Process-Oriented Group Therapy for Women
Counseling West Seattle

Every other Monday from 5:00 – 6:15 p.m. at 6957 California Ave. SW, Seattle, WA 98136​

Potential Topics Include Anxiety, Depression, Identity, Self-Esteem, and Friend & Family Dynamics
Open to women 30 years of age or older who have prior experience in therapy​
Approx. 6-8 participants

Hosted & Facilitated by Dr. Aubrey Hardesty, PsyD., Licensed Psychologist

$50 per session; insurance information available upon request

Contact Patricia Lusby for intake and scheduling at (253)-777-8280 or scheduling@counselingwestseattle.com

Crafting & Creativity Night
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
The Missing Piece
9456 35th Ave SW

What’s your creative outlet? Knitting? Painting miniatures? Creative writing? Sketching? Calligraphy? Something else? Bring your supplies and come in to work on your crafts and hobbies at our big tables with other like-minded creative types!

Grief Support Groups

Grief groups are brave and safe spaces where bereaved people can share their stories and speak their loved one’s name without fear of getting advice, platitudes, or being shut out, no matter how long it’s been since their loved one’s passing. Every participant has dedicated time to speak about whatever they’d like, without judgment or interruption. Talking about our deceased loved ones in a supportive environment helps us remember them fully and helps us learn to carry the weight of their loss a little more gently.

These are ongoing, drop-in groups, but space is limited. Because of the sensitive nature of traumatic loss, the Thursday group is open only for those who are traumatic loss survivors. Learn more and register at listeningtogrief.com/groups. Contact Tamara at tamara@listeningtogrief.com with questions.

Mondays (except October 14 & November 25): 9:30 am-11:00 am at Nurture Wellbeing Studio 102
&
Mondays (except October 14 & November 25): 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm at Mama Be Well Healing Studio

$32/session. 4 sessions for $102 (use within 6 weeks). Discounts are available for those who could otherwise not afford to attend.

Mondays: 6:30-10 pm
Open D&D

Seattle’s largest open D&D group can be found at Meeples Games. First time playing? No problem. Experienced player? Great! This group is for everyone from beginners of all age groups.

Each drop in session is $5, with a chance to join one of the continued campaigns. Seats are first come first serve.

What – Live Comedy in a Double Headlining Comedy Show!
Who – Headliners Rod Long & Geoff Young
When – Monday, May 19th, 7 pm
Where – Otter On the Rocks, Admiral District

Ticket Link – eventbrite.com/e/routine-killers-rod-long-geoff-young-tickets-1333561872459

Every Monday: Doors open at 6:45, meeting is from 7-8:30

Monday Night Trivia at The Good Society Public House (California/Lander).

•Hosted by Will.
• 7-9 pm
•Teams up to 8 people welcome.
•$2/person entry – winner take all.
•$20 gift card as second place

7 pm & 8 pm. Join us for drinks, grub and lots ‘o trivia. Free to play and open to anyone 21 and older.

Weekly Zen Sitting/Meditation
7:00 – 8:30 pm (repeats every Monday)

The Chapel, Room 402, at the Fauntleroy Church/United Church or Christ

9140 California Ave SW
Free
Contact: pr@pszc.org
pszc.org/calendar/7pm-830pm-west-seattle-service/2022-06-06

Puget Sound Zen hosts a weekly Monday evening sitting/meditation in the Chapel, Room 402 at the Fauntleroy Church/United Church of Christ. Evenings will consist of chanting, meditation and discussion.

Everyone is welcome – people from all different meditation/spiritual traditions, people who have never meditated, and people who are curious.

If you arrive 10 minutes before the service we’ll give you some brief instructions, or you can just walk in and follow along.

Quiz Night on Monday nights, 7:30 pm, at The Skylark – Free to play!

Six Rounds, ten questions each. This includes an audio round, a picture round, three themed rounds and a random round with questions from several different categories. Maximum of 6 team members to be eligible for prizes.

Prizes:
1st place: $25 gift certificate
2nd place: $15 gift certificate
next to last place: pitcher of Cold Beer Pilsner

Seattle’s Best Trivia Night is at the Skylark every Monday. Come early to grab a table and dinner.

The Westside Jazz Trio
The Alley
Mondays 8-10 pm
No cover charge

Update: We will have Karaoke every Monday starting at 9 pm.

F3, a free national men’s workout group:

We have a local workout location that meets at Hiawatha park on Tuesday mornings at 5:30 am sharp. The group has been around for a few years, so many folks that are up early might have come across us before doing burpees or pushups and counting out loud. We’d love to extend the invite to men of any fitness level – we work out as a group and don’t leave anyone behind, come as you are and hopefully leave a bit better.

The workout is 45 minutes long and then we all get coffee at West Seattle Grounds. You don’t need to bring anything special, just wear comfortable athletic clothes appropriate for the weather and some sneakers. Some work or gardening gloves can be helpful if you have a pair. Just don’t be late or the whole group is doing penalty burpees.

More info on our website

What: Qi Gong Sessions
When: Every Tuesday & Thursday from 10-11 AM, and every Friday, 12:15-12:45 PM (only with 7 days prior reservation)
Where: Viva Arts, 4421 Fauntleroy Way SW, West Seattle

Description: These sessions are open to everyone, regardless of experience. Participants will learn gentle movements that promote relaxation, energy balance, and overall well-being. On Fridays, the focus is on stress relief and restoring vitality to prepare for the weekend. Arrive 15 minutes early for an introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine principles and stay afterward for a brief meditation.

Sign-Up: Interested participants can sign up through this links:

Tuesday: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1003239655817?aff=oddtdtcreator

Thursday: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1120273782039?aff=oddtdtcreator

Friday: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1049277325727?aff=oddtdtcreator

No class on March 25th, 27th and 28th.

Postcards4Democracy – West Seattle gathers at C&P Coffee every Tuesday
10:30 – 12 Noon year-round to handwrite reminders urging Democrats and
Independents to register and vote. Bring stamps and postcards — or
we’ll do what we can to get you started.

(Postcards4Democracy also meets all this summer on Saturdays 12-2 pm at C&P.)

Website: www.Postcards4democracy.org

email: postcards4democracyWS@gmail.com

Walter’s Wine Shop is hosting wine tastings on Tuesdays! September is focused on California state wines/

This is a drop-in event, no reservations needed; from 5-7 pm. Costs $10 and if you buy a bottle you get $5 off

**IMPORTANT UPDATE: NEW TIMES ON OUR WEEKLY SIGN-WAVING EVENT**

SAME PLACE: The intersection of 16th Ave. SW & SW Holden St.; West Seattle

WHEN: TUESDAYS ONLY!

TIME: 5:00-6:00 pm

Join members of Hate Free Delridge and Puget Ridge Cohousing for this ongoing community sign-waving event and help spread the message that Black Lives Matter and the time to end systemic racism is NOW! We have signs to share or bring your own!

The West Seattle Tool Library is open at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center space (east side of main building).

West Seattle Tool Library provides free, community access to a wide variety of tools, training, and sustainable resources. Utilizing a diverse collection of over 1,500 tools, our membership has successfully grown entire community orchards, built mini-greenhouses, and even just mowed their own lawns. From basic tasks to brilliant innovations, the projects accomplished by the West Seattle Tool Library’s 780+ members have made all the tools in the collection proud to be working again.

Mead and Mindfulness: Sound Bath with Alexis
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM at Mr B’s Mead Center
Tickets are $25

Join us for a night of Mead and Mindfulness: Sound Bath with Alexis! Bring a yoga mat, blanket, and pillow then relax and feel the good vibrations! All participants receive 20% off pours! Non-alcoholic options available!

What to Expect:
Enjoy a relaxing evening of soothing sounds and delicious mead at Mr. B’s Mead Center. Immerse yourself in the calming vibrations of sound therapy while enjoying a glass of our finest mead. Let go of stress and tension as the healing vibrations of the sound bath wash over. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to treat yourself to an evening of relaxation and rejuvenation. Spaces are limited, so be sure to reserve your spot soon.

What is a sound bath?

Come prepared to lay down, close your eyes, and let the sound waves guide you into a state of deep relaxation. If you have never experienced a sound bath before, no worries! It would be my honor to guide you and serve your soul through the healing frequencies of sound.

A sound bath is a therapeutic and meditative experience that uses various instruments, such as singing bowls, gongs, chimes, and drums, to bathe the participants in sound waves. Sound waves are set to different frequencies that correlate to different healing. For example, the singing bowls being used at this event are tuned to 432HZ. 432Hz, also known as the “miracle tone,” is said to be in harmony with the natural vibrations of the universe. Helping to promote a sense of calmness, improve sleep quality, reduce stress and anxiety.

