West Seattle Saturday: Christmas Ship, bazaars, Santa, sandbags…

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(WSB photo, December 2009)
The worst of the impending storm may not hit till late – if you’re creekside and worried about floods, sandbags are available at Delridge Community Center – so don’t let yourself be spooked away from a chance to celebrate the Christmas Ship visits with your West Seattle Community Centers team. Three West Seattle stops tonight: Seacrest Pier, 5:15-5:35 pm, then Lowman Beach from 8:50-9:10 pm, Alki Beach 9:40-10 pm (full season schedule here, including one West Seattle encore Monday)

BAZAARS/ARTS AND CRAFT SALES: C & P Coffee (WSB sponsor) hosts a Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair with jewelry, toys, clothing, prints, paintings, furniture, holiday items and more. … 9 am-3 pm (5612 California SW) … There’s an art fair at Diva Espresso, 9 am-4 pm (4480 Fauntleroy Way SW) … Freshy’s Coffee is hosting a holiday Homemade Brigade from 10 am-4 pm … And two that are NOT at coffee shops: “Winter Wonder” Holiday Bazaar in the movement studio at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, noon-3 pm (4408 Delridge Way SW) and the Holigaze Art Sale at Ginomai Studios, noon-7 pm …

HOLIDAY CHORAL CONCERT: Endolyne Children’s Choir presents its Winter Fantasy Concert in the sanctuary at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 11 am, adults $7, children 12/under $5

SANTA PHOTOS – KIDS AND PETS! For the kids – Westwood Village has Santa in the house noon-4 pm (across from 24 Hour Fitness), bring food bank and diaper donations … For the pets: Both Windermere offices in West Seattle have Santa Paws coming to town today – both 11 am-2 pm – Morgan Junction (6505 California SW). also collecting food donations and new socks for those in need, and The Junction (4526 California SW), bring any pet-related item or pet food for donation.

HIGHLAND PARK HOLIDAY PARTY: Highland Park Improvement Club holiday party, starts with potluck dinner at 6 pm – full details here

FREE COMMUNITY HOLIDAY MEAL: Everyone is welcome! Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 1-3 pm (35th/Myrtle)

CHRISTMAS TREE SHOPPING? We published the annual WSB West Seattle Christmas Tree Price Survey yesterday afternoon.

OTHER SHOPPING? More than 20 West Seattle businesses’ deals and holiday hours are now part of the WSB West Seattle Holiday Shopping Guide!

WEST SEATTLE FABRIC COMPANY’S GRAND OPENING: We suspect everyone who’s been eagerly awaiting this store already knows, but in case you lost track – 11 am today, the store at 2210 California SW opens its doors (and has just debuted its logo on Facebook).

‘ASK AN EXPERT’ AT TOOL LIBRARY: Noon-2 pm: As part of The West Seattle Tool Library’s monthly conversation series, Eric Thomas of Solar Epiphany (Solar Power) will join the regular cast of experts who will be hanging out at the Tool Library, along with sustainable-building, urban/winter-gardening, and water-harvesting/cistern experts. North end of South Seattle Community College campus (6000 16th SW). Free drop-in event.

Jay December 11, 2010 (9:20 am)

There aren’t many sandbags left at delridge. Looked like one more pallet remaining when I walked by an hour ago.

WSB December 11, 2010 (9:39 am)

Thanks for the update. We’re going out shortly to check on several things and that’s one of them – TR

Alice Kuder December 11, 2010 (9:44 am)

What a great list of terrific events! Who needs to leave West Seattle for holiday fun?

WSB December 11, 2010 (9:47 am)

Always our point. STAY HERE! Bad enough so many people have no choice but to leave our beautiful peninsula for work every day, when it comes to the weekend – we have it all goin’ on, no need to cross the bridge … TR

Merry December 11, 2010 (11:08 am)

Does anyone know where I can get chestnuts (roasted on an open fire, of course)?? My 8 year old has been bugging me! I have told her that we’ll look, but I have been unsuccessful in finding any vendors. Please help!

WSB December 11, 2010 (11:48 am)

West Seattle Produce had some chestnut-roasting going on recently – you might try them. Have seen them consistently at Uwajimaya over the years, but that’s a longer drive … TR

Born To Be Mild December 11, 2010 (3:39 pm)

The Christmas ship. It’s only a couple hours a year so take this as a comment rather than a complaint but that thing has been excessively loud in the past. I swear I’ve been at home listening to my favorite MegaDeth medley turned up to eleven and had it drowned out by “Jingle Bells”. I live 6 blocks from the water and I have double pane windows and it’s still intrusive. I remember the Christmas ship everytime some one complains about the Blue Angels or cars with subwoofers. Peace!…. Please!

JumboJim December 11, 2010 (7:35 pm)

Play Clip 1 in the story on its West Seattle visit 12/11 and you’ll see they haven’t fixed the problem. It’s so amazingly, annoyingly loud that I won’t be rushing back to see it. I thought the same thing when I saw it a year or two ago.