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Play:  Free Family Day! BAM-o-Ween
Come for an evening of ghoulish good times. Halloween-oriented art and activities will abound for the entire family to enjoy. Don't miss the cultural musical performances and the haunted auditorium! Costumes are encouraged.
Free!
October 24, 3:30pm-7:30pm
Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue

Play, Eat:  The Essential Bakery Café Celebrates 10 Years
Seattle, WA – Everyone’s invited to the 10th anniversary party for The Essential Bakery Café in Wallingford!  Come celebrate a decade’s worth of good food and friends at the party - don’t miss this night of fun and laughs, delicious food, and delightful entertainment!
October 24, 5pm-9pm
The Essential Bakery Café, Wallingford location, 1604 North 34th Street, Seattle

Live:  Native Bulb, Seed and Plant Sale
Indoor sale, rain or shine! All species native to Washington (mostly the Puget Sound Trough), including lily bulbs, and seeds for several dozen species. Also Cedar Grove Compost, and books on botany, insects, propagating and gardening with natives. Experts will assist in selecting plants for your specific location. Bring your own trays/boxes please!
October 25, 10am-4pm
Magnuson Park, Bldg 30, 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle

Live, Learn:  MacArthur Fellow David Montgomery presents "Dirt"
Groundswell NW invites you to “get the dirt” on Seattle’s latest MacArthur Fellow (the “genius grant”) David Montgomery, UW Professor of Geomorphology & author of Dirt, The Erosion of Civilizations.  Plus, get the dirt on Proposition 2, the Seattle Parks for All Levy.  This is a Dessert Potluck. Bring a dish if you wish, but don't sweat it - there'll be plenty to go around!
October 26, 7pm-9pm
Crown Hill School, Room 4, 9250 14th Ave NW, Seattle

Play: Grand Opening of the Snow Leopard Trust New Retail Space!
The Snow Leopard Trust would like to invite you and all of your friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers to come and celebrate the Grand Opening of our long-awaited retail space.  Enjoy discounts on handmade products from Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan as well as logo items and memberships, all to benefit Snow Leopard conservation.
October 27, 2pm–7:30pm, Presentation will begin at 6pm
The Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Suite 225, Seattle

Live, Learn:  Rainier: Our Mountain, Our Park, Our Responsibility
Local Author Bruce Barcott and Park Superintendent will discuss the charm, challenges, and future of Mount Rainier National Park.  Northwesterners embrace the national park that surrounds them—they climb it, write about it, drive its scenic roads, hike around it, and dream about it. But, how will this beloved place fare as major storm events, inadequate budgets, and climate change take their toll? Just how “healthy” is our Mount Rainier National Park? Join Barcott and Uberuaga as they speak about Mount Rainier’s charm, its challenges, and opportunities for the public to help protect this crown jewel of the National Park System.
October 28, 6:30pm
Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave, Seattle

Live:  Seattle Neighborhood Summit
Express your ideas and meet with others who care about Seattle and its neighborhoods.  Light supper available throughout.  The event begins with informal networking with other volunteers and with City officials, and the program begins at 6pm.  First on the agenda is a keynote address by the Mayor.  Then your choice from fourteen focus groups, repeated twice.  The summit ends with a City Council panel interacting with issues and questions from the focus groups.
October 28, Doors open at 5:15, program is 6pm-9pm
City Hall, 601 Fifth Ave, Seattle