Schedule of Events – Saturday, December 13th:

7:50 am: Arrive West Seattle Runner

7:55 am: Pre-Run Weigh-In

8:00 am-9:00 am: West Seattle Runner Group Run

9:00 am-10:00 am: Post-Run Weigh-In and Sweat Analysis

9:30 am-10:00 am: Presentation

Register here. THIS IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 12 PEOPLE WHO REGISTER!

Should You Take a Sweat Test?: youtube.com/watch?v=nUwcOfPTcrM

Learn more about the process and rationale: soundtrainingandracing.com/sweat-test

Free weekly group run – all levels – meet at West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor).

FREE- HEAVILY MEDITATED

Every Saturday from 9-10:15 am, always free.

Join Inner Alchemy founder Maari Falsetto for a heart-centered meditation practice that gently reconnects you—with yourself, your life, and the community around you.

Held in our warm and welcoming Sanctuary in the heart of West Seattle, this gathering is a sacred space for all, where joy and belonging naturally unfold.

Many have journeyed with us for over a year, sharing how this simple, consistent practice has brought more light and meaning into their lives. We offer space for up to 30 participants, with yoga mats, chairs, and cushions provided.

Registration is required. Don’t hesitate… meditate.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/heavily-meditated-free-community-meditation-tickets-1395541926469

Free story time and craft at the Highland Park Corner Store at 9:30 am December 13th.

Walking for Well-Being–Introductory 1 Mile Walk (flat, no hills) @ Lincoln Park on Saturdays at 9:30 AM

Join Walking for Well-Being for Movement & Community! Walk together with fellow West Seattleites in Lincoln Park — Rain or Shine.

This free weekly walk is organized by Julie Garbutt of Waypower Coaching and takes place at a conversational pace covering approximately 1.0 mile on the upper portion of Lincoln Park and is over flat terrain in less than half an hour. All fitness levels are welcome.

Meet us at the corner of 47th Ave SW & Fauntleroy Way SW (across from the 76 Gas station). We leave promptly at the listed start times, so please plan to arrive early. The start is next to the C-Line bus stop at SW Webster St and features plentiful street parking.

For more information, access our online brochure.
Contact julie@waypowercoaching.com for more information.

Celebrate the creativity of the season during the Vashon Island Holiday Studio Tour, Saturdays and Sundays, December 6-7 & 13-14, 2025, from 10 am to 4 pm each day. The free, self-guided tour is organized by Vashon Island Visual Artists and features 40 studios and galleries, representing more than 140 artists and craftspeople. The organization’s website offers an interactive online map with details about each studio and gallery. Tour locations are spread throughout the island community, from the town center to outlying farms and shores, providing an escape for urban visitors.

Start your tour at the VIVA Tour Info Center & Gallery, located in the heart of town on Vashon Hwy, across from Snapdragon. The center is designed to enhance each visitor’s experience from our knowledgeable tour docents to our large interactive map that lets you explore the tour’s locations. The center offers tour brochures, public restrooms, and a mobile phone charging station. The center’s gallery presents the work of four Island artists including paintings, hand-pulled prints, cast glass, and ceramics. VIVA will hold a First Friday kick-off party at the Tour Center, December 5, from 5-8 pm, featuring a gathering of artists from around the tour.

The VIVA Studio Tour gives visitors the chance to purchase one-of-a-kind gifts in a wide range of price points. You’ll be able to enhance the meaning of the gift by meeting its creator and discovering the story behind the piece. Works range from beautifully functional to decidedly decorative pieces and include oil paintings, ceramics, pastels, blown glass, linocuts, monoprints, acrylics, watercolors, photography, wearable fiber arts, jewelry, basketry, woodwork, stained glass, stonework, mosaics, garden art, sculpture, art cards, etched glass, artisan soap, and more.

Vashon Island offers a green getaway that combines rural charm with sophisticated tastes. Island restaurants serve an array of cuisines from Thai and vegetarian to southern comfort.

For more information on the tour, including an interactive map, visit vivartists.com. You can also search by artist or medium.

Walking for Well-Being—Move together in nature, Wednesdays/Saturdays @Lincoln Park 10:00 AM

Join Walking for Well-Being for Movement & Community! Walk together with fellow West Seattleites in and around Lincoln Park –Rain or Shine.

This free weekly walk is organized by Julie Garbutt of Waypower Coaching and takes place at a conversational pace covering 2.5 miles in an hour. All fitness levels are welcome.

Meet us at the corner of 47th Ave SW & Fauntleroy Way SW (across from the 76 Gas station). We leave promptly at the listed start times, so please plan to arrive early. The start is next to the C-Line bus stop at SW Webster St and features plentiful street parking.

For more information, access our online brochure.
Contact julie@waypowercoaching.com for more information.

(For location – see this site.)

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. Whether you haven’t picked up a pen since high school or are a pro, you are welcome. 16 and up. For more on AWA method go to Amherstwriters.org.

THE COVID RULES: To protect our immunocompromised writers, we ask that all participants be vaccinated against COVID and, if eligible, receive timely COVID variant boosters. We follow the King County Health Department recommendations regarding masking, OR if any member of our group requests it, we will all wear masks even if KCHD does not recommend it. Please bring a mask just in case. We have extras. Thank you for doing your part to protect members whose medical concerns or treatments make COVID infection potentially deadly.

REGISTRATION IS FREE BUT REQUIRED: Go to meetup.com/seattle-writers-block

PROCESS:

1-3 writing sessions within each 3-hour meeting. Expect to be writing for approximately 2 hours. Writing prompts will be offered as a starting point, use them or follow your own muse. After each writing session, those who wish are invited to read their work aloud for encouraging, positive response. We do not critique each other’s writing, but instead support the work and the effort.

BRING:

Snacks to share

Whatever you like to write on (paper, computer, papyrus . . .)

Ready encouragement for other writers

LEAVE AT HOME:

Pieces you’ve already written. Sharing in this group is limited to work written during the session.

Judgment of others efforts

Griefshare 13-week session begins:
Saturdays
Nov 1, 2025–Jan 24, 2026

10:30 am–12:30 pm

Room 128 basement level
No fees

Grace Church
10323 28th Avenue SW

Saturday, December 13th
11 AM-2 PM
Admiral Business District

Join the Admiral Neighborhood Association (ANA) and our incredible Admiral business community as we spread some holiday cheer. Businesses throughout Admiral will be hosting festive family-friendly events/activities and offering specials during our third annual Winter Wonderland. Join the Daytime Disco Party with Santa at West Seattle Realty, sing your heart out with carolers from the Admiral Church, and be on the lookout for the ANA penguin wandering the neighborhood! Stay tuned for more details and find our map of participating locations coming soon at https://www.connecttoadmiral.org/winter-wonderland.html#/. Join the ANA as we celebrate our Admiral community while shopping small this winter!

Musicians from B-Sharp Studios will be busking for the benefit of the West Seattle and White Center food banks on Saturday December 13 and Saturday December 20 from 11 am-1 pm at the West Seattle Junction.

This event happens rain or shine, on the sidewalk in front of the Key Bank at the corner of Alaska and California.

The songs will include a mix of traditional Christmas carols and modern winter-themed holiday favorites.

Given the increased burden on local food banks this year, organizers are hoping for a strong turnout.

Regular weekly family reading time, now in Paper Boat’s new Junction space.

The West Seattle Tool Library is open at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center space (east side of main building).

Tue/Thu: 5 pm–8 pm
Sat/Sun: 11 am–4 pm

West Seattle Tool Library provides free, community access to a wide variety of tools, training, and sustainable resources. Utilizing a diverse collection of over 1,500 tools, our membership has successfully grown entire community orchards, built mini-greenhouses, and even just mowed their own lawns. From basic tasks to brilliant innovations, the projects accomplished by the West Seattle Tool Library’s 780+ members have made all the tools in the collection proud to be working again.

Ugly Sweater Social
Saturday, December 13th | 12-3 pm

Throw on your ‘Ugliest Sweater’ and come on out for a festive and fun afternoon of mingling, eating & sipping your favorite holiday beer & cider! We’ve partnered with West Seattle Orangetheory Fitness for a Ugly Sweater Contest at 2 pm! Winner gets prizes from Orangetheory and Ounces! FREE! Just show up solo or with a group to meet new friends!

Link to details: https://www.ounceswestseattle.com/events/uglysweater

Double the Bubbles: A Two-Part Champagne Experience

This December, we’re doubling the sparkle with two festive weekends of Grower Champagne! Join us for one—or go all in and experience both dates for the full lineup.

Each weekend features 2 different distributors, each pouring 5 unique Champagnes, giving you the chance to taste 20 exceptional bottles from 4 passionate reps across both events. It’s the ultimate celebration of boutique bubbles!

📍 Event Details

Location: West Sea Wine Cellars

Fee:

Non-Club Members: $30 per person per date • $50 for both dates

Club Members: $25 per person per date • $40 for both dates

Registration: Required to attend. Walk-ins permitted only if space remains.

✨ Choose Your Bubbly Adventure

Date 1:
Sunday, December 7, 2025
2:00–6:0 0pm

Date 2:
Saturday, December 13, 2025
2:00–6:00 pm

Double Bubble (Both Dates):
December 7 & December 13, 2025
2:00–6:00 pm

Register here: buytickets.at/westseattlewinecellars/1953175

Bonus!

All featured Champagnes will be available for purchase during the event—while supplies last.

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ArtsWest Offers Something Different This Holiday Season,
Folk-Pop Musical PENELOPE by Alex Bechtel

– ArtsWest presents PENELOPE Music, Lyrics & Arrangements by Alex Bechtel, Book by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean, Eva Steinmetz directed by Kelly Kitchens. The cast features Chelsea LeValley recently who finished the North American Broadway National Tour of COME FROM AWAY. LeValley will be joined onstage by a five-piece, onstage band. With a soaring score and heartfelt storytelling, PENELOPE delivers everything audiences crave during the holiday season while offering a more inclusive option for live entertainment. PENELOPE performs at ArtsWest from November 29 – December 21, 2025. Tickets are available online at artswest.org or by phone at (206) 938.0963.

Penelope has been waiting…and waiting…and waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return from a decade-long war. Given the rest of the soldiers came home years ago—forgive her, but she’s going to need a drink while she tells you about it. With a beautiful folk-inflected pop score backed by an onstage band of strings, piano, and drums, Penelope confides in us about her loneliness, her son’s disappearance, her suitors, her gods, her faith in her marriage—and ultimately, the faith that she must have in herself. So go ahead and grab a drink too, and listen to this ancient tale made new: A woman wondering who she is if she’s alone, and discovering that she has, is, and will always be complete, with her husband by her side or otherwise.

For PENELOPE, ArtsWest’s space is transformed to offer cabaret seating in addition to their standard thrust seating. Audiences are invited to be even closer to the action on stage as Penelope weaves her story with the support and presence of a live, five-piece, onstage band – viola, violin, cello, percussion, and piano. In an exclusive interview with writer and composer Alex Bechtel he shared, “One thing that I find to be really elemental to [PENELOPE] is the experience of audiences getting to be very close to incredible musicians playing music live. That feels more and more rare in musical theater.” Bechtel remarked that often in musical theater, the live musicians are obscured behind a screen, in the pit, or even sometimes in a different room. He continued, “But that’s really the point of a lot of PENELOPE is getting to see really incredible instrumentalists play their instruments and sharing space with that. So that’s super exciting.”

ArtsWest has a long tradition of producing non-traditional holiday musicals in their holiday slot. Past titles include PETER AND THE STAR CATCHER (2016), JANE EYRE THE MUSICAL (2018), and HEAD OVER HEELS (2019). Each of these productions share similarities with PENELOPE. They all feature transportive storytelling with rich, dynamic characters at the heart and are accompanied by music that touches audiences in a way words alone cannot reach.