What to bring:
You’ll want to feel supremely comfortable for the sound bath so please bring something soft to lay on like a yoga mat or cushions. I also suggest a blanket to cover yourself up with as your body temperature will drop. A pillow or blanket under the head and knees is always a nice addition to feel extra comfy and cozy as you lay back to receive!

Scrabble Night
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
The Missing Piece
9456 35th Ave SW

themissingpiecegames.com/event/scrabble-night/all

Join us for some casual Scrabble…all experience levels welcome! We encourage you to bring your set along in case we have several tables of players.

WSCO supported by the West Seattle Garden Tour – Free May Concert Part 1 @ Chief Sealth International High School
May 16, 7-8:30 pm

Join us for our last concerts of the season and experience the bliss of when music meets nature, landscape and gardens, presented by the Wind Symphony and Symphony Orchestra of West Seattle Community Orchestras with the support of the West Seattle Garden Tour.

WSCO supported by the West Seattle Garden Tour – Free May Concert Part 2 @ Chief Sealth International High School
May 20, 6 pm-7 pm

Join us for our last concerts of the season and experience the bliss of when music meets nature, landscape and gardens, presented by the Beginner Strings, Debut and Concert Orchestras of West Seattle Community Orchestras with the support of the West Seattle Garden Tour.

Founded in 2002 in West Seattle, WSCO provides community musicians of all ages and abilities with opportunities for performance and growth. Join us!

West Seattle Ukulele Players, WSUP! Meet the 3rd Tuesday of the month, 6-8pm. Gather to sing and play Ukuleles, on outside covered patio at Good Society Brewery & Pub! All levels welcome. The next one is Feb 18th.
Email for more info, westseattleukuleleplayerswsup@gmail.com

Free weekly track run – all levels – meet at West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor).

Every Tuesday evening 6:30 – 9:00 is Girls’ Night at The Clay Cauldron. Guided projects offered or work on your own projects. Potluck snacks, wine and beverages offered. Sign up in advance – 206-330-7027, www.theclaycauldron.com, theclaycauldron5214@gmail.com

April 15
May 6
May 20
June 3
June 17

TOASTMASTERS 832 Meeting: Join us for an energizing hybrid meeting! We gather from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. every first and third Tuesday to boost our communication and leadership skills.

Meet in person at:

Brookdale West Seattle
4611 35th Ave. SW

Or join via Zoom!

RSVP: wstoastmasters832@gmail.com. Find out more at westseattletm832.org

Free to play every Tuesday – now at 7 pm. New, silly prizes every week and fun for the whole family.

*Changed since launch to third Tuesdays at 7 pm per church website*

Sporcle Pub Quiz with @pubquizdavid is now at Beer Junction every Tuesday night at 7 pm and 8 pm.

Every Tuesday Trivia and Tacos

Join us for Trivia. 5 rounds of trivia, it’s free to play with big cash prizes. $75 cash for 1st / $50 cash for 2nd place and a $50 gift card for 3rd place.

Tuesday Trivia

Free Tuesday Trivia every Tuesday night at 7 pm

More details here: ounceswestseattle.com/upcoming-events

Free trivia, teams of up to 6, happy-hour prizes for beverages and food. With Geeks Who Drink.

West Seattle Dharma – New Monthly Meditation – Every 3rd Tuesday, 7-8:30 pm

Women’s Meditation Circle at the Mama Be Well Healing Studio (4034A California Ave SW)
Tuesday nights from 7 pm-8:15 pm

This is a small-group meditation experience, facilitated by Reiki Master Teacher and founder of Mama Be Well, Katie Englund.

I have space for 7 women* to join me each Tuesday evening in the safe and sacred space of the Mama Be Well Healing Studio to learn and practice meditation together. *Trans and non-binary friends are invited too!

The cost is just $12.

Since space is limited, I ask that you register in advance. You can learn more and register at www.mamabewell.info/meditation

If you have any questions, please send me an email at mamabewellreiki@gmail.com

I look forward to seeing who the Universe brings together for this!

Trivia Tuesday at Christo’s on Alki. 7:15 pm.
$2 Buy in. 1st Place- Cash. 2nd & 3rd Place Prizes.
Random Bonus Prize Questions.
$6 Drafts. $6 Wells. $7 Wine. 1/2 Price Appetizers

Busy day at Don Armeni and nearby waters. Here’s state info.

Walking for Well-Being—Move together in nature, Wednesdays/Saturdays @Lincoln Park 10:00 AM

Join Walking for Well-Being for Movement & Community! Walk together with fellow West Seattleites in and around Lincoln Park –Rain or Shine.

This free weekly walk is organized by Julie Garbutt of Waypower Coaching and takes place at a conversational pace covering 2.5 miles in an hour. All fitness levels are welcome.

Meet us at the corner of 47th Ave SW & Fauntleroy Way SW (across from the 76 Gas station). We leave promptly at the listed start times, so please plan to arrive early. The start is next to the C-Line bus stop at SW Webster St and features plentiful street parking.

For more information, access our online brochure.
Contact julie@waypowercoaching.com for more information.

Toddler Reading Time every Wednesday at 10:30 am!

Mid-Day Eucharist at First Lutheran Church

Wednesdays at 11:45

Looking for spiritual nourishment? Join us every Wednesday on your lunch break for our mid-day Eucharist service. First Lutheran Church of West Seattle, 4105 California Ave. SW, in the Chapel. 206-935-6530, admin@flcws.org

At Viva Arts studio: vivaartsseattle.com

ReJuvenate Yoga – a class for all on Wednesdays from 1:30-2:30 $20 drop in.

American Mah Jongg
At The Missing Piece in West Seattle (Roxbury and 35th Ave SW)
9456 35th Ave SW

All playing levels are welcome! We are an open, friendly group of experienced and newer players who play American Mah Jongg and follow NMJL rules. Please bring a current NMJL card with you. If you don’t have one, someone usually has an extra card to loan out. On Wednesdays we have drop-in games between (updated) 2-4:30 PM, we also meet on Sundays 9:30 – 11:30 AM.

For more info, email Stacey Rea: stacey1955@gmail.com

Date: May 21, 2025

Time: 3 PM – 5 PM | Program starts at 3:30 PM

Location: Seola Gardens Early Learning Center | 11195 5th Ave SW

Our new center will provide high-quality, culturally responsive early childhood education to children in our community, helping them build a strong foundation for future success. This expansion will bring the Seola Gardens community 1 preschool and 3 toddler classrooms, providing much needed early learning opportunities for families.

At the Ribbon Cutting, you will have the chance to:

Tour the classrooms and learning spaces
Meet some of our dedicated teachers and staff
Enjoy refreshments and fun activities for children and families
Learn more about how this center will support children and families in the area
This event is free and open to all. We would love for you to join us in celebrating this exciting new chapter!

At Toddler Story Time, kids ages 1-3 and their families can enjoy songs, stories, and music.

Southwest Branch
Registration is not required.

About this event

In this all-singing, all-dancing class, toddlers and their caregivers learn how to develop early literacy skills through dancing, music, and stories.

Early Learning is a great way for toddlers and their families to develop learning, literacy, and language skills as well as community with other families.

From SDOT:

Building Sidewalk and Walkway Connections

Want to see new safe places to walk in the Highland Park neighborhood? Thanks to the Seattle Transportation Levy we can build at least 10 blocks of new sidewalk or walkway in Highland Park. Please join us for a neighborhood walk and share with us where you would like to see new walkways and/or sidewalks.

Date: Wednesday May 21st, 2025

Time: 5:00-6:30 pm

Location: Gather at Highland Park Elementary (1012 SW Trenton St) in the covered area of the playground, and then walk the neighborhood with us!

Kids are welcome!

Rain or Shine

Here’s the announcement flyer

Fix-It-Workshop
Every Wednesday
5:30 pm-7:30 pm
West Seattle Tool Library (Youngstown Cultural Arts Center)

Tools, appliances, small electronics, and more! Use the tools and facilities of the shop and pick our librarians’ brains to get your damaged equipment back in the action.

Availability is first-come-first-served. This workshop is provided free of charge, though donations are appreciated!

We ask that all items brought for repair be of reasonable size. We are unable to service pressure vessels, refrigeration equipment, firearms, and high-voltage electrical components.

wstools.org/events

West Seattle Urbanism – Weekly Meetup
Wednesdays, 6 pm to 8 pm
Great American Diner & Bar
4752 California Ave SW

Free weekly group run – all levels – meet at West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor).

Free Live Music Wednesdays!
Locöl
7902 35th Ave SW
Rotating Artists
6:30 – 8:30
Free
21+

Kundalini Yoga and Gong Bath
Every Wednesday 7-8:30 pm
$35
Tickets:
eventbrite.com/e/999841321307?aff=oddtdtcreator

Do you love music? Do you like games? Come check out Music Bingo at Good Society every Wednesday from 7-9 PM! Bring your friends and enjoy some tunes and brews with chances to win prizes!

