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  • Board Games at Ballard Library
    November 20, 3:30pm
    Ballard Branch Library -- Play Games on Fridays. Get on Board! Bring a friend and join us for a free drop-in game program at the Ballard Branch Library -- every Friday 3:30 - 5:45 pm in the library meeting room. Blue Highway Games will be our special guest Friday Nov. 20th and showcase a wide range of interesting, unusual and fun board games. Come and play! Ages 10 - up are welcome. (Younger children are welcome accompanied by a parent.) Ballard Library is located at 5614 22nd Ave NW ~ free parking is available under the building. For more information or questions please contact the library #206-684-4089.

  • Ballard High School Swing Dance
    November 20, 5:30pm
    The Ballard High School swing dance has been a tradition for a number of years and it has become a popular community event. Proceeds support the Ballard High School Music Department. The event starts with Swing lessons taught by Dance It! (affiliate of NW Dance Network) instructor Mark Kihara & Lizzy Boyer. Beginner Moves will be from 5:30 to 6:30 PM; Advanced Swing Move from 6:30 to 7 PM. Then dance from 7 to 9 PM to live music provided by The Ballard High School jazz band and vocal jazz ensemble. Adult admission is $12 ($10 if purchased in advance from a BHS Music Student). Ballard High School is located at 1418 NW 65th St, Seattle, on the corner of 65th NW and 15th NW. Parking is behind the building, but can be crowded, so street parking is advised. More information can be found here.

  • Ballard Filmmakers Night
    November 20, 7:30pm
    The Ballard Filmmakers Night is on Friday, November 20th. There are many great filmmakers in our neighborhood. Come see a selection of their works and meet them. This night will be featuring shorts. The free event will be at the Sunset Hill Community Association (3003 NW 66th St). Popcorn is included!

  • Yulefest
    November 21, 10:00am
    Celebrate the holiday season with the Nordic Heritage Museum’s 2009 Yulefest. Browse hand-crafted Scandinavian gifts, enjoy performances by a host of Scandinavian musical talent, dine on Nordic cuisine that will certainly inspire holiday cheer, and enjoy craft activities for children. Santa will also be attending Yulefest and hopes to visit all of the children who attend this year! Suggested donation is $3 for adults and $1 for children under 12; children under 3 are admitted free.

  • Eighth Annual Thanks-Giving Dance by Donation
    November 26, 9:00am
    Start your Thanksgiving Day with an inspiring community dance for a great cause. From 9 a.m. -10:30 a.m. at ARC School of Ballet in the Crown Hill Community Building (9250 14th Street NW). Join Village Volunteers, Wassa Dance's Lara McIntosh, and some of Seattle’s finest percussionists as we dance to raise micro-finance funds for Feed Villages, a local, bio-intensive farming project in Kiminini, Kenya. Everyone is welcome! Come prepared for a unique African-inspired group dance experience. Wear comfortable clothing, please remove shoes at the door (no street shoes on the dance floor). In response to draught and growing famine, Village Volunteers’ Feed Villages program has developed a project training people to grow their own food using locally available resources, with less water and energy. More information here.

  • Cookies for Kids’ Cancer bake sale
    December 1, 12:00pm
    Loyal Heights Community Center is teaming up with volunteer preschool parents who will be selling baked goods for the organization Cookies for Kids’ Cancer on Tuesday, Dec. 1 from 12-4 p.m. All money raised will be donated to the organization. The bake sale will occur during tot gym time, so bring the kids and support a worthy cause. Baked goods: prices vary. Tot gym is $2 per child and will occur from 10-2 p.m. only.

  • Christmas Community Sing-Along
    December 13, 4:00pm
    Friends and neighbors of Woodland Park Presbyterian Church (225 North 70th Street) are invited to a Christmas Sing-Along on Sunday afternoon, December 13 at 4PM, in our newly remodeled sanctuary. Come sing some of those old favorite Christmas songs, munch on Christmas cookies, and get into the Christmas spirit! Questions? Please contact the church office at 206-782-3776 or woodlandparkpres@qwestoffice.net.


  • Christmas Ship at Golden Gardens
    December 15, 9:05pm
    A beloved tradition for Seattleites is the annual sailing of the Christmas Ship. It will be all lit up for the holidays at Golden Gardens on Tuesday, December 15th from 9:05 to 9:25 p.m. This stop is sponsored by the Ballard Community Center.

  • 9th Ave park design meeting
    December 17, 6:30pm
    Seattle Parks and Recreation is hosting three public meetings to help develop the park. At the first meeting on November 19th, Parks will gather input and learn what the community wants. At the second meeting on December 17th, the design team will present initial design concepts and the community can provide further input and direction. At the third meeting in early 2010, the team will present a preferred design developed from community input. All meetings will be held at Whittier Elementary (1320 NW 70th St) from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. More information on the park can be found here.

  • Christmas Hearts and Glögg
    December 17, 7:00pm
    Celebrate the upcoming holiday the Scandinavian way! Learn to make paper Christmas hearts and advent wreaths as we celebrate yuletide with gingersnaps, glögg, and Christmas music! For more information, contact Stina Cowan at
    (206) 789-5707, ext. 21.