West Seattle, Washington
28 Thursday
(Jewelry artist Sarah Loertscher setting up her Click! Design That Fits installation. Trunk show today!)
From the WSB West Seattle Events calendar (event/meeting ahead? let us know!):
TRAFFIC ALERT: Till 3 pm today, lane closures that might back things up on the Alaskan Way Viaduct – here’s the announcement we published earlier this week. P.S. HistoryLink.org notes that this is the anniversary of the day the final phase of the Viaduct opened.
NEED TOOLS FOR A PROJECT? West Seattle Tool Library open on the east side of Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge Way SW. 9 am – 2 pm Saturdays (and 1 – 5 pm Sundays).
LINCOLN PARK NEEDS YOU! Lincoln Park plant restoration party, 9 am – 2 pm. The mature forests of Lincoln Park in West Seattle are a treasure, but they need our help to survive. Join the Friends of Lincoln Park to work on maintaining previously restored forest. We promise you a good work out (Green exercise!) and the planet will thank you! Meet in the north parking lot on Fauntleroy Way SW at the kiosk across from SW Rose St. (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW, just north of the Vashon Ferry). Bring garden gloves and hand clippers. We will have extras.
TRUNK SHOW AT CLICK! At Click! Design That Fits (WSB sponsor), Sarah Loertscher jewelry, 11 am – 5 pm trunk show with new jewelry “The F-Series”
FELINE FRIENDS AWAITING YOU: West Seattle’s Kitty Harbor (3422 Harbor Ave SW), is open for adoptions, 12-6 pm.
CAR WASH! Fundraising car wash at West Seattle Produce parking lot (Alaska & Fauntleroy). 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm, West Seattle High School Girls Volleyball Team raising money to pay for new gear and fees for the upcoming season. Cars washed by donation. Want to know more about the team? Go here!
SKAMPIDA AT THE BRICKYARD: Outdoor live music at 7 pm, 2308 California SW, reggae/ska band from Colombia.
ON THE ROAD: High-school football – Seattle Lutheran at Life Christian, 7 pm (in Lakewood, south of Tacoma).
MORE LIVE MUSIC: Skylark Café and Club, starting at 9 pm: K (Heart) M, The Stevedore, The Underwater Tiger, $5 cover
Going into a holiday weekend, the event list tends to be short, so here are a few standing Friday listings from the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:
TOUR THE LOG HOUSE MUSEUM: It’s open Thursdays-Sundays, noon-4 pm, 61st/Stevens (Alki area). More info here.
LAST NON-HOLIDAY WEEKDAY AT COLMAN POOL: This is it for 7-day-a-week summer operations at West Seattle’s historic saltwater outdoor pool – after Monday, there’s one postseason weekend, and that’s it. Here’s the schedule. And take note of a bulletin on the Colman Pool home page – because of offseason work, next year’s opening will be delayed.
PRE-FALL CLEANING? Clean out your closets and drop off your reusable clothing and household items at “The Big Blue Truck” donation station, 44th Ave SW & SW Edmunds, Fridays- Sundays 9 am – 5 pm. For a complete list of items accepted visit www.bigbluetruck.org. Donations are tax-deductible.
Anything going on today/tonight (or beyond)? E-mail us and we’ll add it: editor@westseattleblog.com
(Added 10 am: Photo booth at Chief Sealth IHS, taking student photos during orientations today)
A few highlights for today/tonight, from the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:
ORIENTATION AT CHIEF SEALTH INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL: 9-noon today, 10th-12th graders have drop-in orientation; 1-4 pm, 9th graders.
FRESHMAN FAMILY NIGHT AT WEST SEATTLE HIGH SCHOOL: 5:30-7:30 pm in the WSHS Commons.
MS. AND MR. FIX-ITS WELCOME: The Fixers’ Collective @ the West Seattle Tool Library (east side of Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge Way SW), 6 – 8 pm. A Fixers’ Collective is a group of folks who love to fix and mend things, which could be any old thing from broken blenders to ripped sweaters to antique dentist drills. Take it apart, put it back together, figure out how it works, refuse to throw it away, and get to know others who do the same! Join us if you are interested in prolonging the life of the things you own, learning how things work, saving a few resources, or if you just love to tinker.
JEWELRY RECEPTION AT CLICK! At Click! Design That Fits (WSB sponsor), Sarah Loertscher jewelry, 6-9 pm opening reception for prints, drawings and installation pieces.
FINAL ‘SUMMER CONCERTS AT HIAWATHA’ SHOW: 6:30 pm, east lawn at Hiawatha, Star Anna and the Laughing Dogs, bring diapers for WestSide Baby and get a Popsicle treat in return, courtesy of the series-presenting Admiral Neighborhood Association! Concert’s free, bring your own blanket/chair.
WINE DINNER: Bin 41 wine shop from The Junction presents a wine dinner at Via Tribunali at 7 pm. Join Italian winemaker Antonio Sanguinetti for a 5-course meal with wine pairings at Via Tribunali in Georgetown, all for $55 per person not including tax and gratuity. To RSVP for this special wine dinner, contact the restaurant at faith@viatribunali.com or contact Bin 41.
PLANT LECTURE: West Seattle naturalist Stewart Wechsler speaks at the UW Center for Urban Horticulture at 7 tonight, . Full details here.
TONIGHT AT KENYON HALL: New York bassist Jay Leonhart performs at 7:30 pmtonight. KH says, “His signature act ‘It’s Impossible to Sing and Play the Bass’ will leave you marveling at his wit, his honesty, and his ability to lampoon those public figures whose hypocrisy begs to be skewered.” Reserved table seats are $14. Row seating is $12 general and $10 seniors. With a reservation, row seating is only $10 general and $8 seniors. Elementary, middle, & high school students are $5. Preschool children are free, and Root Beer Floats are still only a buck. To make a reservation, e-mail kenyonhall@earthlink.net.
That’s Alki Kayak Tours‘ Greg Whittaker in the hat, coaching would-be paddlers at last weekend’s Duwamish River Festival. Your chance to explore the river, from that same starting point, is tonight – one of the highlights from the WSB Events calendar:
2ND-TO-LAST COMMUNITY KAYAK TOUR OF THE DUWAMISH: Every two weeks, all summer, Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition has presented the tours, in partnership with Alki Kayak Tours – meets 5:30 pm at Duwamish Waterway Park, 7900 10th Avenue S. in South Park; RSVP to (206) 953-0237. Tours cost $45 per person; $5 donation per person to DRCC also requested. All equipment, instructions, and guiding are provided. More info.
