Gig Harbor Community Spaghetti Dinner FundraiserOctober 21, 4 – 7pmGrab your friends and family, or your date, and come out to enjoy a scrumptious spaghetti dinnerbenefiting the Gig Harbor Senior Center, programs, services and its future forever home.Gig Harbor Eagles Club4425 Burnham Drive, Gig Harbor253.514.6338, gghf.info/PASTA

OktoberfestOctober 21, 11am – 1pmFirst annual fall festival of music, food and health fair.  Featuring Seattle’s #1 polka band The Smiling Scandanavians.Bridgeport Place Assisted Living & Memory Care5250 Bridgeport Way W, University Place253.565.1960, bridgeportplaceseniors.com

Puget Sound Heart & Stroke WalkOctober 21, 8:30am·We walk to save lives and so can you! Join this family-friendly 5K walk as participants raise their heart rates and funds for the American Heart Association to help save and improve lives. Register your team or sign up as an individual.Cheney Stadium2502 Tyler St, Tacoma206.336.7200, pugetsoundheartwalk.org

Trunk or Treat at LeMay MarymountOctober 21Free community event.Visit the haunted lane and see vintage vehicles, decorated trunks.  Costumes, candy & more;LeMay Collections at Marymount325 152nd St E, Tacoma253.272.2336, lemaymarymount.org

Auditions for A Doll’s House, Part 2October 22 & 23 at Tacoma Little TheatreOctober 24 at STAR CenterIn the final scene of Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 groundbreaking masterwork, Nora Helmer makes the shocking decision to leave her husband and children and begin a life on her own. This climactic event—when Nora slams the door on everything […]

Health & Wellness Resource FairOctober 25, 1 – 4pmFall into good health as you enjoy savory fall treats, chat with local financial and wellness experts, win prizes and dance with our fitness trainer for the fun of it.Wesley at Tehaleh17702 Cascadia Blvd. E., Bonney LakeWesleyChoice.org/Events, 253.366.6100

Tacoma Farmers Market on BroadwayMay 4 – Oct 26, Thursdays, 10am – 2pmShop local produce, artisan crafts and florists while enjoying lunch from a variety of vendors in the heart of downtown Tacoma.9th & Broadway, Tacomatacomafarmersmarket.com/broadway-farmers-market/

A Nicer Kind of Murder:  The Evolution of Crime FictionOctober 26, 6:30 – 7:30pmBrought to you by Humanities Washington, Harbor History Museum is excited to welcome author Matthew Sullivan. This is a perfect presentation for the spooky month of October! This presentation is scheduled via Zoom.Free admission.Please RSVP to Robin Harrison, Operations and Marketing Manager […]

Adventure Series: Into the Canyon:  Between River and Rim Documentary FilmOctober 27, 7pmJoin adventure writer Kevin Fedarko on an epic quest, on foot, through the entire length of the Grand Canyon—not “rim to rim” as has been tackled by many—but 750 miles “end to end.” Hiking over 100 days, Kevin and photographer/filmmaker Pete McBride traversed […]

Blake Shelton Honky Tonk Tour Tickets on Sale October 27Blake Shelton with special guests Dustin Lynch and Emily Ann RobertsMarch 15This year on his headlining arena tour, country music superstar Blake Shelton brought out the bar stools and the big hits… and the party was just getting started! The second leg of Shelton’s Back to […]

Jacobsen Professional Artists SeriesEuphony: An evening of low brass soundsOctober 27, 7:30pmUniversity of Puget Sound Schneebeck Hall1500 N Warner St., Tacoma253.879.3741 | pugetsound.edu/events

Pier PeerOctober 27, 7:30 – 9pm8+Pier Peer is a nighttime adventure to peer into the sound to discover hundreds of mysterious marine life forms drawn to the underwater lights.Point Defiance Marina5912 Waterfront Dr, Tacomametroparkstacoma.org