We will have CM Rob Saka with us for a Q&A as well as a SW Precinct rep.  We will also be highlighting all of the opportunities this year to help us plan and execute our events in the neighborhood along with giveaways from neighborhood businesses.

Free to play every Tuesday – now at 7 pm. New, silly prizes every week and fun for the whole family.

Sporcle Pub Quiz with @pubquizdavid is now at Beer Junction every Tuesday night at 7 pm and 8 pm.

Every Tuesday Trivia and Tacos

Join us for Trivia with our fabulous host Hannah. 5 rounds of trivia, it’s free to play with big cash prizes. $75 cash for 1st / $50 cash for 2nd place and a $50 gift card for 3rd place.

Tuesday Trivia

Free Tuesday Trivia every Tuesday night at 7 pm

More details here: ounceswestseattle.com/upcoming-events

Free trivia, teams of up to 6, happy-hour prizes for beverages and food. With Geeks Who Drink.

Starting January 23 we will have Bingo every Tuesday with Keanu. Starts at 8 PM.

Create! – Art and Craft Fellowship at West Side Church – 3601 California Ave. SW. Bring your paints, collage materials, jewelry findings, knitting, sewing or craft supplies and join others in creative endeavors. Be encouraged and encourage others! Come together in the warmth of fellowship as you enjoy the fun of being creative!

NO Create! the week of Feb. 19th-23rd
Wednesday Feb. 28th 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Wednesdays March 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th – 9:30 am – 11:30 am

Toddler Reading Time every Wednesday at 10:30 am!

The Salvation Army Seattle White Center Community Center will be hosting a Toddler Gym again this winter! This service will be free to the community and will provide a space for little ones to run around outside of the rain with some toys, mats, and slides.

What: Toddler Gym Playtime for ages 1-6 years old. Parent supervision is required.
When: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 3 pm-5 pm. Starting Monday 1/8 and currently planned to end at the beginning of April.
Where: Salvation Army Seattle Community Center White Center 9050 16TH AVE SW
Cost: Free

Fix-It-Workshop
Every Wednesday
5:30 pm-7:30 pm
West Seattle Tool Library (Youngstown Cultural Arts Center)

Tools, appliances, small electronics, and more! Use the tools and facilities of the shop and pick our librarians’ brains to get your damaged equipment back in the action.

Availability is first-come-first-served. This workshop is provided free of charge, though donations are appreciated!

We ask that all items brought for repair be of reasonable size. We are unable to service pressure vessels, refrigeration equipment, firearms, and high-voltage electrical components.

wstools.org/events

6-8 pm trivia, all ages!

Free weekly group run – all levels – meet at West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor).

The 34th District Democrats meet monthly on second Wednesdays. Agenda and format varies – check 34dems.org for updates.

Free Live Music Wednesdays!
Locöl
7902 35th Ave SW
Rotating Artists
6:30 – 8:30
Free
21+

Do you love music? Do you like games? Come check out Music Bingo at Good Society every Wednesday from 7-9 PM! Bring your friends and enjoy some tunes and brews with chances to win prizes!

Fully backlined open mic at Skylark free every Wednesday, 7:30 pm sign-up 7:30pm sign-up /Music starts at 8:30 (The line to sign up often starts to form around 7:00 so get here early!)

It’s great for musicians, but it is also a great night out to see some of Seattle’s best up and coming musicians.

• No host to hog the spotlight, just bands/solo acts and a friendly, experienced sound engineer
• >Full 16 track recordings of your set available for purchase ($10 for solo acts, $20 for bands), make a demo!
• Full menu and bar available with 12 beers on tap
• All genres welcome: solo, acoustic, electronica, full bands, and comedy of any type
  10 minutes/2 songs each

• Gretsch house drums, Vox AC30 guitar amp, Yamaha G50410 guitar amp, Ashdown ABM500 bass amp, Shure mics, DIs, etc.
• You are welcome to bring more gear, just talk to the sound engineer beforehand to make sure it is compatible

PLEASE NOTE: The list goes out at 7:30 but people arrive much earlier to line up and is first come first served. Please be courteous of those that were there before you. While this is free to sign-up, please arrive hungry and thirsty, and do purchase something as we want to keep providing the opportunity and keep it free.

Wednesday night trivia at 8 pm with Quizmaster J!

Karaoke at the Admiral Pub

Every Sunday and Wednesday 8 pm till 1 am

Trivia with Phil T. $2 buy-in. Prizes. Reservations at (updated) talaricospizza.com/reservations

Our church will be reopening PlaySpace going forward. We have not been open since everything shut down with Covid. Essentially we are inviting Moms, Dads, caregivers to come on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 am-12 pm to bring their little ones, and to have a place to play and connect with others in the cold and rainy seasons. Its free to anyone and everyone. Just hoping the space can be a gift to the neighborhood. One change for now is we will be opening the sanctuary up as the play area as we are still trying to rebuild and repair things from the fire last spring.

We will be hosting a ‘Meet the Mariners Moose’ event where Moose, and potentially a few players will engage with our local community: playing games, offering gifts, taking photos, and spreading joy!

Northwest Wine Academy Tasting Room and Wine Bar Dates and Hours for Winter 2024   

The Northwest Wine Academy Tasting Room will be OPEN Thursday-Saturday 1-6 pm! Our Wine Club is ready for you with options starting at just $150! Want to try before you buy? Come in for a tasting of our 2016-2017 wines! Only 8$ a tasting or have a glass plus a 3 for $42 on all 2016 reds. We can’t wait to see you!

Enjoy student-produced wines and affordable eats at the Northwest Wine Academy Tasting Room and Wine Bar at South Seattle College, with proceeds benefitting student learning and the Wine Studies Program.

NWWA is located in the North Parking Lot at South Seattle College (6000 16th Ave SW) in the Puget Ridge neighborhood of West Seattle. There is ample paid parking in the north lot, and visitors can generally find free parking along 16th Ave SW with a short walk to the Academy from there.  View our campus map for more details

WEST SEATTLE UKULELE PLAYERS: Weekly Song Circle Thursdays from 1:00-2:30 pm. Grab your ukulele (or other instrument) and come play with us – all levels welcome! Currently at C&P Coffee, but we move around. Email us at westseattleukuleleplayerswsup@gmail.com for details.

STRONG BODIES, STRONG BONES
Thursdays, 2:30-3:30 pm

Join certified yoga therapist Milo in weight bearing movements that will help you become stronger and steadier—slowly,
gradually and safely. You will be led through a series of movements that strengthen your bones and muscles, which will
give balance to your body and help avoid osteoporosis. This class can be enjoyed by all levels. Please bring a mat, blocks and a blanket and pillow if you have them.

Food trucks 4-8 pm Thursdays at HPCS:

Truck of the week listed on the store’s website; we also include it in our West Seattle Thursday highlight list.

MARCH: WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
“And It Has Pockets! The Battle for Women’s Clothing Equality”
Thursday, Mar. 14, 4:30-5:30 pm

Comparisons have shown that modern garments designed for women have about half the storage space of clothing
designed for men. From their invention, pockets in women’s fashion have represented independence—so much so that
in the 18th century, laws were enacted to strip women of their personal liberty by making the contents of their pockets
the property of their husband. The right to have pockets went hand-in-hand with the right to vote. And people today are
still speaking out about the inequality between men’s and women’s clothing based on this simple storage system. Join
theater teacher and costume designer Diane Johnston in this entertaining and educational presentation about fashion
history and the historical trends that find their way into our modern closets. Free to members and nonmembers, thanks
to sponsorship from Humanities Washington.bAdvance RSVP requested.