(Photo by WSB’s Patrick Sand, added 10:47 am)
NEW STATE LIQUOR STORE NOW OPEN: As of minutes ago, it’s the first day of operation for the new Junction liquor store, on the northwest corner of 41st/Alaska (here’s our video-tour preview from yesterday).
VILLAGE GREEN PERENNIAL NURSERY SUPPORT/FORECLOSURE-AWARENESS RALLY: As previewed here earlier this morning, the event is 5-9 pm at Big Al Brewing, 9832 14th SW in White Center (full details here).
METROPOLITAN MARKET WINE TASTING: 5:30-7:30 pm at the Admiral store, taste wines to complement the fruit offered at Metropolitan Market (WSB sponsor) during the ongoing Peach-O-Rama.
JAPANESE ARTISTS PERFORM ON ALKI: Word of this came in late last night – note the weather caveat:
4 very talented artists and entertainers will be performing at Alki Beach, August 31 6:00pm near the Statue of Liberty.
They said they would like as many people to view their performances since they are here for only a short period of time.
1. Bosshiko is a high-profile artist in Asia winning various awards. He will be performing a live painting using black sumi ink on Japanese washi paper. The painting will be enourmous and will be done in 30 minutes.
2. Sayoko Hirano is an artist from Kyoto learning under Bosshiko. She will also be performing a live painting.
3. Chiaki is a professional dancer and will perform a powerful martial arts inspired contemporary dance.
4. Gon is one of the few traditional Japanese storytellers left even in Japan. His storytelling always gets the crowd laughing even if you don’t understand Japanese.
They will cancel the performance if it rains.
BUY IT WHERE THEY GROW IT: High Point Market Garden farm stand, 4-7 pm, 32nd Ave SW and SW Juneau. This is a weekly Farm Stand selling seasonal fresh organically grown produce right in the garden where the produce is grown.
BUDGET-CUT CLOSURES: Seattle Public Schools is on a systemwide furlough day, and district employees aren’t even supposed to answer e-mails … Seattle Public Library‘s now-annual budget-cut closure continues today (the system reopens next Tuesday, after the Labor Day holiday following the closure week).
SEASON EBBING AT COLMAN POOL: Colman Pool continues its 7-day-a-week summer operations through Monday, and then, after one last “post-season weekend,” it’s closed till next year. Pool schedule/other info here.
EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR CAR SHOW: If you want the early-registration $15 fee for the West Seattle Junction Car Show (co-sponsored by WSB) on September 18th, you have to get your registration in by tomorrow – details here.
From the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:
CLOSING DAY FOR OLD JUNCTION LIQUOR STORE: Out with the old, in with the new. The old state liquor store in The Junction closes for good when its doors shut tonight on California SW at 9 pm, and the new one (as first reported here in February, it’s in Capco Plaza at 41st/Alaska) opens tomorrow morning, as a “premier store” that will be the first in the state trying out a new concept including liquor-tasting events (here’s our original report from June).
CRIMEFIGHTING IN ARBOR HEIGHTS, AND DONATIONS FOR FIRE VICTIMS: Arbor Heights Community Church announced tonight’s crime-prevention meeting long before last Saturday’s house fire nearby. But it will now do double duty – the church will accept donations for the fire victims (as explained in our Sunday night story) at the meeting. It’s at 41st/102nd in Arbor Heights.
LAW-ENFORCEMENT DRILL ON PUGET RIDGE: South Seattle Community College will host an exercise today that might look or sound alarming if you happen onto it – but it’s only a drill. Details here, in the preview we published last night.
JOB-SEARCH SUPPORT GROUP: The weekly “Notes from the Job Search” support/networking group meets 11 am today (and every Tuesday) at C & P Coffee (WSB sponsor), 5612 California SW.
BIRD PHOTOS AT BIRD ON A WIRE: West Seattle photographer Danny McMillin, whose work you’ve seen here and elsewhere, debuts his photography show “A Sampling of Birds” at Bird on a Wire Espresso in West Seattle (SW Henderson west of 35th SW) this afternoon. It’ll be up through September,
BACK TO SCHOOL BARBECUE: Eight days before the first day of classes, a Back to School BBQ is scheduled today for Roxhill Elementary families, 4:30 – 6:30 pm, serving hot dogs and chips, and distributing free backpacks and school supplies to as many students as they can.
COUCH TO 5K: Running Evolution starts a new Couch to 5k class at West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor), 6:30 tonight. It’s a 6 week class for $95.
DISC-OVER THIS: West Seattle Ultimate Frisbee plays 6:30 pm Tuesdays at Fairmount Playfield.
‘TRIVIA THAT ROCKS’ Tuesday night means rock music trivia at Feedback Lounge (WSB sponsor), 8 pm.
(WSDOT photo from Flickr: South-end Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement-construction zone)
From the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:
LIBRARY CLOSURE WEEK: Today is the start of the week-plus budget-cut closure of Seattle Public Library branches. More info here; they reopen the day after Labor Day.
WEST SEATTLE COOKING CLUB: Special event this week, meeting 3-7 pm at Big Al Brewing. The theme: Barbecue. More info on the club, here.
FAUNTLEROY YOGA CLASSES: New yoga classes start at the Fauntleroy Schoolhouse Community Center at 6:30 tonight, a six-week series of Mondays. E-mail Nicole@bloomingwildyoga.com.
HIGH POINT TAI CHI CLASSES: Tao Jin: Foundations of a Tai Chi Lifestyle – a free class in High Point, 7 pm, outdoors on the Plaza (Commons Park Amphitheater) or indoors when wet at Neighborhood House (6400 Sylvan Way SW). The class was made possible at no charge through a grant from the High Point Neighborhood Association.
NEWS NOTES: The jury in the two-defendant Steve Bushaw murder trial has resumed deliberations this morning – if they don’t reach a verdict (or come to any other resolution) today, it will be their third full day; WSDOT announces at 10:30 am which dates it has chosen for the Viaduct’s nine-day shutdown in October.
(African Children’s Choir photo courtesy West Seattle Christian Church)
The weather’s summery and so are our highlights from the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:
WADING POOL EXTENSIONS: Delridge and E.C. Hughes are the West Seattle wading pools that will be open today even though their schedules were originally ending earlier – details here, and there’s more wading-pool info here.
