The Comet Part Deux is slated to be open by the end of the month. Thursday night, you can celebrate its past with a photo exhibit featuring the work of Connie Aramaki. Aramaki was invited into the legendary dive last fall to document the bar’s punk patina before its new ownership’s overhaul and construction work began. The show is open from 6 PM to midnight at 10th and Pike’s Sole Repair.

Washington Ensemble Theatre is throwing a bash Saturday to celebrate a decade of productions. WET’s Ten Year Jubilee party and auction is at the gala-friendly DAR Hall on Roy St and starts at 6pm.

Enjoy a festive evening of delightful entertainment, delicious bites and drinks, and a fabulous live and silent auction with dazzling prizes, as we raise our glasses to toast and honor the wonderful ten years of new work created in Seattle by the Washington Ensemble Theatre. The evening will feature a fantastic lineup of performances that honor the history of the Ensemble and the ten seasons of innovative new work. Call 206.325.5105 for ticket availability.

Other anniversary parties this weekend include St. John’s 2 Year “Oysterity” Party on Thursday, and the Bottleneck Lounge Turns Lucky 7 on Friday.

Boost your home library from the surplus of books at the Gay City LGBT Library. The surplus sale runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Gay City Health Project’s Michael C. Weidemann LGBT Library is pleased to announce our Surplus Used Book sale, featuring surplus LGBT fiction and non-fiction books for sale. It’s a great way to build up your personal library, and the proceeds benefit ours!

Sunday night at Vermillion, support ZAPP in a benefit to help the Zine Archive & Publishing Project forge a new path as an independent nonprofit.

Find more events and happenings on and around the Hill on our community calendar below. Have something to add? Go for it. Anyone can add an event and it doesn’t cost ya a dime. Let us know on the CHS Calendar.

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