(Looking across Elliott Bay to the snowy Cascades behind downtown; photo by Carolyn Newman)
Happy Saturday! Highlights from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar follow, but be sure to also check the calendar itself for the full list of options:

HOLIDAY BAZAAR AT HPIC: Support community arts/crafts vendors – everything is local! – during the 10 am-3 pm bazaar at Highland Park Improvement Club. (12th/Holden)

HOLIDAY BAZAAR AT THE MOUNT: 10 am-4 pm, it’s the second and final day of the fall bazaar at Providence Mount St. Vincent, with holiday decorations as well as potential gifts, plus a big bake sale! More in our calendar listing. (4831 35th SW)

HOLIDAY BAZAAR AT SHOREWOOD ELEMENTARY: 10 am-4 pm, another big bazaar, this time just south of West Seattle – details in the calendar listing. (2725 SW 116th)

DELRIDGE GROCERY CANVASSING: Volunteers are gathering at 10 am at Delridge’s Daily Dose coffee shop to head out into the neighborhood to talk to people about the future co-op grocery store – and invite you to join them. Details here. (Delridge/Brandon)

HIGH-SCHOOL PLAYOFFS: Games today include West Seattle High School volleyball vs. Blanchet at Chief Sealth International High School (update: 1 pm), WSHS soccer vs. Liberty High School at LHS in Renton at 3 pm, Chief Sealth International High School football in Gig Harbor at 7 pm. (Anybody else? Please let us know – editor@westseattleblog.com – thanks!)

SWSHS GALA LUNCHEON/LOG HOUSE MUSEUM CLOSED: Today is the big day for the Southwest Seattle Historical Society Gala Luncheon/Silent Auction (for which WSB is a media sponsor) at Salty’s on Alki (WSB sponsor), 11:30 am, details on the SWSHS website; this also means the Log House Museum is closed today because the big event takes a lot of volunteer power – go see the LHM tomorrow and other Thursdays-Sundays, noon-4 pm. (61st/Stevens)

FRIENDS OF MORGAN JUNCTION PARKS: The park’s Fall Renovation Work Party is this afternoon, 2-4 pm – Barry White from FoMJP says, “We’ll have two yards of mulch to apply to the beds and some new plants to put in the ground. Tools will be provided. Join us for all or part of the event.” The park is on California SW just north of Fauntleroy.

GREEN SPACE COALITION: As previewed here last night, the West Seattle Green Space Coalition invites you to its meeting at 3 pm at High Point Library for an update on the City Light ex-substations’ future and how to work toward more green space even as development in our area intensifies. (35th/Raymond)

OWLING AT LINCOLN PARK: West Seattle naturalist Stewart Wechsler leads a journey through the park, 7-9 pm – details in our calendar listing, including how to check if it’s still on, should the weather worsen.

CONCERT BENEFITING WEST SEATTLE VETERANS’ CENTER: At Pershing Hall, inside American Legion Post 160 (also home to the WSVC), Rainier Dust Squad and Hetch Hetchy perform tonight at 8 pm, with proceeds benefiting the facility’s renovations/programs. Details in our calendar listing. (3618 SW Alaska)

NOTE – FRATELLIS CANCELED: A band member is ailing so tonight’s in-store at Easy Street Records is NOT happening.