Three ArtsWest veterans lead the production. Director Kelly Kitchens returns after directing ArtsWest’s original holiday musicals SNOWED IN (2023) and SNOWED IN (AGAIN) (2024) as well as THE REVOLUTIONISTS (2020). Producing Artistic Director Mathew Wright is Musical Director. Chelsea LeValley lights up ArtsWest’s stage again after playing Jane Eyre in JANE EYRE (2018). LeValley was also a cast member of ANGRY HOUSEWIVES (2015) and the immersive AMERICAN IDIOT (2015).

PENELOPE is the second production of ArtsWest’s 2025-2026 Season titled Between Us. The season features 5 bold contemporary plays that explore the invisible threads that bind us — the responsibilities we bear for one another, the debts of care we carry, and the lifelines we extend in moments of crisis. In PENELOPE, the titular character wrestles with waiting and the unknown and in doing so, wrestles with what she owes her partner and what she owes herself which is something we can all relate to.

ArtsWest will present PENELOPE Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 pm and Saturday through Sunday at 3 pm with additional Saturday Matinees on December 13th and December 20th.

TICKETS HERE

Walk-in Massage Clinic
Nepenthe
9447 35th Ave SW
Saturdays 3-5 pm
*FREE*
*First come first served
*Short specific sessions

Dec 13th 4-10 pm. All 21+ are welcome to join in on what has become a West Seattle tradition (11th year).

Shadowland – 4-5 pm

Beer Junction – 5-6 pm

Supreme – 6-7 pm

Corner Pocket – 7-8 pm

Poggie Tavern – 8-9 pm

Talarico’s – 9-10 pm

Damian Grava’s Westwood Art Studio (} will once again be hosting a Holiday Ceramics Show and Sale on consecutive weekends, December 5th-7th, and December 13th and 14th.

In addition to Damian Grava’s work, guest artists include Jessica Kiessel, Jennifer Kegel, Elena Meshinchi, and Avery Armstrong. Also presenting work for sale are the talented students of Westwood Art Studio.

The opening night Preview Party and Sale will be on Friday, December 5th from 5-9 pm. We hope to see you there.

Santa Claus at West Seattle’s biggest holiday-lights display, with reindeer, Mrs. Claus, hot cocoa, more.

Bells of the Sound presents:
Let Your Heart Be Light – a Holiday Handbell Concert

Join Bells of the Sound this December as we ring in the season of happiness and cheer!
Enjoy holiday favorites Sleigh Ride (arr. Robert Ivey), Winter Wonderland (arr. Brenna Lehman), Silver Bells (arr. Scott Barker), St. Nick Boogie (arr. Dan Edwards), Marche from The Nutcracker Suite (arr. William Griffin), Greensleeves (arr. Cathy Moklebust), Jingle Bell Rock (arr. Sondra Tucker), Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (arr. Joel Raney), and more!

Saturday, December 13 – 7:00 PM
Tibbetts United Methodist Church
3940 41st Ave SW

Suggested donation – $15/adults & $10/youth & seniors
bellsofthesound.org/concerts.html

ArtsWest Offers Something Different This Holiday Season,
Folk-Pop Musical PENELOPE by Alex Bechtel

– ArtsWest presents PENELOPE Music, Lyrics & Arrangements by Alex Bechtel, Book by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean, Eva Steinmetz directed by Kelly Kitchens. The cast features Chelsea LeValley recently who finished the North American Broadway National Tour of COME FROM AWAY. LeValley will be joined onstage by a five-piece, onstage band. With a soaring score and heartfelt storytelling, PENELOPE delivers everything audiences crave during the holiday season while offering a more inclusive option for live entertainment. PENELOPE performs at ArtsWest from November 29 – December 21, 2025. Tickets are available online at artswest.org or by phone at (206) 938.0963.

Penelope has been waiting…and waiting…and waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return from a decade-long war. Given the rest of the soldiers came home years ago—forgive her, but she’s going to need a drink while she tells you about it. With a beautiful folk-inflected pop score backed by an onstage band of strings, piano, and drums, Penelope confides in us about her loneliness, her son’s disappearance, her suitors, her gods, her faith in her marriage—and ultimately, the faith that she must have in herself. So go ahead and grab a drink too, and listen to this ancient tale made new: A woman wondering who she is if she’s alone, and discovering that she has, is, and will always be complete, with her husband by her side or otherwise.

For PENELOPE, ArtsWest’s space is transformed to offer cabaret seating in addition to their standard thrust seating. Audiences are invited to be even closer to the action on stage as Penelope weaves her story with the support and presence of a live, five-piece, onstage band – viola, violin, cello, percussion, and piano. In an exclusive interview with writer and composer Alex Bechtel he shared, “One thing that I find to be really elemental to [PENELOPE] is the experience of audiences getting to be very close to incredible musicians playing music live. That feels more and more rare in musical theater.” Bechtel remarked that often in musical theater, the live musicians are obscured behind a screen, in the pit, or even sometimes in a different room. He continued, “But that’s really the point of a lot of PENELOPE is getting to see really incredible instrumentalists play their instruments and sharing space with that. So that’s super exciting.”

ArtsWest has a long tradition of producing non-traditional holiday musicals in their holiday slot. Past titles include PETER AND THE STAR CATCHER (2016), JANE EYRE THE MUSICAL (2018), and HEAD OVER HEELS (2019). Each of these productions share similarities with PENELOPE. They all feature transportive storytelling with rich, dynamic characters at the heart and are accompanied by music that touches audiences in a way words alone cannot reach.

Three ArtsWest veterans lead the production. Director Kelly Kitchens returns after directing ArtsWest’s original holiday musicals SNOWED IN (2023) and SNOWED IN (AGAIN) (2024) as well as THE REVOLUTIONISTS (2020). Producing Artistic Director Mathew Wright is Musical Director. Chelsea LeValley lights up ArtsWest’s stage again after playing Jane Eyre in JANE EYRE (2018). LeValley was also a cast member of ANGRY HOUSEWIVES (2015) and the immersive AMERICAN IDIOT (2015).

PENELOPE is the second production of ArtsWest’s 2025-2026 Season titled Between Us. The season features 5 bold contemporary plays that explore the invisible threads that bind us — the responsibilities we bear for one another, the debts of care we carry, and the lifelines we extend in moments of crisis. In PENELOPE, the titular character wrestles with waiting and the unknown and in doing so, wrestles with what she owes her partner and what she owes herself which is something we can all relate to.

ArtsWest will present PENELOPE Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 pm and Saturday through Sunday at 3 pm with additional Saturday Matinees on December 13th and December 20th.

TICKETS HERE

Beats on Saturdays:

DJ sets by some of the region’s top DJs and musicians. 9 pm – 1 am.

Machine Learning Dance Night at The Lumber Yard Bar
9:00 pm – 2:00 am
Join us for the monthly West Side dance event Machine Learning every second Saturday at The Lumber Yard!

Saturdays at 10 PM we have Karaoke

Join us for a conversational 3-5 mile run, then hang out after for a coffee & bite to eat! Find us on Heylo: heylo.group/westies-run-club or on IG @westiesrunclub to see our rotating locations as we explore West Seattle.

American Mah Jongg
At The Missing Piece in West Seattle
4707 California SW

We’re back! Come play Mah Jongg at The Missing Piece, the new location in the heart of the Junction, 4707 California Ave SW #B, Seattle, WA 98116-4412. It’s across the street from Easy Street Records.
Game times for all playing levels, including beginners, are:
Sundays 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Wednesdays 2 PM – 4 PM
We play 3 different versions of this fun table game that is growing in popularity across the nation:
– Traditional American (National Mah Jongg League rules)
– Taiwanese Mahjong
– And a more challenging version of American, called Siamese MJ.

Contact Stacey Rea for more information: stacey1955@gmail.com.

Sunday Morning Meditation Class

Sunday Morning Sit at the Mama Be Well Healing Studio (4034A California Ave SW)
Sunday Mornings from 9:30 am-10:45 am

This is a small group meditation experience, facilitated by Reiki Master Teacher and founder of Mama Be Well, Katie Englund.

I have space for 10 people to join me each Sunday Morning in the safe and sacred space of the Mama Be Well Healing Studio to learn and practice meditation together.

The cost is just $15

Since space is limited, I ask that you register in advance. You can learn more and register at www.mamabewell.info/meditation

If you have any questions, please send me an email: mamabewellreiki@gmail.com

I look forward to sharing meditative space with you!

Celebrate the creativity of the season during the Vashon Island Holiday Studio Tour, Saturdays and Sundays, December 6-7 & 13-14, 2025, from 10 am to 4 pm each day. The free, self-guided tour is organized by Vashon Island Visual Artists and features 40 studios and galleries, representing more than 140 artists and craftspeople. The organization’s website offers an interactive online map with details about each studio and gallery. Tour locations are spread throughout the island community, from the town center to outlying farms and shores, providing an escape for urban visitors.

Start your tour at the VIVA Tour Info Center & Gallery, located in the heart of town on Vashon Hwy, across from Snapdragon. The center is designed to enhance each visitor’s experience from our knowledgeable tour docents to our large interactive map that lets you explore the tour’s locations. The center offers tour brochures, public restrooms, and a mobile phone charging station. The center’s gallery presents the work of four Island artists including paintings, hand-pulled prints, cast glass, and ceramics. VIVA will hold a First Friday kick-off party at the Tour Center, December 5, from 5-8 pm, featuring a gathering of artists from around the tour.

The VIVA Studio Tour gives visitors the chance to purchase one-of-a-kind gifts in a wide range of price points. You’ll be able to enhance the meaning of the gift by meeting its creator and discovering the story behind the piece. Works range from beautifully functional to decidedly decorative pieces and include oil paintings, ceramics, pastels, blown glass, linocuts, monoprints, acrylics, watercolors, photography, wearable fiber arts, jewelry, basketry, woodwork, stained glass, stonework, mosaics, garden art, sculpture, art cards, etched glass, artisan soap, and more.

Vashon Island offers a green getaway that combines rural charm with sophisticated tastes. Island restaurants serve an array of cuisines from Thai and vegetarian to southern comfort.

For more information on the tour, including an interactive map, visit vivartists.com. You can also search by artist or medium.

Every Sunday, year-round! In The West Seattle Junction, on California Ave SW between SW Oregon and SW Alaska. Look for the newest Ripe ‘n’ Ready List here.

NIA fitness classes
Every Sunday 10:15 am – 11:15 am

Performed barefoot to soul-stirring music from around the globe, Nia is a blend of dance, martial arts, and healing techniques. This class is adaptable for all levels, from couch potato to seasoned athlete. Teacher Jeanna Wheeler has over 20 years of experience teaching fitness classes, and trained with the creators of Nia in Portland, OR. For more info, and to register to try your first class free, visit:
eventbrite.com/e/nia-healing-dance-fitness-for-body-and-soul-tickets-1024104894307?aff=oddtdtcreator

The dance studio is located in a historic speakeasy basement under the veterans’ center. The address is 3618 SW Alaska St, but the entrance is on the 37th Ave SW side of the building (NOT the main entrance at the front). The studio is open 15 min before the class start time, so arrive early and come downstairs to join us!

Energy Reset: Mini Sessions for Body & Soul

Inner Alchemy, Treasures and Transformation Shop located at 4312 SW Oregon Street

Sundays during the West Seattle Farmers Market from 10:30-2:30 pm, 30 minutes for $45

Step into a gentle field of healing with our Energy Mini Sessions—offered on a first-come, first-served basis. These 30-minute sessions are a beautiful way to receive the restorative benefits of Reiki, Craniosacral Therapy, or Sound Healing in a shorter format. Whether you’re seeking calm, clarity, or a simple energetic reset, each modality offers a unique and nurturing experience to support your well-being.

Come as you are, take a sacred pause, and let your nervous system exhale.

The West Seattle Tool Library is open at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center space (east side of main building).

Tue/Thu: 5 pm–8 pm
Sat/Sun: 11 am–4 pm

West Seattle Tool Library provides free, community access to a wide variety of tools, training, and sustainable resources. Utilizing a diverse collection of over 1,500 tools, our membership has successfully grown entire community orchards, built mini-greenhouses, and even just mowed their own lawns. From basic tasks to brilliant innovations, the projects accomplished by the West Seattle Tool Library’s 780+ members have made all the tools in the collection proud to be working again.

