WEST SEATTLE SATURDAY: 28 notes!
(Wisteria, photographed by Theresa Arbow-O’Connor)
First official day of the three-day holiday weekend, and the forecast looks perfect (unless you prefer rain). Here’s your list of West Seattle happenings – mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:
SATURDAY GROUP RUN: Meet at West Seattle Runner (2743 California SW; WSB sponsor) at 8 am for the free weekly group run.
ART ON THE CORNER: Art sale to benefit nonprofit work, 8:30 am-3 pm. (39th/Holden)
MURAL PAINTING: 9 am-6 pm, this is the rescheduled painting day for the Emma Schmitz Memorial Overlook wall mural with artist Nalisha Estrellas.
HEAVILY MEDITATED: Free community meditation, 9 am at Inner Alchemy‘s sanctuary/studio (3618 SW Alaska).
INTRODUCTORY WALK: First of two sequential weekly walking events – meeting at the same spot, 47th/Fauntleroy, first at 9:30 am for a flat-terrain 1-mile walk.
WALKING FOR WELL-BEING: The second event is this walk in which you can participate regardless of whether you were on the introductory stroll. Meet at 47th/Fauntleroy.
DELRIDGE FARMERS’ MARKET: Second one this year! 10 am-2 pm, Saturdays through October, at Hope Academy (9421 18th SW), with a celebration today including a 10:15 am ribboncutting ceremony. Here’s our report from last Saturday.
KNIFE-SHARPENING POP-UP: Got a knife that needs to be ready for your Memorial Day cookout (or something else)? Kneighborhood Knives is back, 10 am-4 pm again today, $12/knife, at Hotwire Coffee (4410 California SW).
BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS: Both high-school teams have state-tournament games today – Chief Sealth IHS plays xx at WF West HS in Chehalis, 10 am, in the 2A tournament; West Seattle HS plays Gig Harbor at Lincoln HS (701 S. 37th) in Tacoma, 1 pm, in the 3A tournament.
MASTER GARDENERS: They’re out again in the community, ready to answer your questions! Saturdays this spring and summer, they’re at The Home Depot (7345 Delridge Way SW), 10 am-2 pm.
MORNING MUSIC AT THE COFFEEHOUSE: 10:30 am-noon at C & P Coffee (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor), Marco de Carvalho and Friends perform. Info about Marco’s music is here.
FREE WRITING GROUP: 10:30 am – “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, 16 and up.” Our calendar listing has location and RSVP info.
FAMILY STORY TIME: 10:30 am at High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond), meant for kids 0-5.
MOON ROOM HOLIDAY WEEKEND SALE: Moon Room Shop and Wellness is “offering 15-20% off items in store and online” today, Sunday, and Monday. Find Moon Room (a WSB sponsor) online here, or in person at 5902 California SW.
SPRAYPARK SEASON BEGINS: Highland Park Spraypark (1100 SW Cloverdale) is scheduled to start daily operations today, 11 am-8 pm.
FAMILY READING TIME: At Paper Boat Booksellers, 11 am family reading time. (4522 California SW)
THIRD WEEKEND FOR COLMAN POOL: The heated salt-water outdoor pool at Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW) is open today to start the third of six preseason weekends, noon-7 pm, with four hour-and-a-half swim sessions, each half lap swimming and half open swim – see the schedule here.
LOG HOUSE MUSEUM OPEN: Explore the present and past at the home of West Seattle history, open for your visit, noon-4 pm – see the newest exhibit, about the West Duwamish Greenbelt! (61st/Stevens)
VIETNAMESE CULTURAL CENTER OPEN: The center is open to visitors noon-3 pm, as explained here. (2236 SW Orchard)
VISCON CELLARS TASTING ROOM/WINE BAR: Tasting room open – wine by the glass or bottle – 1-6 pm at Viscon Cellars (5910 California SW; WSB sponsor).
MAKE CERAMIC YARD/GARDEN ART: At the Clay Cauldron (5214 Delridge Way SW), 1-3 pm; more info in our calendar listing.
FREE MASSAGE: Walk into Nepenthe (9447 35th SW) 3-5 pm for short, specific free massage.
LIVE AT C & P COFFEE: 6-8 pm, Theo Mcgaughey‘s jazz trio performs, no cover, all ages, at C & P (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor).
LIVE AT THE SKYLARK: Antarcticans, Dandelion, Transience, Modesto, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, at The Skylark (3803 Delridge Way SW), $10.
KLEZMER AT KENYON HALL: 7:30 pm, Eleni Govetas Kompanía feat. Virovka at Kenyon Hall (7904 35th SW), tickets here.
REVELRY ROOM DJ: Saturday spinning starts at 9 pm – tonight it’s DJ Shonuph at Revelry Room. (4547 California SW).
KARAOKE AT TALARICO’S: Saturday night singing, 10 pm at Talarico’s Pizzeria. (4718 California SW)
BEACH FIRE SEASON & PARK HOURS CHANGES: Tonight’s the second night of beach-fire season at Alki, where closing time is now earlier (as it is at two other West Seattle parks, Don Armeni Boat Ramp and Hamilton Viewpoint) – go here for Seattle Parks‘ reminder about the changes.
Got a West Seattle event coming up? If community members are welcome, your event is welcome on our calendar! Please email info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!
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