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• Seattle Mariners Ballpark Tour | Tuesday, April 30 | Times vary | T-Mobile Park, 1250 First Ave. S., Seattle | $40 | Get an insider’s look around areas of the ballpark you’d never see from the stands.
• Paint and Sip: “Three Poppies” | Tuesday, April 30 | 6-8 p.m. | Ancestry Cellars, 13590 NE Village Square Dr., Woodinville | $45 | Paint yourself something cute for your home while you sip on yummy wines.
• Improv Unexpected | Tuesday, April 30 | 8-9 p.m. | Jule Maes Saloon, 5919 Airport Way S., Seattle | $10 | The Pike Place improv troupe are south-bound for a zany show.

• Mario Kart n64 Tourney | Wednesday, May 1 | 7-10 p.m. | High Dive, 513 N. 36th St., Seattle | $5-$11 | Play what’s arguably the hardest edition of the racing game in an effort to win some sick prizes.
• “Bang the Gong” | Wednesday, May 1 | 9-10 p.m. | Queer/Bar, 1518 11th Ave., Seattle | $7-$50 | Dance around to K-pop beats while Asian American + Pacific Islander performers mesmerize you with their moves.

• The Moth StorySLAM: Snooping | Thursday, May 2 | 8-10 p.m. | Fremont Abbey Arts Center, 4272 Fremont Ave. N., Seattle | $15 | Prepare a five-minute tale about a time where you did some sneaking around or come and listen to others’ tales.
• Nordic Stories | Thursday, May 2 | 10-10:30 a.m. | National Nordic Museum, 2655 NW Market St., Seattle | Free | Bring the kiddos to hear classic storybook tales from various Nordic countries paired with fun craft projects.

• Cooking Class: Decadent Chocolate Truffles | Friday, May 3 | 6:30 p.m. | The Bistro @ SpringHill Suites Seattle Downtown, 1800 Yale Ave., Seattle | $59 | Calling all chocolate lovers — learn some sweet techniques for making your own delectable delights.

• Call us a “Just can’t get enough guy.” Billie Eilish recently announced she’ll be coming to Climate Pledge Arena on December 5 + 6 for her HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Tour. Ticket presale goes live tomorrow at 12 p.m. with general sale tix following on Friday, May 3 at 12 p.m.

• Ready to climb the Space Needle’s 832 stairs for charity? The annual Base 2 Space event, which calls on locals to climb to the top of the landmark to raise money for the Fred Hutch Cancer Center, has been scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 29. Registration is now open for the event.

• It’s almost timeeeee — Copper River Salmon preorders are officially open on Pike Place Fish Market’s website. These lovely fish are treasured for their deliciously fatty flavor built specifically through the steep climb the King salmon have to make on the Copper River in Alaska. Prices start at $59.99 for one pound of filets.

• The Bellevue Police Department has announced that it is creating a new unit dedicated specifically to Link Light Rail security. The Bellevue Light Rail Unit will patrol six stations along Sound Transit’s new 2 Line. (Downtown Bellevue Network)

• Unfortunately, a salmon robbery is such PNW-coded crime. Local seafood biz the Seattle Fish Guys have started a GoFundMe to help pay for rent, taxes, and vendors while they work to recover from a burglary where they lost quite a bit of cash, a few office items, and their stock of smoked salmon. They’re also asking locals to be on the lookout for any unauthorized smoked salmon sales.

• Critically acclaimed modern Korean restaurant Paju is making a move to South Lake Union. It’s new 1,900-sqft space on the ground floor of an Amazon building at 513 Westlake Ave. is set to open Saturday, June 1. (Puget Sound Business Journal)

• Save the date for May 11 + 12, when Pike Place Market’s annual Flower Festival will be returning. Shop from 35+ flower farms all in one spot, and receive a limited-edition flower vase if you spend $50 or more at the market’s businesses.

• Jared Kelenic has officially rejoined the Mariners on the field. How did he do? Hear from the local experts on the Mariners with Locked On’s daily, team-focused podcasts.
  

• If you’re wondering how you can help protect our environment locally, check out Seattle Public Utilities’ Spring Neighborhood Stewardship initiative. From community cleanups to 90+ service projects on One Seattle Day of Service, there are plenty of ways to get involved in May. Lend a hand.*

• In December 2018, two twin red pandas got out of their Woodland Park Zoo exhibit. It took zoo staff 15 hours to get them back.
• During a 1909 festival in Madison Park, two dogs spooked an elephant that was being led around the grounds, causing it to panic and get away from its handler — breaking several attractions in the process.
• A python isn’t something you want to stumble across, but if you were in Cowen Park in 2012, it could have happened to you after a man’s 6-to-7-foot reticulated python slithered away.