• Take in a play at the nationally acclaimed Taproot Theatre, 204 N. 85th St. taproottheatre.org

• Walk around Green Lake — The 2.8-mile loop brings you the great outdoors in the big city and a people-watcher’s paradise of the human, if not divine, comedy.

• Take in some of the best regional art around at Francine Seders Gallery, 6701 Greenwood Ave. N. — This is a longtime and honored gallery that can make reputations. www.sedersgallery.com

• Enjoy a Red Mill burger — At the curve at North 67th Street is the acclaimed Red Mill Burgers, where, according to GQ and Oprah, you must eat before you die. No cell phones or credits cards are accepted.

• Get involved with the Phinney Neighborhood Association, 6532 Phinney Ave. N. — The PNA offers all kinds of classes and activities. www.phinneycenter.org

• Go antiquing in Greenwood, where a half-dozen such shops are clustered around North 85th Street and Greenwood Avenue North.