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Wa Na Wari’s Walk the Block returns for its third year Saturday, Sept. 30.

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Here's a chance to see Seattle's excellent Black art, music and more in one day

Wa Na Wari's Walk the Block is back for its third year, showcasing excellent Black art, film, music and dance all in one day in Seattle's Central District.

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J.A. Jance, a bestselling author of numerous mystery novels, is photographed in her home in Bellevue Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. 224906

Books

J.A. Jance on ‘Blessing of the Lost Girls’ and how she writes her bestsellers

Lynn Mabry, center, and David Byrne in “Stop Making Sense.” (Jordan Cronenweth / Courtesy of A24)

Movies

‘Stop Making Sense’: The joy is same as it ever was WATCH

This watercolor painting, titled “Birds take flight into Twilight” by the Port Townsend-based artist Linda Okazaki will be on view this fall at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, in a retrospective of her work.

Visual Arts

Grande dame of Seattle glass art is among October's must-see exhibits

Julian Priester at a Seattle Jazz Fellowship event.

Music

Community rallies around the Seattle man who helped create jazz as we know it

Books

‘Holly’ is the top national fiction bestseller

Here are this week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly.

Great reads

An interactive guide to best books from the past few years

Movies

‘Expend4bles’ opens with epic flop while ‘Nun 2’ claims top spot again at the box office

Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham weren’t enough to save “Expend4bles” from a debut box office flop.

Music & Nightlife

To prep for that moment in the spotlight, the practice on this Wednesday evening involved a snippet of “Holiday Road,” written by Lindsey Buckingham for the 1983 film “National Lampoon’s Vacation.”

Mercer Island High School band to play at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade WATCH

How to submit calendar listings

To be included in the Nightlife and Future File listings, send information to nightlife@seattletimes.com. For Datebook listings, send information to weekend@seattletimes.com.

Television

Brad Bergman and Mike Tarrant show off some off some of their Lego creations at their home in Bellingham. The couple will be competing on Season 4 of “Lego Masters,” premiering Sept. 28 on Fox.

5 Seattle-area contestants vie for the title of 'Lego Master' WATCH

Theater

FILE – Hugh Jackman, right., and Deborra-Lee Furness Jackman attend the premiere of Apple Original Films’ “Ghosted” in New York on April 18, 2023. Jackman and Deborra-lee Jackman have decided to end their marriage after 27 years and two children, the pair told People magazine Friday. In a joint statement provided to People, they said they “have been blessed to share almost 3 decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage.” (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) NYET510 NYET510

Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Jackman separate after 27 years of marriage

Fall Arts Guide

The most exciting concerts, shows, movies and more in the Seattle area in fall 2022

Classical Music

Seattle Symphony, conducted by Ludovic Morlot, on opening night, Sept. 21, of its 2023-24 season.

Seattle Symphony’s opening night was impressive. Where was the audience?

Visual Arts

In an undated photo via Andy Reichsman, “Landscape by the Water,” by Maurice de Vlaminck. Three museums in Zagreb have returned artworks looted from a Jewish businessman, giving them to his grandson after court decisions that resolved a 70-year dispute and paved the way for the first reported Holocaust-era art restitution in Croatia. (Via Andy Reichsman via The New York Times) — NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY CROATIA LOOTED ARTWORK BY CATHERINE HICKLEY FOR SEPT. 22, 2023. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. — XNYT0182 XNYT0182

Croatian museums return art looted during Holocaust to Jewish heir

Pacific NW Magazine

Folk singer Woody Guthrie wrote “Roll On, Columbia, Roll On” about the Columbia River (this is the Grand Coulee Dam on the river in Eastern Washington), and it was approved as the official Washington state folk song in 1987. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times, 2008)

The stories behind Washington’s official state symbols

Dance

Gabriel Campanario / The Seattle Times

The biggest Seattle-area shows, concerts and more this fall