(WSB photo: Duwamish River from the high bridge, as seen Tuesday midday)

First, from the “because it’s smoky” file:

A PLACE TO PLAY: Second day for St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church to be open until 1 pm for kids 0-5 to play indoors. (3050 California SW)

WEST SEATTLE YMCA: The main location in The Triangle is open again today for anyone – nonmembers too – who needs to get indoors and find respite from the smoky air. (3622 SW Snoqualmie)

POOLS CLOSED: Seattle Parks announced closures of outdoor pools, including Colman Pool and Lincoln Park wading pool.

NO FARM STAND: The High Point Market Garden Farm Stand‘s regular Wednesday afternoon opening is canceled this week.

Any other smoke-related changes/closures today? Please let us know and we’ll add to the list.

Now, what IS happening – indoors:

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON MOVIE: 1 pm at the Senior Center of West Seattle, “Bright Road” (1953) is this week’s movie. $1 members/$2 nonmembers. (4217 SW Oregon)

EXPLORERS – EV3 ROBOTS: 3 pm at West Seattle (Admiral) Library, for ages 9-12. Free but registration required – check with the library to see if there’s room. (2306 42nd SW)

DIESEL & HEAVY EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY OPEN HOUSE: 6-7 pm, come learn about this program at South Seattle College (WSB sponsor) – details in our calendar listing. (6000 16th SW)

BARGE FIRE INFORMATIONAL MEETING: As previewed here, the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition has organized agencies/departments involved with the June fire and/or its aftermath to provide updates and answer questions. At South Seattle College’s Georgetown campus; all welcome. (6737 Corson Ave. S.)

JEFF FERGUSON’S TRIANGULAR JAZZTET: 7 pm at Whisky West (WSB sponsor), live music – details here. No cover. 21+. (6451 California SW)

THERE’S MORE, AS ALWAYS … just go here to see our complete calendar!

(Fishing at Seacrest, across from the smoked-out skyline – photo by Marie Tweedy)

The wildfire smoke and resulting unhealthy air are, unfortunately, Topic A today. And related annoucements begin our highlights list:

ESCAPING THE SMOKE: As previewed here last night, two local places are offering the chance to come indoors: The West Seattle YMCA (3622 SW Snoqualmie; WSB sponsor), all day/night; St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church (3050 California SW), now through 1 pm for kids through age 5 who need an indoor place to play.

WADING POOL & SPRAYPARK: Daily through Labor Day (unless the weather is cool/cloudy), the schedule is now down to Lincoln Park wading pool (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW) and Highland Park spraypark (1100 SW Cloverdale), both 11 am-8 pm.

CHIEF BEST SWEARING-IN: 1 pm, the second of three around-the-city community swearing-in ceremonies for new Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best is at South Park Community Center. (8319 8th Ave. S.)

TEARS OF JOY PUPPET THEATRE: 2 pm at Delridge Community Center, join Tears of Joy for a show based on the life of the monarch butterfly. (4501 Delridge Way SW)

MOBILE BIKE REPAIRS: Sixth BikeWorks session of the summer for free or reduced-price bicycle repairs. On the driveway behind Neighborhood House High Point, 2-4:30 pm. (6400 Sylvan Way SW)

DELRIDGE GROCERY FARMSTAND: The Delridge Grocery Coop continues its weekly farmstand today, 3-7 pm at the Shell across from DGC’s future Cottage Grove Commons store. (5441 Delridge Way SW)

EVENING BOOK GROUP: 6:30 pm at air-conditioned High Point Library. This month’s book is “Invisible Man” by Ralph Ellison. (3411 SW Raymond)

UNPLUGGED, A MUSICAL GATHERING: Acoustic musicians and singers are invited to jam at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), 7-9 pm. (5612 California SW)

FAMILY STORY TIME: 7 pm at air-conditioned Delridge Library. (5423 Delridge Way SW)

GEEKS WHO DRINK: Tonight, you’re invited to join the weekly trivia night at Whisky West (WSB sponsor), 8 pm. 21+. (6451 California SW)

(Monday night’s smoke-reddened moon, photographed by Marc Milrod)

MORE FOR TODAY/TONIGHT/BEYOND … on our complete calendar.

(Prolific bird photographer Mark Wangerin says this is the first Cassin’s Vireo he’s ever photographed!)

WADING POOL/SPRAYPARK: We’re now down to the ones that are open daily through Labor Day (unless the weather is cloudy and not expected to pass 70 degrees) – Lincoln Park wading pool (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW) and Highland Park spraypark (1100 SW Cloverdale), both open 11 am-8 pm.

TEQUILA PAIRING DINNER: 5 pm at Mission Cantina (WSB sponsor), a pairing dinner with Tequila Fortaleza, starting with a cocktail hour and live music, and continuing through four courses. Details and ticket info are in our calendar listing. (2325 California SW)

FOCUS GROUP: Opinions about crime, safety, policing? The Seattle University-convened focus groups continue with a session today for the “commercial Harbor Island community,” 6-7 pm at Delridge Library. (5423 Delridge Way SW)

FAMILY STORY TIME: Looking for something to enjoy indoors with your kid(s) until the smoke clears? Story time is at the well-air-conditioned High Point Library at 6:30 tonight! (3411 SW Raymond)

LOOK INTO THE FUTURE … and see the rest of what’s up for today/tonight … via our calendar!

