Happening This Week
Mon.-Tues. 5/14-15 7:30 pm
National Geographic Live – A Rare Look: North Korea to Cuba
$28-48.00
Benaroya Hall (Downtown)
“In 2011, David Guttenfelder made history when he helped the Associated Press open a bureau in North Korea — the first-ever Western news agency in the politically isolated country. For the first time in North Korean history, images of daily life there were sent to the world, while Guttenfelder himself acted as an unofficial ambassador. In 2016, he broke through another wall when he boarded the first cruise ship in decades to travel from the United States to Cuba, and returned to the island to cover Fidel Castro’s four-day funeral procession.”
#SEATalks
Mon. 5/14 7:30 pm
Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America
$5.00
University Temple Church (U District)
“For the last five years, James and Deborah Fallows have been traveling across America in a single-engine prop airplane — visiting smaller and medium-sized cities and meeting civic leaders, factory workers, recent immigrants, and young entrepreneurs. They paint a unique, revelatory portrait of the civic and economic renewal already taking place across America, town by town and generally out of view of the national media.”
#Civics
Tues. 5/15 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
Tues. 5/15 5:30 pm
New Tech Eastside – Women in Tech
$8-25.00
eBay (Bellevue)
“This month, join us to celebrate and empower women in the tech industry, discuss ways we can ensure women will be fully represented, and advance the conversation forward.”
#Tech
Tues. 5/15 6:30 pm
Guidelines for Inclusive and Accessible Games
$7.50 (free for Puget Sound SigChi members)
TEKSystems @ PSE (Bellevue)
“The goal of this talk is to help set the context for why inclusivity is important to our industry, how to think about gamers with different abilities, and how to take the next steps towards designing new experiences or improving current experiences for a broader gaming audience.”
#Design
Tues. 5/15 6:30 pm
WordPress Help Desk Meetup
Free
Smart Buildings Center (Beacon Hill)
“Want Help with your WordPress site, or want to help others? This is the place to come for learning and help getting over a hurdle. Bring your laptop and be ready to share your question, or help others with their questions.”
#WordPress
Wed. 5/16 6:00 pm
The Gender Diversity “Advocacy Spectrum”
Free
SURF Incubator (Downtown)
“We will take a look at common factors that can help influence participation from male colleagues to support and encourage gender diversity in hiring, promotion, and pay decisions.”
#Diversity&Inclusion
Wed. 5/16 6:30 pm
Human-Machine Interfaces & The Future of Interaction
$10.00
Pigott Auditorium (Seattle University)
“Join this panel and look forward into the future of human-machine interfaces. Consider the human and societal impacts of new machines and their interactions with humans. As our world becomes increasingly more technologically advanced and machines become a more core part of our society, what will change first and how will those changes impact our daily lives?”
#Design
Wed. 5/16 7:30 pm
Why Democracy Is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth, and How to Fix It
$5.00
University Lutheran Church (U District)
“Democracy is struggling to overcome unprecedented economic headwinds — from aging populations to scarce resources to unsustainable debt burdens. Economist Dambisa Moyo explores the potential for democracies to become hobbled by short-term thinking and ideological dogma, and how they risk falling prey to nationalism and protectionism that will deliver declining living standards.”
#Civics
Thurs. 5/17 all day
Syttende Mai (17th of May) Parade etc.
Free
multiple locations (Ballard)
“In addition to the popular parade there are other events going on all day including music and dancing at Bergen place, a luncheon, kids events and free admission to the Nordic Heritage Museum, and more.”
#Community
Thurs. 5/17 6:45 pm
Seattle Boldly Went: YOUR Adventure Stories
$15.00
Naked City Brewing (Greenwood)
“Come for an evening of sharing your outdoor adventure stories and meet like-minded people. Grab yourself a meal and a beer then settle in to listen or get prepared to share your adventure stories.”
#SEATalks
Thurs. 5/17 7:30 pm
Ignite Seattle
$5-10.00
Egyptian Theater (Capitol Hill)
“Ignite Seattle is the largest open submission public speaking event in the Pacific Northwest. Each speaker gets 20 slides, for 15 seconds each, to share a passion for 5 minutes – it’s an evening of curated discovery. We take pride in providing every audience with a deep sense of the community + possibility that surrounds us in Seattle in every moment.”
#SEATalks
Thurs. 5/17 7:30 pm
Inside The First Mission to Pluto
$5.00
Museum of Flight (South Seattle)
“Imagine a roughly minivan-sized space probe screaming through space at more than 32,000 miles per hour more than 3 billion miles from Earth, focusing its instruments on the long mysterious icy worlds of the Pluto system. This is the life of the NASA spacecraft New Horizons.”
#Science!
