West Seattle Saturday: Junction Day of Giving, YMCA Healthy Kids Day, NW Green Home Tour, wine, tea, theater, music, more!

(Great Blue Heron rock-hopping at low tide – photographed by Kersti Muul)

From the beaches to the businesses, something for everyone today/tonight. Here are the highlights from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

FREE TAI CHI AT THE BEACH: Second Saturday of the season for Lao-Shi Caylen Storm‘s free Tai Chi at Alki, 9 am, by Statue of Liberty Plaza. (61st SW/Alki SW)

COMMUNICATORS’ DISASTER DRILL: 9 am-noon, you’re invited to observe in the south-side field at South Seattle College (WSB sponsor), one of multiple sites citywide where the Seattle Auxiliary Communications Services has a disaster drill, “Operation Spring Break,” simulating the immediate aftermath of a major earthquake, this morning. (6000 16th SW)

HEALTHY KIDS DAY: 10 am-1 pm at the West Seattle YMCA (WSB sponsor) in The Triangle. See all the activity highlights in this preview from earlier this week. Free, all welcome, nonmembers as well as members. (36th SW/SW Snoqualmie)

WEST SEATTLE JUNCTION DAY OF GIVING: 10 am-6 pm, ~30 West Seattle Junction shops and restaurants will be donating part of their proceeds to nonprofits – see who’s participating and which nonprofits they’ve chosen by going here. Also note that while Thunder Road Guitars (WSB sponsor) is participating, their storefront is closed – they’re at the Tacoma Guitar Festival today and will be donating part of what they sell while there.

FREE SHREDDING/E-CYCLING: 10 am-1 pm in The Junction’s northeast parking lot, presented by West Seattle Windermere. (Off 42nd SW between SW Oregon and SW Alaska)

INTERNATIONAL TABLETOP GAMING DAY: 10 am-midnight at Meeples Games, come for a scheduled event and/or open gaming! Our calendar listing has the lineup as well as a reminder that they’re collecting nonperishable food for the West Seattle Food Bank. (3727 California SW)

(added) DRUG TAKE-BACK DAY: 10 am-2 pm, Southwest Precinct – drop off your unwanted/expired prescription drugs to get them safely out of your home. (2300 SW Webster)

(added) ROCK AND GEM SHOW: The West Seattle Rock Club‘s annual show is 10 am-5 pm at the Masonic Center. Free admission. (40th SW/SW Edmunds)

GREEN HOME TOUR: Four West Seattle stops are part of the Northwest Green Home Tour today – all listed, with addresses, in our calendar listing. 11 am-5 pm. Free.

WELCOME ROAD WINERY’S SPRING RELEASE WEEKEND: 1-5 pm at Welcome Road Winery (WSB sponsor): “Enjoy noshes paired with our new summer-ready releases, including a Malbec fit for BBQ and our new Semillon.” More info here. (3804 California SW)

PRINCESS ANGELINE NATIVE TEA PARTY: 1-3 pm at the Duwamish Tribe Longhouse and Cultural Center, “Native & English teas, cakes, and finger sandwiches with a lump of sunshine. Your hostess is Princess Angeline’s great-great-grand-niece, Cecile Hansen,” Duwamish Tribe chair. Music too. (4705 W. Marginal Way SW)

EXPLORE THE SHORE AT LOW TIDE: 1:51 pm, -2.4′ low-low tide. But don’t be sad if you miss it – next month we’ll have some -3′ low-low tides.

FREE SELF-DEFENSE CLASS: 3:30 pm at Seattle Integrated Martial Arts, “donation-based with proceeds going to organizations and services helping women deal with and prevent sexual assault.” (4159 Fauntleroy Way SW)

MUSIC NIGHT OUT FOR DENNY/SEALTH: 5:30 pm at Fauntleroy Church, dinner, auction, and music to celebrate and raise money for Denny International Middle School and Chief Sealth International High School musicians – details in our calendar listing. (9140 California SW)

BELLS OF THE SOUND: The popular handbell group presents a jazz concert at Tibbetts United Methodist Church (WSB sponsor), 7 pm. (3940 41st SW)

‘BYE, BYE BIRDIE’: 7:30 pm curtain time for Seattle Lutheran High School‘s production of the classic musical, in the gym. (4100 SW Genesee)

‘FIRST DATE’: Twelfth Night Productions‘ comedy has a 7:30 pm curtain time tonight, at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center – details in our calendar listing. (4408 Delridge Way SW)

