Cultural and Arts Activities Around Seattle for October 2010 You Will Enjoy

Here is a calendar of arts and cultural events provided by Seattle's Convention and VIsitors Bureau. Check back monthly to this column for updates on these events and more.

Ongoing events:

On Stage/On View Now:
Teatro ZinZanni, Seattle Center, ongoing, www.zinzanni.org
A Doctor in Spite of Himself, INTIMAN, through October 10, www.intiman.org
In the Heights, The 5th Avenue Theatre, through October 17, www.5thavenue.org
The Lady With All the Answers, ACT Theatre, through October 31, www.acttheatre.org
Sunday Brunch Jazz Cruises aboard the Royal Argosy, Argosy Cruises, through October 31, www.argosycruises.com
Chasing Horizons - Women In Aerospace, Museum of Flight, through November 7, www.museumofflight.org
Contemporary Works from the Monsen Collection, Henry Art Gallery, through November 28, www.henryart.org
A Refugee's Journey of Survival and Hope, Wing Luke Asian Museum, through December 12, www.wingluke.org
After Hours: Northwest Jazz 1930-1960, Northwest African American Museum, through December 25, www.naamnw.org
BAM Biennial 2010: Clay Throwdown!, Bellevue Arts Museum, through January 16, www.bellevuearts.org
Cut from Nature: The Art of Richard Bennett, MOHAI, through March 27, www.seattlehistory.org
Behind the Scenes: The Real Story of Quileute Wolves, SAM, through August 14, www.seattleartmuseum.org

Starting in October 2010:

God of Carnage, Seattle Repertory Theatre, October 1-24, www.seattlerep.org
ArtsCrush Festival, multiple venues, October 1-31, www.artscrush.org
Weaving Heritage: Textile Masterpieces from the Collection, Burke Museum, Oct. 2-Feb. 27, www.burkemuseum.org
Picasso: Masterpieces from Musée National Picasso, Paris, Seattle Art Museum, Oct. 8-Jan. 17, www.seattleartmuseum.org
Utsav South Asian Performing Arts Festival, Seattle Center, October 9 & 10, www.seattlecenter.com/festal/
Séance: Albert von Keller and the Occult, Frye Art Museum, October 9-January 2, www.fryemuseum.org
Nordic Knitting Conference, Nordic Heritage Museum, October 15-17, www.nordicmuseum.org
Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, October 15-24, www.threedollarbillcinema.org
Earshot Jazz Festival, October 15 -November 7, www.earshot.org
The Lieutenant of Inishmore, ACT Theatre, October 15-November 14, www.acttheatre.org
We Are Family, Seattle Women's Choir, Benaroya Hall, October 16 & 17, www.flyinghouse.org
Lucia di Lammermoor, Seattle Opera, October 16-30, www.seattleopera.org
Seattle Restaurant Week, October 17-28, http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/seattlerestaurantweek/
City Arts Festival, October 20-23, www.cityartsfest.com
Three Tall Women, Seattle Repertory Theatre, October 22- November 28, www.seattlerep.org
The Scarlet Letter, INTIMAN Theatre, October 22- December 5, www.intiman.org
Battlestar Galactica, EMP/SFM, October 22 - March 4, www.empsfm.org
Harry Potter: The Exhibition, Pacific Science Center, October 23 - January 30, www.pacsci.org

In case you are a person who likes to plan ahead, here is a preliminary look at November 2010 as well.

Beginning in November:
All Tharp, Pacific Northwest Ballet, November 5-14, www.pnb.org
Alden Mason, Seattle Art Museum, November 6-October 16, www.seattleartmuseum.org
Stomp, The Paramount Theatre, November 9-14, www.stgpresents.org
Anne of Green Gables, Village Theatre, November 10-January 30, www.villagetheatre.org
Best of the Northwest Fine Craft Show, November 12-14, Smith Cove Terminal, www.nwartalliance.com
Dancing at Lughnasa, Seattle Repertory Theatre, November 12- December 5, www.seattlerep.org
Red Ranger Came Calling, A Guaranteed True Christmas Story, Book-It Repertory, Nov. 23- Dec 23, www.book-it.org
Nutcracker, Pacific Northwest Ballet, November 26-December 27, www.pnb.org
A Christmas Story: The Musical!, The 5th Avenue Theatre, November 26-December 30, www.5thavenue.org
Winterfest, Seattle Center, November 26-December 31, www.seattlecenter.com
Holiday Glee, Seattle Men's Chorus, November 27-December 20, www.flyinghouse.org
Argosy Christmas Ship Festival, November 27-December 23, www.argosycruises.com
HAIR, The Paramount Theatre, November 28-December 4, www.stgpresents.org