Jet City Cauldron Artist Pop-up Shop
Second Thursdays

Time: 05:00 PM – 09:00 PM

An artist pop-up shop event.

Second Thursdays, it’s time for the West Seattle Art Walk; follow that link to see venue/artist highlights – and to get the walking map/venue list!

The West Seattle art walk is a monthly art event that is held the second Thursday of each month 5 pm to 9 pm year-round. The art walk is hosted by the local West Seattle merchants who feature a wide range of art and showcase our vibrant artist community.

The West Seattle Tool Library is open at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center space (east side of main building).

West Seattle Tool Library provides free, community access to a wide variety of tools, training, and sustainable resources. Utilizing a diverse collection of over 1,500 tools, our membership has successfully grown entire community orchards, built mini-greenhouses, and even just mowed their own lawns. From basic tasks to brilliant innovations, the projects accomplished by the West Seattle Tool Library’s 780+ members have made all the tools in the collection proud to be working again.

Westies Run Club
Thursdays at 6 pm

Join us for a conversational 3-mile run, then hang out afterward! Now meeting at Good Society in Admiral. Find us on Heylo: heylo.group/westies-run-club or on IG @westiesrunclub.

THURSDAY, MARCH 14TH: WORDS, WRITERS, SOUTHWEST STORIES PRESENTS:

Harriet Baskas
Wonderful, Weird, and Worrisome Objects in Washington State’s Museums

Most museums display no more than 10 percent of their holdings, often citing “not enough space” as the reason. But there are also a wide range of cultural, philosophical, political, environmental, historic, and even superstitious reasons why museums keep some objects from public view.

In this talk, explore a wide range of hidden objects found in the back rooms of museums in our state and around the country. Examples include a Spokane institution that holds Bing Crosby’s toupées and a museum in Lynden that’s home to a 150-year-old pickle. Museum staff will be on hand to answer questions, participate in our discussions, and unbox a few hidden treasures.

Harriet Baskas (she/her) is the author of nine books, including 111 Places in Seattle That You Must Not Miss and Hidden Treasures: What Museums Can’t or Won’t Show You. She writes about airports, museums, travel, and a variety of other topics for outlets such as NBC News, The Points Guy, and her own site, StuckatTheAirport.com. She produced a radio series on hidden museum artifacts that aired on National Public Radio. Baskas has a master’s in communications from the University of Washington.

Baskas lives in Seattle.

This event will be held virtually, via Zoom on March 14, 2024, at 6pm. A link to join this event will be emailed to registered participants on the day of the event.

REGISTER HERE

Thursdays are blues-music nights at The Spot.

Thursdays: 6:30-10 pm Board Game Night

Join Meeples Games for a night of board game fun! Each week we will teach you a new game and play some favorites as well. This event is open to all ages!

Thursdays @ 6:30 – Highland Park Run Club meets for about a 3-mile run, starting and ending at Highland Park Corner Store

Kundalini Yoga, Meditation and Gong bath
March 7th and 14th, 7-8:30 pm

$28 – book here

Weekly trivia at Burger Planet. Theme rotates weekly, teams max out at 6, cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place teams!

Thursday Throwdown – an all-vinyl DJ night. Rare eclectic grooves are the evening’s soundtrack curated by some of Seattle’s top collectors and DJs. 8-11 pm

West Seattle Earlybirds, Toastmasters Club #650
Virtual: on zoom at this time
Fridays from 7:35 am to 9:00 am
For details, email westseattleearlybirds650@gmail.com

Japanese Story time is happening March 15th from 10:30 at High Point library. All are welcome!

(This is not a library-sponsored event)

Northwest Wine Academy Tasting Room and Wine Bar Dates and Hours for Winter 2024   

The Northwest Wine Academy Tasting Room will be OPEN Thursday-Saturday 1-6 pm! Our Wine Club is ready for you with options starting at just $150! Want to try before you buy? Come in for a tasting of our 2016-2017 wines! Only 8$ a tasting or have a glass plus a 3 for $42 on all 2016 reds. We can’t wait to see you!

Enjoy student-produced wines and affordable eats at the Northwest Wine Academy Tasting Room and Wine Bar at South Seattle College, with proceeds benefitting student learning and the Wine Studies Program.

NWWA is located in the North Parking Lot at South Seattle College (6000 16th Ave SW) in the Puget Ridge neighborhood of West Seattle. There is ample paid parking in the north lot, and visitors can generally find free parking along 16th Ave SW with a short walk to the Academy from there.  View our campus map for more details

Discover the maintenance-free lifestyle of our Parkview Senior Residences featuring private, spacious residences in an independent setting. Complete with full kitchens and in-home laundry, these apartment homes offer comfortable community living.

Join them for light refreshments and entertainment as you tour their beautiful, one-of-a-kind community.

Date and Time

Friday, March 15th

2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Location

2615 SW Barton St

The Salvation Army Seattle White Center Community Center will be hosting a Toddler Gym again this winter! This service will be free to the community and will provide a space for little ones to run around outside of the rain with some toys, mats, and slides.

What: Toddler Gym Playtime for ages 1-6 years old. Parent supervision is required.
When: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 3 pm-5 pm. Starting Monday 1/8 and currently planned to end at the beginning of April.
Where: Salvation Army Seattle Community Center White Center 9050 16TH AVE SW
Cost: Free

Fridays: 4-6 pm After School Magic League

Join one of our Magic: the Gathering experts for an afternoon of Magic fun! This event is perfect for everyone 12+ who are looking to learn a little more about Magic: the Gathering. This event is $5 per week.

Songwriter incubator night at Kenyon Hall:
7904 35th Ave SW

Third Friday of every month
Starting Friday, January 20th

Time:
6 – 6:30 – Sign up
6:30 – 9:30ish – Play like you haven’t played in public for 3 years and you’ve been honing your skills and your creative process to a fine point for a moment just like this!

Free to All Ages

Hosted by ‘The EL’ at Kenyon Hall.

Encouraging the advancement of songwriting and performance skills in a community driven listening environment. We are focusing on the support, development and inspiration of local creators and performers.

West Seattle High School’s Big Band Dinner Dance
Friday, March 15, 2024 from 6-9 PM
West Seattle High School Commons
Tickets on sale now at wsmusicanddrama.org

Tickets are now available for our annual community dinner dance! Come and listen to the high school music students perform, and not just our jazz band, but the band, orchestra, and choir too! And a wonderful dinner will be prepared by the WSHS Culinary Department. Come and see what our fabulous students are up to!

Featured Performance by the West Seattle Big Band, under the direction of Jim Edwards.

Dinner/Dance tickets are $30 when preordered, or $35 at the door (if available)
Dinner/Dance tickets for students, staff, or seniors are $20
Dance-only tickets are $10.

Friday – Live Artist Showcase Night at The Spot West Seattle 7 to 10 pm

WSCO – Free March Concert Part 2 @ Chief Sealth International High School
Mar 15, 7 pm-9 pm

Join us for a free night of music and community. The Symphony Orchestra is proud to world premiere Majestic Peaks from Chinese composer Arthur Peiyaro Wang. The Wind Symphony orchestra will also honor Asian composers and Asian inspired music with pieces from Japanese composers Yukiko Nishimura and Studio Gibli’s icon Joe Hisaishi.