CLOCK’S TICKING FOR COLMAN POOL: Only one more week for Colman Pool‘s 7-day-a-week summer operations (followed by one “post-season weekend”), so if you haven’t been to West Seattle’s only on-the-beach public salt-water pool yet, you don’t have too many more chances; swimming starts at noon (pool schedule/other info here)
FINAL ‘OUTDOOR CONCERT AT THE MOUNT’: Last Friday night in August and that means the fourth and final outdoor concert at Providence Mount St. Vincent (WSB sponsor) – tonight it’s world music by the Selam Band, with dinner/wine/beer on sale at 5:30, music (free!) at 6 pm, free popcorn/snow cones too. It’s on the south-side patio at The Mount, 4831 35th SW, bring your own chair/blanket.
RAINBOW BINGO: It’s back at the Senior Center of West Seattle tonight, with a tropical theme, hosted by Sylvia O’Stayformore. The night starts with food at 6, entertainment at 6:30, bingo at 7. More details in our preview from last week.
OPEN-AIR OPEN MIKE: Encore presentation of Cultivate Open Mike in White Center, right next to Dubsea Coffee. Bring your shades, lawn chairs and blankets, and come enjoy talented local artists 7 pm at Greenbridge Plaza, 9910 8th SW (just south of SW Roxbury).
AFRICAN CHILDREN’S CHOIR: Young singers and dancers from Uganda, internationally renowned as the African Children’s Choir, are touring the region and will present a free concert tonight at West Seattle Christian Church activity center on 42nd south of SW Genesee, 7 pm (**updated time**).
(WSB photo from last Thursday’s concert @ Hiawatha)
Perfect weather for an outdoor concert – which is one of the highlights from the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:
CASPAR BABYPANTS AT HIAWATHA: Second-to-last show tonight for this year’s Summer Concerts at Hiawatha series, and the headliner is the hottest act in kids’ music, West Seattle’s own Caspar Babypants! Free concert, 6:30 pm, presented by the Admiral Neighborhood Association and a long list of co-sponsors (listed on the right side here); bring coins to donate to Wellspring Family Services (whose kids’ coin drive is under way, with a custom CB song up for grabs).
NEW SEALTH PRINCIPAL AT COMMUNITY SAFETY MEETING: It’s the first major community-meeting appearance for new Chief Sealth International High School principal Chris Kinsey, 6 pm tonight at 9421 18th SW, during the South Delridge/White Center Community Safety Coalition meeting, also expected to take up topics including last week’s WC murder of 23-year-old Sweetheart Failautusi and the proposed reopening of the White Center nightclub formerly known as Club Evo, to be known as Club Reventón.
GO SHOPPING TONIGHT: The final August edition of Shop Late Thursdays in The Junction, until 9 pm; here’s the list of which shops are participating.
WINE TASTING: Two tonight – a special tasting from 6-7:30 pm at Bin 41 wine shop in The Junction, 4707 California SW; join Christopher Chan, executive director of the Rainier Club, as he shares a medley of the top wines awarded Double Gold status at the annual Washington Wine Awards. … At West Seattle Wine Cellars, 6026 California SW, it’s Rhône Wines, from C&G Wines, 5:30-8 pm.
WHAT’S UP AT YOUNGSTOWN: From DNDA, we get word of a ong list of happenings tonight and other Thursdays at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center – 4408 Delridge Way SW
9:45 – 10:45 – Ultimate Hardbody Workout – Allyson Elzea, certified instructor – 206-437-0873 or SeattlePriorityFitness.com
Noon – West Seattle Nooners (Building Business one Lunch at a Time) – More info at westseattlenooners.com
6 pm – West Seattle Aikikai Aikido – Call 206-235-5100 westseattleaikikai.com
7:30 – Cabiri (aerialist classes). For more information contact – charly@cabiri.org
(added) WEST SEATTLE PHOTOGRAPHER’S EXHIBITION: This evening 6 – 8 pm, long-time West Seattle resident and fine arts photographer Rick Bringolf opens his exhibition titled “Waterway” at Glazer’s Photographic Gallery, 517 Dexter Avenue North (photographic rental building). Featuring large-format, black and white images of the Port of Seattle, this event is open to the public. “Waterway” runs through October 13th.
(High Point Market Garden, photographed last month)
From the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:
HEART SCREENINGS: Free heart screenings at Chief Sealth International High School for ANY West Seattle youth 14-24. Appointments between 7:30 am-3 pm. Full details here – pre-registration by e-mail was requested, but you could drop by to see if they still have room (we’ll be checking on that this morning too).
GENTLE YOGA: Drop-in at Senior Center of West Seattle (4217 SW Oregon), Wednesdays 9:15 am – 10:30 am. Chair and standing postures (no floor-sitting). Improve breathing, posture, flexibility, balance and peace of mind. Postures can be adapted to your abilities or limitations. Wear loose and comfortable clothing.
GET IT WHILE IT’S FRESH: Weekly availability of the High Point Market Garden Farm Stand, 4-7 pm, 32nd SW and SW Juneau. This is a weekly Farm Stand selling seasonal fresh organically grown produce right next to the garden where the produce is grown.
TUNES AND TUNE-UPS: Special event at White Center’s Greenbridge Plaza, bike tune-ups plus an outdoor concert, 4 – 6 pm (more info here), with demos of everything from Metro bus bike racks to “healthy smoothies.” Co-sponsors include Sustainable West Seattle.
FREE BARBECUE: Seattle Parks and Recreation will do all the cooking while you have all the fun listening to music, jumping on the BIG Bounce House, playing games, and chowing down on grilled hot dogs, veggie dogs, chips, fruit, veggies, and juice, Southwest Community Center, 5:30-7 pm.
OPEN HOUSE: Sweet Pea Cottage Preschool of the Arts, 7141 California SW, is holding an Open House 6-7 pm.
FREE KICKBOXING: SIMA Martial Arts presents FREE Women’s Introduction to Kickboxing class 6:15 – 7:15 pm! Any fitness level welcome. Call for details and to reserve a spot. 206-935-4531.
(Trailer for “Gnomeo and Juliet,” benefit outdoor movie tonight at Schmitz Park Elementary)
From the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:
HIGHLAND PARK SPRAYPARK: Tonight’s the second public meeting about this project, to create West Seattle’s first spraypark – still time to join in and have a say on its design. 6:30 pm at the site, which is the current (closed) wading pool. The official Seattle Parks announcement is here.
