‘Tis the day before Valentine’s Day, and all through the … no, wait. Anyway, LOTS of love around West Seattle, today through Sunday. Tonight: Highlights include spaghetti and music to benefit the Chief Sealth music program, and comedy at Admiral Theater, to help the rescued puppy-mill dogs in the North Sound. Tomorrow (Saturday): Love coffee? Free strawberry white mocha at Hotwire (WSB sponsor) IF you mention you heard about it from WSB, a free class from the NiaDivas (WSB sponsor), dog-washing to benefit the North Sound rescuees, plus ways to show your love for our beautiful greenspaces. Sunday highlights include a Seattle Lutheran senior presenting a music festival to help kids on the other side of the world, free cholesterol checks at Pharmaca (WSB sponsor), and a WSB Forum potluck get-together and fundraiser. LOTS more – more than three dozen events ahead in this edition of the West Seattle Weekend Lineup (sponsored by Skylark Cafe and Club):

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ALL WEEKEND: Movies (and more) at the Admiral Theater

ALL WEEKEND: Southwest Pool is open! Swim-session schedule here

ALL WEEKEND: West Seattle history on display @ Log House Museum at Alki, Thursdays-Sundays, noon-4 pm

FRIDAY AFTERNOON-EVENING: “Isolated Narratives” art exhibit at ArtsWest gallery, noon-7 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT: Josh Schramm and Westerly, live music at C and P Coffee, 6-8 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT: Sixth Annual Big Band Dinner Dance, 6:00 – 10:00pm
Chief Sealth Cafeteria, Boren Middle School, 5950 Delridge Way SW
Spaghetti Dinner, Auction and Live Music provided by the Chief Sealth Combo and Jazz Band with the West Seattle Big Band. Child (ages 5-12): $7 || Student w/ ASB: $10 || Adult: $15 A limited number of tickets will be available at the door. Doors open at 6:00pm.

FRIDAY NIGHT: From the Duwamish Tribe website: An evening with Mr. Gene Tagaban, “Raven Dancer.” His credits include film and television and stage work; this will be a new show. He is a very powerful native performer that will sing, dance and tell stories. Doors open at 6 pm, show at 7 pm. Admission will be $25 per person taken at the door. New Duwamish Longhouse

FRIDAY NIGHT: Family skating at Alki Community Center: “This weekly event at Alki Community Center is suitable for all ages and all abilities! This is a great time to practice your skills and tricks while experiencing a roller-rink atmosphere. You can always look forward to the Limbo, and friendly racing. If you don’t have your own skates, you can borrow a pair of ours!” 6:45-8:45 pm ($3/person)

FRIDAY NIGHT: Dominoes game night at Red Cup Espresso in The Junction, starting at 7 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT: Live music at The Bohemian with Alma Villegas, 7:30 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT: “WELL” at ArtsWest, 7:30 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT: Open enrollment starts at West Seattle Christian (WSB sponsor) Preschool, 4425 41st SW, 8 pm. Space is limited and registration packets are now available to be picked up at the office (4400 42nd Ave SW) or by requesting one: preschool@westseattlechristian.org

FRIDAY NIGHT: At Skylark Cafe and Club (WSB sponsor): Live music with Destruction of Modern Man, Stevedore, Bend, starts at 9 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT: “Love Sucks,” anti-Valentine comedy with Cathy Sorbo and Rod Long at Admiral Theater, 9:30 pm (benefits Furry Faces Foundation; buy tickets online), bring donations for puppy-mill rescuees in the North Sound, such as:
• Latex gloves
• Wee wee pads/puppy pads (lots and lots)
• Money for vaccinations, meds and medical bills
• Pinnacle, Canidade, Natural Balance and Nutro (small bites) dog food

SATURDAY ALL DAY: Free strawberry white mocha from Hotwire Coffee (WSB sponsor) if you mention WSB – Hotwire’s open 7 am-7 pm

SATURDAY ALL DAY: Half of proceeds from self-serve washes at The Wash Dog, 6400 California SW, benefit the North Sound puppy-mill rescuees (open 8 am-7 pm)

SATURDAY MORNING: *Welcome to Nia!* Free Class Saturday, February 14, 2009 from 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. Start Valentine’s Day with a gift to yourself: a free introductory Nia class led by Jill Pagano and Lesley Tinker, Certified Nia Instructors (WSB sponsors). Nia is a cardiovascular and conditioning practice for body, mind, emotions, and spirit. Done barefoot to music, each Nia class provides a unique focus for warming up, moving, and cooling down. Experience the benefits of Nia for yourself. Immediately, you will feel more invigorated, vital, and refreshed. Keep practicing Nia and you will feel more flexible, agile, mobile, strong, and stable. Click here for details and registration

