Actually the bells have nothing to do with tomorrow’s WSB-sponsored West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day (9 am-3 pm, get your map here!), but Bells of the Sound performs in West Seattle tonight, and with West Seattleites in their rank, we thought you’d like to see what they’re all about (this clip’s on the wild side) – 7:30 tonight at Tibbetts Church in The Junction. Meantime, tomorrow’s also the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive (PLEASE put a bag out before you go garage-saling – it’ll be picked up right at your mailbox/door!) and the Gateway cleanup followup – MUCH more going on, totaling more than 40 events in the full West Seattle Weekend Lineup, brought to you 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: “The Descent of SockMonkey” art exhibit at ArtsWest gallery, noon-7 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT: West Seattle Family YMCA (WSB sponsor) presents Mother-Daughter Tea, 6:30-8 pm @ Fauntleroy location. Enjoy tea and snacks. Tiaras, boas and sparkles encouraged, but not required. Registration required. $5 per person/$20 per family – open to the community.

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: Gutenberg! The Musical continues at ArtsWest, 7:30 pm (online ticket sales here)

FRIDAY NIGHT: Bells of the Sound presents 20th anniversary concert. This program will be presented at 7:30 PM on Friday, May 8, 2009 at Tibbetts United Methodist Church, 3940 41st Avenue SW in Seattle. A suggested donation of $10/adults and $8/youth and seniors will be collected at the door (children under 8 are free). For more information, please visit www.bellsofthesound.org, email info@bellsofthesound.org or call (206) 931-7669.

FRIDAY NIGHT: West Seattle High School proudly presents Merrily We Roll Along by Stephen Sondheim: Sondheim’s musical adaptation of the Kaufman and Hart play transforms the story of three successful people looking back on their lost friendship. Frank, Mary, and Charley grew up to realize their dreams and goals, but may have paid a greater price than they anticipated. Frank’s anguished question — “Why?” — begins the journey backwards in time, recalling rivalries, jealousies, triumphs, failures, and loves both unrequited and reciprocal, as the three seek to discover how they got from “there” to “here.” Merrily We Roll Along tells a masterful tale of three remarkable people reflecting on years of aspiration and reality, and dreams both fulfilled and lost. The show continues tonight at 7:30 PM in the WSHS theatre at 3000 California SW. It also runs May 9th at 7:30 PM. May 14th at 8PM and May 15, 16th at 7:30. Doors open 1/2 hour earlier. Tickets may be reserved for $5 ahead of time by calling 206-252-8834 or purchased at the door for $10.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Live music at Skylark Cafe and Club (WSB sponsor): Sam Friend, Helen Chance, Audioart, starts at 8 pm

SATURDAY, 9 AM-3 PM: This is it! The 5th annual West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day, with more than 180 sales participating! Here’s how to get the map

SATURDAY: Grad Night fundraiser car wash at West Seattle High School (during Community Garage Sale Day, in which WSHS has a sale!)

SATURDAY, 7 AM-4 PM: Alki Lodge #152 (WSB sponsor) annual garage sale (during WSCGSD but note the earlier and later hours)

MORE GARAGE SALE DAY INFO AT WESTSEATTLEGARAGESALE.COM

SATURDAY THROUGH JUNE 19: West Seattle Family YMCA (WSB sponsor) presents new spring swim lesson session for kids and adult

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Followup cleanup along Gateway area/Walking on Logs, 9 am-1 pm, volunteers welcome (more info here)

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Orchard Street Ravine work party, 9 am-1 pm (more info here)

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Spa day event at Pharmaca (WSB sponsor) in The Junction; get the latest here

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: WHAT: Permaculture Design Course with Toby Hemenway
WHEN: The second weekend of each month from May 9, through October 11, 9 AM – 5:30 PM.
WHERE: South Seattle Community College. Seattle Tilth is hosting Toby Hemenway in Seattle to teach a 72-hour Permaculture Design Course over six weekends May through October, 2009 at South Seattle Community College. Permaculture uses ecological principles to create sustainable human communities that have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. This certification permaculture design course offers a framework for decision-making and right livelihood, and will give you holistic tools for food, water, and energy security; building healthy communities and economies; and many other issues. This life-changing course is ideal for homeowners, gardeners, teachers, design and real estate professionals, and anyone interested in creating a sustainable future. The course is adapted to a wide variety of learning styles and is presented via lecture, images, video, group discussion, exercises, and design projects. Course graduates will receive a Permaculture Design Trainee Certificate from the Permaculture Institute (USA). The lead instructor, Toby Hemenway, is the author of /Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture/, for the last six years the best-selling permaculture book in the world.
COST: $900 for 12 full-day sessions To register visit www.seattletilth.org.

