The rules + details:

• Come Thru: Black & Indigenous Market | Monday, Oct. 2 | 3-7 p.m. | 831 SE Salmon St., Portland | Free | Shop for produce and goods at this incubator market supporting local Black and Indigenous farmers and makers.
• Mahler’s First Symphony | Monday, Oct. 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland | $25-$128 | Treat your ears to this timeless classic in which the composer expresses his experience crossing a peaceful meadow, witnessing a funeral march, and quelling self-doubt.
• Portland Latin American Film Festival | Monday, Oct. 2-Thursday, Nov. 30 | Times vary | The Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland | $9-$14 | See a film or documentary from Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Chile, Mexico, Panama, or the US.

• Community Impact Week | Tuesday, Oct. 3-Saturday, Oct. 7 | 7 a.m.-5 p.m. | Locations vary | Free | Join Hands on Greater Portland in supporting local causes across Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, and Clark counties, from painting playgrounds to supporting donation drives.
• Sword & Veil | Tuesday, Oct. 3 | 6-10 p.m. | The Victorian Belle Mansion, 1441 N. McClellan St., Portland | $20-$100 | Leave ordinary behind and immerse yourself into an evening of vintage jazz music, tarot readings, a fire ceremony, and unique food and cocktails from an award-winning chef.
• Avenged Sevenfold: North American Tour with Falling In Reverse | Tuesday, Oct. 3 | 6:30 p.m. | Moda Center, 1 N. Center Court St., Portland | $35-$125 | For one night, this heavy metal band won’t be “So Far Away.”

• Shemanski Park Farmers Market | Wednesday, Oct. 4 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Southwest Park Avenue + Southwest Main Street, Portland | Free | Shop for fresh produce, flowers, and more as this market winds down for the year.

• Portland City Council has approved the Climate Investment Plan — a five-year, community-driven road map that will allocate over $750 million toward programs that support climate justice and the city’s work to reach net zero by 2050. The money will come from the voter-approved Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund.

• It’s out with La Niña, in with El Niño this winter. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting above-normal temperatures in the Pacific Northwest from December through February. We’re also expected to see drier-than-normal conditions. If you were hoping for a white Christmas, you might want to book a plane ticket.

• Neka, the Oregon Zoo’s oldest African lion, died on Friday following a seizure. At 16 years of age, Neka outlived many wild members of her species. She was born at the Virginia Zoo, relocated to Portland in 2009, and had three cubs in 2013. (KOIN)

• $2 million. That was the winning bid for Northwest Portland’s Blackberry Castle. The 6.4-acre property featuring a 13,000-sqft chateau was valued at $5 million but sold through a no-reserve auction. The new king of the castle — California real estate broker Rick Edler — says he doesn’t plan to flip it. (The Oregonian/Oregon Live)

• Are you building, buying, or remodeling your digs? Learn how to save money and make your place greener during Solar Oregon’s Go Zero! Zero Energy Home Tour. Snag a ticket to visit four different sites in Northeast Portland at your own pace on Saturday, Oct. 14, 1-5 p.m.

• When the downtown Portland Ritz-Carlton opens its hotel lobby bar later this fall, guests will step through the front doors into a space bedecked with twinkling lights, dark forest tones, and a ceiling dripping with plants. Meadowrue will serve morning breakfast fare and light, Northwest-inspired plates and cocktails in the evening. (Eater Portland)

• Special passages recently built at Bonneville Dam are helping thousands of eel-like fish valued by regional tribes migrate up the Columbia River in numbers that are slowly swimming back to historic levels. The US Army Corps of Engineers reported “about 170% higher returns of adult lamprey than the 10-year average.” (OPB)

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