Your Busy Weekend in Northeast Seattle, April 3-9

The forecast calls for a partly sunny weekend with temperatures nearing 60 degrees.

FRIDAY, April 3

• Donate your spring cleaning purge to the Annual Eckstein Middle School Band Rummage Sale. 
  • Drop off items in the school cafeteria at 3003 NE 75th Street between 1:30-4 PM. (The cafeteria’s exterior entrance faces the garden area in the back parking lot.) Items accepted include clothing in wearable condition, household items, books, music, furniture, toys, games, puzzles, and sporting equipment (no unassembled furniture, carseats or strollers).
• Listen to local live jazz with friends and great coffee. 
  • North End Jazz Quintet at Wayward Coffee House, 6417 Roosevelt Way NE. First Saturdays 8-10 PM. No Cover.

SATURDAY, April 4

• Score some bargains and support young musicians.
  • Annual Eckstein Band Rummage Sale, in the lunchroom and parking lot of the school at 3003 NE 75th St. Baked goods and music from the school’s jazz combos will also be on-hand. Money raised is used to offset some of the cost of off-camput music performances, repair damaged instruments, and provide scholarships to children who need assistance. 9 AM-3 PM. FREE.
• Add to your collections of gardening books or botanical illustrations.
  • 10th Annual Garden Lovers’ Book Sale at the Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St. The used book sale benefits the Elizabeth C. Miller Library’s purchase of new books and magazine subscriptions. 9 AM-3PM. FREE.
• Hop on over for your annual neighborhood Spring Egg Hunt.
  • Ravenna Eckstein Community Center, 6535 Ravenna Ave NE. 10-10:15 AM. FREE.
• Take the kids for pajama story time and drawing demo followed by free gelato. 
  • Pajama Storytime with author/illustrator Christa Pierce at Ravenna Third Place Books, 6504 20th Ave NE. 7-8 PM. FREE.

SUNDAY, April 5 – EASTER! 

•  Add to your collections of gardening books or botanical illustrations. 
  • 10th Annual Garden Lovers’ Book Sale at the Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St. 9 AM-3PM. FREE.

WEDNESDAY, April 8

• Play a bookworm’s dream board game. 
  • Bring Your Own Book Game Night at Ravenna Third Place Books, 6504 NE 20th Ave NE. Bring a book and then search for text to satisfy a selected prompt. 7-8 PM. FREE.

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