Good morning! Here are highlights for your Sunday, from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

GIVE LINCOLN PARK A LITTLE LOVE: Join Friends of Lincoln Park for a forest-restoration work party to start your Sunday, 9 am-noon. All ages welcome. More info in our calendar listing. Meet at the north parking lot kiosk. (Fauntleroy/Rose)

OPEN-AIR BOUTIQUE, ART SALE, FOOD DRIVE: 9 am-4 pm, it’s the second and final day of well-known West Seattle artist Sheila Lengle‘s sale. Bring canned food for the West Seattle Food Bank. (7757 15th SW)

FUNDRAISING CAR WASH: This U14 girls’ soccer team is raising money for travel today by washing cars:

10 am-6 pm, you’ll find them at the West Seattle Les Schwab. All proceeds support their campaign to travel to North Carolina and compete for the national championship. (Fauntleroy/Alaska)

WEST SEATTLE FARMERS’ MARKET: 10 am-2 pm, see what’s fresh here in the late summer! In the street in The Junction. (California between SW Oregon and SW Alaska)

WADING POOLS: Your West Seattle wading pools: Lincoln Park (11 am-8 pm; 8011 Fauntleroy Way SW) and the last day of the season for Delridge (noon-6:30 pm; Delridge/Genesee)

CITYDOG MAGAZINE COVER DOG MODEL SEARCH: Noon-2 pm, bring your pup to West Seattle Thriftway (WSB sponsor) and have their photo taken for a chance to be on the cover of West Seattleite-founded CityDog Magazine! $10 fee benefits Doney Memorial Pet Clinic. (4201 SW Oregon)

ALKI POINT LIGHTHOUSE TOURS: The US Coast Guard Auxiliary leads 1 pm-4 pm tours (arrive by 3:45 pm) at historic Alki Point Lighthouse – third-to-last chance this year! (3201 Alki SW)

JAMTIME: Old-time and bluegrass music at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), 1-4 pm. (5612 California SW)

MUTTS & MARTINIS: A “yappy hour” raising money for Furry Faces Foundation, 2-6 pm – read all about it here. At Cascade Heights in White Center. Humans must be at least 21 years old. (9832 15th SW)

‘LEGALLY BLONDE, THE MUSICAL’: 3 pm closing performance of “Legally Blonde” with Twelfth Night Productions at the West Seattle High School Theater. (3000 California SW)

SQUARE DANCE AND POTLUCK: Wrap up your weekend with neighbors and friends at South Park Hall, 5 pm. (1253 S. Cloverdale)

PREVIEW THE WEEK AHEAD, AND BEYOND … by checking out our complete calendar.

Morning through night, here are highlights from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

GROUP RUN & INJURY PREVENTION CLINIC: Join West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor) for a free group run and injury-prevention clinic, starting at 8 am. (2743 California SW)

WADING POOLS, INCLUDING ANOTHER FINALE: Another West Seattle wading pool is open for its last day of the season today – Hiawatha (Walnut/Lander, noon-6:30 pm). Also open today: Delridge (Genesee/Delridge, noon-6:30 pm) and Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW, 11 am-8 pm).

‘STELLALUNA’ PUPPET SHOW: 11:30 am at High Point Library, Tears of Joy Theatre presents a puppet show based on the beloved children’s book. (3411 SW Raymond)

DUWAMISH RIVER FESTIVAL: Noon-5 pm at Duwamish Waterway Park in South Park, celebrate and learn about Seattle’s only river. The festival includes cultural performances – here’s the schedule:

12:45 Danza Azteca
1:15 Los Chapitos del Rancho
1:45 Traditional Hula Dancing
2:00 Traditional Somali Dancing
2:20 Traditional Vietnamese Dancing
2:40 Thai Classical Music and Dance
3:05 Traditional Vietnamese Dance
3:45 Traditional Bhutanese Dance
4:20 Traditional Guatemalan Folklore
4:35 Baile Folklorico Angeles de Mexico
5:00 Chaotic Noise Marching Band

Lots more going on, including chances to get out on the water. (7900 10th Ave. S.)

MAXMOBILE AT THRIFTWAY FOR PET ADOPTIONS: 3-6 pm, West Seattle Thriftway (WSB sponsor) hosts the Seattle Humane MaxMobile with adoptable pets. (4201 SW Morgan)

SALSA ON ALKI: Dance the night away on the beach promenade, 5-10 pm. (61st SW/Alki SW)

WEST SEATTLE OUTDOOR MOVIES: “Coco” – and more! Special fun this week at the second-to-last WS Outdoor Movies event of the summer – games, food, facepainting, all detailed in our preview. Come as early as 6:30 pm; movie starts around 8:45 pm. Outside the West Seattle YMCA (WSB sponsor) in The Triangle. (3622 SW Snoqualmie)

ROO FORREST AND FRIENDS: 7-9 pm at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), “an eclectic mix of originals and covers.” (5612 California SW)

‘LEGALLY BLONDE, THE MUSICAL’: 7:30 pm at the West Seattle High School Theater, go see Twelfth Night Productions perform the musical version of the hit movie. Ticket info is in our calendar listing. (3000 California SW)

MARKET STREET DIXIELAND JAZZ BAND: Performing at historic Kenyon Hall, 7:30 pm. Ticket info’s in our calendar listing; band info’s on their website. (7904 35th SW)

SEE WHAT ELSE IS UP … via our complete calendar!

(Steller’s Jay, photographed in Fauntleroy Park by Mark Wangerin)

Highlights for today/tonight from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

WADING POOLS, INCLUDING ONE CLOSING AFTER TODAY: The city says wading pools will be open today. But in West Seattle, aside from Lincoln Park (daily through Labor Day, 11 am-8 pm, 8011 Fauntleroy Way SW), it’s the final week for most; and today is the EC Hugheswading pool’s last day (noon-7 pm, 2805 SW Holden). Also open today: Hiawatha (noon-6:30 pm, Walnut/Lander).

