What’s on this weekend

By Joe Veyera

Between UW commencement ceremonies at Husky Stadium, a weekend homestand for the Mariners, and construction projects galore on streets and highways around the Puget Sound, traffic is bound to be a mess this weekend. Luckily, there’s no shortage of options in your neighborhood to spend your Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Friday, June 13

  • Hawaiian Bouncefest at the Loyal Heights Community Center (2101 NW 77th St) from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Kids of all ages can jump into summer with bounce houses, carnival games, face painting, and healthy treats. Carnival tickets are 50 cents, or an unlimited fun wristband can be purchase. Click here for more details.
  • Moonlight Yoga at Kula Movement, Center for Yoga & Health (5340 Ballard Ave NW) from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monthly Moonlight Yoga brings music and movement together to find more freedom in your practice. Enjoy a candlelit, sweaty, and fun practice to move as your heart desires. Cost is $20. Click here for more details.
  • Comedy Sportz Seattle Show at Atlas Theatre (3509 Fremont Ave N) at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Click here for more details and to buy tickets.
  • Interrobang?! Improv and Drop the Root Beer and Run at the Ballard Underground (2220 NW Market St) at 8:30 p.m. These two groups team up for a hybrid sketch/improv show. Tickets from $10. Click here for more details
  • WhizARTbang! at the Ballard Underground (2220 NW Market St) at 10 p.m. The show is pay-what-you-can at the door. Click here for more details.

Saturday, June 14

  • National Marina Day at the Shilshole Bay Marina (7001 Seaview Ave NW) from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. An open boat showcase, sailboat rides, and narrated Shilshole Bay cruises are among the activities slated for this yearly nationwide celebration of boating. Click here for a full list of events.
  • Literacy Council of Seattle’s Annual Book Sale (8500 14th Ave NW) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Over 5,000 books spanning numerous genres will be on sale, with proceeds free adult literacy programs in the community. Click here for more details.
  • Zombie Apocalypse Day II at the Ballard Community Center (6020 28th Ave NW) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Prepare yourself for a zombie apocalypse, or any other kind of natural disaster, with exhibitors and demonstrations on emergency preparedness. For more information, click here.
  • Book Signing at Swanson’s Nursery (9710 15th Ave NW) from 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Ted Kennedy Watson, owner of Watson Kennedy — Purveyor of Fine Goods, in Pike Place Market, will be on hand to sign copies of his new book, Style and Simplicity: An A to Z Guide to Living a More Beautiful Life. Click here for more details.
  • Discovery Day at Ballard Commons Park (5701 22nd Ave NW) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Groundswell NW is inviting the community to join them on an urban adventure this Saturday, as a way to get residents thinking about the future of open space in Ballard. For more details, click here.
  • Flag Day at the Ballard Elks Lodge (6411 Seaview Ave NW) starting at 12 p.m. The Elks ceremony will begin at noon, and will be followed by a Boy Scout flag retirement on the beach. For more details, click here.
  • Summer Concerts at the Ballard Locks featuring The MoodSwings, an all-female big band playing Jazz, Swing, and Latin tunes. The show starts at 2 p.m. on the Ballard Locks lawn. Click here to see the full summer schedule.
  • Open House at the Kadampa Meditation Center (6556 24th Ave NW) from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. This introduction to Ballard’s Buddhist temple will feature refreshments, Buddhist art tours and free guided meditations at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. For more details, click here.
  • Ballard Artwalk primarily along Northwest Market Street and Ballard Ave Northwest from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Local businesses throughout Ballard will feature original works from local artists. For more details, click here.
  • Comedy Sportz Seattle Show at Atlas Theatre (3509 Fremont Ave N) at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Click here for more details and to buy tickets.
  • Iron Sketch (2220 NW Market St) at 8 p.m. Seasoned improv veterans take on the new school of sketch comedians. Tickets from $10. Click here for more details.
  • Love in the Time of Zombies at the Ballard Underground (2220 NW Market St) at 10 p.m. A couple in an unhappy marriage try to make things work during a zombie apocalypse. Tickets from $10. Click here for more details.

Sunday, June 15

  • Ballard Farmers Markets along Ballard Ave from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Click here to see this week’s specials.
  • Father’s Day Classic Car Show at the Ballard Locks from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with vehicles from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.
  • Perennials Seminar at Swanson’s Nursery (9710 15th Ave NW) from 11 a.m. to noon. Swanson’s perennial expert, Alex LaVilla, will discuss what plants to pick to create a colorful seasonal garden. Click here for more details.
  • Summer Concerts at the Ballard Locks featuring The Elliott Bay Pipe Band. The show starts at 2 p.m. on the Ballard Locks lawn. Click here to see the full summer schedule.
  • Lecture: Inshore Craft of Norway: A Millennium of Boatbuilding Tradition 800-1800 AD at the Nordic Heritage Museum from 7 p.m to 9 p.m. Master shipwright Jay Smith will share his expertise on the unique traditions of Norwegian boatbuilding. A $5 donation is suggested. Click here for more details, and to RSVP.
  • Fresh Sketch Improv at the Ballard Underground (2220 NW Market St) at 7 p.m. A team of writers come together for collaborative sketch comedy. Tickets from $10. Click here for more details.
  • Sunday Movies at King’s Hardware Presents: Rocky IV beginning at sundown at King’s patio (5225 Ballard Ave NW). This month, the series features some of the best comeback movies of all time.

2 thoughts to “What’s on this weekend”

  1. Northwest Farmers Support Food Lifeline

    The NW Farmers Fighting Hunger Project lead by the Dairy Farmers of Washing during June dairy month comes to the Ballard Fred Meyer store (915 NW 45th St, Seattle, WA 98107) on Friday, June 13, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Shoppers can meet farmers who produce food, representatives from the department of agriculture’s food assistance program, Food Lifeline, and dairy farms.

    NW farmers show their commitment to fight hunger by donating more than 13.5 million pounds of food to the state’s food banks each year, including 200 gallons of milk each week in Eastern Washington alone. A little does a lot. For every $10 donated, your local food bank can distribute enough food to provide 35 meals.

    The Ballard Fred Meyer collection bin will remain during the month-long June campaign, and cash donations can be made at Fred Meyer checkout registers and on http://www.NWFarmersFightingHunger.org .

  2. “Discovery Day at Ballard Commons Park ”

    lol lol lol. discover what? bum stink? afro man’s deal of the day? stale beer?

    lol lol lol lol lol lol

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