West Seattle Weekend Lineup: Welcome back, Water Taxi! edition

April 3, 2009 7:31 pm
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, wswllicon3.pngBetter late than never, we present the West Seattle Weekend Lineup, with the return of the Water Taxi on Sunday, the Gathering of Neighbors tomorrow, the second and final weekend of “The Underpants” (all three events are WSB sponsors), and the final performances of ArtsWest‘s “History Boys.” Slower weekend than usual, what with Spring Break, but still more than 30 events in this edition of the West Seattle Weekend Lineup:

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ALL WEEKEND: Movies (and more) at the Admiral Theater

ALL WEEKEND: Southwest Pool is open! Swim-session schedule here

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

ALL WEEKEND: Plant pre-sale for Arbor Heights Elementary PTSA (find out more here)

FRIDAY AFTERNOON-EVENING: “The Feminine Myth” art exhibit at ArtsWest gallery, noon-7 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT: Bobcat Bob, live music at C and P Coffee, 6-8 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT: Family skating at Alki Community Center: “This weekly event at Alki Community Center is suitable for all ages and all abilities! This is a great time to practice your skills and tricks while experiencing a roller-rink atmosphere. You can always look forward to the Limbo, and friendly racing. If you don’t have your own skates, you can borrow a pair of ours!” 6:45-8:45 pm ($3/person)

FRIDAY NIGHT: Dominoes game night at Red Cup Espresso in The Junction, starting at 7 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT: Opening night for “The Underpants,” presented by Twelfth Night Productions (WSB sponsor) at Youngstown Arts Center. Show times are: April 3rd and 4th at 7:30PM, with matinee at 3 PM April 5th. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students & seniors, and are available through Brown Paper Tickets (www.brownpapertickets.com), and at the Youngstown Theater on performance days

FRIDAY NIGHT: “The History Boys” at ArtsWest, 7:30 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT: Seattle Folklore Society & South Seattle Community College present Los Gringo Calentanos. 7:30 pm at Olympic Hall – South Seattle Community College. Tickets $12 | SFS members, seniors, & students $10 | children $6. Reservations online at: www.seafolklore.org or by calling 206-528-8523.
Los Gringo Calentanos is the duo of Paul Anastasio and Tina Pilione.

FRIDAY NIGHT: At Skylark Cafe and Club (WSB sponsor): Live music with The Lions Club, Mars Accelerator, Biography of Ferns, starts at 9 pm

SATURDAY STARTS REGISTRATION FOR WEST SEATTLE COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE DAY! Come see Team WSB to sign up in person at the Gathering of Neighbors today (11 am-3 pm) and get a one-day-only discount, or sign up online here (form won’t be posted till Saturday morning; Garage Sale Day is May 9)

SATURDAY-SUNDAY TRAFFIC ALERT: Spokane Street Viaduct lane closures for overhead-lighting work (more info here)

SATURDAY MORNING: Second day of Lions Club of West Seattle Annual Plant Sale at Senior Center of West Seattle (4217 SW Oregon St), 9am – 3pm. Dahlias, rhodies, scented geraniums, tomatoes, and much more. West Seattle Master Gardeners on hand to answer your questions. Spaghetti Dinner available for purchase Friday night only. Cash/check, no bankcards. All proceeds benefit Lions philanthropic works such as eyeglasses and hearing aids for low-income WS residents, and scholarships for college-bound WS teens.

SATURDAY MORNING: Join the Friends of Lincoln Park for a forest restoration work party on Saturday, 4-4-09 from 9 am to noon. Meet in the north parking lot at the kiosk across from Rose St. Tools and gloves provided, or bring your own. Call Sharon at (206) 464-1068 for further information.

