Toddler Reading Time every Wednesday at 10:30 am!

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).

Join Meeples for Chess Night. Bring your chess board (and clock) and test your skills against others.

When: Every Wednesday starting at 6:30 pm
Cost: FREE
BYOCB (chess board)

In-person meeting at Southwest Library, with topics including the Delridge/Highland Park “Healthy Street” future – full preview here.

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

Register here

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.

South Seattle College Garden Center Dates and Hours for Spring 2024!!

Garden Center is OPEN and we are expanding our hours!! Starting April 11th We are Thursday-Saturday 10-3pm! We have all your garden needs this spring, plus more to come through Summer and into Fall! Check us out!!

The Garden Center at South Seattle College provides Landscape Horticulture students the opportunity to increase their knowledge of plants while gaining real-world retail experience. Plants available for sale are selected, propagated, grown and presented by Landscape Horticulture students. Additional plants are brought in from local growers. Proceeds benefit Landscape Horticulture Program projects.    

The selection includes perennials, ground covers, shrubs, some annual edibles and flowers, as well as indoor plants. Cash and electronic payments accepted.   

The Garden Center 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.

Northwest Wine Academy Tasting Room and Wine Bar Dates and Hours for Spring 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 $150! Want to try before you buy it? Come in for a tasting of our 2016-2017 wines! Only 8$ a tasting or have a glass plus a 3 for $42 on all 2016 reds. We can’t wait to see you! Keep your eyes peeled for our Spring Launch Party! More details soon!

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.

Thursday, April 25th at 2:00 PM (see the flyer)

Speaker Jessica Webb will share her heart-centered methodology to help you achieve absolute clarity and peace of mind toward the decisions that lead to a life worth living and a legacy worth leaving. You’ll also learn how VA benefits and Medicaid planning fit into the legacy and estate planning you and your family deserve.

Join us for this free presentation, and while here see everything we have to offer for a fulfilling, carefree independent lifestyle. Enjoy light refreshments, tours, and a raffle basket!

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 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.

Please join the West Seattle Democratic Women as we meet with our 34th District legislators for their observations about what really happened in Olympia this session. Thursday, April 25, at the West Seattle Golf Course, 4470 35th Avenue SW. Doors open at 5:45 PM and a delicious buffet meal is served at 6 followed by our conversation with Sen. Joe Nguyen, Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon and Rep. Emily Alvarado. Cost for non-members is $20 (cash or check only). Please RSVP and submit your questions by end-of-day Thursday, April 18th to Elizabeth Heath at purrfull@aol.com. ALL are welcome!

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

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

ArtsWest will produce the 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winning play ENGLISH by Sanaz Toossi. This co-production with Seda Iranian Theatre Ensemble will be directed by Seda co-founder Naghmeh Samini. The cast features Vahishta Vafadari, Newsha Farahani, Janet Hayatshahi, Shereen Khatibloo, and Emon Elboudwarej. ENGLISH performs at ArtsWest from April 4 through April 28, 2024.

Two words set in motion award-winning playwright Sanaz Toossi’s intricate and profound New York debut: “English Only.” This is the mantra that rules one classroom in Iran, where four adult students are preparing for the TOEFL — the Test of English as a Foreign Language. Chasing fluency through a maze of word games, listening exercises, and show-and-tell sessions, they hope that one day, English will make them whole. But it might be splitting them each in half.

ArtsWest is thrilled to be co-producing ENGLISH with Seda Iranian Theatre Ensemble. Seda’s co-founders, Parmida Ziaei and Naghmeh Samini are both key members of ENGLISH’s Creative Team. Ziaei, who has served as Scenic Designer on past ArtsWest productions of ALMA and AN ENDLESS SHIFT, will be Scenic and Costume Designer for the upcoming production. Director Naghmeh Samini is joining ArtsWest for the first time. A prominent, award-winning playwright and screenwriter in Iran, Samini celebrated two successful runs in Seattle as the director and playwright of The Forgotten History of Mastaneh. In a recent interview with American Theatre Magazine, Samini reflected on ENGLISH’s ability to connect with audiences. Rather than focusing on the macro, like politics or history, ENGLISH focuses on the micro – five complex characters bursting with life, humor, and dreams for their future that immediately connect with audiences and draw them in. In the article, Samini shares, “What I like about this play is that it doesn’t try to show Iranian women as superheroes. It just shows us as real people with strengths and weaknesses.”

ArtsWest will present English, Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 3 pm.

