Where the heart is

• Art exhibitions
• Language + cooking classes
• Annual events like Tết and the Mid-Autumn Festival
• Pop-up vendors
• Business startups

What comes next

• PaperSpace | Wednesday, Oct. 18 | 6-8 p.m. | Slip Gallery, 2301 First Ave., Seattle | $10 | Show off your Halloween paper doll + collaging skills at this communal workshop.
• Seattle Queer Film Festival | Wednesday, Oct. 18-Sunday, Oct. 22 | 7 p.m. | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave., Seattle | $13-$50 | Check out a selection of 119 movies with LGBTQ+ themes, including narrative features, docs, and shorts.

• Seattle Kraken vs. Carolina Hurricanes | Thursday, Oct. 19 | 7 p.m. | Climate Pledge Arena, 334 First Ave. N., Seattle | $85-$550 | Things promise to get stormy against this formidable Eastern conference foe.
• Rocky Horror Pride Skate | Thursday, Oct. 19 | 8:30-11 p.m. | Southgate Roller Rink, 9646 17th Ave. SW, Seattle | $10 | Roll to the sights + sounds of the cult classic while rocking your coolest Frank-N-Furter costume.

• Bert Kreischer: Tops Off World Tour | Friday, Oct. 20 | 7 p.m. | Climate Pledge Arena, 334 First Ave. N., Seattle | $39-$125 | You may know this comic from specials in which he loves to go shirtless, letting that belly hang loose.
• “NINE The Musical” | Friday, Oct. 20-Saturday, Oct. 21 | 8-10:30 p.m. | Erickson Theatre Off Broadway, 1524 Harvard Ave., Seattle | $30-$50 | The award-winning adaptation of Federico Fellini’s classic movie “8 1/2" updates the story with modern burlesque performers.

• Survive Seattle Zombie Run + Blood Drive | Saturday, Oct. 21 | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Jefferson Park Skatepark, 1650 S. Dakota St., Seattle | $0-$35 | Come as a “Survivor,” “Zombie,” or just a spectator as runners go through an obstacle course while being pursued by the undead.
• “Lo Preciso” Flamenco Show | Saturday, Oct. 21 | 7:30-9 p.m. | Meydenbauer Center, 11100 NE Sixth St., Bellevue | $25-$40 | Stomp along with Rafael Ramírez, a world-renowned Flamenco dancer from Malaga, Spain.

• Save room for a sweet PNW favorite. Portland’s mega-popular Voodoo Doughnut has filed plans to open its first Seattle outpost. The shop will be located at the Booker Building on Capitol Hill, though no opening date has been revealed yet. (Puget Sound Business Journal)

• Watch where you splash, folks. Seattle Parks and Recreation has closed the lake at Green Lake until further notice after discovering toxic algae. That means keeping pets clear of the water, avoiding areas of scum if boating, and no swimming, among other safety measures. (KUOW)

• 319,000. That’s how many room nights Seattle’s downtown hotels sold in the month of September, which is 3% more than the same period in 2019. Between June and September of this year, there were 6.9 million visitors in the city. (Puget Sound Business Journal)

• What’s all the bus fuss? The Seattle Times analyzed 7,000 Metro stops in King County to assess the state of the area’s transit ridership. Findings showed that almost every bus stop saw declines during pandemic lockdowns, but rebounded quickly in middle and low-income neighborhoods. (Seattle Times)

• There was a whale of a party in the Puget Sound last week as three families of orcas were spotted in local waters — a rare event. Around 65-70 members of the J, K, and L pods swam off the coast of Edmonds, Discovery Park, and Whidbey Island on Thursday and Friday. (My Northwest)

• Ballard’s vegan hot dog restaurant Cycle Dogs will close on Tuesday, Oct. 31 after two years in business. Owner Keaton Tucker started selling hot dogs from a cart on his bicycle before he opened his first full restaurant in 2021. Despite decent sales, Tucker said he couldn’t make the finances work. (Eater Seattle)

• Warm up that cocoa — outdoor matinees of holiday movies in City Hall Park are on the way this winter. Screenings will start every Tuesday at noon beginning Nov. 28 with 2014’s “Annie” remake and ending Dec. 19. with “The Polar Express.”

• Seattle Kraken defender Brandon Tanev is out for at least a month due to a lower body injury. Tanev sustained the injury during the Kraken’s first game of the season against the Vegas Golden Knights. (My Northwest)

• If you’re into heavy metal, the US Army Corps of Engineers is removing a 106-year-old miter gate at the Ballard Locks today. The removal is part of an ongoing replacement project at the Locks expected to last through 2024. Current demolition work will keep the large lock closed until Nov. 14. (My Ballard)

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