West Seattle, Washington
10 Wednesday
The Santa-and-dogs photos are courtesy of Camp Crockett dog-day-care-and-more (5611 Delridge Way SW; WSB sponsor), to go with a few Holiday Guide/Event Calendar highlights we wanted to share before we get any further into the afternoon:
SHOP LATE: Click! Design That Fits (WSB sponsor) is open until 8 tonight. (4540 California SW) … Also open for late shopping (game-playing, etc.) is Meeples Games (WSB sponsor), open until 10 pm. (3727 California SW)
SANTA AT WEST SEATTLE THRIFTWAY: He’s back! 4 pm-7 pm, and that’s also when you’ll find Keith Terhune playing holiday tunes in the store. (Fauntleroy/California/Morgan)
‘TYING TUESDAY’ CLASS: 7 pm at Emerald Water Anglers (WSB sponsor) – check ASAP to see if there’s a spot left! (42nd SW/SW Oregon)
SOUTH SOUND TUG AND BARGE: Holiday songs and more, live at Parliament Tavern, 8 pm. 21+. (4210 SW Admiral Way)
BABY KETTEN KARAOKE: By no means your standard karaoke. See for yourself, 9 pm at The Skylark. (3803 Delridge Way SW)
Tonight’s featured Christmas lights are in that video clip sent by Jonathan, who says, “My 9-year-old neighbor set up a whole impressive light setup to music, pretty much all by himself. It’s something to see, for sure. They don’t always have the music going, but when they do, it’s really cool.” You’ll find this house in the 3400 block of 41st Ave SW, between Hinds and (updated) Manning.
Let us know about your favorite lights! editor@westseattleblog.com – and see our archive here.
Just found out about this – adding to the WSB West Seattle Holiday Guide:
The Christmas People will host a complimentary meal for homeless, seniors, and others who need a meal on Sunday, December 25, 2016 from noon to 4 p.m. at Alki Masonic Center, 4736 40th Avenue SW. Marc Smason, trombonist, will provide entertainment. This event is entirely without cost as a public service.
Christmas People is a 501 (c) (3) not profit organization; we celebrate our 18th year of providing hot meals to homeless and seniors in the Greater Seattle Area. During the weekend, Christmas People will also prepare evening meals for various downtown shelters.
Donated homemade cookies are welcomed for dropoff at the Masonic Center 9 am-4 pm on December 23rd and 24th.
Until 9 tonight, the café side of Easy Street Records is transformed into a holiday-photo studio that’s nothing like your standard red-velvet-throne Santa scene. Cocoa Cris Cringle is there for his annual fun-and-fundraising photo sessions.
You can borrow hots and other props for your photo op with Cocoa Cris Cringle – or, just be yourself(ves):
$15 with a food or toy donation, or $20 without, is good for three photos sent to you, plus a hard copy printed right then and there. If you’re new ’round here and don’t know yet … Easy Street is on the northwest corner of California and Alaska in the historic Hamm Building, in the heart of The Junction.
(WSB photo)
With Christmas just a week away, we’ll be featuring lights every night. This one is a bit out of the way, so we wouldn’t have spotted it without a friend’s tip – we’re not sure if it’s an optical illusion or an atrium, but it appears the Christmas tree at this house is through the roof! After getting the tip, we went out for a look a short time ago. It’s on the east side of the 9600 block of Fauntleroy Way SW, a few blocks south of the ferry dock. And the street dead-ends a few doors down, so don’t head out in a big vehicle that will be tough to turn around. Some of the other homes on the street are brightly lit too, but nothing quite this out-of-the-box … er, house. Seen something unusual in YOUR neighborhood? editor@westseattleblog.com – thanks!
That’s part of the coats-and-cocoa crew from today’s Hometown Holidays donation drive at the West Seattle Farmers’ Market in The Junction – from left, Gareth from West Seattle Christian Church (which donated the cocoa), Theresa from the West Seattle Helpline (whose clothing bank Clothesline gets the donated coats), Shari from the Kiwanis Club of West Seattle (whose booth hosted the drive), and Lennae from the West Seattle High School Key Club (one of the youth groups with which the Kiwanis works). According to Lora from the West Seattle Junction Association, preliminary count is more than 200 donated coats – triple last year!
Thanks to everyone who brought down one (or more).
