Community events for May 5-6, 2012, include Next 50 Water
& Habitat Weekend at Seattle Center; the Medieval Festival at Camlann
Medieval Village in Carnation; and low-tide walks at Puget Sound beaches.
Information, displays and interactive activities for all ages on water and watersheds, community ecosystems and local habitats, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday, Next 50 Plaza, Alki Courtyard and Intiman Playhouse, Seattle Center; Seattle; free (206-684-7200 or www.seattlecenter.com).
Opening Day: Seattle Yacht Club celebration of the opening day of boating season; Windermere Cup rowing competition with American and international crews racing University of Washington teams, 10:05 a.m.; parade of 250 boats, noon Saturday, Montlake Cut, Seattle (www.seattleyachtclub.org).
Free Comic Book Day: One free comic book per person Saturday, Golden Age Collectables, Pike Place Market, Seattle (206-622-9799) and other local comic book stores (www.freecomicbookday.com).
Warthogs and Visayan warty pigs debut: New African warthogs in the African Savanna and Visayan warty pigs in the Tropical Forest exhibit, keeper talks, activities, free piggy banks to the first 500 kids, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Woodland Park Zoo, 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; $11.50-$17.75 (206-548-2500 or www.zoo.org).
Master Gardeners Plant Sale: Native plants, perennials, ornamentals, veggies, tomatoes, garden art vendors, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 N.E. 41st St., Seattle (www.mgfkc.org/events/plant-sale).
Medieval Festival for May: Medieval games, minstrels, archery, blacksmithing, 1 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Maypole dance and May Queen, 4:30 p.m.; lunch available noon-3 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, Camlann Medieval Village, 10320 Kelly Road N.E., Carnation; $4-$6 (425-788-8624 or www.camlann.org).
Bicycle Sunday: Lake Washington Boulevard closed to vehicle traffic for bicyclists, walkers, runners and skaters, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday; Lake Washington Boulevard from Mount Baker Beach to Seward Park, Seattle; professionally fitted bicycle helmets available for $10, 1-4 p.m., Seward Park (206-684-4075 or www.seattle.gov/parks).
"The Very Hungry Caterpillar": Seattle Children's Theatre drama story for kids ages 2-8, noon Sunday, Secret Garden Bookshop, 2214 N.W. Market St., Seattle; free (206-789-5006 or www.secretgardenbooks.com).
Seattle Aquarium Beach Naturalists: Explore sea life at low tide, drop in anytime 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sunday; Carkeek Park, Golden Gardens, South Alki and Lincoln Park in Seattle; Richmond Beach in Shoreline; Seahurst Park, Burien in Des Moines Beach; free (www.seattleaquarium.org).
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