Luminarias like those will grace the field at West Seattle Stadium tonight, 10 pm, during the American Cancer Society-fundraising Relay for Life of West Seattle (WSB preview story here), which begins tonight with a 6 pm survivors’ lap, and continues all night, till noon tomorrow. Many other weekend highlights, including “Music Nights” resuming tonight at Cafe Rozella (with Children of the Revolution at 7 pm), a welcome-home party for surfing-injury survivor Addie Killam … 37 West Seattle events/activities ahead for tonight, tomorrow, and Sunday:

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ALL WEEKEND: Movies at the Admiral Theater

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

SWIMMING: Southwest Pool is closed all summer for renovations, but Colman Pool is now in its 7-day-a-week mode schedule here

WADING POOLS: All now open: Here are the links to the individual West Seattle wading-pool sites; Delridge, Hiawatha, Highland Park, Hughes, Lincoln Park

ALL WEEKEND: Bonus event from outside West Seattle – Sing, Sing, Swing! by the Northwest Choirs @ Broadway Performance Hall (more info and performance times here)

FRIDAY & SATURDAY: “Sound Perspectives” art exhibit @ ArtsWest, noon-7 pm both days

FRIDAY NIGHT: Rubber Ducky Derby “fun Friday family swim” at Colman Pool, 5-7 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT OVERNIGHT TO SATURDAY NOON: West Seattle Relay for Life, West Seattle Stadium (more info here) Details from organizers: Come join us for Relay For Life of West Seattle. This year’s theme is Celebrate! Remember! Fight Back! We want to celebrate the survivors of cancer and the people who support them. We need to remember those who have lost their battle with cancer. And most importantly, we need to everything in our power to fight back! Relay starts at 6 PM on Friday night and goes to noon on Saturday at West Seattle Stadium. This is a fun-filled overnight event designed to bring together those who have been touched by cancer in our community. There are lots of activities and events to join. A couple of special events are:
· Survivor lap at 6 PM on Friday evening. We invite all survivors and care givers to join us.
· Ceremony of Hope at 10 PM on Friday evening. Come join us as we light the luminaria as a sign of hope.

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

FRIDAY NIGHT: Music Nights return to Cafe Rozella with Children of the Revolution performing on this night, 7 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT: Live music at Skylark: Conservative Dad, Biography of Ferns, Little Penguins, starts at 9 pm

SATURDAY: Field Day for amateur-radio operators, with South Seattle Community College as the lone West Seattle open-to-the-public location

SATURDAY: 12th annual Bull Stewart Alki Beach Classic Bench Press and Dead Lift Championship at Alki

SATURDAY MORNING: Gatewood Elementary playground work party, shoveling wood chips for new play structure area, starting at 9 am

SATURDAY MORNING: Championship play for West Seattle Little League’s 9-10 and 10-11 All-Stars, undefeated so far in the District 7 All-Star Tournament. Both teams will play in championship games at PacWest Fields in SeaTac (map) (9-10’s play at 9 am, 10-11’s at 10 am).

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

SATURDAY MORNING: Schmitz Preserve work party, 9 am-noon (more info here)

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Eddyline Demo Day at Alki Kayak Tours, 9 am-3 pm

SATURDAY MORNING: Northwest Environmental Education Council boat tour of the Duwamish River, leaves from Harbor Island, 10 am (sign up here)

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Longfellow-Thistle Street Greenspace work party, 10 am-2 pm (more info from Green Seattle Partnership)

SATURDAY MIDDAY: Master Gardener clinics at McLendon’s in White Center, 10 am-2 pm Saturdays (more info here

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: West Duwamish Greenbelt work party, 10 am-2 pm (more info from the Nature Consortium)

SATURDAY MORNING: Food Handlers’ Card Class @ West Seattle Eagles HQ in The Junction, 10:30 am (more info here)

SATURDAY MORNING: “Bajamos del barco/From the Ship We Came” with La Luciernago Tango at the West Seattle Branch of Seattle Public Library, 11 am

SATURDAY AFTERNOON: “Dance Around the World with Lulu the Library Mouse” with Jennifer Carroll from Thistle Theatre at the Delridge Branch of Seattle Public Library, 3 pm

SATURDAY AFTERNOON-EVENING: Welcome-home party for Addie Killam, 3-7 pm (read more here)

SATURDAY NIGHT: Live music @ C & P Coffee with Joshua Lowe and Josh Stacy, 5-7 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: Easy Street After Hours Sounds from the Seattle Underground release party, all-ages live music starts 7 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: Live music at Skylark with The Bourbonites, Speedmop, All-American Playboys, starts at 9 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: Easy Street After Hours, live music with Gatling Gees at 9:30, Hard Money Saints at 10:30

SATURDAY NIGHT: Live music at Rocksport with Seduction (classic rock), 9:30 pm

SUNDAY: Volleyball @ Alki, women’s and men’s doubles

SUNDAY MORNING: Fitness For Vitality 5k/10k Run/Walk Shoes For Kids at Alki Beach, 8 am registration/9 am race (register online here)

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

SUNDAY MIDDAY: Master Gardener clinics at West Seattle Farmers’ Market, 10 am-2 pm Sundays (more info here)

SUNDAY AFTERNOON: Live music at C & P Coffee with Aoede and Rob Owen, 3-5 pm

SUNDAY NIGHT: All-ages live music @ Skylark with Francesca Lee, Bee Simonds, Velvet Drive, starts at 7 pm

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