The new year will bring new movement classes for babies/toddlers at local Seattle Parks facilities. Here’s the announcement:

Hiawatha Community Center is so excited to broaden its dance offerings this winter! Beginning in January, we’ll have Parent and Me creative movement classes, baby ballet, and toddler dance jam. Anyone who has had their little one in class with Miss Marika knows how energetic and wonderful she is at ushering the kiddos into their first dance education experience. In addition to our Wednesday morning classes, we’ll be expanding into Monday afternoons at Dakota Place Park. Give us a call at 206.684.7441 or visit us online to sign up and make sure we’ve got enough spots filled to run all these amazing classes! Questions? E-mail Assistant Coordinator Andrea Sisco at andrea.sisco@seattle.gov

P.S. Looking for programs for other age groups? Here’s the winter brochure (PDF) for all the local city-run community centers!

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Car break-in, theft attempt

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This happened to Laura overnight:

I wanted to pass along Incident #19-471877. My car was parked on Harbor Ave SW [2400 block]. Someone broke into to my 15-year-old car. They attempted to steal it as well, but were unsuccessful. They stole emergency cash, emergency car kit, emergency survival kit, and a bag or two full of donations.

Please remind folks to be on the lookout for any suspicious activity. My car doors were locked and I did not have anything out in view. Bad people suck.

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HOLIDAYS: Free Christmas trees, while they last

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Know someone who needs a Christmas tree but can’t afford one? Holy Rosary School‘s lot is giving away what they have left – a few dozen as of 9 am. The lot is just north of the school, off 42nd SW between Genesee and Dakota. Self-serve, while they last.

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Pop-Up Hanukkah, Christmas Light Run, more for your West Seattle Sunday

December 22, 2019 6:07 am

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(Photo by Don Brubeck, shared via the WSB Flickr group)

From the WSB West Seattle Holiday Guide and Event Calendar:

LAST SANTA MORNING AT CAPERS: Santa photos at CAPERS, 9 am-noon, DIY photos with $20 suggested donation benefiting West Seattle Food Bank. (4525 California SW)

TWO TOY GIVEAWAYS: 10 am, Victory Outreach Church (10851 1st Ave. S.); noon, Duwamish Tribe Longhouse. (4705 W. Marginal Way SW)

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

SANTA AT MET MARKET: Santa photos, 11 am-2 pm at Metropolitan Market. (41st/42nd/Admiral)

BONUS SHOPPING DAY: Two WSB sponsors that are usually closed Sundays are OPEN today, noon-5 pm, for your holiday shopping! Wyatt’s Jewelers at Westwood Village (2600 SW Barton) and Thunder Road Guitars. (6400 California SW)

HOLIDAY MUSIC AT THRIFTWAY: We 3 Carolers noon-2 pm, Gary Benson 2:30 pm-4:30, performing inside West Seattle Thriftway (WSB sponsor) for shoppers. (4201 SW Morgan)

CORREO AEREO: Live music 3-5 pm at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor). No cover. All ages. (5612 California SW)

SANTA AT THRIFTWAY: 4=7 pm at West Seattle Thriftway (WSB sponsor), it’s Ol’ St.Nick. (4201 SW Morgan)

POP-UP HANUKKAH: The first of eight nights of the Festival of Light begins at sundown, and West Seattle synagogue Kol HaNeshamah invites everyone to celebrate at its Pop-Up Hanukkah in Junction Plaza Park, 5-6 pm. Candle-lighting, songs, and donuts. (42nd/Alaska)

CHRISTMAS LIGHT RUN: Meet at West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor) at 6 pm for the annual leisurely run (or walk) past brightly lit homes, as previewed here. Festivities at the shop afterward. Bring a nonperishable food donation for the West Seattle Food Bank if you can. (2743 California SW)

THE COCOA CRIS CRINGLE HOLIDAY EXPERIENCE: 7 pm at Parliament Tavern – this time for a performance, not photos! $8 cover. 21+. (4210 SW Admiral Way)

CONCERT: Northwest Boychoir‘s annual “Festival of Lessons and Carols” at Holy Rosary Church, 7 pm. Tickets here. (42nd SW/SW Genesee)

‘CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS’ MUSIC, LIVE: 8 pm at Pacific Room (WSB sponsor) on Alki. Online tickets are sold out, so check with the restaurant to see if there’s any room left. (2808 Alki SW)

MORE! in the WSB West Seattle Holiday Guide and Event Calendar.