Cast
Vahishta Vafadari – Marjan
Newsha Farahani – Goli
Janet Hayatshahi – Roya
Shereen Khatibloo – Elham
Emon Elboudwarej – Omid

Creative Team
Directed by – Naghmeh Samini
Assistant Director – Anahita Sepehri
Assistant Director – Azadeh Zanjani
Stage Manager – Daisy Bower
Lighting Designer – Chih-Hung Shao
Costume Designer – Parmida Ziaei
Scenic Designer – Parmida Ziaei
Sound Designer – Andi Villegas
Projection Designer – Nabilah Ahmed
Music Consultant – Babak Khiavchi

About the Production
English by Sanaz Toossi and directed by Naghmeh Samini plays April 4th – 28th, 2024 at ArtsWest (4711 California Ave SW). Tickets (ranging from $15 – $45) may be purchased online at artswest.org, by phone at 206.938.0339, or at the Box Office Thurs. – Sat. 2:00 – 7:00 pm, Sundays 11:00 am-3:00 pm.

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

South Seattle College Garden Center Dates and Hours for Spring 2024!!

Garden Center is OPEN and we are expanding our hours!! Starting April 11th We are Thursday-Saturday 10-3pm! We have all your garden needs this spring, plus more to come through Summer and into Fall! Check us out!!

The Garden Center at South Seattle College provides Landscape Horticulture students the opportunity to increase their knowledge of plants while gaining real-world retail experience. Plants available for sale are selected, propagated, grown and presented by Landscape Horticulture students. Additional plants are brought in from local growers. Proceeds benefit Landscape Horticulture Program projects.    

The selection includes perennials, ground covers, shrubs, some annual edibles and flowers, as well as indoor plants. Cash and electronic payments accepted.   

The Garden Center 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.

Join us Friday April 26, 2024, as Providence Mount St. Vincent celebrates its 100th anniversary of serving seniors and those in need in West Seattle.

The timeline of this Grand Day of Centennial Celebration events includes:

10:30 a.m. – Rededication ceremony with speakers and the opening of the 100-year-old time capsule.
12 p.m. – West Seattle traditional “Group Hug” photo, for organizations reaching their centennial. Everyone is invited to participate; the first 300 guests to arrive for the photo will receive a centennial T-shirt.
1:30 to 5 p.m. – Dining spaces inside The Mount will be transformed into musically themed time zones including the Roaring ‘20s, a ‘50s-inspired Sock Hop, and a tribute to Elvis as the King of Rock and the ‘60s. All are invited to enjoy live music, dance demonstrations, hourly drawings, and other surprises.
5 to 7 p.m. – Evening outdoor patio movie showing of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory with centennial fleece blankets for the first 200 guests, popcorn, and beverages.

Northwest Wine Academy Tasting Room and Wine Bar Dates and Hours for Spring 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 $150! Want to try before you buy it? Come in for a tasting of our 2016-2017 wines! Only 8$ a tasting or have a glass plus a 3 for $42 on all 2016 reds. We can’t wait to see you! Keep your eyes peeled for our Spring Launch Party! More details soon!

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.

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.

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

ArtsWest will produce the 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winning play ENGLISH by Sanaz Toossi. This co-production with Seda Iranian Theatre Ensemble will be directed by Seda co-founder Naghmeh Samini. The cast features Vahishta Vafadari, Newsha Farahani, Janet Hayatshahi, Shereen Khatibloo, and Emon Elboudwarej. ENGLISH performs at ArtsWest from April 4 through April 28, 2024.

Two words set in motion award-winning playwright Sanaz Toossi’s intricate and profound New York debut: “English Only.” This is the mantra that rules one classroom in Iran, where four adult students are preparing for the TOEFL — the Test of English as a Foreign Language. Chasing fluency through a maze of word games, listening exercises, and show-and-tell sessions, they hope that one day, English will make them whole. But it might be splitting them each in half.

ArtsWest is thrilled to be co-producing ENGLISH with Seda Iranian Theatre Ensemble. Seda’s co-founders, Parmida Ziaei and Naghmeh Samini are both key members of ENGLISH’s Creative Team. Ziaei, who has served as Scenic Designer on past ArtsWest productions of ALMA and AN ENDLESS SHIFT, will be Scenic and Costume Designer for the upcoming production. Director Naghmeh Samini is joining ArtsWest for the first time. A prominent, award-winning playwright and screenwriter in Iran, Samini celebrated two successful runs in Seattle as the director and playwright of The Forgotten History of Mastaneh. In a recent interview with American Theatre Magazine, Samini reflected on ENGLISH’s ability to connect with audiences. Rather than focusing on the macro, like politics or history, ENGLISH focuses on the micro – five complex characters bursting with life, humor, and dreams for their future that immediately connect with audiences and draw them in. In the article, Samini shares, “What I like about this play is that it doesn’t try to show Iranian women as superheroes. It just shows us as real people with strengths and weaknesses.”