SCHMITZ PARK OUTDOOR MOVIE: Everyone’s invited to an outdoor movie tonight at Schmitz Park Elementary School Playground, 5000 SW Spokane! Movie: Gnomeo & Juliet (Rated G). Doors open at 6:30 PM. Movie will start at dusk (around 8:15 PM). Cost: $3/person, children 3 and under are free. Concessions: Pizza will be available for purchase by the slice, along with drinks, popcorn and other snacks. All items will cost $2 or less.Seating: Please bring your own blankets, chairs, sleeping bags, pillows, whatever it is that you’d like to sit on for the movie. All proceeds benefit the annual Schmitz Park Elementary 4th grade trip to Islandwood.
ULTIMATE FRISBEE: West Seattle Ultimate Frisbee, 6:30-8:30 PM at Fairmount Playfield (also on Sundays, 11 am-1 pm).
FAMILY STORY TIME: At Seattle Public Library’s Delridge branch, 7 pm.
TRIVIA TIME: Rock music trivia every Tuesday night at Feedback Lounge (WSB sponsor), 8 pm.
From the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:
EXTRA WADING WEEK – IF THE WEATHER IMPROVES: The West Seattle wading pools that were scheduled to close after last weekend will get an extension this week – IF the weather gets back to sunny and 70-plus. Here’s our original report on that city announcement. The latest forecast does NOT look too promising, unfortunately.
ZIPPY’S RETURNS: The only all-burger joint in West Seattle/White Center is scheduled to reopen today after a week-plus vacation.
GET HOOKED ON THE WEST SEATTLE COOKING CLUB: West Seattle Cooking Club meets. Meeting at 2:30-5:30 pm at Beveridge Place Pub; this week’s ingredient is fish.
FAMILY STORY TIME: High Point Library, 35th/Raymond, 7 pm! All families are welcome to enjoy songs, rhymes, games, and books with the children’s librarian.
SING IT: Karaoke with Kelli at Skylark Café and Club, 9 pm.
(“Oliver!” photo courtesy Twelfth Night Productions)
Sunday possibilities from the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:
LINCOLN PARK NEEDS YOU: Third Sunday (and first Saturday) of the month Lincoln Park plant restoration party, 9 am – 12 pm. The mature forests of Lincoln Park in West Seattle are a treasure, but they need our help to survive. Join the Friends of Lincoln Park to work on maintaining previously restored forest. We promise you a good work out (Green exercise!) and the planet will thank you! Meet in the north parking lot on Fauntleroy Way SW at the kiosk across from SW Rose St. (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW, just north of the Vashon Ferry). Bring garden gloves and hand clippers. We will have extras.
WHAT’S UP TODAY AT THE MARKET: West Seattle Farmers’ Market, 10 am-2 pm, The Junction (44th/Alaska). Here’s an update from market manager Catherine Burke:
Back by popular demand: EGGS! fresh, organic, free range eggs! Welcome new farmer Palouse Pastured Poultry with organic local proteins.
Music: Pourquois Pas (French café music)
HIGHLAND PARK RUMMAGE SALE, DAY TWO: Giant Group Rummage Sale! at Highland Park Improvement Club, 10 am to 4 pm, 12th/Holden.
ARTS IN NATURE FESTIVAL, DAY TWO: Second day of the Arts In Nature Festival at Camp Long, 11 am-6 pm – check out the performance/activity schedule here.
GIVE A CAT A HOME: Friends of the Animals Foundation will have volunteers on site at Next to Nature in The Junction from 11 am – 3 pm to help you find the perfect rescued feline companion. More info online
IS YOUR DOG A POTENTIAL COVER DOG? City Dog Magazine’s Cover Dog Search comes to West Seattle Thriftway at noon. $10 per entrant (benefiting Doney Memorial Animal Clinic); details here.
GOT A PROJECT BEFORE SUMMER’S OVER? West Seattle Tool Library open in its Youngstown Cultural Arts Center space (east side of main building) 1-5 pm.
YOUNG MUSICIANS’ RECITAL: Music Northwest will present outstanding young chamber musicians (ages 9-21) in a public recital at Olympic Recital Hall, South Seattle Community College, 2 pm. Tickets are $18. Details at musicnorthwest.org
MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR DEBBIE NUMOTO: 3 pm, St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church. Here’s the obituary published on WSB earlier this week.
FINAL PERFORMANCE OF ‘OLIVER’! Twelfth Night Productions presentation of “Oliver!” (with school-supplies drive for Treehouse), 3 pm, West Seattle High School Theater.
(Bret Wiggins is part of the 1st-ever El-Fest @ Feedback Lounge tonight; photo courtesy Marlow Harris)
Summer finally decided to behave itself! Could get into the mid-80s, per the National Weather Service. From the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:
ALASKAN WAY VIADUCT CLOSED, SOUTHBOUND: Traffic reminder – you can use The Viaduct leaving the peninsula, but it’s closed all
weekend heading back (southbound) this way.
SBX LEAVING TODAY: As reported here on Friday, the “big white ball” that’s been a Harbor Island fixture for three months is scheduled to head on out – but the Missile Defense Agency would only say “during daylight hours.”
(Photo added 8:55 am)
BREAKFAST TO BENEFIT VETERANS’ MEMORIAL: At the south-central tip of West Seattle, in the south Delridge Triangle, there’s a Veterans’ Memorial. A pancake breakfast under way right now at Holy Family (9615 20th SW) is raising money for some TLC, looking ahead to a rededication next month. The breakfast continues till 11 am. Pancakes with FRESH blueberries, we are told!
HUGE RUMMAGE SALE #1: Peace Lutheran Church TAG SALE! Giant Indoor Tag Sale. Something for everyone. 9 am until 3 pm – 39th SW & SW Thistle.
HUGE RUMMAGE SALE #2: At Highland Park Improvement Club all weekend, 9 am to 5 pm today. There will be *multiple neighbors* with lots of *great stuff* for sale. 12th & Holden.
EVEN MORE YARD/GARAGE SALES: See who’s listed theirs (free!) in the WSB Forums’ Freebies/Deals/Sales section.
‘BIG BONANZA’ ALL DAY IN THE JUNCTION: Wild West (Seattle) deals, wild fun, in Downtown WS – the annual late-summer “Big Bonanza” sale, 10 am-6 pm, look for red balloons and checked tablecloths at participating stores (and here’s a preview of some of the deals).
GET GREENER: Third Saturday Green Seattle Partnership plant restoration party at Camp Long (happens to be during Arts In Nature Festival). 10 am – 1 pm.