Three9 Lounge’s MINGO (musical bingo) every third Wednesday at 7:30 pm hosted by Mingo Maniac.

Fully backlined open mic at Skylark free every Wednesday, 7:30 pm sign-up 7:30pm sign-up /Music starts at 8:30 (The line to sign up often starts to form around 7:00 so get here early!)

It’s great for musicians, but it is also a great night out to see some of Seattle’s best up and coming musicians.

• No host to hog the spotlight, just bands/solo acts and a friendly, experienced sound engineer
• >Full 16 track recordings of your set available for purchase ($10 for solo acts, $20 for bands), make a demo!
• Full menu and bar available with 12 beers on tap
• All genres welcome: solo, acoustic, electronica, full bands, and comedy of any type
  10 minutes/2 songs each

• Gretsch house drums, Vox AC30 guitar amp, Yamaha G50410 guitar amp, Ashdown ABM500 bass amp, Shure mics, DIs, etc.
• You are welcome to bring more gear, just talk to the sound engineer beforehand to make sure it is compatible

PLEASE NOTE: The list goes out at 7:30 but people arrive much earlier to line up and is first come first served. Please be courteous of those that were there before you. While this is free to sign-up, please arrive hungry and thirsty, and do purchase something as we want to keep providing the opportunity and keep it free.

Wednesday night trivia at 8 pm with Quizmaster J!

Karaoke at the Admiral Pub

Every Sunday and Wednesday 8 pm till 1 am

Weekly trivia at Larry’s Tavern at 8 pm Wednesday.

Trivia with Phil T. $2 buy-in. Prizes. Reservations at (updated) talaricospizza.com/reservations

What: Qi Gong Sessions
When: Every Tuesday & Thursday from 10-11 AM, and every Friday, 12:15-12:45 PM (only with 7 days prior reservation)
Where: Viva Arts, 4421 Fauntleroy Way SW, West Seattle

Description: These sessions are open to everyone, regardless of experience. Participants will learn gentle movements that promote relaxation, energy balance, and overall well-being. On Fridays, the focus is on stress relief and restoring vitality to prepare for the weekend. Arrive 15 minutes early for an introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine principles and stay afterward for a brief meditation.

Sign-Up: Interested participants can sign up through this links:

Tuesday: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1003239655817?aff=oddtdtcreator

Thursday: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1120273782039?aff=oddtdtcreator

Friday: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1049277325727?aff=oddtdtcreator

No class on March 25th, 27th and 28th.

WEST SEATTLE UKULELE PLAYERS: Weekly Song Circle Thursdays from 1:00-2:30 pm. Grab your ukulele (or other instrument) and come play with us – all levels welcome! Currently at C&P Coffee, but we move around. Email us at westseattleukuleleplayerswsup@gmail.com for details.

STRONG BODIES, STRONG BONES
Thursdays, 2:30-3:30 pm

Join certified yoga therapist Milo in weight bearing movements that will help you become stronger and steadier—slowly,
gradually and safely. You will be led through a series of movements that strengthen your bones and muscles, which will
give balance to your body and help avoid osteoporosis. This class can be enjoyed by all levels. Please bring a mat, blocks and a blanket and pillow if you have them.

Food trucks 4-8 pm Thursdays at HPCS:

Truck of the week listed on the store’s website; we also include it in our West Seattle Thursday highlight list.

Thursday, May 22nd, West Seattle Democratic Women welcome the legislators of our 34th Legislative District to our annual meetup, where they share their experiences in this year’s legislative session and we get to ask them questions about it. Emily Alvarado, State Senator; Joe Fitzgibbon, State Representative; and Brianna Thomas, State Representative will join our May meeting. Please join us for this special opportunity to interact with them. Meet at the West Seattle Golf Course, 4470 35th Ave. SW, Seattle 98126. Doors open at 4:30, discussion on Democracy Vouchers (what are those and how do we use them?) runs 5 to 6, dinner is served at 6 and the program runs from 6:45 to 8 p.m. Cost is $25 for non-members, $20 for members. Cash and checks only, please. RSVP (ASAP) by emailing Ann Martin, martinhtam@gmail.com. DO JOIN US!

The West Seattle Tool Library is open at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center space (east side of main building).

West Seattle Tool Library provides free, community access to a wide variety of tools, training, and sustainable resources. Utilizing a diverse collection of over 1,500 tools, our membership has successfully grown entire community orchards, built mini-greenhouses, and even just mowed their own lawns. From basic tasks to brilliant innovations, the projects accomplished by the West Seattle Tool Library’s 780+ members have made all the tools in the collection proud to be working again.

Blended: LaShellé Wines

Thursday, May 22, 2025 | 6–9 PM | Jet City Labs & Revelry Room, West Seattle

An evening of flavor, culture, and community. Join us for Blended, featuring LaShellé Wines—a Black, female-owned boutique winery from Woodinville’s Warehouse District. Enjoy a guided tasting of their exceptional varietals, then stick around for a lively meet-and-greet happy hour in the Revelry Room.

🎟️ Tickets: $20 – includes wine flight + access to post-tasting social event
👉 jetcitylabs.com/event/blended-lashelle-wines

Presented in collaboration with @lashellewines

Thursday nights are Date Night at Pegasus Pizza. We are excited to host Patrick Rifflin who will be playing live at Pegasus Pizza and Pasta in the West Seattle Junction. We have great Thursday night food and wine specials (any medium specialty pizza, two dinner salads and a bottle of wine for only $65), live music and a relaxed chill vibe that propagates conversation and connection. See you at Pegasus Pizza Thursday Nights!

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“Stories that Heal: A Writing Workshop and Collaborative Reading
from Alternative Perspectives”
Claudia Castro Luna, Shankar Narayan, and Harold Taw
6:00 pm, Wed., May 22nd, 2025
C & P Coffee Co., 5612 California Ave. SW 98136
Co-presented by WordsWest Literary Series & Raven Chronicles Press / Sponsored by 4Culture
Website: wordswestliterary.weebly.com/next-event.html

John F. Kennedy noted, “[T]he great enemy of truth is very often not the lie—deliberate, contrived and dishonest—but the myth—persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.” While the myth of American Exceptionalism has inspired generations with tales of hard work leading to prosperity, its shadow side erases genocide, omits racial and economic injustice, and affords personhood to corporations but not to immigrants. How will the world change if we tell different foundational stories?

Please join us for an evening of exploring, writing, and sharing stories that heal from alternative, non-dominant storytelling traditions. In a relaxed, open environment, we’ll rotate through mini writing workshops led by Claudia Castro Luna, Shankar Narayan, and Harold Taw. Then we’ll have the opportunity to share our quick creations in a collaborative reading.

No experience necessary: we are all storytellers, whether we recognize it or not, and now, more than ever, we need stories that heal rather than dominate. Let’s celebrate alternative narratives and recognize, create, and support stories that nourish and liberate.

This evening is made possible by a grant from King County’s 4Culture, and is co-presented by WordsWest Literary Series and Raven Chronicles Press.

Claudia Castro Luna is an Academy of American Poets Poet Laureate fellow (2019), WA State Poet Laureate (2018 – 2021) and Seattle’s inaugural Civic Poet (2015-2018). She is the author of Cipota Under The Moon and Killing Marías, both shortlisted for the WA State Book Award in poetry 2023, 2018 respectively; One River, A Thousand Voices; and the chapbook This City. Her most recent non-fiction is in There’s a Revolution Outside My Love: Letter from a Crisis and in Memory’s Vault: The Poetic Heart of Fort Worden. Born in El Salvador she now lives in English and Spanish, and writes and teaches in Seattle on unceded Duwamish lands. Follow her on instagram at claudiacastroluna.

Shankar Narayan explores identity, power, mythology, and technology in a world where the body is flung across borders yet possesses unrivaled power to transcend them. Shankar is a five-time Pushcart Prize nominee and the winner of prizes and fellowships from Kundiman, Hugo House, Jack Straw, Flyway, and River Heron. He is a 4Culture grant recipient for Claiming Space, a project to lift the voices of writers of color, and his chapbook, Postcards From the New World, won the Paper Nautilus Debut Series chapbook prize. Shankar draws strength from his global upbringing and from his work at the intersection of civil rights and technology. In Seattle, he awakens to the wonders of Cascadia every day, but his heart yearns east to his other hometown, Delhi. Connect with him at shankarnarayan.net.

