Don’t get freaked by flakes in the forecast; it’s Hometown Holidays weekend, with the official West Seattle Christmas Tree Lighting on Saturday night, a chance to share a charity fundraising breakfast with the West Seattle Kiwanis before the fun, and then later, a charity-fundraising dinner with the West Seattle Eagles (that’s all happening in The Junction too), a chance to explore Youngstown Cultural Arts Center during its Open House, a free Sunday night concert by the African Children’s Choir, and a ton more — 44 West Seattle events starting just a few hours from now:

ALL WEEKEND: Movies at the Admiral Theater (schedule here)

ALL WEEKEND: Holy Rosary Christmas Tree Lot (south of Admiral Safeway)

FRIDAY & SATURDAY: “Common & Uncommon Ground” art show @ArtsWest, noon-7 pm both days

FRIDAY NIGHT: Husky Deli Holiday Open House/75th anniversary celebration in The Junction, 5-9 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT: Live music @ C & P Coffee with Bobcat Bob, 6-8 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT: Holiday Givings and Fixings, crafts, games, food drive @ Delridge Community Center, 6-8 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT: 95-year-old organist Bob Mitchell accompanies silent movies in three performances @ Kenyon Hall, 8 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT: Live music at Skylark with Radiolake, Numbered Days, Invading Melody, starts at 9 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT: Live music @ Easy Street After Hours with Hypatia Lake and special guests, 9:30 pm

STARTING SATURDAY, CONTINUING THROUGH DEC. 20: Wreath sale to benefit Furry Faces Foundation, wreaths on display & available for sale @ Hotwire Coffee (made from cuttings)

SATURDAY & SUNDAY: Warm Clothes Drive during Hometown Holidays: bring all types of warm clothes to keep all members of the community warm thru the winter; clean out your childrens’ closet and hand-be-down piles looking for all types of winter clothes including jackets, pajamas, boots, long underwear, sweaters, socks, and more; drop off @ Hometown Holidays HQ (44th/Alaska) throughout the celebration, before WestSide Baby picks up the donations @ 5 pm Sunday (they’re collecting diapers too)

SATURDAY & SUNDAY: Swim at Southwest Pool (schedule here)

SATURDAY MORNING: West Seattle Kiwanis pancake breakfast @ Alki Masonic Hall in The Junction, 7 am-noon

SATURDAY MORNING: Rotary Club of West Seattle hosts annual Christmas Shopping Spree at Sears on 1st Avenue (info here)

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Solstice Park (Lincoln Park Annex) Mulch Party, meet on stairs at 44th & Fontanelle, 9:30 am-12:30 pm

SATURDAY MORNING: City-sponsored landslide information meeting, SSCC Brockey Center, 10 am-noon

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Holiday gift showcase with glass art, handknit scarves, homemade jams, and more @ 3241 47th SW (map), 10 am-5 pm

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Camp Long work party, 10 am-1 pm

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Lincoln Park work party, 10 am-2 pm

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: West Duwamish Greenbelt work party, 10 am-2 pm

SATURDAY MIDDAY: Live music @ C & P Coffee with Marco De Carvalho, 11 am-1 pm

SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Seattle Slam wheelchair rugby, SW Community Center, matches at 11:30 am, 1:30 pm, 3:30 pm

SATURDAY AFTERNOON-EVENING: First day of Hometown Holidays in The Junction with carriage rides, ornament making, Santa photos, special store events, much more (full list of activities here)

SATURDAY AFTERNOON: Santa photos at Westwood Village, noon-4 pm (more info here), bring a donation for White Center Food Bank

SATURDAY AFTERNOON: 95-year-old organist Bob Mitchell accompanies silent movies @ Kenyon Hall, 2 pm

SATURDAY AFTERNOON: Public meeting on Seattle Parks Department strategic plan, Delridge Community Center, 2-4 pm

SATURDAY AFTERNOON-EVENING: Art opening, “Vice is Nice” by Patrice Tullai & Heather Stephens in the Red Room @ Skylark, 4-8 pm

SATURDAY AFTERNOON-EVENING: Youngstown Arts Center open house with music, dance, film, visual arts, much more, 4-10 pm

SATURDAY AFTERNOON-EVENING: Holiday party @ Basic Green Box, wine and cheese after 4 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: Spaghetti dinner and Holiday Bazaar, $6/person for spaghetti, bread, Caesar salad & dessert, all proceeds benefit Children’s Hospital, families welcome, West Seattle Eagles, 5-7 pm (enter @ back door closest to the alley)

SATURDAY NIGHT: West Seattle Christmas Tree Lighting as part of Hometown Holidays in The Junction (Farmers’ Market parking lot behind KeyBank; tree-lighting events begin with Dickens Carolers onstage at 5:30 pm, then mc Marty Riemer @ 6 pm, with keynote speakers the Miller Family of Husky Deli — who will have one of the youngest members lighting the tree — and highlight performers Endolyne Children’s Choir)

SATURDAY NIGHT: “Come on Over” 3-site open house/celebration/silent auction for Southwest Youth & Family Services and Delridge Community Center as well as Youngstown Arts Center (as mentioned above), 6-10 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: 95-year-old organist Bob Mitchell accompanies silent movies @ Kenyon Hall, 8 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: Live music at Skylark with Tom McShane, James Sasser, Strange Jerome, Lost Dogma, starts at 8 pm

SUNDAY: “Symbols of Life” art show opens @ ArtsWest

SUNDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Day 2 of Hometown Holidays in The Junction (full activities list here)

SUNDAY MIDDAY: West Seattle Farmers’ Market during Hometown Holidays @ The Junction, 10 am-2 pm

SUNDAY AFTERNOON: Santa photos at Westwood Village, noon-4 pm (more info here), bring a donation for White Center Food Bank

SUNDAY AFTERNOON-EVENING: Artists’ show and sale at Ginomai (sw corner of 42nd/Genesee), 12:30-7 pm with artists’ reception 12:30-2:30

SUNDAY AFTERNOON: Live music @ C & P Coffee with Marc Smason, 3-5 pm

SUNDAY AFTERNOON-EVENING: Advent/Christmas Workshop, St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church (3:30-6 pm; make an Advent wreath, light a candle, share a meal, the church says “the real St. Nicholas comes to visit!”)

SUNDAY NIGHT: Monthly meeting of West Seattle Neighbors for Peace and Justice, Alki Congregational Church, 5 pm

SUNDAY NIGHT: Free concert with the African Children’s Choir at West Seattle Christian Church (doors open at 6:30 pm, concert at 7 pm; donations will be accepted to help fight AIDS in Africa)

SUNDAY NIGHT: All-ages live music at Skylark with These Are The End Times, Ethan J Perry, Mona Sterling, starts at 7 pm

Are we missing anything? Let us know! And between weekends, keep an eye on our continuously updated Events page, currently featuring events through the winter holidays, and beyond!