Alki Community Choir Open Rehearsals
Every Sunday from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Alki Community Choir Open Rehearsal on hiatus Sundays July 20 & 27
Rehearsals resume Sunday, August 3 and run through Sunday, June 28

Alki United Church of Christ (Alki UCC)
6115 SW Hinds

music@alkiucc.org

Come Sing with Us!

Music Director Daniel Self invites you to join the fun and welcoming Alki Community Choir.

From seasoned vocalists to shower divas, all are welcome regardless of experience, age, faith or non-faith. Join us to sing new and well-loved songs in a variety of musical styles, including traditional hymns, spirituals and gospel.

Come once … keep coming back … there are no auditions or commitments. Rehearsals for community choir are ongoing, so it is always a good time to join.

An exuberant and accomplished choir music director, Daniel is a Seattle-based musician and music educator.

Please note:

Before attending your first rehearsal, please fill out a brief one-time online registration form linked on the Community Choir Sunday event listing at alkiucc.org

West Seattle Resist: Sunday Sign Holding + Food Drive during Nov & Dec

Every Sunday in November and December, our weekly sign holding event will also serve as a non-perishable Food Donation Drop-Off to help fill the shelves of local food banks and support our communities.

When: Every Sunday, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM (Rain or Shine)

Where: Corner of California Ave SW & SW Alaska St (The Junction)

Bring your signs, noisemakers, and energy to peacefully express your resistance to the current government. Join us to make our voices heard, together.

Drop off a non-perishable food donation and stay awhile to connect with community.

Let’s make our resistance a source of hope and support for everyone in our communities!

Wild Ember Studio is hosting a block printing workshop at Nurture Wellbeing this coming Sunday afternoon, along with some wintery treats. Rediscover your creativity while getting cozy with old or new friends and come away with some very cute hand printed greeting cards and gift tags sure to impress both friends and in-laws!

Details:
Sunday, December 14th, 1-3 pm
Cost: $85 regular price, or get the BOGO and come with a friend for half price
Location: Nurture Wellbeing, 6307 California Avenue Southwest, Ste 102 (next to The Bridge)

Click the link below to sign up:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holiday-block-printing-workshop-carve-create-connect-tickets-1976827642694?aff=oddtdtcreator

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ArtsWest Offers Something Different This Holiday Season,
Folk-Pop Musical PENELOPE by Alex Bechtel

– ArtsWest presents PENELOPE Music, Lyrics & Arrangements by Alex Bechtel, Book by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean, Eva Steinmetz directed by Kelly Kitchens. The cast features Chelsea LeValley recently who finished the North American Broadway National Tour of COME FROM AWAY. LeValley will be joined onstage by a five-piece, onstage band. With a soaring score and heartfelt storytelling, PENELOPE delivers everything audiences crave during the holiday season while offering a more inclusive option for live entertainment. PENELOPE performs at ArtsWest from November 29 – December 21, 2025. Tickets are available online at artswest.org or by phone at (206) 938.0963.

Penelope has been waiting…and waiting…and waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return from a decade-long war. Given the rest of the soldiers came home years ago—forgive her, but she’s going to need a drink while she tells you about it. With a beautiful folk-inflected pop score backed by an onstage band of strings, piano, and drums, Penelope confides in us about her loneliness, her son’s disappearance, her suitors, her gods, her faith in her marriage—and ultimately, the faith that she must have in herself. So go ahead and grab a drink too, and listen to this ancient tale made new: A woman wondering who she is if she’s alone, and discovering that she has, is, and will always be complete, with her husband by her side or otherwise.

For PENELOPE, ArtsWest’s space is transformed to offer cabaret seating in addition to their standard thrust seating. Audiences are invited to be even closer to the action on stage as Penelope weaves her story with the support and presence of a live, five-piece, onstage band – viola, violin, cello, percussion, and piano. In an exclusive interview with writer and composer Alex Bechtel he shared, “One thing that I find to be really elemental to [PENELOPE] is the experience of audiences getting to be very close to incredible musicians playing music live. That feels more and more rare in musical theater.” Bechtel remarked that often in musical theater, the live musicians are obscured behind a screen, in the pit, or even sometimes in a different room. He continued, “But that’s really the point of a lot of PENELOPE is getting to see really incredible instrumentalists play their instruments and sharing space with that. So that’s super exciting.”

ArtsWest has a long tradition of producing non-traditional holiday musicals in their holiday slot. Past titles include PETER AND THE STAR CATCHER (2016), JANE EYRE THE MUSICAL (2018), and HEAD OVER HEELS (2019). Each of these productions share similarities with PENELOPE. They all feature transportive storytelling with rich, dynamic characters at the heart and are accompanied by music that touches audiences in a way words alone cannot reach.

Three ArtsWest veterans lead the production. Director Kelly Kitchens returns after directing ArtsWest’s original holiday musicals SNOWED IN (2023) and SNOWED IN (AGAIN) (2024) as well as THE REVOLUTIONISTS (2020). Producing Artistic Director Mathew Wright is Musical Director. Chelsea LeValley lights up ArtsWest’s stage again after playing Jane Eyre in JANE EYRE (2018). LeValley was also a cast member of ANGRY HOUSEWIVES (2015) and the immersive AMERICAN IDIOT (2015).

PENELOPE is the second production of ArtsWest’s 2025-2026 Season titled Between Us. The season features 5 bold contemporary plays that explore the invisible threads that bind us — the responsibilities we bear for one another, the debts of care we carry, and the lifelines we extend in moments of crisis. In PENELOPE, the titular character wrestles with waiting and the unknown and in doing so, wrestles with what she owes her partner and what she owes herself which is something we can all relate to.

ArtsWest will present PENELOPE Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 pm and Saturday through Sunday at 3 pm with additional Saturday Matinees on December 13th and December 20th.

TICKETS HERE

West Seattle Indivisible meets every 2nd Sunday of the month from 3:30-5 pm at the Center for Active Living at 4217 SW Oregon St. All are welcome!

More information: westseattleindivisible.com

Damian Grava’s Westwood Art Studio (} will once again be hosting a Holiday Ceramics Show and Sale on consecutive weekends, December 5th-7th, and December 13th and 14th.

In addition to Damian Grava’s work, guest artists include Jessica Kiessel, Jennifer Kegel, Elena Meshinchi, and Avery Armstrong. Also presenting work for sale are the talented students of Westwood Art Studio.

The opening night Preview Party and Sale will be on Friday, December 5th from 5-9 pm. We hope to see you there.

UNDERGROUND TRIVIA
@ Corner Pocket West Seattle
FREE ENTRY
Every Sunday @ 7:30 pm
General Knowledge trivia with one punk-related round
1ST, 2ND, & 3RD place prizes

Two sets, 8 pm and 9 pm, on Sundays.

Festival of Trees @ Fauntleroy Church
Mon,-Thurs. 9:00 am-noon
Dec. 1-Jan. 8

A forest of 16 eclectically decorated trees will be open to the public in Fellowship Hall at Fauntleroy Church (9140 California Ave. SW) Dec. 1-Jan. 8 (9 am-noon Monday-Thursday). Also during a 6 pm pre-reception before the 7 pm Christmas concert on Saturday, Dec. 20, and during the reception following the 4 pm concert on Sunday, Dec. 21. Bring non-perishable food items to vote for your favorite.

An annual tradition of community giving at longtime WSB sponsor Dave Newman State Farm Insurance Agency (3435 California SW):

(Ollie, guarding the donation bins)

The 12th annual winter clothing drive has begun at Dave Newman State Farm Insurance Agency.

In conjunction with the West Seattle Food Bank/West Seattle Helpline, we are collecting donations of clothes, coats, and shoes from November 5th until January 1st. Please drop off your donations at 3435 California Ave Southwest. The office is open for donations Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. For undergarments and socks, please donate only new and unopened packages of clothing items.

Special thank you to West Seattle Recycling for their donation of collection barrels.

Pickup may be available for those who have donations but are unable to transport them.

For further information, contact the State Farm office at 206-932-1878.

Thank you, West Seattle, for your generosity and spirit of giving.

Following the Final Draw for the FIFA World Cup 2026™, the full tournament match schedule is now available and published on FIFA.com—marking a major milestone on the road to the biggest FIFA World Cup™ in history.

The FIFA World Cup 2026™, to be staged across 16 Host Cities in Canada, Mexico and the United States, will be the first to feature 104 matches and will deliver an unparalleled experience for fans both in-stadium and around the world, qualified national teams and global media.

The tournament’s match schedule minimizes travel for both teams and fans, while maximizing the number of rest days for teams between fixtures. In addition, match kick-off times have now been finalized, with start times across the 16 Host
Cities selected to seek to optimize conditions for teams and fans, while offering the greatest possible viewership and engagement in the countries of the participating teams, host countries and globally.

The match schedule announced today includes the four Group Stage matches to be played in Seattle Stadium, with fan activations across the city, region, and state of Washington to ensure an inclusive and accessible FIFA World Cup event.
Specific matches to be played in Seattle include:
· Match 16 – 15 June 2026 at 12:00 PT (15:00 ET), BEL vs EGY (Group G)
· Match 32 – 19 June 2026 at 12:00 PT (15:00 ET), USA vs AUS (Group D)
· Match 52 – 24 June 2026 at 12 :00 PT (15 :00 ET), ITA/NIR/WAL/BIH* vs QAT (Group B)
· Match 63 – 26 June 2026 at 20:00 PT (23:00 ET), EGY vs IRN (Group G)
Two additional knockout round matches will also be played in Seattle, including a Round of 32 match (Match 82) on July 1 at 13:00 PT (16:00 ET) and a Round of 16 game (Match 94) on July 6 at 17:00 PT (20:00 ET) .

Process-Oriented Group Therapy for Women
Counseling West Seattle

Every other Monday from 5:00 – 6:15 p.m. at 6957 California Ave. SW, Seattle, WA 98136​

Potential Topics Include Anxiety, Depression, Identity, Self-Esteem, and Friend & Family Dynamics
Open to women 30 years of age or older who have prior experience in therapy​
Approx. 6-8 participants

Hosted & Facilitated by Dr. Aubrey Hardesty, PsyD., Licensed Psychologist

$50 per session; insurance information available upon request

Contact Patricia Lusby for intake and scheduling at (253)-777-8280 or scheduling@counselingwestseattle.com

Sign Making for “We’re Still Standing” March in January

Date/Time:
Monday, December 15, 2025
6:00 PM 8:30 PM

Location: The Admiral Hub, 4320 Southwest Hill Street

Help West Seattle Indivisible make 200 signs in preparation for our “We’re Still Standing” March on January 24, 2025!

This march will acknowledge one year under this regime, all that our country has lost, and our resolution to continue standing in our resistance.

Sign-making supplies and wording provided; please bring extra scissors, exacto knives and rulers if you can.

More details on the march coming soon!

Closest Bus Stops:

* Admiral Way SW & SW 44th Street – served by Routes 56 and 57.
* California Ave SW (near Admiral Junction) – served by Routes 50, 55, 128, and 22.

The Admiral Hub is not associated with WSI.

More Information:
https://www.westseattleindivisible.com/events-actions/sign-making-for-were-still-standing-march-in-january

WSCO – Free December Concert Part 1 @ Chief Sealth International High School
Dec 15, 6 pm-7 pm

Join us for a free night of music and community presented by the Debut and Concert Orchestras. They will be will be performing eclectic and festive works from Tchaikovski, Offenbach, and Hans Zimmer.

Founded in 2002 in West Seattle, WSCO provides community musicians of all ages and abilities with opportunities for performance and growth. Join us!

Grief Support Groups

Grief groups are brave and safe spaces where bereaved people can share their stories and speak their loved one’s name without fear of getting advice, platitudes, or being shut out, no matter how long it’s been since their loved one’s passing. Every participant has dedicated time to speak about whatever they’d like, without judgment or interruption. Talking about our deceased loved ones in a supportive environment helps us remember them fully and helps us learn to carry the weight of their loss a little more gently.

