Enjoy a fall Seattle Pride celebration, plus other fun things to do this week

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What happens from October 8th to 14th?

After Seattle Pride went virtual for the second year in a row, organizers began making plans for an in-person celebration to finally bring the community together. Seattle Pride All together nowTaking place in Volunteer Park this Saturday, October 9th, will be smaller than the traditional Seattle Pride summer festival, but it will be in dire need of the spirit and unity of the community.

All Together Now offers the LGBTQIA + community the opportunity to meet in person before the end of the year. It also serves as an opportunity to “build community for the people,” said Krystal Marx, executive director of Seattle Pride.

“The LGBTQIA + community tends to see themselves as their family, so [All Together Now] is to provide this opportunity not only to have fun but also to restore relationships, to have that moment of good psychological clarity where one is not so isolated, and to highlight the resilience of our community and the amazing talent we have “Said Marx, adding that all of the cast from All Together Now are members of the LGBTQIA + community.

All Together Now begins with music by DJ Dark_Wiley, followed by “Drag Queen Bingo” under the direction of Aleksa Manila, where participants have the opportunity to win prizes such as Alaska Airlines tickets.

“And then we go to the performances. We have Cassandra Lewis, CarLarans, BeautyBoiz and Chong the nomad, and we’re really excited to have great live music and gigs out in public in October where we don’t normally get that, ”said Marx.

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The event also features food trucks such as Dumpling Tzar, Full Tilt Ice Cream, Mobile Mayan and Monster Dogs, an alcohol garden for those 21 and over (full COVID-19 vaccination required), a 360-degree photo booth, information booths and games such as oversized Jenga, Cornhole and more. An on-site UW Medicine COVID-19 vaccination clinic will also be available to provide vaccinations for those who have not yet received them.

All Together Now also offers the opportunity to register for the vote, “which is very important at our Vote with Pride booth, as we know that this is the start of our Vote With Pride event where we are trying to promote the LGBTQIA + – Community to encourage more engagement to autumn elections, “said Marx.

“We’re working a lot at Seattle Pride to make this a fully accessible event, so we’ll have ASL interpreters on stage. We also have a one-page accessibility document on our website so people know that there are bathrooms in addition to honey buckets, where those bathrooms are, what is there for ADA parking, and what the grounds are like to make people more comfortable feel able to participate, ”she said.

But All Together Now is not just about gathering again. National Coming Out Day is October 11th and the event will feature the My Coming Out Story booth to invite attendees to think about their own stories.

“We wanted to celebrate the act of coming out and create space for it. It can be a very scary occasion; it can be a sad occasion; it’s always important; it can be fun; it can be warm; it can be liberating – we wanted to make room for it and acknowledge it and celebrate it and that is definitely a big part of the choice of the weekend we did, ”said Marx.

The My Coming Out Story booth is being developed in collaboration with C89.5 FM, “one of our fantastic radio partners and a youth radio program they have known for at Nathan Hale High School in Seattle. We work with them to capture what coming out means for people, ”she said.

Participants will receive a few questions and prompts and then access a website on their own phone to upload their coming-out story online (at videobooth.app/mycomingoutstory).

“We also have a film company that puts the videos together into a powerful piece that we can share with people, post on our YouTube page, post on our website, pass on to our partners, and easily post it there for the sake of diversity and To show the diversity and depth of people’s coming-out stories… To show that we are not all the same and that there are many different shades of being in the LGBTQIA + community, ”said Marx.

All Together Now requires event attendees to wear masks and be fully vaccinated or have a negative COVID-19 PCR test within 48 hours of the event.

All Together Now takes place on Saturday, October 9th, 3pm to 7pm at Volunteer Park, 1247 15th Ave. E., Seattle instead. Further information can be found at: seattlepride.org/all-together-now

What is still going on

Here are some other events taking place in the Puget Sound area October 8-14. If you would like to submit an event for examination, please fill out the form at the end of the contribution.

