From theater to trivia to tools, and more for your West Seattle Wednesday

(Metatrichia floriformis slime mold, photographed at Schmitz Preserve Park by Rosalie Miller)

Here’s what’s happening today/tonight, from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

FREE INDOOR PLAYSPACE: Ages 2-6 welcome to drop in and play, weekday afternoons at the Salvation Army Center (9050 16th SW), 3:30-5 pm.

FIX-IT WORKSHOP: Don’t replace it – fix it! Weekly event, 5:30-7:30 pm at West Seattle Tool Library (4408 Delridge Way SW, northeast side of Youngstown Cultural Arts Center).

TRIVIA x 6: Here’s where to play tonight. At 6 pm, Locust Cider (2820 Alki SW) now offers trivia … at 7 pm, you can play trivia at the West Seattle Brewing Mothership (4415 Fauntleroy Way SW); Larry’s Tavern (3405 California SW) hosts Wednesday-night trivia starting at 8 pm; there’s 7:30 and 8:30 pm Sporcle Pub Quiz at The Lodge (4209 SW Alaska); trivia starts at 8 pm at Beveridge Place Pub (6413 California SW); at 8:30 pm, trivia with Phil T at Talarico’s (4718 California SW).

LIVE MUSIC AT THE LOCOL: 6:30 pm. 21+. Rotating performer slate. (7902 35th SW)

BASEBALL: Chief Sealth IHS hosts Ballard in a postseason game, 7 pm at Nino Cantu Southwest Athletic Complex (2801 SW Thistle).

MUSIC BINGO: Play weekly at The Good Society (California/Lander), 7 pm.

THEATER: Preview night for “Zach” by Christian St. Croix, directed by Sara Porkalob, at ArtsWest (4711 California SW; WSB sponsor), 7:30 pm. Tickets here.

SKYLARK OPEN MIC: 7:30 pm signups @ West Seattle’s longest-running open mic – no cover to watch. (3803 Delridge Way SW)

KARAOKE AT BENBOW ROOM: 9 pm-2 am – info in our calendar listing. (4210 SW Admiral Way)

Planning an event – presentation, meeting, performance, reading, tour, fundraiser, sale, discussion, or … – that could be featured on West Seattle’s only comprehensive event calendar? Tell us about it! Please email info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

Julia May 3, 2023 (11:21 am)

What a gorgeous slime mold! Thanks for sharing.

Rosalie Miller May 4, 2023 (9:07 pm)

You are welcome. The sun helped to accentuate these lovely slime molds.

Jay May 3, 2023 (12:23 pm)

Great photo! Does Rosalie have a website or Instagram? I tried to look her up but didn’t find anything on Google except for other WSB photo credits. I’d love to follow other slime mold photographers in West Seattle.

Rosalie Miller May 4, 2023 (9:10 pm)

I do post on Instagram at walks.with.ro, including slime molds and other nature photos.

SPS parent May 3, 2023 (3:40 pm)

Seattle Public Schools has another budget meeting that will be livestreamed beginning at 4:30. https://www.seattleschools.org/calendar/school-board-work-session-9/The last meeting only described the deficit they were facing, and said no schools would be consolidated for the upcoming school year. This meeting is supposed to go into more detail about how the district will stabilize their finances.

NuclearMarc May 3, 2023 (5:17 pm)

Interested in how she got this shot.Hoping we can hook up, and chat about it.Keep on doing what you are doing. It works.

Jay May 3, 2023 (7:42 pm)

I take similar shots and my setup is an Olympus micro four thirds camera with a 60mm macro lens, a stack of extension tubes (26 or 52mm depending on the subject), and a Raynox DCR-250 magnifier. With the depth of field in this image I’m guessing this photo was shot with either a tight aperture like f22 or a focus stack. This slime mold is about 3-4mm tall.
Rosalie Miller May 4, 2023 (9:12 pm)

Thank you. I use my iphone12 with the Xenvo macro clip-on lens to take these photos.
- Jay May 5, 2023 (10:26 am)
  
  Ah, cool. The small sensor on a phone can give a huge depth of field!
  - Rosalie Miller May 5, 2023 (11:11 am)
    
    Yes, I’ve been very happy with the Xenvo lens!
Rosalie Miller May 6, 2023 (7:37 am)

I use my iPhone 12 and a clip on lens for macro shots by Xenvo.

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