn about the facts behind the fiction from a planetary scientist.
• Book Club: “Walking the High Desert” | Thursday, Sept. 28 | 6:30-8 p.m. | Parlour Wines, 1803 42nd Ave. E., Seattle | Free | Enjoy a few sips while chatting about author Ellen Patterson’s travel book/memoir about the Oregon Desert Trail.

• Saint Demetrios Greek Festival | Friday, Sept. 29-Sunday, Oct. 1 | Times vary | Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 2100 Boyer Ave. E., Seattle | Free | Get a bite of spanakopita, shop for Grecian goods, and listen to traditional bouzouki music at the 63-year-old U District party.
• Lang Lang with the Seattle Symphony | Friday, Sept. 29 | 7 p.m. | Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle | $165-$260 | The world-renowned pianist performs Saint-Saëns’ Second Piano Concerto and other soaring pieces.
• Public Opening: Fall Exhibitions at Henry Art Gallery | Friday, Sept. 29 | 7-9 p.m. | Henry Art Gallery, 15th Ave. NE & 41st St., Seattle | Free | Discover the Henry’s four new exhibitions during their public opening, where you can meet the artists, and enjoy drinks and live music, and — of course— enjoy some incredible art (RSVPS encouraged).*

• Village Fall Yard Work Party | Saturday, Sept. 30 | 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Greenwood Senior Center, 525 N. 85th St., Seattle | Free | Help older members in the community prep their gardens for winter.
• Wizards 5K | Saturday, Sept. 30 | 10-11 a.m. | Ravenna Park, 5520 Ravenna Ave. NE, Seattle | $43-$45 | Dress up as your favorite magical character and get some exercise for a spell.
• Todd Barry: Half Joking Tour | Saturday, Sept. 30 | 8 p.m. | Neptune Theatre, 1303 NE 45th St., Seattle | $22 | The comedian known for his bone-dry delivery and quick-witted crowd work is actually mostly joking.

• Base 2 Space | Sunday, Oct. 1 | 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m. | Space Needle, 400 Broad St., Seattle | $50-$89 | Race up 832 Space Needle steps to raise money for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
• OL Reign vs. North Carolina Courage | Sunday, Oct. 1 | 5 p.m. | Lumen Field, 800 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle | $15-$300 | There are only three matches left in the regular season, and the Reign are jostling for playoff position.

• Step right up, Fremont Troll fans. The Seattle Department of Transportation finished installing new stairs at the famed sculpture so that visitors can climb up to the top for a better view or selfie. If you want to wish it a happy birthday, the troll turns 33 years old on Halloween. (Seattle Times)

• City Council approved zoning changes that will allow for taller buildings in a part of downtown. The update more than doubles the current limit for residential towers along Third Avenue between Stewart and Union Streets in the hopes that developers will create more housing in the heart of the city. (Seattle Times)

• Beacon Hill’s MacPherson’s Fruit & Produce plans to close on Sunday, Oct. 8, after nearly forty years in business. The open-air stand has been a year-round go-to for locals looking for fresh fruits + veggies at lower prices. The owner plans to retire and sell the property. (Vanishing Seattle)

• Whoa, a double whopper. A scientific study released this week detailed a major Seattle earthquake that occurred across two fault lines at the same time ~1,100 years ago. The new data may help local officials adjust prep work for the Big One. (Seattle Times)

• How cool is this? Coachella Valley Firebirds assistant coach Jessica Campbell — the first full-time female coach in the American Hockey League — joined the Kraken bench for their preseason game on Monday. The Firebirds are an affiliate of Seattle’s NHL squad.

• A Capitol Hill apartment building designed to be energy efficient recently sold to a Vancouver, BC company for $28.5 million. The Solis building at 1300 E. Pike St. opened in 2020 as a “passive house,” a structure that consumes up to 90% less energy than traditional projects. (Puget Sound Business Journal)

• A new study identified where the best and worst drivers are located in Washington state. Though Seattle didn’t make either top ten list — give us a brake — insurance site QuoteWizard ranked nearby Kenmore as the very best and Burien as the second-worst driving city. (My Northwest)

• Rock on, local brainiacs. Redmond company Aerojet Rocketdyne supplied engines for a NASA spacecraft that recently brought an asteroid sample back to Earth. The same craft will go back into space soon to seek out the asteroid Apophis, hoping to arrive by 2029. (KING 5)

• Let’s see if this local can outwit, outplay, and outlast. Brandon “Brando” Meyer, a 23-year-old software engineer from Bellevue, is on the new season of “Survivor” that premiered on CBS last night. Before filming in Fiji this past April, Meyer practiced solving puzzles and making fire with flint. (Seattle Times)

• Saturday, Oct. 7 | 10-11 a.m. | Covering fares + parking
• Tuesday, Oct. 10 | 6-7 p.m. | Fares only
• Wednesday, Oct. 11 | 6-7 p.m. | Parking only