🗳 Ballot measures

• The construction of 2,900 rental homes and renovations to 600 existing homes
• Construction of 300 new affordable homes
• Funds to help residents avoid evictions

🗳 Candidates

• King County’s Director of Elections
• Councilmember positions for the City of Seattle, King County, Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, and several smaller towns within the county
• Mayoral races in Redmond, Algona, Clyde Hill, Lake Forest Park, North Bend, Pacific, Renton, and Tukwila
• Several School District Director positions across King County
• Fire Department Commissioners

• Seattle Catrinas Festival | Thursday, Nov. 2-Sunday, Nov. 5 | 3-9:30 p.m. | Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle | $30-$40 | Bring photos of your loved ones for the ofrenda and enjoy the giant skull sculptures, lotería, live music, and magic shows.
• “Hadestown” | Thursday, Nov. 2-Sunday, Nov. 5 | Times vary | Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St., Seattle | $40-$175 | In this Tony Award-winning musical, two classic tales from Greek mythology are woven together with the Underworld as the backdrop.

• Gabriel Iglesias: Don’t Worry Be Fluffy | Friday, Nov. 3 | 8 p.m. | Climate Pledge Arena, 334 First Ave. N., Seattle | $55-$95 | The comedy superstar has all new content to get your bellies jiggling.
• “Love and Loss” | Friday, Nov. 3-Sunday, Nov. 12 | Times vary | McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St., Seattle | $38-$210 | This mixed ballet bill includes works about romance, Ukrainian wartime, and a new, never-before-seen piece from inventive choreographer Danielle Rowe.
• Pumpkin Caramel Layer Cake & Buttercream | Friday, Nov. 3 | 1-5 p.m. | The Pastry Project, 165 S. Main St., Seattle | $150 | Lean into the season by learning how to make your own pumpkin spice cake, meringue buttercream, and caramel sauce.

• Neon Night Market | Saturday, Nov. 4 | 4-10 p.m. | Magnuson Park Hangar 30, 6310 NE 74th St., Seattle | $15-$25 | This glow-in-the-dark market features 100+ vendors, a boozy boba bar, food trucks, and a ‘90s dance party.
• Film & Fika: Historjá - Stygn för Sápmi | Saturday, Nov. 4 | 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | National Nordic Museum, 2655 NW Market St., Seattle | $5-$10 | Enjoy pastries + tea during a documentary screening about a Swedish artist battling climate change for the Indigenous Samí communities.
• Intro to Pet Photography | Saturday, Nov. 4 | 9:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. | Kenmore Camera, 6708 NE 181st St., Kenmore | Free | Portrait photography gets a little harder when your clients can’t understand you — learn some tips to get the pic you want.

• Lid I-5 Community Vision Workshop | Thursday, Nov. 9 | 5:30-8 p.m. | Gould Hall Court, 3950 University Way NE, Seattle | Free | Learn about a potential highway lid over I-5 between NE 45th and 50th Streets + share your ideas for what you’d like to see with new land created around and over this area in North Seattle.*

• Wait, is that the sun shining just a little bit? Cloudbreak, Seattle’s citywide music festival that lets hotel visitors see shows for free, has kicked off and will run until Wednesday, Nov. 22. The festival features more than 100 artists like Shaina Shepherd and the Smokey Brights, across 30+ venues.

• PCC Community Market will be closing its downtown location on January 31, 2024 due to the store’s financial struggles. This move comes after the business announced a loss in profits for the first time since the ‘90s. The downtown location has been open for less than two years.

• Don’t forget to tap those ORCA cards. Starting Wednesday, Nov. 15, Sound Transit will resume passing out citations to Link Light Rail passengers who fail to pay before boarding. Previously, Sound Transit only issued warnings to offenders. (Seattle Times)

• Bellevue’s looking a little bit leafier these days. The city recently gave away 800 free trees to its residents and planted several more at Bannerwood Park as part of its local Arbor Day celebration. Bellevue hopes to reach a 40% tree canopy in the city by 2050.

• Ferry lines may be a bit more backed up. Another Washington State Ferry is expected to be out of service for awhile after experiencing engine failure. The Chimacum ferry had been serving on the Seattle/Bremerton route; a ferry from the Edmonds/Kingston route was moved over to compensate. (KING 5)

• A new study by RentCafe shows that Redmond’s zip code area has the highest number of new apartments in the region with 5,121 units built in five years. The second-most active zip code was the area of Queen Anne + South Lake Union with 4,780 new rentals.

• We’re going coco-nuts. New sweet shop Yezi Coconut Dessert is now open in Bellevue’s Pacific Center building at 10617 NE Second St. The menu consists a variety of natural coconut jellies with flavors like rose peach gum coconut and caramelized durian coconut. (Downtown Bellevue Network)

• The return of your favorite chocolate popcorn snack, as well as concessions from local businesses like Rachel’s Ginger Beer, Yonder Cider, and Black Raven Brewing Co.
• An art display by the Museum of Pop Culture
• SIFF merchandise for sale (including chocolate popcorn hats)
• Reserved seating
• Fancy A/V capabilities like laser projection and immersive audio systems