Ballard weekly event roundup: June 8 – 14

Here’s your weekly events roundup for June 8-14 in Ballard.

Tons happening this week, from multiple trivia nights to Reuben’s Brews annual family pride fest and a massive fundraising sale at Ballard Clay. Enjoy your week in Ballard!

Monday, June 8

• De-escalating Harm in Our Life & World, Kadampa Meditation Center, 7 p.m.
  • In this course we learn how to de-escalate in our life and our world, through Buddhist methods on non-retaliation. When we are harmed, or someone we care about is harmed, our instinct is to retaliate, but this only creates more problems and suffering. In this course, learn powerful methods to respond compassionately and wisely to harm. With Resident Teacher Kadam Trina Gunther and Nick Birdsall

Tuesday, June 9

• Realization Process/Family Constellation Workshop, Ballard Homestead, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
  • Using Realization Process attunements, we will cultivate ground for resilience and greater wholeness in ourselves. Systemic and Family Constellations are offered to restore balance and deepen our experience of the flow of love in all our relationships; to see what has been hidden and the strengths and challenges to belonging.
• Trivia Night at Ballard Beer Box, 6 – 8 p.m.
  • Get ready to put your knowledge to the test!

Wednesday, June 10

• Trivia with Head in the Clouds, Reuben’s Brews, 7 – 10 p.m.
  • Think you’ve got the answers? We’ll see! Grab a pint, grab your crew, and battle it out for bragging rights (and prizes). Join us every Wednesday for Trivia Night at Reuben’s Brews taprooms! It’s your mid-week brain refresh with a friendly competitive streak. Our trivia hosts keep the pace quick and the categories wide—music, movies, local lore, and the occasional curveball. It’s community tables, cheers for good answers, and no gatekeeping. Build a team or join one on arrival. Either way, you’ll enjoy fresh beer and leave with new facts and a few new friends.

Thursday, June 11

• Tarot Thursday with Reader by the Wood, Skål Beer Hall, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
  • Connect with Jamie Anderson from Reader by the Wood for comprehensive, empathetic, and candid tarot readings. Walk-ins only
• Fiber Arts Class: Punch Needle, Swoon City, 6 – 8:30 p.m.
  • Punch needle is the craft of using a manual to make a field of loops on a fabric surface, creating an image. In this workshop, you will learn all about this very fun, approachable, and beginner-friendly craft! Design your own image or choose one of Clé’s templates, learn to transfer the design to an embroidery hoop, and use the punch needle tool to create a colorful and beautiful piece of art to display in your home with pride. Punch needle tool will be available for purchase at the end of class for those who want to continue their punching journey at home!
• Clay and Fire Workshop, Atria, 6 – 10 p.m.
  • During this 4-hour beginner-friendly workshop, guests will be guided through foundational hand-building techniques, including pinch and coil methods, to create two unique ceramic pieces. No prior experience is necessary—this workshop is designed for beginners and anyone seeking a slower, more intentional approach to making.
• Meet the Author: Nicola Griffith, National Nordic Museum, 6:30 – 8 p.m.
  • Meet local queer author, Nicola Griffith, who will discuss her Aud Torvingen series: three literary crime thrillers that follow the daughter of a Norwegian diplomat on an internal journey from a cool, self-reliant individual to a fully-rounded human being. Griffith’s beloved Aud Torvingen trilogy reshapes the noir suspense novel into something refreshing and excitingly new. The talk will be followed by a Q&A about her life as a writer and researcher hosted by her wife and fellow writer, Kelley Eskridge.

Friday, June 12

• Dining Dead and All of our Cornbread, Conor Byrne Pub, 7 p.m.
  • Dining Dead, a Seattle-born music project, was formed after Emma Belmont and Sammy Skidmore, both Seattle natives, reconnected years after meeting at summer camp. Bonding over their shared love of guitar, The Shins (they would see the band together at Bumbershoot in 2008) and The Pixies, they were fast friends in 7th grade. Fast forward years later, and the two began writing songs at Emma’s home, joined by future drummer Bogie Pieper. The project’s sound expanded from singer/songwriter to full-blown band with the addition of Shannon Barberry (bass), Bogie Pieper (drums), and Kennedy Webb (violin, synth, and backup vocals).
• Russian Blue, Bonney Rubble, and Iris Kymm, Tractor Tavern, 8 p.m.
  • Doors open at 8 p.m., music starts at 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 13