ArtsWest will present English, Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 3 pm.

Cast
Vahishta Vafadari – Marjan
Newsha Farahani – Goli
Janet Hayatshahi – Roya
Shereen Khatibloo – Elham
Emon Elboudwarej – Omid

Creative Team
Directed by – Naghmeh Samini
Assistant Director – Anahita Sepehri
Assistant Director – Azadeh Zanjani
Stage Manager – Daisy Bower
Lighting Designer – Chih-Hung Shao
Costume Designer – Parmida Ziaei
Scenic Designer – Parmida Ziaei
Sound Designer – Andi Villegas
Projection Designer – Nabilah Ahmed
Music Consultant – Babak Khiavchi

About the Production
English by Sanaz Toossi and directed by Naghmeh Samini plays April 4th – 28th, 2024 at ArtsWest (4711 California Ave SW). Tickets (ranging from $15 – $45) may be purchased online at artswest.org, by phone at 206.938.0339, or at the Box Office Thurs. – Sat. 2:00 – 7:00 pm, Sundays 11:00 am-3:00 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).

Bring your dropoff recyclables to the Fauntleroy Church lot – check this list to see what they’re accepting (and NOT accepting) this time.

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

WHITE CENTER SPRING CLEAN
Saturday, April 20 and Saturday, April 27

White Center needs Our Help!!

The White Center Community Development Association (CDA) is organizing its 21st annual Refresh/ Spring Clean. If you love White Center, then volunteer to help us clean it up. Volunteers who give three hours working to clean up White Center will get the latest version of the famous “I Love White Center” T-shirt.

Volunteers have two Saturdays to choose from; April 20 and April 27.

Saturday, April 20, 2024 (Meet at 9 am at 98th and 15th)

To honor our wonderful Cambodian/American neighbors, who will be celebrating the Cambodian New Year the next weekend (Saturday, April 27), on April 20 we will focus on covering graffiti and cleaning up the downtown area around SW 98th between 17th and 14th, where the Cambodian New Year celebration will be.

We need crews to help cover graffiti, touch up murals, paint the front of buildings, pick up trash, and clean the windows of local businesses. Our goal is to make the area beautiful again for the Cambodian New Year celebration that occurs the following weekend. We will provide paint, brushes, and equipment to sweep and clean windows.

We also need crews to go to the four “Welcome to White Center” signs that each say “Welcome” in 10 languages, to clean them up, add flowers and bark around each sign, paint the brick foundations and poles if needed, and rake the areas surrounding each sign. These signs are located at Roxbury/18th , Roxbury/10th, SW 108th/4th, and Delridge/18th. For these crews, bring brooms and gloves, we will provide flowers, bark, paint, sign cleaner, and bags for trash.

Saturday, April 27, 2024 (Meet at 9 am at the Saars Parking lot)

We will continue removing graffiti in areas around White Center and support Evergreen students to help us touch of their previous great art on the north side of Saars market and on both sides of SE 108th between 16th and 17th. We will also have crews walking throughout White Center covering graffiti and picking up trash. After our clean up effort, we can all go celebrate the Cambodian New Year!!

Sign up by email or text. Tell us your group size, and shirt sizes. We can make White Center beautiful again, if you help us.

Contact: markufkes@comcast.net, or Text to (206) 595-7124

ARK Preschool Open House
April 27th
10 am to 12 pm
4113 SW 102nd St

Come meet the teachers and see the classrooms. Learn more at arborheights.org/events/ark-preschool-open-house–99
ARK Preschool is a ministry of Arbor Heights Community Church

We are excited to announce The Seattle Police Department will be hosting DEA Drug Take Back Day on April 27th 10:00AM to 2:00PM paired with a Shredathon to aid our communities in properly disposing of unwanted or expired medications and unwanted documents ALL IN ONE PLACE! We are thrilled to have partnered with Iron Mountain Shredding, who have generously donated their shredding services to benefit the communities of Seattle. This will be a free event, but we will be accepting canned and dry goods to benefit food banks in each drop-off location’s precinct.

The Seattle Police Department will be hosting three drop-off drive thru locations (including this one in West Seattle):

Southwest Precinct:
2300 SW Webster St

Shredding Requirements:

o Limit of 3 bags/boxes per vehicle.
o Box size requirements: 10 L x 12 W x 15 H or smaller.
o Plastic Items such as credit cards, notebooks, and compact disks CANNOT be accepted.
o Documents should be free of paper clips and other metal (staples do not need to be removed)

Nantes Park Spring Clean-up
Saturday, April 27, 10 am-1 pm
5062 SW Admiral Way

Please come help the Seattle-Nantes Sister City Association weed and mulch at this neighborhood pocket park. All tools provided, but bring your own gloves.