Founded in 2002 in West Seattle, WSCO provides community musicians of all ages and abilities with opportunities for performance and growth. Join us!

Fridays – DJ Night at Revelry Room (behind Jet City Labs) – enjoy cocktails and DJ sets by some of the region’s top DJs and musicians. Music 9p – 1a

Karaoke is back on Friday nights! 10 pm with Rone

Free weekly group run – all levels – meet at West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor).

Heavily Meditated, a community meditation.
Saturdays 9-10 am starting December 9th.
Free event – register at: eventbrite.com/e/heavily-meditated-tickets-817748877907?aff=oddtdtcreator

Come join our volunteer restoration event to celebrate 2024’s “International Day of Forests”! This week, volunteers are encouraged to undertake local efforts to organize activities to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests.

We’ll be working to restore Westcrest’s madrone forest, removing blackberries and other target species, thus ensuring that last Fall’s plantings can continue to thrive! All skill levels are welcome!

Date and Time: March 16th 10 am-1 pm

Link to event info and registration: seattle.greencitypartnerships.org/event/38975

Saturday 3/16
10 am-2 pm
Jet City Beignet – Last Pop Up @ HPCS

Jet City Beignet will have their last pop up Saturday March 16 from 10 am-2 pm at Highland Park Corner Store. Come get their fresh hot delicious beignets one last time, and show your support of this beloved West Seattle business before they shut down indefinitely. We <3 you Jet City Beignet!

(For location – see this site.)

This is a FREE, WEEKLY, IN-PERSON active writing group grounded in the Amherst Writers and Artists method. It is a safe, critique-free space.

WRITERS OF ALL LEVELS WELCOME. Whether you haven’t picked up a pen since high school or are a pro, you are welcome. 16 and up. For more on AWA method go to Amherstwriters.org.

THE COVID RULES: To protect our immunocompromised writers, we ask that all participants be vaccinated against COVID and, if eligible, receive timely COVID variant boosters. We follow the King County Health Department recommendations regarding masking, OR if any member of our group requests it, we will all wear masks even if KCHD does not recommend it. Please bring a mask just in case. We have extras. Thank you for doing your part to protect members whose medical concerns or treatments make COVID infection potentially deadly.

REGISTRATION IS FREE BUT REQUIRED: Go to meetup.com/seattle-writers-block

PROCESS:

1-3 writing sessions within each 3-hour meeting. Expect to be writing for approximately 2 hours. Writing prompts will be offered as a starting point, use them or follow your own muse. After each writing session, those who wish are invited to read their work aloud for encouraging, positive response. We do not critique each other’s writing, but instead support the work and the effort.

BRING:

Snacks to share

Whatever you like to write on (paper, computer, papyrus . . .)

Ready encouragement for other writers

LEAVE AT HOME:

Pieces you’ve already written. Sharing in this group is limited to work written during the session.

Judgment of others efforts

Regular weekly family reading time.

Spring Fever Plant Sale & Pop-Up Shop!

Saturday, March 16th =
11 am-7 pm

* Plants. Succulents. Air Plants. House Plants.

* Planters. Plant Holders. Plant Pots. Terrariums. Aeriums.

* Wall Hanging. Free Hanging. Free Standing. Connecting.

* Planter stands, multiple size trellis’, propagation stations, and more!

* Original, Unique, and Distinctive Designs.

* Propagated, Planted, & Handcrafted In West Seattle.

It’s our Spring Fever preview sale!

We’ll have new plant holders, planter stands, trellis’, plant pots, aerium planters, glass orb hangers, and more!

It’s the end of Winter, and we’ve got a lot of babies to share and welcome in Spring!

Come early for the deals, to get the most selection, and see all the things before they’re gone!

We will be setting up a good size pop up shop for the day in our front yard. Lots to look at, and everything available for sale.

**This may be weather permitting, but we can move it into the backyard and studio for dry cover (or warmth!)**

See preview pics online:
– lightrazordesign.com/collections/planters

Located in West Seattle within the Puget Ridge neighborhood,
at 6350 18th Ave SW

The West Seattle Tool Library is open at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center space (east side of main building).

Tue/Thu: 5 pm–8 pm
Sat/Sun: 11 am–4 pm

West Seattle Tool Library provides free, community access to a wide variety of tools, training, and sustainable resources. Utilizing a diverse collection of over 1,500 tools, our membership has successfully grown entire community orchards, built mini-greenhouses, and even just mowed their own lawns. From basic tasks to brilliant innovations, the projects accomplished by the West Seattle Tool Library’s 780+ members have made all the tools in the collection proud to be working again.

Northwest Wine Academy Tasting Room and Wine Bar Dates and Hours for Winter 2024   

The Northwest Wine Academy Tasting Room will be OPEN Thursday-Saturday 1-6 pm! Our Wine Club is ready for you with options starting at just $150! Want to try before you buy? Come in for a tasting of our 2016-2017 wines! Only 8$ a tasting or have a glass plus a 3 for $42 on all 2016 reds. We can’t wait to see you!

Enjoy student-produced wines and affordable eats at the Northwest Wine Academy Tasting Room and Wine Bar at South Seattle College, with proceeds benefitting student learning and the Wine Studies Program.

NWWA is located in the North Parking Lot at South Seattle College (6000 16th Ave SW) in the Puget Ridge neighborhood of West Seattle. There is ample paid parking in the north lot, and visitors can generally find free parking along 16th Ave SW with a short walk to the Academy from there.  View our campus map for more details

Walk-in massage clinic
Saturdays 3-5 pm

Short specific sessions. Great for that crick in your neck you woke up with or to sample my work before committing to a full appointment. No charge – however, gratuites are appreciated.

Naomi Rivera, LMT
Nepenthe Massage
9447 35th Ave SW

206.227.2143
iworkforlove.com

March 16 will be our first Larry’s Tavern customer appreciation day! From 5-7 we will be providing free Dick’s burgers and milkshakes, with a qualifying drink purchase. Limit 2 per customer and available until they run out!

Greetings Supporters of Holy Family Bilingual School,

We are so excited to announce we are just days away from our 2024 annual Viva La Gala, Saturday, March 16th. There are several ways you can support us in reaching our goals this year.

1) Buy a ticket and join us for an evening of fun in the Roaring 20’s! holyfamilybilingual.ejoinme.org/tickets
2) Shop our online auction which will kick off in just over a week. Link will be posted soon.
3) Make a donation to our Fund A Need: holyfamilybilingual.ejoinme.org/FAN

We believe all children deserve the opportunity to experience such an inclusive and supportive learning environment. For this to be possible we rely heavily on the generosity of community leaders like you! Currently, 52% of our student body receives some type of financial assistance and more are still in need. We need your support to help keep our school running strong. Monetary donations of any size are greatly appreciated.

The Hasslers
School of Rock West Seattle House Band
The Skylark Cafe
March 16th
6 pm
All Ages
$10 advance $15 doors

Tickets – brownpapertickets.com/event/6246703

Saturday All-ages Open Mic 7 to 10 pm

Kenyon Hall Presents
Cavort
Saturday, March 16th, 2023
DOORS @ 7:00 PM
PERFORMANCES @ 7:30 PM

Reservation form

With spirited songs and instrumentals, CAVORT brings the sounds of Ireland closer to the Pacific Northwest. Their infectious rhythms and rhymes appeal to all generations with their continuation of centuries-old musical traditions.