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UPDATE: Police search after stabbing in Admiral

December 21, 2019 10:52 pm

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(SFD response at Safeway; photo by Christopher Boffoli)

10:52 PM: Police are searching for a suspect after a stabbing was reported in the Admiral area. The victim, a 19-year-old reported to have a stab wound in the back, is at Admiral Safeway – so that’s where Seattle Fire is responding to – but the attack – possibly a robbery attempt – was reported near 46th/Stevens. More as we get it.

10:58 PM: No clear description of a suspect. Police are now saying via emergency radio that it appears to have been an assault, not a robbery attempt. They’re still trying to get more information on exactly where it happened; the initial 46th/Stevens report was from one passerby.

11:07 PM: Police are searching with a K-9 in the 45th/46th area. Meantime, the victim has been taken to Harborview Medical Center.

11:16 PM: Christopher Boffoli is at Safeway covering this for WSB and learned that a second male victim is being treated for a “small puncture wound to the back.” He will be transported by private ambulance.

(Photo by Christopher Boffoli for WSB)

11:31 PM: Christopher talked with SPD at the scene. Both victims are teenagers; neither has life-threatening wounds. Police are still trying to sort out the circumstances and location, but have now cleared the Safeway vicinity, which is where the victims went to call for help..

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TONIGHT’S LIGHTS: Southwest of The Junction

December 21, 2019 9:24 pm

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Thanks for the texted tip and photo! Tonight’s featured lights are in the 5400 block of 49th SW, southwest of The Junction. Got a tip, with or without photo? westseattleblog@gmail.com or text to 206-293-6302 – thank you!

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VIDEO: Sunset surprise at Alice Enevoldsen’s 2019 Winter Solstice welcome

December 21, 2019 6:40 pm

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(WSB photos/video unless otherwise credited)

At the end of a gray day that was part of 49 consecutive hours of rain, suddenly and quickly, a splash of pink spread across the southwest sky. And that’s how Alice Enevoldsen‘s Winter Solstice sunset watch concluded, with the ~20 in attendance admiring the surprise show.

Until then, it was a gathering much like the dozens of others over which Alice (above with her 8- and 3-year-old daughters) has presided over her decade as a volunteer NASA Solar System Ambassador. As always, she explained what the solstice and equinox are – specific points in the Earth’s annual orbit around the sun. Here’s how part of it went:

But no two sunset watches are exactly alike, depending on who shows up and what they ask about; this one morphed into a discussion of systems of timekeeping.

This gathering, like Alice’s others, was at Solstice Park, just northeast of Lincoln Park, highlighted by stone markers and paths lining up with where the sun sets on the solstices and equinoxes, when you can see it:

The actual winter-solstice moment is at 8:19 pm our time this evening. From here, the days start getting longer -a whole second more tomorrow between sunrise and sunset! P.S. The sunset was so beautiful (see our Instagram video recorded as the color deepened), here’s a bonus photo courtesy of Kanit Cottrell in Gatewood:

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HOLIDAY GIVING: Time to bake cookies to donate!

