Local shopping and more for your post-Thanksgiving West Seattle Friday

(White-throated sparrow, photographed by Mark Wangerin)

Shop local! Our highlights for today start with selections from the WSB West Seattle Holiday Guide:

TRACK FRIDAY: Now through 11 am at Hiawatha Playfield – fun way to get post-Thanksgiving exercise and do a good deed. Run/walk on a drop-in basis or participate in one of the scheduled runs. Details in our calendar listing. (2700 California SW)

DUWAMISH NATIVE HOLIDAY GIFT FAIR, 10 am-6 pm, first of three days at the Duwamish Tribe Longhouse in West Seattle. Details in our calendar listing. (4705 W. Marginal Way SW)

HOLY ROSARY TREE LOT: The Holiday Guide has the full list of Christmas tree locations, and among those opening today is the Holy Rosary Tree Lot, north of the school. 10 am-9 pm. Part of this lot’s proceeds benefit West Seattle Helpline, Hickman House (domestic-violence shelter), and West Seattle Food Bank. (41st/Dakota)

SANTA PHOTOS: They start today at Westwood Village (fee) – 11 am-7 pm. Lots of other opportunities coming up this season around West Seattle, too – see the Holiday Guide for a list of what we have so far. (2600 SW Barton)

THUNDER ROAD GUITARS ANNIVERSARY: Thunder Road Guitars (WSB sponsor) is celebrating its sixth anniversary all weekend “and offering 15% off most guitars, amplifiers, and pedals.” (4736 California SW)

OTHER SHOPS WITH SALES/SPECIALS include West Seattle Cyclery (4508 California SW), Click! Design That Fits (4540 California SW; WSB sponsor); it’s Record Store Day Black Friday at Easy Street Records (California SW/SW Alaska) … it’s Free Gift Friday at Avalon Glassworks (2914 SW Avalon Way) … check out your favorite local, independent West Seattle store today, and on Shop Small Saturday tomorrow too!

WEST SEATTLE LIGHTS: The lights-synched-to-music show has its second night tonight, 5-10 pm (see the full schedule here). Bring donations for the West Seattle Food Bank – the bin’s right in front of the house. (3908 SW Charlestown)

And from the year-round WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

CAN YOU GIVE BLOOD? Bloodworks NW needs help with a seasonal shortage and you can donate in West Seattle today, 1-7 pm at Our Lady of Guadalupe‘s Walmesley Center. (35th/Myrtle)

TINKERLAB: 2-3:30 pm all-ages STEM crafts at Southwest Library. (9010 35th SW)

THE CASTAWAYS: Ukulele band that does NOT play Hawaiian music! Tonight at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), 7-9 pm. (5612 California SW)

GENTLEMEN OF LEISURE, HARPER CONSPIRACY: 8 pm at The Skylark. $8 cover. 21+. (3803 Delridge Way SW)

bird nerd November 24, 2017 (9:48 am)

Where was the white-throated sparrow? I never see them here, and as a former east coaster I miss them.

WSB November 24, 2017 (11:36 am)

Mark sends us only photos from this area (he shoots in many other places too) – I’ll ask him and either report back, or maybe he’ll answer here.

Mark November 24, 2017 (3:56 pm)

I have only seen three in Washington over the years. One in Nisqually, one under my feeder last winter (for about 30 seconds), and this one at a friends house 15 blocks North of Lincoln Park. My friend is a very good birder. She meticulously “pours over” every bird in a flock.

Note: http://canwww.birdweb.org/Birdweb/bird/white-throated_sparrow# and see the seasonal distribution.

BTW: Did you know a Painted Bunting has been hanging around a feeder in La Conner!

-Mark