West Seattle Junction summer fun: See the poster! Order your kit(s)!

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That’s the poster you’ll see around The Junction for this summer’s modified festivities (first announced last month) – the Sidewalk Sale, and downsized Summer Fest. It’s by Jeff Rodriguez of Horsepower Design, and the neon squirrel design will also be featured on the tote bags for the summer-fun kits on sale now, as well as the beer and wine glasses you’ll find in two of the kits. The kits are on sale now – for info and ordering, see this page of the spiffy new West Seattle Junction Association website designed by Cami MacNamara of West Seattle’s own WebCami. Here’s the Summer Fest/Sidewalk Sale schedule:

Thursday, July 8 – Paint and Sip (virtual/limited in-person) – live instruction by BrushCapades – 5 PM and 7 PM $70
Friday, July 9 + Saturday, July 10 – Sidewalk Sale on California Ave – 10 AM – 6 PM
Friday, July 9 – Music Trivia (virtual) hosted by Pegasus Book Exchange, trivia host Rachel Ask Me Questions – 7:30 PM $25
Saturday, July 10 – Noon to 1:30 PM Mayoral Town Hall (broadcast live) hosted by West Seattle Blog
Saturday, July 10 – Beer Tasting (virtual/limited in-person) hosted by Elliott Bay Brewing and The Beer Junction – 7 PM $55

Boxes, totes, and tickets for the trivia night (at the prices mentioned above) are now on sale here!

P.S. Proceeds from the kits/boxes/etc. support local businesses.

skeeter May 25, 2021 (5:15 pm)

$55 for beer tasting? This city is getting expensive. Maybe I’ll head to White Center. I can get tipsy at the Locker Room for eight bucks.

WSB May 25, 2021 (6:04 pm)

It’s not just beer. The full descriptions of the kits/boxes/totes are on the linked page. For this one, “Carefully curated beers selected by the beer bosses themselves, along with a selection of cheeses, cured meats, and caramel corn from Husky Deli, this kit is a hoppy hour for the beer lovers. The box is completed with a 2021 keepsake taster glass, and some surprise additions revealed upon opening. $55 (link to the virtual beer tasting included if you can’t make the live event).”
miws May 25, 2021 (6:26 pm)

Skeeter, I don’t know the current status, but, the Locker Room was heavily damaged by a fire about a month or so ago… —Mike

Roman Craig May 25, 2021 (8:46 pm)

Wow! They replaced Summerfest with a mayoral town hall! Can’t wait! Will they delete all records of it when it’s over?

WSB May 25, 2021 (10:38 pm)

I imagine you’re making a joking reference to the vanishing texts. If not: A candidates’ forum during Summer Fest is not a new thing. We moderated a forum with 15 of the 21 mayoral candidates in 2017; no video exists because the person who was supposed to record it for the co-sponsoring organization did not show up. Learned our lesson. In 2019, we moderated a council forum at Summer Fest and made sure it got recorded; video and story here.

Ws resident May 25, 2021 (10:21 pm)

Having a sidewalk sale in the junction again brings me back to my West Seattle 1980’s childhood. I loved saving up my money for months and spending it at the Sidewalk Sale!

Lisa May 26, 2021 (9:37 am)

Yes! The phrase sidewalk sale brought back memories of my youth too! Such exciting times!

WS_Native May 26, 2021 (9:07 am)

Golly gee, will they be bringing back J.C. Penney, Wigwam, Shafrans, LaGrace, Mortons, Penny Lane, Turnabout & The Hobby Shop too?
All kidding aside I loved the old Sidewalk Sale. Hoping this one is a success as well.