GARDENING CLASS: Pests & Diseases – How to Manage Problems Organicallygardening class at Community Harvest Garden at White Center Cultural Community Center (9421 18th Ave. SW), 10 am – noon. Learn how to tackle pest and disease problems in the garden organically. This class is offered in partnership with Community Harvest of SW Seattle. $36 or $25 for Seattle Tilth members. Registration details here.
HELP THE CREEK: Help enhance the Longfellow Creek and the Legacy Trail by planting and mulching at Brandon Street Natural Area every third Saturday, 10 am to 2 pm. This is a Green Seattle Partnership event. Directions: Get on Delridge Way SW. Turn West on Brandon St. Go two blocks and park on 26th Ave SW. Walk down Brandon 1/2 block and look for the gateways on the south.
FREE YOGA! SoundYoga (WSB sponsor) presents free yoga, 10:30 am
ARTS IN NATURE FESTIVAL: All weekend long, it’s the Nature Consortium’s one-of-a-kind Arts In Nature Festival at Camp Long, 11 am-9 pm today – check out the performance schedule here.
ARBOR HEIGHTS BLOCK PARTY: Block party at ARK Park behind Arbor Heights Community Church, noon-4 pm, details here
PICNIC AT THE PRECINCT: Picnic at the Southwest Precinct, meet your SPD team and have fun, kids’ activities and a lot more, plus community groups including West Seattle Blockwatch Captains Network. WSB will be live on site all afternoon. 1-4 pm (more here).
SALMON AT THE LONGHOUSE: Duwamish Longhouse Salmon Bake at Duwamish Longhouse (4705 W. Marginal Way SW), 4-6 pm, $10. Free admission to exhibit area and art gallery.
LUCHA LIBRE! Lucha Libre, celebration of Mexican wrestling and South Park itself! 4-8 pm at 14th/Cloverdale in South Park, wrestling starts at 6 – more info here.
ART WALK: White Center Art Walk, 6-9 pm, with live art all over White Center! Full details here
OUTDOOR MOVIE WITH FREE BARBECUE: West Seattle Outdoor Movies in The Junction is showing “Toy Story 3”, movies start at dusk, courtyard next to Hotwire Online Coffeehouse (WSB sponsor), 4410 California SW – free barbecue starting at 6:30, courtesy of West Seattle Christian Church.
CELEBRATING ‘THE KING’: Elvis Festival at Feedback Lounge (WSB sponsor), 7 pm (free!).
2ND TO LAST CHANCE TO CATCH ‘OLIVER!’ Twelfth Night Productions presentation of “Oliver!” (to benefit Treehouse – bring school supplies for foster kids!), West Seattle High School Theater, 7:30 pm, 3000 California SW.
(Photo by t_ravtyler, from the WSB Flickr pool)
The morning murkiness won’t last, promises the forecast. So on with the outdoor, and indoor, highlights from the WSB West Seattle Events calendar – including several major fun(d)raisers:
TRAFFIC ALERT STARTING LATE TONIGHT: 11 pm is the scheduled start for what WSDOT says will be a weekend-long shutdown of the SOUTHBOUND direction of the Alaskan Way Viaduct.
DANCE! An afternoon of music and dance with Lauren Petrie at Delridge Community Center, 1:30-3:30 pm, $3, 4501 Delridge Way SW.
CHERYL SERIO AT THE MOUNT: Friday nights in August mean free concerts at Providence Mount St. Vincent (WSB sponsor) – bring your own chair/blanket, and family/friends, to the patio on the south side of The Mount (4831 35th SW). Dinner/beer/wine are available for purchase starting at 5:30, music starts at 6, tonight featuring Cheryl Serio. Kids’ activities, plus free popcorn/snow cones.
STORIES: Storytelling event at the White Center Cultural Center (9421 18th Avenue SW), 5:30 pm, with Oromo/Ethiopian storytelling by Mergitu Argo.
HISTORY MEETS HELPLINE: Tonight’s the night for the Gallery of West Seattle History benefit for West Seattle Helpline at Alki Arts, 6-9 pm – music, wine, food, art, and West Seattle history displays courtesy of the nearby Log House Museum. Beneficiaries will include school supplies for kids in need, through Pencil Me In For Kids.
34TH DISTRICT DEMOCRATS’ GARDEN PARTY: Tonight is the Garden Party/Auction for West Seattle’s biggest political organization – details here, West Seattle Nursery, 6-9 pm. Auctioneer: New York Vinnie, who’s back in West Seattle for the occasion!
WINE TASTING: Wines from the south of France featured at Bin 41 in The Junction, 6-7:30 pm.
JUSTIN ROBERTS FUNDRAISING CONCERT FOR FAMILY PROMISE: Grammy-nominated kindie-rocker Justin Roberts and The Not Ready For Naptime Players sing snappy sacred songs to benefit Family Promise of Seattle, an emergency shelter program helping newly homeless families stay together while getting back on their feet. (Here’s our FP update from earlier this week.) 6:30 pm at Fauntleroy UCC Church (9140 California Ave SW), suggested donations are $5/child (under 10), $10/adult, $15/family. Organizers say The Hall at Fauntleroy has opened its back lot to overflow parking.
MOVIE NIGHT IN HIGHLAND PARK: Free movie at Highland Park Improvement Club, 12th and Holden – “Ponyo,” with the Gildenfire Dancers as the opening act. Doors open 6:30 pm, movie at 7.
ENJOY ‘OLIVER!’ AND HELP FOSTER KIDS: The final three-run weekend of “Oliver!” by Twelfth Night Productions (WSB sponsor) starts tonight (to benefit Treehouse – bring school supplies for the donation barrel!), at West Seattle High School, 7:30 pm. Tickets are available online at Brown Paper Tickets or at the box office tonight.
That’s a 2010 clip of LeRoy Bell and His Only Friends, the group that headlines Summer Concerts at Hiawatha tonight – one of the highlights from the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:
TRAFFIC ALERT: The westbound Spokane Street Viaduct is scheduled to be closed again overnight tonight, starting earlier than the past two nights – 10 pm-5 am.
KENNEY BARBECUE: Family, friends, and neighbors are invited to the annual summer barbecue on the Seaview lawn at The Kenney (WSB sponsor), 5 pm. Bring a donation for West Seattle Food Bank.
SHOP LATE THURSDAYS: Another edition of Shop Late Thursdays in The Junction, till 9 pm; participants’ list here – check with your favorite shops to see if they’re offering Thursday-night deals!
SUMMER CONCERTS AT HIAWATHA: Tonight, the fourth of six concerts in this summer’s series (with co-sponsors including WSB) – get a taste of LeRoy Bell‘s music in the clip above; show’s at 6:30 pm on the east lawn of Hiawatha Community Center; bring your own blanket/chair.