In the beautiful surroundings of Holy Rosary Catholic Church in West Seattle, the Northwest Symphony Orchestra presents this season’s “Music for the Soul” concert on Saturday, March 16 at 8 pm. This season we focus on the themes of beauty, hope, and joy – featuring 5 different works that span much of the course of music history. We begin with Schubert’s beautifully introspective Symphony No. 8 and then continue with the exuberant Orchestral Suite No. 4 by Bach and Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Brahms. A world premiere by local composer Huntley Beyer, with its combination of beauty and quirky humor, adds another dimension to our “Music for the Soul” theme, and once again we partner with Key to Change and feature violin soloist Eden Pawlos.

To purchase tickets to this event, please go to the following link on Brown Paper Tickets:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6105622

Beats on Saturdays:

DJ sets by some of the region’s top DJs and musicians. 9 pm – 1 am.

Out At The Box is back from February hiatus and what a night do we have planned for you! The party starts at 9:30 pm with drag performances all evening! Free to attend and 21+!

Saturdays at 10 PM we have Karaoke

We are really excited to announce that West Seattle Runner is partnering up with Good Society Brewing once again. This year, on St Patrick’s Day itself, March 17th at 9 am!!

We will meet for our 3rd annual Leprechaun Leg Group Run. We meet at the Hiawatha Track. We run a 3-mile loop ending at Good Society Brewery. They will open early just for us!! Tickets will be $1 so that we can give a headcount ahead of time for GS to know what they can expect for staffing needs. All the dollars will go in their tip jar!

We will need to cap this run at 100 people. Tickets will go on sale at The West Seattle Runner Group run on Saturday Feb 17th so that our loyal group runners and walkers get first crack at it! After that, tickets can be purchased at West Seattle Runner during shop hours until we run out of space. Hope to see you, as it is ON St Pat’s Day this year, we hope you wear your green!

Group Polar Plunge at Alki – Every Sunday at 9 am

Join us Sunday mornings at 9 am at Alki for a group plunge in the Sound. We meet at the Statue of Liberty across from Alki Cafe.

No prior experience necessary! If you’re new to plunging, we’ll help you through it.

For event updates, sign up for our email list on our website (https://www.coldwatercollective.net) and follow us on Instagram @coldwatercollective_seattle

Join us for a conversational 3-5 mile run, then hang out after for a coffee & bite to eat! Find us on Heylo: heylo.group/westies-run-club or on IG @westiesrunclub to see our rotating locations as we explore West Seattle.

Join us for our exclusive Small Business Sunday Pop-Up Market, a vibrant gathering that celebrates local artistry, craftsmanship, and culinary delights! Happening on select Sundays until the end of 2023, from 10 AM to 2 PM, this event is a must-visit for anyone looking to explore the heart and soul of our local community.

Why You Can’t-Miss This:

Discover Unique Art & Craft Vendors: Immerse yourself in a world of creativity with our diverse array of local artisans and crafters. From handmade jewelry to bespoke home decor, find that perfect piece that speaks to your heart.

Savor Local Culinary Delights: Treat your taste buds to an array of local food vendors serving up mouth-watering dishes. Whether you’re a foodie or just looking to enjoy some good eats, there’s something to satisfy every palate.

Support Local Service Businesses: Connect with local service providers and discover the wide range of services they offer. It’s a great opportunity to support local businesses and find the services you need.

Groove to the DJ’s Beats: Enhance your shopping experience with live music from our talented DJ. Let the rhythm set the mood as you explore the market.

Family-Friendly Fun: With its welcoming atmosphere, the Small Business Sunday Pop-Up Market is perfect for the whole family. Spend a delightful Sunday browsing, shopping, and enjoying the community vibe.

Every Sunday, year-round! In The West Seattle Junction, on California Ave SW between SW Oregon and SW Alaska. Look for the newest Ripe ‘n’ Ready List here.

Alki UCC’s Food/Clothing/Outdoor Gear Donations Drive

Third Sunday of the month from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm

Sept 17, Oct 15, Nov 19, Dec 17, Jan 21, Feb 18, Mar 17, Apr 21, May 19, June 16, July 21

Front Courtyard/6115 SW Hinds

alkiucc.org

Priorities change monthly to meet special and seasonal needs … so please check our website for updates.

The Westside Interfaith Network (WIN), our donations drive partner, requests non-perishable food/personal hygiene items as well as men’s work clothing, socks, work boots, etc. Outdoor gear is always needed: tents, tarps, backpacks, etc.

Your donations are distributed through WIN’s “Welcome Table,” a weekly Saturday meal for unsheltered and low-income folks hosted in White Center. This distribution serves as a stop-gap for many people relying on weekly visits to the food bank.

Please note! If you can’t make it to the monthly drive, you can leave your donations in the barrel outside the church’s front entrance. IF YOU WANT TO DONATE MORE THAN 3 BAGS, PLEASE CONTACT US FIRST TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS. We unfortunately don’t have the storage space or staff to accommodate large donations between drives.

Deepest gratitude to our community for your generous support of our neighbors in need.

The West Seattle Tool Library is open at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center space (east side of main building).

Tue/Thu: 5 pm–8 pm
Sat/Sun: 11 am–4 pm

West Seattle Tool Library provides free, community access to a wide variety of tools, training, and sustainable resources. Utilizing a diverse collection of over 1,500 tools, our membership has successfully grown entire community orchards, built mini-greenhouses, and even just mowed their own lawns. From basic tasks to brilliant innovations, the projects accomplished by the West Seattle Tool Library’s 780+ members have made all the tools in the collection proud to be working again.

Self-Defense Seminar
Learn simple, effective, and potentially life-saving skills to protect yourself and your family.

Date: Sunday, March 17th, 2024
Time: 12:00 pm-1:30 pm
Ages: 12 and older
Location: Evergreen Tang Soo Do Academy, 5631 California Ave SW
Cost: $25 with 100% of proceeds going to South Seattle College Co-Op Preschools

Registration link: evergreen-tsd.formstack.com/forms/seminar_registration
More info: evergreen-tsd.com

Please contact Steve Elmore at masterelmore@evergreen-tsd.com or 206-931-5853 with questions.

Sunday 3/17 12 pm-4 pm
St. Patrick’s Day @ Highland Park Pub

Once again we’re transforming the Corner Store into Highland Park Pub for St. Patrick’s Day! Come celebrate the day with neighbors at this family friendly event! Enjoy a green beer or a NW Black & Tan with your corned beef sandwich and loaded baked potato, and finish it off with a Shamrock scoop of ice cream. We’ll have added seating outside, and an express line for the bar! Sláinte!

St. Patrick’s Day Party & Scavenger Hunt
Date/Time: Sunday, March 17th | Party: 12-7 pm \ Scavenger Hunt 12-1:30 pm

Put on your green and head to Ounces for some St. Patrick’s Day fun! Take part in our FREE Scavenger Hunt or just come for some GREEN and IRISH beer on tap! Green Glitter Cider too! All festivities are Kid & Dog friendly! Click the link for full Scavenger Hunt details.

Sunday Run Club
Takes place every Sunday at noon at Ounces.