These are ongoing, drop-in groups, but space is limited. Because of the sensitive nature of traumatic loss, the Thursday group is open only for those who are traumatic loss survivors. Learn more and register at listeningtogrief.com/groups. Contact Tamara at tamara@listeningtogrief.com with questions.

Mondays (except October 14 & November 25): 9:30 am-11:00 am at Nurture Wellbeing Studio 102
&
Mondays (except October 14 & November 25): 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm at Mama Be Well Healing Studio

$32/session. 4 sessions for $102 (use within 6 weeks). Discounts are available for those who could otherwise not afford to attend.

Mondays: 6:30-10 pm
Open D&D

Seattle’s largest open D&D group can be found at Meeples Games. First time playing? No problem. Experienced player? Great! This group is for everyone from beginners of all age groups.

Each drop in session is $5, with a chance to join one of the continued campaigns. Seats are first come first serve.

Sam Miller returns! Tickets here.

Every Monday. 7:00 pm.

Corner Pocket Classic Pool tournament.

Double Elimination, 16-person cap, alternating 8ball and 9ball each week.
$10 buy-in
On a full 16-person bracket, paid out to 4th place. 7 pm start. No late entry.

Every Monday: Doors open at 6:45, meeting is from 7-8:30

Monday Night Trivia at The Good Society Public House (California/Lander).

•Hosted by Will.
• 7-9 pm
•Teams up to 8 people welcome.
•$2/person entry – winner take all.
•$20 gift card as second place

7 pm & 8 pm. Join us for drinks, grub and lots ‘o trivia. Free to play and open to anyone 21 and older.

Weekly Zen Sitting/Meditation
7:00 – 8:30 pm (repeats every Monday)

The Chapel, Room 402, at the Fauntleroy Church/United Church or Christ

9140 California Ave SW
Free
Contact: pr@pszc.org
pszc.org/calendar/7pm-830pm-west-seattle-service/2022-06-06

Puget Sound Zen hosts a weekly Monday evening sitting/meditation in the Chapel, Room 402 at the Fauntleroy Church/United Church of Christ. Evenings will consist of chanting, meditation and discussion.

Everyone is welcome – people from all different meditation/spiritual traditions, people who have never meditated, and people who are curious.

If you arrive 10 minutes before the service we’ll give you some brief instructions, or you can just walk in and follow along.

Quiz Night on Monday nights, 7:30 pm, at The Skylark – Free to play!

Six Rounds, ten questions each. This includes an audio round, a picture round, three themed rounds and a random round with questions from several different categories. Maximum of 6 team members to be eligible for prizes.

Prizes:
1st place: $25 gift certificate
2nd place: $15 gift certificate
next to last place: pitcher of Cold Beer Pilsner

Seattle’s Best Trivia Night is at the Skylark every Monday. Come early to grab a table and dinner.

The Westside Jazz Trio
The Alley
Mondays 8-10 pm
No cover charge

Update: We will have Karaoke every Monday starting at 9 pm.

F3, a free national men’s workout group:

We have a local workout location that meets at Hiawatha park on Tuesday mornings at 5:30 am sharp. The group has been around for a few years, so many folks that are up early might have come across us before doing burpees or pushups and counting out loud. We’d love to extend the invite to men of any fitness level – we work out as a group and don’t leave anyone behind, come as you are and hopefully leave a bit better.

The workout is 45 minutes long and then we all get coffee at West Seattle Grounds. You don’t need to bring anything special, just wear comfortable athletic clothes appropriate for the weather and some sneakers. Some work or gardening gloves can be helpful if you have a pair. Just don’t be late or the whole group is doing penalty burpees.

More info on our website

Festival of Trees @ Fauntleroy Church
Mon,-Thurs. 9:00 am-noon
Dec. 1-Jan. 8

A forest of 16 eclectically decorated trees will be open to the public in Fellowship Hall at Fauntleroy Church (9140 California Ave. SW) Dec. 1-Jan. 8 (9 am-noon Monday-Thursday). Also during a 6 pm pre-reception before the 7 pm Christmas concert on Saturday, Dec. 20, and during the reception following the 4 pm concert on Sunday, Dec. 21. Bring non-perishable food items to vote for your favorite.

Bring your little ones and come play at our church’s PlaySpace — open every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to noon! It’s a warm, welcoming indoor spot for kids to move, imagine, and make new friends while parents and caregivers connect with one another. All are welcome, drop-in style, and the cost is FREE — come as you are and stay as long as you like!

An annual tradition of community giving at longtime WSB sponsor Dave Newman State Farm Insurance Agency (3435 California SW):

(Ollie, guarding the donation bins)

The 12th annual winter clothing drive has begun at Dave Newman State Farm Insurance Agency.

In conjunction with the West Seattle Food Bank/West Seattle Helpline, we are collecting donations of clothes, coats, and shoes from November 5th until January 1st. Please drop off your donations at 3435 California Ave Southwest. The office is open for donations Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. For undergarments and socks, please donate only new and unopened packages of clothing items.

Special thank you to West Seattle Recycling for their donation of collection barrels.

Pickup may be available for those who have donations but are unable to transport them.

For further information, contact the State Farm office at 206-932-1878.

Thank you, West Seattle, for your generosity and spirit of giving.

We’re excited to share that starting Tuesday December 9, from 10:00-11:30 am the Bridge School Cooperative Elementary will be hosting a weekly brightspark Kaleidoscope Play&Learn group! These gatherings are free and open to all children ages 0-5 and their caregivers on a drop-in basis.

Kaleidoscope Play and Learn is a fun, relationship centered way for caregivers and young children to connect, explore, and support early development.

Postcards4Democracy – West Seattle gathers at C&P Coffee every Tuesday
10:30 – 12 Noon year-round to handwrite reminders urging Democrats and
Independents to register and vote. Bring stamps and postcards — or
we’ll do what we can to get you started.

(Postcards4Democracy also meets all this summer on Saturdays 12-2 pm at C&P.)

Website: www.Postcards4democracy.org

email: postcards4democracyWS@gmail.com

Every Tuesday in December join us for a Craft & Sip at Harry’s Beach House on Alki!

Join us for a fun, creative two-hour crafting session where you’ll make two beautiful oyster shell decoupage ornaments – perfect for gifting or adorning your holiday décor.

$40 per guest
Includes:
* One beverage
* A tasty snack
* All crafting materials

Event runs from 5-7.

Link for tickets:
https://www.exploretock.com/harrysbeachhouse/detail/581470/krafts-with-katie

Walter’s Wine Shop is hosting wine tastings every Tuesday! Each week you are able to enjoy learning about a different winemaker, importer, or distributor! This is a drop-in event, no reservations needed; from 5-8 pm. Costs $15 and if you buy a bottle you get $5 off!

**IMPORTANT UPDATE: NEW TIMES ON OUR WEEKLY SIGN-WAVING EVENT**

SAME PLACE: The intersection of 16th Ave. SW & SW Holden St.; West Seattle

WHEN: TUESDAYS ONLY!

TIME: 5:00-6:00 pm

Join members of Hate Free Delridge and Puget Ridge Cohousing for this ongoing community sign-waving event and help spread the message that Black Lives Matter and the time to end systemic racism is NOW! We have signs to share or bring your own!

The West Seattle Tool Library is open at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center space (east side of main building).

West Seattle Tool Library provides free, community access to a wide variety of tools, training, and sustainable resources. Utilizing a diverse collection of over 1,500 tools, our membership has successfully grown entire community orchards, built mini-greenhouses, and even just mowed their own lawns. From basic tasks to brilliant innovations, the projects accomplished by the West Seattle Tool Library’s 780+ members have made all the tools in the collection proud to be working again.

Summit Atlas Info Night: Tuesday, December 16 from 6-7 p.m.

Enjoy light snacks and beverages while attending a brief presentation about Summit Atlas—our programs, school community, and expeditions. You’ll also have the chance to ask questions directly to Summit’s Dean of Operations and our Special Projects Manager.

This event is open to families interested in learning more about our school and how we support students throughout their educational journey.

RSVP Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/summit-atlas-info-night-tickets-1972866214957

West Seattle Ukulele Players, WSUP! Meet the 3rd Tuesday of the month, 6-8pm. Gather to sing and play Ukuleles, on outside covered patio at Good Society Brewery & Pub! All levels welcome. The next one is Feb 18th.
Email for more info, westseattleukuleleplayerswsup@gmail.com

Free weekly track run – all levels – meet at West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor).

Trivia at the Admiral Pub

Every Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 pm. Free to play with cash prizes.

We also do every Thursday except for the last Thursday of every month. Thursday has the same setup, starts at 7 pm, free to play with cash prizes.

Free to play every Tuesday – now at 7 pm. New, silly prizes every week and fun for the whole family.

The Seattle Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society is pleased to announce a new class in West Seattle, demonstrating its ongoing commitment to the promotion of Scotland’s unique dance form in the Seattle metro area.

The class welcomes both families and individuals ages eight and over, regardless of experience. This weekly introduction to joyful jigs, lively reels and elegant strathspeys will take place at Fauntleroy Church on Tuesday evenings from 7:00-9:00 beginning September 9th. The Church, located at 9140 California Avenue SW, has ample parking and is conveniently located on the RapidRide C line and a half mile from the Fauntleroy ferry terminal. Comfortable clothing permitting ease of movement, non-marking shoes and a good sense of humor are the only essentials for the class. An individual’s first class is free. Thereafter per class fees will be $10 and $5 for ages 8-17.

Seattle Branch Chair, EB Van Otterloo, will be one of the class instructors. Of Scottish Country Dancing, Van Otterloo says, “There are so many things to love about this form of dance. It’s social, but you don’t need to bring a partner. It’s good exercise for your body and your mind, and most of all, it is such good fun.”

Blaine Peet, who has taught Scottish Country Dancing around the world, will join Van Otterloo in teaching the new class. “Once you have learned the basics, you can dance with people anywhere across the U.S. and Canada, and around the globe. It’s a great way to make new friends in different cultures, no matter whether you are in Europe, Asia or Australia.”

The Seattle Branch has regular social events and runs classes in the U-District, at the Phinney Neighborhood Center and in Edmonds while also promoting classes in Tacoma, Burien and Mount Vernon, among others. More information is available at rscds-seattle.org/classes

Sporcle Pub Quiz with @pubquizdavid is now at Beer Junction every Tuesday night at 7 pm and 8 pm.

Tuesday Trivia

Free Tuesday Trivia every Tuesday night at 7 pm

More details here: ounceswestseattle.com/upcoming-events

Free trivia, teams of up to 6, happy-hour prizes for beverages and food. With Geeks Who Drink.

West Seattle Dharma – New Monthly Meditation – Every 3rd Tuesday, 7-8:30 pm

Women’s Meditation Circle at the Mama Be Well Healing Studio (4034A California Ave SW)
Tuesday nights from 7 pm-8:15 pm

This is a small-group meditation experience, facilitated by Reiki Master Teacher and founder of Mama Be Well, Katie Englund.

I have space for 7 women* to join me each Tuesday evening in the safe and sacred space of the Mama Be Well Healing Studio to learn and practice meditation together. *Trans and non-binary friends are invited too!

The cost is just $12.

Since space is limited, I ask that you register in advance. You can learn more and register at www.mamabewell.info/meditation

If you have any questions, please send me an email at mamabewellreiki@gmail.com

I look forward to seeing who the Universe brings together for this!

Trivia Tuesday at Christo’s on Alki. 7:15 pm.
$2 Buy in. 1st Place- Cash. 2nd & 3rd Place Prizes.
Random Bonus Prize Questions.
$6 Drafts. $6 Wells. $7 Wine. 1/2 Price Appetizers

Please join us as we celebrate community and support for LGBTQ+ people and their families. To ensure our meeting space remains safe and private, we require everyone to sign up for each meeting individually. Simply click the registration link and complete the form. The registration confirmation will provide location details.

