St. Alphonsus Parish School will be hosting their annual Winter Open House this Sunday, January 29, from 11 a.m. at their campus (5816 15th Ave NW). Locals can discover St. Alphonsus Parish School’s values in addition to their unique learning environment. St. Alphonsus offers a Montessori preschool (including a full day option), K-4 elementary, and …
The Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association will hold its 2017 Annual Meeting on the mezzanine level of the Nordic Heritage Museum (3014 NW 67th St) on Sunday, January 22, from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. The meeting will comprise of the review of the 2016 program highlights and help shape the program for the 2017 Fifty-Year Jubilee, followed …
Ballard Library is hosting a preview concert of Seattle Opera’s upcoming production of Giuseppe Verdi’s “La Traviata” from 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. today (Wednesday, January 4). “La Traviata” is a passionate portrait of a worldly courtesan forced by bourgeois society to give up the man of her dreams. The opera enthralls with a wide …
There is plenty to do in Ballard this New Year weekend. Enjoy! FRIDAY, December 30 Live Music Market St. Dixieland Jazz Band at Egan’s Ballard Jam House (1707 NW Market St) at 7 p.m. $10 cover. Boxwell/Feldman Group at 9 p.m. $10 cover/$7 students. The Local Strangers, Ole Tinder, Day Laborers and Petty Intellectuals at Sunset Tavern (5433 Ballard Ave NW) 9 p.m. Tickets $10. Staticland, Duke …
The Phinney Neighborhood Association’s PNA Village team is once again seeking volunteers! Volunteers provide much of the talent and energy behind the PNA Village to help and create a vital network of support for people to age in their own homes. The Village is hosting a volunteer recruitment Happy Hour on Saturday, January 14, at the Phinney Center Blue Building, …
The Nordic Heritage Museum will open the 8th annual Nordic Lights Film Festival (NLFF) on January 12, 2017, at the Seattle International Film Festival’s (SIFF) Film Center in downtown Seattle. NLFF will feature contemporary, award-winning films from the Nordic countries – Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. For the first time, the festival will also feature a …
The team at Ballard Elks is hosting their first annual Julebukking event this Friday, December 16 from 6 p.m. Traditionally, during this event, people would dress up, go door to door to sing carols, and were often given treats of food and drink in return. To recreate this special celebration Ballard Elks will transform their Grand Lodge …
There is more than PLENTY on this weekend in Ballard. Enjoy! FRIDAY, December 9 Phinney Phestivus Celebration on Phinney Ridge from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Live Music A Whateverly Chrismas at Egan’s Ballard Jam House (1707 NW Market St) at 7 p.m. $5 cover. SATURDAY, December 10 Seattle Animal Shelter Boot Camp Fundraiser at Golden Gardens from 8 a.m. – …
The annual Phinney Phestivus celebration is set from this Friday, December 9, from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. The event is an art walk, a neighborhood holiday party and a monkey crawl all in one. Celebrate the Phinney quirky holiday monkey lights with a variety of “phestivities.” Locals can check out the Woodland Park Zoo’s WildLights and then …
Two Ballard based memoir authors, Corbin Lewars and Ingrid Ricks, have teamed up to launch Healing Through Writing Workshops for local teens and adults. In the wake of a divisive election that has sparked trauma and fear and triggered deeply buried emotions regarding race, sexual orientation, religion, illness, abuse, bullying and more, Ricks and Corbin wanted …
Members of the Northwest Youth Harp Ensemble will perform holiday songs from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday, December 10 at Ballard Library (5614 22nd Ave NW). The Northwest Youth Harp Ensemble is led by Ballard harpist Susi Hussong. The ensemble includes a dozen children and will be accompanied by violin, cello, flute, bells, drums …
Have a fantastic weekend in Ballard! FRIDAY, December 2 Live Music Hopscotch Christmas Show at Egan’s Ballard Jam House (1707 NW Market St) at 7 p.m. $10 cover. SATURDAY, December 3 Holiday Blood Drive at Ballard First Lutheran Church (2006 NW 65th St) 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Register with Sylvia Vikingstad at sylviastad@comcast.net. Ballard Elks Holiday Craft Market (6411 Seaview Ave NW) from 12 p.m. – …