Run is open to all running levels and starts/finishes at Ounces. Runners can go at their own pace and distance. Just show up at Ounces at noon on any Sunday to run! Strollers and pets welcome.

ounceswestseattle.com/events

Magical Strings Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with Three Concerts

We are looking forward to celebrating St. Patrick’s Day this year with three concerts featuring Irish dancers from the Tara Academy, along with two fiddlers from our Yuletide retinue! Lively dance tunes and soulful airs will get your feet tapping and heart filled with the bright spirit of the Irish. See schedule below:

Sunday, Mar 10, 4:00 pm SNOHOMISH Thumbnail Theatre
Tickets: $25

Saturday, Mar 16, 7:00 pm OLALLA Olalla Community Club
Tickets $20 at the door

Sunday, Mar 17, 3:00 PM WEST SEATTLE Kenyon Hall
Tickets $20, reservations or at the door

Two sets, 8 pm and 9 pm, on Sundays.

Sundays & Wednesdays, 9 pm-1:30 am – Karaoke with KJ host and West Seattle legend Loretta.

The Salvation Army Seattle White Center Community Center will be hosting a Toddler Gym again this winter! This service will be free to the community and will provide a space for little ones to run around outside of the rain with some toys, mats, and slides.

What: Toddler Gym Playtime for ages 1-6 years old. Parent supervision is required.
When: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 3 pm-5 pm. Starting Monday 1/8 and currently planned to end at the beginning of April.
Where: Salvation Army Seattle Community Center White Center 9050 16TH AVE SW
Cost: Free

Crafting & Creativity Night
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
The Missing Piece
9456 35th Ave SW

What’s your creative outlet? Knitting? Painting miniatures? Creative writing? Sketching? Calligraphy? Something else? Bring your supplies and come in to work on your crafts and hobbies at our big tables with other like-minded creative types!

Mondays: 6:30-10 pm
Open D&D

Seattle’s largest open D&D group can be found at Meeples Games. First time playing? No problem. Experienced player? Great! This group is for everyone from beginners of all age groups.

Each drop in session is $5, with a chance to join one of the continued campaigns. Seats are first come first serve.

Alki Meditation
Dharma Community

Join us every Monday for guided Buddhist meditation, discussion, and community. Together we practice 30 minutes of mindfulness meditation, listen to a reading, and share a bit about our experiences with dharma in our lives. Every meeting is free and everyone is welcome!

7-8:30 PM

Hosted at
Alki United Church of Christ
6115 SW Hinds St.

Please bring a cushion if you have one. If you don’t have one- don’t worry! Cushions and other seating options will also be provided. We encourage folks to arrive a bit early, as we get started at 7:05 and have to close doors.

Please feel free to email us with any questions at: alkidharmacommunity(at)gmail.com

Monday Night Trivia at The Good Society Public House (California/Lander).

•Hosted by Will.
• 7-9 pm
•Teams up to 8 people welcome.
•$2/person entry – winner take all.
•$20 gift card as second place

7 pm & 8 pm. Join us for drinks, grub and lots ‘o trivia. Free to play and open to anyone 21 and older.

Weekly Zen Sitting/Meditation
7:00 – 8:30 pm (repeats every Monday)

The Chapel, Room 402, at the Fauntleroy Church/United Church or Christ

9140 California Ave SW
Free
Contact: pr@pszc.org
pszc.org/calendar/7pm-830pm-west-seattle-service/2022-06-06

Puget Sound Zen hosts a weekly Monday evening sitting/meditation in the Chapel, Room 402 at the Fauntleroy Church/United Church of Christ. Evenings will consist of chanting, meditation and discussion.

Everyone is welcome – people from all different meditation/spiritual traditions, people who have never meditated, and people who are curious.

If you arrive 10 minutes before the service we’ll give you some brief instructions, or you can just walk in and follow along.

Quiz Night on Monday nights, 7:30 pm, at The Skylark – Free to play!

Six Rounds, ten questions each. This includes an audio round, a picture round, three themed rounds and a random round with questions from several different categories. Maximum of 6 team members to be eligible for prizes.

Prizes:
1st place: $25 gift certificate
2nd place: $15 gift certificate
next to last place: pitcher of Cold Beer Pilsner

Seattle’s Best Trivia Night is at the Skylark every Monday. Come early to grab a table and dinner.

The Westside Trio
The Alley
Mondays 8-10 pm
No cover charge

Update: We will have Karaoke every Monday starting at 9 pm.

F3, a free national men’s workout group:

We have a local workout location that meets at Hiawatha park on Tuesday mornings at 5:30 am sharp. The group has been around for a few years, so many folks that are up early might have come across us before doing burpees or pushups and counting out loud. We’d love to extend the invite to men of any fitness level – we work out as a group and don’t leave anyone behind, come as you are and hopefully leave a bit better.

The workout is 45 minutes long and then we all get coffee at West Seattle Grounds. You don’t need to bring anything special, just wear comfortable athletic clothes appropriate for the weather and some sneakers. Some work or gardening gloves can be helpful if you have a pair. Just don’t be late or the whole group is doing penalty burpees.

More info on our website

Our church will be reopening PlaySpace going forward. We have not been open since everything shut down with Covid. Essentially we are inviting Moms, Dads, caregivers to come on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 am-12 pm to bring their little ones, and to have a place to play and connect with others in the cold and rainy seasons. Its free to anyone and everyone. Just hoping the space can be a gift to the neighborhood. One change for now is we will be opening the sanctuary up as the play area as we are still trying to rebuild and repair things from the fire last spring.

PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP
Tuesdays, Feb. 20, March 19, April 16, 2-3 pm

Are you looking for a group to support you in your Parkinson’s experience? This monthly in-person group is for people with Parkinson’s and their caregivers, spouses and significant others. Our goal is to help everyone live their life to the fullest by providing information, resources and space to share personal experiences. We will also host outside speakers from the Northwest Chapter of the American Parkinson’s Disease Association. RSVP and info: Anne Bowman:
mikeannewa@comcast.net. Free for members and non-members.

**IMPORTANT UPDATE: NEW TIMES ON OUR WEEKLY SIGN-WAVING EVENT**

SAME PLACE: The intersection of 16th Ave. SW & SW Holden St.; West Seattle

WHEN: TUESDAYS ONLY!

TIME: 5:00-6:00 pm

Join members of Hate Free Delridge and Puget Ridge Cohousing for this ongoing community sign-waving event and help spread the message that Black Lives Matter and the time to end systemic racism is NOW! We have signs to share or bring your own!

The West Seattle Tool Library is open at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center space (east side of main building).

West Seattle Tool Library provides free, community access to a wide variety of tools, training, and sustainable resources. Utilizing a diverse collection of over 1,500 tools, our membership has successfully grown entire community orchards, built mini-greenhouses, and even just mowed their own lawns. From basic tasks to brilliant innovations, the projects accomplished by the West Seattle Tool Library’s 780+ members have made all the tools in the collection proud to be working again.

The Annual Meeting is an important opportunity for the FCA membership to hear how the FCA has represented them throughout the previous calendar year, and to cast a ballot for your appointed board members.

This year the Annual Meeting and Food Fest will occur on Tuesday March 19th from 6:00 – 8:00 PM

The FCA will hold its Annual Meeting and Food Fest in the Hall at Fauntleory. We will once again host nonprofit organizations and local eateries that will offer free food samples that will delight you. FCA’s annual election of board members will be held during a brief business meeting around 7 PM.