South Seattle College Garden Center Dates and Hours for Spring 2024!!

Garden Center is OPEN and we are expanding our hours!! Starting April 11th We are Thursday-Saturday 10-3pm! We have all your garden needs this spring, plus more to come through Summer and into Fall! Check us out!!

The Garden Center at South Seattle College provides Landscape Horticulture students the opportunity to increase their knowledge of plants while gaining real-world retail experience. Plants available for sale are selected, propagated, grown and presented by Landscape Horticulture students. Additional plants are brought in from local growers. Proceeds benefit Landscape Horticulture Program projects.    

The selection includes perennials, ground covers, shrubs, some annual edibles and flowers, as well as indoor plants. Cash and electronic payments accepted.   

The Garden Center 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.

It’s time for the Spring Rummage Sale at Highland Park Elementary: April 27th from 10:00 am-3:00 pm! This year, Pathfinder K-8 PTSA and Highland Park Elementary PTSA are joining forces to bring this event to our West Seattle community – come show up for your schools and neighbors!

This is a give and take event. Give what you can, take what you need. Kids grow fast; let’s move some resources around our community! Books, puzzles, games, youth/infant/adult clothing, shoes, kitchen items, sporting goods, garden tools, toys, linens, etc. No large furniture or pillows are accepted. We will have hot dogs and a bake sale available, and kiddos are welcome to play on the Highland Park playground. Monetary donations are accepted and will be donated to Highland Park Elementary PTA, which helps fund afterschool programs and field trips.

Item donations can be dropped off the day of the event, starting at 8am. Lots of volunteers and donations are needed to make this event a great success. Please sign up here to volunteer. Highland Park Elementary is a Title-1 school and is grateful for the support of the other PTA’s in West Seattle. We will get the word out to include Sanislo and Concord so they can also benefit from this amazing community event. Everyone is welcome! Excess donations are loaded up and delivered to local charities and thrift stores after the event, including Mary’s Place and Westside Baby. Mark your calendars and keep an eye out for items to pass along. Come and join us April 27th! Support your community, connect with friends, and find some treasures!

Native artisans/crafters selling their creations – drop in!

Our rock club and our show are open to adults and children alike; we have displays from our junior members as well as a junior section of the show where children can learn about our club, learn about local geology, and there are plenty of activities for them too.

Information about the show is on our website here: westseattlerockclub.org/gem-shows

We will have:
Five vendors (to be confirmed on our website soon)
Kids’ corner with games, activities, and giveaways for kids
Member displays with a People’s Choice Award for both adults and children
Door prizes, including gems, gift cards, and other fun items!
Demonstrations, including how to create cabs for necklaces and other jewelry
Entry and parking are free

(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.

When: Saturday, April 27th, 11 AM – 8 PM
Where: Kingtide Ink, 4222 SW Walker St

What: Flash Open House- Flash tattoos will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis. In honor of Earth Week, we will be donating 15% of all proceeds to Puget Soundkeeper. Visit kingtideink.com for more details and to view the flash sheet leading up to the event.

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 Spring 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 $150! Want to try before you buy it? Come in for a tasting of our 2016-2017 wines! Only 8$ a tasting or have a glass plus a 3 for $42 on all 2016 reds. We can’t wait to see you! Keep your eyes peeled for our Spring Launch Party! More details soon!

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.

Ready Freddy Prep Party
Saturday, April 27, 2 PM at West Seattle Coworking, 9030 35th Ave SW

If you’ve been waiting for inspiration to get started on the task of disaster preparedness, this is it! Alice Kuder, Preparedness Coach with Just in Case, is offering another free, 45-minute presentation about how to get your plan on. She will show you how to assemble a Flee Bag to get you through the first few days following a natural disaster. She will also share tips, tricks, and effective strategies for taking those first steps to prepare your home and keep your loved ones safe.

You are encouraged to BYOB (bring your own bag) — duffle bag, backpack or wheeled luggage — to get started with some inexpensive, basic items Alice will make available at cost (i. e. no mark-up).

Please pre-register by sending an email to alice@justincaseplans.com. Limit of 15 people.

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

Join us for our 17th Annual Instruments of Change Dinner & Auction on April 27th at the Hall at Fauntleroy! It will be a wonderful evening of food, drinks, games, auctions, raffles, and more, all to help our neighbors in the coming year.