FREE PARENTING WORKSHOP: 7 pm at Alki Arts: “Creating a Whole and Healthy Family,” with Bill Dean, free. This is for parents who are concerned about their kids who may be … struggling, or who just want to find out how to assist their children as they begin to traverse the slippery slope of adolescence.
(Stand-up paddleboarders last night off Seacrest, ©2011 Eric Shalit – tubulocity.com)
From the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:
TRAFFIC ALERT: Tonight is the second of three nights with the Spokane Street Viaduct (West Seattle Bridge between I-5 and 99) scheduled to be closed WESTBOUND overnight. Full details here.
FOR TIRED PARENTS:: The author of “The Sleep Book for Tired Parents” will talk about ways to prevent sleep problems for babies, ways to approach sleep problems for toddlers, answer questions about your little one’s sleep. Offered by Parent-Infant/Movers Class through South Seattle Community College in West Seattle. Free; bring your little one, of course! Noon, SSCC Room RAH 201. Rsvp: behunt51@comcast.net
MUSIC AT THE LIBRARY: Family activity: High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond) presents The Brian Waite Band: The Land That Rock Forgot, 2 pm.
BUY IT WHERE IT’S GROWN: Weekly High Point Market Garden Farm Stand, open 4-7 pm, 32nd SW and SW Juneau, selling seasonal fresh organically grown produce right in the garden where the produce is grown.
SEE THE DUWAMISH: The 2011 Summer Community Kayak Tour series by Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition continues tonight, 5:30-8:30 pm: RSVP to Alki Kayak Tours (206) 953-0237. Full details here; tonight’s tour leaves from Duwamish Waterway Park (7900 10th Ave. S. in South Park).
HISTORY TOUR: Historian Peder Nelson, host of the “MOHAI (Museum of History and Industry) Minute” series, will lead “The Life and Times of Frances Farmer,” a tour through West Seattle’s Admiral neighborhood, childhood home of the tragic star. 6 – 8 pm. Details on the MOHAI website.
(Pink-salmon-fishing mania continues at Lincoln Park. Photo by Monica M. Wehri)
Just a few things to mention in this edition of the morning preview, from the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:
ELECTION DAY: Tonight is the voting deadline; dropboxes (nearest one is downtown) close at 8 pm, and you need to make sure your ballot carries TODAY’S postmark if you’re sending it out by mail. While it’s the primary election, so most of the ballot involves races where the field will be narrowed to the “top two” candidates for November, there are also two ballot measures to be decided: Seattle Referendum 1, related to the Highway 99 tunnel (still confused? here’s our video of the only West Seattle forum devoted entirely to the issue), and the King County Veterans and Human Services Levy (both require a simple majority). The county has gathered election-related information here.
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT BOARD VOTE: Last night’s vote for a $20 car-tab fee to cover a Metro budget gap was a county action. Today, the City Council, sitting as the Seattle Transportation Benefit District Board, is expected to vote to send their own proposed car-tab fee to the November ballot, to cover a variety of other transportation projects. They meet at 11 am; more information here, and it’ll be live on the Seattle Channel (cable 21 or online).
TRAFFIC ALERTS FOR TONIGHT: Reminder – the Mariners and Sounders both have 7 pm home games, and the westbound Spokane Street Viaduct has an overnight closure (starting at 11:30 pm – that means the West Seattle Bridge exits on I-5 and from Beacon Hill will be closed). Details in our original preview.
STAND-UP PADDLEBOARDING RACE & MOVIE: “Explore: Catalina,” a stand-up paddleboarding “adventure film,” has its Seattle premiere tonight at Seacrest, outdoors at the Alki Crab and Fish lounge at 8 pm, after an evening starting with Alki Kayak Toursand Mountain to Sound Outfitters (WSB sponsor) presenting SUP demos at 6 pm (first 40 people free) and the weekly SUP race at 7. Here’s the official flyer with full details.
Skateboarding or snowboarding? The Delridge Skatepark photo shared by Mike captures the sentiment of our not-very-warm-or-sunny summer. On the bright side, you’ll have something to talk about for years, provided this isn’t the “new norm.” Anyway, here’s some of what’s up on this third Monday in Aug-tober – from the WSB West Seattle Events calendar (send YOUR event to editor@westseattleblog.com):
YOUR VOTE! Already sent your ballot in? Tomorrow’s the deadline. You can mail it as long as it’s postmarked by then – or, get it to a dropbox (none in West Seattle or White Center, still, but here’s the list – downtown is closest).
COUNTY COUNCIL’S “$20 FOR METRO” VOTE: The agreement announced last week will come up for a vote today, 1:30 pm at council chambers in the county courthouse at 516 3rd Avenue downtown. The actual proposal starts on page 89 of this document.
AT THE LIBRARIES: Afternoon Book Group at the Southwest Branch (35th/Henderson), 2 pm – this month’s title is “The Amateur Marriage” by Anne Tyler … High Point Library (35th/Raymond) has a Family Story Time at 7 pm.
WEST SEATTLE COOKING CLUB: West Seattle Cooking Club meets, 2 pm at Beveridge Place Pub. This week’s theme: Sandwiches.
PICNIC IN THE PARK: Sustainable West Seattle Annual Community Picnic, Lincoln Park. 7-9 pm, details here.
From history to theater, lots to do on a mid-August Sunday. From the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:
HAPPY 60TH, LIEN: Open house at Lien Animal Clinic to celebrate 60 years of operation. 10 am-2 pm, 3710 SW Alaska. Dogs on leashes and cats in carriers are welcome as well as people. Here’s what’s in store:
– Tours of the clinic
– A teddy bear clinic (bring in your broken teddy bear and we’ll stitch’em up)
– Photo of your pet
– Teeth Brushing/Dentistry Demonstrations
– Ultrasound Demonstrations
– How-To’s for Pet Parents
– Free refreshments
– Prizes and giveaways
For more information visit www.lienanimal.com.
TEAM TRACY FUNDRAISER: “Brunch for Boobies” at West 5, 10 am-4 pm, part of the proceeds fight breast cancer through the Team Tracy 3Day Walk-ers. Full details on this Facebook event page.
FARMERS’ MARKET: West Seattle Farmers’ Market, today and every Sunday, 10 am-2 pm, The Junction (44th/Alaska).