The event is FREE for all FCA members and any other Fauntleroy resident. We encourage you to come join the FCA and see the many things available in this amazing community.

Scrabble Night
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
The Missing Piece
9456 35th Ave SW

themissingpiecegames.com/event/scrabble-night/all

Join us for some casual Scrabble…all experience levels welcome! We encourage you to bring your set along in case we have several tables of players.

Free weekly track run – all levels – meet at West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor).

Join expert skywatcher/educator Alice Enevoldsen to watch and learn during the sunset closest to the equinox moment!

Every Tuesday evening 6:30 – 9:00 is Girls’ Night at The Clay Cauldron. Guided projects offered or work on your own projects. Potluck snacks, wine and beverages offered. Sign up in advance – 206-330-2027, www.theclaycauldron.com, theclaycauldron5214@gmail.com

RSVP: wstoastmasters832@gmail.com

West Seattle Toastmasters is a great place to improve your public speaking, communication, and leadership skills. Club meets via Zoom on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Upcoming meetings: April 2 and April 16, May 7 and May 21, June 4 and June 18. Find out more on our website https://www.westseattletm832.org

We are looking for a complimentary [free of charge] local space to host our in-person/hybrid meetings and to email us with inquiries – wstoastmasters832@gmail.com

Free to play every Tuesday – now at 7 pm. New, silly prizes every week and fun for the whole family.

Sporcle Pub Quiz with @pubquizdavid is now at Beer Junction every Tuesday night at 7 pm and 8 pm.

Every Tuesday Trivia and Tacos

Join us for Trivia with our fabulous host Hannah. 5 rounds of trivia, it’s free to play with big cash prizes. $75 cash for 1st / $50 cash for 2nd place and a $50 gift card for 3rd place.

Tuesday Trivia

Free Tuesday Trivia every Tuesday night at 7 pm

More details here: ounceswestseattle.com/upcoming-events

Free trivia, teams of up to 6, happy-hour prizes for beverages and food. With Geeks Who Drink.

Starting January 23 we will have Bingo every Tuesday with Keanu. Starts at 8 PM.

Create! – Art and Craft Fellowship at West Side Church – 3601 California Ave. SW. Bring your paints, collage materials, jewelry findings, knitting, sewing or craft supplies and join others in creative endeavors. Be encouraged and encourage others! Come together in the warmth of fellowship as you enjoy the fun of being creative!

NO Create! the week of Feb. 19th-23rd
Wednesday Feb. 28th 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Wednesdays March 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th – 9:30 am – 11:30 am

Toddler Reading Time every Wednesday at 10:30 am!

In Concert! Toujaise Flute Duo (Jaime Cornutt and Jennie Goldberg) will perform a spring concert (with jigs and Irish tunes!)

Wednesday March 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM at THE KENNEY (Senior Living Community) in West Seattle near Lincoln Park (7125 Fauntleroy Way SW). Free and open to the public – Come join us!

Music Program:
Adagio and Allegro by, JB Loeillet
2 Gigues by Boismortier and King
Songbird Sonatina by Phyllis Avidan Louke
Jon Raybould trios: Wellerman Jig, Three Postcards from Ireland, and Together in Spirit (with backing track!)
Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)

The Salvation Army Seattle White Center Community Center will be hosting a Toddler Gym again this winter! This service will be free to the community and will provide a space for little ones to run around outside of the rain with some toys, mats, and slides.

What: Toddler Gym Playtime for ages 1-6 years old. Parent supervision is required.
When: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 3 pm-5 pm. Starting Monday 1/8 and currently planned to end at the beginning of April.
Where: Salvation Army Seattle Community Center White Center 9050 16TH AVE SW
Cost: Free

Fix-It-Workshop
Every Wednesday
5:30 pm-7:30 pm
West Seattle Tool Library (Youngstown Cultural Arts Center)

Tools, appliances, small electronics, and more! Use the tools and facilities of the shop and pick our librarians’ brains to get your damaged equipment back in the action.

Availability is first-come-first-served. This workshop is provided free of charge, though donations are appreciated!

We ask that all items brought for repair be of reasonable size. We are unable to service pressure vessels, refrigeration equipment, firearms, and high-voltage electrical components.

wstools.org/events

Community welcome to attend. Watch this page for the link.

6-8 pm trivia, all ages!

Free weekly group run – all levels – meet at West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor).

Free Live Music Wednesdays!
Locöl
7902 35th Ave SW
Rotating Artists
6:30 – 8:30
Free
21+

Do you love music? Do you like games? Come check out Music Bingo at Good Society every Wednesday from 7-9 PM! Bring your friends and enjoy some tunes and brews with chances to win prizes!

Fully backlined open mic at Skylark free every Wednesday, 7:30 pm sign-up 7:30pm sign-up /Music starts at 8:30 (The line to sign up often starts to form around 7:00 so get here early!)

It’s great for musicians, but it is also a great night out to see some of Seattle’s best up and coming musicians.

• No host to hog the spotlight, just bands/solo acts and a friendly, experienced sound engineer
• >Full 16 track recordings of your set available for purchase ($10 for solo acts, $20 for bands), make a demo!
• Full menu and bar available with 12 beers on tap
• All genres welcome: solo, acoustic, electronica, full bands, and comedy of any type
  10 minutes/2 songs each

• Gretsch house drums, Vox AC30 guitar amp, Yamaha G50410 guitar amp, Ashdown ABM500 bass amp, Shure mics, DIs, etc.
• You are welcome to bring more gear, just talk to the sound engineer beforehand to make sure it is compatible

PLEASE NOTE: The list goes out at 7:30 but people arrive much earlier to line up and is first come first served. Please be courteous of those that were there before you. While this is free to sign-up, please arrive hungry and thirsty, and do purchase something as we want to keep providing the opportunity and keep it free.

Wednesday night trivia at 8 pm with Quizmaster J!

Karaoke at the Admiral Pub

Every Sunday and Wednesday 8 pm till 1 am

March 20th 8:30 pm-11 pm, Pride Skate at Southgate Roller
Rink is holding the first ever 21+ Queer Roller Prom to raise money for
the local White Center Pride Organization. All admissions will be
donated to White Center Pride. The event kicks off with the free Leather
& Lace Drag Cabaret with drag hosts and performances in the Roller Bar
before the event in the main rink. The Queer Prom is $12 admission $5
skate rental will have a photo booth, decorations, and more!

Pride Skate and The White Center Pride Committee are partnering up to
raise money for the White Center Pride Festival. “With the community’s
help in the last year, we held a massively successful roster of events
and had the highest attendance for the Pride Street Festival in June
with over 100 vendors and over 6,000 attendees,” Eliot Hills, Board
President. White Center Pride gives back to the neighborhood with food
drives, spring basket giveaways, highlighting local businesses,
supporting other LGBTQIA+ organizations, and Pride Story Time at the WC
Library.

Trivia with Phil T. $2 buy-in. Prizes. Reservations at (updated) talaricospizza.com/reservations

Our church will be reopening PlaySpace going forward. We have not been open since everything shut down with Covid. Essentially we are inviting Moms, Dads, caregivers to come on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 am-12 pm to bring their little ones, and to have a place to play and connect with others in the cold and rainy seasons. Its free to anyone and everyone. Just hoping the space can be a gift to the neighborhood. One change for now is we will be opening the sanctuary up as the play area as we are still trying to rebuild and repair things from the fire last spring.

