SW Precinct Crime Prevention Council meeting, Pathfinder K-8 event, more for your West Seattle Thursday

(Photo by Rosalie Miller – underside of Fauntleroy Park leaf with map fungus; click here to see topside)

From the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar, here’s what’s ahead for the rest of today/tonight:

BLACK HISTORY MONTH PRESENTATION: 1 pm at the Senior Center of West Seattle (4217 SW Oregon), Carol-Ann Sharp Thornton tells her story as “A Child of Color Reflecting on West Seattle History.” Our calendar listing explains how to RSVP.

WEST SEATTLE UKULELE PLAYERS: All levels welcome, weekly 1 pm gathering. Email westseattleukuleleplayers@gmail.com to see where you’ll find them playing today.

THURSDAY FOOD-TRUCK POP-UP: 4-8 pm at Highland Park Corner Store (7789 Highland Park Way SW), the Zaytoona Mediterranean-food truck will be visiting.

HIGHLAND PARK RUN CLUB: Also at HP Corner Store, meet up at 6:30 pm Thursdays for a ~3-mile run.

MIDDLE SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE @ PATHFINDER K-8: Prospective middle-school families are invited to visit Pathfinder K-8 at 5:45 pm today. (1901 SW Genesee)

SW PRECINCT CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL: Hear from and talk with police, plus special guest Tom Van Bronkhorst from the city Unified Care Team to talk about the 1st Avenue South encampment, 7 pm at the Southwest Precinct (2300 SW Webster), in-person or online (see our calendar listing for video/phone attendance info).

ALKI COMMUNITY COUNCIL: 7 pm in-person at Alki UCC (6115 SW Hinds) and online (info here), with guests invited from SPD and Parks.

‘AN ENDLESS SHIFT’: The one-woman play at ArtsWest (4711 California SW; WSB sponsor) is in its its final week, 7:30 pm. Get your ticket(s) here.

If you have something to add to our calendar, please email info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

AviannA February 16, 2023 (1:19 pm)

Rosalie, I just love the cool fungi photos / education. They’re SO fundamental to healthy ecosystems and I know so little about them. Making it a point to learn though.

Rosalie Miller February 16, 2023 (6:47 pm)

I continue to learn, too. The map fungus creates amazing mosaic patterns on the dying leaf. What you’re seeing on the underside are hexagonal structures that contain the spores. On the topside, they appear as black dots. It’s only when you look on the underside of the leaf, under magnification, that you see the hexagonal shape. Very cool!

Pigeonperson February 16, 2023 (3:37 pm)

Prospective families should know that an unusually large number of current students are leaving Pathfinder to do middle school elsewhere.

NativetoSeattle February 16, 2023 (7:44 pm)

Thank you, Pathfinder, and everyone who was there tonight. What a positive and informative session. The current students and alumnus did a great job sharing their experience. It was great hearing from teachers and current middle-school parents too.

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