If you’ve attended our other meetings before, please use the email address we have on file for you. You can also contact us with any questions.

https://www.pflagseattle.org/event/west-seattle-support-meeting-in-person-3/

Festival of Trees @ Fauntleroy Church
Mon,-Thurs. 9:00 am-noon
Dec. 1-Jan. 8

A forest of 16 eclectically decorated trees will be open to the public in Fellowship Hall at Fauntleroy Church (9140 California Ave. SW) Dec. 1-Jan. 8 (9 am-noon Monday-Thursday). Also during a 6 pm pre-reception before the 7 pm Christmas concert on Saturday, Dec. 20, and during the reception following the 4 pm concert on Sunday, Dec. 21. Bring non-perishable food items to vote for your favorite.

An annual tradition of community giving at longtime WSB sponsor Dave Newman State Farm Insurance Agency (3435 California SW):

(Ollie, guarding the donation bins)

The 12th annual winter clothing drive has begun at Dave Newman State Farm Insurance Agency.

In conjunction with the West Seattle Food Bank/West Seattle Helpline, we are collecting donations of clothes, coats, and shoes from November 5th until January 1st. Please drop off your donations at 3435 California Ave Southwest. The office is open for donations Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. For undergarments and socks, please donate only new and unopened packages of clothing items.

Special thank you to West Seattle Recycling for their donation of collection barrels.

Pickup may be available for those who have donations but are unable to transport them.

For further information, contact the State Farm office at 206-932-1878.

Thank you, West Seattle, for your generosity and spirit of giving.

Walking for Well-Being—Move together in nature, Wednesdays/Saturdays @Lincoln Park 10:00 AM

Join Walking for Well-Being for Movement & Community! Walk together with fellow West Seattleites in and around Lincoln Park –Rain or Shine.

This free weekly walk is organized by Julie Garbutt of Waypower Coaching and takes place at a conversational pace covering 2.5 miles in an hour. All fitness levels are welcome.

Meet us at the corner of 47th Ave SW & Fauntleroy Way SW (across from the 76 Gas station). We leave promptly at the listed start times, so please plan to arrive early. The start is next to the C-Line bus stop at SW Webster St and features plentiful street parking.

For more information, access our online brochure.
Contact julie@waypowercoaching.com for more information.

Toddler Reading Time every Wednesday at 10:30 am!

Mid-Day Eucharist at First Lutheran Church

Wednesdays at 11:45

Looking for spiritual nourishment? Join us every Wednesday on your lunch break for our mid-day Eucharist service. First Lutheran Church of West Seattle, 4105 California Ave. SW, in the Chapel. 206-935-6530, admin@flcws.org

Living and Leading in Alignment with Your Values

In this interactive workshop, Krystal Praast invites participants to explore what it truly means to live and lead in alignment with their values. Rather than focusing solely on what you do or achieve, this session centers on how you want to feel — in your work, your relationships, and your daily life.

Krystal guides individuals through reflective exercises that help uncover the core values driving their decisions, and teaches how to set boundaries that protect energy, clarity, and wellbeing. Drawing from her background in Human Resources, People Operations, and somatic coaching, she offers a grounded yet soulful perspective on how values can shape not just leadership, but the overall quality of life.

Participants will walk away with practical tools to build systems that support their values in action — systems that make room for authenticity, belonging, and balance.

This workshop is open to all genders and designed for anyone ready to create a more intentional, fulfilling, and sustainable way of living and leading.

Free registration here

At Viva Arts studio: vivaartsseattle.com

ReJuvenate Yoga – a class for all on Wednesdays from 1:30-2:30 $20 drop in.

American Mah Jongg
At The Missing Piece in West Seattle
4707 California SW

We’re back! Come play Mah Jongg at The Missing Piece, the new location in the heart of the Junction, 4707 California Ave SW #B, Seattle, WA 98116-4412. It’s across the street from Easy Street Records.
Game times for all playing levels, including beginners, are:
Sundays 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Wednesdays 2 PM – 4 PM
We play 3 different versions of this fun table game that is growing in popularity across the nation:
– Traditional American (National Mah Jongg League rules)
– Taiwanese Mahjong
– And a more challenging version of American, called Siamese MJ.

Contact Stacey Rea for more information: stacey1955@gmail.com.

Recurring every Wednesday from 5-10 – Wednesdays Rock! at the Mead Center. Join us on Wednesdays day from 5-10 pm for Rock Band Gaming Happy Hour! We have over 4,000 Rock Band songs and MANY tabletop games including Carcassonne, Wingspan, Horizons of Spirit Island, and tons of Pathfinder gaming books! Come play some games and get $2 off all Mead pours! Open to all ages with non-alcoholic options available!

More info on our website

Fix-It-Workshop
Every Wednesday
5:30 pm-7:30 pm
West Seattle Tool Library (Youngstown Cultural Arts Center)

Tools, appliances, small electronics, and more! Use the tools and facilities of the shop and pick our librarians’ brains to get your damaged equipment back in the action.

Availability is first-come-first-served. This workshop is provided free of charge, though donations are appreciated!

We ask that all items brought for repair be of reasonable size. We are unable to service pressure vessels, refrigeration equipment, firearms, and high-voltage electrical components.

wstools.org/events

Open Studio Drop-In
Wednesdays from 6-8 PM $40
Potterings.com
Need creative time? Join our weekly Open Studio—$40 includes everything, guidance, materials, and kiln firings.

Join us on Wednesdays from 6 PM to 8 PM for Open Studio at Potterings! This is your chance to explore, create, and experiment with clay in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Whether you’re new to pottery or looking to refine your skills, our open studio time is ideal for practicing techniques or simply having fun with clay.

An experienced instructor will be available to offer guidance and support as you work. Each month, we feature a seasonal piece of pottery we’ll make together. It’s a perfect way to start your pottery practice.

Insider tip: Want to do your own thing? Bring a couple of pottery ideas from the Potterings Pinterest boards for inspiration.

AUGUST – Make a pinch pot mug

SEPTEMBER – Make a kitchen sponge holder

OCTOBER – Make a seasonal pumpkin luminary

NOVEMBER – Make a trio of personalized holiday tree ornaments

DECEMBER – Make a holiday tree luminary

JANUARY – Make a cell phone stand

Just curious about Potterings? Feel free to drop in and take a look around—no charge.

Reserve your spot by paying in advance through Eventbrite.

August 6

August 20

August 27

September 24

October 1

October 8

October 15

October 22

October 29

November 5

November 12

November 19

December 3

December 10

December 17

January 7

January 14

January 21

January 28

West Seattle Urbanism – Weekly Meetup
Wednesdays, 6 pm to 8 pm
Great American Diner & Bar
4752 California Ave SW

Free weekly group run – all levels – meet at West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor).

Free Live Music Wednesdays!
Locöl
7902 35th Ave SW
Rotating Artists
6:30 – 8:30
Free
21+

Trivia at the Admiral Pub

Every Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 pm. Free to play with cash prizes.

We also do every Thursday except for the last Thursday of every month. Thursday has the same setup, starts at 7 pm, free to play with cash prizes.

Kundalini Yoga is the Yoga of Awareness.
Every Wednesday 7-8:30 pm

Everyone can benefit from Kundalini Yoga, it is an ancient technology that works quickly to give you balance, the ability to remain calm and collected through life’s challenges, while feeling more vibrant and alive. You will gain new perspectives and capacities, as well as habits that support a healthy lifestyle. In a Kundalini Yoga class you can expect a melding of yogic tradition with modern science. Classes include a set of exercises, breathing techniques, meditation and chanting, and a generous savasana with a Gong bath for full body integration.

No previous yoga experience is required for you to attain results with your very first class. Suitable for anybody and ANY BODY at any level.

Join us at Inner Alchemy, Sanctuary and Studio located at 3618 SW Alaska Street, Seattle 98126. The entrance is on 37th Ave Sw, on the lower level of the building, with an Inner Alchemy sign to the right of the door.

Each class is $35 or you can purchase a month of classes at a discount.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1553638587839

Do you love music? Do you like games? Come check out Music Bingo at Good Society every Wednesday from 7-9 PM! Bring your friends and enjoy some tunes and brews with chances to win prizes!

Wednesday Trivia at Future Primitive’s Alki Beach Bar
2536 Alki Ave SW

7-8:30 pm
Teams up to 6 people welcome
Free to play, gift card for winning team

WSCO – Free December Concert Part 2 @ Chief Sealth International High School
Dec 17, 7 pm-8 pm

Join us for a free night of music and community. The Symphony and the Wind Symphony will celebrate the entry into Winter with works from Holst, Lauridsen, Anderson, and Mendelssohn.

Three9 Lounge’s MINGO (musical bingo) every third Wednesday at 7:30 pm hosted by Mingo Maniac.

Fully backlined open mic at Skylark free every Wednesday, 7:30 pm sign-up 7:30pm sign-up /Music starts at 8:30 (The line to sign up often starts to form around 7:00 so get here early!)

It’s great for musicians, but it is also a great night out to see some of Seattle’s best up and coming musicians.

• No host to hog the spotlight, just bands/solo acts and a friendly, experienced sound engineer
• >Full 16 track recordings of your set available for purchase ($10 for solo acts, $20 for bands), make a demo!
• Full menu and bar available with 12 beers on tap
• All genres welcome: solo, acoustic, electronica, full bands, and comedy of any type
  10 minutes/2 songs each

• Gretsch house drums, Vox AC30 guitar amp, Yamaha G50410 guitar amp, Ashdown ABM500 bass amp, Shure mics, DIs, etc.
• You are welcome to bring more gear, just talk to the sound engineer beforehand to make sure it is compatible

PLEASE NOTE: The list goes out at 7:30 but people arrive much earlier to line up and is first come first served. Please be courteous of those that were there before you. While this is free to sign-up, please arrive hungry and thirsty, and do purchase something as we want to keep providing the opportunity and keep it free.

Wednesday night trivia at 8 pm with Quizmaster J!

Karaoke at the Admiral Pub

Every Sunday and Wednesday 8 pm till 1 am

Weekly trivia at Larry’s Tavern at 8 pm Wednesday.

Trivia with Phil T. $2 buy-in. Prizes. Reservations at (updated) talaricospizza.com/reservations

Karaoke at the Admiral Pub
Every Wednesday night at 8:45 pm

Festival of Trees @ Fauntleroy Church
Mon,-Thurs. 9:00 am-noon
Dec. 1-Jan. 8

A forest of 16 eclectically decorated trees will be open to the public in Fellowship Hall at Fauntleroy Church (9140 California Ave. SW) Dec. 1-Jan. 8 (9 am-noon Monday-Thursday). Also during a 6 pm pre-reception before the 7 pm Christmas concert on Saturday, Dec. 20, and during the reception following the 4 pm concert on Sunday, Dec. 21. Bring non-perishable food items to vote for your favorite.

Bring your little ones and come play at our church’s PlaySpace — open every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to noon! It’s a warm, welcoming indoor spot for kids to move, imagine, and make new friends while parents and caregivers connect with one another. All are welcome, drop-in style, and the cost is FREE — come as you are and stay as long as you like!

An annual tradition of community giving at longtime WSB sponsor Dave Newman State Farm Insurance Agency (3435 California SW):

(Ollie, guarding the donation bins)

The 12th annual winter clothing drive has begun at Dave Newman State Farm Insurance Agency.

In conjunction with the West Seattle Food Bank/West Seattle Helpline, we are collecting donations of clothes, coats, and shoes from November 5th until January 1st. Please drop off your donations at 3435 California Ave Southwest. The office is open for donations Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. For undergarments and socks, please donate only new and unopened packages of clothing items.

Special thank you to West Seattle Recycling for their donation of collection barrels.

Pickup may be available for those who have donations but are unable to transport them.

For further information, contact the State Farm office at 206-932-1878.

Thank you, West Seattle, for your generosity and spirit of giving.

Meet Santa at West Seattle Thriftway!

