Happening This Week
Mon.-Tues. 3/12-13 7:30 pm
National Geographic Live: A Wild Life
$28-48.00
Benaroya Hall (Downtown)
“Photographer Bertie Gregory specializes in intimate shots of animals in their natural environment, whether that’s a frigid Vancouver beach or the streets of London. From up close footage of a leopard stalking through Mumbai to evocative portraits of Vancouver’s elusive coastal wolf, he has mastered the art of capturing what binds animal and human together.”
#SEATalks
Tues. 3/13 5:30 pm
New Tech Seattle
$10-20.00
Impact Hub (Pioneer Square)
“New Tech is the Northwest’s largest tech community. We’re the place where you make meaningful connections, enjoy great food and drinks, learn from the industry’s best, and have a fun night out. Most importantly, you’ll join an engaging group of go-getters, developers, founders, and professionals, and discover the people, partners, organizations, and resources to help you build your dreams.”
#Tech
Tues. 3/13 6:00 pm
The Future is Virtually Here: Using VR for More Engaging Research
$12.50
Atlas Workbase (Queen Anne)
“An overview of virtual and augmented reality and exploration of how this technology will likely change marketing and design research practices. Several agencies have started using VR for research and in this presentation we’ll explore some of these initial case studies.”
#Design
Tues. 3/13 7:00 pm
WordPress Developers: Advanced Custom Fields Deep Dive
Free
WeWork (South Lake Union)
“We’re relaunching the WordPress Developer meetup! Get into the code side of WordPress – from plugins, to themes, and beyond. This talk shares design patterns and best practices you will find invaluable when creating custom themes for clients, and demonstrates how to implement them using Advanced Custom Fields (ACF).”
#WordPress
Wed. 3/14 12:00 pm
Mini Civic Boot Camp: Housing People Experiencing Homelessness
$7.33
Impact Hub (Pioneer Square)
“Join us for a one-hour sample of Seattle CityClub’s new Civic Boot Camp program, Housing the Homeless. Learn about the historic and current perspectives on homelessness, and participate in a solutions-oriented workshop.”
#Civics
Wed. 3/14 7:30 pm
Seattle Science Slam
Free
Optimism Brewing (Capitol Hill)
“Andrew Baumgartner will tell us about black holes and some of their many uses in theoretical physics; Elena Agapie’s talk will discuss how technology can leverage social connections for personal improvement; and Shua Sanches will introduce us to new way to store information extremely securely using anti(ferro)magnets.”
#Science!
Thurs. 3/15 5:30 pm
Greybreak
Free
The Neighbor Lady (Central District)
“Whether you love the winter or are so over it, The Evergrey is throwing a party for you at The Neighbor Lady. Just a few days before the start of spring, celebrate what we hope will become an annual Evergrey tradition: Saying goodbye to winter and welcoming a new season.”
#Community
Thurs. 3/15 6:30 pm
The Well-Behaved Object: Design Principles for the Next Generation
$7.50
TEKSystems @ PSE (Bellevue)
“‘The Well-Behaved Object’ is a way of thinking about the relationship between us and the objects around us that augment our experience – and what it takes for the objects we use to be not just ‘intelligent,’ but valuable, empowering, and meaningful.”
#Design
Thurs. 3/15 8:00 pm
Red Barraat Festival of Colors
$18.00
Tractor Tavern (Ballard)
“High energy, gut-busting fusion of jazz, hip-hop beats, rock muscle, funky go-go, and scalding hot bhangra.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 3/15 8:00 pm
Big Brass Extravaganza
$10-12.00
Nectar Lounge (Fremont)
An evening of street bands with Give Back Brass Band, Ten Man Brass Band, Filthy FemCorps, and VamoLá.
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 3/15 8:00 pm
Grudge Rock: Rock N Roll Family Feud
$10.00
Lo-Fi (Eastlake)
“The Professor Jake Stratton hosts the the coolest, feudingest rock n roll game show in Seattle. Dead Bars vs Shadow Cats. This is how we do it: Two of Seattle’s top bands go head-to-head playing the classic game show Family Feud, and all the questions are about music! Bands will PLAY LIVE and rock the Lo-Fi down to the ground!”
#HauteSeattle
Thurs.-Sun. 3/15-4/8
Moisture Festival
Free-$28.00
Hale’s Palladium & other venues
The world’s largest comedy/variete/vaudeville/burlesque festival happens right here in Seattle every spring. Amazing physical feats, fun music, great comedy. Everything from kid’s matinees to late-night shows for the grown-ups, as well as free “Tent Talks.”
#HauteSeattle
Thurs.-Sun. 3/15-18
Bell & Battery Cabaret: Then To Now
$25.00
Rendezvous (Belltown)
“In a neighborhood hurtling towards the future, spend time digging up the past. Seven of Seattle’s most innovative artists find inspiration in overlooked stories in Belltown’s history. From 1890-2018; from Denny to Virginia, join us for this irreverent variety show that asks: how do we make something new out of our past?”