Harold Taw is a playwright and multi-form writer. His debut novel was Adventures of the Karaoke King (Lake Union Publishing, 2011). His writing has featured on NPR, in a New York Times bestselling anthology, and in The Seattle Times; his screenplay Dog Park was a 2023 LA LGBTQ+ Film Festival winner. As an inaugural member of The 5th Ave Theatre’s Writers Group, Harold wrote the book for PERSUASION: A NEW MUSICAL, which premiered at Taproot Theatre in 2017. Recent projects include book and lyrics for a steampunk musical (4Culture Grant), and a play about digital immortality (Seattle CityArtist Grant). Supported by a King County 4Culture grant, Harold is currently writing the young adult trilogy Birth, Suffering, and Death, in which teenaged twins traverse worlds to unravel the mystery of why the world’s adults have been replaced by wild beasts from the past, present, and future. See a staged reading of his play C[Y]PHER in Pork Filled Productions’ UNLEASHED Festival in June 2025

WordsWest was curated by West Seattle writers Katy E. Ellis, Susan Rich, and Harold Taw from 2014 to 2019. Occasionally, WordsWest continues to host pop-up events.

Walking for Well-Being — Move together in nature, Thursday evenings @Lincoln Park 6:00 PM

Join Walking for Well-Being for Movement & Community! Walk together with fellow West Seattleites in and around Lincoln Park –Rain or Shine. Please bring your own light for our nighttime walks.

This free weekly walk is organized by Julie Garbutt of Waypower Coaching and takes place at a conversational pace covering 2.5 miles in an hour. All fitness levels are welcome.

Meet us at the corner of 47th Ave SW & Fauntleroy Way SW (across from the 76 Gas station). We leave promptly at the listed start times, so please plan to arrive early. The start is next to the C-Line bus stop at SW Webster St and features plentiful street parking.

For more information, access our online brochure.
Contact julie@waypowercoaching.com for more information.

Westies Run Club
Thursdays at 6 pm

Join us for a conversational 3-mile run, then hang out afterward! Now meeting at Good Society in Admiral. Find us on Heylo: heylo.group/westies-run-club or on IG @westiesrunclub.

Thursdays: 6:30-10 pm Board Game Night

Join Meeples Games for a night of board game fun! Each week we will teach you a new game and play some favorites as well. This event is open to all ages!

Thursdays @ 6:30 – Highland Park Run Club meets for about a 3-mile run, starting and ending at Highland Park Corner Store

Weekly trivia at Burger Planet. Theme rotates weekly, teams max out at 6, cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place teams!

Weekend starts early with DJs at Revelry Room.

West Seattle Earlybirds, Toastmasters Club #650
Virtual: on zoom at this time
Fridays from 7:35 am to 9:00 am
For details, email westseattleearlybirds650@gmail.com

What:
Knife Sharpening Pop-Up Hosted by Kneighborhood Knives
www.kneighborhoodknives.com
Knife Sharpening: $12 per knife

When:
Friday and Saturday May 23rd and 24th 10 am-4 pm both days

Where:
Hotwire Coffeehouse
4410 California Ave SW

What: Qi Gong Sessions
When: Every Tuesday & Thursday from 10-11 AM, and every Friday, 12:15-12:45 PM (only with 7 days prior reservation)
Where: Viva Arts, 4421 Fauntleroy Way SW, West Seattle

Description: These sessions are open to everyone, regardless of experience. Participants will learn gentle movements that promote relaxation, energy balance, and overall well-being. On Fridays, the focus is on stress relief and restoring vitality to prepare for the weekend. Arrive 15 minutes early for an introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine principles and stay afterward for a brief meditation.

Sign-Up: Interested participants can sign up through this links:

Tuesday: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1003239655817?aff=oddtdtcreator

Thursday: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1120273782039?aff=oddtdtcreator

Friday: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1049277325727?aff=oddtdtcreator

No class on March 25th, 27th and 28th.

Stay N Play is our Friday morning open gym for infants and preschool kids. We open up our lower level with games, toys, a bouncy house and more for kids to run and play. Get a break in the day and meet other moms and dads on the westside. Contact our Children’s & Family Ministry Director McKenzie Garceau at mckenzie@arborheights.org for questions.

What: Qi Gong Sessions
When: Every Friday, 12:15-12:45 PM
Where: Viva Arts, West Seattle
Description: These sessions are open to everyone, regardless of experience. Participants will learn gentle movements that promote relaxation, energy balance, and overall well-being. On Fridays, the focus is on stress relief and restoring vitality to prepare for the weekend. Arrive 15 minutes early for an introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine principles and stay afterward for a brief meditation.
Sign-Up: Interested participants can sign up through this links: Tuesday: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1003239655817?aff=oddtdtcreator

Friday – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1049277325727?aff=oddtdtcreator

Fridays: 4-6 pm After School Magic League

Join one of our Magic: the Gathering experts for an afternoon of Magic fun! This event is perfect for everyone 12+ who are looking to learn a little more about Magic: the Gathering. This event is $5 per week.

West Seattle Story Slam
Friday, May 23rd 2025
Event: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
All Ages
Seated
FREE ENTRY

West Seattle Story Slam is an open-mic storytelling event in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night’s theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show! Tonight’s theme is…”Honor”. A story about someone you respect, was it ever hard to maintain? Did you ever lose it or lose it for someone? When did honor push you past your limit?

While we highly encourage “tales from the heart” that most story-telling entails, we also want to encourage writers that are looking to experiment with fiction, poetry, lyricism and other non-prose forms of storytelling and expression. If you are more inclined to creating something with music or a beat behind hit, check out our open-mic series co-hosted with ‘The El’ on the 3rd Friday of every month.

*Note: content is not vetted or previewed. While advocated to be family friendly, this is an “open mic” type format and may contain adult language from storytellers.

kenyonhall.org/events/west-seattle-storyslam

Fridays – DJ Night at Revelry Room (behind Jet City Labs) – enjoy cocktails and DJ sets by some of the region’s top DJs and musicians. Music 9p – 1a

Karaoke is back on Friday nights! 10 pm with Rone

Free weekly group run – all levels – meet at West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor).

Heavily Meditated, a community meditation.
Saturdays 9-10 am.
Free event – register at: eventbrite.com/e/1089384170379?aff=oddtdtcreator

Walking for Well-Being–Introductory 1 Mile Walk (flat, no hills) @ Lincoln Park on Saturdays at 9:30 AM

Join Walking for Well-Being for Movement & Community! Walk together with fellow West Seattleites in Lincoln Park — Rain or Shine.

This free weekly walk is organized by Julie Garbutt of Waypower Coaching and takes place at a conversational pace covering approximately 1.0 mile on the upper portion of Lincoln Park and is over flat terrain in less than half an hour. All fitness levels are welcome.

Meet us at the corner of 47th Ave SW & Fauntleroy Way SW (across from the 76 Gas station). We leave promptly at the listed start times, so please plan to arrive early. The start is next to the C-Line bus stop at SW Webster St and features plentiful street parking.

For more information, access our online brochure.
Contact julie@waypowercoaching.com for more information.

Dust off your reusable totes and mark your calendars: the Delridge Farmers Market is back with more vendors, an array of culturally rich foods, handcrafted goods, and community-driven initiatives. Kicking off its 2025 season on Saturday, May 17, this beloved community hub will run every Saturday from 10 AM to 2 PM until the end of October at 9421 18th Ave SW.

Hosted by African Community Housing & Development (ACHD), the Delridge Farmers Market is a celebration of culture, community, and culinary creativity. As one of Seattle’s most culturally diverse markets, it offers a platform where local entrepreneurs with global perspectives share foods and goods that reflect the rich tapestry of our city’s diversity.

What’s Fresh This Season?
Expect a blend of global flavors and handmade crafts at the Delridge Farmers Market — from Afella Jollof’s authentic Senegambian dishes like jollof rice and goat dibi to Queen Sugar Baking Company’s irresistible Southern comfort treats. This season, the market proudly welcomes two new regenerative farms to its roster: Coyote Run Farms of Woodinville and Bahati Farm of Kent, expanding access to fresh, locally grown produce.

But the Delridge Farmers Market is about more than just good food and handmade goods — it’s a hub for holistic community care. Each market serves as a one-stop shop for health and wellness needs, offering free services for the public like acupuncture, massage, or vaccinations, along with essential basic needs like diapers and dental hygiene kits to support neighbors’ well-being. Here, shopping local isn’t just a transaction — it’s a way to uplift the entire community.

Food Access for All
The Delridge Farmers Market is dedicated to making fresh, culturally relevant food accessible to the community. To support this mission, the market offers unlimited SNAP-EBT Market Match, Fresh Bucks, and WIC and Senior FMNP benefits. In addition, every youth under 18 receives a free $5 ACHD Youth Bucks voucher, helping them build healthy spending habits from an early age.

