Cooler weather calls for ducking inside, whether it’s to catch a film at the cinema, see your favorite artist light up the stage in a dark venue, take in a lecture, or peruse an art show. To keep you supplied with a steady dose of culture, we’ve rounded up the most noteworthy arts events this season, from Refract: The Seattle Glass Experience to the Short Run Comix and Arts Festival, from Freakout Festival to the Seattle Queer Film Festival, and from Patti Smith to An Evening with Issa Rae.

PERFORMANCE

Trixie and Katya Live!
Ding dong!!! Drag’s most dynamic duo is back, and they’re paying homage to classic girls’ road trip buddy comedies like To Wong Foo, Crossroads, and Barb and Star. Get a load of the latest hijinks from the powerhouse drag cuties and BFFs (they’ve co-hosted several shows and web series together, and co-written a book.) Don’t worry, they’re still down to earth—after all, Trixie did grow up using an outhouse.
Paramount Theatre, Downtown (Fri Oct 7)

To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and required reading at schools everywhere, was translated into a record-shattering play by Academy Award-winner Aaron Sorkin in 2018 (it’s the highest-grossing American play in Broadway history, according to Deadline). See what the fuss is about at this performance of the complex coming-of-age tale.
Paramount Theatre, Downtown (Oct 11–16)

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