WEST SEATTLE SATURDAY: Summer Fest day 2 and more
(Live traffic, or lack of it this weekend, camera at California/Alaska)
We start the Saturday list with the biggest day of West Seattle Summer Fest‘s three days:
SUMMER FEST DAY 2: Festival hours are 10 am-8 pm, with music later. Highlights include:
-Music 11 am-11 pm on the main stage (California north of Oregon), 11 am-7 pm on the West Side stage (SW Alaska by Wells Fargo drive-thru), both lineup lists here.
-Kids Zone 10 am-8 pm, with free fun as well as ticketed inflatables (SW Alaska east of California)
-Pop-up performances include: Irish Dancers at noon, bubbles and balloons 1 pm-3 pm
-Food Court 10 am-past 8 pm, in the street AND the lot behind KeyBank, with shade and seating for the first year (west of California)
-In addition to vendors, year-round businesses have sidewalk sales, special streetside booths, more
-Festival merch is at the Info Booth, as are we, and local nonprofits/community groups. See you in The Junction!
Here’s what else is on the Saturday schedule – mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:
GARAGE/YARD SALES: Here are today’s listings in the WSB Community Forums.
MOON ROOM SUMMER SALE: The Moon Room Shop and Wellness (California/Juneau) is continuing to offer “15-20% off In-Store and Online” today and Sunday! Find this WSB sponsor online at moonroomshop.com.
SATURDAY GROUP RUN: Meet at West Seattle Runner (2743 California SW; WSB sponsor) at 8 am for the free weekly group run. (And sign up for the WSR-presented Float Dodger 5K, now just one week out!)
ROXHILL PARK COMMUNITY DAY: Volunteering opportunity 9 am-3 pm. (2850 SW Roxbury)
HEAVILY MEDITATED: Free 9 am meditation at Inner Alchemy Sanctuary/Studio (3618 SW Alaska) – register here.
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: That’s followed immediately by this walk in which you can participate even if you didn’t take the introductory stroll. Meet at 47th/Fauntleroy.
STORY TIME IN HIGHLAND PARK: 10 am story time at Highland Park Corner Store (7789 Highland Park Way SW).
SOCCER CLINIC WITH RHODIES & JUNCTION FC: 10 am-noon for kids ages U8-U15, at Delridge Playfield (4458 Delridge Way SW).
ONE SEATTLE DAY OF SERVICE: 10 am-2 pm volunteering opportunities all over the city.
DELRIDGE FARMERS’ MARKET: 10 am-2 pm, Saturdays through October, at Hope Academy in South Delridge (9421 18th SW). Fresh produce, cooked-on-site food, body-care products, more!
COURTYARD YOGA: 10 am at WEND Jewelry (3278 California SW).
MASTER GARDENERS: Got a garden-related question? They’re ready to answer! Saturdays this 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 – free weekly in-person group for writers of all levels. For location info, go here.’
ALKI HISTORY WALKING TOUR: Meet at 11 am at the Log House Museum (61st SW/SW Stevens) to learn what you didn’t know about the Alki area!
WEST SEATTLE’S ONLY SPRAYPARK: Highland Park Spraypark (1100 SW Cloverdale) continues daily operations today, 11 am-8 pm.
FAMILY READING TIME: At Paper Boat Booksellers, 11 am family reading time. (4522 California SW)
RIVIAN CARAVAN AND MEETUP: Drive a Rivian? Meet up in the back lot of Ounces (3809 Delridge Way SW) at noon for a caravan around Alki and an attempt to break the record for most Rivians gathered.
WADING POOLS: City-run wading pools that’ll be open in West Seattle today are Lincoln Park (12 pm-7 pm) and Hiawatha (12 pm-5:30 pm).
COLMAN POOL: Swim in the heated salt-water outdoor pool at Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW), noon-7 pm – 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 new exhibit about Seattle Teriyaki! (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).
NORTHWEST WINE ACADEMY TASTING ROOM, WINE BAR, STORE: On the north end of the South Seattle College (6000 16th SW; WSB sponsor) campus:
The Northwest Wine Academy Tasting Room, Wine Bar, and Retail Store are open Thursday-Saturday from 1-6 pm. Come taste and purchase our student-produced wine! The Northwest Wine Academy features a large tasting room and retail store. While tasting one of our current releases, you can request a tour of our barrel room and bottling area. Come support our student winemakers and join us for a student tasting.
WEST SEATTLE INDIVISIBLE PARADE PREP: 1:30-5:30 pm, help build the group’s “walking float,” a Democracy Garden, for next Saturday’s West Seattle Grand Parade – meet at High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond).
ROCKIN’ THE JUNCTION: Just north of Summer Fest, the Junction Church is hosting a mini-music festival 2-8 pm. (California/Genesee)
FREE MASSAGE: Walk into Nepenthe (9447 35th SW) 3-5 pm for short, specific free massage.
ALSO AT NEPENTHE: Summer mini-market starting at 3 pm!
SALSA ON ALKI: Waterfront dancing returns, starting with a lesson at 4:30 pm – details here.
DUB SEA FISH STICKS: 6:05 pm home game vs. Redmond at Steve Cox Memorial Park‘s Mel Olson Stadium. (1321 SW 102nd, White Center) with the Dick’s Drive-In food truck. Sold out online (check the box office).
OUTDOOR SHAKESPEARE: 7 pm, High Point Commons Park (behind 6400 Sylvan Way SW), GreenStage presents the Backyard Bard abbreviated version of “Taming of the Shrew.” Free.
‘THE EFFECT’ AT ARTSWEST: Final weekend for the new play directed by Mathew Wright, with a 7:30 pm performance tonight. Online tickets sold out, so check the box office. (4711 California SW)
LIVE AT THE SKYLARK: 8 pm, ska and rocksteady with Good on Toast, Omega Theory, Skantraceptives, benefit show, $15, 21+. (3803 Delridge Way SW)
REVELRY ROOM DJ: Saturday spinning starts at 9 pm as part of the Summer Fest DJ Stage – tonight it’s Mr. Moon and Teddy Ruckspin at Revelry Room. (4547 California SW).
SATURDAY NIGHT SK8 PARTY: 9 pm-midnight with rotating DJ Josh and DJ NightMere, 21+, at Southgate Roller Rink (9646 17th SW, White Center).
MACHINE LEARNING DANCE NIGHT: 9 pm-2 am at The Lumber Yard in White Center (9630 16th SW).
KARAOKE AT TALARICO’S: For Saturday night singers, 10 pm karaoke awaits you at Talarico’s Pizzeria. (4718 California SW)
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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