West Seattle Summer Fest is the star of the show again today – this is the second of three days for the street festival in the heart of The Junction:

FESTIVAL HOURS
10 am-6 pm for vendors (some might choose to stay open longer, especially food)
10 am-8 pm for kids’ rides (ticket purchase required; free kids’ activities end earlier)
11 am, first band (Sisters); 9:30 pm, last band (The Cave Singers) – full schedule here
11 am-9 pm events on the GreenLife stage (including 2 pm City Council District 1 forum)

TRANSPORTATION REMINDERS
Bus-reroute info here
Road closures – California from Oregon to Edmunds, plus south half of the block between Genesee and Oregon (which remains open west-east); Alaska between 44th and 42nd
Parking – Look for The Junction’s three free lots, plus the Seattle Lutheran lot at 41st/Genesee
More info on the festival website’s “Getting Here” page

Also happening today/tonight in West Seattle:

URBAN FARM AND CHICKEN COOP TOUR: Four West Seattle sites are part of this citywide tour, and one of them is an award-winner, as previewed here Thursday. It’s a self-guided tour, presented by Seattle Tilth, with the sites open 10 am-4 pm; buy tickets online and you’ll get a digital version of the map.

iPAD READING SUGGESTIONS: Stop by Southwest Library 10:30-11:30 for this class about using your iPad to read – details here. (35th/Henderson)

PLANT SALE: At the South Seattle College (WSB sponsor) Garden Center, 11 am-3 pm, 50 percent off! North side of campus. (6000 16th SW)

FOOD AND WINE SUMMER SOCIAL: Join the Nature Consortium at the Northwest Wine Academy on the north side of the South Seattle College (WSB sponsor) campus, 1-3 pm – with Blue Willow Catering (WSB sponsor) providing appetizers and treats! – details here, including how to RSVP. (6000 16th SW)

ALKI LIGHTHOUSE TOURS: Visit the historic lighthouse on Alki Point 1-4 pm (last tour starts at 3:40 pm) – details in our calendar listing. (3201 Alki SW)

IN ALL HONESTY: Live music @ C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor) 7-9 pm. (5612 California SW)

BAD NEWS BOTANISTS: 9 pm, live music @ Feedback Lounge. (6451 California SW)

Two closures of note today:

LOG HOUSE MUSEUM: Closed today because Southwest Seattle Historical Society volunteers are at West Seattle Summer Fest instead. Come see them in the Info Booth with us; take a survey, bring your kid(s) to guess the number of Lincoln Logs in their jar.

COLMAN POOL: Final day of this summer’s first swim-meet closure; the pool on the shore at Lincoln Park will reopen to the public tomorrow. (One more closure is planned next Friday/Saturday, July 17-18.)