10 am-1 pm December 18
10 am-1 pm December 21
1:30-4:30 pm December 22
2:30-5:30 pm December 23

What: Thursday Qi Gong Sessions
When: from 10-11 AM

Description: These sessions are open to everyone, regardless of experience. Participants will learn gentle movements that promote relaxation, energy balance, and overall well-being.

Sign-Up: Interested participants can sign up through this links:
Thursday: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1120273782039?aff=oddtdtcreator

10 am – 12 pm

Hey West Seattle friends!

Work from home and craving a change of scenery (or just some friendly faces)?

I’m at The Void every week and thought it’d be fun to turn it into a casual cowork & coffee hang. Come work alongside others, craft, game or just enjoy a cool vibe and delicious coffee. You can bring arts & crafts, play games, work or chat!

Drop by, say hi, and let’s make working from home a little less solo!

Join us on Heylo and RSVP: https://heylo.group/the-seattle-thaw

WEST SEATTLE UKULELE PLAYERS: Weekly Song Circle Thursdays from 1:00-2:30 pm. Grab your ukulele (or other instrument) and come play with us – all levels welcome! Currently at C&P Coffee, but we move around. Email us at westseattleukuleleplayerswsup@gmail.com for details.

STRONG BODIES, STRONG BONES
Thursdays, 2:30-3:30 pm

Join certified yoga therapist Milo in weight bearing movements that will help you become stronger and steadier—slowly,
gradually and safely. You will be led through a series of movements that strengthen your bones and muscles, which will
give balance to your body and help avoid osteoporosis. This class can be enjoyed by all levels. Please bring a mat, blocks and a blanket and pillow if you have them.

Food trucks 4-8 pm Thursdays at HPCS:

Truck of the week listed on the store’s website; we also include it in our West Seattle Thursday highlight list.

Postcards4Democracy meets 5-7 pm every Third Thursday at Great American Diner for Postcard Happy Hour.

Bring your markers, postcards, and addresses. Join us even if you don’t yet have these – for effective political activism and good company while making a difference. We have stamps and materials for at-cost donations.

Website, full calendar of events and locations:
www.postcards4democracy.org

Contact:
Postcards4DemocracyWS@gmail.com

The West Seattle Tool Library is open at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center space (east side of main building).

West Seattle Tool Library provides free, community access to a wide variety of tools, training, and sustainable resources. Utilizing a diverse collection of over 1,500 tools, our membership has successfully grown entire community orchards, built mini-greenhouses, and even just mowed their own lawns. From basic tasks to brilliant innovations, the projects accomplished by the West Seattle Tool Library’s 780+ members have made all the tools in the collection proud to be working again.

Winter Solstice Night Market – Thursday, December 18th from 5-8+ pm

We’re Proud to Announce our Winter Solstice Night Market! We’ll have an arts market from 5-8+ with an Ugly Sweater Contest to follow at 8:30! The Rat City Art Walk will also be going on with over 20 local businesses hosting artists as well!

We’ve got 9 amazing local artists to help you with your holiday shopping list!

Trusty John’s Junk Shop brings their pirate flair to pottery!
Sylvan Serpent will have PNW Nature block print and embroidery work!
Moon and Cauldron marries function and fun with their amazing pottery!
The ADHD Witch will have handmade polymer clay jewelry, accessories, and home decor!
Cerulean Serpent will have natural perfumes and aromatherapy products along with etched crystal jewelry and biodegradable glitter!
Jupiter Bacchus will have their joyful mini-paintings!
Kreep it Real will have art made from ethically sourced bones and dried flowers!
Foxhilt will have hand burnished art prints inspired by tarot, the natural world, and a fairy tale or two
V will have lovely alternative beadwork jewelry!
DJ StarTropic will be returning with a special Vinyl ONLY holiday themed set!
Duchess Mini Pancakes will be serving up poffertjes and grilled cheeses! Be sure to get there early as they SOLD OUT at our last market!
Riley Does Tattoos Too will be around to poke you if you’re feeling the need for an impulsive tattoo!

Event Page: mrbsmeadery.com/events/madame-bs-winter-solstice-night-market-2025

Tickets: This event is free to attend but we will be taking donations that will go to the performing artists. Not necessary to attend.

It will be every Thursday from 5:30-6:30 pm at the Alaska Junction. Called “Bang the Pots for Gaza.” We are making noise to demand aid be let into Gaza. Everyone is welcome to bring noisemakers, signs, and their voices. This is a family-friendly gathering.

Watch here for details!

Walking for Well-Being — Move together in nature, Thursday evenings @Lincoln Park 6:00 PM

Join Walking for Well-Being for Movement & Community! Walk together with fellow West Seattleites in and around Lincoln Park –Rain or Shine. Please bring your own light for our nighttime walks.

This free weekly walk is organized by Julie Garbutt of Waypower Coaching and takes place at a conversational pace covering 2.5 miles in an hour. All fitness levels are welcome.

Meet us at the corner of 47th Ave SW & Fauntleroy Way SW (across from the 76 Gas station). We leave promptly at the listed start times, so please plan to arrive early. The start is next to the C-Line bus stop at SW Webster St and features plentiful street parking.

For more information, access our online brochure.
Contact julie@waypowercoaching.com for more information.

Westies Run Club
Thursdays at 6 pm

Join us for a conversational 3-mile run, then hang out afterward! Now meeting at Good Society in Admiral. Find us on Heylo: heylo.group/westies-run-club or on IG @westiesrunclub.

Thursdays: 6:30-10 pm Board Game Night

Join Meeples Games for a night of board game fun! Each week we will teach you a new game and play some favorites as well. This event is open to all ages!

Trivia at the Admiral Pub

Every Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 pm. Free to play with cash prizes.

We also do every Thursday except for the last Thursday of every month. Thursday has the same setup, starts at 7 pm, free to play with cash prizes.

The meeting starts at 7 pm; you can attend in person at Alki UCC or via videoconference – the January 2024 agenda has information on how to access the latter.

Please join Chief Sealth IHS performing arts for “Winter Sealthstice,” a seasonal celebration of the arts!

On Thursday, December 18 at 7:00 p.m., the Chief Sealth Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, Choir, and Orchestra will perform in one night, including three combined band/orchestra/choir performances! Enjoy vignettes presented by the Chief Sealth Drama Company in between musical performances.

Suggested $10 donation or what you will for entry. Donations go to Denny Sealth Performing Arts to support ongoing program needs and travel to events and competitions, including the Disney Performing Arts program in June, 2026.

Join us for a magical night of music, theater, fun, and festivity!

See you there!

Conscious Connections
December 18th, 7:15 pm, at Revitalize Spa

Dive deep into meaningful conversations and soulful connections at this monthly, nurturing gathering.
Hosted by Emma of Revitalize Spa and Tamara of Listening to Grief .

Emma and Tamara have created an intimate space where we can come together to talk openly and honestly about what we’re feeling and experiencing. Each month, we’ll lift each other up by tapping into the energy and supportiveness of everyone in the room.

At Conscious Connections you will find community, conversation, and a welcoming space to share, create, and meditate on subjects that bring us closer to ourselves. Research continues to show how deeply the loneliness epidemic has affected so many of us since the global pandemic. Our hope is to help ease that sense of isolation one heartfelt conversation and meaningful connection at a time.

After introductions, we’ll begin with a guided meditation that incorporates gentle movement. From there, we’ll transition into reflection and sharing, either as a group or in smaller circles. We’ll close the evening by reconnecting as a whole- grounded, supported, and ready to carry that sense of kinship back into our daily lives.

This is a place for slowing down, connection, and reflection. We hope you’ll join us in the circle so we can lift each other up, even if only for an hour.

A minimum donation of $10 is appreciated to help cover space and event costs; all are welcome regardless of contribution.

Register using the link below.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conscious-connections-tickets-1855256274459

ArtsWest Offers Something Different This Holiday Season,
Folk-Pop Musical PENELOPE by Alex Bechtel

– ArtsWest presents PENELOPE Music, Lyrics & Arrangements by Alex Bechtel, Book by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean, Eva Steinmetz directed by Kelly Kitchens. The cast features Chelsea LeValley recently who finished the North American Broadway National Tour of COME FROM AWAY. LeValley will be joined onstage by a five-piece, onstage band. With a soaring score and heartfelt storytelling, PENELOPE delivers everything audiences crave during the holiday season while offering a more inclusive option for live entertainment. PENELOPE performs at ArtsWest from November 29 – December 21, 2025. Tickets are available online at artswest.org or by phone at (206) 938.0963.

Penelope has been waiting…and waiting…and waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return from a decade-long war. Given the rest of the soldiers came home years ago—forgive her, but she’s going to need a drink while she tells you about it. With a beautiful folk-inflected pop score backed by an onstage band of strings, piano, and drums, Penelope confides in us about her loneliness, her son’s disappearance, her suitors, her gods, her faith in her marriage—and ultimately, the faith that she must have in herself. So go ahead and grab a drink too, and listen to this ancient tale made new: A woman wondering who she is if she’s alone, and discovering that she has, is, and will always be complete, with her husband by her side or otherwise.

For PENELOPE, ArtsWest’s space is transformed to offer cabaret seating in addition to their standard thrust seating. Audiences are invited to be even closer to the action on stage as Penelope weaves her story with the support and presence of a live, five-piece, onstage band – viola, violin, cello, percussion, and piano. In an exclusive interview with writer and composer Alex Bechtel he shared, “One thing that I find to be really elemental to [PENELOPE] is the experience of audiences getting to be very close to incredible musicians playing music live. That feels more and more rare in musical theater.” Bechtel remarked that often in musical theater, the live musicians are obscured behind a screen, in the pit, or even sometimes in a different room. He continued, “But that’s really the point of a lot of PENELOPE is getting to see really incredible instrumentalists play their instruments and sharing space with that. So that’s super exciting.”

ArtsWest has a long tradition of producing non-traditional holiday musicals in their holiday slot. Past titles include PETER AND THE STAR CATCHER (2016), JANE EYRE THE MUSICAL (2018), and HEAD OVER HEELS (2019). Each of these productions share similarities with PENELOPE. They all feature transportive storytelling with rich, dynamic characters at the heart and are accompanied by music that touches audiences in a way words alone cannot reach.

Three ArtsWest veterans lead the production. Director Kelly Kitchens returns after directing ArtsWest’s original holiday musicals SNOWED IN (2023) and SNOWED IN (AGAIN) (2024) as well as THE REVOLUTIONISTS (2020). Producing Artistic Director Mathew Wright is Musical Director. Chelsea LeValley lights up ArtsWest’s stage again after playing Jane Eyre in JANE EYRE (2018). LeValley was also a cast member of ANGRY HOUSEWIVES (2015) and the immersive AMERICAN IDIOT (2015).

PENELOPE is the second production of ArtsWest’s 2025-2026 Season titled Between Us. The season features 5 bold contemporary plays that explore the invisible threads that bind us — the responsibilities we bear for one another, the debts of care we carry, and the lifelines we extend in moments of crisis. In PENELOPE, the titular character wrestles with waiting and the unknown and in doing so, wrestles with what she owes her partner and what she owes herself which is something we can all relate to.

ArtsWest will present PENELOPE Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 pm and Saturday through Sunday at 3 pm with additional Saturday Matinees on December 13th and December 20th.

TICKETS HERE

Weekend starts early with DJs at Revelry Room.

West Seattle Earlybirds, Toastmasters Club #650
Virtual
Fridays from 7:45 am to 9:00 am
For details westseattleearlybirdsclub650.toastmastersclubs.org

An annual tradition of community giving at longtime WSB sponsor Dave Newman State Farm Insurance Agency (3435 California SW):

(Ollie, guarding the donation bins)

The 12th annual winter clothing drive has begun at Dave Newman State Farm Insurance Agency.

In conjunction with the West Seattle Food Bank/West Seattle Helpline, we are collecting donations of clothes, coats, and shoes from November 5th until January 1st. Please drop off your donations at 3435 California Ave Southwest. The office is open for donations Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. For undergarments and socks, please donate only new and unopened packages of clothing items.

