Today is the last day of the Lake City Farmer's Market. It will last for four hours and feature PK Dwyer, a traveling blues artist, from 4–6pm for the last hurrah of the season.

Stock up on artisan cheeses, seasonal fruits and vegetables and grass-fed meats. 

Lake City Farmer's Market, Thu, Oct 2, 3–7pm, NE 125th and 28th NE, fre

For Friday

Molly Melching: Community Development from the Ground Up

Molly Melching, founder of Tostan, an NGO that promotes literacy and community engagement throughout rural African communities, will be at Town Hall to discuss community empowerment through a process called deep listening.

While this might strike some as a little woo, Melching’s success with Tostan (over 1,000 employees working in 450 communities worldwide) suggests there is more to her approach than just being a really good listener. And her passion for women's empowerment, community health, and financial literacy are as relevant in developed communities as they are in developing nations.

Molly Melching: Community Development from the Ground Up, Fri, Oct 3, 7:30–9pm, Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Street, free (with registration)

For Saturday

Seattle Neighborhood Greenways Coalition Summit

Seattle Neighborhood Greenways is having an all-day meeting to pin down its goals and vision, a direct response to an unanimous request for SNG to get it straight back in May. Expect them to start from the ground up (hence the all-dayness of the meeting) and reinstate their commitment to building a grassroots movement in order to best serve the community and work with city government.

One problem: the public meeting's location has not yet been decided and/or released publically.

SNG was formed in 2011 by three neighborhoods after the city brushed off their requests for legit greenways. The coalition is made up of 19 local groups and 30 members. Check back with the SNG calendar to see if and when they get it together.

Seattle Neighborhood Greenways Coalition Summit, Sat, Oct 4, Location TBD, free

Advance Notice for October 31

Costume Carnival

Halloween falls on a Friday this year, which means the streets will be filled with more nighttime traffic, party-goers, and general mayhem than normal.

If you are hesitant to send your children out into the possible unscrupulous activity, consider taking them to the Seattle Children's Museum for its 3rd Annual Costume Carnival.

The festivities will include a "Not-So-Scary Haunted Mountain," a Mad Scientist Lab, and scavenger hunts.

Cotume Carnival, Fri, Oct 31, 4–7pm, Seattle Children's Art Museum, 305 Harrison St, free