Northwest Wine Academy Tasting Room and Wine Bar Dates and Hours for Winter 2024   

The Northwest Wine Academy Tasting Room will be OPEN Thursday-Saturday 1-6 pm! Our Wine Club is ready for you with options starting at just $150! Want to try before you buy? Come in for a tasting of our 2016-2017 wines! Only 8$ a tasting or have a glass plus a 3 for $42 on all 2016 reds. We can’t wait to see you!

Enjoy student-produced wines and affordable eats at the Northwest Wine Academy Tasting Room and Wine Bar at South Seattle College, with proceeds benefitting student learning and the Wine Studies Program.

NWWA is located in the North Parking Lot at South Seattle College (6000 16th Ave SW) in the Puget Ridge neighborhood of West Seattle. There is ample paid parking in the north lot, and visitors can generally find free parking along 16th Ave SW with a short walk to the Academy from there.  View our campus map for more details

WEST SEATTLE UKULELE PLAYERS: Weekly Song Circle Thursdays from 1:00-2:30 pm. Grab your ukulele (or other instrument) and come play with us – all levels welcome! Currently at C&P Coffee, but we move around. Email us at westseattleukuleleplayerswsup@gmail.com for details.

STRONG BODIES, STRONG BONES
Thursdays, 2:30-3:30 pm

Join certified yoga therapist Milo in weight bearing movements that will help you become stronger and steadier—slowly,
gradually and safely. You will be led through a series of movements that strengthen your bones and muscles, which will
give balance to your body and help avoid osteoporosis. This class can be enjoyed by all levels. Please bring a mat, blocks and a blanket and pillow if you have them.

Food trucks 4-8 pm Thursdays at HPCS:

Truck of the week listed on the store’s website; we also include it in our West Seattle Thursday highlight list.

The good season is here (hopefully to stay) and we are going to be hosting a series of wine-tasting events with domestic and international winemakers who will be telling their stories and pouring their wines.

We start this week with Ramon Perera from Celler Pardas, who will be at Sebastiano’s n=Natural Wines pouring five of his wines onThursday 21st from 5-7 pm.

Next are Jim and Jenny of Fossil & Fawn, an Oregon-based natural winery. They will be pouring their wines on Saturday 23rd, from 4 pm to 7 pm.

Tastings are free of charge.

Here’s some info on the winemakers and their stories:

Ramon Parera and Jordi Anan of Celler Pardas have become longtime fixtures of Catalonia’s low-intervention wine scene. In 1996, they discovered an abandoned estate 250m above sea level in the Penedés region of Catalonia. Affected by the Spanish Civil war, the Can Comas estate was made up of 60 hectares of unkempt Mediterranean forest and pasture surrounding a run-down medieval farmhouse. They discovered a gem – an ancient cellar that had survived the dregs of war. The two painstakingly restored the cellar and the building, carefully planting new vineyards and pioneering low-intervention winemaking in their region.

Ramon and Jordi have fought to bring back ancient varieties indigenous to the area like Sumoll, Xarel.lo and Malvasia Sitges. As anyone who’s tasted Celler Pardas wine knows, their efforts have definitely paid off.

Fossil & Fawn started out as a completely reasonable idea in the late summer of 2011. Jenny and Jim began with the notion of making a small amount of wine from their family vineyard as a single-site bottling, simply because no one else had done so before. The plan was to have a nice example to show to potential buyers of the Pinot noir and Pinot gris grown there. Somewhere along the line they figured that for all the effort, they might as well make it an official wine label. Thus, Fossil & Fawn was born proper as a wine label.

Jim and Jenny aren’t too interested in bold manifestos or style declarations – their goal is to make wines they like. They’ve found that the kind of wines they like are executed with a natural approach that allows the vineyard to do the talking. That means instead of buying yeast, they culture it from the vineyard itself, with no other additives or enzymes. It also means as-little-as-necessary sulfur additions and aging all of their wines in barrels, with very little new oak.

The West Seattle Tool Library is open at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center space (east side of main building).

West Seattle Tool Library provides free, community access to a wide variety of tools, training, and sustainable resources. Utilizing a diverse collection of over 1,500 tools, our membership has successfully grown entire community orchards, built mini-greenhouses, and even just mowed their own lawns. From basic tasks to brilliant innovations, the projects accomplished by the West Seattle Tool Library’s 780+ members have made all the tools in the collection proud to be working again.

Empowered Dating Workshops
Thursday, August 17
and Third Thursdays, 6-7:30 pm, online

katemageau.com/empowered-dating-workshops

Each month we will cover topics such as:

Healthy relationships versus toxic relationships

Setting appropriate and flexible boundaries

Safely being vulnerable

Determining relationship wants and needs

Setting up and examining dating app profiles

First moves and consent, in vanilla and kink

Saying no and saying yes to next dates and next steps

Open for all sexuality identities and relationship styles; $45 per workshop

Westies Run Club
Thursdays at 6 pm

Join us for a conversational 3-mile run, then hang out afterward! Now meeting at Good Society in Admiral. Find us on Heylo: heylo.group/westies-run-club or on IG @westiesrunclub.

Thursdays are blues-music nights at The Spot.

Thursdays: 6:30-10 pm Board Game Night

Join Meeples Games for a night of board game fun! Each week we will teach you a new game and play some favorites as well. This event is open to all ages!

Thursdays @ 6:30 – Highland Park Run Club meets for about a 3-mile run, starting and ending at Highland Park Corner Store

Let’s Have Some Fun!

The West Seattle Timebank‘s March 21st Gathering with be held at the Alki Arts Gallery in West Seattle’s Morgan Junction.

We’ll meet Artist Garrison Coverdale.

Time: 6:30 PM-8:00 PM

Site: Alki Arts Gallery – 6030 California Ave SW

Light refreshments and beverages will be served.

Looking forward to seeing you there. Bring a friend or relative! Membership not required to attend.

Artist bio here:

GARRISON COVERDALE

I was an Art student at Washington State University when I got hooked on ceramics.
We used a fairly traditional approach to RAKU including a traditional clay body and a very
inefficient wood-burning kiln that took hours to reach the relatively low temperature for RAKU ware.
Over the years my technique has evolved considerably. Now, my hand-built and wheel thrown work is fired in an electric kiln. I use a clay body that is more porcelain-like instead of the traditional highly grogged RAKU clay. This gives my work a purity of color and a smoothness that I desire. I have formulated a “crackle” glaze similar to Paul Soldner’s well-known recipe, that I use on the body of my pieces. The bright colors that I use as accent are low-fire commercial glazes. Because of the more fragile clay body, my work will not withstand the thermal shock of a traditional RAKU firing. I must take great care during the post-fire and each piece is placed individually in a metal container with the combustible of choice–almost exclusively newspaper.
Recently, I have “Put Paint to Pottery”. Rather than glazed, my bisque-fired spheres are
painted with acrylic paint then waxed, giving me a 360 degree “canvas”.
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII 1973
Master of Fine Arts/Ceramics
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY 1970
BA Fine Arts/ “With Distinction”

MARCH 21 UPDATE: In person only – guest: City Councilmember Rob Saka
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Standing info:

The meeting starts at 7 pm; you can attend in person at Alki UCC or via videoconference – the January 2024 agenda has information on how to access the latter.