SATURDAY ALL DAY: Muttley Crew Cuts donates 50% of its proceeds from bath-only dog services to puppy-mill rescuees in the North Sound. Call 206.932.6888 for an appointment; 9 am-7 pm

SATURDAY MORNING: Orchard Street Ravine Natural Area Planting Work Party as a participant in the Green Seattle Partnership.
When: Saturday 2/14/09 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Where: Coming from California follow Orchard Street East to the dead-end cul de sac.
What to Bring: Your own gloves, wearing long pants, a long sleeve shirt and tennis shoes or boots is advisable. We have tools on site.
Join us in a Huge Spring Planting Project. Our goal for the last 3 years has been to restore the Orchard Street Ravine Natural Area to native habitat for wild life. Volunteers have worked monthly toward this goal by removing invasive plants and replacing them with native plants. On February 14th we will be celebrating the completion of the neighborhood connection trail from 38th Ave. SW to Orchard Street, grant work by DON and Restoration Logistics and Volunteer work that has cleared large areas preparing them for native planting. The recently completed trail needs the final stage of planting and will be one area of focus. Come participate in the restoration by planting natives for this urban Natural Area known for its beautiful Madrona trees. We’ll have coffee, water and treats (feel free to contribute to the treats stock!) 9 am-1 pm
Contact: Paul Prentice email paul@prenticedesign.com

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Arboretum Work Party at SSCC: Volunteers needed to help rid area of weeds.
9 am – 2 pm, Arboretum North Lot
South Seattle Community College
arboretum@sccd.ctc.edu
(206) 764-5323 (nursery) / (206) 768-6790 (program office)
South Seattle Community College invites you to “be an angel” this month and participate in the Arboretum Cohort Second Saturday Volunteer Program. The February 14 session focuses on eradicating Yellow Archangel (Lamiastrom galeobdolon). Once considered a “good” plant, this noxious weed now threatens the Arboretum as well as the Duwamish Green Belt. Volunteers will learn the basics of successful noxious weed control, while contributing to the improvement and upkeep of South’s Arboretum, one of the finest small botanic gardens in the Pacific Northwest.

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: West Duwamish Greenbelt work party, 10 am-2 pm (more info here)

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Valentine CAR WASH at West Seattle High 10 am – 3 pm. The gift that really impresses is a Car Wash! Treat that special person in your life, bring their car back gleaming, with a FREE Latte from HOTWIRE COFFEE (WSB sponsor) and support a good cause at the same time. The students at Westside will be participating in a true exchange to France in March, and each student must raise more than $2,300 for the twenty day exchange. Tres romantic! Suggested donation is $10 … and your hard earned funds benefit students right here in West Seattle! Contact Parent Caro 206 718-2442

SATURDAY MORNING: EuropaKids Bilingual Learning Center open house, 10 am-noon (e-mail nicole@europakids.com for location): EuropaKids Bilingual Learning Center is expanding with a new, full immersion multilingual language program for your little ones. Being able to communicate successfully in a second language is a lifelong skill that many parents desire for their children to achieve. EuropaKids is here to help you achieve this goal! Our new half-day program is taught exclusively in the target language using methods proven to help your little one understand and communicate in their new language completely and clearly. We are conveniently located on California Avenue approximately 5 minutes from the Morgan and Alaska Junction. EuropaKids is currently enrolling for the full-immersion morning Spanish Language Program and the afternoon German Language Program starting February 2nd 2009. We welcome ages 2-5 years old.

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Delridge Natural Area Work Party – Earth Corps and GREEN SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP
When? 2/14/2009 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Where? Corner of Delridge Way SW & SW Graham in West Seattle (map)
Come be a part of our goal of restoring part of Seattle’s 2500 acres of forested park land. Most of the trees in Seattle are near the end of their natural lifespan and invasive plants have choked out the seedlings that would replace the native trees. Come help us remove invasive plants, put down a layer of mulch and plant native trees and plants. The Delridge Natural Area is a beautiful site with the Longfellow Creek meandering through it. Two beaver ponds have developed as well, creating habitat for many different kinds of wildlife. Be sure to wear long pants, a long sleeve shirt and boots and if you have work gloves bring them as well. Also, bring water and a snack. If you have any questions, please contact me. Contact: Mike Arizona 206-290-8805 E-mail: m_a1533@yahoo.com