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

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Delridge Natural Area Park Restoration – volunteers needed! 10 am to 2 pm – Come join us in removing invasive plant species and laying mulch, all in preparation for fall planting of native species of trees and plants.
Where to meet: Corner of Delridge Way SW and SW Graham – across the street from Chief Sealth High School.
What to bring: Leather gloves, leather or heavy boots, long-sleeve shirts and pants to protect yourself from thorny blackberry! Also, be sure to bring water and a snack!
Contact Mike at 206-290-8805 or m_a1533@yahoo.com for more information.

SATURDAY MORNING: The Seattle Chinese Garden at South Seattle Community College will offer free, guided tours the second Saturday of every month, March-October; the next tour will be on Saturday, May 9, 2009. Tours begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Chan Education Center at South Seattle Community College (6000 16th Avenue SW, north parking lot entrance) with a slide presentation and discussion of the significance of gardens in Chinese culture. The tour then moves outside to the garden site where construction is under way for Knowing the Spring Courtyard and to Song Mei Pavilion, where tour guides discuss the construction of the pavilion and demonstration garden, describe the plans for the six-acre garden and point out the wide variety of plants on display. These public tours last approximately 1½ hours, and no reservation is necessary. Groups of ten or more can arrange a private tour with two weeks advance notice. For additional information or to arrange a group tour, call (206) 282-8040. The Song Mei Pavilion was designed and fabricated in Seattle’s sister city, Chongqing, China, and assembled on-site by a team of Chinese artisans. This authentic Chinese pavilion is the first of many planned structures in the Sichuan-style Seattle Chinese Garden. For membership, special event and guided tour information, call (206) 282-8040 or visit www.seattlechinesegarden.org.

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Garden Center open at South Seattle Community College, 11 am-3 pm (more information here)

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Seattle Lutheran High School will be having a car wash this Saturday at PCC in West Seattle from 11:00-4:00. All proceeds go to help support student-led programs and outreach.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON: Cat adopt-a-thon at Alki Community Center, noon-3 pm (more info here)

SATURDAY AFTERNOON: Memorial ceremony for American soldiers killed fighting in Vietnam, at the Vietnamese Cultural Center on SW Orchard north of Home Depot, 1 pm

SATURDAY AFTERNOON: Paint your clothes @ South Park Library! Got clothes that could use some bling? Learn the art of textile painting and make your stuff one-of-a-kind! South Park artist Jessie Beans will explain mixing paint and color theory and give ideas for expressing yourself on your wardrobe. Come with an idea, an item to paint, and wear old clothes that can get dirty. Registration is required; call 206-615-1688 to sign up. For ages 6 up. Saturday, May 9, 1:30-3:30 p.m. at South Park Library, 8604 8th Ave. S. and S. Cloverdale St.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Wild Alaskan Salmon Dinner–Boy Scout Troop 284 will be hosting a Wild Alaskan Salmon Dinner and Silent Auction on Saturday, May 9, at St. John’s Episcopal Church Hall, 3050 California Ave SW. There will be 2 seatings: Early seating at 5:00pm and late seating at 7:00pm. There will also be a silent auction at each seating. Price is $15 for adults / $10 for children 10 & under. Please join us in supporting our scouting program and enjoy a superb dinner! For tickets, call Rich DeVore at 206-550-3969.

SATURDAY NIGHT: West Seattle Family YMCA (WSB sponsor) presents Parents Night Out, 5:30-10 pm @ West Seattle location, 4515 36th SW. Kids ages 3 months – 12 years have a safe and fun evening at the Y while parents go out or relax at home. $22.50-$30 depending upon child’s age/membership status. Space is limited. Registration required.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Live music at C & P Coffee with Gary Benson, 6-8 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: West Seattle High School proudly presents Merrily We Roll Along by Stephen Sondheim: Sondheim’s musical adaptation of the Kaufman and Hart play transforms the story of three successful people looking back on their lost friendship. Frank, Mary, and Charley grew up to realize their dreams and goals, but may have paid a greater price than they anticipated. Frank’s anguished question — “Why?” — begins the journey backwards in time, recalling rivalries, jealousies, triumphs, failures, and loves both unrequited and reciprocal, as the three seek to discover how they got from “there” to “here.” Merrily We Roll Along tells a masterful tale of three remarkable people reflecting on years of aspiration and reality, and dreams both fulfilled and lost. The show continues tonight at 7:30 PM in the WSHS theatre at 3000 California SW. It also runs May 14th at 8 PM and May 15, 16th at 7:30. Doors open 1/2 hour earlier. Tickets may be reserved for $5 ahead of time by calling 206-252-8834 or purchased at the door for $10.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Gutenberg! The Musical continues at ArtsWest, 7:30 pm (online ticket sales here)