Special thank you to West Seattle Recycling for their donation of collection barrels.

Pickup may be available for those who have donations but are unable to transport them.

For further information, contact the State Farm office at 206-932-1878.

Thank you, West Seattle, for your generosity and spirit of giving.

The Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center is excited to announce our 1-day-only annual Holiday Native Art Market on Friday, December 19th, from 10 AM to 5 PM. This special event is the perfect opportunity to explore and support local Indigenous artists and makers.

Come browse a unique selection of handcrafted arts, jewelry, textiles, pottery and more, all created by talented Indigenous artisans. Whether you’re searching for meaningful gifts for the holiday season or a one-of-a-kind piece for yourself, you’re sure to find something special.

In addition to shopping, enjoy the welcoming atmosphere of the Longhouse, connect with the community, and learn more about the rich traditions and cultures of the Duwamish and other Indigenous peoples.

Mark your calendars and join us for a day of creativity, culture, and community — just in time for the holidays!

Fridays: 4-6 pm After School Magic League

Join one of our Magic: the Gathering experts for an afternoon of Magic fun! This event is perfect for everyone 12+ who are looking to learn a little more about Magic: the Gathering. This event is $5 per week.

This is an event celebrating our Active Older Adult community for a night of dressing up, good eats, and remembering the year we had together. Here’s the details:

Friday 12/19 5:30-7:30pm
Fauntleroy YMCA Chapel Hall
9140 California Ave SW Seattle, WA 98136

Registration here. Flyer here.

Bingo at the Admiral Pub

Classic Bingo is every 1st and 3rd Fridays at the Admiral Pub at 7 pm

Free to play with cash prizes

Winter Solstice Sound Bath
Friday, December 19, 7-8 pm, $45

Join Maari Falsetto for a deeply nourishing Winter Solstice Sound Bath, a peaceful sanctuary on the longest night of the year. As the season turns and the light begins its quiet return, you’ll be gently guided into stillness through soothing waves of Himalayan bowls, crystal chakra bowls, gongs, and soft rhythmic instruments. This immersive sound journey invites you to release the heaviness of the year, reconnect with your inner light, and welcome the renewal that the Solstice brings. Wrapped in warmth, resonance, and intention, you’ll emerge feeling grounded, restored, and ready to honor the beauty of this sacred seasonal threshold.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1970039256448

ArtsWest Offers Something Different This Holiday Season,
Folk-Pop Musical PENELOPE by Alex Bechtel

– ArtsWest presents PENELOPE Music, Lyrics & Arrangements by Alex Bechtel, Book by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean, Eva Steinmetz directed by Kelly Kitchens. The cast features Chelsea LeValley recently who finished the North American Broadway National Tour of COME FROM AWAY. LeValley will be joined onstage by a five-piece, onstage band. With a soaring score and heartfelt storytelling, PENELOPE delivers everything audiences crave during the holiday season while offering a more inclusive option for live entertainment. PENELOPE performs at ArtsWest from November 29 – December 21, 2025. Tickets are available online at artswest.org or by phone at (206) 938.0963.

Penelope has been waiting…and waiting…and waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return from a decade-long war. Given the rest of the soldiers came home years ago—forgive her, but she’s going to need a drink while she tells you about it. With a beautiful folk-inflected pop score backed by an onstage band of strings, piano, and drums, Penelope confides in us about her loneliness, her son’s disappearance, her suitors, her gods, her faith in her marriage—and ultimately, the faith that she must have in herself. So go ahead and grab a drink too, and listen to this ancient tale made new: A woman wondering who she is if she’s alone, and discovering that she has, is, and will always be complete, with her husband by her side or otherwise.

For PENELOPE, ArtsWest’s space is transformed to offer cabaret seating in addition to their standard thrust seating. Audiences are invited to be even closer to the action on stage as Penelope weaves her story with the support and presence of a live, five-piece, onstage band – viola, violin, cello, percussion, and piano. In an exclusive interview with writer and composer Alex Bechtel he shared, “One thing that I find to be really elemental to [PENELOPE] is the experience of audiences getting to be very close to incredible musicians playing music live. That feels more and more rare in musical theater.” Bechtel remarked that often in musical theater, the live musicians are obscured behind a screen, in the pit, or even sometimes in a different room. He continued, “But that’s really the point of a lot of PENELOPE is getting to see really incredible instrumentalists play their instruments and sharing space with that. So that’s super exciting.”

ArtsWest has a long tradition of producing non-traditional holiday musicals in their holiday slot. Past titles include PETER AND THE STAR CATCHER (2016), JANE EYRE THE MUSICAL (2018), and HEAD OVER HEELS (2019). Each of these productions share similarities with PENELOPE. They all feature transportive storytelling with rich, dynamic characters at the heart and are accompanied by music that touches audiences in a way words alone cannot reach.

Three ArtsWest veterans lead the production. Director Kelly Kitchens returns after directing ArtsWest’s original holiday musicals SNOWED IN (2023) and SNOWED IN (AGAIN) (2024) as well as THE REVOLUTIONISTS (2020). Producing Artistic Director Mathew Wright is Musical Director. Chelsea LeValley lights up ArtsWest’s stage again after playing Jane Eyre in JANE EYRE (2018). LeValley was also a cast member of ANGRY HOUSEWIVES (2015) and the immersive AMERICAN IDIOT (2015).

PENELOPE is the second production of ArtsWest’s 2025-2026 Season titled Between Us. The season features 5 bold contemporary plays that explore the invisible threads that bind us — the responsibilities we bear for one another, the debts of care we carry, and the lifelines we extend in moments of crisis. In PENELOPE, the titular character wrestles with waiting and the unknown and in doing so, wrestles with what she owes her partner and what she owes herself which is something we can all relate to.

ArtsWest will present PENELOPE Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 pm and Saturday through Sunday at 3 pm with additional Saturday Matinees on December 13th and December 20th.

TICKETS HERE

Fridays – DJ Night at Revelry Room (behind Jet City Labs) – enjoy cocktails and DJ sets by some of the region’s top DJs and musicians. Music 9p – 1a

Karaoke is back on Friday nights! 10 pm with Rone

Free weekly group run – all levels – meet at West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor).

Festival of Trees @ Fauntleroy Church
Mon,-Thurs. 9:00 am-noon
Dec. 1-Jan. 8

A forest of 16 eclectically decorated trees will be open to the public in Fellowship Hall at Fauntleroy Church (9140 California Ave. SW) Dec. 1-Jan. 8 (9 am-noon Monday-Thursday). Also during a 6 pm pre-reception before the 7 pm Christmas concert on Saturday, Dec. 20, and during the reception following the 4 pm concert on Sunday, Dec. 21. Bring non-perishable food items to vote for your favorite.

FREE- HEAVILY MEDITATED

Every Saturday from 9-10:15 am, always free.

Join Inner Alchemy founder Maari Falsetto for a heart-centered meditation practice that gently reconnects you—with yourself, your life, and the community around you.

Held in our warm and welcoming Sanctuary in the heart of West Seattle, this gathering is a sacred space for all, where joy and belonging naturally unfold.

Many have journeyed with us for over a year, sharing how this simple, consistent practice has brought more light and meaning into their lives. We offer space for up to 30 participants, with yoga mats, chairs, and cushions provided.

Registration is required. Don’t hesitate… meditate.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/heavily-meditated-free-community-meditation-tickets-1395541926469

Walking for Well-Being–Introductory 1 Mile Walk (flat, no hills) @ Lincoln Park on Saturdays at 9:30 AM

Join Walking for Well-Being for Movement & Community! Walk together with fellow West Seattleites in Lincoln Park — Rain or Shine.

This free weekly walk is organized by Julie Garbutt of Waypower Coaching and takes place at a conversational pace covering approximately 1.0 mile on the upper portion of Lincoln Park and is over flat terrain in less than half an hour. All fitness levels are welcome.

Meet us at the corner of 47th Ave SW & Fauntleroy Way SW (across from the 76 Gas station). We leave promptly at the listed start times, so please plan to arrive early. The start is next to the C-Line bus stop at SW Webster St and features plentiful street parking.

For more information, access our online brochure.
Contact julie@waypowercoaching.com for more information.

Walking for Well-Being—Move together in nature, Wednesdays/Saturdays @Lincoln Park 10:00 AM

Join Walking for Well-Being for Movement & Community! Walk together with fellow West Seattleites in and around Lincoln Park –Rain or Shine.

This free weekly walk is organized by Julie Garbutt of Waypower Coaching and takes place at a conversational pace covering 2.5 miles in an hour. All fitness levels are welcome.

Meet us at the corner of 47th Ave SW & Fauntleroy Way SW (across from the 76 Gas station). We leave promptly at the listed start times, so please plan to arrive early. The start is next to the C-Line bus stop at SW Webster St and features plentiful street parking.

For more information, access our online brochure.
Contact julie@waypowercoaching.com for more information.

(For location – see this site.)

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. Whether you haven’t picked up a pen since high school or are a pro, you are welcome. 16 and up. For more on AWA method go to Amherstwriters.org.

THE COVID RULES: To protect our immunocompromised writers, we ask that all participants be vaccinated against COVID and, if eligible, receive timely COVID variant boosters. We follow the King County Health Department recommendations regarding masking, OR if any member of our group requests it, we will all wear masks even if KCHD does not recommend it. Please bring a mask just in case. We have extras. Thank you for doing your part to protect members whose medical concerns or treatments make COVID infection potentially deadly.

REGISTRATION IS FREE BUT REQUIRED: Go to meetup.com/seattle-writers-block

PROCESS:

1-3 writing sessions within each 3-hour meeting. Expect to be writing for approximately 2 hours. Writing prompts will be offered as a starting point, use them or follow your own muse. After each writing session, those who wish are invited to read their work aloud for encouraging, positive response. We do not critique each other’s writing, but instead support the work and the effort.

BRING:

Snacks to share

Whatever you like to write on (paper, computer, papyrus . . .)

Ready encouragement for other writers

LEAVE AT HOME:

Pieces you’ve already written. Sharing in this group is limited to work written during the session.

Judgment of others efforts

Griefshare 13-week session begins:
Saturdays
Nov 1, 2025–Jan 24, 2026

10:30 am–12:30 pm

Room 128 basement level
No fees

Grace Church
10323 28th Avenue SW

Knife Sharpening Pop-Up at Hotwire Coffeehouse

Saturday December 20th, 10:30 am-5 pm

Bring in your dull knives and get them all ready for your holiday cooking! Kneighborhood Knives is a mobile sharpening studio specializing in traditional hand-sharpening on whetstones. $12 per knife. Japanese knives and gift cards will also be available – these are great gifts for the chef or knife nerd in your life!

For more information, check out www.kneighborhoodknives.com

Musicians from B-Sharp Studios will be busking for the benefit of the West Seattle and White Center food banks on Saturday December 13 and Saturday December 20 from 11 am-1 pm at the West Seattle Junction.

This event happens rain or shine, on the sidewalk in front of the Key Bank at the corner of Alaska and California.

The songs will include a mix of traditional Christmas carols and modern winter-themed holiday favorites.

Given the increased burden on local food banks this year, organizers are hoping for a strong turnout.

Regular weekly family reading time, now in Paper Boat’s new Junction space.

Holiday Grief Circle with Listening to Grief
December 20, 2025
11:00 am – 12:15 pm
at Mama Be Well Healing Studio
Tiered pricing: $8-$28

Winter holidays come with a lot of stress. If you are reminded of your loss and need a supportive break from the holiday hubbub, join Listening to Grief for 75 minutes of rest, sharing stories, and finding community in grief. No one will be expected to share. All grief is welcome. More information at
https://www.listeningtogrief.com/grief-events/holiday-grief

The West Seattle Tool Library is open at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center space (east side of main building).