The Delridge Farmers Market proudly sources local produce from its farmer vendors to distribute free of charge, giving away more than 50 bags of high-quality vegetables at each market. To further support farmers and reduce food waste, the market also purchases unsold produce at the end of the day, ensuring guaranteed sales for vendors. This produce is then donated to local community organizations or brought back to ACHD’s offices to be shared with clients in need.

More Than a Market
Beyond the stalls, the Delridge Farmers Market pulses with life — serving as a hub where community connections thrive. Organizations like Pongo Poetry Project and Art is Not a Privilege set up alongside vendors, offering engaging youth activities and facilitating deeper connections at each market day. Nonprofits collaborate to share program information, highlight local initiatives, and provide engaging activities that foster a sense of belonging. The market is more than a place to shop — it’s where stories are shared, friendships are formed, and the community truly comes alive.

What:
Knife Sharpening Pop-Up Hosted by Kneighborhood Knives
www.kneighborhoodknives.com
Knife Sharpening: $12 per knife

When:
Friday and Saturday May 23rd and 24th 10 am-4 pm both days

Where:
Hotwire Coffeehouse
4410 California Ave SW

Walking for Well-Being—Move together in nature, Wednesdays/Saturdays @Lincoln Park 10:00 AM

Join Walking for Well-Being for Movement & Community! Walk together with fellow West Seattleites in and around Lincoln Park –Rain or Shine.

This free weekly walk is organized by Julie Garbutt of Waypower Coaching and takes place at a conversational pace covering 2.5 miles in an hour. All fitness levels are welcome.

Meet us at the corner of 47th Ave SW & Fauntleroy Way SW (across from the 76 Gas station). We leave promptly at the listed start times, so please plan to arrive early. The start is next to the C-Line bus stop at SW Webster St and features plentiful street parking.

For more information, access our online brochure.
Contact julie@waypowercoaching.com for more information.

West Seattle Area Master Gardener Plant Clinics are Starting

The WSU Extension King County Master Gardeners will again be offering plant diagnostic clinics in the West Seattle area. Master Gardeners provide research-based home gardening information focused on environmentally friendly and sustainable practices. The clinic schedule is:

Delridge Home Depot – Saturdays, 10AM – 2PM – April 26 – September 6 (No clinic on Saturday, July 5)
WS Farmers Market – Sundays, 10AM – 2PM – April 27 – September 7 (No clinics on Sunday, July 6 and Sunday, July 13)
South Park branch of Seattle Public Library – Saturday, May 3, 10AM – 2PM
West Seattle Bee Festival – Saturday, May 17 – 12PM – 3PM
West Seattle Nursery – Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, July 13 – 10AM – 2PM

Have a home gardening question but can’t get to a clinic? The Master Gardeners have an email clinic – askamastergardener@kingmg.org

On short notice a single person rallied 70+ people for a neighborhood protest in the Alaska Junction on April 5th! Many people said they’d like to see something like it on a regular basis. So in solidarity with the very successful Tesla Takedowns on Saturdays as well as showing there’s a groundswell of resistance spreading into neighborhoods all across the country, beginning this Saturday from 10-12 in the Alaska Junction there will be a West Seattle Resists rally. How can people participate? You can join us in the Alaska Junction, you can spread the word all around the Peninsula (Alaska Junction is well served by several bus lines), and you can also organize other rallies in all the neighborhoods that make West Seattle so wonderful.

Hope to see you there! Bring signs, things that make noise, and chairs if that is helpful.

(For location – see this site.)

This is a FREE, WEEKLY, IN-PERSON active writing group grounded in the Amherst Writers and Artists method. It is a safe, critique-free space.

WRITERS OF ALL LEVELS WELCOME. Whether you haven’t picked up a pen since high school or are a pro, you are welcome. 16 and up. For more on AWA method go to Amherstwriters.org.

THE COVID RULES: To protect our immunocompromised writers, we ask that all participants be vaccinated against COVID and, if eligible, receive timely COVID variant boosters. We follow the King County Health Department recommendations regarding masking, OR if any member of our group requests it, we will all wear masks even if KCHD does not recommend it. Please bring a mask just in case. We have extras. Thank you for doing your part to protect members whose medical concerns or treatments make COVID infection potentially deadly.

REGISTRATION IS FREE BUT REQUIRED: Go to meetup.com/seattle-writers-block

PROCESS:

1-3 writing sessions within each 3-hour meeting. Expect to be writing for approximately 2 hours. Writing prompts will be offered as a starting point, use them or follow your own muse. After each writing session, those who wish are invited to read their work aloud for encouraging, positive response. We do not critique each other’s writing, but instead support the work and the effort.

BRING:

Snacks to share

Whatever you like to write on (paper, computer, papyrus . . .)

Ready encouragement for other writers

LEAVE AT HOME:

Pieces you’ve already written. Sharing in this group is limited to work written during the session.

Judgment of others efforts

Regular weekly family reading time, now in Paper Boat’s new Junction space.

The West Seattle Tool Library is open at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center space (east side of main building).

Tue/Thu: 5 pm–8 pm
Sat/Sun: 11 am–4 pm

West Seattle Tool Library provides free, community access to a wide variety of tools, training, and sustainable resources. Utilizing a diverse collection of over 1,500 tools, our membership has successfully grown entire community orchards, built mini-greenhouses, and even just mowed their own lawns. From basic tasks to brilliant innovations, the projects accomplished by the West Seattle Tool Library’s 780+ members have made all the tools in the collection proud to be working again.

Swim in the city’s only outdoor heated salt-water pool! On the shore at Lincoln Park.

May 24, 1 – 3, $50, Ceramic yard and garden art with frances at the Clay Cauldron, 5214 Delridge Way SW, www.theclaycauldron.com, text frances at 206-330-7027 to sign-up or for more information. Choose from several options offered. Decorate and color with slip. Items created will be available for pick-up after 2 weeks.

Soul Sisters in Seattle Song Circle (meets every 4th Saturday from 1-3 pm).

Come join a group of kind, fun women for a song circle led by Sandra Glauz. No singing experience needed, just come if you want to sing delightful, easy, heart-filled songs and chants. Sandra teaches all the songs and parts. Please reach out to Sandra with your name and cell phone number and she’ll text you the address and flyer. listwithsandra@yahoo.com

Walk-in Massage Clinic
Nepenthe
9447 35th Ave SW
Saturdays 3-5 pm
*FREE*
*First come first served
*Short specific sessions

KENYON HALL PRESENTSEleni Govetas Kompaníafeat. Virovka
Saturday, May 24th 2025
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:30 pm
All Ages
Standing
$15 General Admission

ELENI GOVETAS KOMPANÍA

Eleni Govetas has been immersed in Greek and Balkan music since day one. She began performing with her parents at the age of nine and has continued to add instruments to her repertoire. Eleni has mastered the nuances of regional music on the défi and doumbeléki, and has added saxophone, zourná acoustic and electric bass and in the last four years is a sought-after traditional Greek violinist to her growing list of musical endeavors. She has played with Drómeno, the Bucharest Drinking Team, The m9, Melez band, as well as Kultur shock.

VIROVKA

Virovka is a new klezmer band put together by cellist and Black Cat Orchestra founder Lori Goldston. Old World music with a PNW feel.

Beats on Saturdays:

DJ sets by some of the region’s top DJs and musicians. 9 pm – 1 am.

Saturdays at 10 PM we have Karaoke

Join us for a conversational 3-5 mile run, then hang out after for a coffee & bite to eat! Find us on Heylo: heylo.group/westies-run-club or on IG @westiesrunclub to see our rotating locations as we explore West Seattle.

American Mah Jongg
At The Missing Piece in West Seattle (Roxbury and 35th Ave SW)
9456 35th Ave SW

All playing levels are welcome! We are an open, friendly group of experienced and newer players who play American Mah Jongg and follow NMJL rules. Please bring a current NMJL card with you. If you don’t have one, someone usually has an extra card to loan out. On Wednesdays we have drop-in games between noon – 4 PM, we also meet on Sundays 9:30 – 11:30 AM.

For more info, email Stacey Rea: stacey1955@gmail.com

Group Polar Plunge at Alki – Every Sunday at 9:30 am

Join us Sunday mornings at 9:30 am at Alki for a group plunge in the Sound. We meet at the picnic tables west of the Bathhouse.

No prior experience necessary! If you’re new to plunging, we’ll help you through it.