P.S. Another reminder that this was the last Farmers’ Market until January 8th; it’ll be closed the next two Sundays for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
Here are possibilities for your Sunday, from the WSB West Seattle Holiday Guide and year-round Event Calendar:
ARTS & CRAFTS AT C & P: Second day of C & P Coffee (WSB sponsor) Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair, 8 am-2 pm. (Added) Even if you went on Saturday – different artists/crafters today – including India Spence:
(5612 California SW)
SANTA AT CAPERS: 9 am-noon, CAPERS in The Junction is open early for Santa photos. BYO camera; monetary donation to West Seattle Food Bank suggested. (4525 California SW)
JOEL EGGERT MEMORIAL RIDE AND COMMEMORATION CELEBRATION: Ride at 10 am from The Orient Express (2963 4th Ave. S.), celebration noon-6 pm at Slim’s Last Chance (5606 1st Ave. S.) – details are here along with Mr. Eggert’s obituary.
CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PAGEANT: 10 am at Tibbetts United Methodist Church (WSB sponsor): “Come enjoy our youth group, Sunday school scholars and any visiting children who want to wear an angel costume as they present a production of A Mary Carol by Katherine Willis Pershey. This special service promises to be full of joy and spirit and in many cases, a surprise or two.” (3940 41st SW)
P.S. That’s from the Holiday Services section of our guide. It’s not too late for your church to send us dates/times/descriptions of what’s special between now and New Year’s – editor@westseattleblog.com – thanks!
FINAL FARMERS’ MARKET OF 2016: 10 am-2 pm, the West Seattle Farmers’ Market is open for the last time this year, since the next two Sundays are Christmas and New Year’s Days. (California SW between SW Oregon and SW Alaska)
COCOA AND COAT DRIVE: 10 am-2 pm at the south end of the Farmers’ Market: “Join the Junction Association and West Seattle Kiwanis at the Farmers Market for a taste of the holidays and several activities to enjoy. Share warmth with those in need by donating a new or gently used coat. All coats donated to the West Seattle Helpline. Cocoa donated by West Seattle Christian Church.” (California/Alaska)
P.S. Santa’s House in The Junction is canceled today – Santa’s helper for the day has taken ill.
SPECIAL HOLIDAY SHOPPING HOURS: Some local independent businesses that aren’t open on Sundays most of the year WILL be open today. Two that we’ve heard from: Thunder Road Guitars (4736 California SW; WSB sponsor) is open 11 am-4 pm today; Atomic Boys (4311 SW Admiral Way) is open 11 am-5 pm today.
SOUTHWEST STORIES: As previewed here Saturday, 2 pm at Delridge Library, Sheila Brown from Camp Long will talk about its 75th anniversary as well as the park’s past and future. (5423 Delridge Way SW)
METROPOLITAN SINGERS: The Seattle Metropolitan Singers will be performing “Beautiful December,” our annual holiday concert, at 3 pm. We are singing at St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church. Suggested donation is $10 per person. We are also accepting winter clothing donations to benefit LifeWire, a domestic violence advocacy agency in the Seattle area. Refreshments to follow. (3050 California SW)
FINAL PERFORMANCE: Join Twelfth Night Productions this holiday season for “Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Radio Play.” Final performance today at 3:00 pm at Kenyon Hall. Buy your ticket(s) online at this Brown Paper Tickets link or before the show at the venue box office. (7904 35th SW)
FUN PHOTOS WITH COCOA CRIS CRINGLE: Cocoa Cris Cringle returns to Easy Street Records “for another round of fun holiday photos to benefit the West Seattle Food Bank! Tell Cocoa Cris if you’ve been naughty or nice, 4 pm-9 pm. $20, or $15 with non-perishable food or toy donation, includes 3 photos sent to you and hard copy printed on the spot!” (California/Alaska)
CHORAL CONCERT: Peace Lutheran and Fauntleroy Church choirs offer a second free concert of holiday music. 4 pm at Fauntleroy Church (9140 California SW).
OPEN HOUSE: “Please join us for a Christmas Community Open House at West Side Presbyterian Church, 4-6 pm for light refreshments, festive music, and singing of Christmas carols.” (3601 California SW)
LIGHTS AND MUSIC IN SOUTH ADMIRAL: Just added to the Christmas Lights section of the Holiday Guide – more synchronized lights and music:
That’s at the same house where hundreds enjoy Skeleton Theater every Halloween season. Maia sent the photo and info: “We have synchronized our Christmas lights to music this year! The lights are programmed to a variety of different Christmas Carols and the synchronized show runs nightly from about 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The lights will still be on after 9:00 pm, but without the music and synchronized programming.” (36th SW/SW Hanford)
We’ll be spotlighting neighborhood lights nightly for the rest of pre-Christmas week – know of something special? editor@westseattleblog.com – thanks!
