Swing by a temporary Ballard pop-up art gallery through the month of May. The gallery features artworks in a variety of mediums by over a dozen artists, including Mayan Ham, Alex Chauhan, Chris Jameson, Leo Shallot, Saint Jermain, Debi Boyette, Barry Johnson, SYCO, Nikita Ares, Cory Castagno, Glynn Rosenberg, and Kyle Perry himself. Also featured is a mural by Stevie Shao.

Want to learn how to paint with thread and create 3-dimensional embroidery? Join fiber artist Melissa Galbraith of MCreativeJ for a hands-on embroidery workshop. In this 2 hour class you'll create your own ombre cactus with 3D flower embroidery while learning different embroidery techniques such as the long and short satin stitch, the woven picot stitch, and the French knot. Class materials include: a wooden embroidery hoop, surprise fabric, assorted full skeins of DMC embroidery thread, embroidery needle, pins, backing…

Ballardworks invites you to enjoy the art of more than twenty y artists, some will have their studios open so you can see how they make things and chat about art. Please join us!

Join us for our monthly Drag Night at the beer hall! Queen Andrew Scott and Beau Degas will be working the beer hall runway this month. Reservations are strongly encouraged. Walk up space at the bar will be available. 21+. Free to attend.

The Seattle Folklore Society is proud to be presenting Italy's Ensemble Sangineto in an online concert May 21st at 7pm. Founded by the Sangineto twins Caterina and Adriano, Ensemble Sangineto is an eclectic band which skillfully blends ancient harmonies and sonorities with modern rhythms. The wide-ranging musical experiences of the individual members converge to create fresh arrangements of traditional Irish, Scottish, Breton & Italian tunes and original compositions that display influences from many varied musical genres ranging from classical to…

Historic Ballardworks building hosts a studio sale. Several of the artists in the building will have paintings, collage, greeting cards, coloring pages, art supplies, gear and more at tremendous pricing. Help us clear out our studios and make room for more work!

Wear your pride, love and hope. You can learn to stitch a whimsical rainbow baseball hat. Join fiber artist Melissa Galbraith of MCreativeJ for a two-hour, hands-on workshop and stitch a rainbow cap. We’ll use rainbow colors and the seed stitch, lazy daisy stitch, fly stitch, reverse chain stitch, and the pekinese stitch during class to create a gorgeous rainbow. This class is great for stitchers who have some embroidery experience, and all are welcome. Each class participant will receive…

Let’s stitch magical mushrooms! Learn to embroider a playful bunch of fungi in this in person embroidery workshop with fiber artist Melissa Galbraith of MCreativeJ. This two hour, hands-on workshop covers a variety of beginner-friendly embroidery stitches such as the satin stitch, back stitch, reverse chain stitch, long and short satin stitch, and French knot. Each attendee will receive a full kit. Kits include: a wooden embroidery hoop, mushroom transfer designs, an embroidery needle, full skeins of embroidery thread, cream…

***A portion of proceeds donated to Solid Ground*** https://www.solid-ground.org/about/ "Solid Ground works to end poverty and undo racism and other oppressions that are root causes of poverty." Pun Intended Punslam is a slam-style pun making competition! Intenders sign up, just 10 will compete Judges from the audience will score, deciding their fate! Until the final round when the champion is up for debate! Our champion receives bragging rights, a gift card to Bickersons Brewhouse, and cheers! As we all continue…

Thank you for registering for the Next Steps in Real Estate Panel Discussion on June 1st starting at 6pm. We cover discuss opportunities and strategies related to: + Second home investment properties + Listing your home in today's market + Downsizing + Taxes and efficient transactions This discussion will be led by Kristen Adams, from Blue Star Group of Windermere Greenwood, and Jim Murphy from Caliber Home Loans. The discussion will be held online via Google Meets. The event link…

Join other animal lovers in the Seattle area to raise money for the Seattle Animal Shelter Foundation! The Seattle Animal Shelter takes in thousands of stray and owner-surrendered animals each year. Many of these animals are in need of a new start, lots of love and often significant vet and behavioral care. Volunteers started the Furry 5K in 1999 to raise funds for the Seattle Animal Shelter’s veterinary needs. Today, the Furry 5K raises money for the Seattle Animal Shelter…