What’s on this weekend

Danielle Anthony-Goodwin Ballard

Spend the first weekend in June at some of these fantastic events in the neighborhood. Enjoy!

Friday, June 5

  • Rainbow Bingo at Ballard Senior Center (5429 32nd Avenue Northwest) from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Sylvia will be calling a wild and crazy Bingo game! Ticket prices are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Click here for more details.
  • Ingraham High School presents Les Miserables at 7 p.m. in the Ingraham High School Auditorium (1819 N 135th St). Tickets are available online.
  • Live Music at Salmon Bay Eagles Club (5216 20th Ave NW). Featuring The Mark Whitman Band. Click here to find out more.
  • Live music at Conor Byrne Pub (5140 Ballard Ave NW) at 9 p.m. Featuring The Western Red Penguins. Tickets $8. Click here to purchase tickets and for more information.
  • Live Music at Tractor Tavern (5213 Ballard Ave NW) at 9 p.m. Featuring Hamilton Leithauser with Jack and Eliza. Tickets $18. Click here to purchase tickets and for more information.

Saturday, June 6

  • New North Precinct Police Station Open House event at Broadview Thomson Elementary (13040 Greenwood Ave N) from 10 a.m. – noon. Learn more about the new North Precinct Police Station project, including project status, preliminary designs, proposed schedule, opportunities for public input and more.
  • Literacy Council of Seattle Stock up for Summer Book Sale at 8500 14th Ave NW from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Fantastic bargains on thousands of used books:  cookbooks, children’s books, classics, gardening, history, mysteries, biographies, travel, Father’s Day gifts, beach reads and more. All proceeds to support adult literacy programs in our community. Early Bird entry 9 a.m. for $10 donation.
  • Friends of The Seattle Public Library Cookbook Sale at Delaney (1415 NW 70th St) from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. All cookbooks will be individually priced starting at $3. Some cookbooks will have been gently used, others will be like new. Space will be limited; once capacity is reached, sale-goers will experience a wait time.
  • Summer re-launch of Seattle Cookie Counter Vegan Ice Cream Truck at Light in the Attic Records (913 NW 50th St) from 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. Activities, face painting, silent auction and more. Click here to find out more.
  • Ballard Criterium Bike Race in Old Ballard from 2 p.m. – 9 p.m. Click here to find out more.
  • Summer Concerts at the Locks: Highline Community Symphonic Band from 2 p.m. in the botanical gardens. The concert is free and open to the public. Click here to check out the full summer schedule.
  • Intro to Forrest Yoga Series at Kula Movement Center for Yoga & Health (5340 Ballard Ave NW) from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Whether you’re new to yoga, rehabilitating and injury, or re-collecting to your practice, you are invited to join. Cost is $60. Reservations can be made online or by calling (206) 972-2999.
  • Ingraham High School presents Les Miserables at 7 p.m. in the Ingraham High School Auditorium (1819 N 135th St). Tickets are available online.
  • Live Music at Salmon Bay Eagles Club (5216 20th Ave NW). Featuring The Roy Kay Trio. Click here to find out more.
  • Live music at Conor Byrne Pub (5140 Ballard Ave NW) at 9 p.m. Featuring Blackheart Honeymoon, The Good Wives and Nevada Backwards. Tickets $8. Click here to purchase tickets and for more information.
  • Live Music at Tractor Tavern (5213 Ballard Ave NW) at 9:30 p.m. Featuring James McMurtry with Max Gómez. Tickets $20. Click here to purchase tickets and for more information.

Sunday, June 7

  • Ballard Farmers Market along Ballard Ave from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Click here to see this week’s specials.
  • Summer Concerts at the Locks: Cascadia Jazz Band from 2 p.m. in the botanical gardens. The concert is free and open to the public. Click here to check out the full summer schedule.
  • Ingraham High School presents Les Miserables at 2 p.m. in the Ingraham High School Auditorium (1819 N 135th St). Tickets are available online.
  • King’s Hardware Sunday Sundown Movie Night at 5225 Ballard Ave NW. Classic sports movies will be shown every Sunday in June starting at sundown. This week’s double feature includes Major League and Basketball.
  • Live Music at Tractor Tavern (5213 Ballard Ave NW) at 8 p.m. Featuring Howie Day with Liz Brennan. Tickets $15. Click here to purchase tickets and for more information.
  • Open Mic at Conor Byrne Pub (5140 Ballard Ave NW) at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome. For more information click here.

Do you know of an event happening in the neighborhood? Drop us a line at tips@myballard.com

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