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Also coming up this week – Thursday is West Seattle Art Walk night, and this month’s special features include the first of three preview dates for the upcoming West Seattle Art Tour! Here’s what to know:
Get a Sneak Peek at the 2025 West Seattle Art Tour During Preview Night (and more) September 11-13!
The West Seattle Art Tour is pleased to announce that Viscon Cellars (5910 California Ave SW, Suite B) is hosting the West Seattle Art Tour’s Preview Night, September 11–13, 2025! The fun begins Thursday, September 11, from 5:00–9:00 pm. Stop by for a sneak peek at the colorful, dynamic work of this year’s tour artists. Many of the artists will be there in person to chat about their work and answer your questions. While you’re there, enjoy a glass of Viscon Cellars’ delicious wine, sample some snacks, and mingle with other art lovers.
If you can’t make it Thursday, the artwork will also be on display Friday, September 12, 5:00-9:00 pm and Saturday, September 13, from 1:00–6:00 pm. Plus, don’t miss the chance to see paintings by artist Eric Peterson, whose work will be featured at Viscon Cellars through the end of September.
About the West Seattle Art Tour: The West Seattle Art Tour (September 20-21) is a free, self-guided tour that showcases a unique array of art created by exceptional West Seattle artists in the spaces where artists create, live, teach and work. This year sites will be open for two days, allowing more time for visitors to see all of the locations. This year’s tour Information includes a printable map, an interactive online map and artist profiles to help guests plot their own adventure across the West Seattle Peninsula. Maps and more are available on the Tour’s website, wsartwalk.org/west-seattle-art-tour. Print copies of This year’s Tour Map will be available on site at Viscon Cellars all three days.
The West Seattle Art Tour is organized by local artists and art lovers with support from West Seattle Art Walk as well as in-kind sponsorship from West Seattle Blog, Viscon Cellars, and Alki Arts.
Sweta sent the report and photos, so neighbors’ good deeds in South Alki would get wider exposure:
There’s a man and neighbors who have been hard at work improving the Spokane Street staircase.
They’ve cleared most of the bramble and added new plantings as well as adding the bench and the fish artwork (the man is a woodworker too).
I thought it might be worth noting these folks and their efforts on the blog.
On Sundays we often mention notable stories expected in the week ahead. This time around – West Seattle will see its second drugstore closure in two weeks. The Walgreens store at 9456 16th SW announced last month that it’s closing as of Wednesday, September 10. No reason was given, but we had noted a month earlier that the building’s owner had listed it for sale (and it doesn’t appear to have sold yet). If you’ve been a customer at this Walgreens and haven’t taken other action, the company says it’ll transfer your prescription to the High Point Walgreens, which will remain open. The other local drugstore that closed was the Westwood Village Rite Aid, two weeks ago, less than a mile away, the only one of four Rite Aid-owned West Seattle drugstores that was shut down instead of converting to CVS.
6:31 PM: Just went over to check the closure signage. It says the store and pharmacy both will close at noon Wednesday.
4:47 PM: Another sighting in the sky – the Goodyear Blimp. While Seattle’s not on its official schedule, it’s definitely here (after a Saturday visit to Oregon), and we’ve received word of south-end sightings – Angela‘s photo, above, from Lincoln Park, plus a texter saw it from Westwood Village. Sifting for more info – just wanted to get this up (so to speak) for starters, to confirm you weren’t seeing things.
P.S. Erin and family in Arbor Heights got a good view of its underbelly, drifting by:
As Eddie notes in comments, “the” Goodyear Blimp is a collective term – there are more than one, as we noted during the last sightings here in 2016.
ADDED 5:14 PM: Gathered a bit more. This one is formally named America; it’s N3A on flight trackers. As with the visit we mentioned in 2016, this one was followed by a stop up in Arlington, where trackers show it landed a little over an hour ago.
Lots of opportunities for singers in West Seattle this fall and beyond! Here’s another announcement we were asked to publish:
Love to sing?
The choir of West Side Presbyterian Church in West Seattle is welcoming new singers who love to sing in our community. The choir sings in the beautiful sanctuary space at WSPC and is also joined by an orchestra ensemble for festival services. For more information about how to join our welcoming and vibrant group of people, please reach out to Music Director Anthony Spain at anthonys@wspc.org
West Seattle’s most prolific public artist is part of the new show that opened with a reception at Alki Arts last night. In our photo above is Lezlie Jane, with three of the six paintings inspired by her Luna Girls on Alki metal sculpture. She explained to us that the paintings imagine what the “Luna Girls” might be up to when nobody’s looking. She’s showing and selling a few remaining miniature versions of the original sculptures, too:
The Luna Girls are just west of Salty’s on Alki, on the Harbor Avenue shore; Lezlie’s other West Seattle public-art work includes half a dozen installations mapped here. The Luna Girls paintings are part of “Four Narratives” at Alki Arts, with work by three other artists, including former award-winning journalist Christine Sharp, with whom we also spoke at the reception:
Her work in this show is about “politics,” Christine explains – her way of dealing with the current chaos (that word is the name of one of her four paintings on display – the others are “Saving Democracy,” “No Place to Run/No Place to Hide,” and “Searching for Home.” The other two artists participating in “Four Narratives” are Chris Holt and Joanne Shellan; the gallery’s at 6030 California SW (in north Morgan Junction) and open until 6 tonight.