A NIGHT OF SINGER-SONGWRITERS: 9 pm at Parliament Tavern, Abby K (CD release!), Amanda Navares, Jared Mitchell & The Wingtips perform. $5 cover. 21+. (4210 SW Admiral Way)

SCOTT MX TURNER: Live music at Whisky West, 9 pm. No cover. 21+. (6451 California SW)

See even more on our complete calendar! And an advance reminder …

2 WEEKS TO WEST SEATTLE COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE DAY: Saturday, May 13th, is the big day – with 310+ sales of all sizes, all around the peninsula, signed up to be on The Map, which will be available one week from today! Watch for our next preview later today.

AMD April 29, 2017 (7:51 am)

It’s also drug take back day from 10-2, but now that we have those handy year-round drop boxes, it’s less of an event. But today you can go to the SW precinct if that’s closer to you.

WSB April 29, 2017 (8:27 am)

Thanks! We have publicized that several times already in community-meeting coverage and I forgot to add it to the list. http://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2017/04/27/national-drug-take-back-day-this-saturday-april-29th/

RPH April 29, 2017 (7:59 am)

I didn’t notice mention of the West Seattle Rock & Gem Show, Alki Masonic Temple, 4736 40th Ave SW, Sat-Sun, 10-5

WSB April 29, 2017 (8:26 am)

Just checked the mailbox – no announcement from them. Everything we have comes in by e-mail – editor@westseattleblog.com

Dave April 29, 2017 (10:49 am)

Traffic jammed at 10:30 on Oregon, 42nd, and CA. I think from people waiting to get into the lot behind the senior center (where there probably aren’t any spaces). Nothing like traffic at 10:30 on a Saturday morning, for a good cause though. Thanks

driver8 April 29, 2017 (10:50 am)

Just FYI that shredding event is kind of a snarly traffic nightmare–people are going the wrong ways in all the entrances/parking slots, no one really knows where to go, they’re parking in multiple slots, and the line of people waiting in cars doesn’t seem to move much at all. It’s not really being managed. There seems to be a line for people parking and bringing their stuff on foot, and one for cars, but I saw empty cars just sitting there and they never moved the entire time I was there. There’s very little parking available–be prepared for a mess.

I’ve been to the well-run ones at the HP library so I wasn’t quite prepared for such a mess at this one.

Dave April 29, 2017 (11:29 am)

Amen.

Anne April 29, 2017 (10:57 am)

Just returned from dropping off our shredding- truly appreciate the service- but what a ZOO! There has to be a better way- a better site than the parking lot on 42nd. Lights / traffic at Alaska, Oregon & California Ave are impacted- cars blocking intersections- pedestrians crossing- please be careful! Honking is prolific- a mix of folks like us with 2 shopping bags – or a box of shredding- to vans, trucks & cars filled with boxes. I ended up dropping my husband off & driving about a block away to wait – as we only had 2 bags – that was doable. There just has to be a better, safer place to have this where the queus of vehicles don’t impact the flow of traffic & pedestrians – at least not as much.

Dave April 29, 2017 (11:31 am)

Brilliant mess. I was just trying to get to Fauntleroy and the bridge. Boy did I pick the wrong route. Cops should ticket and tow any vehicle left unattended on the street.

Kim April 29, 2017 (10:59 am)

Re: Shredding…there’s an hour and a half wait at 10:30.

WSB April 29, 2017 (11:14 am)

We just went through The Junction and noticed the backup too (unlike last year where they held one that was not promoted in advance) … since shredding is something people ask us about often, seems to be a demand, and the solution might be for more such opportunities (I don’t know how much it costs to bring in the shredding provider but keep in mind this is being offered for free by The Junction and Windermere – any other generous business/organization that might want to engender some goodwill by offering one, this might be an opportunity) … TR

annika April 29, 2017 (11:04 am)

Wow! What an amazing photograph! Thanks for sharing it, Kersti!

Kersti Muul April 29, 2017 (11:34 am)

Thank you!

It was such a low tide! Beautiful day.
Tony April 29, 2017 (8:49 pm)

Second that. One of the best Blue Heron photos I’ve seen from around here. Nice one Kersti!

WSB April 29, 2017 (11:47 am)

Someone’s on the phone with Patrick now saying they’ve got a second truck arriving within an hour so they hope to clear the backup before too long and should be there to 3-ish or however long it takes to fill the second truck. – TR