(Fall in Schmitz Park, by Mark Bauschke)
Happy Saturday! With business open houses/sales and pre-Thanksgiving giving opportunities, the holiday season is really revving up today. From the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:

DONATE TURKEYS: White Center Food Bank turkey-donation drive 9 am-7 pm (frozen turkeys, chickens, holiday food); West Seattle Food Bank accepting turkeys and other holiday food, 4-5 pm today (and all day Monday); for more details on donating to both food banks at other times, see our roundup here.

DONATE FOOD AT THE TURKEY BOWL: Beer Church Turkey Bowl charity benefit, 6 pm tonight at West Seattle Bowl; even if you’re not bowling, you are invited to drop off WS Food Bank donations starting at 5:30 pm – last year the event netted a ton and a half of donated food!

GET A FREE TURKEY: If you or someone you know is in need, Eastridge Church is giving away turkeys starting at 9 am today – 500 turkeys and bags of groceries. 39th/Oregon, first come, first served (details here).

Also:

J.F. HENRY HOLIDAY SALE/OPEN HOUSE: 9 am-6 pm today and 10 am-5 pm tomorrow, deals and treats (their famous cookies!) at J.F. Henry Kitchen, Tableware and Gifts (WSB sponsor), 4445 California SW in The Junction. Get money off your purchase by using the coupons on their home page – find them here.

GOT PRE-THANKSGIVING WORK TO DO? West Seattle Tool Library open at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center (east side of main building) 9 am – 2 pm Saturday.

JUNCTION TRUEVALUE OPEN HOUSE: Junction TrueValue has its annual holiday open house 10 am-2 pm, with refreshments, prizes, discounts.

NORTHWEST ART AND FRAME OPEN HOUSE: 10:30 am-5:30 pm, the annual Holiday Open House at NW Art and Frame in The Junction (4733 California SW), with live artist demos, open house specials throughout the day, drawings, decorations, samples, treats.

JAMTOWN AT HIGH POINT CC: Fabulous Family Fun Series presentation at 10:30 am at High Point Community Center (6920 34th Ave SW)! JAMTOWN Rhythms, with hands-on music and art for children, families, and music lovers of all ages. Become a part of a percussion instrument ensemble as you explore the music of Africa using handcrafted indigenous musical instruments ($5/person).

FAUNTLEROY FAIR: The 2011 Fauntleroy Fine Art & Holiday Gift Fair continues 11 am-3 pm today at Fauntleroy Church (9140 California SW) for the weekend with something for everyone by West Seattle artists.

DONATE BIKES, TASTE WINE! Noon-5 pm at South Seattle Community College, it’s WIne & Bikes – donate unneeded bikes/parts, enjoy the new release of NW Wine Academy wine. More details here.

DESSERT WINE EVENT: Cairdeas Winery Special Release Event – 2009 Corcra, a Syrah-based dessert wine. Noon-5 pm, 3400 Harbor Ave, Suite 113. This event is in conjunction with Seattle Urban Wineries Holiday Open House.

PREPARING FOR ‘OCCUPY THE CAPITOL’: West Seattle Neighbors Against the Budget Cuts gathers at noon, Salvadorean Bakery, details here.

DISCOVERY SHOP’S ANNIVERSARY PARTY: Discovery Shop in The Junction (4535 California SW), raising money to fight cancer, celebrates its 21st anniversary, in The Junction. Refreshments are served 1 – 3 p.m. and all clothing is 2 for 1.

LAST CHANCES TO SEE ‘BEAN’: “Bean: The Musical Fruit” musical for kids of all ages, at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 2:00 and 6:00 pm.

BLOCKBUSTER OPEN HOUSE: Weekend of special events at the Blockbuster store (2222 California SW). Today, they’re hosting a game tournament, featuring the newly released Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 at 4 pm. Entry is free with first-prize winner earning 6 months of unlimited movie/game rentals.

HUMANE SOCIETY FUNDRAISER: Charity Shopping & Silent Auction from 6-8 pm, at Pet Elements in Morgan Junction. Great event to help raise money for Seattle Humane Society! Bid on all sorts of gifts and certificates to awesome local businesses. Or, just come to shop. Pet Elements will be donating back 10% of all sales during event.

‘THE ROAD TO HIGH STREET’: At Kenyon Hall at 7:30 – Andrew Potter in “The Road to High Street“: Digital stories, music and video from a San Francisco street performer. Visit theroadtohighstreet.com for more information.

’80S FLASHBACK ADULT PROM AT SEALTH: Awesome ’80s Flashback Adult Prom at Chief Sealth International High School, to support the Class of 2012 Prom and Grad Night. Entire West Seattle community invited! 8-10 pm; details here.

FOOD TRUCKS TODAY: 3 food trucks back at Highland Park Improvement Club (12th/Holden), 11 am, list here; Marination Mobile at 35th/Graham, 11 am-2 pm.