It’s a cold but clear Saturday night, and nothing could be Christmas-ier for a big night of Santa photos at the Menashe Family Lights on Beach Drive. “Santa Al” is making his annual appearance there until 10 tonight, and a box marked with the West Seattle Food Bank logo awaits your donation of nonperishable food:
Some of Santa’s visitors were dressed almost as festively as he is – check out the McFarlande family:
You’ll find Santa under a canopy right along the sidewalk in front of the famous house, which is at 5605 Beach Drive SW.
11:33 AM: Local artists, crafters, and other vendors are showing and selling at two West Seattle coffee shops right now:
C & P COFFEE COMPANY: Haven’t finished your holiday decorating yet? Above, Jen Largent from Village Mouse might have what you’re looking for. She’s at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor) for the first day of this weekend’s Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair. So is Betty Laughlin from Pieced Together Design:
Betty’s wares include felted-wool necklaces (she’s wearing one), bowls, and more, as well as photo art. And right next to her on the north side of the main room at C & P are crafters whose enterprise doesn’t even have a name yet – but their Seattle-themed items include a stocking-stuffer for Seahawks fans:
Other vendors include Crossroads Trade. The C & P fair continues until 2:30 pm today and is also on 8 am-2 pm tomorrow BUT the vendors will be different, we’re told – stop by both days! (5612 California SW)
SOUND & FOG: First holiday season for Sound & Fog Coffee & Wine Bar, but not the first vendor event!
Jewelry, men’s wear (Radley Raven, third pic above), adventure gear (Uphill Designs, pic above), candy (Edward and Darcy from Scarlata Chocolate, second pic above), and more are at the Sound & Fog event, continuing until 3 pm. (4735 40th SW)
12:41 PM: We also just got word that a third coffee shop has a pop-up sale today – Hotwire Online Coffeehouse. The photo is from Todd D. Martin:
This is on until 4 pm and is also a benefit for the West Seattle Helpline. (4410 California SW)
Good morning! So many special events ahead on your West Seattle Saturday, starting with events from our Holiday Guide:
HOLIDAY ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR: See what local artists and craftspeople are showing and selling at C & P Coffee (WSB sponsor), Continuing until 2:30 pm. (5612 California SW)
SANTA AT CAPERS: 9 am-noon, it’s another early day to get your photo with CAPERS in The Junction, 9 am-noon, bring your own camera. Free, but a monetary donation to the West Seattle Food Bank is suggested. (4525 California SW)
SEATTLE-MADE POP-UP Meet the vendors and shop at Sound & Fog from 10 am-3 pm:
Featuring;
Erika Laureano Designs (silver and bronze jewelry)
Chef Ariella’s Vegan Donuts
Radley Raven (mens ties and pocket squares)
Scarlata Chocolates
Up Hill Designs (canvas and leather bags)
(4735 40th SW)
SANTA AT TRAM’S: “Santa Al” is at Tram’s Hair Salon, 10 am-1 pm. Bring your own camera! (4110 California SW)
FAMILY HOLIDAY CRAFT ACTIVITY: 1-5 pm at Tap Station, 1-5 pm. “We’ll be doing guided craft activities (ornaments, decorations, cards, etc) for kids, offering hot chocolate and soda for the youngsters and as always there will be beer, wine, and cider for grownups. We’ll be playing holiday movies all day long might even be doing some sing-along music favorites. This is also a clothing and food drive for WestSide Baby and the West Seattle Food Bank. We’ll have boxes set up to accept warm children’s clothes, non-perishable food and other holiday donations.” (7900 35th SW)
HOLIDAY WINE RELEASE: Second and final day at Viscon Cellars (WSB sponsor). Two new wines:
Ben Viscon says the wine release includes a 2014 Chardonnay called ‘The Betrayal’ and a 2013 Merlot called ‘Heart Box Red.’ and that “past vintages of these same wines have won several awards.” 2-7 pm. (5910 California SW)
CARTOONING SANTA: Today’s the day at Luna Park Café, 4-7 pm: “Cartooning Santa will be there to draw free cartoons for the kids. Drink Specials of Eggnog and Candy Cane lattes or shakes and Caramel Hot Apple Cider. And for the big kids (over 21), seasonal beers and hard ciders. (2918 SW Avalon Way)
WHITE CENTER CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING: 6 pm at the plaza next to Mac’s Triangle Pub. Details on our partner site White Center Now. (North side of 16th/Roxbury/Delridge)
SANTA AT MENASHE FAMILY LIGHTS: 6-10 pm, take a photo with “Santa Al” at West Seattle’s biggest and brightest holiday light display. Bring a nonperishable-food donation for the West Seattle Food Bank. (5605 Beach Drive SW)
