(Photo by Lura Ercolano ‘from the passenger seat’)
Here are highlights of what’s happening around the peninsula for the rest of today/tonight, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:
BUDGET BRIEFINGS: Today’s meeting is under way as the City Council continues getting department-by-department briefings as its budget-review season begins – the agenda explains what’s up today and how to watch.
NEW FREE INDOOR PLAYSPACE: Alki UCC is launching a weekly indoor playspace, 10 am-noon. Just register before you go. (6115 SW Hinds)
KALEIDOSCOPE PLAY & LEARN: 10-11:30 am at Delridge Library, in Spanish and English. (5423 Delridge Way SW)
STARBIRD CHICKEN GRAND OPENING: Ribboncutting at 10:45 am, doors open at 11 am with free food for the first 200 customers. Here’s our preview from a Saturday look inside. (4755 Fauntleroy Way SW)
DROP-IN HOMEWORK HELP: 4-5:30 pm, it’s back at High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond).
LIVE MUSIC AT SEBASTIANO’S: 6 pm at the wine shop, piano jazz! (3278 California SW)
PARENT SUPPORT NIGHT: 6:30 pm at Gatewood Elementary (4320 SW Myrtle) with Emily Cherkin, author of “The Screentime Solution.”
‘LISTENING TO GRIEF’ SUPPORT GROUP: 6:30 pm, weekly group gathering for people experiencing grief – you can participate once, weekly, or occasionally. Fee. Before you go, RSVP/register here. (4034 California SW)
D&D: Long-running weekly D&D at 6:30 pm at Meeples Games (3727 California SW). All welcome, first-time players too! $5.
PRACTICE SPEAKING SPANISH: 6:30-8:30 pm, this informal group gathers at Future Primitive Brewing in White Center (9832 14th SW), all welcome.
ALKI MEDITATION: Two places to meditate on Monday nights – in north West Seattle, there’s meditation at Alki UCC, doors open at 6:45, meditation at 7. (6115 SW Hinds)
MEDITATION IN FAUNTLEROY: In south West Seattle, free weekly Zen sitting/meditation in the chapel at Fauntleroy UCC (9140 California SW), 7 pm-8:30 pm.
COUNTY COUNCIL CANDIDATE FORUM: 7 pm at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center (4408 Delridge Way SW), King County Council contenders in a forum focused on cultural issues such as the arts. All welcome to attend; it’ll also be livestreamed.
MONDAY NIGHT SALSA LESSONS: Series continues, 7 pm with BALORICO at Viva Arts (4421 Fauntleroy Way SW).
POOL TOURNAMENT: The Corner Pocket‘s weekly tournament, 7 pm. $10 buy-in. (4302 SW Alaska, entrance on California)
MONDAY NIGHT TRIVIA X 2: Two venues on our list with trivia tonight – 7 pm at The Good Society (California/Lander), $2 cash to enter … 7:30 pm with QuizFix at The Skylark (3803 Delridge Way SW).
PINBALL LEAGUE: Sign up at 7, start playing at 7:30, at Admiral Pub (2306 California SW).
JAZZ AT THE ALLEY: Monday night jazz with The Westside Jazz Trio, 8 pm at The Alley (behind 4509 California SW), 21+, no cover.
KARAOKE AT TALARICO’S: 9 pm start for Monday night karaoke at Talarico’s Pizzeria (4718 California SW).
Huge thanks to everybody who sends info for our calendar, which we update daily; if you have something to add or cancel (or update), please send the info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!