What’s ahead for your West Seattle Friday!

(Thanks to Al for the photo of one of those ubiquitous, industrious spiders)

Highlights of fall’s first Friday!

SOUTHWEST ARTIST SHOWCASE DROP-OFF: You can be part of the Southwest Library‘s 27th annual Artist Showcase! Today’s the second of three days during which you can stop by the library (open until 6 pm tonight) to sign up while dropping off up to three pieces of your visual art. (9010 35th SW)

FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THE MOVIES: “Good Will Hunting” is this afternoon’s movie at the Senior Center of West Seattle, 1 pm, $1 members/$2 nonmembers. (4217 SW Oregon)

WEST SEATTLE JUNCTION WINE WALK: Tonight’s 5 pm-start event is sold out! Just mentioning as a reminder, in case you do have tickets.

FOOTBALL: Chief Sealth IHS homecoming game at 5 pm at Southwest Athletic Complex (2801 SW Thistle) vs. Ballard. West Seattle HS plays Franklin at Memorial Stadium downtown (401 5th Ave. N.) at 7:45 pm. Also, tonight’s West Seattle Stadium (4432 35th SW) game is O’Dea vs. Seattle Prep, 7 pm.

ALKI SKATING! The Alki Community Center has resumed Friday night skating, 5:45-7:45 pm. (5817 SW Stevens)

EVE AND DAY: 7-9 pm at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), “an acoustic duo featuring warm harmonies and a unique chemistry.” (5612 California SW)

‘SKELETON CREW,’ NIGHT TWO: 7:30 pm, it’s the second weekend for the new production at ArtsWest. You can check ticket availability here. (4711 California SW)

LOOK AHEAD TO THE WEEKEND – AND BEYOND! Our complete calendar is back up and running.

anonyme September 28, 2018 (12:12 pm)

Araneus diadematus, to be exact. The St. John’s Cross spider. There is a lot of mating activity going on right now, which is rather fascinating if you’ve got several hours to kill. The tiny male approaches the huge, egg-laden female and strums the strands of her web to let her know his intentions. Hopefully, she’ll enjoy his music….

WSB September 28, 2018 (12:20 pm)

Thank you. Been dodging these guys (gals?) for weeks now and admiring their webs.
melissa September 28, 2018 (4:31 pm)

Thanks, Anonyme! I’ve wondered what kind they are. And yes, they are everywhere, aren’t they?
Oui September 28, 2018 (6:29 pm)

I watched a pair of them yesterday. When the male approached the female, they gently touched hands repeatedly for about 20 minutes. Then the male touched the female’s stomach and after about the third time touching it, she spun her web around him and that was that.

anonyme September 29, 2018 (6:46 am)

The options are love – or lunch. Sometimes both. The males die soon after mating, so serving as lunch is merely nature’s way of efficiently recycling biological material. It’s also a myth that female spiders “always” eat their mates, and no more true of black widow spiders than any others. Another misconception is that spiders coming into the house this time of year are reacting to temperature. They were either there all along or simply got lost while wandering, but these (mostly male) spiders are actively looking for a mate. My cat finds them quite tasty.

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