NATIONAL THRIFT SHOP DAY POP-UP: As previewed here and here, a former shipping container has been recycled into an example of what you can do with thrift-shop stuff, and it’s open to the public on the north lawn at Don Armeni Boat Ramp until 8 pm. (1222 Harbor SW)

LATINO CULTURAL CELEBRATION AT MYRTLE RESERVOIR PARK: If you’ve missed previous performances at local parks, you have another chance – 6 pm at Myrtle Reservoir Park, a fusion of music, dance, and poetry, explained in our calendar listing. Free. (35th/Myrtle) **UPDATE: After going over at 6 and finding nothing happening, we researched further. Our source was the “Arts in Parks” brochure listing this at 6 pm. But the performers’ website says 7 pm.**

MUSIC AT THE MOUNT: Maia Santell and House Blend are performing tonight on the south side of the Providence Mount St. Vincent campus as their free summer concert series continues. Dinner (tonight’s entree is skirt-steak salad) is available for purchase starting at 5:30; show at 6. Free popcorn and snow cones! (4831 35th SW)

‘BOBCAT BOB’: The always-popular performer is back at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor) tonight, 7-9 pm. (5612 California SW)

‘LEGALLY BLONDE, THE MUSICAL’: Second weekend begins for this Twelfth Night Productions show, 7:30 pm at the West Seattle High School Theater. (3000 California SW)

THREE BANDS: At Poggie Tavern in The Junction, starting at 8:30 pm, Wonky, Suburban Vermin, Mitchell Siburg play. No cover. 21+. (4717 California SW)

Got something for our calendar? Send the info as far in advance as possible to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

(Band-tailed Pigeon, photographed in Fauntleroy Park by Mark Wangerin)

From the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

WADING POOLS: Open today – but remember, this is the last week for many. Today’s West Seattle pools are Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW) 11 am-8 pm, EC Hughes (2805 SW Holden) noon-7 pm, and Hiawatha (Walnut/Lander) noon-6:30 pm.

COURTYARD DEDICATION AND FILM SCREENING: Providence Mount St. Vincent dedicates a courtyard in honor of Dyke R. Turner, “the architect whose passion and vision helped bring The Mount’s Intergenerational Learning Center to life.” The event starts with a film screening at 4 pm and continues with the dedication at 5:15 pm, followed by a reception. Details are in our calendar listing. (4831 35th SW)

BARBECUE AT THE KENNEY: The annual outdoor community barbecue at The Kenney is today, 5:30-7 pm. (7125 Fauntleroy Way SW)

SUMMER CONCERTS AT HIAWATHA: This year’s fifth free show at 6:30 pm on the east lawn at Hiawatha Community Center, this week featuring The Service Providers, as previewed here. Presented by the Admiral Neighborhood Association, with co-sponsors including WSB. (Walnut south of Lander)

WEST SEATTLE TIMEBANK GATHERING: 6:30 pm at the Senior Center/Sisson Building, enjoy a potluck and learn about timebanking – details here. (4217 SW Oregon)

WHAT ELSE IS UP? Find out any time by checking our complete calendar.

(2 photos of juvenile Cooper’s Hawks today. Above, by Jeremiah Holt, who says it was “banded by the folks at urbanraptorconservancy.org in Pigeon Point. They conduct scientific research and monitor raptors and how they respond to human-altered landscapes.”)

From the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar and inbox, highlights for the hours ahead:

WADING POOLS: Wednesday in West Seattle means Lincoln Park until 8 pm (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW), Hiawatha 12 pm-6:30 pm (Walnut/Lander), EC Hughes 12 pm-7 pm (2805 SW Holden).

SEXUAL-ASSAULT AWARENESS RALLY: Noon-1:30 pm at West Seattle Stadium, you are invited to a student-organized rally. It’s the result of an “action project” chosen by students in a city Parks summer program. (4432 35th SW)

LET’S PAINT AN ORCA! High Point Library tells us there’s plenty of room for kids 9 through 12 years old to join in this afternoon’s “Let’s Paint an Orca” program – 2-3:30 pm, so never mind the registration info in our calendar listing – just show up. Free! (3411 SW Raymond)

(Wider view of a juvenile Cooper’s Hawk, by Kersti Muul)

HIGH POINT MARKET GARDEN FARMSTAND: This summer’s sixth weekly farmstand for organic produce that’s grown where it’s sold here in West Seattle, 4 pm-7 pm. (32nd SW & SW Juneau)

STATE FERRY TASK FORCE: The Washington State Ferries Triangle Route Task Force continues to work on issues including a new schedule for the Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth run. Its next meeting is 4:30-7 pm today in the Fauntleroy Church fellowship hall – here’s the agenda (PDF). Public welcome. (9140 California SW)

SEATTLE YARN GOODBYE/HELLO: 6-8 pm at Seattle Yarn, say hello to new owners Destiny Itano and Cheryl Lea, and say goodbye to former owner Ruth Bowen – background in our recent story. (5633 California SW)

YES, THERE’S MORE … just visit our complete calendar.

(Pigeon Guillemot, photographed by Mark Wangerin)

Half a dozen highlights for the rest of your mid-August Tuesday:

WADING POOLS: Open! West Seattle’s Tuesday pools are Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW), 11 am-8 pm, and Delridge (Genesee/Delridge), noon-6:30 pm.

NURSING PROGRAM INFO: Interested in studying nursing at South Seattle College (WSB sponsor)? 11 am info session today! (6000 16th SW)

MOBILE BIKE REPAIRS: Fifth BikeWorks session of the summer! You’ll find free or reduced-price bicycle repairs on the driveway behind Neighborhood House High Point, 2-4:30 pm. (6400 Sylvan Way SW)

DELRIDGE GROCERY FARMSTAND, WITH BBQ: The Delridge Grocery Coop adds a community barbecue to its weekly farmstand today, 3-7 pm at the Shell across from DGC’s future store. (5441 Delridge Way SW)

ADMIRAL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, SPECIAL LOCATION: 6:30 pm, the Admiral Neighborhood Association‘s summer meeting is at the newly complete Aegis Living of West Seattle (WSB sponsor), including a tour. All welcome! (4700 SW Admiral Way)

GEEKS WHO DRINK: Tonight is the weekly trivia night at Whisky West (WSB sponsor), 8 pm. 21+. (6451 California SW)

PEEK INTO THE FUTURE … by checking out our complete calendar, where you’ll find more for today/tonight AND weeks/months beyond!

