West Seattle Garden Tour tomorrow! With wine, chocolate, more …
One last reminder – we’ll mention it again in the morning but that might be too late to make your plans for the day, so we’re giving another shoutout tonight – WSB is thrilled to be among this year’s sponsors for the West Seattle Garden Tour, and TOMORROW is the big day, 9 am-5 pm. Your $15 ticket (12/under kids are free) gets you a booklet for admission to the eight fabulous gardens on display this year (previewed here). Just got sneak preview shots from WSGT’s Clay Swidler!
Also among the WSGT gardens tomorrow – the South Seattle Community College Arboretum, which is also where your ticket gets you in to see the presentation by featured speaker Willi Galloway at noon. Willi, a West Seattleite, writes and publishes DigginFood.com – which is about one of the hottest topics around, food gardening – with a dose of backyard chicken-raising. Right after her presentation, the amazing culinary team from SSCC has a spread of treats for West Seattle Garden Tour ticketholders – the chance to taste chocolate, cheese, pastries, and (21+ of course) wine, before you get back out to continue touring the gardens. Online ticket sales are closed BUT you can buy same-day tickets tomorrow at West Seattle Nursery and >Junction TrueValue.
2 reminders for tonight: Outdoor Movies; house on the move
(UPDATE – 7:11 pm, just substituted this new photo for previous “file” pic – courtyard’s starting to fill up!)
(WSB photo from July 18, 2009, last year’s first Outdoor Movies night)
ORIGINAL 6:15 PM REPORT: Two Saturday night reminders: First, if you haven’t gathered up your chairs and blankets yet – just a couple of hours till the first West Seattle Outdoor Movies presentation of the year, “Mamma Mia” – preceded by two shorts and even a dance party. Full details in our Friday preview. We’ve been asked “what time does everything start” – that’s always tricky since it’s a matter of “when’s dusk” and backtiming from there, and also the “first come, first served” nature of seating space. We’d advise erring on the early side. Meantime, for our fellow night-owls – tonight’s the night for an unusual overnight journey that will wind up here:
Lots of activity this morning at the Admiral site (2758 46th SW) where a house will be moved in the wee hours from its current spot at 4516 42nd SW in The Junction. We’ve reported on this a couple times before – our second story has the most details and photos, including some of the interior touches that led a local couple to buy it so they could have it moved and renovated. There’s “no parking” signage along some of the route that will be used between midnight at 6, so if you’re parked in the area along the route (mapped here by our partners at the Seattle Times), make sure you’ve moved your vehicle in time! We’ll be covering this as-it-happens overnight, so if you’re up, check in for updates.
Happening now: ‘The Painted Garden’ at Log House Museum
History and art are mingling today and tomorrow during the first-ever “Painted Garden” art event at the Log House Museum on Alki. While at the beach to check out today’s Alki Car Show (WSB coverage here), we detoured a block inland to have a look at this first-ever event. You can’t miss the signs – balloons and chalked-on-sidewalk arrows will point you there. Artists selling their wares are arranged outside the museum, up on its porch and down on the patio:
That’s Virginia M. Wulf, with jewelry creations; across from her on the patio, Marilyn Van Cleave Ullin:
And while you’re on the back patio, peek into the Carriage House to see the old Alki Statue of Liberty:
There are even whimsical creations hanging over the Log House Museum’s railings:
If you miss them today, the artists will be back at the LHM tomorrow (Sunday), 10 am-4 pm. (Then next weekend on the beach, in case you were wondering, it’s the always-big Alki Art Fair.)
Happening now: Classics with a view – Alki Car Show 2010
Seems everybody has a story at the Alki Classic Car Show, happening along the waterfront boardwalk, stretching west from the Alki Bathhouse, till 4 pm today. Cars from the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s sparked a lot of memories, overheard as we walked by, and discussed with some as we all admired the displays. A few of the cars go back decades further:
That’s a 1929 1/2 Ford, owned by Bob Murray. With many cars, it’s the details – like the fins on this 1958 Dodge Custom Royal, owned by Jane Holtzclaw:
Another memorable rear view, in a photo shared by Clifton:
That one brought back memories of our best friend’s mom’s car (San Diego, mid-’60s). And Kathy Ryerson‘s 1955 T-Bird reminded us of the white, portholed ’56 once owned by an aunt (wonder where that car is now) …
If you’re at the beach at 3 pm, that’s when they’re scheduled to announce the winners – here’s what’s in store for the best of the best:
Again, the show’s scheduled to run till 4, and it’s free. Good appetite-whetter for the big West Seattle Junction Car Show (co-sponsored by WSB), coming up on September 19th (if you want to enter, don’t wait much longer – here’s our latest update).
Happening now: 5th birthday party for Pet Elements
That’s Melanie Wells, proprietor of Pet Elements (6701 California SW) in Morgan Junction, who invites you to come on over and celebrate with hot dogs and birthday cake – her store is marking its 5th anniversary. And to celebrate, they’re encouraging you to reach out and help if you can – if you’re interested in adopting a cat or kitten, visit Kitty Harbor (on Harbor Ave. just north of The Bridge) today or tomorrow; if you adopt one, you’ll get a special adoption flyer to bring to Pet Elements for a free trial bag of cat food, plus a 10 percent discount on anything you buy for your new friend – if you spend $30 or more, you get another $5 off the bill. West Seattle-based Furry Faces Foundation often partners with Pet Elements and has info at the store about its two community programs, “It’s Hip to be Snipped” and “Oliver’s Fund.” Pet Elements is open till 6 tonight.
West Seattle Saturday: Peace Lutheran & La Leche League sales
At Peace Lutheran Church in Gatewood (39th/Thistle; map), the big “tag sale” is today, 9 am-4 pm. Above, the crew working to put it together when we stopped by Friday morning. In addition to a variety of items on sale, they’re also having a bake sale, with earnings to “benefit neighbors in need and multiply with matching grant from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.”
Also happening 9 am-4 pm, a big benefit sale for La Leche League of West Seattle, whose volunteers help local families with coaching and advice for breastfeeding moms. Its local leaders need to raise money for advanced training, according to Betsy’s post about the sale in the WSB Forums, where you’ll find many more details. 5281 45th SW (map).
For other sales this weekend, check the Freebies/Deals/Sales section of the WSB Forums, where you’re always welcome to post your own yard/rummage sale – benefit or not – free.
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