Meghan Walker (via My Ballard)
Here’s your weekly events calendar for all things happening in Ballard Nov. 2-8.
Lots happening this week, with trivia, craft nights, film screenings, and the annual Seattle Sauna Festival. Enjoy!
Tuesday, Nov. 3
Wednesday, Nov. 4
- Ombre Sprayed Edges for Your Favorite Book, Swoon City, 6:30 – 8 p.m.
- Beautify your favorite book by creating a sprayed-edge style design. Bring a book or buy one from Swoon City for 20% off.
- Trivia at Channel Marker Cider, 7 – 9 p.m.
- Free wager-based trivia with prizes and dinner from Tacos and Burgers Express.
- Special Sir Patrick Stewart Book Trivia Night at The Ink Drinker, 8 – 9:30 p.m.
- Special edition of Book Trivia inspired by Sir Patrick Stewart, with prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places. Teams and solo players welcome, no entry fee.
- Drinkers with Knitting Problems – craft night, Hazelwood, 8 – 11 p.m.
- Happy Hour and other drink specials – including N/A options – for anyone knitting, crocheting, embroidering, sewing…. You get the idea… Bring some yarn.
Thursday, Nov. 5
- Loki Pete Film Screening and Discussion, National Nordic Museum, 6 – 7:30 p.m.
- Pete Knutson recounts his journey as a commercial fisherman, an activist and a teacher. Through flash-backs from decades ago, featuring the 2001 fight to preserve Seattle’s Fisherman’s Terminal, the film highlights the personal and collective resilience needed to maintain a small family business in a tightening economy. $10
- Polymer Clay Class: Charcuterie Board, Swoon City, 6 – 8:30 p.m.
- In this 2.5 hour, beginner-friendly, hands-on class, you’ll create tiny, adorable fake charcuterie boards using polymer clay and oil pastels! Pastry chef and miniaturist Rosalie Cass will provide guided instruction on how to sculpt, shade and decorate charcuterie boards. Follow step by step or let your imagination lead the way! Each student will make a mini charcuterie board to bring home. $55
- Name That Tune, Skal Beer Hall, 7:30 – 9 p.m.
- You’re that friend who starts belting out the song two seconds in?! This night is for you! Come Name That Tune in our new event series hosted by one of the premier Seattle Drag Queens, Miss Texas! Face-off against the competition in this King or Queen of the Hill format. Two contestants will compete at a time. When you know the song, buzz in and score points for correctly naming the song and the artist. Get the most right and you’ll move on to face the next challenger. Prizes will be awarded to top performers. No entry fee. Our full kitchen and bar will be open during the competition.
Saturday, Nov. 7
- Ballard Fall Leaf Cleanup, Bell Tower, 8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
- Volunteers needed to clean up leaves in downtown Ballard. Meet at the Bell Tower, sign up in advance if possible. Fresh hot coffee and donuts for volunteers.
- Beginner Gentle Yoga, Ballard Health Club, 9 – 10 a.m.
- Build strength, flexibility and inner calm through simple poses, mindful breathing, and guided relaxation. $10
- Seattle Sauna Festival, National Nordic Museum, Nov. 7 – 8, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
- Held behind the National Nordic Museum, the Seattle Sauna Festival will feature several portable and wood-fired saunas, cold plunges, and outdoor gathering spaces. $79 – $189
- Toddler Music and Movement at Illumination Learning Studio, 10 – 11 a.m.
- Caregiver-and-child class for kids 18 months – 3 years. Sing, dance, move, & play. $25
- Preschool & Pre-Kindergarten Open House, St. Alphonsus, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
- Come explore the classrooms, meet our teachers, connect with current parents, and spend some time with our Principal, Vice Principal, and Admissions Director.
Sunday, Nov. 8
- Ballard Farmer’s Market, Ballard Ave, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.(recurring)
- Open since 2000, the Ballard Farmers Market is Seattle’s first year-round neighborhood farmers market selling produce exclusively from Washington state farmers. The Market has operated along the historic cobblestone stretch of Ballard Avenue NW between Vernon Place and 22nd Avenue.
- Ballard Bookworms November Storytime, Ballard Pre-School Co-op, 10 – 11 a.m.
- Free storytime with local children’s author Dan Branley and his book “Bad Day Sunshine.”
- Silent Reading at The Ink Drinker, 6 – 8 p.m.
- Free quiet reading with drinks and food options.
Photo: Seattle Sauna Festival, by Eva Seelye, RAW Media
