Happening This Week
Mon. 2/5 9:30 pm
Adriana Giordano at Capitol Cider
Free
Capitol Cider (Capitol Hill)
“Join Adriana Giordano, Jeff Busch, Dean Schmidt, Julio Jauregui for an electrifying evening! Adriana says, ‘Looking forward to joining and hosting the Capitol Cider Jam Session on Monday, Feb 5. I’m just wrapping up my vacation in Brazil and am bringing a little sunshine in my pocket.'”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Tues. 2/6 7:30 pm
Casa de la Trova with SuperSones and Correo Aereo
Free
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“Casa de la Trova hosted by SuperSones. This month featuring an opening set by the Correo Aereo quartet! Come dance, mingle, network and celebrate with some of Seattle’s finest purveyors of Latin music.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Wed. 2/7 5:00 pm
Jazzukha
Free
Triple Door Musiquarium (Downtown)
World jazz with Farko Dosumov (bass), Etienne Cakpo (percussion), and Michael Gotz (guitar).
#SeattleWorldBeat
Wed. 2/7 7:30 pm
Balancing Digital Media and Real Life
$5.00
Phinney Center (Phinney Ridge)
“The newest generation of children is exposed to technology more than any who have preceded them. For many, this technological interaction begins at infancy. Does this ubiquity represent a wonderful opportunity to connect around the world or the first step in creating a generation that’s emotionally and socially dependent on screens?”
#SEATalks
Thurs. 2/8 7:00 pm
UX Book Club
Free
Ada’s Technical Books (Capitol Hill)
“We’re reading, ‘Interviewing Users: How to Uncover Compelling Insights’ by Steve Portigal. 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!”
#Design
Thurs. 2/8 7:30 pm
How to Fix the Future
$5.00
University Lutheran Church (U District)
“The Internet has morphed from a tool providing efficiencies for consumers and businesses to an elemental force that is profoundly reshaping our societies and our world. Former Internet entrepreneur Andrew Keen looks to the past to learn how we might change our future.”
#Tech
Thurs. 2/8 10:30 am-3:00 pm
CulturalFest
Free
UW HUB (UW Campus)
“CulturalFest celebrates the diversity and talent that international students bring to our campus and region. This annual FIUTS community event welcomes thousands of globally-minded visitors of all ages and backgrounds to the University of Washington for cultural exploration and learning.”
#Community
Fri. 2/9 8:30 am
Creative Mornings
Free
Seattle Public Library (Downtown)
“Traca Savadogo is a catalyst whose mission is to amplify ideas and bringing people together. Described as the Seattle Freeze Buster, Traca has an innate ability to be able to talk to anyone about anything. What helps her do that? Authentic curiosity, care, and compassion.”
#SEATalks
Fri.-Sun. 2/9-2/24
Twisted Cabaret: My Twisted Valentine
$25.00
Hale’s Palladium (Fremont)
“Twisted Cabaret is the ultimate date night show for your romantic someone; as long as that someone has a wicked sense of humor. Frank Olivier (America’s Got Talent, Tonight Show) stars in this one man variety explosion.”
#HauteSeattle
Sat. 2/10 10:00 am
WordPress Contributor Meetup
Free
Uptown Espresso (South Lake Union)
“Come hang out with other WordPress users, designers and developers and contribute to the WordPress project. No previous experience needed – you just show up and we’ll help you find something to do.”
#WordPress
Sat.-Sun. 2/10-2/18
The I Hate Children Children’s Show
$12.50-24.50
Hale’s Palladium (Fremont)
“If you love your kids but hate boring kid shows then you’ll love The I Hate Children Children’s Show, an award winning magic extravaganza that makes your kids the stars of the show. Every child is invited to help do a magic trick on stage with hillarious results. There’s free champagne for moms before the show and a bar to kill the pain of parenting.”
#HauteSeattle
Sat. 2/10 8:00 pm
Alma y Azucar
$12.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“Alma y Azúcar brings you an exquisite and passionate selection of Latin styles and flavors.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 2/10 8:30 pm
Caribbean Carnival Fête
$15.00
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“Caribbean Carnival Fête at the Royal Room showcasing Caribbean Festival Arts from Puerto Rico, Trinidad, and Panama. Artists include Grupo Bayano, Los Pleneros de Goddard, Folklore Panamá, and Mokojumbies.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Next Week
Mon. 2/12 7:00 pm
Ignite Education Lab
$5-10.00
Campion Ballroom (Seattle University)
“The Seattle Times is offering an evening of inspiring education-themed stories. Teachers, parents, principals, and students present quick, hilarious, inspiring—even surprising—stories about what it’s like to teach or learn. These presentations follow the traditional Ignite! event style—each presenter only has 5 minutes and 20 slides (automatically advancing every 15 seconds) to make their case.”
#SEATalks
Mon. 2/12 7:30 pm
Arlie Hochschild: Strangers in Their Own Land
$5.00
Pigott Auditorium (Seattle University)
Hochschild shares findings from her five-year immersion in the community around Lake Charles, Louisiana — a region strongly associated with the Tea Party. Hochschild talks about how she scaled what she calls the ’empathy wall’ to reveal how ‘hidden beneath the right-wing hostility to almost all government intervention lies an anguishing loss of honor, alienation and engagement in a hidden social class war.'”
#SEATalks
Tues. 2/13 5:30 pm
New Tech Seattle: Women In Tech
$10-20.00
Impact Hub (Pioneer Square)
“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.”
#Tech
Tues. 2/13 7:30 pm
Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet
$5.00
The Summit on Pike (Capitol Hill)
“Despite story after story of hacks, malware, government surveillance, and corporate corruption, we continue to rely on the web for ever more social functions. Investigative journalist Yasha Levine shares observations to help us gain perspective on this system we take for granted, revealing the for-profit surveillance businesses operated within Silicon Valley and the military origins of the platforms and tools we use every day.”