December 21, 2019 6:02 pm

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| Holidays | How to help | West Seattle news

Feel like baking cookies, but don’t have anyone to bake for, and/or can’t eat them yourself? Or … baking cookies and have the bandwidth for an extra batch you could donate? Now’s the time to bake for The Christmas People, who again are putting out the call for thousands of homemade cookies that they can include with holiday meals to be delivered to people in need. You can drop off cookies 9 am-5 pm Monday or Tuesday, and starting at 9 am on Christmas Day, at Alki Masonic Center (4736 40th SW). They’re also asking for volunteers to help prepare meal trays those days – and if you know someone in need of a no-cost holiday dinner, they’ll offer a full buffet, same location, noon-4 pm on Christmas Day. (Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay)

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WEST SEATTLE WEATHER: Rain’s stopped! Here’s some of what it left behind

December 21, 2019 3:38 pm

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The rain has stopped – for a while. For the first time in two days, the National Weather Service has recorded an hour in Seattle with no more than a trace of rain. Despite 3+ inches Friday alone, no major problems in our area – but it’s definitely left its mark. Above, a reader just texted that photo of trees down across the bluff trail at Lincoln Park that leads to/from Colman Pool. (Slide risk is high because of the rain, so be watchful if you’re near a slide-prone slope.) Below, what Longfellow Creek looked like from the SW Yancy footbridge at midday:

Here’s how the creek looked Friday, as tweeted by Mark from a point a short distance south:

@westseattleblog Longfellow Creek near Dragonfly Pavilion pic.twitter.com/EJIXRxmUCC

— Mark Tiedemann (@pdxmark77) December 20, 2019

We’re off now to enjoy the break in the train by covering Alice‘s winter-solstice sunset watch (a quarterly tradition even when the sun doesn’ show up).

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UPDATE: Crash on westbound West Seattle Bridge

December 21, 2019 2:27 pm

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2:27 PM: Thanks for the tip: SPD and SFD are arriving at a crash toward the west end of the West Seattle Bridge. At least one vehicle is reported to have hit the jersey barrier. Injuries are said to be minor.

3:01 PM: SDOT reports the scene has cleared.

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West Seattle weekend scene: Shopping, with music

December 21, 2019 2:17 pm

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As The Junction bustled with shoppers today, there was a musical surprise outside Carmilia’s Boutique at midday – caroling by the Byrd Ensemble. They’re a chamber vocal group whose artistic director Markdavin Obenza is a West Seattleite. The ensemble was out “Caroling for a Cause,” collecting donations to support Seattle Music Partners’ musical education for kids; if you missed them in The Junction, you can still donate by scrolling down the group’s home page.

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Remembering Wes P. Jensen, 1918-2019

December 21, 2019 11:05 am

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The family of Wes P. Jensen is sharing this remembrance with the community:

Wes passed December 8, 2019 at Homecomings, his adult family home in West Seattle, at the age of 101.

Wes was born in Hedgesville, Montana in 1918 to Hans Christian and Esther Jensen. He was raised in Medina, WA, and graduated from Garfield High in 1937. Wes got a job at ADT, which served him well during WW2 while serving in the Army, stationed in Australia and New Guinea, often working as an electrician. After returning to the states, he met and married Helen Lausten. They started their life in Medina, then moved to West Seattle in 1950 to raise three children, all while continuing his career with ADT. Wes was a hard worker and always helping others. He was dedicated to Scouting and the Burien Elk. An avid golfer, he was very proud of his hole-in-one while in his 80s. He was fortunate to have not one but four loving families. The last of which were his tremendous caregivers at Homecomings AFH in West Seattle. He will truly be missed and loved forever by everyone who knew him.

Wes was preceded in death by his loving wife, Helen, brothers Nathan Jensen and Carl Jensen, and sisters Lois Rounds and Anna Petry. He is survived by sisters Ellie Coleman and Mary Lou Howard, daughter Virginia Cooper (Tom), sons Tom (Charlaine) and Chuck (Laura), six grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren, as well as the Childs and Hellstrom families, and Homecomings AFH.

Wes’ claim to fame was that he was a passenger on the airplane hijacked by D.B. Cooper in 1971. The best part of that story, for him, was that he was pretty much oblivious to the drama while it was happening and afterward resented all the fuss made over it. But such was Wes, unflappable and selfless. He was a man who lived his life well, a model of kindness, decency, and great humor that inspired all around him, and always will.