CHRISTMAS LIGHT RUN: 6:30 pm, you’re invited to join West Seattle Runner‘s annual Christmas Light Run:
Come and join us for our favorite annual tradition: running and Christmas Light viewing!! We will have a leisurely 2-3 mile run (or walk) to view the beautiful lights. Meet at West Seattle Runner and you will get the route. This fun group run is anything but competitive, so please, leave your racing heart at home. We hope you will wear your Santa hat, elf ears, and such, but insist you have on some reflective and lights so you can see and be seen. Kids, dogs, and cats are welcome. We will gather at the shop afterward for cookies and cocoa and cider. Of course we will be stopping at the famous Helmstetler Light Show, so if you care to bring food donations for them, we will collect at the shop or you can leave a donation at their house or online: westseattlelights.com
(2743 California SW)
CASPAR BABYPANTS: 6:30 pm at Easy Street Records, sponsored by the West Seattle YMCA. Music from CB’s new album “Winter Holiday!” Free, all ages. (California SW/SW Alaska)
CHORAL CONCERT: Free Christmas Concert at Fauntleroy Church, 7:30 pm. Peace Lutheran and Fauntleroy Church choirs will perform new arrangements of familiar Christmas songs with hand bells, percussion, violin, flute, and guitar:
That’s video from one of the rehearsals. (9140 California SW)
‘MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET’: Join Twelfth Night Productions this holiday season for “Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Radio Play.” Tonight at 7:30 pm at Kenyon Hall. Buy your ticket(s) online at this Brown Paper Tickets link or before the show at the venue box office. (7904 35th SW)
And from the year-round WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:
PRESERVING THE DUWAMISH CULTURAL LANDSCAPE: 10 am-3 pm at the Duwamish Tribe Longhouse in West Seattle, “fun day exploring the relationship between Duwamish culture and native habitat restoration” – full details here. (4705 W. Marginal Way SW)
COMMUNITY CONVERSATION WITH YOUR SCHOOL-BOARD REP: 1-3 pm at Delridge Library, drop in and talk with/hear from West Seattle/South Park school-board rep Leslie Harris, the board’s newly elected vice president. (5423 Delridge Way SW)
JUNIOR ROLLER DERBY: 5:15 pm, doors open at Southgate Roller Rink for Southside Revolution‘s bout – details in our calendar listing. (9646 17th SW)
(added) HIGH-SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Another home game tonight for the West Seattle High School men – varsity hosting Rainier Beach at 7 pm. (3000 California SW)
ROO FORREST AND FRIENDS: At C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), 7-9 pm. (5612 California SW)
A VERY JERRY CHRISTMAS: Spotlighting the music of Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead, 9 pm at Parliament Tavern in The Admiral District. (4210 SW Admiral Way)
RAFAEL TRANQUILINO BAND: 9 pm at Whisky West in Morgan Junction. 21+. No cover. (6451 California SW)
From the WSB West Seattle Holiday Guide – Two helpings of holiday coolness at Easy Street Records this weekend:
SATURDAY – Caspar Babypants in-store, free, 6:30 pm! ESR says, “CB will perform songs from his new album ‘Winter Party!’, which features holiday standards like ‘Deck The Halls,’ ‘Joy To The World,’ and ‘Jingle Bells,’ as well as soon to be classics such as ‘Candy Cane’ and ‘Frozen Penguin.’ [And the song in the video above.] Free and all ages!
Then on Sunday, the Santa you’ve waited all year to see:
(WSB photo from December 2015)
SUNDAY – Holiday photos with Cocoa Cris Cringle, 4-9 pm, back again this year to benefit the West Seattle Food Bank: $20, or $15 with non-perishable food or toy donation, includes 3 photos sent to you and hard copy printed on the spot!”
As we head into the final weeks of the holiday season, just a reminder that we are continuing to update, and add to, the WSB West Seattle Holiday Guide, which launched in mid-November with the annual goal of being the definitive list of holiday events in our area, through New Year’s. So if you have something coming up but haven’t sent it to us yet – not too late! Holiday hours for your business, Santa appearances, religious services, opportunity for holiday giving/volunteering … send the info as plain text in the body of your e-mail to editor@westseattleblog.com ASAP! We also use the guide (and our regular Event Calendar) as the main source for our daily-highlights lists here on the home page. And thanks to everyone who has already sent the many West Seattle/White Center events we’ve showcased so far this season!