• Sewing Class: Hand Stitched Felt Stuffies, Swoon City, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
  • Design and sew your own hand-stitched stuffed “monster.” You’ll start by making a plan (sketch, select from available templates, or just wing it). Then you’ll cut out felt pieces for a body and any desired extremities. Finally, you’ll stitch them together using a few different stitching styles and add stuffing right before they are complete. Kiddos aged 8 and up are welcome in this class with a ticket-holding adult. Spend the afternoon making monsters!
• Fundraising Sale, Ballard Clay, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
  • Come by and shop all of our donated pots from all of our members and neighborhood friends. As well as clearing our shelves of abandoned pots from over the past year. Pricing is pay what you are willing to donate! We will have a suggested range, but come and give what you can. 100% of proceeds will be donated.
• Family Pride Fest, Reuben’s Brews, 12 p.m. – 7 p.m.
  • Have Fun and Help Raise Money for Seattle Pride. We’re throwing another day-long, all-ages Pride celebration at our Ballard Taproom on Saturday, June 13th that’s going to be lots of fun. Here’s what to expect:
    • Face Painting
    • Hat Decorating Station
    • Rainbow Wings Photo Booth
    • Friendship Bracelet Making
    • A danceable soundtrack from 3 – 7:00 p.m. by DJ Summersoft
• Fiber Arts Class: Beaded Crochet Necklace, Swoon City, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Learn a simple crochet chain stitch to create a single-strand necklace. You’ll start by choosing a collection of beads, a cording color and an approximate length for your necklace. Then you’ll learn and master the crochet chain stitch while creating your personalized necklace.
• Seattle A Cappella-Palooza, Center for Spiritual Living Seattle, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
  • THREE local a cappella groups. ONE pitch-perfect night. ZERO instruments. Experience the power and artistry of the human voice as three premier local Seattle-area a cappella groups – Puget Sound Company, Stage Appropriate, and Seatown Sound – come together for a special showcase of unplugged musical magic at Center for Spiritual Living Ballard.
• Dirty Couch Brewing Pre-Summer Bash, 12 p.m. – 10 p.m.
  • Dirty Couch Brewing is gearing up for Summer, and we’re celebrating with personal pizzas, beer slushies, and live music. Beer and pizzas will be available all day, and Grunge Tree will kick things off around 5 pm! Saturday looks like it has some great weather in-store (knock on wood)!

Sunday, June 14

• Ballard Farmer’s Market, Ballard Ave, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.(recurring)
  • Open since 2000, The Ballard Farmers Market is Seattle’s first year-round neighborhood farmers market selling produce exclusively from Washington state farmers. The Market has operated along the historic cobblestone stretch of Ballard Avenue NW between Vernon Place and 22nd Avenue.
• Community Yoga with Flood Yoga, 8:45 – 9:45 a.m.
  • This Slow Flow class is a gently-paced vinyasa practice that invites you to move, breathe, and settle into your body — no experience necessary, all levels welcome. Slow Flow sits in the sweet spot between active and easeful, blending softness with strength. Expect a continuous, fluid sequence of standing and seated poses, linked with breath and held just long enough to find your foundation and fully arrive in each shape. This is a mindful, accessible flow designed to move with intention rather than speed. We’ll close every session with a generous savasana, so you leave feeling grounded and renewed.
• Ballard Bookworms Community Storytime, Ballard Locks Lawn, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
  • Join Ballard Preschool Co-op’s beloved Teacher Christine, along with special guest Danielle Beiling of Little Light Yoga, for a fun and engaging story time designed to spark a love of reading and build community connections. Grab your picnic blanket and join us on the lawn at the Ballard Locks (or in the Visitor Center if it rains). Ballard Bookworms is free and open to the public. Recommended for ages 5 and under (older siblings welcome).
• Gem Painting: Dazzling Book Covers, Swoon City, 3 – 5 p.m.
  • In this delightful 2-hour workshop, you’ll learn how to place gem rhinestones on the cover of your favorite book to create a dazzling design sure to be the star of your shelfie.
    

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