At his request there will be no funeral services.

(WSB publishes West Seattle obituaries by request, free of charge. Please e-mail the text, and a photo if available, to editor@westseattleblog.com)

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Welcoming winter, half-price trees, food drive, jazz, more for your West Seattle Saturday

December 21, 2019 6:07 am

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(Steller’s Jay, photographed by Mark Wangerin)

From the WSB West Seattle Holiday Guide and Event Calendar:

HALF-PRICE TREES @ HOLY ROSARY LOT: Last day at Holy Rosary Tree Lot, north of the school, and they’re selling at 50 percent until the trees are all gone, 9 am to (UPDATE) 7 pm. Part of the proceeds go to Hickman House (Salvation Army), West Seattle Food Bank, and West Seattle Helpline. (Off 42nd SW north of SW Genesee)

SANTA PHOTOS: At CAPERS, 9 am-noon, DIY photos with $20 suggested donation benefiting West Seattle Food Bank. (4525 California SW)

HILL TEAM FOOD DRIVE: Bring donations to the Keller Williams office 10 am-noon to help the West Seattle Food Bank. (4452 California SW)

FAMILY READING TIME: 11 am at Paper Boat Booksellers. (6040 California SW)

CAR-WASH TICKETS: Support West Seattle’s Vietnamese Cultural Center by stopping by today, noon-3 pm, and buying Brown Bear Car Wash tickets for $7. (2236 SW Orchard)

TOY GIVEAWAY: Noon until toys ere gone, at High Point Community Center. (6920 34th SW)

SELFIES WITH SANTA: Find him today at Westwood Village, 2-4 pm. (2600 SW Barton)

MERMAID PHOTOS: Meet Garland the Holiday Mermaid at Ounces in North Delridge, 2-5 pm. (3809 Delridge Way SW)

TALK WITH SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER: New Seattle School Board member Lisa Rivera Smith will fill in for Leslie Harris this time, 3-5 pm at Delridge Library. (5423 Delridge Way SW)

WELCOMING WINTER: Alice Enevoldsen‘s quarterly change-of-seasons sunset watch welcomes the winter solstice this time around – be at Solstice Park, upslope from the tennis courts, at 3:45 pm, rain or shine. (7400 Fauntleroy Way SW)

ROO AND THE FEW: Live music at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), 7-9 pm. No cover. All ages. (5612 California SW)

JARED HALL QUINTET: Live jazz at Pacific Room (WSB sponsor) on Alki, 8 pm. Cover (and other) info here. (2808 Alki SW)

ROCK ‘N” ROLL: Kline 57 (feat. Joey Kline), Nurse Ratchett, and Ezrael Sarmiento, 9 pm at Parliament Tavern. $8 cover. 21+. (4210 SW Admiral Way)

SEE THE REST … by browsing the WSB West Seattle Holiday Guide and Event Calendar.

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FOLLOWUP: Neighbor, city argue their sides of Westcrest Park off-leash-area project appeal

December 20, 2019 10:30 pm

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| Pets | West Seattle news | West Seattle parks

(WSB photo from October, site currently planned as temporary off-leash area at Westcrest)

By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor

It was the lowest-key proceeding we’ve ever covered in the city Hearing Examiner‘s room downtown.

On one side of the table in the windowless room on the 40th floor of the city’s Municipal Tower, West Seattleite Inge Anderson, making the case for her appeal of the “determination of non-significance” regarding the upcoming drainage work that will close West Seattle’s only off-leash area, at Westcrest Park, for up to six months.

On the other side, Seattle Parks‘ David Graves.

At the head of the table, Hearing Examiner Ryan Vancil and assistant Galen Edlund-Cho.

Under the table, Anderson’s service dog.

In the gallery, no one but your editor here. In some cases, the table is full – with lawyers and witnesses – and spectators fill the seats. Not this time.

We previewed the hearing last Sunday. Anderson contends that the city’s plan will be a hardship on the hundreds of dogs and owners who use the park each day, because Parks intends to open only a much-smaller arra of Westcrest as its replacement. But that wasn’t the only point she argued.