Orcas Island Film Festival – Oct 7-11

In its seventh year, the Orcas Island Film Festival will host a curated selection of critically acclaimed international films and audience favorites at various times from October 7-11. Fifteen films will be shown over five days in the Sea View Theater. Find the schedule online; $ 190. 234 A St., Eastsound; orcasfilmfest.com

Bellevue Jazz & Blues Music Series – 8.-9. October

The Bellevue Downtown Association welcomes Lady A to the 14th Annual Bellevue Jazz & Blues Music Series 7:30 p.m. October 8 and Ray Vega & Thomas Marriott: East West Trumpet Summit with Roy McCurdy 7:30 p.m. October 9. Buy tickets online; $ 20 / general, $ 10 / student. 11100 NE Sixth Street, Bellevue; 425-453-1223; bellevuedowntown.com

Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival – Aug 8-10 October

Attend the Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival and enjoy 14 local and regional restaurants serving everything from crab bisque to seafood gumbo, scallops, chowder, crab cakes, fish tacos, fish and chips, paella and more. The festival also features wine from eight wineries on the Olympic Peninsula, local and regional beer, more than 70 artisans, stalls, a 3-mile run, the “Grab-a-Crab” derby and live music. For free. 122 N. Lincoln St., Port Angeles; 360-452-6300; krabbenfestival.org

“The Snoqualmie Tribe: A Brief History of the Lake Sammamish Area” – October 9th

The Redmond Historical Society will present “The Snoqualmie Tribe: A Brief History of the Lake Sammamish Area,” a presentation in their Saturday Speaker Series program at 10:30 am to Steven Moses, the director of archeology and heritage preservation and a member of the Snoqualmie Tribe , will explain the indigenous connection to the North Lake Sammamish area from 13,000 years ago to the present day, explore the recent archaeological discoveries of Bear Creek, and discuss ways our communities can work together to preserve the shared history of the Pacific Northwest. Register online; for free. redmondhistoricalsociety.org

Türkfest – October 9th

The Seattle Center Festál presents the Turkfest in collaboration with the Turkish-American Cultural Association of Washington at noon online. The festival features a marketplace, food, music, dance, and more. Online streaming; for free. facebook.com/TurkfestSeattle

Guided nature walk – find mushrooms; Mushroom Loot – Oct 9

Seward Park Audubon invites visitors to explore the fascinating world of mushrooms with senior naturalist Ed Dominguez. 1:00 pm – 1:00 pm October is fall mushroom season, and with the recent rainfall, the meadows and forests of Seward Park are sprouting a variety of mushrooms; Porcini mushrooms, turkey tails, shaggy manes and witch butter add color to the park and give clues to the mushrooms just below the forest floor. Register online; for free. 5902 Lake Washington Boulevard. S., Seattle; 206-652-2444; sewardpark.audubon.org

Pier Sounds – Oct. 9

Friends of Waterfront Seattle hosts Pier Sounds, a fall series of concerts featuring live music, local food trucks, a beer garden and more on the waterfront 1pm – 4pm On October 9th, the Earshot Jazz Festival presents D’Vonne Lewis and Friendz. For free. 1951 Alaska Route, Seattle; 206-866-6817; waterfrontparkseattle.org

How to illustrate your scary story – October 9th

KCLS is hosting a virtual class with cartoonist Scott Kurtz at 3 p.m. to teach attendees how to get creepy crawling animals and haunted places to the page from their imaginations. Register online; for free. kcls.org

Maple Valley Days – 9-10 October

A special fall edition of Maple Valley Days with live entertainment, vendors, KidLand activities, and food trucks will take place on October 9th from 10am to 6pm and on October 10th from 10am to 5pm. For free. 22500 SE 248th St., Maple Valley; maplevalleydays.com

Where’s Wenda 5K – October 10th

Join Run 2 Be Fit for the fourth annual Where’s Waldo 5K (this year named Where’s Wenda, named after Waldo’s girlfriend) at 10 a.m. Come disguised as your favorite Wenda or Waldo and run through Green Lake Park with other fans. Register online; $ 20-35 / run / walk (price range includes options for race, bib number, photos, medal, ice cream scoop and scarf), $ 20 / child up to 14 years (including race, bib number, photos, medal). 7201 E. Green Lake Drive N., Seattle; run2befit.com

“Zen and the Art of Android Beatdown” – October 12th

Book-It Repertory Theater kicks off its 2021-2022 season with the first drama of the season, “Zen and the Art of an Android Beatdown” by Tochi Onyebuchi, available online October 12th. This audio journey into the heart of identity and connection promises to have viewers on the edge of their seats. Buy tickets online; $ 20. book-it.org

7th Annual Apple Heirloom Event – Nov 14 October

The Good Shepherd Center in Wallingford is hosting the 7th Annual Heirloom Apple Event from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The seated tasting features unique old apple varieties from this year’s harvest, hosted by Tara Macdonald, a senior gardener at the Good Shepherd Center. For free. 4649 Sunnyside Avenue N., Seattle; historicseattle.org/event/7th-annual-heirloom-apple-event/