For event updates, sign up for our email list on our website (https://www.coldwatercollective.net) and follow us on Instagram @coldwatercollective_seattle

West Seattle Area Master Gardener Plant Clinics are Starting

The WSU Extension King County Master Gardeners will again be offering plant diagnostic clinics in the West Seattle area. Master Gardeners provide research-based home gardening information focused on environmentally friendly and sustainable practices. The clinic schedule is:

Delridge Home Depot – Saturdays, 10AM – 2PM – April 26 – September 6 (No clinic on Saturday, July 5)
WS Farmers Market – Sundays, 10AM – 2PM – April 27 – September 7 (No clinics on Sunday, July 6 and Sunday, July 13)
South Park branch of Seattle Public Library – Saturday, May 3, 10AM – 2PM
West Seattle Bee Festival – Saturday, May 17 – 12PM – 3PM
West Seattle Nursery – Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, July 13 – 10AM – 2PM

Have a home gardening question but can’t get to a clinic? The Master Gardeners have an email clinic – askamastergardener@kingmg.org

Every Sunday, year-round! In The West Seattle Junction, on California Ave SW between SW Oregon and SW Alaska. Look for the newest Ripe ‘n’ Ready List here.

Monthly (Any Grief) Grief Circle
10:30 am – Noon
Nurture Wellbeing, Studio 102
6307 California Avenue SW
$16-$32

Listening to Grief hosts a monthly grief circle, where we’ll talk about all the things we’re collectively grieving and all of the personal grief we all carry. You’ll find community and a brave space to share your grief and worries.
Any type of grief is welcome, from major life transitions, to pet loss, to grieving the climate crises or current political circumstances. Anticipatory grief, both for loved ones and for ourselves and planet, is also welcome. The doors are open to everyone feeling grief in these troubling times.

Please register and learn more at listeningtogrief.com/events

NIA fitness classes
Every Sunday 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Performed barefoot to soul-stirring music from around the globe, Nia is a blend of dance, martial arts, and healing techniques. This class is adaptable for all levels, from couch potato to seasoned athlete. Teacher Jeanna Wheeler has over 20 years of experience teaching fitness classes, and trained with the creators of Nia in Portland, OR. For more info, and to register to try your first class free, visit:
eventbrite.com/e/nia-healing-dance-fitness-for-body-and-soul-tickets-1024104894307?aff=oddtdtcreator

Inner Alchemy Sanctuary & Studio is located in a historic speakeasy basement. The address is 3618 SW Alaska St, but the entrance is on the 37th Ave SW side of the building. Studio website: inneralchemytt.com

The West Seattle Tool Library is open at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center space (east side of main building).

Tue/Thu: 5 pm–8 pm
Sat/Sun: 11 am–4 pm

West Seattle Tool Library provides free, community access to a wide variety of tools, training, and sustainable resources. Utilizing a diverse collection of over 1,500 tools, our membership has successfully grown entire community orchards, built mini-greenhouses, and even just mowed their own lawns. From basic tasks to brilliant innovations, the projects accomplished by the West Seattle Tool Library’s 780+ members have made all the tools in the collection proud to be working again.

Alki Community Choir Open Rehearsals
Every Sunday from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm

Alki United Church of Christ (Alki UCC)
6115 SW Hinds

music@alkiucc.org

Come Sing with Us!

Music Director Daniel Self invites you to join the fun and welcoming Alki Community Choir.

From seasoned vocalists to shower divas, all are welcome regardless of experience, age, faith or non-faith. Join us to sing new and well-loved songs in a variety of musical styles, including traditional hymns, spirituals and gospel.

Come once … keep coming back … there are no auditions or commitments. Rehearsals for community choir are ongoing, so it is always a good time to join.

An exuberant and accomplished choir music director, Daniel is a Seattle-based musician and music educator.

Please note:

Before attending your first rehearsal, please fill out a brief one-time online registration form linked on the Community Choir Sunday event listing at alkiucc.org

West Seattle Resist: Weekly Sign Holding Event! Every Sunday, starting May 4th

Time: 11:30 am-1:30 pm (Rain or Shine)

Location: Corner of California Ave SW & SW Alaska St in West Seattle

Bring your signs, noisemakers, and energy to peacefully express your resistance to the current government. Join us to make our voices heard, together.

Admiral Church presents The Idolatry of Whiteness

“Whiteness is not a racial category, it’s a political one.” – David Billings

Six consecutive Sundays beginning May 4th, Noon-1:15 PM at 4320 SW Hill St
Register at www.admiral.church

The United States of America was both designed to be a place where we collectively recognize that “all [humans] are created equal”, and a place where that equality was originally limited only to White men in ownership caste. As the United States has expanded its definition of human, Whiteness has continued to be an issue, one our society has yet to fully grapple with. In this 6 week course, we will read from great 20th- and 21st-century thinkers about how they have come to understand the power of Whiteness and what can be done to dismantle it in the name of “liberty and justice for all.”

Suggested $20 donation covers printed material and honarium for our guest lecturer and presenter, Black American history scholar AJ Musewe

Swim in the city’s only outdoor heated salt-water pool! On the shore at Lincoln Park.

Sunday Run Club
Takes place every Sunday at noon at Ounces.

Run is open to all running levels and starts/finishes at Ounces. Runners can go at their own pace and distance. Just show up at Ounces at noon on any Sunday to run! Strollers and pets welcome.

ounceswestseattle.com/events

Alki Point Lighthouse tour season begins Sunday, May 25, 2025. The lighthouse and grounds are open for public tours most Sunday afternoons between Memorial Day Weekend and Labor Day Weekend. See details below.

No tours nor site access available on Sunday, July 27, 2025 nor Sunday, August 3, 2025.
The Alki Point Lighthouse is a functioning, fully automated aid-to-navigation on an active US Coast Guard site.

Located near Alki Beach in the West Seattle neighborhood, you can see the West Point Light Station in Discovery Park (north), Puget Sound vessel traffic and the Olympic Mountains (west). Mount Rainier (south) can be seen on clear days.

US Coast Guard Auxiliarists are proud to provide public Lighthouse tours on summer dates. Due to the nature of the site, tours may sometimes either be shortened or canceled on short notice. Any closed dates will be listed on this page .
First visitors enter the site at 1 p.m. Last tour begins at 3:45. The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary plans to provide tours every Sunday afternoon during the summer season through Labor Day weekend, pending availability of sufficient volunteer staffing. Any tour updates will be published on Friday each week on this Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/alkipointlighthouse

Requests for U.S. Lighthouse Society “passport stamps” for our lighthouse may be sent via email during our off season. There is no charge for this service. Please be sure to include your mailing address. During our summer season, we’re happy to stamp your passport at the lighthouse when you come for a tour.

Questions can be emailed to: alkilighthouseteam@gmail.com

Address: 3201 Alki Avenue SW
Seattle, WA 98116
Hours: First visitors enter the site at 1 p.m. and the last group enters the site at 3:45 p.m. on each of the days we are open for tours. No reservations are needed.
Admission: Free
Access: No wheelchair access. Narrow concrete pathways and uneven surfaces.
Pets: No pets on the grounds please.
Restroom: No. Public restrooms are located on Alki Beach.
Note: Children under 6 may go to the landing immediately below the ships ladder but not to the very top of the lighthouse.
The final metal spiral ships ladder to the top is steep and requires two hands to climb.
Parking: Small public parking lot directly in front of the site. On street parking can generally be found nearby.
Contact: Please contact the Alki Lighthouse Tours Project Officer at alkilighthouseteam@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Two sets, 8 pm and 9 pm, on Sundays.

Sundays & Wednesdays, 9 pm-1:30 am – Karaoke with KJ host and West Seattle legend Loretta.

Swim in the city’s only outdoor heated salt-water pool! On the shore at Lincoln Park.

May 26, Clay Cauldron Anniversary Celebration 1:00 – 4:00, door prizes, wheel demos, pottery for sale, smash burgers, make a pinch pot. 5214 Delridge Way SW. www.theclaycauldron.com

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Memorial Day ceremony outdoors in the Forest Lawn cemetery. More details to come.

Crafting & Creativity Night
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
The Missing Piece
9456 35th Ave SW

What’s your creative outlet? Knitting? Painting miniatures? Creative writing? Sketching? Calligraphy? Something else? Bring your supplies and come in to work on your crafts and hobbies at our big tables with other like-minded creative types!

Grief Support Groups

Grief groups are brave and safe spaces where bereaved people can share their stories and speak their loved one’s name without fear of getting advice, platitudes, or being shut out, no matter how long it’s been since their loved one’s passing. Every participant has dedicated time to speak about whatever they’d like, without judgment or interruption. Talking about our deceased loved ones in a supportive environment helps us remember them fully and helps us learn to carry the weight of their loss a little more gently.

These are ongoing, drop-in groups, but space is limited. Because of the sensitive nature of traumatic loss, the Thursday group is open only for those who are traumatic loss survivors. Learn more and register at listeningtogrief.com/groups. Contact Tamara at tamara@listeningtogrief.com with questions.

