Festival Season Concludes with Macefield: The massive Ballard-based music festival features some enormous talent this year, and gets going this evening. Check out Todd Hamm's roundup of the best of the best here.

The Best(ival) of the Rest(ival) of the Festivals: Pumpkin beer or chocolate? It's your call.

The Egyptian Opens: That is to say, SIFF Cinema Egyptian opens. This weekend is the grand opening, and they're screening a bunch of old hits to celebrate. Check out our feature for a an exhaustive look at the lineup. Paul suggests you catch a screening of Amelie, and Schmader reminds us that the Uptown has some great stuff on as well.

The Easygoing Synth-Pop of YACHT: Will happen at Neumos tonight, complemented by White Fang's slacker swag rock.

Crazy Cool Choral Music: The Esoterics bring it to St. Stephen's Episcopal Church tonight.

Free Wine Fridays: Sound too good to be true, but find out for yourself at European Vine Selections.

Native Prose Writers: Local literary hotshots Elissa Washuta and Casandra Lopez celebrate a the release of Erika T. Wurth's new novel, intriguingly titled Crazy Horse's Girlfriend. It's free, and it's at Hugo House.

Some High-IQ Doom and Gloom: Catch the Body's epic metal tonight at Highline.

It's Friday! The world is your bountiful oyster! Look at all the things there are to do!