Film, open houses, recitals, folk, comedy, blues and more in the neighborhood this weekend

by | Feb 2, 2018

Here’s what’s happening around the neighborhood this weekend. Check our Events calendar any time for more.
February Film: “Unfinished Song” at 1 p.m. Friday at the Greenwood Senior Center, 525 N. 85th St.
Salmon Bay Lending celebrates its move from Ballard to Greenwood with an open house starting at 1 p.m. Friday, along with a food drive to support FamilyWorks, which operates the Greenwood Food Resource Center.
Masterclass piano performance with Mark Salman, free, at 6:45 p.m. Saturday at Music Center of the Northwest, 901 N. 96th St. On Saturday, Anna Doak’s double bass students perform their winter recital from 2-4 p.m. at the Music Center.
Seattle Folklore Society presents an Irish music concert of “Open the Door for Three” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Phinney Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N., in the Brick Building in Community Hall.
Kortney’s (Stand-Up Style) Comedy Showcase at 8 p.m. Saturday at Naked City Brewery & Taphouse, 8564 Greenwood Ave. N.
Progressive Spirituality Discussion Group at 4 p.m. Sunday at Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery, 8570 Greenwood Ave. N.
First Sundays Blues Open Jam Session at 7 p.m. Sunday at Couth Buzzard Books, 8310 Greenwood Ave. N.
Not Without Salt, a new workshop, dining and rental space at NW 65th Street and 3rd Avenue NW, celebrates its grand opening with a party Saturday.
More than 500 people, including 100 local law enforcement officers, will take part in the Special Olympics Polar Plunge at Golden Gardens. The event includes a variety of food trucks, a heated outdoor beer garden, music and entertainment by Seattle Seahawk’s drumline Blue Thunder and Seattle Police Department’s Pipes & Drums.
Traffic wise this weekend:

  • Seattle Boat Show continues through Sunday at CenturyLink Field Event Center, Bell Harbor Marina and South Lake Union.
  • Washington State Department of Transportation crews will reduce I-5 to a single lane and close multiple ramps – including the northbound off-ramp to North 85th Street and the NE 70th Street on-ramp – beginning at 9 p.m. Saturday until 7 a.m. Sunday to replace overhead signs. The I-5 express lanes will remain open in the northbound direction overnight Saturday before closing at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, then reopening southbound at the normal weekend time of 8 a.m.

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