(Fall colors emerging at Jack Block Park – photo by Angela Gunn)

Here’s what’s happening in the hours ahead, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

TODDLER READING TIME: 10:30 am at Paper Boat Booksellers (6040 California SW).

PEGASUS POP-UP: Pegasus Book Exchange is celebrating its “40th-ish” anniversary with a pop-up at California/Oregon – storytime at 11 am, book and merch sales 11 am-6 pm.

PUMPKIN JUNCTION: The Beer Junction (4511 California SW) continues its annual celebration of pumpkin beers today. Open noon-11 pm.

(added) GHOSTOLOGY 101: 1 pm at the Senior Center of West Seattle:

Do you believe in Ghosts? Celebrate this spooky season with June Nixon from Advanced Ghost Hunters of Seattle Tacoma (A.G.H.O.S.T.), the Northwest’s oldest operating paranormal team. She’ll take you through some basic ghost hunting procedures, including equipment and techniques, as well as her favorite investigations and haunted travel stories from around the world. If you aren’t a believer now, maybe you will be. Boo! Free for members/non-members.

LIGHT RAIL: Sound Transit hosts a West Seattle “station planning forum” 5:30-7:30 pm at Alki Masonic Center (40th/Edmunds), with a “short presentation” at 6 pm. Here’s our preview.

FIX-IT WORKSHOP: Don’t replace it – repair it! Weekly event, 5:30-7:30 pm at West Seattle Tool Library (4408 Delridge Way SW, northeast side of Youngstown Cultural Arts Center).

FAUNTLEROY FERRY DOCK: For the first time in more than a year, Washington State Ferries convenes the Community Advisory Group for the ferry-dock-replacement project, 6 pm online, all welcome to attend, info’s in our preview.

(added) BOOK SIGNING: At Highland Park Corner Store (7789 Highland Park Way SW), 6-8 pm:

Book Signing for “Brooms”

Local artist Teo DuVall will be signing their newly released graphic novel ‘Brooms.’ We’ll have books available for purchase, as well as happy hour pricing on beer and wine

The author is an HPCS employee too!

TRIVIA x 6: Six places to play tonight. At 6 pm, Locust Cider (2820 Alki SW) offers trivia … there’s 7 pm trivia at West Seattle Brewing (4415 Fauntleroy Way SW) … 7:30 and 8:30 pm Sporcle Pub Quiz at The Lodge (4209 SW Alaska) … Trivia starts at 8 pm at Beveridge Place Pub (6413 California SW) … Larry’s Tavern (3405 California SW) hosts Wednesday-night trivia starting at 8 pm … and at 8:30 pm, trivia with Phil T at Talarico’s (4718 California SW).

FREE GROUP RUN: Meet at West Seattle Runner (2743 California SW; WSB sponsor) for the weekly free group run at 6 pm – tonight’s an ON demo run plus monthly birthday celebration!

LIVE MUSIC AT THE LOCOL: 6:30 pm. 21+. Rotating performer slate. (7902 35th SW)

HPAC IN PERSON: The community coalition for Highland Park, Riverview, and South Delridge gathers tonight in person, all welcome, at the community room at the Southwest Precinct (2300 SW Webster) – agenda info here.

LIVE PIANO MUSIC: 7 pm at Otter on the Rocks. (4210 SW Admiral Way).

MUSIC BINGO: Play weekly at The Good Society (California/Lander), 7 pm.

SKYLARK OPEN MIC: 7:30 pm signups @ West Seattle’s longest-running open mic – no cover to watch. (3803 Delridge Way SW)

If you’re planning a presentation, meeting, performance, reading, tour, fundraiser, sale, discussion, etc., and it’s open to the community, please send us info for West Seattle’s only comprehensive event calendar! westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!