Sorry to miss the daily highlights list today – but we hope by now you’ve checked our always-available West Seattle Event Calendar, where you’ll find cool stuff happening for the rest of today, including these four:

–Beach naturalists at two West Seattle locations until 1:30 pm
–‘Paws and Paint’ beer-garden party in Morgan Junction
–Back-to-back “Backyard Bard” performances in Delridge
–“Legally Blonde” matinee

Plus – the city says its Sunday-schedule wading pools ARE open today.

(Pelagic Cormorant, photographed by Mark Wangerin)

Saturday is here, and rain or shine, so is some big fun! Don’t forget the NB I-5 traffic alert. And here are other reasons to stay on the peninsula:

LOW TIDE, WITH SIGN-LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION: Seattle Aquarium volunteer beach naturalists are out today, 10 am-1 pm, at Constellation Park (63rd SW/Beach Drive SW) and at Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW), where sign-language interpretation will be available today. Low tide is -2.9 feet at 11:22 am.)

BENEFIT BAKE SALE AND PET-ITEM DONATION DRIVE: Gwen and Muriel do this every year for the Seattle Humane Society:

Delicious cupcakes, cookies, brownies, and more! They are also collecting donations for the Humane Society including cat or dog food (wet or dry), animal toys, or new scratching posts. Cash and check donations are very welcome.

10 am-3 pm. (36th SW/SW Dakota)

DELRIDGE TRIANGLE CLEANUP, WITH FREE FOOD: First 20 volunteers to show up for this morning’s Delridge Triangle cleanup get treated to free lunch at nearby Boss Drive-In! 10 am – details are in our calendar listing. (18th/Barton)

DELRIDGE DAY: 11 am-3 pm at Delridge Community Center Park, it’s the annual community-organized festival for eastern West Seattle! Here’s our preview; here’s the schedule of music and performances. (Delridge/Genesee/26th SW)

SPF30 AT ALKI BEACH: Sub Pop Records‘ mega-music 30th-birthday party at Alki is today/tonight, noon-10 pm, free admission, four stages – one on each side of the Bathhouse, one at 57th/Alki, one at Alki Playfield. After this map, the key infolinks from our many previews:

Transportation/transit/parking/road closures
Music schedule
Vendors/nonprofits/food trucks
Followups including answers to questions about closures, etc.
KEXP‘s video and audio streaming

We’ll be on site throughout with ongoing coverage, so keep checking back on WSB (and our Twitter feed too).

FASHION SHOW PRESENTED BY UNIFIED OUTREACH: 5 pm dinner and fashion show at West Seattle Christian Church‘s Activity Center in The Junction – details in our calendar listing. Free! (4400 42nd SW)

WEST SEATTLE OUTDOOR MOVIES: “A Wrinkle in Time” is onscreen tonight in this week’s West Seattle Outdoor Movies presentation outside the West Seattle YMCA (WSB sponsor).

Since the day is starting with an iffy forecast, a rainout is possible, and we’ll update IF organizers decide to postpone the movie. Otherwise, gates open 6:30 pm in the parking lot on the southwest side of the Y; movie’s at dusk – around 8:45; bring your own chair/blanket. The West Seattle Timebank is tonight’s raffle beneficiary; the Y sells and benefits from concessions. (3622 SW Snoqualmie)

‘LEGALLY BLONDE, THE MUSICAL’: 7:30 pm at the West Seattle High School Theater, go see Twelfth Night Productions perform the musical version of the hit movie. Ticket info is in our calendar listing. (3000 California SW)

SEE WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON … by browsing our complete calendar!

(Wilson’s Warbler, photographed by Mark Wangerin)

We’re continuing to cover the Harbor Avenue situation here. But in the meantime, we have to get other info out too – so, from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

JUNCTION RESTRICTED PARKING ZONE? If you have comments/questions about the possible RPZ, an SDOT drop-in event is under way at Cupcake Royale in The Junction until 11:30 am. Backstory here. (California/Alaska)

ELVIS AT THE MOUNT! Danny Vernon‘s “Illusion of Elvis” is what you’ll see tonight on the south side of the Providence Mount St. Vincent campus as their free summer concert series continues. Dinner (salmon caesar, or burgers/hot dogs) is available for purchase starting at 5:30; show at 6. Free popcorn and snow cones! (4831 35th SW)

LATINO CULTURAL CELEBRATION: 6 pm at Westcrest Park, enjoy an evening of music, dance, and poetry – details in our calendar listing. (9000 8th SW)

ART LOUNGE: Monthly 21+ creative space at Highland Park Improvement Club – 7 pm. Bring your projects! Consider modeling! (1116 SW Holden)

ROY BOOK BINDER: The blues legend is at Kenyon Hall tonight, 7:30 pm. (7904 35th SW)

‘LEGALLY BLONDE, THE MUSICAL’: Opening night for Twelfth Night Productions‘ new show, 7:30 pm at the West Seattle High School Theater. (3000 California SW)

ANIMA: Multimedia cultural event at Duwamish Waterway Park, 8:30 pm – details in our calendar listing. (7900 10th Ave. S.)

(Rhinoceros Auklet, photographed by Mark Wangerin)

Lots happening! From the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

WADING POOLS IN WEST SEATTLE: The ones open today are Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW) 11 am-8 pm, EC Hughes (2805 SW Holden) noon-7 pm, and Hiawatha (Walnut/Lander) noon-6:30 pm.

