Dine-out school benefit, sidewalks @ HPAC, legislators, bingo, spraypark, more for your West Seattle Wednesday!

(Kim R’s ‘mutant foxglove’ in Seaview)

Many places to keep cool happen to be hosting events in the hours ahead, mostly as featured on the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

TODDLER READING TIME AT PAPER BOAT: 10:30 am at the bookstore’s new Junction location. (4522 California SW)

CHAIR YOGA: 10:30 am at Dragonfly (3270 California SW):

Gentle Chair Yoga
Wednesdays 10:30 AM
Class is recurring weekly.
45 minutes, $20 drop-in
Please register in advance.
Use this Link

HIGHLAND PARK SPRAYPARK: First week of operations, just in time for a semi-heat wave! Open 11 am-8 pm. (1100 SW Cloverdale)

LOW-LOW TIDE: Lowest of the year! 12:20 pm, out to -4.1 feet.

REJUVENATE YOGA: Weekly class at Viva Arts, 1:30 pm. Drop-in. $20. (4421 Fauntleroy Way SW)

AMERICAN MAH JONGG: All levels welcome, 2-4:30 pm at The Missing Piece (35th/Roxbury).

DINE-OUT BENEFIT: Part of the proceeds from food/beverages at or from The Neighborhood (6503 California SW) 3-9 pm will benefit Sanislo Elementary.

HOMEWORK HELP: 4-7:30 pm drop-in help at High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond), free.

WORRY-FREE WEDNESDAY: Today’s free presentation is about ensuring your end-of-life wishes are honored. 4 pm at West Seattle (Admiral) Library (2306 42nd SW), RSVP requested.

FIX-IT WORKSHOP: Got something broken? Fix it instead of discarding it! Weekly event, free (donations appreciated), 5:30-7:30 pm at West Seattle Tool Library (4408 Delridge Way SW, northeast side of Youngstown Cultural Arts Center).

Q&A WITH YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS: 34th District Democrats‘ forum with Sen. Emily Alvarado and Reps. Brianna Thomas and Joe Fitzgibbon, all welcome, 6 pm at Fauntleroy Church (9140 California SW).

POTTERINGS OPEN STUDIO: 6-8 pm, $40, details here and pre-registration here. (3400 Harbor SW)

WEST SEATTLE URBANISM: All are welcome at the group’s weekly meetup, 6-8 pm at Great American Diner & Bar. (4752 California SW).

FREE GROUP RUN: All runners, all levels, are invited to join the weekly West Seattle Runner (2743 California SW; WSB sponsor) group run – meet at the shop by 6:15 pm.

HPAC’S MAY GATHERING: Topics include new sidewalks, the Holden Natural Drainage System project, and RV camping, as previewed here – 6:30 pm at Delridge Library (5423 Delridge Way SW).

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

KUNDALINI YOGA & GONG BATH: 7 pm at Inner Alchemy Studio/Sanctuary (3618 SW Alaska), $35.

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

TRIVIA x 3: Three West Seattle trivia locations on our Wednesday list: Larry’s Tavern (3405 California SW) hosts Wednesday-night trivia starting at 8 pm … Quiz Night also begins at 8 pm at Beveridge Place Pub (6413 California SW) … and at 8:30 pm, trivia with Phil T at Talarico’s (4718 California SW), all ages until 10 pm.

SKYLARK OPEN MIC: Ready for the stage? 7:30 pm signups for West Seattle’s longest-running open mic. (3803 Delridge Way SW)

Got something coming up that’s open to the community? Please send us info so we can add it to West Seattle’s only comprehensive event calendar! westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

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5 Replies to "Dine-out school benefit, sidewalks @ HPAC, legislators, bingo, spraypark, more for your West Seattle Wednesday!"

Just wondering May 28, 2025 (10:25 am)

I didn’t know foxgloves could open so beautifully!

WSB May 28, 2025 (10:40 am)

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Kim explained – and I will add some of this to the caption – “I have strange, Day of the Triffids-style foxgloves in my garden, and I thought they were fascinating. Apparently these mutants are made by something called pelorism, where all of the top flowers of the foxglove stem fuse together.”
- 1994 May 28, 2025 (9:59 pm)
  
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  Thank you for the additional info on the fascinating foxglove! Do the bees visit these giant mutant flowers on top? I like to watch the bees disappear into the bell shaped blossoms – fun to watch them at work :)
  - Kim May 29, 2025 (3:53 pm)
    
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    I’ve been watching for the bees (and the hummingbirds that usually frequent my really tall foxgloves), and I haven’t seen any of them give the peloristic flowers a try. I think everything’s so twisted up and fused that the bees aren’t registering them as something they should fly to, or something. I can’t quite tell if there’s pollen, and nothing is coming off on my fingers. It’s been very interesting!
    - 1994 May 29, 2025 (9:54 pm)
      
      Thanks Kim for sharing what you have observed. Sure is interesting! Do you think these mutants will return next year or are they a one off for a season?