Another “first” this weekend in The Junction — the first Sustainable West Seattle Festival, 10 am-3 pm Sunday in the Wells Fargo parking lot. We’ll be there on behalf of West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day (which is really just a different way to recycle!) – stop by and say hi! – but more importantly, it’s a chance to find out about an amazing lineup of local organizations working on small-step solutions to some of today’s biggest problems. And don’t miss the Transit Forum nearby at ArtsWest (talk about a problem in search of a solution) … But the SWS Festival is just one of 45 events listed ahead:

ALL WEEKEND: Movies at the Admiral Theater (schedule here)

ALL WEEKEND: “Punk Los Angeles” art exhibit with photography by Ann Summa continues @ Skylark

ALL WEEKEND: West Seattle history on display @ Log House Museum at Alki, Thursdays-Sundays, noon-4 pm

ALL WEEKEND (AND THROUGH MAY 11): Mother’s Day WestSide Baby Diaper Drive continues at C & P Coffee Company, drop off a package of diapers and receive a free coffee drink of your choice

DAILY THRU JULY 26: Fauntleroy Church bell-ringing daily at noon as part of centennial observance (read more here)

FRIDAY & SATURDAY: “Yer Killin’ Me” art show @ ArtsWest, noon-7 pm both days

FRIDAY-SATURDAY-SUNDAY: Swim at Southwest Pool (schedule here)

FRIDAY NIGHT: Live music @ C & P Coffee with Bobcat Bob, 6-8 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT: Jazz Dinner fundraiser at Denny Middle School, featuring performances by Denny Jazz Band, West Seattle Big Band, Septimus, Jazz Quintessence, Denny Steel Drum Ensemble, West Area elementary school students, 6-9 pm (for advance ticket info, contact mjpimpleton@seattleschools.org)

FRIDAY NIGHT: Chief Sealth High School baseball team annual Spaghetti Dinner and Auction, CSHS Commons, 6 pm (tickets $10 adult, $5 kids 6-12, please e-mail Coach Policarpio at edpolicarpio@seattleschools.org or call him at 206-861-4211 for tickets)

FRIDAY NIGHT: Pajama Party at Westwood Village Barnes & Noble with Highline School District librarians unveiling the 2008-09 Book Quest book selections; if you ask for a voucher at the register, part of purchase proceeds this night will be credited to Mount View Elementary School; pajama party (wear your jammies!) 6:30-8 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT: “Family Night,” all ages welcome to play games, do puzzles, etc., in family room at Tibbetts UMC, 7-9 pm (read more here)

FRIDAY NIGHT: “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” WSHS, 7:30 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT: Live music at Skylark with The Friendly Foes, Jet Lag Palm, Gunbunny, starts at 9 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT: The Crills punk cover band @ Redline Music and Sports

SATURDAY & SUNDAY: Furry Faces Foundation presents Mother’s Day Hanging Basket Sale Benefiting Rescued Animals, Hotwire Coffee (WSB sponsor), 10 am-4 pm (make your own basket with plants/supplies available there, or buy a pre-planted one)

SATURDAY: One week till West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day! (9 am-3 pm 5/10)

SATURDAY MIDDAY: 4th annual Plant Sale @ Arbor Heights Elementary (3701 SW 104th), playground, 9 am-1 pm (fresh from the greenhouse, locally grown Proven Winner plants, lush hanging baskets, edibles, annuals, perennials, and cuttings and starts from our own gardens. Cedar Grove compost will be on sale and cheerfully carried to your car by our 5th graders! If you have plant starts you’d like to donate, contact ahptsa@yahoogroups.com)

SATURDAY MORNING: Corner Pocket in The Junction opens 7 am for European sports viewing (website here)

SATURDAY MORNING: Pancake breakfast at McLendon’s in White Center, 7:30-10 am

SATURDAY MORNING: West Seattle Exercise Club, informal group of people getting together to exercise, meet 9 am @ kiosk in north parking lot of Lincoln Park (along Fauntleroy)

SATURDAY: Arbor Heights Elementary School Rummage Sale, 9 am-12:30 pm (donations sought now, e-mail ahptsa@yahoogroups.com: clothing, accessories, shoes, boots, gloves, belts, purses, backpacks, tents, camping gear, bedding, curtains, drapes, linens, fabric, patterns, arts and crafts, yarn, household items, small appliances, blenders, toasters, dishes, glassware, books, cameras, projectors, CD players, DVD players, radios, VCRs, jewelry, eyeglasses, art, records, tapes, CDs, toys, skates, games, bikes, trikes, school supplies, stationery, photo albums, small furniture, small chairs, nightstands, end tables, small bookshelves)

SATURDAY: Rummage sale at St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church, 9 am-3 pm

SATURDAY: Highland Park Elementary rummage sale, 9 am-3 pm

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Plant/garden sale @ Tibbetts Church, 9 am-3 pm

SATURDAY MORNING: Open house at “Make It Workshop,” 4316 SW Othello, 10 am-noon

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Capers Mother’s Day shopping activity, kids can come in with Dad or a friend to pick out their gift, decorate their own wrapping paper and snack on cookies and lemonade, 10 am-4 pm

SATURDAY & SUNDAY: Giant Garage Sale across the street from the Burien Community Center, 425 SW 144th Street, 9-6

SATURDAY: Friends of Lincoln Park invite you to “run around in the woods and kill invasive plants”; meet by the kiosk in the north parking lot (on Fauntleroy across from Rose), dress for changing weather, bring sturdy work gloves and clippers if you have ’em (extras are available), meet @ 9 am (for more info, call Sharon at 206/464-1068)

SATURDAY MIDDAY: West Seattle High School Grad Night fundraiser car wash, WSHS parking lot, 10 am-2 pm

SATURDAY MORNING: Annual fundraising brunch at The Kenney, 11 am

SATURDAY AFTERNOON: Friends of the Animals Foundation, fundraiser @ Rocksport, 1 pm

SATURDAY AFTERNOON: Olympic Heights/Sunrise Heights drop-in event for emergency preparedness, north end of Hughes Playfield, 1-4 pm (read more here)

SATURDAY NIGHT: Chicken enchilada dinner to raise money to fight cancer, West Seattle Eagles, 5:30 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: Fundraising auction for Sanislo Elementary PTSA, Holy Family, 5 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: Highland Park Improvement Club Spring Fling Neighborhood Dance and Social, with live music, BYOB, 8 pm-midnight (more info at HPIC website)

SATURDAY NIGHT: Splash! No Worries, Just Jump In concert at Youngstown Arts Center, 8 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: Live music @ C & P Coffee with The VZ Valley Boys, 6-8 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” WSHS, 7:30 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: Live music at Skylark with The Fenbi International Superstars and The Whiskey Romance, starts at 9 pm

SUNDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: First-ever Sustainable West Seattle Festival, presented by Sustainable West Seattle in The Junction, Wells Fargo parking lot, 10 am-3 pm (also read more about the festival and SWS in this WSB feature story)

SUNDAY MIDDAY: West Seattle Farmers’ Market @ The Junction, 10 am-2 pm

SUNDAY AFTERNOON: High Point K9 Club offleash event @ Murphy’s Paw, 1 pm (more info here)

SUNDAY AFTERNOON: Live music @ C & P Coffee with Open Window, 3-5 pm

SUNDAY NIGHT: All-ages live music at Skylark with The Music of Grayface, Robb Benson, Lesli Wood, starts at 7 pm

Are we missing anything? Let us know! And between weekends, keep an eye on our continuously updated Events page.