EXHIBIT OPENS: Grand opening today, noon-2 pm, for “Sound Spots,” the new exhibit about our area’s music history at the Southwest Seattle Historical Society‘s Log House Museum. (61st SW/SW Stevens)

SEAHAWKS/THUNDERBIRDS ANTHEM: Program for all ages at 2 pm at Southwest Library:

Write and record your own Seahawk anthem! Teaching artists from STYLE (Songwriting Through Youth Literature Education) use the Native American story behind the inspiration for the Seattle Seahawks logo, the transformation mask for the Thunderbird, to create a Seahawks team anthem. Learn about Native American culture with indigenous Coast Salish storyteller Roger Fernandes and create and record a Seahawks team anthem.

Free; no registration required. (9010 35th SW)

WEST SEATTLE ART WALK: 5 pm “until late”! Here’s the map/venue list:

As always, some participants have artists, some have food/drink specials meant to entice Art Walk-ers, some have both! You can preview some of tonight’s spotlighted art via the official WSAW website, including WSB sponsors Click! Design That Fits (4540 California SW, with Factory 43 tonight) and Viscon Cellars (5910 California SW, with Debbie Bianchi tonight, and tasting fees waived for Art Walk-ers).

JUNCTION JAMS: New open-to-everyone open-air jam session in The Junction, recently launched. Organizer James Egan says, “We have guitars, violins, ukelele, accordion, and shakers to borrow and we are doing all invite public jams, family friendly at 5 pm to 11 pm. If anyone wants to pick up any instrument and shake off performance anxiety with a set of other musicians who play just for fun, no applause, no money, this is a great social event to also meet other WS musicians. We need groupies and have tambourines and do blues, covers of Beatles, Stones, others if you know them, or play around anyone’s originals . We do a great version of Creep with violin — I can pick out most anything. This is really fun and I invite all the West Seattle musicians and people who like live music to come to 4722 California Ave SW and jam with us, with or without instrument, we have some great guitars and harmonicas that chime in and the more the merrier!!” Here’s the Meetup.com link.

WHITE CENTER FOOD BANK: The White Center Food Bank – which also serves south West Seattle – recently switched to a “grocery store” model and you are invited to its grand-opening party, 5:30-7:30 pm. (8th SW/SW 108th)

THE BOOT, AMPLIFYING VOICES PAST AND PRESENT: 6 pm at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, “the 25th Anniversary of our Summer Young Writers Workshop known as The Boot. Witness the bravery and hear the stories of these talented young writers.” (4408 Delridge Way SW)

WORDS, WRITERS, WEST SEATTLE: Local author Peter Stekel talks about Western Washington wildflower hikes, 6-7:30 pm at Southwest Library. (9010 35th SW)

SUMMER CONCERTS AT HIAWATHA: 6:30 pm, free show on the east lawn at Hiawatha Community Center, as previewed here – tonight’s band is General Mojo’s, in the fourth of this summer’s six concerts presented by the Admiral Neighborhood Association, with co-sponsors including WSB. Bring your own chair/blanket! (Walnut south of Lander)

OPEN MICROPHONE: Be the music-maker at the all-genres C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor) open-microphone event, 7-9 pm. (5612 California SW)

SEE IT ALL! Our complete calendar is here.

(Beautiful sunrise! Thanks to Susanna Moore from Niederberger Contracting [WSB sponsor] for the photo)

From the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar, here are your Wednesday highlights:

EAT & DRINK & FIGHT HOMELESSNESS: 15 West Seattle food/drink venues are participating in a regional day/night of donating part of their proceeds to the homelessness-help campaign in connection with Pearl Jam‘s The Home Shows concerts. We have the West Seattle list broken out (and a link to the full regional list) here.

WADING POOLS: Wednesday in West Seattle means Lincoln Park until 8 pm (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW), Hiawatha 12 pm-6:30 pm (Walnut/Lander), EC Hughes 12 pm-7 pm (2805 SW Holden).

BABY STORY TIME: Bring your little ones up to 12 months old, 11:30 am at the air-conditioned High Point Library. (3411 SW Raymond)

WEST SEATTLE LITTLE LEAGUE @ REGIONALS: 4 pm is game time for the West Seattle Little League All-Stars vs. Oregon at the Northwest Regionals in San Bernardino. Game is on the ESPN+ streaming service; we’re verifying whether Great American Diner and Bar (4752 California SW) will again be screening it and will update.

HIGH POINT MARKET GARDEN FARMSTAND: This summer’s fifth weekly farmstand for organic produce that’s grown where it’s sold, 4 pm-7 pm. (32nd SW & SW Juneau)

DANCE TIME WITH LAUREN PETRIE: 6-8 pm, dance at the Senior Center of West Seattle! All welcome. (4217 SW Oregon)

TWILIGHT TOUR OF LONGFELLOW CREEK: Can’t make it to daytime nature walks? 6:30 pm-8 pm, join the King Conservation District “for a FREE twilight tour about how to restore your stream, lake or wetland property to a more natural state.” RSVP for exact meetup location – here’s how.

DOCUMENTARY SCREENING: 6:30 pm at Kenyon Hall, “The Eldest Son” (a documentary short)

Since 2008, West Seattle filmmakers Scott Squire and Amy Benson have been documenting the lives of one Nepali family, The Darnals. The first film in the series, Drawing the Tiger, premiered in 2015 winning the Best Film Award from the Northwest Film Forum as well as the UNICEF award from Film South Asia. The Eldest Son is the second installment.

Free. (7904 35th SW)

‘DRINK & LINK’ SOUND TRANSIT BRIEFING: 7 pm at Ounces, all welcome – catch up on what’s up with West Seattle light-rail planning. Food truck on site! (3809 Delridge Way SW)

TRIANGULAR JAZZTET: Live music at Whisky West (WSB sponsor), 7 pm – info in our calendar listing. (6451 California SW)

34TH DISTRICT DEMOCRATS: 7 pm monthly meeting at The Hall at Fauntleroy. Main agenda topic: “Make a Difference: Things You Can Do to Get Involved.” (9131 California SW)

OF COURSE THERE’S MORE … just visit our complete calendar.