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Fry Bread for Justice, fundraiser for Duwamish Tribe Legal Fund, 10 am-5 pm

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: West Duwamish Greenbelt work party with Chief Sealth students and the Nature Consortium, meet at Cooper Elementary, 10 am-2 pm (more info here)

SATURDAY MORNING: Camp Long work party, 10 am-2 pm (more details here)

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Me-Kwa-Mooks work party, 10 am-2 pm More info here

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Gathering of Neighbors (WSB sponsor), organized by DNDA, Chief Sealth High School (at Boren), 11 am-3 pm (more than 70 local organizations/businesses there – including WSB – so you can find out more about what’s happening on the peninsula)

SATURDAY AFTERNOON-EVENING: “The Feminine Myth” art exhibit at ArtsWest gallery, noon-7 pm

SATURDAY AFTERNOON: Spring Tea with Chef Jason’s special menu and teas presented by Tracy from T(ea) Gallery, 2-4 pm at The Bohemian (more info here)

SATURDAY AFTERNOON: Free Longfellow Creek walk sponsored by the Camp Long Advisory Council, 2 pm (more info here)

SATURDAY AFTERNOON: “Century of Fashion,” presented by two Seattle Lutheran students who volunteer at Providence Mount St. Vincent (read more about them here), dress rehearsal for presentation the following week, cafe at The Mount, 2 pm

SATURDAY AFTERNOON: Poetry reading at C and P Coffee with Joseph Aprile, 3:30-6 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: Live music at C and P Coffee with Uku, 6-8 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: “The Underpants,” presented by Twelfth Night Productions (WSB sponsor) at Youngstown Arts Center at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students & seniors, and are available through Brown Paper Tickets (www.brownpapertickets.com), and at the Youngstown Theater on performance days

SATURDAY NIGHT: Final performance of “The History Boys” at ArtsWest, 7:30 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: One Way Out – A Tribute to the Allman Brothers Band, free show at Poggie Tavern in The Junction, 8-midnight (myspace.com/onewayoutbandrocks)

SATURDAY NIGHT: Live music at The Bohemian with guitar by Julian C, 8-11 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: Live music at Skylark Cafe and Club (WSB sponsor) with Sugarfixx, Chelsea Speed Party, Shot For Shot, starts at 9 pm

SUNDAY MIDDAY: West Seattle Farmers’ Market @ The Junction, 10 am-2 pm (remember, it’s year-round!)

SUNDAY MIDDAY: Live music at The Bohemian during Jazz Sunday Brunch, Barry Pollack on classical guitar, 11 am-2 pm

SUNDAY AFTERNOON: Opening day for the King County Water Taxi (WSB sponsor) season, kickoff event at Seacrest noon-2 pm with music, giveaways, and a fireboat display, free rides all day!

SUNDAY AFTERNOON: Final performance of “The Underpants,” presented by Twelfth Night Productions (WSB sponsor) at Youngstown Arts Center. 3 pm. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students & seniors, and are available through Brown Paper Tickets (www.brownpapertickets.com), and at the Youngstown Theater on performance days

SUNDAY AFTERNOON: Live music at C and P Coffee with Duffy Right Now, 3-5 pm

SUNDAY EVENING: *West Seattle Neighbors for Peace and Justice Monthly Meeting/Potluck *Alki Congregational Church, 6115 S.W. Hinds. On *Sunday, April 5, 2009 – 6 p.m. (Note new time) *meeting with open dialogue on action items, *7 p.m. *potluck. Public is invited. Come join us at our weekly vigils and show your opposition to the war/occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan at the Alaska/California Junction, every Sunday from noon to 1 p.m. and White Center at Roxbury and 15th Southwest on Wednesdays, 3 to 4 p.m. www.groups.snowcoalition.org/westseattle/ or contact John Repp at jmrepp@comcast.net

SUNDAY NIGHT: All-ages live music @ Skylark Cafe and Club (WSB sponsor) with Bijhan, Quite Corine, Gladiators Eat Fire, starting at 7 pm

SUNDAY NIGHT: Bluegrass and folk music with The Shed Boys at Kenyon Hall, 7 pm

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

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