21+

Doors at 6:00 pm

Benefiting West Seattle Food Bank

Tickets here

Saturday All-ages Open Mic 7 to 10 pm

ArtsWest will produce the 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winning play ENGLISH by Sanaz Toossi. This co-production with Seda Iranian Theatre Ensemble will be directed by Seda co-founder Naghmeh Samini. The cast features Vahishta Vafadari, Newsha Farahani, Janet Hayatshahi, Shereen Khatibloo, and Emon Elboudwarej. ENGLISH performs at ArtsWest from April 4 through April 28, 2024.

Two words set in motion award-winning playwright Sanaz Toossi’s intricate and profound New York debut: “English Only.” This is the mantra that rules one classroom in Iran, where four adult students are preparing for the TOEFL — the Test of English as a Foreign Language. Chasing fluency through a maze of word games, listening exercises, and show-and-tell sessions, they hope that one day, English will make them whole. But it might be splitting them each in half.

ArtsWest is thrilled to be co-producing ENGLISH with Seda Iranian Theatre Ensemble. Seda’s co-founders, Parmida Ziaei and Naghmeh Samini are both key members of ENGLISH’s Creative Team. Ziaei, who has served as Scenic Designer on past ArtsWest productions of ALMA and AN ENDLESS SHIFT, will be Scenic and Costume Designer for the upcoming production. Director Naghmeh Samini is joining ArtsWest for the first time. A prominent, award-winning playwright and screenwriter in Iran, Samini celebrated two successful runs in Seattle as the director and playwright of The Forgotten History of Mastaneh. In a recent interview with American Theatre Magazine, Samini reflected on ENGLISH’s ability to connect with audiences. Rather than focusing on the macro, like politics or history, ENGLISH focuses on the micro – five complex characters bursting with life, humor, and dreams for their future that immediately connect with audiences and draw them in. In the article, Samini shares, “What I like about this play is that it doesn’t try to show Iranian women as superheroes. It just shows us as real people with strengths and weaknesses.”

ArtsWest will present English, Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 3 pm.

Cast
Vahishta Vafadari – Marjan
Newsha Farahani – Goli
Janet Hayatshahi – Roya
Shereen Khatibloo – Elham
Emon Elboudwarej – Omid

Creative Team
Directed by – Naghmeh Samini
Assistant Director – Anahita Sepehri
Assistant Director – Azadeh Zanjani
Stage Manager – Daisy Bower
Lighting Designer – Chih-Hung Shao
Costume Designer – Parmida Ziaei
Scenic Designer – Parmida Ziaei
Sound Designer – Andi Villegas
Projection Designer – Nabilah Ahmed
Music Consultant – Babak Khiavchi

About the Production
English by Sanaz Toossi and directed by Naghmeh Samini plays April 4th – 28th, 2024 at ArtsWest (4711 California Ave SW). Tickets (ranging from $15 – $45) may be purchased online at artswest.org, by phone at 206.938.0339, or at the Box Office Thurs. – Sat. 2:00 – 7:00 pm, Sundays 11:00 am-3:00 pm.

Kenyon Hall Presents
Savannah Fuentes Flamenco
Saturday, April 27th 2024
DOORS @ 7:00 PM
SHOWTIME @ 7:30 PM

Ticket Link – 4.27.24

Born in Seattle to parents of Puerto Rican and Irish ancestry, Savannah discovered Flamenco en her late teens and has never looked back. For the past ten years, she has toured extensively throughout the states of Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Montana, Utah, and Idaho. She draws from her unique background and traditional training to develop deeply emotional and transformative performances.

Beats on Saturdays:

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

Saturdays at 10 PM we have Karaoke

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.

Grief Walk with Listening to Grief in Schmitz Preserve Park
Sunday, April 28, at 10:00 AM
Free

A guided forest walk to make space for individual and collective grief on National Grieving in Public Day.

Meet at the Hinds St. entrance to Schmitz Preserve Park.

What is a grief walk? We will walk among the flora of the park allowing ourselves to feel and talk about grief, while drawing comfort from the presence of others who are also grieving. During the walk we will stop a few times for poetry, observation, movement, story sharing, and quiet contemplation.

All are welcome. Keep in mind we will be talking about grief and death, which may be sensitive topics for some. The trails are uneven and sometimes narrow, and there are a couple steep inclines and one set of wooden stairs. The ground may be muddy. Bring water and wear comfortable shoes.

Learn more at listeningtogrief.com/events

Native artisans/crafters selling their creations – drop in!

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.

Our rock club and our show are open to adults and children alike; we have displays from our junior members as well as a junior section of the show where children can learn about our club, learn about local geology, and there are plenty of activities for them too.

Information about the show is on our website here: westseattlerockclub.org/gem-shows

We will have:
Five vendors (to be confirmed on our website soon)
Kids’ corner with games, activities, and giveaways for kids
Member displays with a People’s Choice Award for both adults and children
Door prizes, including gems, gift cards, and other fun items!
Demonstrations, including how to create cabs for necklaces and other jewelry
Entry and parking are free

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.