Vancil expects to issue a written ruling “after the holidays.” Here’s how the hearing went:

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TONIGHT’S LIGHTS: Nifty on 50th

December 20, 2019 9:01 pm

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Thanks to Emily for sending tonight’s photo! These lights are on 50th SW, between SW Hudson and SW Edmunds, a block we last featured five years ago.

To see other lights we’ve featured, scroll through this archive. If you have tips – your own lights or someone else’s, with or without a photo – westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

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WEEKEND PREVIEW: Garland the Holiday Mermaid swims in

December 20, 2019 7:19 pm

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After 3+ inches of rain today alone, you might be saying it’s weather fit for a fish. Or – a mermaid! Just in time for Garland the Holiday Mermaid‘s scheduled appearance tomorrow in West Seattle, 2-5 pm Saturday (December 21st) at Ounces (3809 Delridge Way SW). From the announcement:

Come meet Garland, pose for pictures, share your holiday wishes, and enjoy a delectable craft beer while you wait. Kids and pets are welcome.

Professional photography available, with digital images delivered to your inbox ($15 for 2 images). Suggested donation of $10, for images taken on your own smart device.

Garland is appearing via Seattle Mermaids.

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HOLIDAY REMINDER: How Christmas and New Year’s Day change trash/recycling pickup

December 20, 2019 4:00 pm

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With midweek holidays the next two weeks, this might be helpful: Here’s how city trash, recycling, and yard-waste pickups will change because of Christmas and New Year’s Day. If you have Monday/Tuesday pickup, it’s normal. But starting with Wednesday both weeks, everything slides a day – Wednesday customers will see Thursday pickups, Thursday customers on Fridays, Friday customers on Saturdays. Then with the week of January 6th, everything gets back to the regular schedule. Seattle Public Utilities recaps it all here.

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WEATHER: What else the record-setting rain is doing

December 20, 2019 1:24 pm

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| Environment | West Seattle news

As you’ve probably heard, the rainfall this past day-plus is record-setting, 3+ inches. Besides ponding on roads and sidewalks, and turning the ground spongy, there’s one other effect of note: Waterway pollution. The framegrab is from this online map that tracks whether county and city outfalls are experiencing “combined-sewer overflows” – and the ones marked in red were doing just that when we checked just after the top of the hour, including outfalls south of the Fauntleroy ferry dock, along Harbor Island, and on the Duwamish River. The combined-sewer system refers to rainwater draining into the sewer system at such a volume that it overwhelms the system’s capacity. Both the city and county have built projects in recent years – like the Murray Wet Weather Facility across from Lowman Beach Park – to try to reduce the frequency and amount of overflows, but some still happen. In addition to facilities like the one at Lowman that store water until it can be released into the system without an overflow, other projects have sought to relieve the burden on the system by other means such as raingardens and retention ponds.

P.S. Though you can’t stop the rain, you can lessen the effect of stormwater pollution – both CSO-related and the kind that drains directly to local waterways – by following advice like this.

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WEEKEND PREVIEW: West Seattle Runner’s 2019 Christmas Lights Run

December 20, 2019 12:15 pm

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(WSB photo of group gathered for 2017 Christmas Lights Run)

By Sunday night, the forecast suggests, the rain will likely be past, just in time for this year’s Christmas Lights Run! It’s a West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor) tradition. Everyone’s welcome on this fun run. Be at the shop (2743 California SW) by 6 pm Sunday night (December 22nd) – “wear reflective, headlamps, and festive garb!” WSR’s Lori McConnell adds, “We are still hoping to have a caroler in the bunch so someone can lead us in jingles as we go. This is a leisurely paced run and we will go over the route before heading out so folks who want to walk are welcome to join as well!” No charge, but if you can bring a nonperishable food donation for the West Seattle Food Bank, that’s appreciated. Then: “We will serve nog and sweets back at the shop for fellowship and fun post-run.”