Mondays (except October 14 & November 25): 9:30 am-11:00 am at Nurture Wellbeing Studio 102
&
Mondays (except October 14 & November 25): 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm at Mama Be Well Healing Studio

$32/session. 4 sessions for $102 (use within 6 weeks). Discounts are available for those who could otherwise not afford to attend.

Mondays: 6:30-10 pm
Open D&D

Seattle’s largest open D&D group can be found at Meeples Games. First time playing? No problem. Experienced player? Great! This group is for everyone from beginners of all age groups.

Each drop in session is $5, with a chance to join one of the continued campaigns. Seats are first come first serve.

Every Monday: Doors open at 6:45, meeting is from 7-8:30

Monday Night Trivia at The Good Society Public House (California/Lander).

•Hosted by Will.
• 7-9 pm
•Teams up to 8 people welcome.
•$2/person entry – winner take all.
•$20 gift card as second place

7 pm & 8 pm. Join us for drinks, grub and lots ‘o trivia. Free to play and open to anyone 21 and older.

Weekly Zen Sitting/Meditation
7:00 – 8:30 pm (repeats every Monday)

The Chapel, Room 402, at the Fauntleroy Church/United Church or Christ

9140 California Ave SW
Free
Contact: pr@pszc.org
pszc.org/calendar/7pm-830pm-west-seattle-service/2022-06-06

Puget Sound Zen hosts a weekly Monday evening sitting/meditation in the Chapel, Room 402 at the Fauntleroy Church/United Church of Christ. Evenings will consist of chanting, meditation and discussion.

Everyone is welcome – people from all different meditation/spiritual traditions, people who have never meditated, and people who are curious.

If you arrive 10 minutes before the service we’ll give you some brief instructions, or you can just walk in and follow along.

Quiz Night on Monday nights, 7:30 pm, at The Skylark – Free to play!

Six Rounds, ten questions each. This includes an audio round, a picture round, three themed rounds and a random round with questions from several different categories. Maximum of 6 team members to be eligible for prizes.

Prizes:
1st place: $25 gift certificate
2nd place: $15 gift certificate
next to last place: pitcher of Cold Beer Pilsner

Seattle’s Best Trivia Night is at the Skylark every Monday. Come early to grab a table and dinner.

The Westside Jazz Trio
The Alley
Mondays 8-10 pm
No cover charge

Update: We will have Karaoke every Monday starting at 9 pm.

F3, a free national men’s workout group:

We have a local workout location that meets at Hiawatha park on Tuesday mornings at 5:30 am sharp. The group has been around for a few years, so many folks that are up early might have come across us before doing burpees or pushups and counting out loud. We’d love to extend the invite to men of any fitness level – we work out as a group and don’t leave anyone behind, come as you are and hopefully leave a bit better.

The workout is 45 minutes long and then we all get coffee at West Seattle Grounds. You don’t need to bring anything special, just wear comfortable athletic clothes appropriate for the weather and some sneakers. Some work or gardening gloves can be helpful if you have a pair. Just don’t be late or the whole group is doing penalty burpees.

More info on our website

What: Qi Gong Sessions
When: Every Tuesday & Thursday from 10-11 AM, and every Friday, 12:15-12:45 PM (only with 7 days prior reservation)
Where: Viva Arts, 4421 Fauntleroy Way SW, West Seattle

Description: These sessions are open to everyone, regardless of experience. Participants will learn gentle movements that promote relaxation, energy balance, and overall well-being. On Fridays, the focus is on stress relief and restoring vitality to prepare for the weekend. Arrive 15 minutes early for an introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine principles and stay afterward for a brief meditation.

Sign-Up: Interested participants can sign up through this links:

Tuesday: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1003239655817?aff=oddtdtcreator

Thursday: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1120273782039?aff=oddtdtcreator

Friday: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1049277325727?aff=oddtdtcreator

No class on March 25th, 27th and 28th.

Postcards4Democracy – West Seattle gathers at C&P Coffee every Tuesday
10:30 – 12 Noon year-round to handwrite reminders urging Democrats and
Independents to register and vote. Bring stamps and postcards — or
we’ll do what we can to get you started.

(Postcards4Democracy also meets all this summer on Saturdays 12-2 pm at C&P.)

Website: www.Postcards4democracy.org

email: postcards4democracyWS@gmail.com

Email marta.kidane@lihi.org to get the link for attending the monthly Community Advisory Committee meeting for West Seattle’s only tiny-house village, Camp Second Chance.

Walter’s Wine Shop is hosting wine tastings on Tuesdays! September is focused on California state wines/

This is a drop-in event, no reservations needed; from 5-7 pm. Costs $10 and if you buy a bottle you get $5 off

**IMPORTANT UPDATE: NEW TIMES ON OUR WEEKLY SIGN-WAVING EVENT**

SAME PLACE: The intersection of 16th Ave. SW & SW Holden St.; West Seattle

WHEN: TUESDAYS ONLY!

TIME: 5:00-6:00 pm

Join members of Hate Free Delridge and Puget Ridge Cohousing for this ongoing community sign-waving event and help spread the message that Black Lives Matter and the time to end systemic racism is NOW! We have signs to share or bring your own!

The West Seattle Tool Library is open at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center space (east side of main building).

West Seattle Tool Library provides free, community access to a wide variety of tools, training, and sustainable resources. Utilizing a diverse collection of over 1,500 tools, our membership has successfully grown entire community orchards, built mini-greenhouses, and even just mowed their own lawns. From basic tasks to brilliant innovations, the projects accomplished by the West Seattle Tool Library’s 780+ members have made all the tools in the collection proud to be working again.

Scrabble Night
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
The Missing Piece
9456 35th Ave SW

themissingpiecegames.com/event/scrabble-night/all

Join us for some casual Scrabble…all experience levels welcome! We encourage you to bring your set along in case we have several tables of players.

Free weekly track run – all levels – meet at West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor).

Every Tuesday evening 6:30 – 9:00 is Girls’ Night at The Clay Cauldron. Guided projects offered or work on your own projects. Potluck snacks, wine and beverages offered. Sign up in advance – 206-330-7027, www.theclaycauldron.com, theclaycauldron5214@gmail.com

Free to play every Tuesday – now at 7 pm. New, silly prizes every week and fun for the whole family.

Sporcle Pub Quiz with @pubquizdavid is now at Beer Junction every Tuesday night at 7 pm and 8 pm.

Every Tuesday Trivia and Tacos

Join us for Trivia. 5 rounds of trivia, it’s free to play with big cash prizes. $75 cash for 1st / $50 cash for 2nd place and a $50 gift card for 3rd place.

Tuesday Trivia

Free Tuesday Trivia every Tuesday night at 7 pm

More details here: ounceswestseattle.com/upcoming-events

Free trivia, teams of up to 6, happy-hour prizes for beverages and food. With Geeks Who Drink.

Women’s Meditation Circle at the Mama Be Well Healing Studio (4034A California Ave SW)
Tuesday nights from 7 pm-8:15 pm

This is a small-group meditation experience, facilitated by Reiki Master Teacher and founder of Mama Be Well, Katie Englund.

I have space for 7 women* to join me each Tuesday evening in the safe and sacred space of the Mama Be Well Healing Studio to learn and practice meditation together. *Trans and non-binary friends are invited too!

The cost is just $12.

Since space is limited, I ask that you register in advance. You can learn more and register at www.mamabewell.info/meditation

If you have any questions, please send me an email at mamabewellreiki@gmail.com

I look forward to seeing who the Universe brings together for this!

Trivia Tuesday at Christo’s on Alki. 7:15 pm.
$2 Buy in. 1st Place- Cash. 2nd & 3rd Place Prizes.
Random Bonus Prize Questions.
$6 Drafts. $6 Wells. $7 Wine. 1/2 Price Appetizers

Hosted by Trinity. $1 per bingo book, with five sheets.

Walking for Well-Being—Move together in nature, Wednesdays/Saturdays @Lincoln Park 10:00 AM

Join Walking for Well-Being for Movement & Community! Walk together with fellow West Seattleites in and around Lincoln Park –Rain or Shine.

This free weekly walk is organized by Julie Garbutt of Waypower Coaching and takes place at a conversational pace covering 2.5 miles in an hour. All fitness levels are welcome.

Meet us at the corner of 47th Ave SW & Fauntleroy Way SW (across from the 76 Gas station). We leave promptly at the listed start times, so please plan to arrive early. The start is next to the C-Line bus stop at SW Webster St and features plentiful street parking.

For more information, access our online brochure.
Contact julie@waypowercoaching.com for more information.

Toddler Reading Time every Wednesday at 10:30 am!

Mid-Day Eucharist at First Lutheran Church

Wednesdays at 11:45

Looking for spiritual nourishment? Join us every Wednesday on your lunch break for our mid-day Eucharist service. First Lutheran Church of West Seattle, 4105 California Ave. SW, in the Chapel. 206-935-6530, admin@flcws.org

At Viva Arts studio: vivaartsseattle.com

ReJuvenate Yoga – a class for all on Wednesdays from 1:30-2:30 $20 drop in.

