Merwyn, in Triangle Park, says, “Don’t forget the Seward Arts Festival October 9-11.”

The festival will feature the work of more than 200 artists at warehouses, galleries and private homes.

• Seward Art Crawl: 5-7 p.m. Fri. Oct. 9; noon-5 p.m. Sat. Oct. 10; and noon-4 p.m. Sun. Oct. 11.

• Art Car Parade: Leaves at 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 10 from CaptionMax, 2438 27th Ave. S.

• Live Music:

*SAF Kick-off Party: 6 p.m. - late on Fri. Oct. 9, Sisters Camelot, 2657
32nd Ave. S.

*Variety Show: 5 p.m. - 2 a.m. on Sat. Oct. 10, Eagles Club, 2507 E. 25th St.

• Spoken Word: 7-9 p.m. on Fri. Oct. 9, Playwrights’ Center, 2301 E. Franklin Ave.

• The Great Seward Bike Rack Scavenger Hunt! $100 cash grand prize.

Neighborhood wide.

• Garden Tours including a tour of an urban chicken coop.

• 30+ artists at the historic Ivy Building, 2637 27th Ave. S.

• 2009 Regis Masters Series Exhibition featuring Ron Meyers and Patti Warashina at Northern Clay Center, 2424 E. Franklin Ave. (Pottery from more than 50 ceramic artists on display and for sale.)

• Photography exhibition by students from Wing Young Huie Salon, 2525 E. Franklin Ave.

• Food, beer and wine tastings at new Seward Co-Op, Birchwood Café, Skol Liquor, Pizza Luce, Zipp’s Liquor, Tracy’s Saloon, Blue Nile, and more.

• Four public art installations around the neighborhood: Merwyn in Triangle Park by Marjoire Pitz; Personal Journeys on the Greenway by Teri Kwant; Bracket Park’s Rocket; and the Sabo Bridge A map will published and available at Seward area retailers by Oct.1.

More info: www.sewardarts.org or Erik Riese, 612-724-3217.