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

ArtsWest will produce the 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winning play ENGLISH by Sanaz Toossi. This co-production with Seda Iranian Theatre Ensemble will be directed by Seda co-founder Naghmeh Samini. The cast features Vahishta Vafadari, Newsha Farahani, Janet Hayatshahi, Shereen Khatibloo, and Emon Elboudwarej. ENGLISH performs at ArtsWest from April 4 through April 28, 2024.

Two words set in motion award-winning playwright Sanaz Toossi’s intricate and profound New York debut: “English Only.” This is the mantra that rules one classroom in Iran, where four adult students are preparing for the TOEFL — the Test of English as a Foreign Language. Chasing fluency through a maze of word games, listening exercises, and show-and-tell sessions, they hope that one day, English will make them whole. But it might be splitting them each in half.

ArtsWest is thrilled to be co-producing ENGLISH with Seda Iranian Theatre Ensemble. Seda’s co-founders, Parmida Ziaei and Naghmeh Samini are both key members of ENGLISH’s Creative Team. Ziaei, who has served as Scenic Designer on past ArtsWest productions of ALMA and AN ENDLESS SHIFT, will be Scenic and Costume Designer for the upcoming production. Director Naghmeh Samini is joining ArtsWest for the first time. A prominent, award-winning playwright and screenwriter in Iran, Samini celebrated two successful runs in Seattle as the director and playwright of The Forgotten History of Mastaneh. In a recent interview with American Theatre Magazine, Samini reflected on ENGLISH’s ability to connect with audiences. Rather than focusing on the macro, like politics or history, ENGLISH focuses on the micro – five complex characters bursting with life, humor, and dreams for their future that immediately connect with audiences and draw them in. In the article, Samini shares, “What I like about this play is that it doesn’t try to show Iranian women as superheroes. It just shows us as real people with strengths and weaknesses.”

ArtsWest will present English, Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 3 pm.

Cast
Vahishta Vafadari – Marjan
Newsha Farahani – Goli
Janet Hayatshahi – Roya
Shereen Khatibloo – Elham
Emon Elboudwarej – Omid

Creative Team
Directed by – Naghmeh Samini
Assistant Director – Anahita Sepehri
Assistant Director – Azadeh Zanjani
Stage Manager – Daisy Bower
Lighting Designer – Chih-Hung Shao
Costume Designer – Parmida Ziaei
Scenic Designer – Parmida Ziaei
Sound Designer – Andi Villegas
Projection Designer – Nabilah Ahmed
Music Consultant – Babak Khiavchi

About the Production
English by Sanaz Toossi and directed by Naghmeh Samini plays April 4th – 28th, 2024 at ArtsWest (4711 California Ave SW). Tickets (ranging from $15 – $45) may be purchased online at artswest.org, by phone at 206.938.0339, or at the Box Office Thurs. – Sat. 2:00 – 7:00 pm, Sundays 11:00 am-3:00 pm.

Date: Apr 28

Time: 3-5:30 pm

Location: Locust Cider Alki Beach

Description: ceramics version of a paint & sip. Join us to learn how to make a mug and coaster of your very own. You will pick up your mug and coaster 2 weeks after the class.

Cost is $65

RSVP at pickmeuppottery.com/popupclasses/p/mugs

Kenyon Hall Presents
Dennis James & The Mighty Wurlitzer
And Evening of Silent Film and Theatre Organ
Sunday, April 28th 2024
DOORS @ 7:00 PM
SHOWTIME @ 7:30 PM

Reservation Link – 04.28.24

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.

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.

**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.

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).

Mystery Made Run Club & Movie Premiere / Raffle

Our next Run is a special one! All are welcome!

@mysterymade_run_club and @roarkrunamok present …”Dusted” the Seattle Movie premiere. A Set of six set out from Santa Monica to run as fast as they can to Las Vegas! See how it all transpires. A Speed Project Odyssey!

Meet up at Mystery Made at 6:15 PM / Briefing – Run Starts at 6:30 sharp & photo (3 to 4 miles)

Finishes @goodsocietybeer for cold beer, (The first one is on us if you run!) Movie and some cool Raffle items from Roark and maybe a few others. Food will be available for purchase if needed.

Stoked to run with the Seattle run community and make some new friends! Follow @mysterymade_run_club for details! Join us anytime. Good times x Good People! Please Share this with any Seattle runners for a fun night, rain or shine!

Mystery Made Run Club – Runs every other Tuesday @ 6:30 PM / Bring a friend. Make a few more.

