Lots of fun indoors and out this weekend – “Sin Fronteras” (left) playing South American music at SSCC, jazz at Cafe Rozella, the kickoff for new “Family Night” get-togethers tonight, a school carnival and Yacht Club open house (you don’t have to have a boat!) also tonight, the Lions’ plant sale tonight and tomorrow, “Healthy Kids Day” tomorrow at the Y, a movie tomorrow night at West Seattle Christian Church for a great cause – and more, 44 events in all, listed ahead:

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

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

FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY: West Seattle Lions plant sale @ WS Senior Center, 5-8 pm Friday and 9 am-3 pm Saturday, dahlias, fuchsias, hardy perennials, geraniums, unique rhodies, TONS of tomato plants, and more. Bake sale both days, and spaghetti dinner Friday ($7). All proceeds support Lions community service projects.

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

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

FRIDAY-SATURDAY-SUNDAY: Hiawatha Community Center closed for floor refinishing

FRIDAY NIGHT: West Seattle Eagles steak dinner, 5:30 pm

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

FRIDAY NIGHT: Lafayette Elementary’s 59th annual school carnival, the Spring Fling, 6-9 pm (Theme “Wild Wild West”; games end 8:30; bounce house, face painting, cake walk, used book sale, bake sale, silent auction, dance party in the cafeteria, and carnival games with lots of prizes! Pizza, soft drinks, and salad will be for sale in the cafeteria; admission $2.50/person or $10 family, includes 10 game tickets, additional game tickets available @ 3 for $1)

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

FRIDAY NIGHT: Jazz and movie @ Cafe Rozella: “Experience a night of some great jazz this Friday at Cafe Rozella. At 7 p.m., acclaimed jazz trumpeter, Victor Puentes and company will open with a jazz jam session. This will be followed by the screening of the 1986 movie, ‘Round Midnight, in which real-life jazz legend Dexter Gordon brilliantly portrays the fictional tenor sax player Dale Turner, a musician slowly losing the battle with alcoholism, estranged from his family, and hanging on by a thread in the 1950’s New York jazz world.”

FRIDAY NIGHT: West Seattle Yacht Club Open House, Alki Masonic Hall in The Junction, 7 pm (From the club: The public is invited to come and see what we are all about. Join us in the fun, meet fellow boaters, and enjoy the fellowship. We’ll also be offering a presentation on boating safety. Membership is not exclusive to West Seattle residents. We’re a small family-oriented yacht club that welcomes anyone with an interest in boating. For more information about what our club has to offer, go to our website at: www.westseattleyachtclub.com)

FRIDAY NIGHT: Sin Fronteras (“Without Borders”), a performance of music and dance from South America, Olympic Hall auditorium @ SSCC, 7:30 pm (reservations online at www.seafolklore.org)

FRIDAY NIGHT: “The Dead Guy” @ ArtsWest (WSB sponsor), 7:30 pm (tickets available online)

FRIDAY NIGHT: Live music at Skylark with Radiolake, Retrofit, Trip Like Animals, starts at 9 pm

SATURDAY & SUNDAY: “Save Nine Lives—Adopt a Cat or Kitten!” adoption drive @ Kitty Harbor (3422 Harbor SW), 11 am-7 pm, 55 cats and kittens (bring a carrier; cash or checks for adoption fees $50-$90; please review adoption policies first by going here)

SATURDAY: Barnes and Noble shopping with vouchers available through West Seattle High School, benefiting Grad Night (download vouchers here)

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

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

SATURDAY MORNING: High Point K9 Club sniff-n-greet, View Point Park, 10 am (more info here)

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: YMCA Healthy Kids Day, 10 am – 1 pm (FREE to the community! Join us at the West Seattle Y [WSB sponsor], 4515 36th Ave SW, for a fun day of games, crafts, activities, program demonstrations and information on community resources. Kids can take a run through the bounce house obstacle course, get their face painted, do a make and take craft, try out healthy snacks and much more. First 100 kids get a FREE Healthy Kids Day tee shirt; membership joining fees waived all weekend. For more information call 935-6000)

SATURDAY MORNING: Monthly tours continue at Seattle Chinese Garden (more info here), 10 am

SATURDAY MIDDAY: West Duwamish Greenbelt work party, 10 am-2 pm

SATURDAY MORNING: New support groups at Admiral Church will continue (free of charge) on the second Saturday of each month: Caring for the Caregiver @ 10:30 am, Living with Loss @ noon (brown-bag lunch); call 932-2928 for more info

SATURDAY MIDDAY: Southwest Athletic Club registration for youth football and cheering, Big 5 Sporting Goods in Westwood Village, 11 am-1 pm (more info here)

SATURDAY MIDDAY: White Center Food Bank announces groundbreaking for White Center Heights Park Community Garden, SW 102nd and 7th SW, noon (the 17 raised beds have been assigned to individuals and groups including the Southwest Boys and Girls Club and the Native Pride Club in conjunction with Cascade Middle School. Members of the White Center CDA will be there and community members who are not gardening with us this season are welcome to join in the fun. The program will include master gardener presentations about community gardening, composting, and vegetable growing, plus kids’ activities)

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Master Gardener clinics at McClendon’s in White Center, 10 am-2 pm Saturdays (more info here)

SATURDAY AFTERNOON: Clementine trunk show with West Seattle Optix, 2-6 pm

SATURDAY AFTERNOON: Public meeting on city Parks Department Strategic Action Plan, Alki Community Center, 3 pm

SATURDAY AFTERNOON: Live music @ C & P Coffee with Kaylee Cole, 3-5 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: West Seattle Eagles dinner to raise money for Children’s Orthopedic Hospital Guild, 5:30 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: Black Tie Bingo, fundraiser presented by Rotary Club of West Seattle, $100 ticket includes hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and a special appearance by “Elvis,” Alki Masonic Hall in The Junction, doors open 5:30 pm (206/419-2292 to RSVP)

SATURDAY NIGHT: “Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade” showing with donations accepted for, and concession sales (Italian sodas, popcorn, other treats) going toward, a mission trip to Mexico, West Seattle Christian Church (social hall downstairs), 6 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: Live music @ C & P Coffee with Michael Hart, 6-8 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: “Facing the Music: Celebrating the Musical Legacy of Steve Goodman,” presented by West Seattle author Clay Eals, Admiral UCC, 7 pm (more info here)

SATURDAY NIGHT: “The Dead Guy” @ ArtsWest (WSB sponsor), 7:30 pm (tickets available online)

SATURDAY NIGHT: Music Northwest presents one-of-a-kind concert with Persian and Jewish musicians and music sharing a stage, Olympic Recital Hall @ South Seattle Community College, 7:30 pm (more info here)

SATURDAY NIGHT: Live music at Skylark with Ladies of the Night, Hidden Number, 13th Grade, starts at 9 pm

SUNDAY MORNING: Hope Lutheran 90th anniversary kickoff service at Seattle Lutheran High School’s gym (on Genesee between 41st and 42nd Ave SW) – 9:30 am (with guest preacher, Rev. Ken Klaus, heard on the national radio program, The Lutheran Hour. Refreshments will be served following the service)

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

SUNDAY AFTERNOON: King County Democratic Convention, West Seattle High School, 2 pm

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

SUNDAY AFTERNOON: “The Dead Guy” @ ArtsWest (WSB sponsor), 3 pm (tickets available online)

SUNDAY NIGHT: All-ages live music at Skylark with Chris Wise, Class Dismissed, Marko Reyes, starts at 7 pm

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