Caroling in The Junction! @wsja pic.twitter.com/87J0m7aopQ
— West Seattle Blog (@westseattleblog) December 16, 2016
Tonight’s second-to-last Shop Late Thursday in The Junction kicked off with an extra-festive feature … Emerald City Voices, caroling along California. One of the stores open late tonight is Click! Design That Fits (4540 California SW; WSB sponsor), with a pop-up in the loft, featuring two artists with cool gift possibilities – you have to see the eco-wearables by Shino Mikami of Uzura:
And cards and wearables by Claire Jauregui of Orange Twist:
Click’s open until 9 tonight – with treats in the loft, too – go shop! And while you’re in The Junction, you can also shop Thunder Road Guitars (4736 California SW: WSB sponsor) until 8 tonight. Lots of Hometown Holidays happenings in the days and nights ahead – highlights here!
A beautiful sight in a West Seattle backyard brought holiday cheer to “Awesome Avery” Berg and her family. We have reported before – here and here – on Avery, who was diagnosed with brain cancer just as she prepared to start middle school this fall. The photo and update are from friend Kelly Malloy:
She begins her second round of chemo today – and the community surprised the family on Tuesday by showing up in their back yard with candles and holiday songs to sing. Her dear friends Liza and Rachel coordinated this and it was AWESOME. (like Awesome Avery)
Caroling at Avery’s and seeing (at least) 50 people in her back yard was mind blowing, inspiring, brilliant, sweet, and just another reflection of the fabulous community of West Seattle.
Avery’s mom Kristie has continued to post updates from time to time here.
It’s been a holiday tradition at West Seattle’s Nucor Steel mill for many years – collecting food and money to make it a happier season for the people helped by the West Seattle Food Bank. And today was delivery day!
Judi Yazzolino from the WS Food Bank shares the update and photos:
Employees of Nucor Steel collected food and funds over the past month for the WSFB in their annual Holiday Food/Funds Drive. The food donated by employees totaled 4,180 pounds and employees contributed $2306. Nucor matches $2 for every employee donation (pound or $1), for a grand total of $16,150. Thank you to Nucor and all of its employees for helping our clients have a very happy holiday!
As a result of all these years of partnership, WS Food Bank honored Nucor last May with its first “Instrument of Change” award.
Photos by Leda Costa for West Seattle Blog
How often do you get to take a swing at a piñata with the help of a school principal? At Denny International Middle School – at least once a year. That’s Denny principal Jeff Clark in his legendary “Denny Dolphins blue” suit at last Friday night’s Posada Navideña holiday celebration on campus. Along with games and food, music and dance filled the night:
Some of the performers were students, including the Folklorico Club from Chief Sealth International High School next door:
And the Denny/Sealth Mariachi Band, with alumni joining students.
Denny’s Mariachi Club, by the way, starts up again in January, for any interested students. Meantime, the crowd was again delighted by guest stars Banda Vagos:
They’re a popular Seattle group performing the brass-based “banda” style of music:
And once they got going, some Posada-goers just had to dance:
It was a night for memories – Andrea LaVare snapped the Folklorico Club::
Thanks to Denny PTSA co-president Manuela Slye for the lineup on this year’s event, which also included activities including writing thank-you notes for teachers and, for any interested families, a chance to get clothing and supplies courtesy of Communities in Schools:
The Posada is now a longtime Denny holiday tradition – the first one was back in 2010
(Saturday photo by Clay Eals: At left, Pat Gedney talks with Southwest Seattle Historical Society volunteer Bobbie Meehan while contemplating the purchase of a blue, etched Alki Lighthouse during the Alternative Giving Fair)
Were you part of local holiday history last weekend? Judy Pickens tells WSB that many people opened their hearts and wallets during a first-of-its-kind holiday-giving event:
On Saturday, West Seattle residents dipped their toes into a different way of giving to family and friends by donating $6,895 to nonprofits during this area’s first Alternative Giving Fair. Hosted by Fauntleroy Church, the fair featured 15 local and international organizations that support elders, care for the natural world, feed the hungry, and promote healthy communities. Thanks, West Seattle, for bypassing more stuff, to give from the heart!
Still looking for holiday-giving opportunities? See the WSB Holiday Guide.
