WEST SEATTLE SUNDAY: 20 notes!

(Lincoln Park’s Barred Owlets, photographed from a distance this week by Rainer Klett)

Gardening, art, soccer, music, and more – here are our highlights for today/tonight, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

WEST SEATTLE GARDEN TOUR: Sold out, so this is just a reminder that it’s happening today, 9 am-5 pm, and you might encounter some unexpected traffic on streets with gardens hosting tour stops. If you still need to pick up your ticket book, it’s waiting for you 8:30-11 am at West Seattle Nursery (5275 California SW), but they do NOT have extras for sale.

AMERICAN MAH JONGG: Meet up with other players – all levels – 9:30-11:30 am at The Missing Piece. (35th/Roxbury)

WEST SEATTLE FARMERS’ MARKET: 10 am-2 pm, with summer produce (berries! lots of salad greens! asparagus!) plus beverages, flowers, cheese, yogurt, fish, meat, prepared hot food, baked goods, nuts, dried peppers, garlic, candy, condiments, more. (California SW between SW Alaska and SW Oregon)

MASTER GARDENERS: While at the market, look for Master Gardeners, ready to answer your questions! Sundays throughout the summer, they’re at the market, 10 am-2 pm.

ADMIRAL CHURCH CELEBRATION: Later this year, the church will leave its longtime home to make way for the redevelopment it chose as a path to its future. Today a celebratory service, lunch, and reception, “Fond Farewells and Daring Dreams,” will celebrate the past and future, 10:30 am-2 pm. (4320 SW Hill)

WESTIES RUN CLUB ANNIVERSARY RUN/PARTY: Today’s Sunday Funday run is part of the Westies’ three-year celebration, leaving from and returning to Ounces (3809 Delridge Way SW), 10:30 am.

FREE NIA CLASS: 10:30 am, first class free if you pre-register. At Inner Alchemy Sanctuary/Studio (3618 SW Alaska)

SPRAYPARK SEASON CONTINUES: Highland Park Spraypark (1100 SW Cloverdale) is open every day, no matter what the weather, 11 am-8 pm.

WEST SEATTLE TOOL LIBRARY: Need a tool but don’t need to, or can’t, buy it? You’ll probably be able to borrow it from the Tool Library, open 11 am-4 pm on the northeast side of Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. (4408 Delridge Way SW)

WEST SEATTLE RESISTS: Sunday signholding in The Junction (California/Alaska), 11:30 am-1:30 pm.

COLMAN POOL: The heated salt-water outdoor pool at Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW) is open today as its 7-day-a-week season continues, noon-7 pm, with four hour-and-a-half swim sessions, each half lap swimming and half open swim – see the schedule here.

WADING POOL: Also at Lincoln Park, the wading pool will be open if the forecast for some sunshine and a 70ish temp holds, noon-7 pm.

LOCAL ARTISTS CELEBRATION + SOCCER: Before today’s home match for West Seattle Rhodies FC vs. the Tacoma Stars, check out the local artist celebration at the stadium, including all-ages activities, starting at 12:45 pm, match at 2 pm, Nino Cantu SW Athletic Complex (2801 SW Thistle). Get tickets here or at the stadium.

ALKI POINT LIGHTHOUSE TOURS: Weekly free tours! Grounds at 3201 Alki SW open at 1 pm; last tour starts 3:45 pm; more info in our calendar listing.

WELCOME ROAD WINERY: Enjoy your Sunday afternoon at this West Seattle tasting room (with a patio!) open 2-5 pm, kids and dogs welcome. (3804 California SW; WSB sponsor)

LIVE MUSIC AT TIM’S: Blues Afternoon with Korner Blues , 2 pm at Tim’s Tavern in White Center. (16th/98th)

STRING QUARTET AT KENYON HALL: Second concert for string quartet Pure Flavor, continuing to present Beethoven’s String Quartets, 2:30 pm at Kenyon Hall (7904 35th SW) – check here for tickets.

‘THE EFFECT’ AT ARTSWEST: First afternoon performance for the new play at ArtsWest (4711 California SW), 3 pm – check here for tickets.

BENEFIT SHOW FOR MODE MUSIC & PERFORMING ARTS: More than two dozen acts perform a concert at the iconic Neptune Theater (1303 NE 45th), 3:30 pm, to raise money for scholarships at West Seattle’s Mode Music and Performing Arts. Ticket info in our calendar listing.

LIVE MUSIC AT THE ALLEY: Weekend’s end brings Sunday night music provided by the Triangular Jazztet at The Alley (behind 4509 California SW) – 8-10 pm.

Are you planning, organizing, and/or publicizing something that we could feature on the WSB community event calendar – one-time or recurring? Please email us the basic details – westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

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