SATURDAY NIGHT: Comedy Night May 9th, 7:30 pm at Peace Lutheran Church with Taproot Theatre. Come for a night of Comedy Improv hosted by Peace Youth and performed by Taproot Theatre. Suggested Donation $10 Watch as Taproot creates before your eyes an evening of truly original impromptu comedy. By using suggestions from the audience, the quick witted actors of Taproot Theatre’s Improvisational Comedy Team create, on the spot, scene after comedic scene filled with fun and laughs and tailor made for your audience. When one audience suggested Woody Allen characters, Steven Spielberg’s dinosaurs and Verdi’s opera, our Improv Team gave an average trip to McDonald’s a hilarious new twist. Get the picture? Guaranteed fun for one and all! For information on this one-time evening of Comedy Improv, contact *206-427-6496

SATURDAY NIGHT: MANIFOLD MOTION PRESENTS: WOOLGATHERER – 8 pm – $15 sliding scale. Manifold Motion, Youngstown’s resident dance company, premieres Woolgatherer, a performance that intertwines the craft of aerial performance, contemporary dance and fiber artists with original music and live streaming video. Woolgatherertells the story of an iconoclast who tears down the walls of her oppressive society and discovers a secret, wild world inhabited by extraordinary creatures. To create the miles of material needed for “Woolgatherer,” nearly 20 community members have gathered with Manifold Motion for weekend “yarn-raisings” over the past three months, logging hundreds of hours with yarn and needle in hand. The result is a remarkable multimedia experience that is not to be missed.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Owls and Bats at Camp Long. Ages 5 and older. Will Barred Owl young be hissing or will they be missing? Parents might be ripping up rats into choice chunks for their baby birds. We*ll poke around for pellets to pull apart and hear how to hoot. Though not as numerous as they once were, we may find bats with our bat detector. Please register by May 8. Instructor: Stewart Wechsler Course 39661 May 9 Sat 8:30 * 10:30 p.m. Adult Fee $8, Child Fee $6

SATURDAY NIGHT: Live music at Skylark Cafe and Club (WSB sponsor) with Live People, Benjamin Clocks, PD Elementary, starts at 9 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: STAR ANNA & THE LAUGHING DOGS at The Historic Admiral Theater. Twenty-one-year-old Ellensburg singer-songwriter Star Anna with her band, including lead guitarist Justin Davis, bassist Frank Johnson and drummer-percussionist Travis Yost. It’s equal parts trashy Americana-laced rock mixed with sophisticated storytelling and charm that raises Anna and her band, The Laughing Dogs, to the gritty level of greatness.” – Twang Nation. Show at 9 pm; admission $12.

SATURDAY NIGHT: No Quarter, Led Zeppelin tribute band, at Rocksport

SOME WEST SEATTLE MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH ETC. OPTIONS: See this story, including brunch proceeds at Skylark benefiting the fight against breast cancer, Cafe Revo opening an hour early, and more (both of them are WSB sponsors)

ALSO FOR MOTHER’S DAY: Design your own glass float at Avalon Glassworks (more info here)

SUNDAY MIDDAY: West Seattle Farmers’ Market @ The Junction, 10 am-2 pm (remember, it’s year-round!) with a special demo: Mother’s Day – Jeremey Faber of Foraged and Found Edibles will be doing a cooking demo at 10 am using wild mushrooms and wild native greens!

SUNDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Skillet Street Food‘s third scheduled appearance in West Seattle, Seattle Lutheran High School lot (41st/Genesee), 11 am-2 pm

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

SUNDAY AFTERNOON: Gutenberg! The Musical continues at ArtsWest, 3 pm (online ticket sales here)

SUNDAY NIGHT: MANIFOLD MOTION PRESENTS: WOOLGATHERER – 7 PM – $15 sliding scale. Manifold Motion, Youngstown’s resident dance company, premieres Woolgatherer, a performance that intertwines the craft of aerial performance, contemporary dance and fiber artists with original music and live streaming video. Woolgatherertells the story of an iconoclast who tears down the walls of her oppressive society and discovers a secret, wild world inhabited by extraordinary creatures. To create the miles of material needed for “Woolgatherer,” nearly 20 community members have gathered with Manifold Motion for weekend “yarn-raisings” over the past three months, logging hundreds of hours with yarn and needle in hand. The result is a remarkable multimedia experience that is not to be missed.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Mother’s Day karaoke benefit @ Skylark Cafe and Club (WSB sponsor) for the Breast Cancer 3-Day, starting at 7 pm

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