What’s on this weekend

Welcome to a sunny weekend in March! Enjoy it at some of these fun Ballard events.

Friday, March 6

  • Live music at Conor Byrne Pub (5140 Ballard Ave NW) at 9 p.m. Featuring Lanford Black, The Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank and Palatine. Click here to purchase tickets and for more information.
  • Live Music at Tractor Tavern (5213 Ballard Ave NW) at 9 p.m. Featuring Scottish post-punk/indie: The Twilight Sad with Port St Willow. Tickets $14. Click here to purchase tickets and for more information.

Saturday, March 7

  • Peddler Brewing’s 2nd Birthday Celebrations at 1514 NW Leary Way. The first 250 guests will have the chance to take home an engraved credit card sized bottle opener with the purchase of a 22oz bomber. Click here to find out more.
  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Exchange at Phinney Neighborhood Center (6532 Phinney Avenue N) from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Trade your gently used science fiction and fantasy novels, DVDs, or magazines for something new.
  • Ballard Homestead Reopening Event at 6541 Jones Ave NW from 4 p.m. Click here to learn more.
  • Live music at Conor Byrne Pub (5140 Ballard Ave NW) at 9 p.m. Sunday Evening Whiskey Club featuring the biannual local Ball of Wax Audio Quarterly showcase. Click here to purchase tickets and for more information.
  • Live Music at Tractor Tavern (5213 Ballard Ave NW) at 9 p.m. Featuring Progressive Bluegrass: Hot Buttered Rum with Weatherside Whiskey. Tickets $15. Click here to purchase tickets and for more information.

Sunday, March 8

  • The Art of Spinning for Classic Swedish Tapestry at the Nordic Heritage Museum (3014 NW 67th St) from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Share the day with an internationally-known teacher, fiber artist and master spinner by joining Judith MacKenzie for this hands-on workshop. Cost is $105 full day, $60 half-day. Museum members $95 full day, $55 half-day. Click here to register and learn more.
  • Ballard Farmers Market along Ballard Ave from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Click here to see this week’s specials.
  • The Art of Spinning for Norwegian Coverlets at the Nordic Heritage Museum (3014 NW 67th St) from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Share the day with an internationally-known teacher, fiber artist and master spinner by joining Judith MacKenzie for this hands-on workshop. Cost is $105 full day, $60 half-day. Museum members $95 full day, $55 half-day. Click here to register and learn more.
  • Mostly Nordic Concert Series: Denmark “Sparklers and Marzipan – a Birthday Salute!”at the Nordic Heritage Museum (3014 NW 67th St) at 5 p.m. Featuring Nielsen’s Wind Quintet, Clarke’s March for the Prince of Denmark, and a potpourri of popular works such as Prokofieff’s Peter and the Wolf, Sousa’s Liberty Bell March, Roupen Shakarian’s Alpine Morn, and some PDQ Bach just for fun. Click here for more details and to purchase tickets. Ticket prices start at $22.
  • Open Mic at Conor Byrne Pub (5140 Ballard Ave NW) at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome. For more information click here.

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