Thanks to Jerry Simmons for the photo. He says that’s one of two planes that flew over West Seattle right before the Seattle Seahawks‘ 1:05 pm kickoff. The tail of the F-15 Eagle in his photo says it’s with the Redhawks from Portland, an Oregon Air National Guard unit; Jerry says they landed at Boeing Field after the flyover.
ADDED 1:56 PM: Steven Rice sent this view from Alki:
Your next chance to sip and stroll during one of the West Seattle Junction’s popular Wine Walks is now 12 days away, and some tickets remain – here’s the reminder from the Junction Association:
We are less than 2 weeks away from Wine Walk!
West Seattle Fall Wine Walk is back on Friday, September 19, 5–9 PM. More than 30 wineries in just over 30 locations in the Junction.
For $37, you get:
âś” 14 tasting tickets (1 oz pours)
âś” A reusable Wine Walk tote (for all those bottles you have to take home)
âś” A keepsake wine glass (because memories deserve glassware)Bonus: Bottles are TAX FREE during Wine Walk, so stocking up is basically a smart financial move.
Check-in spots:
– Property Management (4554 California Ave SW)
– John L. Scott Real Estate (4445 California Ave SW)Tickets ALWAYS sell out, so grab yours HERE and join the ultimate West Seattle fall hangout.
(Latest image fed by SDOT camera at California/Alaska)
Good morning – here’s what’s up for your Sunday, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar and inbox:
GARAGE/YARD SALES: Check for listings in the WSB Community Forums. (If you have a sale to add, but don’t have a WSB Forums login, go to westseattleblog/log-in – thanks!)
WESTIES RUN CLUB: This week’s 9 am Sunday Funday run leaves from Olympia Coffee (3840 California SW).
AMERICAN MAH JONGG: The Sunday games are on hiatus until The Missing Piece reopens in its new Junction location.
WEST SEATTLE FARMERS’ MARKET: Find the market on California between Oregon and Alaska, 10 am-2 pm, now in late-summer produce season (stone fruit, berries, tomatoes, greens, roots), plus lots of baked goods, cheeses, meats, fish, prepared foods, condiments, flowers, more.
MASTER GARDENERS: They’re at the market one last time today, also 10 am-2 pm, if you have a garden question/challenge/etc. that would benefit from expert advice.
WEST SEATTLE BEE GARDEN WORK PARTY: The garden needs you! The bees need you! 10 am-noon – here’s this month’s task list, all welcome, no experience necessary:
-General clean up/weeding/weed whacking
-Deep watering
-Seed collection for the High Point Library Seed Library
-Digging out posts no longer needed (heavy lifting here)
(Lanham/Graham)
FREE NIA CLASS: 10:30 am, first class free if you pre-register. At Inner Alchemy Sanctuary/Studio (3618 SW Alaska)
WEST SEATTLE TOOL LIBRARY: Need a tool but don’t need to, or can’t, buy it? You’ll probably be able to borrow it from the Tool Library, open 11 am-4 pm on the northeast side of Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. (4408 Delridge Way SW)
WEST SEATTLE RESISTS: Sunday signholding in The Junction (California/Alaska), 11:30 am-1:30 pm.
COLMAN POOL OPEN: The heated salt-water outdoor pool at Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW) is open today noon-7 pm, wrapping up its first of two postseason weekends – see the schedule here.
GRANDPARENTS’ DAY TEA: My NecessiTea‘s event is sold out!
WELCOME ROAD WINERY: Kick back and enjoy your Sunday afternoon at this West Seattle tasting room (with a patio!) open 2-5 pm, kids and dogs welcome. (3804 California SW; WSB sponsor)
MUSIC MATINEE AT TIM’S: 2 pm, The Love Grubs, Richard Lodwig, Ray Baron at Tim’s Tavern. (16th SW/SW 98th, White Center)
WEST SEATTLE MODERN CLASSIC BOOK CLUB: 3 pm at Paper Boat Booksellers (4522 California SW), discuss “Wise Blood.”
BACK-TO-SCHOOL WALK-BY BLESSINGS: Alki UCC‘s Pastor Emily will be in the front courtyard offering blessings along with pins, stickers, and snacks, to commemorate back-to-school week, 4-5 pm. (6115 SW Hinds)
LISTENING PARTY AT EASY STREET: 5 pm, featuring the new album by 21 Pilots. Free, all ages. (4559 California SW)
DRAG BINGO: Play tonight at The Locöl (7902 35th SW), free, prizes, 21+, 5:30-7:30 pm, hosted by Jizzuhbell Johnson.
INTERNATIONAL FOOD FAIR @ EASTRIDGE CHURCH: 6 pm, food and conversation. (4500 39th SW)
SCREAM CLUB @ LINCOLN PARK: 7 pm gathering including a “collective scream,” Picnic Shelter #4 on the Lincoln Park shore. (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW)
LIVE MUSIC AT THE ALLEY: 8-10 pm, Sunday night music with the Triangular Jazztet at The Alley (behind 4509 California SW).
Are you planning, organizing, and/or publicizing something that we could feature on the WSB community event calendar – one-time or recurring? Please email us the basic details – westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!
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