(Parasailing over Elliott Bay, photographed this weekend by David Hutchinson)

Moving on with our Monday:

WADING POOLS: Today’s scheduled-to-be-open West Seattle wading pools are Lincoln Park (11 am-8 pm; 8011 Fauntleroy Way SW) and Delridge (12 noon-6:30 pm; Delridge Way/Genesee).

FAMILY STORY TIME: 6:30 pm at High Point Library, which has excellent air conditioning! (3411 SW Raymond)

WEST SEATTLE QUILTERS: Join their meeting at 7 pm at the also-well-cooled Senior Center/Sisson Building! (4217 SW Oregon)

TRIVIA: 7:30 pm at The Skylark. All ages – free – with prizes! (3803 Delridge Way SW)

LOTS MORE FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, AND BEYOND … on our complete calendar!

Happy Sunday!

(One of the Blue Angels maneuvers you can see from here – photo by Harlan Weniger)

FIRST, TRAFFIC ALERTS: The I-90 floating bridge will close one last time, 12:55 pm-2:45 pm for the Blue Angels‘ final Seafair performance. And from SDOT, West Seattle alerts continue – at 1st Ave S/Olson Place SW, 8:30 am-9 pm work is scheduled for traffic-signal upgrades.

CLEANUP TIME! Another Morgan Junction-area community cleanup organized by Jill Boone:

Bring yourselves, Bring your young ones, Bring your teens …. Help clean up Morgan Junction! Once again, we are doing our litter cleanup and your help is needed.

Sunday, August 5 from 9:30 – 11:00. Meet at the ATM by the Shell Station and Domino’s.

Bags, litter grabbers, safety vests and buckets for the kids are provided. I have a few kid vests and grabbers too. Bring your own gloves if you want them! … We will handle the bus stops and the corners of Fauntleroy and California and up to C&P and back and up to the UU and back if we have enough folks. Pups who are well behaved and on leash are welcome.

(6540 California SW)

WEST SEATTLE FARMERS’ MARKET: 10 am-2 pm in the street in the heart of The Junction. (California SW between SW Oregon and SW Alaska)

WADING POOLS: Warm weather means they’ll be open today. Your West Seattle wading pools on Sundays: Lincoln Park (11 am-8 pm; 8011 Fauntleroy Way SW) and Delridge (noon-6:30 pm; Delridge/Genesee)

‘IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK’ HOME TOUR: Still tickets available, the Southwest Seattle Historical Society tells us, for a tour of the Gatewood home where REI began. Noon-2 pm VIP reception with food, drink, and guest speaker Bobby Whittaker; 2-4 pm, public tour. Go here for both ticket levels. Tour address and full details are on the SWSHS website.

ALKI POINT LIGHTHOUSE TOURS: The US Coast Guard Auxiliary leads 1 pm-4 pm tours (arrive by 3:45 pm) at historic Alki Point Lighthouse. (3201 Alki SW)

CAMP 2ND CHANCE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE: After skipping July, the committee is back to its regular first-Sunday meeting schedule, 2 pm in the community room at Arrowhead Gardens, for updates on the city-sanctioned encampment on Myers Way. (9200 2nd SW)

LAURA MAY: Singer-songwriter at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), “folk with roots in southern rock.” 3-5 pm. (5612 California SW)

LITTLE LEAGUE VIEWING PARTY: 4 pm, the West Seattle Little League All-Stars, Washington state champs, play Idaho as the Northwest Regionals start in San Bernardino, California. The ESPN+ gamecast will be on at Great American Diner and Bar in The Junction. (4752 California SW)

(added) ALSO WATCHING: West 5 (WSB sponsor) is hoping to have a TV set up for the first time ever, to watch!

WHEN YOU WISH UPON A PIZZA: 5 pm at Highland Park Playground, a one-hour family-friendly play presented by 14/48! Free. (1100 SW Cloverdale)

PREVIEW THE WEEK AHEAD, AND BEYOND … by checking out our complete calendar.

(Blue Angels flyby on Friday, photographed from Duwamish Head by David Hutchinson)

We start with traffic alerts:

TRAFFIC ALERTS, NOT JUST FOR BLUE ANGELS: The I-90 floating bridge will close again 12:55-2:45 pm for the Blue Angels‘ Seafair performance. And from SDOT, there are two West Seattle alerts – first, “periodic closures” near the West Marginal/Chelan/Spokane/Delridge intersection because the post-tanker crash cleanup isn’t over yet; also, at the east end of the Roxbury corridor:

This is the first weekend crews will work 12+ hours/days to improve safety at the busy 1st Ave S and Olson Place SW intersection. Excavation starts at 7:30 AM Saturday, to trench and then lay conduit across all lanes of 1st Ave S, for new traffic signaling. Over approximately 70′ of trench, crews will place steel plates — drivers, especially motorcyclists, use extreme caution!

Work continues 8:30 AM – 9 PM Sunday, then picks up again next weekend. Expect lane closures and be patient, as crews work hard to complete the project in 4 consecutive weekends.

Now here’s what else is happening:

VOLUNTEER TO PROTECT TREES: 9 am-noon work party near Fauntleroy/Juneau – location specifics are here, plus other details.

CULTURAL-HISTORY HIKE: Walk in the West Duwamish Greenbelt starting at 10 am and learn about Native cultural history with Ken Workman, the great great great great grandson of Chief Sealth (Seattle) – details in our calendar listing. Meet at 19th/Dawson trailhead.

WADING POOLS: Likely to be open today, given the forecast – Saturday pools are Delridge (Genesee/Delridge) and Hiawatha (Walnut/Lander) noon-6:45 pm; Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW) 11 am-8 pm. We’ll update when confirmed.

