(Rhinoceros Auklet, photographed by Mark Wangerin)

Lots happening! From the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

WADING POOLS IN WEST SEATTLE: The ones open today are Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW) 11 am-8 pm, EC Hughes (2805 SW Holden) noon-7 pm, and Hiawatha (Walnut/Lander) noon-6:30 pm.

EXHIBIT OPENS: Grand opening today, noon-2 pm, for “Sound Spots,” the new exhibit about our area’s music history at the Southwest Seattle Historical Society‘s Log House Museum. (61st SW/SW Stevens)

SEAHAWKS/THUNDERBIRDS ANTHEM: Program for all ages at 2 pm at Southwest Library:

Write and record your own Seahawk anthem! Teaching artists from STYLE (Songwriting Through Youth Literature Education) use the Native American story behind the inspiration for the Seattle Seahawks logo, the transformation mask for the Thunderbird, to create a Seahawks team anthem. Learn about Native American culture with indigenous Coast Salish storyteller Roger Fernandes and create and record a Seahawks team anthem.

Free; no registration required. (9010 35th SW)

WEST SEATTLE ART WALK: 5 pm “until late”! Here’s the map/venue list:

As always, some participants have artists, some have food/drink specials meant to entice Art Walk-ers, some have both! You can preview some of tonight’s spotlighted art via the official WSAW website, including WSB sponsors Click! Design That Fits (4540 California SW, with Factory 43 tonight) and Viscon Cellars (5910 California SW, with Debbie Bianchi tonight, and tasting fees waived for Art Walk-ers).

JUNCTION JAMS: New open-to-everyone open-air jam session in The Junction, recently launched. Organizer James Egan says, “We have guitars, violins, ukelele, accordion, and shakers to borrow and we are doing all invite public jams, family friendly at 5 pm to 11 pm. If anyone wants to pick up any instrument and shake off performance anxiety with a set of other musicians who play just for fun, no applause, no money, this is a great social event to also meet other WS musicians. We need groupies and have tambourines and do blues, covers of Beatles, Stones, others if you know them, or play around anyone’s originals . We do a great version of Creep with violin — I can pick out most anything. This is really fun and I invite all the West Seattle musicians and people who like live music to come to 4722 California Ave SW and jam with us, with or without instrument, we have some great guitars and harmonicas that chime in and the more the merrier!!” Here’s the Meetup.com link.

WHITE CENTER FOOD BANK: The White Center Food Bank – which also serves south West Seattle – recently switched to a “grocery store” model and you are invited to its grand-opening party, 5:30-7:30 pm. (8th SW/SW 108th)

THE BOOT, AMPLIFYING VOICES PAST AND PRESENT: 6 pm at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, “the 25th Anniversary of our Summer Young Writers Workshop known as The Boot. Witness the bravery and hear the stories of these talented young writers.” (4408 Delridge Way SW)

WORDS, WRITERS, WEST SEATTLE: Local author Peter Stekel talks about Western Washington wildflower hikes, 6-7:30 pm at Southwest Library. (9010 35th SW)

SUMMER CONCERTS AT HIAWATHA: 6:30 pm, free show on the east lawn at Hiawatha Community Center, as previewed here – tonight’s band is General Mojo’s, in the fourth of this summer’s six concerts presented by the Admiral Neighborhood Association, with co-sponsors including WSB. Bring your own chair/blanket! (Walnut south of Lander)

OPEN MICROPHONE: Be the music-maker at the all-genres C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor) open-microphone event, 7-9 pm. (5612 California SW)

SEE IT ALL! Our complete calendar is here.