Rain or shine, there’s plenty to do in Queen Anne this weekend, and even a few fun activities off the hill!

Queen Anne:

• Check out the Connecting for Compassionate Action Festival on Saturday, October 17 at Seattle Center’s Fisher Pavilion from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and answer the question “How shall we inspire and support compassionate action in ourselves, our communities, and our world?”
• Swing by the Remodeled Homes Tour on Saturday to see how Queen Anne does green building. 10 a.m to 5 p.m, sites vary. Click here for more information.
• Check out the 14th Annual Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival at SIFF Cinema, until next Sunday, October 25. There are numerous showings all weekend long.
• Also at SIFF this weekend, the Festival of New Spanish Cinema continues, wrapping up its finally showings on Wednesday, October 21.

Near By Neighbors:

• Fremont has jazz music, a chocolate factory-turned experimental restaurant, park cleanup, inaugural Homebrew Competition and much more. Check our or sister site, Fremont Universe, for details.
• Ballard has a Norwegian Genealogy Workshop, Burke Gilman Trail Work Party, Boys & Girls Club auction, the Rat City Rollers, and much more. Check our sister site, My Ballard, for details.

Around Town:

• Take the kids and check out one of the many Week Without Violence festivities around the city, brought to you by Seattle Parks and Recreation.
• Spend an evening with Kevin Smith, writer of “Clerks” and “Mallrats” at Benaroya Hall on Saturday at 7 p.m.
• Jam for a good cause on Sunday from 2 p.m. to 1 a.m. when local hip-hop group The Blue Scholars and break dance crew Massive Monkees perform to raise money for Philippine flood victims. Click here for more information.

If you’d rather sit back and watch a game or two, check out the schedule at The Spectator. For karaoke or piano duels, check the weekend schedules at Ozzie’s and Chopstix.

And remember, two lanes will be closed on Aurora all day Saturday, so watch out for added traffic.