SATURDAY AFTERNOON-EVENING: “Isolated Narratives” art exhibit at ArtsWest gallery, noon-7 pm

SATURDAY AFTERNOON: “A CHOCOLATE AFFAIR” Valentine Celebration – Saturday, February 14 – 1:00 p.m. Join us for an afternoon of delectable delights dipped in a chocolate fountain and the sweet sounds of The Double Barrs. Bring a friend, place your name in a drawing for a gift basket and double your fun! Tours available throughout the event. Please RSVP by February 12th. Merrill Gardens at Admiral Heights – 2326 California Ave. SW – (206) 938-3964

SATURDAY AFTERNOON: Henta and Marias, live music at Pearls on Delridge, 3-5 pm (more info here)

SATURDAY NIGHT: Owl Hoot at Camp Long. Ages 5 and older. Join us for a dusk-to-dark owl prowl through Camp Long’s woodland. Early winter is courtship time! Dress for the weather and bring a flashlight. Please register by calling (206) 684-7434. Instructor: Stewart Wechsler. 4:30 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: Kids and Animals, live music at C and P Coffee, 6-8 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: Please join the Lions Club of West Seattle for a Valentine’s Day Dinner, 6 pm, at the Senior Center of West Seattle ( 4217 SW Oregon St ). Enjoy a fabulous dinner, raffles and prizes, and music. $15 per person. All proceeds support Lions projects in West Seattle such as scholarships for local college-bound youth, and glasses and hearing aids for low-income West Seattle residents. www.wslions.com.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Salamander Love Night at Camp Long’s Polliwog Pond. Ages 6 and older. Did you know that our two local mole salamander’s species mate and lay eggs right around Valentine’s Day? Come with us to look for these long-toed lovers, their Northwestern friends, and eggs in their watery bedrooms. Please dress for the weather and bring a flashlight. Please pre-register. Instructor: Stewart Wechsler. 6:30 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: Live music at The Bohemian with Pearl Django in a special Valentine’s performance, 7-10:30 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: “WELL” at ArtsWest, 7:30 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: Live music at Skylark Cafe and Club (WSB sponsor) with Professor Gall, Owcharuk 5, Golden Robot Army, starts at 9 pm

SUNDAY MIDDAY: West Seattle Farmers’ Market @ The Junction, 10 am-2 pm (remember, it’s year-round!)

SUNDAY MIDDAY: Live music at The Bohemian with pianist Fred Hoadley, 11 am-2 pm

SUNDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Healthy Heart Day with free screenings and raffles at Pharmaca (WSB sponsor) in The Junction, 11 am-3 pm

SUNDAY AFTERNOON: WSB Forum get-together at Big Al Brewing in White Center, potluck and bring donations for Furry Faces Foundation and Seattle Education Access, 1-5 pm (read all about it here!)

SUNDAY AFTERNOON: Children’s Music Festival. Seattle Lutheran High School senior Lauren Vanderpool is organizing this concert to benefit South African children who lives have been touched by AIDS. All proceeds from this benefit will be sent to Baphumelele Children’s Home in Khayelitshe, South Africa. At Grace Church, located at 10323 28th Ave SW in West Seattle, 2:30 pm, free will offering will be taken at the door. Children and teens from Seattle Lutheran and around Seattle are sharing their musical talents in a variety of ways. All are welcome to join us in celebrating music, children, and in support of South African children who desperately need our help. There are over 14,000 orphaned children in the small village of Khayelitshe. Baphumelele is a haven for these children whose lives are affected by AIDS. Right now the women of Baphumelele are in the process of building several more ‘Cluster Homes’ so the children have a warm place to sleep, and a health clinic (they have a doctor and two nurses who visit twice a week). Baphumelele is run by local women from the Khayelitshe village. The children of South Africa need our help and support. If you wish to read Baphumelele’s story please go to
www.baphumelele.org.za.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON: Final performance of “WELL” at ArtsWest, 3 pm

SUNDAY AFTERNOON: Live music at C & P Coffee with Bluegrass Jamtime, 1-5 pm

SUNDAY NIGHT: All-ages live music @ Skylark Cafe and Club (WSB sponsor) with Alligator Pears, Coracoid, Ambulance, starting at 7 pm

Are we missing anything? Let us know! And between weekends, keep an eye on our continuously updated Events page.