SUMMIT ATLAS HIGH-SCHOOL RIBBONCUTTING: The charter school’s new building has a ribboncutting set for noon today, as previewed here. (9601 35th SW)

‘WHEN YOU WISH UPON A PIZZA’: Goofy free theater at Roxhill Park, 5 pm – details here. (29th/Barton)

SALSA ON ALKI: Dance at the beach! 5-10 pm. Cost and other details here. (61st SW/Alki SW)

DBB DOWNHILL BIKE RIDE: 6 pm, the irreverent-and-then-some annual ride is scheduled to take off this year from Drunky’s Two Shoes BBQ in White Center. (16th SW/SW 98th)

‘THE LAST JEDI’ AT WEST SEATTLE OUTDOOR MOVIES: As previewed here last night, gates open at 6:30 pm, movie at dusk (9-ish) outside the West Seattle YMCA (WSB sponsor) as West Seattle Outdoor Movies continue their free Saturday night shows. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is tonight’s movie. (3622 SW Snoqualmie)

‘COCO’ AT CINE EN EL PARQUE: 6:30 pm at Dick Thurnau Memorial Park in White Center, “Coco” is onscreen at the annual King County-presented outdoor movie. (11050 10th SW)

GARY DAVIS: Singer-songwriter performs at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), 7-9 pm. (5612 California SW)

SEE THE FULL LIST … on our complete-calendar page.

(Bald Eagle with a pursuer, photographed by Mark Wangerin)

Six notes for your Friday:

WADING POOLS: The Seattle Parks hotline says they will NOT be open today.

THE WORLD’S SLOWEST COMPUTER: 2 pm at High Point Library, a fun competition to build it, as explained here. Free; registration not required. (3411 SW Raymond)

BASKETBALL, STREET ART, & PIZZA: 3-5 pm:

Pickup basketball for middle- and high-school-aged youth and basketball skill activities for younger children on the courts behind Neighborhood House High Point. There will also be art activities set up and led by teaching artists from Nature Consortium. Pizza and beverages will also be provided. The street will be closed to traffic.

(6400 Sylvan Way SW)

SUMMER CONCERTS AT THE MOUNT: The annual four-show series starts tonight, 5:30 pm dinner if you want to buy yours there, 6 pm music, on the south side of the Providence Mount St. Vincent campus, tonight starring The Abbagraphs with ABBA songs and other disco-era music. Dinner menu:

Citrus-Marinated Mahi-Mahi Tacos
Or your choice of
All Beef Franks, Grilled Hamburgers, Veggie Black Bean Burgers

All with Macaroni Salad, Watermelon and Corn on the Cob

Dessert: Mamma-Mia Baklava

Free popcorn/snow cones. Bring your own chair/blanket. (4831 35th SW)

CORNER BAR: First Friday means it’s time for the pop-up bar at Highland Park Improvement Club. Doors open at 6 pm; music by the Yada Yada Blues Band starts around 8 pm. DJ Dr. Lehl, too! All ages; no cover; food and beverages available for purchase. (1116 SW Holden)

BOOK READING/SIGNING: 7 pm at Easy Street Records, author Thomas O’Keefe reads from and signs his new book, “Waiting to Derail: Ryan Adams and Whiskeytown, Alt Country’s Brilliant Wreck,” which “provides a firsthand glimpse into Ryan Adams at the most meaningful and mythical stage of his career.” Free; all ages. (California/Alaska)

WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? The full list is on our complete calendar.

(WSB photo: The view from Don Armeni Boat Ramp this drizzly morning)

First, another traffic alert:

I-90 CLOSURES FOR BLUE ANGELS PRACTICE: This tends to clog up NB I-5 too and we didn’t get to mention it again this morning because of the tanker incident, so a reminder – the I-90 floating bridge is closing twice today for the Blue Angels‘ practice: now through about 12:15 pm and 1 pm-2:30 pm. (The next three days are single-closure days.)

Now, highlights of what’s happening – and not happening:

WADING POOLS: The Seattle Parks hotline says they are NOT opening today because of the cloudy, cooler weather.

ART STUDIO: 1-3 pm at Delridge Library, for ages 2-10. (5423 Delridge Way SW)

GIZMOS AND GADGETS: 2-3:30 pm, kids/youth are invited to drop by Southwest Library to explore and have fun while learning! (9010 35th SW)

4508 CALIFORNIA SW’S FIRST DESIGN REVIEW: 6:30 pm at the Senior Center/Sisson Building, the Southwest Design Review Board gets its first look at the proposed 7-story mixed-use project for 4508 California SW, including ~70 apartments and 19 offstreet-parking spaces replacing a single-story commercial building that currently has three storefronts, Our most-recent preview includes the “design packet.” The meeting will have a public-comment period. (4217 SW Oregon)

SUMMER CONCERTS AT HIAWATHA: Great thing about Hiawatha Community Center is that there’s an indoor backup for the outdoor concerts if necessary, so you will see Micaiah Sawyer perform, one way or another, at 6:30 pm tonight, as part of the Admiral Neighborhood Association-presented Summer Concerts at Hiawatha. Free. Bring your own chair/blanket. (Walnut south of Lander)

WEST SEATTLE SOUL: 9 pm at Parliament Tavern. No cover. 21+. (4210 SW Admiral Way)

SEE MORE! on our complete calendar.

(Empty moon-snail shell during recent low tide, photographed by Trileigh Tucker)

Welcome to August!

WADING POOLS: We just checked the hotline and the city says they’ll be open: Wednesday in West Seattle means Lincoln Park until 8 pm (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW), Hiawatha 12 pm-6:30 pm (Walnut/Lander), EC Hughes 12 pm-7 pm (2805 SW Holden).

