Two live theater productions, one big political caucus, lots of cool cleanups that need your help (including Alki Playfield/Playground till 3 pm today – they’re out there working right now!) – the benefit barbecue at Thriftway tomorrow, the WSHS Grad Night fundraising car wash tomorrow (caucusing? get your car washed while you’re there), another chance to help plan the WSB Forum Community fundraiser for the local business fighting back from arson, a soccer-season kickoff, 39 events listed ahead:
ALL WEEKEND: Movies at the Admiral Theater (schedule here)
ALL WEEKEND (AND THROUGH MAY 11): MotherĂ¢â‚¬â„¢s Day WestSide Baby Diaper Drive continues at C & P Coffee Company, drop off a package of diapers and receive a free coffee drink of your choice
FRIDAY & SATURDAY: “It’s Just Life” art show @ ArtsWest, noon-7 pm both days
FRIDAY-SATURDAY-SUNDAY: Swim at Southwest Pool (schedule here)
FRIDAY-SATURDAY-SUNDAY: “Trillium Weekend” at Village Green Nursery
FRIDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Alki Playfield cleanup, 10 am-3 pm (come help sweep, paint, trim, and pick up garbage, call 684-7430 for info)
FRIDAY NIGHT: Rainbow Bingo, West Seattle Senior Center, 5:30 pm
FRIDAY NIGHT: Live music @ C & P Coffee with Bobcat Bob, 6-8 pm
FRIDAY NIGHT: “The Dead Guy” @ ArtsWest, 7:30 pm (tickets available online)
FRIDAY NIGHT: Twelfth Night Productions presentation of “Deathtrap” @ Youngstown Arts Center, 7:30 pm (ticket info and more details here)
FRIDAY NIGHT: Live music at Skylark with Seeing Blind, The Bradfords, Sirens and Sailors, starts at 9 pm
SATURDAY: Opening day for West Seattle Soccer Club, Alki, Madison MS, Fairmount Park, EC Hughes, Roxhill, and Highland Park playfields
SATURDAY MORNING: Corner Pocket in The Junction opens 7 am for European sports viewing (website here)
SATURDAY MORNING: Schmitz Preserve work party, 9 am-noon (more info here)
SATURDAY MORNING: Friends of Lincoln Park work party to restore wooded areas of the park, meet @ kiosk across from Rose St. in the north parking lot (on Fauntleroy), wear sturdy shoes and dress in layers, bring garden gloves and hand clipper if you have ’em, 9 am, call Sharon (206) 464-1068 if more info is needed
SATURDAY MORNING: West Seattle Exercise Club, informal group of people getting together to exercise, meet 9 am @ kiosk in north parking lot of Lincoln Park (along Fauntleroy)
SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: WSHS Grad Night fundraiser car wash (at the school) for Class of 2008, 9 am-2 pm
SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Group garage sale at Alki Community Center, 9 am-5 pm (more here)
SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: 34th Legislative District Democratic caucus, West Seattle High School, 10 am (sign-ins start @ 9 am)
SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Master Gardener clinics at McClendon’s in White Center, 10 am-2 pm Saturdays (more info here)
SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Camp Long work party, 10 am-1 pm (ages 8 and up welcome)
SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: West Seattle Thriftway barbecue to benefit employee Julie Lynch, who’s fighting breast cancer; burger, chips, soda for $7, all proceeds to benefit Julie and her family, 11 am-4 pm
SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Southwest Athletic Club registration for youth football and cheering, Big 5 Sporting Goods in Westwood Village, 11 am-1 pm (more info here)
SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: Rededication ceremony for Steve Cox Park (White Center), 11:30 am (baseball @ 1 pm)
SATURDAY AFTERNOON: WSB Forum members’ next meeting to organize fundraiser for arsonist-targeted Puget Sound Key and Lock, 2 pm, Admiral Pub (read more here)
SATURDAY MORNING-AFTERNOON: West Seattle Little League Jamboree at Bar-S Playfield (read more here)
SATURDAY NIGHT: Sunrise Heights Neighborhood Association third annual Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Night, Our Lady of Guadalupe School hall, 5 pm check-in, poker starts at 6 pm (call to register: 206-932-2949 or 206-938-8760)
SATURDAY NIGHT: West Seattle Eagles pork-loin dinner to benefit Spinal Cord Injury, 5:30 pm
SATURDAY NIGHT: Live music @ C & P Coffee with Greg Spence Wolf, 6-8 pm
SATURDAY NIGHT: Black Tie Bingo to benefit The Mount, Rainier Golf & Country Club, 6 pm
SATURDAY NIGHT: Dessert Auction fundraiser for Camp Long, at Camp long (featured musicians include Tom Rawson with Scott Katz and Katie Peterson; the evening will include acoustic entertainment, dessert with coffee and tea for attendees and the auction for donated desserts — Essential Baking, Bakery Nouveau, Sugar Rush, and more — and homemade desserts; kids 5 years or older welcome – while the auction is going on, Camp Long will provide an environmental education program for the youngsters in another area within the Camp Long lodge), 7-9 pm ($5 admission)
SATURDAY NIGHT: “The Dead Guy” @ ArtsWest, 7:30 pm (tickets available online)
SATURDAY NIGHT: Twelfth Night Productions presentation of “Deathtrap” @ Youngstown Arts Center, 7:30 pm (ticket info and more details here)
SATURDAY NIGHT: Live music at Skylark with Shenandoah Davis, Venus Verse, Man Plus, starts at 9 pm
SUNDAY MIDDAY: West Seattle Farmers’ Market @ The Junction, 10 am-2 pm
SUNDAY AFTERNOON: Live music @ C & P Coffee with 17 Queens, 1-3 pm
SUNDAY AFTERNOON: Twelfth Night Productions presentation of “Deathtrap” @ Youngstown Arts Center, 3 pm (ticket info and more details here)
SUNDAY NIGHT: West Seattle Neighbors for Peace and Justice monthly meeting, Alki UCC, 5 pm
SUNDAY NIGHT: All-ages live music at Skylark with Adam Hill, Uncommon Knowledge, Julep, starts at 7 pm
Are we missing anything? Let us know! And between weekends, keep an eye on our continuously updated Events page.
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