#Community
Fri. 3/16 8:30 am
Creative Mornings
Free
Impact Hub (Pioneer Square)
“Kelsey Noonan is passionate about the design of innovative, user-focused solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems. Kelsey is an expert in behavior change for social good – combining deep insights into community and individual behaviors with the analysis of big-data to inform health and development programs.”
#SEATalks
Fri.-Sat. 3/16-3/17 8:00 pm
Antibalas
$25.00
Nectar Lounge (Fremont)
“Brooklyn-based afrobeat band that is modeled after Fela Kuti’s Africa 70 band and Eddie Palmieri’s Harlem River Drive Orchestra. Although their music generally follows the musical architecture and language of afrobeat, it incorporates elements of jazz, funk, dub, improvised music, and traditional drumming from Cuba and West Africa.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 3/16 8:00 pm
CommUNITY Cultural Celebration: Afro-Cuban Night
$10 suggested donation
Union Cultural Center (International Disctrict)
“CommUnity Cultural Celebration at UCC is a monthly celebration bringing friends, family, and all who love cultural arts together for food, dancing, singing, and connecting! March features an Afro-Cuban Night with Mark Ifewoluwa Lilly and Bembe Olele! The evening will bring Rumba and Orisha song and dance, along with delicious eats.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 3/16 8:00 pm
Moth StorySLAM
$10.00
Bloedel Hall (Capitol Hill)
“MANNERS: Prepare a five-minute story about civil comportment. P’s and Q’s, southern hospitality, reform school. Behaving like a perfect lady/gentleman or revealing your uncouth inner beast. Bad habits, rude encounters, misinterpretations. Sit up straight, elbows off the table . . . wait your turn!”
#SEATalks
Fri. 3/16 9:00 pm
Boka Kouyate Djeliyah Band
(price not provided; probably a cover)
Rumba Notes (Columbia City)
Some of Seattle’s best world musicians play the music of Guinea. Boka Kouyate vocals, guitar, balafon, djembe; Afua Kouyate vocals/dance; Leif Totusek guitar; Masa Kobayashi, la bass; and Ricardo Guity Blanco, drum set.
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 3/17 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. 3/17 12:30 pm
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Free
4th & James to Westlake (Downtown)
Seattle’s 46th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
#Community
Sat. 3/17 8:00 pm
Kiki Valera & Cubaché
$15.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“Kiki Valera is considered by many to be Cuba’s greatest living cuatro player. He is also a multi-instrumentalist (tres, guitar, bass, keyboards & percussion), composer, arranger, sound engineer & producer.” Cuban music at its best.
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 3/17 9:00 pm
Rayvanny
$25.00
Rumba Notes (Columbia City)
“East African Bongo Flava Superstar Rayvanny performs for the first time in Seattle.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sun. 3/18 8:00 pm
Flor De Toloache, Edna Vasquez
$12-14.00
Vera Project (Seattle Center)
“Latin Grammy nominated female band, Flor de Toloache continue to win the hearts of music fans both mainstream and traditional mariachi fans alike through their distinct vision and enlightened interpretation of traditional mariachi instruments.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Next Week
Tues. 3/20 6:00 pm
Discovering Seattle Parks: A Local’s Guide
Free
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“Linnea Westerlind, author of Discovering Seattle Parks, has researched and visited every single one of Seattle’s more than 400 public parks. She shares the best and most interesting public spaces that you should not miss in her engaging talk.”
#Community
Tues. 3/20 6:30 pm
WordPress Help Desk Meetup
Free
Smart Buildings Center (Beacon Hill)
“Intended for a wide audience: from new WordPress users to experienced bloggers, cutting edge designers, or advanced developers; all are welcome. Come and learn, share, and participate in our amazing WordPress community. Not Just Technical Help! Our community is full of members with a broad range of expertise from building sites, to front and back-end development, hosting, strategy, UX and design, SEO and analytics, social networking, to project and business management.”
#WordPress
Tues. 3/20 7:30 pm
Elastic: Flexible Thinking in a Time of Change
$5.00
University Lutheran Church (U District)
“With rapid technological innovation leading the charge, today’s world is transforming itself at an extraordinary and unprecedented pace. Theoretical physicist Leonard Mlodinow looks at the mechanics of our own minds as we navigate the rapidly shifting landscapes around us.”
#SEATalks
Tues. 3/20 7:30 pm
The Circus (Cirque) and Live Performance
Free
Hale’s Palladium (Fremont)
“Charly Castors speaks on the history, birth, and development of the circus and wide-spread ramifications internationally. Explore differences between the European and american circus as well as similar shows. The whole told with video, slides, and Charly’s personal experieces. 90 minutes. Followed by a Q&A.” A Moisture Festival Tent Talk.
#HauteSeattle
Tues.-Sun. 3/20-4/8
Moisture Festival
Free-$28.00
Hale’s Palladium & other venues
The world’s largest comedy/variete/vaudeville/burlesque festival happens right here in Seattle every spring. Amazing physical feats, fun music, great comedy. Everything from kid’s matinees to late-night shows for the grown-ups, as well as free “Tent Talks.”