Tue/Thu: 5 pm–8 pm
Sat/Sun: 11 am–4 pm

West Seattle Tool Library provides free, community access to a wide variety of tools, training, and sustainable resources. Utilizing a diverse collection of over 1,500 tools, our membership has successfully grown entire community orchards, built mini-greenhouses, and even just mowed their own lawns. From basic tasks to brilliant innovations, the projects accomplished by the West Seattle Tool Library’s 780+ members have made all the tools in the collection proud to be working again.

October 4th: We’re kicking off Super Smash Saturdays, which will run every Saturday except the second Saturday of the month. Register now to enter the Friendlies or Competitive bracket!

Saturday: 1 pm-10 pm

Winter Solstice Spiral, a Ceremony of Light and Dark.
Saturday, December 20th, 1-3:30 pm, $55, 30 spots available.

Join Maari Falsetto and Neave Karger for a sacred Winter Solstice Spiral ceremony — a quiet, reverent journey into the longest night of the year. The spiral, a universal path to the center found throughout nature and the cosmos, becomes a living meditation as you walk toward a single glowing candle, releasing what is complete and reconnecting with your inner light. In the center, you kindle your candle—symbolizing your essence, beauty, strength, and gifts—and carry that light back out into the world. Gather with us to honor both the darkness and the returning light in this deeply meaningful seasonal ritual.

Ticket link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1970838282356?aff=oddtdtcreator

Saturday, December 20

10 am-1 pm Alex Baird
3:30 pm-5:30 pm Gary Benson

Sunday, December 21

10 am-1 pm Alex Baird
3:30 pm-5:30 pm Gary Benson

Monday, December 22

10 am-1 pm Alex Baird

Tuesday, December 23

11:30 am-1:30 pm Gary Benson
2:30 pm-5:30 pm Alex Baird

Wednesday, December 24

2 pm-5 pm Alex Baird

Holiday Photos

December 20, 2:30 pm-5 pm

$20, in the multipurpose room

Delridge Community Center

ArtsWest Offers Something Different This Holiday Season,
Folk-Pop Musical PENELOPE by Alex Bechtel

– ArtsWest presents PENELOPE Music, Lyrics & Arrangements by Alex Bechtel, Book by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean, Eva Steinmetz directed by Kelly Kitchens. The cast features Chelsea LeValley recently who finished the North American Broadway National Tour of COME FROM AWAY. LeValley will be joined onstage by a five-piece, onstage band. With a soaring score and heartfelt storytelling, PENELOPE delivers everything audiences crave during the holiday season while offering a more inclusive option for live entertainment. PENELOPE performs at ArtsWest from November 29 – December 21, 2025. Tickets are available online at artswest.org or by phone at (206) 938.0963.

Penelope has been waiting…and waiting…and waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return from a decade-long war. Given the rest of the soldiers came home years ago—forgive her, but she’s going to need a drink while she tells you about it. With a beautiful folk-inflected pop score backed by an onstage band of strings, piano, and drums, Penelope confides in us about her loneliness, her son’s disappearance, her suitors, her gods, her faith in her marriage—and ultimately, the faith that she must have in herself. So go ahead and grab a drink too, and listen to this ancient tale made new: A woman wondering who she is if she’s alone, and discovering that she has, is, and will always be complete, with her husband by her side or otherwise.

For PENELOPE, ArtsWest’s space is transformed to offer cabaret seating in addition to their standard thrust seating. Audiences are invited to be even closer to the action on stage as Penelope weaves her story with the support and presence of a live, five-piece, onstage band – viola, violin, cello, percussion, and piano. In an exclusive interview with writer and composer Alex Bechtel he shared, “One thing that I find to be really elemental to [PENELOPE] is the experience of audiences getting to be very close to incredible musicians playing music live. That feels more and more rare in musical theater.” Bechtel remarked that often in musical theater, the live musicians are obscured behind a screen, in the pit, or even sometimes in a different room. He continued, “But that’s really the point of a lot of PENELOPE is getting to see really incredible instrumentalists play their instruments and sharing space with that. So that’s super exciting.”

ArtsWest has a long tradition of producing non-traditional holiday musicals in their holiday slot. Past titles include PETER AND THE STAR CATCHER (2016), JANE EYRE THE MUSICAL (2018), and HEAD OVER HEELS (2019). Each of these productions share similarities with PENELOPE. They all feature transportive storytelling with rich, dynamic characters at the heart and are accompanied by music that touches audiences in a way words alone cannot reach.

Three ArtsWest veterans lead the production. Director Kelly Kitchens returns after directing ArtsWest’s original holiday musicals SNOWED IN (2023) and SNOWED IN (AGAIN) (2024) as well as THE REVOLUTIONISTS (2020). Producing Artistic Director Mathew Wright is Musical Director. Chelsea LeValley lights up ArtsWest’s stage again after playing Jane Eyre in JANE EYRE (2018). LeValley was also a cast member of ANGRY HOUSEWIVES (2015) and the immersive AMERICAN IDIOT (2015).

PENELOPE is the second production of ArtsWest’s 2025-2026 Season titled Between Us. The season features 5 bold contemporary plays that explore the invisible threads that bind us — the responsibilities we bear for one another, the debts of care we carry, and the lifelines we extend in moments of crisis. In PENELOPE, the titular character wrestles with waiting and the unknown and in doing so, wrestles with what she owes her partner and what she owes herself which is something we can all relate to.

ArtsWest will present PENELOPE Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 pm and Saturday through Sunday at 3 pm with additional Saturday Matinees on December 13th and December 20th.

TICKETS HERE

Walk-in Massage Clinic
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9447 35th Ave SW
Saturdays 3-5 pm
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Christmas Concerts @ Fauntleroy Church
Dec. 20 @ 7:00 pm
Dec. 21 @ 4:00 pm

Music Director Zachary Fitzgerald is pulling out all the stops to make this concert at Fauntleroy Church (9140 California Ave. SW) an extra special holiday gift to the community. Pre-reception Dec. 20 starting at 6:00 pm in Fellowship Hall, followed at 7:00 pm in the sanctuary by joyful handbells, choirs, instrumentalists, brass and vocal ensembles, and singalongs. (Reception to follow Dec. 21 concert, in Fellowship Hall.) Elevator access from off-street parking.

ArtsWest Offers Something Different This Holiday Season,
Folk-Pop Musical PENELOPE by Alex Bechtel

– ArtsWest presents PENELOPE Music, Lyrics & Arrangements by Alex Bechtel, Book by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean, Eva Steinmetz directed by Kelly Kitchens. The cast features Chelsea LeValley recently who finished the North American Broadway National Tour of COME FROM AWAY. LeValley will be joined onstage by a five-piece, onstage band. With a soaring score and heartfelt storytelling, PENELOPE delivers everything audiences crave during the holiday season while offering a more inclusive option for live entertainment. PENELOPE performs at ArtsWest from November 29 – December 21, 2025. Tickets are available online at artswest.org or by phone at (206) 938.0963.

Penelope has been waiting…and waiting…and waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return from a decade-long war. Given the rest of the soldiers came home years ago—forgive her, but she’s going to need a drink while she tells you about it. With a beautiful folk-inflected pop score backed by an onstage band of strings, piano, and drums, Penelope confides in us about her loneliness, her son’s disappearance, her suitors, her gods, her faith in her marriage—and ultimately, the faith that she must have in herself. So go ahead and grab a drink too, and listen to this ancient tale made new: A woman wondering who she is if she’s alone, and discovering that she has, is, and will always be complete, with her husband by her side or otherwise.

For PENELOPE, ArtsWest’s space is transformed to offer cabaret seating in addition to their standard thrust seating. Audiences are invited to be even closer to the action on stage as Penelope weaves her story with the support and presence of a live, five-piece, onstage band – viola, violin, cello, percussion, and piano. In an exclusive interview with writer and composer Alex Bechtel he shared, “One thing that I find to be really elemental to [PENELOPE] is the experience of audiences getting to be very close to incredible musicians playing music live. That feels more and more rare in musical theater.” Bechtel remarked that often in musical theater, the live musicians are obscured behind a screen, in the pit, or even sometimes in a different room. He continued, “But that’s really the point of a lot of PENELOPE is getting to see really incredible instrumentalists play their instruments and sharing space with that. So that’s super exciting.”

ArtsWest has a long tradition of producing non-traditional holiday musicals in their holiday slot. Past titles include PETER AND THE STAR CATCHER (2016), JANE EYRE THE MUSICAL (2018), and HEAD OVER HEELS (2019). Each of these productions share similarities with PENELOPE. They all feature transportive storytelling with rich, dynamic characters at the heart and are accompanied by music that touches audiences in a way words alone cannot reach.

Three ArtsWest veterans lead the production. Director Kelly Kitchens returns after directing ArtsWest’s original holiday musicals SNOWED IN (2023) and SNOWED IN (AGAIN) (2024) as well as THE REVOLUTIONISTS (2020). Producing Artistic Director Mathew Wright is Musical Director. Chelsea LeValley lights up ArtsWest’s stage again after playing Jane Eyre in JANE EYRE (2018). LeValley was also a cast member of ANGRY HOUSEWIVES (2015) and the immersive AMERICAN IDIOT (2015).

PENELOPE is the second production of ArtsWest’s 2025-2026 Season titled Between Us. The season features 5 bold contemporary plays that explore the invisible threads that bind us — the responsibilities we bear for one another, the debts of care we carry, and the lifelines we extend in moments of crisis. In PENELOPE, the titular character wrestles with waiting and the unknown and in doing so, wrestles with what she owes her partner and what she owes herself which is something we can all relate to.

ArtsWest will present PENELOPE Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 pm and Saturday through Sunday at 3 pm with additional Saturday Matinees on December 13th and December 20th.

TICKETS HERE

Beats on Saturdays:

DJ sets by some of the region’s top DJs and musicians. 9 pm – 1 am.

Saturdays at 10 PM we have Karaoke

Festival of Trees @ Fauntleroy Church
Mon,-Thurs. 9:00 am-noon
Dec. 1-Jan. 8

A forest of 16 eclectically decorated trees will be open to the public in Fellowship Hall at Fauntleroy Church (9140 California Ave. SW) Dec. 1-Jan. 8 (9 am-noon Monday-Thursday). Also during a 6 pm pre-reception before the 7 pm Christmas concert on Saturday, Dec. 20, and during the reception following the 4 pm concert on Sunday, Dec. 21. Bring non-perishable food items to vote for your favorite.

Join us for a conversational 3-5 mile run, then hang out after for a coffee & bite to eat! Find us on Heylo: heylo.group/westies-run-club or on IG @westiesrunclub to see our rotating locations as we explore West Seattle.

American Mah Jongg
At The Missing Piece in West Seattle
4707 California SW

We’re back! Come play Mah Jongg at The Missing Piece, the new location in the heart of the Junction, 4707 California Ave SW #B, Seattle, WA 98116-4412. It’s across the street from Easy Street Records.
Game times for all playing levels, including beginners, are:
Sundays 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Wednesdays 2 PM – 4 PM
We play 3 different versions of this fun table game that is growing in popularity across the nation:
– Traditional American (National Mah Jongg League rules)
– Taiwanese Mahjong
– And a more challenging version of American, called Siamese MJ.

Contact Stacey Rea for more information: stacey1955@gmail.com.

Sunday Morning Meditation Class

Sunday Morning Sit at the Mama Be Well Healing Studio (4034A California Ave SW)
Sunday Mornings from 9:30 am-10:45 am

This is a small group meditation experience, facilitated by Reiki Master Teacher and founder of Mama Be Well, Katie Englund.

I have space for 10 people to join me each Sunday Morning in the safe and sacred space of the Mama Be Well Healing Studio to learn and practice meditation together.

The cost is just $15

Since space is limited, I ask that you register in advance. You can learn more and register at www.mamabewell.info/meditation

If you have any questions, please send me an email: mamabewellreiki@gmail.com

I look forward to sharing meditative space with you!

Meet Santa at West Seattle Thriftway!

10 am-1 pm December 18
10 am-1 pm December 21
1:30-4:30 pm December 22
2:30-5:30 pm December 23