(Hummingbird in Fauntlee Hills – photographed by Jamie Kinney)
Highlights for today/tonight, from the WSB West Seattle Holiday Guide and year-round Event Calendar:
AT HIGHLAND PARK IMPROVEMENT CLUB: Afternoon and evening yoga, and then Dads’ Book Club tonight. Check the HPIC calendar for more. (12th SW/SW Holden)
WSHS GIRLS’ BASKETBALL BENEFIT: 5:30-8:30 pm all-you-can-eat taco bar at Pecado Bueno, benefiting the West Seattle High School Girls’ Basketball program via the WSHS Booster Club. (4523 California SW)
‘THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL PASSION’: 7:30 pm at ArtsWest, the second of four performances of this Pulitzer Prize-winning choral work. Ticket info is in our calendar listing. (4711 California SW)
WAX & OIL: Live oil painting and DJ set, 8-11 pm at Parliament Tavern. Details in our calendar listing. (4210 SW Admiral Way)
CRACKER FACTORY: Live at West Seattle Brewing in The Triangle, 8 pm. 21+. (4515 Fauntleroy Way SW)
(UPDATED MONDAY with more photos)
(Photos by Leda Costa for WSB)
4:48 PM SUNDAY: It’s a silent auction, benefit, bake sale, wine tasting, and more, a highlight of the holidays, and it’s happening now. Until 7:30 pm on the lower level of First Lutheran Church of West Seattle – this year’s St. Nicholas Faire. As noted in our calendar listing, there’s an admission charge – discounted if you bring nonperishable-food donations for the West Seattle Food Bank – and it goes to help the WSFB and the West Seattle Helpline. Don’t miss the gift baskets that are hand-assembled and up for grabs via the silent auction – they all have a theme, such as a hobby, sports team, type of toy, favorite food, etc. Go have fun while providing holiday-season help to neighbors in need.
ADDED MONDAY: More photos! First – St. Nicholas Faire organizer Lorraine King and her daughter:
First Lutheran Church pastor Rev. Ron Marshall was all smiles as he called out raffle winners:
Always a highlight – the ring toss. If your ring lands on a wine bottle, you win!
Also featured: A dessert table:
Gina and Lily Allen browsed the silent auction:
Here’s just part of what was up for grabs:
Thanks to artist Mindi Katzman for today’s featured photo, one more from our snowy Friday. She says her dinosaurs in the snow are Ziggy, M Rex, and Bébé, all made from powder-coated steel. Now, whats up today/tonight, starting with highlights from the WSB West Seattle Holiday Guide:
FINAL DAY FOR HOLY ROSARY TREE LOT: ****9 am-6 pm**** is the last scheduled day for the Holy Rosary Tree Lot, north of the school. Part of this lot’s proceeds benefit West Seattle Helpline, Hickman House (domestic-violence shelter), and West Seattle Food Bank. (41st/Dakota)
And now .. Santa’s appearances today!
SANTA AT MY THREE LITTLE BIRDS: Today IS really the day that “Santa Al” is at My Three Little Birds (WSB sponsor) in Morgan Junction, 11 am-2 pm. Bring your own camera – OR a professional photographer is there and will take a pic for $5. (6959 California SW)
SANTA AT CAPERS: 9 am-noon, at CAPERS in The Junction. Photos free but $ donation requested for West Seattle Food Bank. (4525 California SW)
SANTA’S HOUSE IN THE JUNCTION: Today and next Sunday, 10 am-2 pm, you’ll find Santa’s House in The Junction as part of Hometown Holidays (co-sponsored by WSB), by KeyBank. (California/Alaska) P.S. While you’re in The Junction, show your local independent shops some extra love, to help them catch up from Saturday’s outage!
PATHFINDER WREATHS: Pathfinder K-8 School is selling its famous handmade wreaths again in The Junction by the Farmers’ Market, 10 am-2 pm. (California/Alaska)
ORNAMENT WORKSHOP: Ornament workshop, tree-trimming and lunch at St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church, 11:30-1:30 in the Parish Hall. “Everyone is invited to help make Christmas ornaments for our Parish Hall Christmas tree. We will be serving a festival punch and hot spiced cider. Come and get creative and decorate our 10-foot tree! Make and take a few home to trim your own tree.” (3050 California SW)
HOLIDAY POP-UP: West Seattle Moms’ Holiday Pop-Up, 2-6 pm at Pinwheels Playspace in White Center. Handmade goods & more. (9988 15th Ave SW)
ST. NICHOLAS FAIRE: Charming and unique evening holiday bazaar and fundraising event at First Lutheran Church of West Seattle, to raise money for the West Seattle Food Bank and the West Seattle Helpline:
We offer appetizers and spiced cider or mulled wine; silent auction of gift baskets featuring beer, wine, coffee, kitchen items, games, puzzles, art activities, Seahawks & Mariners gear, baked goods, children’s books, etc, and gift cards from local merchants and restaurants. Plus a ring-toss game and wine tasting.
