Enjoy your weekend filled with all things Scandinavian!
Friday, May 15
- Whitman Middle School presents Alice Through the Looking Glass, (9201 15th Ave NW), 7:30 p.m. Tickets available at the door (cash/check only) $7 adults, $5 students. Whitman Middle School 6-8 graders perform a hilarious and bizarre re-imagining of Alice Through the Looking Glass, mixing in elements of Alice in Wonderland, the poem Jabberwocky and Musical Theater.
- Live Music at Salmon Bay Eagles Club (5216 20th Ave NW). Teen Nite (rock music) – click here for more.
Saturday, May 16
- Whitman Middle School presents Alice Through the Looking Glass, (9201 15th Ave NW), 7:30 p.m. Tickets available at the door (cash/check only) $7 adults, $5 students. Whitman Middle School 6-8 graders perform a hilarious and bizarre re-imagining of Alice Through the Looking Glass, mixing in elements of Alice in Wonderland, the poem Jabberwocky and Musical Theater.
- Ballard High School Plant Sale at BHS Greenhouse. 11 – 2:30 p.m. Get your veggie starts!
- Pura Vita Yoga Trance Dance at Kula Movement,(5340 Ballard Ave NW) 8-10 p.m. Cost: $20 advance / $25 at the door. Register: Online at or by phone at (206) 972-2999. “Our ceremony invokes the elements, our primordial ancestors. Rhythms awaken body, mind, and soul. Perceptions start to play. Then Space, Self, and Other blend into Joy. The goal of trance dancing is to let your creative energy move through you, to let Spirit guide you to that place where breath and creativity meet.”—Shiva Rea
- Dance at Ballard Elks Lodge, 6411 Seaview Ave. 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Tickets $10 – help kick off Syttende Mai weekend.
- Anchor End Pretzel Shoppe Fundraiser, Kiss Cafe (2817 NW Market St). Help Amanda and Jessica Lewis launch Ballard’s first pretzel truck with an all-day fundraiser at Kiss Cafe! There will be indoor and outdoor activities, beer on tap from Hale’s Ales, with all funds going to the Lewis ladies. Learn more about the event here, or click here for their Kickstarter page.
- Greyhound Meet and Greet at All the Best Pet Care (1909 NW Market St.) 11am-1pm. Come learn about this wonderful breed and meet volunteers and dogs, including Octane, a young, adorable female who is available for adoption. Click here (http://www.greyhoundpetsinc.org/) for information about adoption, volunteering opportunities and more.
Sunday, May 17
- Sno King Mammal Response (SKMMR) volunteer training session at Discovery Park Visitor Center, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Learn to educate the public, collect data, monitor, and respond to marine mammals on local beaches. RSVP at sno.kingmmr@gmail.com
- Syttende Mai Celebrations and Parade. Events at the Nordic Heritage Museum and Bergen Place all day, parade to begin at 4 p.m.
