Isn’t that a gorgeous gradient? Reader Pamela Glass snapped this shot while wandering around the ever-changing South Lake Union and dreaming of visiting all the coffee shops.

“I’ve been venturing deeper and deeper into SLU on my lunch break walks because I usually ever only drive through and it happens to be the perfect 1 hour round trip,” she wrote on Instagram. “While I have very mixed feelings about the rash of corporate looking buildings that have sprung up in the last 10 years, I appreciate that probably 80 [percent] of their surfaces just reflect our lovely skies. I particularly liked this rainbow apartment building. It seems an odd choice compared to the rest of neutral colored Amazonia, but I like a little joy sprinkled into my mundanity. 💖💜💙”

Now we’ll help you sprinkle some joy into your plans this week…

TODAY ~ INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY

🙏  Honor Native communities and womxn at the fifth Indigenous People’s Day celebration (Magnolia)
👋  Bring your bookish A-game to this literary trivia night (Capitol Hill)
🗳  Register to vote in time for the midterm elections — more on that, below (All over)

TUESDAY

💡  Watch how gelato for dogs, cured meats, and more get made — through Oct. 11 (Capitol Hill)
💪  Stretch it out doing yoga beneath a Chihuly sculpture (Queen Anne)
🗣  Hear The Evergrey’s Mónica Guzmán interview Manu Alfau, author of a new book on signature local recipes (Pioneer Square)
🍴  Celebrate local agriculture with friends at this feast and Evergrey partner event (Downtown)
🍸  Sip on gin while learning how it gets made at this Evergrey partner event (Phinney Ridge)

WEDNESDAY

💪  Learn how to farm and forage for mushrooms (Rainier Valley)
🎟  Watch queer cabaret and bid on auction items (Central District)
💪  Take stock of your leadership skills at this Evergrey partner event (Pioneer Square)
🗣  Hear from CNN commentator Van Jones at this Evergrey partner event (Downtown)

THURSDAY

🎟  Belly laugh with techies as they get roasted by local stand-up comedians (University District)
💡  Have a convo about death that’s “spiritual to practical to downright funny and surprising” (South Lake Union)
🍿  Catch a film featuring some rad women skiers — thanks for the rec, Dawn Perry! (University District)
🗣  Learn about gut flora and the human immune response at this Science Slam (Capitol Hill)

FRIDAY

🎨  See glowy art at the U.S.’s first international video projection mapping competition — through Oct. 14 (South Lake Union)
🍿  Check out short films about LGBTQ+ life and love at the Queer Film Festival — through Oct. 21 (Capitol Hill)

SATURDAY

🍴  Bring the fam to munch on Chinese crepes and sip boba teas at a night market (Northgate)
🎈  Marvel at pretty floating lights at the Seattle Water Lantern Festival (Green Lake)
🍴  Nom sweet treats and support mental health awareness at the Depressed Cake Shop (Capitol Hill)
🎨  Gawk at (or get grossed out by) morbid anatomical art (Ballard)

SUNDAY

🍿  Get geeky about Wonder Woman’s cinematic evolution (Queen Anne)
🎟  Have a gorgeous time cheering on Queer Eye hair stylist Jonathan Van Ness (Downtown)
🎟  Nerd out while perusing aisles full of rare books (Queen Anne)
🎈  Take the kids to watch acrobats soar through the air — or try it yourself (Georgetown)

Going to one of these? Take us with you! Email a pic to [email protected] or tag#theevergrey on Instagram. See more upcoming events on our events page, and add your own events with an Evergrey membership. Is an event sold out? Hit reply to let us know and we’ll update the listing in tomorrow’s newsletter.

PSSSST! REGISTERED TO VOTE YET?

Today is the last day to do it online and by mail. Last month, almost 300 of you told us whether you’d already registered to vote — and 93 percent (🎉) said you’re set for the Nov. 6 election.

For the 7 percent of you who said you’d get registered before the deadline, this is your friendly reminder to get it done. 😉 » Get registered here.

Happy registering, Seattle. — The Evergrey