#Tech
Tues. 2/13 8:00 pm
PolyGras (Polyrhythmics Mardi Gras show)
$16-20.00
Nectar Lounge (Fremont)
“PolyGras: an evening with Polyrhythmics (2 sets), featuring a special second set documenting the history and evolution of the Deep Funk Revival, plus a set break tweener set from Ten Man Brass Band.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Wed. 2/14 6:30 pm
Pundamonium: The Seattle Pun Slam
$6.00
Peddler Brewing (Ballard)
“Pundamonium is a pun slam. That’s a kind of contest. One by one, 10 contestants have two minutes each to make puns based on prompts they have received ahead of time. Each contestant is immediately judged by five audience judges. The top four contestants go head to head in a final pun-off.”
#HauteSeattle
Wed. 2/14 7:00 pm
Bad Date Storytelling
Free
Highline Bar (Capitol Hill)
“Screw you Valentine’s Day! Let’s hear all the gory details of your worst dates. Take us down that rabbit hole that makes you still cringe years later, we’ve all been there. Give us the nitty, the gritty, the grotesque and the hilarious.”
#HauteSeattle
Thurs. 2/15 6:30 pm
Affective Color in Visualization
$7.50 (free for Puget Sound SigChi members)
TBD (TBD)
“Communicating the right affect, a feeling, experience or emotion, is critical in creating engaging visual communication. ‘Affective Color in Visualization’ examines how different color properties (lightness, chroma and hue) and different palette properties (combinations and distribution of colors) contribute to different affective interpretations in information visualization where the numbers of colors is typically smaller than the rich palettes used in design.”
#Design
Fri. 2/16 5:00 pm
Mochima
Free
Triple Door Musiquarium (Downtown)
“Mochima is a trio dedicated to the spread of joropo, merengue, parranda and all other Venezuelan musical styles.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri.-Sun. 2/16-2/18 8:00 pm
Los Lobos
$80-95.00
Triple Door (Downtown)
Legendary rock band from East LA. Their music is influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, zydeco, folk, R&B, blues, brown-eyed soul, and traditional music such as cumbia, boleros and norteños.
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 2/16 8:00 pm
Moth StorySLAM
$10.00
Bloedel Hall (Capitol Hill)
“TRANSIT: Prepare a five-minute story about planes, trains, and automobiles. Getting from A to B and notable moments along the way. The Boeing 747, the F train, or the Volvo. That attractive stranger on the plane, the time your soup spilled on the bus, or crying in traffic. Regale us with tales of commutes, fastened seat belts and left turns.”
#SEATalks
Fri.-Sat. 2/16-2/17
The Jazz Epistles featuring Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya and Hugh Masekela
$46.50
Jazz Alley (Downtown)
“Legends of South African music reunite for a historic concert to tell the story of The Jazz Epistles, arguably the most important jazz album ever recorded in its country’s history. This music was almost lost forever — only 500 copies were made in 1959, buried, and rediscovered decades later after the tyranny of apartheid. These giants of South African jazz tell their story at this extremely rare and unique performance.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri.-Sun. 2/16-2/24
Twisted Cabaret: My Twisted Valentine
$25.00
Hale’s Palladium (Fremont)
“Twisted Cabaret is the ultimate date night show for your romantic someone; as long as that someone has a wicked sense of humor. Frank Olivier (America’s Got Talent, Tonight Show) stars in this one man variety explosion.”
#HauteSeattle
Sat.-Sun. 2/17-2/18
The I Hate Children Children’s Show
$12.50-24.50
Hale’s Palladium (Fremont)
“If you love your kids but hate boring kid shows then you’ll love The I Hate Children Children’s Show, an award winning magic extravaganza that makes your kids the stars of the show. Every child is invited to help do a magic trick on stage with hillarious results. There’s free champagne for moms before the show and a bar to kill the pain of parenting.”
#HauteSeattle
Sat. 2/17 10:00 am
WordPress 101
Free
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.”
#WordPress
Sat. 2/17 8:00 pm
Brazilian Carnaval/Mardi Gras
$17.00
Crocodile (Belltown)
“A spectacular evening that mixes the sounds, samba, and feathers of Brazilian Carnaval and the carefree spirit of Mardi Gras. Entertainment includes Show Brazil!, Eduardo Mendonça, Daniel Pitta, VamoLá, Show Brazil Dancers, featuring dancers and percussion, Costume Contest and more!”
#SeattleWorldBeat
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Sat. 3/3 1:00-4:00 pm
Couples Massage Class
$150 per couple (or pair of friends)
Soma Yoga (Ballard)
Perfect Valentines Day gift. Learn massgage in an afternoon in this fun and engaging class. I teach this course only once or twice a year now, so get in while you can.
#Education
Tues. 4/3 8:00 pm
Omara Portuondo (Buena Vista Social Club)
$42.50
Moore Theater (Downtown)
“While other much loved Buena Vista stars like Ruben Gonzalez and Ibrahim Ferrer were lured out of retirement. Omara has been continually performing in public since the age 15, a legendary singer whose voice reflects a long, creative life of passion and music. She has been singing professionally for an incredible 70 years, and while revolutions and wars shook the globe, she has carried on, with indomitable elegance.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 4/21 7:30 and 10:00 pm
Rebirth Brass Band
$25.00
Tractor Tavern (Ballard)
“Rebirth Brass Band is a true New Orleans institution. While committed to upholding the tradition of brass bands, they have also extended themselves into the realms of funk and hip-hop to create their signature sound.”
#SeattleWorldBeat