American Mah Jongg
At The Missing Piece in West Seattle (Roxbury and 35th Ave SW)
9456 35th Ave SW

All playing levels are welcome! We are an open, friendly group of experienced and newer players who play American Mah Jongg and follow NMJL rules. Please bring a current NMJL card with you. If you don’t have one, someone usually has an extra card to loan out. On Wednesdays we have drop-in games between (updated) 2-4:30 PM, we also meet on Sundays 9:30 – 11:30 AM.

For more info, email Stacey Rea: stacey1955@gmail.com

At Toddler Story Time, kids ages 1-3 and their families can enjoy songs, stories, and music.

Southwest Branch
Registration is not required.

About this event

In this all-singing, all-dancing class, toddlers and their caregivers learn how to develop early literacy skills through dancing, music, and stories.

Early Learning is a great way for toddlers and their families to develop learning, literacy, and language skills as well as community with other families.

Are your affairs in order? Join Worry-Free Wednesdays to ensure your end-of-life wishes are honored.

West Seattle Branch
Registration is required.

If you were in an accident, or suffer an unexpected health emergency, are your affairs in order? Do you have a set of Advance Directives? Do you know who you would want to communicate for you if you couldn’t communicate for yourself? And if you died, would someone have access to your passwords, financial and personal affairs to help settle things after your gone?

If the answer to any of these questions is no, join the team from Worry-Free Wednesdays to learn what you can do to ensure the end-of-life wishes are honored.

Fix-It-Workshop
Every Wednesday
5:30 pm-7:30 pm
West Seattle Tool Library (Youngstown Cultural Arts Center)

Tools, appliances, small electronics, and more! Use the tools and facilities of the shop and pick our librarians’ brains to get your damaged equipment back in the action.

Availability is first-come-first-served. This workshop is provided free of charge, though donations are appreciated!

We ask that all items brought for repair be of reasonable size. We are unable to service pressure vessels, refrigeration equipment, firearms, and high-voltage electrical components.

wstools.org/events

West Seattle Urbanism – Weekly Meetup
Wednesdays, 6 pm to 8 pm
Great American Diner & Bar
4752 California Ave SW

Free weekly group run – all levels – meet at West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor).

Free Live Music Wednesdays!
Locöl
7902 35th Ave SW
Rotating Artists
6:30 – 8:30
Free
21+

Kundalini Yoga and Gong Bath
Every Wednesday 7-8:30 pm
$35
Tickets:
eventbrite.com/e/999841321307?aff=oddtdtcreator

Do you love music? Do you like games? Come check out Music Bingo at Good Society every Wednesday from 7-9 PM! Bring your friends and enjoy some tunes and brews with chances to win prizes!

Fully backlined open mic at Skylark free every Wednesday, 7:30 pm sign-up 7:30pm sign-up /Music starts at 8:30 (The line to sign up often starts to form around 7:00 so get here early!)

It’s great for musicians, but it is also a great night out to see some of Seattle’s best up and coming musicians.

• No host to hog the spotlight, just bands/solo acts and a friendly, experienced sound engineer
• >Full 16 track recordings of your set available for purchase ($10 for solo acts, $20 for bands), make a demo!
• Full menu and bar available with 12 beers on tap
• All genres welcome: solo, acoustic, electronica, full bands, and comedy of any type
  10 minutes/2 songs each

• Gretsch house drums, Vox AC30 guitar amp, Yamaha G50410 guitar amp, Ashdown ABM500 bass amp, Shure mics, DIs, etc.
• You are welcome to bring more gear, just talk to the sound engineer beforehand to make sure it is compatible

PLEASE NOTE: The list goes out at 7:30 but people arrive much earlier to line up and is first come first served. Please be courteous of those that were there before you. While this is free to sign-up, please arrive hungry and thirsty, and do purchase something as we want to keep providing the opportunity and keep it free.

Wednesday night trivia at 8 pm with Quizmaster J!

Karaoke at the Admiral Pub

Every Sunday and Wednesday 8 pm till 1 am

Weekly trivia at Larry’s Tavern at 8 pm Wednesday.

Trivia with Phil T. $2 buy-in. Prizes. Reservations at (updated) talaricospizza.com/reservations

What: Qi Gong Sessions
When: Every Tuesday & Thursday from 10-11 AM, and every Friday, 12:15-12:45 PM (only with 7 days prior reservation)
Where: Viva Arts, 4421 Fauntleroy Way SW, West Seattle

Description: These sessions are open to everyone, regardless of experience. Participants will learn gentle movements that promote relaxation, energy balance, and overall well-being. On Fridays, the focus is on stress relief and restoring vitality to prepare for the weekend. Arrive 15 minutes early for an introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine principles and stay afterward for a brief meditation.

Sign-Up: Interested participants can sign up through this links:

Tuesday: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1003239655817?aff=oddtdtcreator

Thursday: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1120273782039?aff=oddtdtcreator

Friday: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1049277325727?aff=oddtdtcreator

No class on March 25th, 27th and 28th.

WEST SEATTLE UKULELE PLAYERS: Weekly Song Circle Thursdays from 1:00-2:30 pm. Grab your ukulele (or other instrument) and come play with us – all levels welcome! Currently at C&P Coffee, but we move around. Email us at westseattleukuleleplayerswsup@gmail.com for details.

STRONG BODIES, STRONG BONES
Thursdays, 2:30-3:30 pm

Join certified yoga therapist Milo in weight bearing movements that will help you become stronger and steadier—slowly,
gradually and safely. You will be led through a series of movements that strengthen your bones and muscles, which will
give balance to your body and help avoid osteoporosis. This class can be enjoyed by all levels. Please bring a mat, blocks and a blanket and pillow if you have them.

Food trucks 4-8 pm Thursdays at HPCS:

Truck of the week listed on the store’s website; we also include it in our West Seattle Thursday highlight list.

Date: Thursday April 24th, 2025 5pm-8pm

Where: KAVU White Center 9064 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA 98106

Creating Good Times.

Join us for a series of free community mending workshops! Two mending mentors will lead an evening of entry level mending. When you rsvp at the link below you can describe what type of mending you would like to accomplish. We’re talking reattaching buttons, rips and tears, replacing snaps and some sewing machine work. This is for ALL skill levels, bring a project with you or repair an item from our collection and take it home! Any repair items welcome ( Kavu or not) bags, hats, clothing and beyond.
Free Mending Workshop Dates:

Thursday April 24th, 2025 – 5:00pm-8:00pm

Thursday May 29th, 2025 – 5:00pm-8:00pm

Thursday June 19th, 2025 – 5:00pm-8:00pm

KAVU White Center 9064 Delridge Way SW Seattle, WA 98106

Link to RSVP: https://forms.gle/fm4nnfMDzWiQXMgt7

The West Seattle Tool Library is open at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center space (east side of main building).

West Seattle Tool Library provides free, community access to a wide variety of tools, training, and sustainable resources. Utilizing a diverse collection of over 1,500 tools, our membership has successfully grown entire community orchards, built mini-greenhouses, and even just mowed their own lawns. From basic tasks to brilliant innovations, the projects accomplished by the West Seattle Tool Library’s 780+ members have made all the tools in the collection proud to be working again.

Thursday nights are Date Night at Pegasus Pizza. We are excited to host Patrick Rifflin who will be playing live at Pegasus Pizza and Pasta in the West Seattle Junction. We have great Thursday night food and wine specials (any medium specialty pizza, two dinner salads and a bottle of wine for only $65), live music and a relaxed chill vibe that propagates conversation and connection. See you at Pegasus Pizza Thursday Nights!

Walking for Well-Being — Move together in nature, Thursday evenings @Lincoln Park 6:00 PM

Join Walking for Well-Being for Movement & Community! Walk together with fellow West Seattleites in and around Lincoln Park –Rain or Shine. Please bring your own light for our nighttime walks.

This free weekly walk is organized by Julie Garbutt of Waypower Coaching and takes place at a conversational pace covering 2.5 miles in an hour. All fitness levels are welcome.

Meet us at the corner of 47th Ave SW & Fauntleroy Way SW (across from the 76 Gas station). We leave promptly at the listed start times, so please plan to arrive early. The start is next to the C-Line bus stop at SW Webster St and features plentiful street parking.

For more information, access our online brochure.
Contact julie@waypowercoaching.com for more information.

Westies Run Club
Thursdays at 6 pm

Join us for a conversational 3-mile run, then hang out afterward! Now meeting at Good Society in Admiral. Find us on Heylo: heylo.group/westies-run-club or on IG @westiesrunclub.