Will Daniels, 6th grade student at Explorer West Middle School, plays Mr. Webb in the production of “Our Town.”
School students are designers, actors, crewmembers, and have written original music. Performances are Friday and Saturday, April 17 and 18, at 7 p.m.
For tickets, call (206) 935-0495.
It's becoming a familiar pattern for the Ballard High School girls lacrosse team in its recent losses – the team plays well enough to hang with its opponents, occasionally leading, in the first half before seeing the other team pull away for the win in the second half.
The Beavers were up 7-5 April 14 against Bellevue East at halftime. But, thanks to a 9-4 second-half scoring advantage, Bellevue East got the 14-11 win.
In the last four games, all Ballard losses, Ballard (1-5) is averaging 4.25 first-half points to its opponents' 3.25 points. In the second halves of those games, the Beavers are managing 2.5 points while their opponents rack up 10.25.
Coach Lise Martin said Ballard, as a young team, does not have the player versatility necessary to keep up with more experienced teams and that those teams underestimate Ballard in the first half before coming out with more intensity after halftime.
On the upside, the April 14 game against Bellevue East was the Beavers highest scoring output of the season. Amanda Bryan scored four goals, bringing her team-leading total to eight.
The Ballard High School girls tennis team lost 8-0 to Bothell April 14. It was the team's fourth loss in a row to start the season.
Tatiane Tutida was a lone bright spot for the Beavers by winning a set against her Bothell opponent.
The tennis team will look to turn it around against Woodinville at 3:45 p.m., April 16 at Lower Woodland.
Thursday, April 30, local diners will stand up against AIDS by sitting down at their favorite restaurant during Greater Seattle’s Dine Out For Life.
At least four restaurants in West Seattle and more than 150 throughout the city and suburbs will donate 30 percent of their proceeds from that day—including breakfast, lunch, cocktails and dinner—to Lifelong AIDS Alliance, the Northwest’s leading AIDS Service Organization.
Now in its 16th year, Dine Out For Life has become a community tradition. The last Thursday of every April, restaurants across the region join together to raise funds to fight against AIDS.
Proceeds help support Lifelong AIDS Alliance’s critical care services for people living with HIV, AIDS and other chronic illnesses. These services include the Chicken Soup Brigade Food Program, housing and case management.
West Seattle area participating venues include:
Abbondanza Pizzeria, 6503 California Ave. S.W., 935-8989
Ama Ama Oyster Bar and Grill, 4752 California Ave. S.W., 937-1514
Buddha Ruksa, 3520 S.W. Genessee St., 937-7676
Thursday, April 30, local diners will stand up against AIDS by sitting down at their favorite restaurant during Greater Seattle’s Dine Out For Life.
At least nine restaurants in the greater Ballard area, and more than 150 throughout the city and suburbs, will donate 30 percent of their proceeds from that day—including breakfast, lunch, cocktails and dinner—to Lifelong AIDS Alliance, the Northwest’s leading AIDS Service Organization.
Now in its 16th year, Dine Out For Life has become a community tradition. The last Thursday of every April, restaurants across the region join together to raise funds to fight against AIDS.
Proceeds help support Lifelong AIDS Alliance’s critical care services for people living with HIV, AIDS and other chronic illnesses. These services include the Chicken Soup Brigade Food Program, housing and case management.
Participating restaurants in the Ballard area:
Alexa's Garden Cafe, 9701 15th Ave. N.W., 349-0338
74th Street Ale House, 7401 Greenwood Ave. N., 784-2955
Cafe Vita, 4301 Fremont Ave. N., 632-3535
The Ballard High School soccer team earned its first conference win of the season by defeating Issaquah 2-1 April 14.
The Beavers got on the board first when junior Greg Testa scored off an assist from senior Kentaro Bodzewski midway through the first half.
Issaquah tied the game in the 54th minute, but sophomore Brent Campbell got Ballard the win with an unassisted goal 13 minutes later.
The Beavers are now 1-3-1 in the conference and 3-4-1 overall.
Ballard faces Redmond in a conference matchup at 7:30 p.m., April 17 at Interbay Stadium.
For the final step in the process to complete a restoration plan, the Port of Seattle's Lower Duwamish River Habitat Restoration Plan will be presented to the Port of Seattle Commission at their May 5 meeting.
The Port Commissioners will be asked to adopt the plan as a Port of Seattle policy document.
The meeting will be held at a special location of the Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center, at 4705 W. Marginal Way S.W., starting at 1 p.m.
A final draft of the plan was released on Jan. 13, this year, which concluded the effort to address comments on the Oct. 29, 2008 plan draft and the State Environmental Policy Act review.
The plan's purpose is to is to "evaluate estuarine restoration opportunities in the duwamish Waterway and to prepare a planning framework for shoreline and aquatic area restoration coincident with continuing marine commerce and industrial use in the Duwamish Waterway."
ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery is opening "Gutenberg! The Musical!" April 15 through May 17.
The play by Scott Brown and Anthony King is a loving spoof in which two aspiring playwrights perform a backers’ audition for their new project: A big, splashy musical about printing press inventor Johann Gutenberg (not Steve Guttenberg from the cinema classic "Short Circuit").
With an unending supply of enthusiasm, Bud and Doug sing all the songs and play all the parts in their “historical” epic, with the hope that one of the producers in attendance will give them a Broadway contract – fulfilling their sky-high, if simple-minded, dreams.
“ArtsWest is very lucky to be doing this fast and funny musical,” said Theater Director Christopher Zinovitch. “I think "Gutenberg! The Musical!" is the perfect way to end our season and start your spring - light and frothy, yet full of powerful ideas.”
"Gutenberg! The Musical!" was developed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City, where it ran for more than a year.
At approximately 4:39 p.m. last night, April 14, officers from the Southwest Precinct responded to a silent burglary alarm at the Fairmount Park Elementary School building in the 3800 block of Southwest Findlay Street.
After they arrived officers surrounded the building. Three suspects fled the building and were apprehended after a foot pursuit. Officers then made entry into the building and arrested three more suspects inside. All six male suspects were transported to the Southwest Precinct.
Two of the suspects are reportedly young adults while the other four are juveniles. Preliminary investigation indicates that there was no property damage committed inside the building. The disposition of the six suspects has not yet been determined as this incident is still being actively investigated by responding officers.
Fairmount Park is currently closed and has not been used, for two years. The school district has scheduled summer school programs in the building, in part to activate the building and prevent incidents of vandalism.
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The upcoming 15th Annual West Seattle Garden Tour that will take place on July 19 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with guest lecturer "master gardener" and TV and radio personality Ciscoe Morris. This will be Morris' second year attending.
This year's self-guided tour will feature an eclectic mix of eight residential gardens. Tickets for the tour are $15, which includes lecture admission. Children under 12 years old are free. Tickets will be available throughout the Seattle metro area as well as on-line beginning in early June.
The 2008 edition of the West Seattle Garden Tour attracted more than 650 attendees and raised $17,000 for ArtsWest and four specially selected beneficiaries. In addition, two of the featured gardens showcased in the 2008 tour won honorable mention in the 2008 Pacific Northwest Magazine garden competition.
Each year, the Garden Tour donates a portion of the day's proceeds to Seattle-based non-profit organizations that promote horticultural education or community gardens. The proceeds from the 2009 Garden Tour will once again benefit ArtsWest in addition to Seattle Youth Garden Works, Transitional Resources and Plant Amnesty.