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AVALON/35TH/ALASKA PROJECT: Another postponement

December 20, 2019 10:36 am

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| Transportation | West Seattle news

Just yesterday, SDOT announced it would not close the 35th/Alaska intersection again this weekend after all, tentatively rescheduling the closure for a week later. Now that’s off too. Just in from SDOT:

Due to continued rainy weather, we will not be closing the intersection of SW Alaska St and 35th Ave SW the weekend of December 27 – 30. The second closure is tentatively scheduled from Friday, January 3 at 9 AM to early on Monday, January 6. Please note that this work is highly weather-dependent and may be rescheduled.

The Thursday announcement included other project updates – see it here.

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9 for your West Seattle Friday!

December 20, 2019 10:03 am

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(Downy Woodpecker, photographed by Mark Wangerin)

From the WSB West Seattle Holiday Guide and Event Calendar:

TALK WITH YOUR CITY COUNCILMEMBER: Final district office-hours session of the year for City Councilmember Lisa Herbold, 2-7 pm at the Senior Center of West Seattle. Walk-ins welcome. (4217 SW Oregon)

POP-UP SUSTAINABLE SHOPPING: Gifts Revisioned Holiday Pop-Up at Carpe Diem Collective, 2-8:30 pm. Fair-trade, handmade, and eco-friendly gifts. (3834 California SW)

GRAND OPENING FOR OUTER SPACE SEATTLE: As previewed, it’s Grand Opening day for the new indoor playspace on Alki, 4-8 pm. (2820 Alki SW)

HOLIDAY SINGALONG & 16MM FILM SHORTS: One-of-a-kind holiday event, 6:30 pm at South Park Hall. Cider, hot cocoa, popcorn. $7 admission. (1253 S. Cloverdale)

UEHARA-BINGEN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SHOW: Second-to-last chance to catch this on Alki! Be there at 6:15 pm for 6:30 pm show running about 25 minutes. (1736 Alki SW)

JOE ADAMI: At C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor) 7-9 pm, “eclectic mix of blues, pop, folk, fun originals and jazz standards.” No cover. All ages. (5612 California SW)

KELLEY JOHNSON: Award-winning jazz vocalist, live at the Pacific Room (WSB sponsor) on Alki, 8 pm. (2808 Alki SW)

SEATTLE GIRLS CHOIR: Concert at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 8 pm – details here. Online ticket sales are over but the choir says tickets will be available at the door. (42nd/Genesee)

PRE-HANUKKAH MUSIC: The Festival of Lights starts Sunday. But tonight at 9 pm at Parliament Tavern, “Celebrate Hanukkah w/horns featuring Hot Damn Scandal, and Shpilkis.” $10 cover. 21+. (4210 SW Admiral Way)

SEE WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING … by browsing the WSB West Seattle Holiday Guide and Event Calendar:

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CHRISTMAS EVE/DAY: Last call for Holiday Guide info!

December 20, 2019 9:22 am

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We’re still adding to the WSB West Seattle Holiday Guide so we’re making one last request for Christmas Eve/Day info from businesses, churches, etc. – if you’re open for last-minute shopping on Christmas Eve, if you haven’t sent us your Christmas Eve service(s) schedule yet, if your coffee shop/restaurant is open for a while on Christmas Day (or closing early Christmas Eve), please let us know – westseattleblog@gmail.com or text/call 206-293-6302 – thank you!

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Soggy Friday watch

December 20, 2019 6:57 am

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(SDOT MAP with travel times/ Is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE/ West Seattle-relevant traffic cams HERE)

6:57 AM: Good morning After heavy rain overnight, lots of reports of roadway ponding.

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL: Two-week winter break starts after today – 1-hour early dismissal.

CLOSURE POSTPONED: No 35th/Alaska closure this weekend – SDOT is tentatively planning it for ~~next weekend~~ (UPDATE: first weekend of January) instead.

LAST DAY: Today is the final day of the Ride2 shuttle service

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