Chicken Poop Bingo, a Brunch You Eat With Your Hands & Best Brewery on the Eastside?

🍽️ Leave the Fork at Home: Today's the Last Day to Book This BrunchToday is your last chance to book a brunch where you leave the fork at home. Fork & Spoke, the restaurant inside the Hilton Garden Inn at 16630 Redmond Way, is hosting a Filipino-Hawaiian Kamayan Feast this weekend on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Kamayan means eating with your hands, so the food goes down on banana leaves and everyone digs in together. Think loco moco, huli huli chicken, crispy pork leg and grilled tuna collar. A non-alcoholic drink is included, and desserts cost extra. Reservations close today, so don't wait until tonight. The link is in the show notes and in the newsletter. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pop-up-filipino-hawaiian-kamayan-feast-fork-spoke-redmondseattle-tickets-2000209303872🐔 This Weekend, a Chicken in Redmond Decides Who Wins BingoThis weekend, a chicken in Redmond decides who wins bingo. Chicken Poop Bingo is one of the games at The Red Barn Farm's Fall Festival, this weekend on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 5703 208th Ave NE. Not into waiting on a chicken? Try rubber axe throwing for kids, real axe throwing for ages 13 and up, or roping a practice cow. Tickets are $12 for adults and $20 for kids 1 to 17, and kids get a bag of feed for the animals. Last entry is 3 p.m., and spots sell out. The ticket link is in the show notes and in the newsletter. https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/redbarnfarm/items/652082/?full-items=yes🐝 Line Dance Tonight at the Brewery That Names Its Beers After BeesTonight you can learn to line dance at a brewery that names its beers after bees. Watts Brewing founder Evan Watts started brewing with a turkey fryer in his driveway. His grandfather started the family bee business more than 50 years ago, which is why the taproom pours beers like The Leafcutter. Every Thursday at 7 p.m., Wildflower Dance Co. teaches Boots & Brews line dancing at Watts, 15510 Woodinville-Redmond Rd NE, Suite E110, just over the line in Woodinville. It's $10 at the door, and all ages and skill levels are welcome. Get there a few minutes early, because class starts right at 7.💀 Walk Into a Mezcal Bar Tonight, Walk Out With a Bowl You MadeTonight you can walk into a mezcal bar and walk out with a bowl you made yourself. Vibrant Moments Art Studio is hosting a Fall Harvest and Día de los Muertos Plaster Bowl Workshop from 6 to 9 p.m. at Caadxi Mezcalería, 8300 160th Ave NE, Suite 130. You'll decorate a ceramic bowl with handmade plaster pieces, like pumpkins, corn and leaves, or marigolds and skulls, then paint it. Tickets are $72 and cover all materials, step-by-step help, and a mocktail or appetizer on the house. No experience needed. The ticket link is in the show notes and in the newsletter. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fall-harvest-dia-de-los-muertos-plaster-bowl-workshop-tickets-1999977615887🃏 Want the New Lorcana Cards Before They're Even in Stores?This weekend on Saturday, Disney Lorcana players can get their hands on the new Hyperia City set before it hits store shelves. Marymoor Games is hosting a sealed prerelease from 2 to 6 p.m. at 7325 166th Ave NE, Suite F150, in Redmond Town Center. It costs $45. Sealed means everyone opens fresh packs at the table and builds a deck from whatever they pull, so a giant card collection at home doesn't give anybody an edge. It's capped at 16 players, so sign up before you head over. The signup link is in the show notes and in the newsletter. https://tcg.ravensburgerplay.com/events/1016579🐦 The Seabird With Flaming Red Feet That Most Birders Walk Right PastThere's a seabird on Puget Sound beaches with bright red feet and a name that sounds like a pigeon, and most birders walk right past it. On Wednesday, author Maria Mudd Ruth makes the case for a second look. She's studied Pigeon Guillemots as a volunteer community scientist since 2013, and her new book is The Bird with Flaming Red Feet. Eastside Audubon is hosting the talk at the Redmond Library, 15990 NE 85th St., from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Registration isn't required, but Eastside Audubon appreciates it. The link is in the show notes and in the newsletter. https://www.eastsideaudubon.org/calendar/2026/10/21/the-bird-with-flaming-red-feet-an-evening-with-author-maria-mudd-ruth🏛️ Redmond's Deciding How to Spend the Next Two Years. Tuesday, You Get a Say.Redmond is deciding how to spend its money for the next two years, and on Tuesday night you get a say. The City Council holds a public hearing on the 2027 to 2028 budget at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 15670 NE 85th St. The draft includes rebuilding the teen center and Fire Station 11, plus money for housing help and RedLink rides. You can speak in person or watch live at redmond.gov/rctvlive. There's one more hearing on November 2, and the council plans to vote November 10. The full budget is in the show notes and in the newsletter. https://www.redmond.gov/Budget📜 Redmond History MinuteIt's time for the Redmond History Minute, where we share a piece of history, a tidbit, or some trivia about life in and around Redmond. Today's trivia question is... The building that became the Redmond Golf Links clubhouse in 1932 was originally what?A) A barnB) The home of a Washington Supreme Court justiceC) A railroad depotD) A one-room schoolhouseThe answer is at the bottom of this newsletter.👟 Redmond Rumor Mill: A Custom Sneaker Shop Near Redmond Town Center?Word is a custom sneaker boutique is eyeing a space near Redmond Town Center. Think sneaker restoration, custom paint jobs and heat-press graphics, plus a wall of hand-picked resale pairs. The owner has apparently been running it out of a garage in Kirkland for two years, and the waitlist finally got long enough to justify a real storefront. None of this is confirmed. We don't have a name, an address or an opening date. So what's the first pair you'd bring in? If you've got a guess or have heard something, head to our Facebook page at facebook.com/BestOfRedmond and drop it in the Redmond Rumor Mill Guesses post.🗳️ Your PicksAnd while you're at our Facebook page, find the Your Picks post and answer this question... We want to know who you think the best brewery on the Eastside is.🎧 Love the Newsletter? There's a Podcast TooIf you enjoyed this newsletter, you're gonna love the companion podcast. Find it at bestofredmond.com.✅ History Minute AnswerB) The home of a Washington Supreme Court justice. The three-story house went up in 1889 for Justice William White and his wife, Emma McRedmond White, the daughter of Luke McRedmond, the man Redmond is named after. It sat near the railroad depot and also served as the Hotel Redmond. Justice White died in 1914, and Emma ran it on her own until she lost it to foreclosure in 1932, during the Depression. That same year it became the clubhouse for the Redmond Golf Links, the 18-hole course that eventually became Redmond Town Center.