West Seattle Wednesday: CSIHS and WSHS graduations; summer parties at Community General Store, Delridge CC, Origins; more…

(Band-tailed pigeon, photographed by Mark Wangerin)

For the first full day of summer, here are the highlights, most from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

WATER TAXI PIER 50 OPEN HOUSE: 3:30 pm-6:30 pm, look for the Water Taxi tent at Pier 50 to find out more about the changes coming later this summer when the Colman Dock project moves into construction mode – a temporary service interruption followed by longer-term (but not permanent) dock-location and schedule changes. (See our previous report for more backstory.)

END-OF-SCHOOL-YEAR PARTY: Though the last day of school isn’t until Monday (for Seattle Public Schools, anyway), you can celebrate early at Delridge Community Center, 4-6 pm. Details here. (4501 Delridge Way SW)

‘HELLO, SUMMER’ PARTY AT ORIGINS: Origins Cannabis (WSB sponsor) is hosting a party 4-7 pm with “summer specials, local food, local music, local fun.” (4800 40th SW)

POP-UP CLOTHING GIVEAWAY: The West Seattle Helpline‘s Clothesline has another pop-up event at High Point Library, 4:30-5:45 pm, with free clothing for anyone in need, no questions asked. (35th SW/SW Raymond)

CHIEF SEALTH INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION: First of two graduation ceremonies tonight at Southwest Athletic Complex. 5 pm. (2801 SW Thistle)

COMMUNITY GENERAL STORE SOLSTICE PARTY: 5-8 pm, stop by the Community General Store and celebrate the first full day of summer on the patio. “We’ll celebrate with music, food, bubbles, sidewalk chalk, and outdoor fun.” (5214 Delridge Way SW)

WEST SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAY DROP-IN EVENT: 5:30-7 pm at Southwest Library, find out more about the “most promising route” for the future greenway, and share your feedback. Also be sure to answer the online survey. Here’s our original report. (9010 35th SW)

LADIES NIGHT: First-ever Ladies’ Night at Junction True Value, 6-8 pm – details in our calendar listing. (4744 44th SW)

ORCA HALF REGISTRATION + YOGA: Tonight’s group run at West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor), 6:15 pm, includes your chance to register for the September 24th Orca Half and a yoga session. (2743 California SW)

DELRIDGE NEIGHBORHOODS DISTRICT COUNCIL: 7 pm at Neighborhood House High Point. We’ll add agenda highlights later if/when we get them. (6400 Sylvan Way SW)

FREE CONCERT BY CHARMS: In-store at Easy Street Records, 7 pm, Seattle trio Charms performs live. Free. All ages. (California/Alaska)

WEST SEATTLE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION: Second of two graduation ceremonies tonight at Southwest Athletic Complex. 8 pm. (2801 SW Thistle)

DEADGRASS: Grateful Dead meets bluegrass, 8-11 pm at Parliament Tavern. No cover. 21+. (4210 SW Admiral Way)

THE FUTURE AWAITS … look ahead days, weeks, months via our complete-calendar page.

ImmaMom June 21, 2017 (11:14 am)

I think it’s awesome that local grads get to graduate at the SW complex. All my nieces and nephews from the Eastside have had to trek to key arena for their ceremonies.

dcn June 21, 2017 (11:44 am)

I agree.I enjoy hearing the applause, speeches, and music from my house two blocks away.

Most years, though, I have had people completely block my and my neighbor’s driveways. Two years ago, someone actually parked in my driveway. If my car had been in my garage, we would have been prevented from going anywhere by car during the ceremony.

It is usually the latecomers who get desperate and lose any consideration for people living in the neighborhood. If you are going to graduation this evening, please give yourself enough time to find parking. Street parking will fill up for many blocks in all directions, and the non-arterials will be log-jammed, since the streets become one lane only when both sides fill up with parked cars.

emcat8 June 21, 2017 (12:22 pm)

Amazing photo of these beautiful birds!

nw June 21, 2017 (1:13 pm)

WSHS athletic association get out into the growing dense community your are in and a part of do community clean ups like the one recently in the Admiral District by the schools community group and span out to alki the junction beyond over into high point Seattle Public Utilizes can provide trash grabbers brooms dustpan among other supplies and generate funds thru community cleanups get out and be amongst the public in this ever denser and growing population. If it’s on the ground it’s in the sound, be of service generating funds towards sports while protecting the environment. This idea of mine is not original do a Google search other sports teams from high schools have done this.

Laura June 21, 2017 (1:47 pm)

I’m sure you’ve reported it elsewhere, but I can’t find anything about why the West Seattle water taxi is back to the small boat. What’s up with that?

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