Happening This Week
12/11-12 Mon.-Tues. 7:30 pm
Sweet Honey In The Rock
Jazz Alley (Downtown)
I stumbled across these lovely ladies at a free concert at Lincoln Center in NYC years ago and have followed them ever since. “Sweet Honey in the Rock: Celebrating the Holydays is a rare fusion of traditional American holiday spirituals, hymns and inspirational songs, as well as songs from other cultures and religions from around the world.”
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12/11 Mon. 8:00 pm
Casa de la Trova with SuperSones
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“Come join Septeto SuperSones and friends for two sets of traditional Cuban Son music at our final Casa de la Trova of 2017! We’ll start the night with a set of mellow Trova and Boleros, and finish the evening with a hot dance set of Sones, Guaracha and Chachacha.”
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12/12 Tues. 5:00 pm
New Tech Eastside: Women in Tech
eBay (Bellevue)
“Our theme for this month is Women In Tech. It’s no secret, companies with more women and more gender diversity perform better than those with less. We’re excited to invite you to learn about the difficulties, successes, and benefits of women in the tech industry, and what we can all do to ensure women aren’t just fully represented, but thrive.”
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12/12 Tues. 6:30 pm
Navigating Seattle Traffic Without Losing Your Mind
Seattle Art Museum (Downtown)
“Seattle’s population has been steadily growing by over 1,000 people per week according to recent reports. And with our city getting more and more crowded, traffic can only get more gridlocked. That’s why we’re excited to partner with Seattle Department of Transportation and TransitCenter for a discussion of solutions for the daily challenges faced by Seattle commuters.”
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12/14 Thurs. 5:00 pm
Transportation Ideas for a New Mayor
Seattle City Hall (Downtown)
“With new leadership in the Mayor’s office fast approaching, we’ve crowdsourced the best ideas from urban leaders around the sound, on transportation priorities to tackle in the first 100 days of the new administration. From addressing displacement to safe bike networks, our panel will share lightning round presentations of their brightest ideas for our new Mayor.”
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12/14 Thurs. 7:00 pm
UX Book Club
Ada’s Technical Books (Capitol Hill)
“Discuss ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ by Daniel Kahneman. This is a traditional book club style meeting where we chat about the book as a group (not an author event or presentation). Feel free to join even if you don’t get a chance to read the book!”
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12/14 Thurs. 7:00 pm
Fresh Ground Stories
Roy Street Coffee (Capitol Hill)
“December’s theme is ‘Fear Not! Stories of facing your fears.’ Bring a true story about a time when you faced your fears. Was it a physical fear? An emotional fear? What was at stake? Your job? Your health? Your reputation? What happened when you finally did it? What did you learn about yourself? Did it lead to facing other fears?”
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12/14 Thurs. 8:00 pm
And Other Stories
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“And Other Stories is a personal storytelling show/open mic, a mini craft fair, and a karaoke night all wrapped up into one unforgettable monthly event!”
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12/15 Fri. 8:30 am
Creative Mornings
Optimism Brewing (Capitol Hill)
“Jevin D. West developed with his colleague Carl Bergstrom a new course on ‘Calling Bullshit.’ This rooted out of his core research in data science, data reasoning and the science of science.”
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12/15 Fri. noon
City Club’s 2017 Year In Review
Seattle Marriott Waterfront (Waterfront)
“Panel of experts will discuss politics, fake news, foreign affairs, and other hot topics of 2017—and make their predictions for what is to come in 2018.”
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12/15 Fri. 7:00 pm
Parade of Boats Night
Lake Union to Ballard Locks (Ship Canal)
“Brightly decorated boats will convene in Lake Union and begin their promenade westward through the Fremont Cut around 8:30 pm. More than 65 boats registered to participate in 2016, with more expected this season.”
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12/15 Fri. 8:00 pm
Christmas Samba
Union Cultural Center (International District)
“Fundraiser/Fun raiser. Jingle your pandeiro and tamborim with Samba Santa! Food, music and dance. $5 donation. Special guests: Grupo Vamola!”
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12/15 Fri. 9:00 pm
Maya Soleil
J&M Café (Pioneer Square)
“High-energy electric Afro-World Fusion music and dance show. Expect some traditional drum & dance and a lot of African fusion.”
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12/16 Sat. 10:00 am
WordPress 101
Works Progress (Greenwood)
“Come get an introduction to WordPress and get some questions answered. This is a drop-in class with a rotating set of topics. Each class starts with a short presentation on that month’s topic, followed by plenty of time to ask questions and troubleshoot individual website situations.”
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12/16 Sat. 10:30 am
Civic Saturday
Impact Hub (Pioneer Square)
“Civic Saturday, an ongoing monthly series of meetings moving around Seattle since November 2016, is a civic analogue to church: a gathering of friends and strangers in a common place to nurture a spirit of shared purpose. To support our neighbors this holiday season, we will be holding a canned food drive at this event. Please consider bringing non-perishable food to donate!”
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12/16 Sat. 1:00 pm
Being a Better Ally: White Ally Toolkit Workshop
Hillman City Collaboratory (Rainier Valley)
This interactive three hour workshop intends to advance the cause of racial equity by helping white people to have conversations about race with each other.”
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12/17 Sun. 2:00 pm
Bombazo con Grupo Bayano
Seward Park Amphitheater (Seward Park)
“Grupo Bayano invites you to join us in offering an outdoor Puerto Rican Bombazo, including singers, dancers, and percussionists. We dedicate this Bombazo to all those in Puerto Rico who have come together in the face of devastating Hurricane María to save lives, serve community, and build a future. This is a healing and community building opportunity. All are welcome.”
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Next Week
12/18 Mon. 6:30 pm
Design Thinking and the City with Robin Mazumder
Queen Anne Community Center (Queen Anne)
“Interactive interview with renowned and award winning Canadian urban scientist, Robin Mazumder. He will be discussing how to lead change in communities, and how technology and immersive realities are changing how people experience their cities.”
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12/21 Thurs. 6:00 pm
Feast of the Winter Solstice
4111 Aurora Ave N (Fremont)
“Annual gathering of the Fremont Arts Council community to celebrate the longest night of the year. This lavish and artful celebration and ritual is created by the revelers themselves — the decorations, the costumes and the potluck dishes to share. Join us at our planning meetings, workshops, and build parties coming up on our calendar!”
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1/9 Tues. 7:30 pm
Daniel Ellsberg
University Temple Church (U District)
“With developing international discussions of nuclear conflict, it’s critical that we gather context for the policies and legacies of nuclear weapons. In his book The Doomsday Machine former high level defense analyst and legendary whistle-blower David Ellsberg offers us a first-hand account of America’s nuclear program in the 1960s, highlighting how our nation’s nuclear strategy has not fundamentally changed since the eras of late Eisenhower and early Kennedy.”
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3/24 Sat. 9:00 pm
Metalachi: The World’s First and Only Heavy Metal Mariachi Band
El Corazon (Denny Triangle)
ReverbNation says, “What began as an innocent evening of snorting horse tranquilizers with seven members of the village jai alai team in a Super Ocho motor lodge in Veracruz, Mexico became an event that literally gave birth to the greatest metal band to ever live. For it was on that hot summer night in 1982 that Consuela Espinoza stumbled out of her dilapidated shanty and fell face-first into rock-n-roll history.”
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