EFFECTIVE ACTIVISM: Find out about it at the Hot Topics for Seniors event today at noon at Southwest Library. (9010 35th SW)

GIZMOS AND GADGETS: Free drop-in program at Delridge Library, 1-3 pm, no registration required. (5423 Delridge Way SW)

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT THE MOVIES: At the Senior Center of West Seattle, 1 pm today, the featured movie is “Station West” (1948), $1 members/$2 nonmembers. (4217 SW Oregon)

HIGH POINT MARKET GARDEN FARMSTAND: This summer’s fourth weekly farmstand for organic produce grown right where it’s sold, 4 pm-7 pm. (32nd SW & SW Juneau)

JIM PAGE: Singer-songwriter performs tonight at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), 7-9 pm. (5612 California SW)

‘GET FIT, WEST SEATTLE’ INFO NIGHT: 7 pm at West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor) to find out about the next “Get Fit, West Seattle,” which starts next Saturday – a program to get you running toward a half-marathon this fall. Free! RSVP info is in our calendar listing. (2743 California SW)

OPEN MICROPHONE: The signups start at 7:30 pm at The Skylark. All ages until 10 pm. (3803 Delridge Way SW)

THE FULL LIST … is via our complete calendar!

(Rufous Hummingbird, photographed by Mark Ahlness, shared via the WSB Flickr group)

Your West Seattle highlights for this last day of July:

WADING POOLS: Though it’s cloudy and cooler this morning, Seattle Parks says they’ll be open. Your Tuesday pools are Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW), 11 am-8 pm, and Delridge (Genesee/Delridge), noon-6:30 pm.

SEAFAIR PARADE OF SHIPS: While the official “parade” is set to pass the downtown waterfront at 1 pm, the ships sail past West Seattle shores before that – we’ll be watching and will publish a report when they are. As announced early today, the participants in today’s parade:

-U.S. Navy: Guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG-92) and amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD-25), which was in the parade in 2016

-U.S. Coast Guard: USCGC Mellon

-Royal Canadian Navy: HMCS Yellowknife & HMCS Whitehorse

(Tour info for the next five days is here.)

MOBILE BIKE REPAIRS: Third BikeWorks session of the summer – get free or reduced-price bicycle repairs on the driveway behind Neighborhood House High Point, 2-4:30 pm. (6400 Sylvan Way SW)

DELRIDGE GROCERY FARMSTAND: The Delridge Grocery Coop continues its weekly farmstand, 3-7 pm at the Shell across from DGC’s future store. (5441 Delridge Way SW)

HARBOR ISLAND CLEANUP INFO DROP-IN: Questions about the Superfund cleanup starting soon at Harbor Island? The EPA will be at Seacrest today, 4-6 pm, to answer them, as previewed here Monday. (1660 Harbor SW)

MIKE HIPPLE BOOK RELEASE, PLUS THE CASTAWAYS: 7-9 pm at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), join Mike Hipple for his “80s Redux” book-release party, featuring local ukulele band The Castaways. (5612 California SW)

TRIVIA AT WHISKY WEST: The weekly Geeks Who Drink trivia at Whisky West (WSB sponsor) starts at 8 pm. 21+. (6451 California SW)

WHAT ELSE? You can check our full calendar now – or any time – by going here.

(Sailboat off Seola, photographed by Chris Frankovich)

Happy Monday! Quick look at what’s ahead:

WADING POOLS AND SPRAYPARK: The Highland Park Spraypark (11 am-8 pm; 1100 SW Cloverdale) is scheduled to be open daily all season regardless of the weather, so we only mention it on extra-hot days. Today’s scheduled-to-be-open wading pools are Lincoln Park (11 am-8 pm; 8011 Fauntleroy Way SW) and Delridge (12 noon-6:30 pm; Delridge Way/Genesee).

BLUE ANGELS ARRIVE AT BOEING FIELD: The Museum of Flight, where the Blue Angels are based while here for Seafair, says they are due in around 11 am. They’re coming from an air show in North Dakota and have reportedly stopped over in Montana while headed here this morning. (Update: They landed at 11:22 am.)

LEARN ABOUT THE COAST SALISH PEOPLE: 1:30 pm at Delridge Library, for ages 7 and up: “Explore Coast Salish design, culture and art with teaching artist Ty Juvinel.” (5423 Delridge Way SW)

FAMILY STORY TIME: 6:30 pm at High Point Library – where there’s great air conditioning! (3411 SW Raymond)

LOTS MORE … on our complete calendar!

With another hot day ahead, Trileigh Tucker‘s photo of young bushtits hoping their mom (at right) will bring them food is also a reminder – keep fresh water out for the birds! Meantime, from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar, highlights of what’s ahead:

ALKI ART FAIR, SECOND DAY: 10 am-6 pm today, with music on two stages. Booths stretch along the boardwalk/promenade west of Alki Bathhouse; inside, you’ll find a silent auction.

-Music schedule here
-Overview and artist/vendor list here

Take the free shuttle to get there – details on the AAF website.

(Alki Avenue SW and 59th-64th SW)

WEST SEATTLE FARMERS’ MARKET: In the street in the heart of The Junction, 10 am-2 pm. (California SW between SW Oregon and SW Alaska)

SDOT AT THE MARKET: As SDOT collects feedback on a possible Restricted Parking Zone in The Junction, they’ll have a booth at today’s market. (California SW between SW Oregon and SW Alaska)

BREAST EXPRESS: As previewed here, the Pumpspotting bus tour is stopping at Nurturing Expressions (WSB sponsor) in The Junction today, 10 am-2 pm. All welcome to visit! Details in our calendar listing. (4727 44th SW)

WADING POOLS: Sunny, hot weather means they’ll be open today. Your West Seattle wading pools on Sundays: Lincoln Park (11 am-8 pm; 8011 Fauntleroy Way SW) and Delridge (noon-6:30 pm; Delridge/Genesee)

ALKI POINT LIGHTHOUSE TOURS: The US Coast Guard Auxiliary welcomes you to the weekly 1 pm-4 pm tours (arrive by 3:45 pm) at historic Alki Point Lighthouse. (3201 Alki SW)

MANDY ROWDEN: C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor) performance by this Austin-based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who recently released a new album. (5612 California SW)