4:30-7 pm on the lower level of First Lutheran Church of West Seattle. $5 donation per person with non-perishable food item or $15 per family with food donation for each member. If no food donation, $10 per person or $25 per family. (4105 California SW)
GUNGOR ACOUSTIC CHRISTMAS SHOW: 8 pm @ Hope Lutheran Church, more info here. $18 general admission; buy tickets here. (4456 42nd SW)
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET: Matinee today for the Twelfth Night Productions presentation of “Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Radio Play.” 3 pm at Kenyon Hall. Buy your ticket(s) online at this Brown Paper Tickets link or before the show at the box office. (7904 35th SW)
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And from the year-round WSB West Seattle Event Calendar and inbox:
WEST SEATTLE FARMERS’ MARKET: 10 am-2 pm today and year-round (but remember it’ll be closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day since those fall on Sundays this year), in the street, in The Junction. (California SW between SW Oregon and SW Alaska)
GRAND OPENING: Lil’ Bug Studio opens in White Center today, with a 2-5 pm community event. Details on our WC site White Center Now. (10007 13th SW)
LADIES’ MUSICAL CLUB: Free concert, voice and piano, at West Seattle (Admiral) Library, 3 pm. Details in our calendar listing. (2306 42nd SW)
(Alki Beach Park stop – 1st two photos by Don Brubeck)
9:51 PM: The Argosy Cruises Christmas Ship is wrapping up a night of stops in our area – Lowman Beach Park, Alki Beach Park, Duwamish Waterway Park on the river in South Park, and Salty’s on Alki (WSB sponsor). At most park stops, bonfires keep the beachgoers warm:
The ship travels with musical groups on board, serenading passengers as well as those on shore, visiting an ever-longer list of stops around Puget Sound, Lake Union, and Lake Washington during the holiday season. Its sailings continue nightly until Christmas Eve-Eve (December 23rd) – here’s the schedule on the Argosy site.
ADDED SUNDAY MORNING: More from the Alki stop – the photos and video are by Jeff Larson, for WSB. The Calvary Chapel “live nativity” is a fixture every year:
Kayla Laskovon portrayed Mary:
Musicians from Seattle Lutheran High School performed at the Bathhouse:
While the Christmas Ship is provided by Argosy, much of what happens onshore is courtesy of Seattle Parks. Below, John Hasslinger surrounded by his teen volunteers from Hiawatha Community Center:
Their work was appreciated by eventgoers:
And that bonfire? Overseen by James Lohman and Becky Lofso from Parks:
Check our Holiday Guide for more of what is in store as the holiday season continues.
The snow’s mostly gone, but the memories aren’t. So we’re sharing Eugene‘s great Friday morning photo from Myrtle Reservoir Park as we look ahead to your Saturday. First, from the WSB West Seattle Holiday Guide:
SANTA! Sightings today include:
SANTA AT CAPERS: From CAPERS in The Junction, bring-your-own-camera Santa photos 9 am-noon. Free but monetary donation for the West Seattle Food Bank suggested. (4525 California SW)
SANTA AT THE SCHOOLHOUSE: Fauntleroy Schoolhouse Santa photos with Gail Ann Photography – here’s how to get an appointment, or drop in 9 am-4 pm. (9131 California SW)
SANTA PAWS: Get your Santa-and-pet photo during Santa Paws at West Seattle Windermere from 10 am-1 pm: “This is a free event that invites families, and their pets, to come take a picture with Santa! We are accepting canned-food donations for the West Seattle Food Bank.” (4526 California SW)
[UPDATE: Santa Al is actually at My Three Little Birds TOMORROW (Sunday) 11 am-2 pm!]
