(Band-tailed Pigeon, photographed by Mark Wangerin)

TRAFFIC ALERT REMINDER: Highway 99 lane closures today south of the stadiums – here are details.

But why leave the peninsula? Your options include:

PUGET PARK TRAIL HELP + BARBECUE: As previewed here, you can do a world of good on the Puget Park trails today if you can give some time between 9 am and noon. A barbecue will follow! (19th/Dawson)

LOW-COST LIFE JACKETS: Adult and kid sizes available. Take advantage of the opportunity to get a deal on these life-savers. 10 am-2 pm at Southwest Pool. (2801 SW Thistle)

PRANIC HEALING: Free monthly community Pranic Healing group at the Senior Center of West Seattle, 10 am. (4217 SW Oregon)

BENEFIT BARBECUE LUNCH: Buy your lunch at the West Seattle Thriftway (WSB sponsor) barbecue tent, and proceeds benefit Pencil Me In For Kids. 11 am until ~3:45 pm. (4201 SW Morgan)

BARTON STREET P-PATCH PARTY: 11:30 am-2:30 pm, stop by and tour the gardens, with the community pizza/bagel oven scheduled to be fired up too. (34th SW/SW Barton)

ROXHILL PARK COMMUNITY BARBECUE: Noon-2 pm, enjoy a free community barbecue with neighbors and offer your ideas, hopes, and dreams for the park’s future. Rain or shine! Near the play area. (29th/Barton)

NEW EXHIBIT AT LOG HOUSE MUSEUM: “Fired Up: Neighborhood Fire Stations on the Duwamish Peninsula” has its grand opening today, noon-2 pm at the museum. (61st SW/SW Stevens)

ACUPUNCTURE ANNIVERSARY: Noon-2 pm, join the 9th-anniversary celebration at Community Acupuncture Project of West Seattle. (4545 44th SW)

COMMUNITY SALMON RELEASE: We’ve shown you students visiting Fauntleroy Creek for years to release salmon fry – now it’s your turn, as previewed here! 1-3 pm, enter Fauntleroy Park from the SW Barton side and walk in to the big bridge. (3951 SW Barton)

FOOD BANK BLOCK PARTY: 1-4 pm outside the White Center Food Bank, entertainment, food for purchase, and more! Details in our calendar listing. (8th SW/SW 108th)

FOR CHARLEENA: 2-7 pm wellness/healing workshops at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, explained here. (4408 Delridge Way SW)

ALBUM SIDE SATURDAY: Inside the historic Highland Park Improvement Club building, 4-8 pm, all ages are invited to enjoy music, dinner, dessert, more fun. Bar’s open, too. (1116 SW Holden)

BOOK EVENT AT CAMP LONG: At 4 pm, Jeff Smoot talks about and signs his book “Schurman Rock: A History & Guide.” (5200 35th SW)

CHRISTY MCWILSON: She’s at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor) tonight, 7 pm! (5612 California SW)

ALL-AGES DANCE PARTY: 7:30 pm at Kenyon Hall, “Pickled Okra and Charmaine Slaven invite you to an evening of fun and frolicking.” Ticket info is in our calendar listing. (7904 35th SW)

THE ESOTERICS: 25th anniversary concert, 8 pm, Holy Rosary. Program and ticket details are in our calendar listing. (42nd SW/SW Genesee)

SO MUCH MORE! See it all on our complete calendar page.