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238Events this week
37Free things to do
92New spots
90New stories

● Checked Wednesday, October 7, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Seattle

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 238 events, day by day →

Talk Time: English Conversation Practice

Thursday 10am · Kenmore Library

MOD Pizza Fundraiser 🍕

Thursday 10:30am · MOD Pizza (11065 Pacific Crest Pl NW, Building B, Suite 119, Silverdale, WA)

Green Lake Pickleball, Beginner Welcome Courts

Thursday 11am · Green Lake Pickleball Courts East · Free

McCollum Park Community Pack Walk

Thursday 11:30am · McCollum Forest Loop Trail

Walk-in Legal Help for King County Tenants

Thursday 1pm · Burien Library · Free

New in Seattle

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Fremont Vintage Mall

Antiques, Thrift, & Vintage

Treasure hunt, Fremont-style: Part basement bazaar, part nerdy paradise, Fremont Vintage Mall packs rotating vendor booths full of mid-century furniture, vinyl, quirky art, pieces from local jewelry designers, and the kind of bric-a-brac that sends you home grinning.

fremontvintagemall.com ↗

Penelope & The Beauty Bar

Health & Wellness

Serious glow, zero fluff: Penelope & The Beauty Bar at the Fairmont Olympic mixes European sensibility with clinical tech to deliver facials Seattle folks actually brag about, from Biologique Recherche and HydraFacial to LYMA Laser, Morpheus8, and their XERF Korean skin rejuvenation.

penelopeandthebeautybar.com ↗

Woodcraft of Seattle

Shopping

Make Sawdust Better: Whether you're tuning a hand plane, dialing in a new lathe setup, or finally admitting you need real dust collection, Woodcraft of Seattle has the goods, classes and demos, and expert advice.

woodcraft.com ↗

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Most read in Seattle

The five stories Seattle readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Scientists Warn Seattle Fault Earthquake Could Trigger Immediate Tsunami

    Scientists have warned that a major earthquake on the Seattle Fault, which runs directly beneath the region, could trigger a tsunami up to 33 feet high in Elliott Bay.

    Full story at us.headtopics.com ↗

  2. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS to Come to Seattle in October

    The North American tour of Sara Gruen's critically acclaimed novel, WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, will take place at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle from October 6-11.

    Full story at broadwayworld.com ↗

  3. WA residents rattled after 4.2 magnitude earthquake shakes Puget Sound

    A magnitude 4.2 earthquake hit Kitsap County, along with Seattle and Bainbridge Island, on Tuesday afternoon, shaking homes and rattling windows across parts of the Puget Sound region.

    Full story at fox13seattle.com ↗

  4. BOOTLEGGER'S BALL Immerses Audiences in 1920s Seattle Speakeasy

    A new immersive cocktail cabaret, Bootlegger's Ball, is set to open at Seattle's historic Odd Fellows Hall on October 16 at Reverie Ballroom.

    Full story at broadwayworld.com ↗

  5. Open-house events for new Amtrak Cascades Airo trainset scheduled in Portland and Seattle

    Amtrak and the rail divisions of Oregon and Washington transportation departments have scheduled public walk-throughs of the new Amtrak Cascades Airo trainsets in Portland, Ore., and Seattle on Sunday, Sept.

    Full story at trains.com ↗

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