DOG DAYS OF SUMMER BEERFEST: At West Seattle Nursery, noon-4 pm, fundraiser and adoption event for Furry Faces Foundation. Details in this WSB Forums post.
(WSB photo from Alki on Saturday)
FESTIVAL CONTINUES: Festival of India at Alki, noon-8 pm both days, schedule here
GONE SWIMMING OUTDOORS YET? Open at noon, Colman Pool continues its 7-day-a-week summer operations – but only a few weeks to go! (Pool schedule/other info here.)
LONGFELLOW CREEK WALK: 1 pm, meet at Greg Davis Park, corner of Brandon Street and 26th SW for a neighbor-led walk along Longfellow Creek. Organizers say, “Everyone can attend, bring your kids, your dogs, your neighbors or visiting relatives. We’ll be walking for about 45 minutes, so please dress appropriately and bring yourself a bottle of water.”
ICE-CREAM CELEBRATION: Celebrate Husky Deli‘s 79 years with an Ice Cream Social at the Log House Museum (61st/Stevens) 1-3 pm – Jack Miller himself will scoop Husky Deli ice cream for just $2/scoop. Plus music!
Two theater matinees today:
(Tyler Webster in “Starmites.” Photo by Michael Brunk, courtesy ArtsWest)
FINAL PERFORMANCE: “Starmites,” put on by the ArtsWest Summer Musical Apprenticeship Program, concludes its run with a 3 pm matinee today (details and ticket-buying link here).
(Photo courtesy Twelfth Night Productions)
BRING SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR ‘OLIVER!’: Twelfth Night Productions presentation of “Oliver!” with a school-supplies drive for Treehouse (which helps foster kids). 3 pm at West Seattle High School Theater. More details here.
(By Machel Spence)
Busy midsummer Saturday! From the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:
BREATHE DEEP SEATTLE 5K: First-ever edition of this lung-cancer-fighting walk/run. Last-minute registration at 8:30, 5K starts at 9:30. Details here.
ARTS AND CRAFTS AT C&P: Arts & Crafts Fair, 9 am-3 pm at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), 5612 California SW. Unique, local arts and crafts for sale. Featured artists include photographer Machel Spence, with new work including the image shown above.
CRAFTS FOR CHARLIE: Sydni Smith‘s fundraiser “Crafts for Charlie” is part of the aforementioned C&P Crafts Fair, 9 am-3 pm, raising money to help with her pet’s medical expenses – details here.
RAIN GARDEN PLANTING PARTY: 10 rain gardens are in the works in North Delridge on 25th Ave. SW between Brandon and Findlay. Today, the plants go in, 9 am-2 pm. You can help plant, or just stop by and learn about rain gardens.
DOG TREAT BAKE SALE: The Westcresters PAWSwalk team is having a dog treat bakesale this Saturday, August 13th, 9:30-noon, at the Westcrest off-leash park (North parking lot, off SW Cloverdale). All proceeds benefit PAWS. Some human treats too!
WALKING TOUR: Walking tour of rainwater solutions in Longfellow Creek Legacy Trail/Delridge/High Point Area, 10 am – 1 pm. The tour will meet at Home Depot at 7345 Delridge Way SW (between Orchard St & S Sylvan Way). People for Puget Sound, a non-profit group working to protect and restore the health of Puget Sound and the Northwest Straits through education and action, has organized a rainwater tour in the West Delridge and High Point neighborhoods. An optional discussion will conclude the event.
NOT IN WEST SEATTLE, BUT FEATURING WEST SEATTLEITES: Canning Across America events at Pike Place Market, including a demonstration by West Seattle’s Shibaguyz; details here.
SSCC GARDEN CENTER: Plants! Garden Center open at South Seattle Community College, second Saturdays through October. 11 am-3 pm. 6000 16th SW, north side of campus.
LEMONADE STAND/BACK TO SCHOOL DONATION DRIVE FOR TREEHOUSE: West Seattle kids are putting on this fundraiser at 53rd/Genesee noon-2 pm to help kids in foster care, through Treehouse. Besides buying lemonade, you can drop off new or like new clothes, backpacks or school supplies, and the girls will get them to Treehouse.
FESTIVAL OF INDIA: Festival of India at Alki, noon-8 pm both days, schedule here.
ICE CREAM SOCIAL: Village Green Perennial Nursery Ice Cream Social, featuring Full Tilt Ice Cream and a cooking demonstration by Cinnful Creations, 1-4 pm (more info on this Facebook event page).
30 YEARS ALREADY? West Seattle High School Class of 1981’s 30th Reunion is today at Emerald Downs in Auburn. Festivities include: Horse racing starting at 2 pm and a non-host cocktail hour from 7 pm to 8 pm. Buffet dinner and dancing.
40 YEARS ALREADY? West Seattle High School Class of ’71 potluck picnic at Lincoln Park Shelter 5 at the North end from 3 pm to 10 pm.
STARMITES AT ARTSWEST: Through Sunday, it’s this year’s production by the teens and tweens in the ArtsWest Summer Musical Apprenticeship Program – today, 3 pm and 7:30 pm. (Details and ticket-buying link here.)
DINO-MANIA AT WEST SEATTLE OUTDOOR MOVIES: West Seattle Outdoor Movies‘ presentation tonight is the original “Jurassic Park” (trailer above). Movie starts at dusk, courtyard next to Hotwire Online Coffeehouse (WSB sponsor), 4410 California SW. Free, bring your own blanket/chair (and money for concessions/raffle benefiting nonprofits). Gates open 6:30 pm.
OLIVER! Twelfth Night Productions presentation of “Oliver!” (portion of proceeds to benefit Treehouse), at West Seattle High School Theater, 7:30 pm. Full details here.
CANDYLANDIA DANCE PARTY: At the Heartland Café‘s Benbow Room, starting at 9 pm: Dance party! Candylandia is a monthly night of sweet sounds, liberal libations, and shakin’ good times brought to you by DJ Cotton Candy every second Saturday of the month. (Above, a new promotional video for Candylandia!)
NEPAL BENEFIT: The Bo M. Karlsson Foundation (BMKF) annual Mahilaa night at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center (4408 Delridge Way SW). There will be dinner, wine, live entertainment and an auction featuring many wonderful one-of-a-kind items. Please join us for an exciting night celebrating and benefitting Nepal! Please contact Bipasana Sakya Joshee at (206) 455-0652 or visit their website to reserve your spot. BMKF, a non-profit organization, awards scholarships to universities and trade schools to underprivileged young women in Nepal.
OINK: Endolyne Joe’s pig roast, 5-8 pm, details here.