Weekly trivia at Burger Planet. Theme rotates weekly, teams max out at 6, cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place teams!

Thursday Throwdown – an all-vinyl DJ night. Rare eclectic grooves are the evening’s soundtrack curated by some of Seattle’s top collectors and DJs. 8-11 pm

West Seattle Earlybirds, Toastmasters Club #650
Virtual: on zoom at this time
Fridays from 7:35 am to 9:00 am
For details, email westseattleearlybirds650@gmail.com

Northwest Wine Academy Tasting Room and Wine Bar Dates and Hours for Winter 2024   

The Northwest Wine Academy Tasting Room will be OPEN Thursday-Saturday 1-6 pm! Our Wine Club is ready for you with options starting at just $150! Want to try before you buy? Come in for a tasting of our 2016-2017 wines! Only 8$ a tasting or have a glass plus a 3 for $42 on all 2016 reds. We can’t wait to see you!

Enjoy student-produced wines and affordable eats at the Northwest Wine Academy Tasting Room and Wine Bar at South Seattle College, with proceeds benefitting student learning and the Wine Studies Program.

NWWA is located in the North Parking Lot at South Seattle College (6000 16th Ave SW) in the Puget Ridge neighborhood of West Seattle. There is ample paid parking in the north lot, and visitors can generally find free parking along 16th Ave SW with a short walk to the Academy from there.  View our campus map for more details

The Salvation Army Seattle White Center Community Center will be hosting a Toddler Gym again this winter! This service will be free to the community and will provide a space for little ones to run around outside of the rain with some toys, mats, and slides.

What: Toddler Gym Playtime for ages 1-6 years old. Parent supervision is required.
When: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 3 pm-5 pm. Starting Monday 1/8 and currently planned to end at the beginning of April.
Where: Salvation Army Seattle Community Center White Center 9050 16TH AVE SW
Cost: Free

Fridays: 4-6 pm After School Magic League

Join one of our Magic: the Gathering experts for an afternoon of Magic fun! This event is perfect for everyone 12+ who are looking to learn a little more about Magic: the Gathering. This event is $5 per week.

King County Parks Cultural Connection Night at the Log Cabin is coming up on Friday, March 22nd from 5-7:00 pm

The White Center Teen Program (aka the Log Cabin) is excited to invite the community to the premiere of Cultural Connection Night on Friday, March 22nd from 5-7:00 pm at Steve Cox Memorial Park (1321 SW 102nd St). Join the WCTP for an evening of Cultural Performances along with a Visual Art Gallery featuring the artwork of local artists ages 12-19. In addition, attendees are welcome to wear cultural attire to participate in the inaugural Log Cabin Cultural Fashion Show. Additional event details available at 2024 Cultural Connection Night – White Center Teen Program . The full schedule of performing groups and roster of participating artists will be updated accordingly.

Teens ages 12-19 are encouraged to submit visual art celebrating community and culture through March 20th. Visual Art Forms accepted include Drawing, Painting, Photography, Digital Design, Mixed Media and Ceramics. Art will be displayed during the event and voted on by event attendees. Trophy prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Each artist will also be entered into a drawing for a gift basket prize. For any questions or technical challenges, please reach out to Peanutt at pngeth@kingcounty.gov or 206.482.1910

Cultural Connection Night is sponsored by the teens and staff of the White Center Teen Program. The WCTP offers free recreational, educational, and social enrichment programming to youth ages 12-19 between Tuesday – Saturday from 3-8pm. Art supplies and performance coaches currently available every Tue – Sat from 3-8 pm at the WCTP.

From Lovely & Dapper Desserts: “We will be at The Nook on Friday with McCormick Jam Co and Cooking with Timmy. From 5-9.”

Multi-Cultural Night this Friday, March 22nd 6-8:30 pm at West Seattle High School

If you are looking for a fun free community event to celebrate diversity and learn at least one new thing about another culture, Friday is your moment!

WSHS’ student clubs have come together to plan an incredible celebration of diversity through music, dance, and global cuisine. Enjoy student performances, education, community resources, and fun for the whole family!

You are encouraged to bring your favorite culturally representative dish to share, but WSHS PTSA is also providing food at the event. Dinner is at 7 pm.

In observance of Ramadan, prayer spaces will be available.

All are welcome to come together for an evening of cultural exploration and unity!

Friday – Live Artist Showcase Night at The Spot West Seattle 7 to 10 pm

Fridays – DJ Night at Revelry Room (behind Jet City Labs) – enjoy cocktails and DJ sets by some of the region’s top DJs and musicians. Music 9p – 1a

Karaoke is back on Friday nights! 10 pm with Rone

Free weekly group run – all levels – meet at West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor).

Heavily Meditated, a community meditation.
Saturdays 9-10 am starting December 9th.
Free event – register at: eventbrite.com/e/heavily-meditated-tickets-817748877907?aff=oddtdtcreator

(For location – see this site.)

This is a FREE, WEEKLY, IN-PERSON active writing group grounded in the Amherst Writers and Artists method. It is a safe, critique-free space.

WRITERS OF ALL LEVELS WELCOME. Whether you haven’t picked up a pen since high school or are a pro, you are welcome. 16 and up. For more on AWA method go to Amherstwriters.org.

THE COVID RULES: To protect our immunocompromised writers, we ask that all participants be vaccinated against COVID and, if eligible, receive timely COVID variant boosters. We follow the King County Health Department recommendations regarding masking, OR if any member of our group requests it, we will all wear masks even if KCHD does not recommend it. Please bring a mask just in case. We have extras. Thank you for doing your part to protect members whose medical concerns or treatments make COVID infection potentially deadly.

REGISTRATION IS FREE BUT REQUIRED: Go to meetup.com/seattle-writers-block

PROCESS:

1-3 writing sessions within each 3-hour meeting. Expect to be writing for approximately 2 hours. Writing prompts will be offered as a starting point, use them or follow your own muse. After each writing session, those who wish are invited to read their work aloud for encouraging, positive response. We do not critique each other’s writing, but instead support the work and the effort.

BRING:

Snacks to share

Whatever you like to write on (paper, computer, papyrus . . .)

Ready encouragement for other writers

LEAVE AT HOME:

Pieces you’ve already written. Sharing in this group is limited to work written during the session.

Judgment of others efforts

Regular weekly family reading time.

The annual Duwamish Tribe Princess Angeline Tea Party is a non-traditional offering featuring Jean Ramos’s exclusive “sovereign tea”, as well as thoughtfully selected green and black teas—paired with a special selection of hors d’oeuvres at our carefully crafted table settings.

The tea program will begin with a traditional blessing by Duwamish Tribe Chairperson Cecile Hansen, an update on the Duwamish Tribe’s longstanding Federal Acknowledgment case, and a brief discussion on the importance and impact of native sovereignty from the Duwamish Tribe’s government leadership.

In honor of Princess Angeline, we are donating $5 of each ticket sold to the nationwide initiative Missing Murder Indigenous Women (MMIW) through Women Spirit Coalition, a local organization dedicated to establishing and maintaining programs that support the safety of Native Women. To learn more, please visit: Women Spirit Coalition .

Your ticket will include a variety of teas, light finger food, and a brief speaking program outlined above. We look forward to your attendance and support.

Tickets available for purchase soon.