Spread the word & love! Doing things together is more fun!

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

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.

Toddler Reading Time every Wednesday at 10:30 am!

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

Our meetings will be moving to the First Wednesday of the month begining in March 2024.

We are a grass-roots, volunteer based organization of King County residents living in the 34th Legislative District. We are committed to serving our communities and restoring the American dream by working to promote the principles of limited government, individual liberty, personal responsibility, free enterprise and adherence to the Washington state and U.S. Constitutions. We work to identify and support candidates, legislation and policies that have these same principles. We invite all those who share these values to join us.

The 34th Legislative District includes West Seattle, White Center, Vashon, Maury Island, Port of Seattle, South Pioneer Square and Burien.

We meet at 6:30 PM with a social starting at 6 PM on the First Wednesday of each month at The Grove West Seattle Orchard Room, 3512 SW Alaska St. Visitors are always welcome!

6-8 pm trivia, all ages!

Wed May 1st 6:15 pm:

We are excited to announce that we are kicking May off in style!! Meet at the shop for our regularly scheduled group run, but it will be anything but regular! Loop the Lupe 5k and Obstacle Course Race will be here to explain more about this great local race! Mark Bouma from Lake Washington PT will be here to lead us through our warm-up!. We are going to run 3 on the Float Dodger 5k course! (This is race week for many of you and we know you are excited to be running 3!)

There will be raffle prizes! Everyone gets a raffle ticket for coming. If you register for Loop, you get an extra. If you register for Float Dodger, you get another ticket! We are raffling off free entries and a 45 minute Run Assessment with Lake WA PT, a $200 value!!!! And there will be more prizes!

We will have rootbeer floats afterward!

Oh, and if you wear a prior race shirt, you will get a discount on registration.

We hope you will join us and spread the word!!

Lake Washington PT sponsors both the Loop and the Float Dodger! West Seattle Runner sponsors Loop the Lupe and puts on the Float Dodger. We think these races are really important for our community, not just in terms of the healthy fun it provides, but because it gives back all proceeds to important community programs.

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

Join Meeples for Chess Night. Bring your chess board (and clock) and test your skills against others.

When: Every Wednesday starting at 6:30 pm
Cost: FREE
BYOCB (chess board)

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!

ONE NIGHT REUNION OF WORDSWEST at C&P Coffee, 7 PM, Wednesday, May 1st

Come out for this one-of-a-kind event celebrating the new release of BLUE ATLAS by Susan Rich. Susan will be joined by Katy E. Ellis and Harold Taw with Ariel Taw as the evening’s MC. Paper Boat Booksellers will be on hand to sell books and the authors will be happy to sign personalized copies. Of course, there will be cake.

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.

South Seattle College Garden Center Dates and Hours for Spring 2024!!

Garden Center is OPEN and we are expanding our hours!! Starting April 11th We are Thursday-Saturday 10-3pm! We have all your garden needs this spring, plus more to come through Summer and into Fall! Check us out!!

The Garden Center at South Seattle College provides Landscape Horticulture students the opportunity to increase their knowledge of plants while gaining real-world retail experience. Plants available for sale are selected, propagated, grown and presented by Landscape Horticulture students. Additional plants are brought in from local growers. Proceeds benefit Landscape Horticulture Program projects.    

The selection includes perennials, ground covers, shrubs, some annual edibles and flowers, as well as indoor plants. Cash and electronic payments accepted.   

The Garden Center 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.

Northwest Wine Academy Tasting Room and Wine Bar Dates and Hours for Spring 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 $150! Want to try before you buy it? Come in for a tasting of our 2016-2017 wines! Only 8$ a tasting or have a glass plus a 3 for $42 on all 2016 reds. We can’t wait to see you! Keep your eyes peeled for our Spring Launch Party! More details soon!

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 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.

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

Parent Education Night – Thursday, May 2, 6:30 – 8:00 PM

How to keep youth safe online

How to respond to an overdose

How to support youth in recovery

When: Thursday, May 2, 6:30 – 8:00 PM

Where: West Seattle High School library (in-person event)

Who: Presentations from Sergeant Matthew Roberson, SPD, Digital Citizenship and Online Safety; Jessica Levy, SPS, Interagency Recovery Campus; Lynnet Mitchell, SPS, Opioid Overdose Prevention and Response

Free naloxone! Light snacks will be served. Sponsored by Westside HEY Coalition, West Seattle High School, and Madison Middle School.

Piano Bar
Thursdays, May 2, and June 6, 7-10pm
Doors open at 6:45 pm

$10 members and non-members
Pay at the door

Join Larry Knapp and his guest musicians at the Senior Center of West Seattle as they host an evening of music and merriment featuring favorites from the Great American Songbook and the early jazz era. Singers and musicians of all ages are welcome. Feather boas, fancy hats, or any vintage swank will help set the mood and add to the fun! Wine, beer, specialty cocktails, non-alcoholic drinks available for purchase. Limited seating!

