Dance

University of Washington’s Chamber Dance Company concert, “Relationships,” now until Oct. 16.

15th Ave NE and NE 40th St., Seattle; 206-685-2742; http://depts.washington.edu/uwdance/cdc.html

Composed of candidates for the Master of Fine Arts degree in dance, Chamber Dance Company has enjoyed a more than 20-year commitment from the UW and has become a favorite of Seattle audiences. While the company is known for its reconstructions of historic repertory, this program doesn’t look too far back, featuring works from the ’80s and ’90s when choreographers were responding to forces including the excesses of the Reagan years and the horrors of AIDS. Choreographers include Wade Madsen, one of my favorites, Bebe Miller, Joanie Smith and Danial Shapiro.

Family

Pumpkin Patch Fun at Kelsey Creek Farm, now until Oct. 23

410 130th Pl SE, Bellevue; 425-452-7688; http://bellevue.com/happening.php?id=688

Picking out a pumpkin used to be a yearly annual tradition when I was just a wee girl. Bring your little one and a camera to pick out his or her first pumpkin. The entrance fee is $5.

Galleries

Bellevue Arts Museum’s “Think Twice: New Latin American Jewelry,” ends Oct. 16

510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue; 425-519-0770;http: //www.bellevuearts.org/

Last call for this show featuring wearable art. Objects of adornment have long played a significant role throughout Latin America’s history, from the spiritually potent jewelry of the pre-Columbians to today’s eye-catching ornaments. Bringing together more than 130 works by over 90 artists from 25 countries, Think Twice is the largest collection of contemporary Latin American jewelry to be seen in the United States.

Music

Death Cab for Cutie Oct. 22

KeyArena: 305 Harrison Street, Seattle; 206-684-7200; http://www.seattlecenter.com/

Having lived in Bellingham for four years, there’s a special place in my heart for Death Cab, a group that got its start in the “City of Subdued Excitement” up north. I prefer hip-hop to alternative, but Death Cab for Cutie is a well-loved favorite locally and across the nation.

Opera

Seattle Opera presents “Carmen,” Oct. 15-29

321 Mercer St., Seattle; 206-389-7676; http://www.seattleopera.org/

Although I’ve never seen “Carmen,” I can hear that popular tune as I think of it now – that scintillating music that most all of us think of when we hear the word “opera.” I’m already picking out a red dress for this production of Bizet’s sexy thriller: A soldier’s ill-fated obsession with the ultimate femme fatale.

Reach Gabrielle Nomura at 425-453-4270.