Since the weekend won’t be over for many till Monday night, this edition of the West Seattle Weekend Lineup covers four days – with events including the opening of new Junction restaurant Fresh Bistro tonight, several big events on Saturday including opening day for Colman Pool, the first-ever West Seattle Edible Garden Fair and the Alki Community Wildlife Habitat Certification Celebration on Saturday (plus a bike-trail cleanup and a car show), special events (including wagon rides!) at the West Seattle Farmers’ Market on Sunday, and the traditional West Seattle community Memorial Day Service at Forest Lawn on Monday afternoon … more than 40 events in the full West Seattle Weekend Lineup, brought to you by Skylark Cafe and Club:

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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

STARTS FRIDAY, RUNS THROUGH JUNE 19: Intergenerational Art Show at The Mount

FRIDAY MORNING: Next run of low tides begins in Seattle – -1.1. just after 10 am – chart here

FRIDAY MIDDAY: West Seattle Garden Club, last regular meeting until September, Alki Congregational Church, 10 am-2 pm (full details here)

FRIDAY AFTERNOON-EVENING: Puppies and Ice Cream: a discourse on contemporary sublime
AWAA group show at ArtsWest gallery, noon-7 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT: Scheduled opening of Fresh Bistro, new restaurant on ground floor of Mural Apartments (WSB sponsor), 5 pm-midnight for dinner and 9 pm-11 pm happy hour

FRIDAY NIGHT: Live music at C & P Coffee with Q, 6-8 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT: Jumping Jamboree – Get ready for an action-packed event with our jump toy extravaganza. Families will enjoy a multitude of jump toys, jumping games, hop scotch and some fun surprises! We’ll provide light snacks and refreshments. This event is sure to get everyone jumping! Because of the cost of the event, we need a certain number of families signed up or we’ll have to cancel it, so please sign up know. To register call 206.684.7441. Hiawatha Community Center – May 22, 2009 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. – Cost: $5 per family

FRIDAY NIGHT: Open house at smallclothes’ new location, 6-8 pm, featuring a local mom’s artwork – Lonjina Verdugo – more info: smallclothes.info

FRIDAY NIGHT: West Seattle Family YMCA (WSB sponsor) presents Family Night, 6:30-8:30 pm @ Fauntleroy location. Cooking! Members: Free Non-members bring canned food for the West Seattle food bank or Diapers for WestSide Baby

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: The Garfield Theatre Dept. (with many students from West Seattle) presents the Tony Award winning Broadway musical, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 7 pm, Quincy Jones Performing Arts Center at Garfield High School, 400 23rd Ave. Tickets at the Door $10 Adult $7 Student/Seniors

FRIDAY NIGHT: Live music at The Bohemian with Karin Kajita, 8-11 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT: Live music at Skylark Cafe and Club (WSB sponsor): The Cheats, The Navins The F-Holes, starts at 9 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT: Green Pajamas and Capping Day at Easy Street After Hours, 9:30 pm

SATURDAY: First day of the season for Colman Pool in Lincoln Park

SATURDAY MORNING: West Seattle Bridge Bicycle Trail Cleanup, 8 am-noon

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: West Seattle Edible Garden Fair, South Seattle Community College, 9:30 am-4 pm – full fair info here

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Camp Long work party, 9:30 am-2:30 pm (more info here)

SATURDAY MORNING: EuropaKids Bilingual Learning Center open house, 10 am-noon (contact EuropaKids for location information – e-mail link is on the website)

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: 2nd annual Car Show/ Carnival at Southwest Community Center. It will be from 10 am – 5 pm and there will be music, carnival games, bouncy slide, food, and of course cars; full details here (including how to enter a car)

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Longfellow Creek/Thistle Street Greenspace work party, 10 am-2 pm (more info here)

SATURDAY MORNING: “Leave It To Beavers,” presented by Camp Long at Greg Davis Park in North Delridge, 10 am (preregister; full details here)

SATURDAY MORNING: Another notable low tide (-2.2 at 10:42) – chart here

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON:Alki Community Wildlife Habitat Certification Celebration, Alki Bathhouse, 11 am-3 pm (ceremony at 1 pm; more details here)

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Garden Center open at South Seattle Community College, 11 am-3 pm (more information here)

SATURDAY AFTERNOON-EVENING: Puppies and Ice Cream: a discourse on contemporary sublime AWAA group show at ArtsWest gallery, noon-7 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: Live music with Mike Van Russell at C & P Coffee, 6-8 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: The Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center is proud to present…Roger Fernandez, master artist in traditional Salish art and design, is renowned throughout the northwest for his storytelling and artistic gifts. Roger’s presentation of traditional stories and song is an experience that should be had by all. May 23, 2009 7:00 pm General Admission: $25 Students/Elders: $20 Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center – 4705 W. Marginal Way SW; duwamishtribe.org – 206-431-1582

SATURDAY NIGHT: Live music at Skylark Cafe and Club (WSB sponsor) with Simon Kornelius, The Dead Americans, M. Bison, starts at 9 pm

SUNDAY: Second day of the season for Colman Pool in Lincoln Park

SUNDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: West Seattle Farmers’ Market @ The Junction, 10 am-2 pm (remember, it’s year-round!) with special events during “Live Local Day” including FREE draft-mule Wagon Rides around the Junction, FREE sweet pea Flower Starts (courtesy of Langley Fine Gardens), FREE on-site Cooking Demo featuring fabulous barbecue sauces and FREE shopping-and-strolling music from Clallam County

SUNDAY MORNING: Camp Long presents – Mucking at Me-Kwa-Mooks. Ages 5 and older. Both adults and kids always love to find sea creatures when the tidal blankets are removed. Discover sea stars and maybe their cucumber cousins. We might find naked nudibranchs, clothed crabs and armored chitons and if we are lucky maybe a little giant octopus. Persons attending must be able to walk on slippery rocks. Be sure to wear waterproof boots. Please pre-register; Camp Long contact info is here. Sun 10 a.m. – Noon – Adult Fee $8, Child Fee $6

SUNDAY MORNING: Michael Reagan of Fallen Hero Portrait Project speaks at Tibbetts Church during the 10 am service; full details here

SUNDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Skillet Street Food‘s next scheduled appearance in West Seattle, Seattle Lutheran High School lot (41st/Genesee), 11 am-2 pm

SUNDAY MORNING: Notable low tides continue: -3.1 at 11:24 am – chart here

SUNDAY AFTERNOON: Live music at C and P Coffee with Phil Hansen, 3-5 pm

SUNDAY NIGHT: Live Music at @ Skylark Cafe and Club (WSB sponsor) with Allison Weiss and Lauren Zettler, Lady Danville, The End Times, starting at 7 pm

MONDAY: Third day of the season for Colman Pool in Lincoln Park (then closed until the following Saturday, May 30, for the second “pre-season weekend”)

MONDAY: Memorial Day holiday – libraries, community centers, schools, most government offices closed; ferries, trash/recycling pickup on normal schedule; most liquor stores open

MONDAY AFTERNOON: Cargo bike ride, meet at noon at Pike Place and ride to Lincoln Park (full details here)

MONDAY AFTERNOON: Lowest tide of the month (and again tomorow) -3.6 at 12:07 pm – chart here

MONDAY AFTERNOON: Annual community Memorial Day service/ceremony at Forest Lawn, 2 pm (here’s how to get there)

MONDAY NIGHT: Trivia night at Christo’s on Alki, 8 pm

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