Also from the Holiday Guide today:
FIRST TIME EVER! West Seattle’s first Alternative Giving Fair with some 20 local and national non-profits welcoming donations that feed the hungry, support elders, care for creation, and strengthen community for all children. At Fauntleroy Church, 10 am-2 pm. Here’s a video invitation from Karyn Frazier, via the Southwest Seattle Historical Society (which is participating):
(9140 California SW)
CONCERT: Endolyne Children’s Choir “Winter Fantasy” Concert, 11 am at St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church. Free (suggested donation $5/person, $20/family). “Featuring all three of our choirs, with singers in grades K-10. We’ll perform a variety of winter and holiday favorites, including songs celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa, among many others. Reception will follow the show.” (3050 California SW)
LUNA PARK CRAFT FAIR: 11 am-4 pm, on the patio at Luna Park Café: “Handmade crafts from Luna Park Cafe employees and friends. Original art, prints, photography, jewelry, candles, terrariums, soaps, buttons, patches and much more. Great ideas for stocking stuffers and gifts from local artists.” (2918 SW Avalon Way)
ART UNDER $100: This huge sale starts with a VIP Hour ($20 via Brown Paper Tickets) from 1:00 – 2:00 pm, then free entry 2-8 pm. Presented by South Park Arts at Seattle Design Center.” (5701 6th Ave S.)
PARTY ON THE PORCH: It’s a Holiday Party on the Porch at the Log House Museum. 2-4 pm, before the Christmas Ship comes to Alki. (61st SW/SW Stevens)
HOLIDAY CRAWL: West Seattle Santa pub crawl, 6 pm – full details in our calendar listing. 21+.
‘MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET’: Join Twelfth Night Productions this holiday season for “Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Radio Play.” The show’s at Kenyon Hall. Buy your ticket(s) online at this Brown Paper Tickets link or before the show at the venue box office. (7904 35th SW)
CHRISTMAS SHIP IN WEST SEATTLE AND SOUTH PARK: This is it – the Argosy Cruises Christmas Ship in West Seattle, plus its first-ever stop in South Park! Here are the stops are on the schedule for this night:
-3:25 to 3:45 pm at Lowman Beach Park
-4:10 to 4:30 pm at Alki Beach Park (here’s what else is happening before and after)
-8:00 to 8:15 pm at Duwamish Waterway Park in South Park
-9:05 to 9:25 pm at Salty’s on Alki (WSB sponsor)
Dickens Carolers are this evening’s performers for all stops.
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Now, from our year-round WSB West Seattle Event Calendar and inbox:
INTRO TO FLY CASTING: Free class at Lincoln Park, offered by Emerald Water Anglers (WSB sponsor) – more info in our calendar listing. (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW)
IMMIGRATION RESOURCE FAIR: At Denny International Middle School, 10 am-1 pm – details in our calendar listing. (2601 SW Kenyon)
SOUNDERS MATCH @ OUNCES: If you’re looking for someplace to watch tonight’s MLS Cup (Sounders FC vs. Toronto, 5 pm) – Ounces will have it on the screens indoors and outdoors. (3809 Delridge Way SW)
BLAKE TOMASH: Singer-songwriter performs live at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), 7-9 pm. (5612 California SW)
LIT END: 4-piece band from Olympia, live at Poggie Tavern, 9-midnight. 21+. (4717 California SW)
EVEN MORE LIVE MUSIC FOR TONIGHT … at other West Seattle venues, on our complete calendar!
(WSB reader photo by Candace from Christmas Ship’s past visit)
In case you haven’t seen it yet in the WSB West Seattle Holiday Guide, tomorrow’s the big day/night – the Argosy Cruises Christmas Ship makes three stops in West Seattle (3:25 pm at Lowman Beach, 4:10 pm at Alki Beach Park, 9:05 pm at Salty’s [WSB sponsor]). And when it visits Alki, there’s lots of holiday fun in addition to the shipboard Dickens Carolers serenading those on shore and on board. Just got this from Therese:
Family fun at Alki Bathhouse tomorrow Saturday 12/10! Live music including sing-along caroling combined with the Argosy Cruise Christmas Ship, and beverages and treats provided by Alki Community Center/Seattle Parks Department. Here’s the schedule:
3:30-3:50 Endolyne Children’s Choir
3:50-4:10 Band leads caroling
4:10-4:30 Christmas Ship (all head to the water’s edge to listen to on-board carolers)
4:30-4:40 Band leads a couple carols
4:40-5:00 Seattle Lutheran band
5:00-5:10 Band leads a couple carols
And just before the Christmas Ship’s arrival on Alki, you’re invited to a holiday celebration on the porch at the historic Log House Museum, 2-4 pm at 61st SW/SW Stevens – more information is on the Southwest Seattle Historical Society website.
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