#HauteSeattle
Wed. 3/21 5:30 pm
A.I. and Automation in the Workforce of Tomorrow
$10.00
Pigott Auditorium (Seattle University)
“Machines and equipment are already making inroads into the labor market. These changes have been brought on by the drive for companies to be more efficient. Undoubtedly, these forces will continue and will reshape the frontier to determine what is possible for automated machines to manage in the workforce of the 21st century. The MIT Enterprise Forum explores these dynamices with experts in automation technology, software engineering, and human-centered design practices.”
#SEATalks
Wed. 3/21 6:30 pm
Capturing Bertha & the Biggest Tunnel in the World through Film and Photography
Free
MOHAI (South Lake Union)
“Photographer Catherine Bassetti captured one-of-a-kind photos and videos of the SR 99 tunnel project, from hundreds of feet up in the air to hundreds of feet underground. Bassetti’s images capture the larger-than-life machinery, the rescue and return of the cutterhead, the emergence of Bertha, and the complete disassembly of the tunnel boring machine.”
#SEATalks
Thurs. 3/22 6:00 pm
Innovation and Design Thinking Meetup
Free
TBD (TBD)
Location and theme TBD.
#Design
Thurs. 3/22 7:00 pm
Fresh Ground Stories
Free
Roy Street Coffee (Capitol Hill)
“This month’s show is all about being humbled. I have approximately 2,475 personal experiences that I can draw from. I’m guessing each of you has a number close to that.”
#SEATalks
Sat. 3/24 9:00 pm
Metalachi: The World’s First and Only Heavy Metal Mariachi Band
$13-15.00
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.”
#HauteSeattle
Sun. 3/25 1:00 pm
King-Snohomish County Regional Spelling Bee
Free
Campion Ballroom (Seattle University)
“Want to watch 90 middle-schoolers knock out words like zwieback, alluvium, thalweg, and peccadillo? So do we! The regional spelling bee brings together students from schools across King and Snohomish Counties who have already proven themselves to be fantastic spellers.”
#Community
Sun. 3/25 6:00 pm
The Secret Life of Dictionaries
$5.00
Campion Ballroom (Seattle University)
“Do you have strong feelings about the word ‘irregardless’? Have you ever tried to define the word ‘is’? Many of us take dictionaries for granted, and few may realize that the process of writing dictionaries is, in fact, as lively and dynamic as language itself.”
#SEATalks
Sun. 3/25
French Fest
Free
Armory (Seattle Center)
6th Annual French Fest: A Celebration of French-Speaking Cultures
#Community
Noteworthy Upcoming Events
Sat. 3/31 10:30 am
Unlocking The Power of CSS Grid Layout for Web Developers
Free
Seattle Public Library (Downtown)
“Once you have grasped the basics of CSS Grid, you quickly discover how it enables many existing design patterns in a streamlined, elegant way. However, we shouldnt see Grid in isolation. Understanding how other parts of CSS work together with Grid is key, in order to get the most out of our new abilities.”
#Design
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
Thurs.-Sun. 4/19-22
Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra
$36.50
Jazz Alley (Downtown)
“His musical style: a mix of Spanish, Mexican and World elements, strong melodies tinged with a shade of melancholy, balanced with upbeat rhythms.”
#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
Fri.-Sun. 4/27-29
World Rhythm Festival
Free
Seattle Center (Queen Anne)
Annual gathering of world percussion and dance fans.
#SeattleWorldBeat
Tues.-Wed. 5/1-2 7:30 pm
Pedrito Martinez Group
$28.50
Jazz Alley (Downtown)
Praise for Grammy-nominated Cuban percussionist Pedro Martinez: “Pedrito is a genius Working with him has been a revelation to me.” – Wynton Marsalis “The Pedrito Martinez Group is the real thing. They had the club JUMPING! It made me feel like a teenager!” – Quincy Jones
#SeattleWorldBeat
Wed. 5/2 7:30 pm
Angélique Kidjo’s “Remain in Light”
$50-80.00
Benaroya Hall (Downtown)
“Critically acclaimed, three-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo is one of the greatest artists in international music today. In her latest project, Kidjo reimagines The Talking Heads’ classic album, Remain in Light.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri.-Sun. 6/1-3
HONK! Fest West 2018
Free
TBD (all over town)
“HONK! Fest West is a grass roots, non-profit, music festival. Completely volunteer planned, organized, and performed, HONK! Festivals are a part of a global renaissance of community street band culture. For three days in Seattle area parks and streets, 25+ bands deliver music and celebration that is completely free and family-friendly.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 6/23 8:00 pm
Ozomatli
$30-32.50
Nectar Lounge (Fremont)
“Since its inception in 1995, innovation and creativity have defined Ozomatli. Hailing from Los Angeles, the group found a way to represent the city’s eclectic culture through music that appeals to the local community and the world beyond. Ozomatli’s success is exemplified in an impressive variety of genres from classic to modern Latino, urban, hip-hop and other world styles.”
#SeattleWorldBeat