(American Goldfinch – the Washington state bird! – photographed at Fauntleroy Park by Mark Wangerin)

Happy Wednesday! From the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

LOW TIDE: Today’s low-low tide is again out to -1.8 feet, at 11:06 am, and you’ll find Seattle Aquarium volunteer beach naturalists at Constellation and Lincoln Parks 10 am-12:45 pm.

JAMTOWN HOWDY BAND: Your 3- to 8-year-old can be in the band – just show up at Delridge Library, 11:15 am-12:15 pm, as explained here. (5423 Delridge Way SW)

COWORKING MEETUP: Noon at West Seattle Office Junction (WSB sponsor), our area’s only coworking center. Even if you love solopreneurial work, telecommuting work, whatever form of nontraditional work you’re doing, get on out for a bit and swap ideas, inspiration, and stories. (6040 California SW)

COLLEGE PREP WORKSHOP: 4-5 pm at High Point Community Center, free workshop for youth looking ahead to the college-application process, as explained here. (6920 34th SW)

HIGH POINT MARKET GARDEN FARMSTAND: Also in HP, 4-7 pm, the weekly chance to buy organic produce within view of where it was grown! (32nd/Juneau)

CANDIDATES’ FORUM: 5:30 pm at South Seattle College (WSB sponsor)’s Brockey Center, your last chance for side-by-side comparisons of the District 1 City Council candidates before ballots start arriving, co-presented with the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce, focusing on questions about business, jobs, and education. (6000 16th SW)

RUN WITH WEST SEATTLE RUNNER: 6:15 pm, meet at West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor) for a 3- or 6-mile run – details here. Free! (2743 California SW)

35TH SW PLAN: 7 pm at Neighborhood House’s High Point Center, be among the first to find out what SDOT is proposing to improve safety on 35th Avenue SW. (6400 Sylvan Way)

MORGAN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION: 7 pm at The Kenney (WSB sponsor), be there for another infopacked quarterly MoCA meeting – here’s our preview with the agenda. (7125 Fauntleroy Way SW)

DELRIDGE GROCERY COOPERATIVE: Got ideas to get the word out about the “Delridge food revolution”? Come to Delridge Grocery Coop‘s public forum tonight, 6:30 pm, at Southwest Youth and Family Services. (4555 Delridge Way SW)

COMEDY NIGHT: Laugh It Off! with a big slate of comics at Feedback Lounge, 8 pm. (6451 California SW)

JUBILEE DAYS FIREWORKS: At dusk, a big professional fireworks show from Steve Cox Memorial Park kicks off the White Center Jubilee Days festival. Even if you’re not going, you might hear it from here. (14th SW/SW 102nd)