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

West Seattle’s Silent Book Club meets the first Thursday of each month at local West Seattle spots. The agenda: bring your own book, read for an hour, and chat (if you want) with fellow book lovers. Bring a book and a friend for the ideal introvert happy hour.

7:00 — 7:30 Settle in
7:30 — 8:30 Silent reading hour
8:30 — 9:00 Chat or keep reading

Visit www.instagram.com/silentbookclubwestseattle for event updates/locations.

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

South Seattle College Garden Center Dates and Hours for Spring 2024!!

Garden Center is OPEN and we are expanding our hours!! Starting April 11th We are Thursday-Saturday 10-3pm! We have all your garden needs this spring, plus more to come through Summer and into Fall! Check us out!!

The Garden Center at South Seattle College provides Landscape Horticulture students the opportunity to increase their knowledge of plants while gaining real-world retail experience. Plants available for sale are selected, propagated, grown and presented by Landscape Horticulture students. Additional plants are brought in from local growers. Proceeds benefit Landscape Horticulture Program projects.    

The selection includes perennials, ground covers, shrubs, some annual edibles and flowers, as well as indoor plants. Cash and electronic payments accepted.   

The Garden Center 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.

Northwest Wine Academy Tasting Room and Wine Bar Dates and Hours for Spring 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 $150! Want to try before you buy it? Come in for a tasting of our 2016-2017 wines! Only 8$ a tasting or have a glass plus a 3 for $42 on all 2016 reds. We can’t wait to see you! Keep your eyes peeled for our Spring Launch Party! More details soon!

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.

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.

Tattoo Pizzazz, located near Morgan Junction at 6021C California Ave SW is having a Grand Opening celebration Happy Hour from 4-7 pm on Friday May 3rd. We will be releasing some limited-run T-shirts; there will be a raffle for a free tattoo by one of our artists, Johnathan, and refreshments.

Southwest Seattle Historical Society’s Annual Spring Gala
Navigating our Past, Anew

Friday, May 3 2024

Salty’s on Alki

6-8:30 pm

Join SWSHS for our Spring Gala with food, drink, an exciting live auction, and exceptional views.

In 2024, as we commemorate important anniversaries including the Fir Lodge (1904), the founding of the Southwest Seattle Historical Society (1984), and the installation of the Belvedere Totem Pole (2014) at the Log House Museum, we chart a new course with BIG ideas on how we navigate our past to share local history.

Guest Speakers will share how SWSHS is partnering with our community to create a new vision and advance new voices in the telling of our past:

Alex Gradwohl, Program Director of the newly established Maritime Washington National Heritage Area

Kristina Pearson, Longhouse Director, Duwamish Tribal Services

Purchase your Spring Gala Tickets HERE

Our annual online auction will be held from Monday, April 29th through Thursday, May 2nd. Get ready to bid on unique West Seattle experiences, gifts, and more!

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).

BENEFIT GARDEN SALE

Saturday, May 4th from 9:00 to 3:00. Come to a festive garden event benefiting the educational programs of the P.E.O. Sisterhood. Shop a variety of garden-ready plants (perennials/annuals/tomatoes), colorful planters, notecards, and unique decor for indoor plants and outdoor spaces. A perfect jump start on Mother’s Day shopping! Credit cards and cash accepted.

Located just West of the High Point Library in the 6000 block of the alley between 35th SW and 36th SW (cross streets are SW Raymond and SW Graham). No parking in the alley, please.

P.E.O. is a philanthropic organization through which women CELEBRATE women’s advancement; EDUCATE women through scholarships, grants, awards, loans, and stewardship of Cottey College; and MOTIVATE women to achieve their highest aspirations.

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

South Seattle College Garden Center Dates and Hours for Spring 2024!!

Garden Center is OPEN and we are expanding our hours!! Starting April 11th We are Thursday-Saturday 10-3pm! We have all your garden needs this spring, plus more to come through Summer and into Fall! Check us out!!

The Garden Center at South Seattle College provides Landscape Horticulture students the opportunity to increase their knowledge of plants while gaining real-world retail experience. Plants available for sale are selected, propagated, grown and presented by Landscape Horticulture students. Additional plants are brought in from local growers. Proceeds benefit Landscape Horticulture Program projects.    

The selection includes perennials, ground covers, shrubs, some annual edibles and flowers, as well as indoor plants. Cash and electronic payments accepted.   

The Garden Center 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.

(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.