MOVIES ON THE LAWN: presented by Unique Families of Seattle. Free outdoor movie at 9246 36th Ave SW, arrival time: 8 pm (donations welcome), film starts around 9 pm. Put the kids in jammies and come on down! Private residence so space is limited, must RSVP to attend. Email joanna@uniquefamiliesofseattle.org. Tonight’s movie is “Ponyo.”
(Baby “blood star,” photographed by Machel Spence – circumference of a quarter, she says)
Maybe you’ll see something like that if you walk the beach around low tide (-1.1, 10:37 am). Here are more of today/tonight’s highlights:
TRAFFIC ALERT: The road-rebuild work on SW Edmunds between California and 44th in The Junction is scheduled to continue till tonight, but the eastbound direction was to have reopened by now, leaving only the westbound side closed till they’re done. As the city’s original advisory points out, the westbound bus stop isn’t expected to reopen till tomorrow.
CAR SHOW AND CONCERT AT THE MOUNT: Classic car show tonight at Providence Mount St. Vincent (WSB sponsor) to accompany the outdoor concert featuring Danny Vernon‘s “Illusion of Elvis.” Dinner/beer/wine available starting at 5:30 pm, live music from 6:00 to 7:30 pm. 4831 35th SW.
LIVE COFFEEHOUSE MUSIC: This Volcanic Winter plays C & P Coffee (WSB sponsor), 5612 California SW, 6-8 pm.
PACKET PICKUP FOR TOMORROW’S ‘BREATHE DEEP SEATTLE’ 5K: Signed up for this first-ever lung-cancer awareness- and fund-raising 5K in Lincoln Park? Packets will be available for pickup at West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor) 4-8 pm today. Registration and race details here.
WINE FOR A CURE: At South Seattle Community College‘s Northwest Wine Academy, 5-8 pm – Wine for a Cure tasting to benefit Team Tracy‘s fundraising for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Race for the Cure. $10 donation at the door; samples of a special selection of academy wines will be available, as will light appetizers.
SKATING AT ALKI: Friday Night Skate at Alki Community Center, 6:45-8:45 pm, $3 per person (includes skates if you don’t bring your own).
OLIVER! WEEKEND #2: Twelfth Night Productions (WSB sponsor) presents “Oliver!” at West Seattle High School Theater (3000 California SW), 7:30 pm. Tickets available at the theater, $18/adults, $15 students/seniors.
STARMITES AT ARTSWEST: Through Sunday, it’s this year’s production by the teens and tweens in the ArtsWest Summer Musical Apprenticeship Program – 7:30 pm. (Details and ticket-buying link here.)
ZIPPY’S VACATION EVE: The area’s only independent burger joint goes on vacation for nine days starting tomorrow and posted on its Facebook page that tonight after 8 pm, they’ll have a “buy one/get one free” special (with caveats – read the post) till they run out.
The largest development project in the Admiral area in years, the Safeway redevelopment, opens its first and biggest phase today – the new grocery store. (The photo above is from our sneak peek inside the store early this morning, looking toward the wine section in the store’s southeast corner.) That’s one of the highlights from the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:
ADMIRAL SAFEWAY OPENING: More details ahead in a separate preview, but as announced last week, 11 months of construction are over for the store itself, and it opens to the public at noon. (2 other buildings on the site are still being completed – a small retail building, and an apartment building.) You’re also welcome at a ribboncutting at 11:30 am along the main entrance; dignitaries will include City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen. And the Toucans (steel drums) play live music 4-7 pm. 2622 California SW.
NORTHWEST WINE ACADEMY SUMMER WINE EVENT: Noon-4 pm at South Seattle Community College (6000 16th SW), featuring wines of Spain, available for tasting and purchase.
SUMMER CONCERTS AT HIAWATHA – AT ALKI, TONIGHT ONLY: Yogoman Burning Band plays by the Alki Bathhouse as the Admiral Neighborhood Association‘s “Summer Concerts at Hiawatha” series takes the show on the road, just this time, to Alki Beach. 6:30 pm, free, bring your own chair/blanket.
WEST SEATTLE ART WALK: It’s the second Thursday, and that means dozens of West Seattle businesses and studios are welcoming you to come enjoy art, and what should be a mild summer night. 6-9 pm – preview some of the artists on the official Art Walk website.
SHOP LATE IN THE JUNCTION: It’s also another edition of Shop Late Thursdays in The Junction, till 9 pm; participants’ list here.
SOUTHWEST SEATTLE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN MEMBERSHIP SOCIAL: Not in West Seattle, but the organization’s turf includes WS, so you’re invited! 6-8 pm, Vino Bello, 636 SW 152nd in Burien, $15/door, includes 1 glass of wine or other beverage of your choice and light appetizers. Winning raffle tickets available! Bring business cards or promotional materials for your business, a happy attitude, and meet and network with other successful women in your neighborhood. The first two people to arrive get in free, BPW says.
WINE TASTING AT C & P: C & P Coffee (WSB sponsor) wine club meets on the 2nd Thursday of every month. Everyone is welcome to join (21+), and feel free to bring an appetizer. $5.00 tasting fee or wines by the glass or bottle. 5612 California SW, 6-8 pm.
From the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:
LOW TIDES: Another few days of minus tides begin (here’s the monthly chart), with this morning’s low tide just after 9 am, -1.1.
KIWANIS HOSTS COUNCILMEMBER: At Be’s in The Junction at noon ,the Kiwanis Club of West Seattle will hear from Seattle City Councilmember Jean Godden. Lunch is $8; RSVP to Warren Lawless, ewl@westseattle.com or 206-938-8032.
HEALTH-CARE TALK: “Health Care Reform and Seniors” at Senior Center of West Seattle (4217 SW Oregon St), 12:15 pm. Learn about Medicare changes, how health-care reform is closing the prescription drug “donut hole”, new long-term care and care transition initiatives, and free preventive visits for seniors. Drop-ins welcome.
FARM-STAND PRODUCE: The High Point Market Garden Farm Stand is open 4-7 pm, 32nd Ave SW and SW Juneau. You can buy produce that’s been just picked, yards away.
ROXHILL PARK PROJECTS: Community meeting about the Roxhill Park skatespot and playground renovation, 6 pm, Southwest Library (35th/Henderson); more details in our preview.
34TH DISTRICT DEMOCRATS: With six days to go till the primary election, our area’s largest political group has its monthly meeting, 7 pm at The Hall at Fauntleroy, 9131 California SW. (agenda here)
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