Fri. 5/18 7:00 pm
Distilled (Town Hall Fundraiser)
$50.00
Canvas Event Space (South Seattle)
“A fundraiser for Town Hall featuring Annie Leonard and Brady Piñero Walkinshaw. Come together for a night of cocktails, conversation, music, and the opportunity to raise-the-paddle in support of Town Hall. Distilled is Town Hall’s annual fundraiser where we boil down the essence of our organization – the empathy of an organizer, curiosity of a scientist, creativity of the artist, voice of the people – into a night of celebration and support.”
#Community
Fri. 5/18 8:00 pm
Moth StorySLAM
$10.00
Bloedel Hall (Capitol Hill)
“FALLING: Falling stars, dropping temperatures, klutzes, leaves, stock markets, parachutes, depression, madness, bungee cords and of course, love. Prepare a five-minute story about losing your footing, plunging in willy-nilly and waiting for impact.”
#SEATalks
Fri. 5/18 8:00 pm
Choroloco
$10.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“Choroloco is a Seattle based acoustic trio specializing in choro, a highly melodic and rhythmic instrumental form of Brazilian popular music.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 5/18 9:00 pm
Robin Layne Band’s CD Release Concert & En Canto
$12-15.00
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“Award winning percussionist and composer Robin Layne has put together a project that showcases the marimba and his energetic and virtuosic style. Known for his collaborations with a wide spectrum of folk and world artists across Canada, Robin’s passion for rhythm has led him around the world. A multi-ethnic, female-led seven-piece, En Canto’s world pop music—a combination forró, samba, and choro-inspired originals and reimagined covers of classic Brazilian hits—commands attention and inspires movement.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat.-Sun. 5/19-20 all day
U District Street Fair
Free
University Ave (U District)
“The U District StreetFair is the longest running festival of its kind in the nation.” Food, music, crafts booths, and more all weekend.
#Community
Sat. 5/19 all day
A Glimpse of China – Chinese Culture & Arts Festival
Free
Armory (Seattle Center)
“Explore and experience the cultural roots and contemporary influences of China through live performances, visual arts, hands-on activities, foods, games, and a lively marketplace. Learn Chinese folk dances, create delicate artworks, and share in cultural traditions covering 5,000 years of Chinese history.”
#Community
Sat. 5/19 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. 5/19 2:00 pm
WordPress Study Group for Women
Free
Wallingford Community Senior Center (Wallingford)
“Women, this meetup is just for you! Bring your laptops, bring your questions, and bring your projects – we’ll get together to discuss WordPress, answer questions, show off what we’re doing, and help each other out. All levels of experience and expertise are welcome.”
#WordPress
Sat. 5/19 7:00 pm
The BIG Honk! Tune-up/Benefit for Honk! Fest West
$10-12.00
The Vera Project (Seattle Center)
Neon Brass Party, Spartan Brass Band, The m9, The Ten Man Brass Band
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 5/19 9:00 pm
Adriana Giordano Quarteto
Free
Triple Door Musiquarium (Downtown)
“Brazilian Jazz with Adriana Giordano Quarteto featuring Shawn Scholgel on keys, Dean Schmidt on bass, Brad Gibson on drums and Adriana Giordano on vocals.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Next Week
Mon. 5/21 7:30 pm
Looking Back at Forward Thrust
$5.00
Rainier Arts Center (Columbia City)
“What would Seattle look like today if we had voted for mass transit nearly 50 years ago? In this public discussion forum (the first of four!), Seattle-based author and social historian Shaun Scott assembles Seattle locals to re-examine the Forward Thrust Committee’s work to catapult our city into the future.”
#Community
Tues. 5/22 6:00 pm
Designing Experiences that Resonate
$5.00
Gates Foundation Discovery Center (Queen Anne)
“In this event we extend the practice of User Experience, from screens to physical spaces, as we learn how we can create engaging, relevant, and meaningful learning experiences for diverse audiences in an environment.”
#Design
Wed. 5/23 6:00 pm
Stories of Resilience: Indigenous Womxn of Seattle
$10.00
Impact Hub (Pioneer Square)
“Join us for an evening of stories from resilient and powerful Indigenous women! These stories will be told by Native women, resisting the colonial mindset and forging new pathways that are rooted in the ancient traditions of our ancestors.”
#SEATalks
Wed. 5/23 7:30 pm
The Moth Mainstage
$10-80.00
Benaroya Hall (Downtown)
“Each Moth Mainstage features simple, old-fashioned storytelling, by five wildly divergent raconteurs who develop and shape their stories with The Moth’s directors. This year’s theme: ‘Save me!'”
#SEATalks
Thurs. 5/24 6:00 pm
Innovation and Design Thinking Meetup
Free
TBD (TBD)
“Theme and location to be announced as the Meetup date gets closer.”
#Design
Thurs. 5/24 7:00 pm
Fresh Ground Stories
Free
Roy Street Coffee (Capitol Hill)
“This month’s show is going to have two themes: ‘Courage’ and ‘Keep on Keeping On – Stories of not giving up.’ You can tell a story on whichever one you like.”
#SEATalks
Thurs. 5/24 7:30 pm
UW Science Now
$5.00
Ada’s Technical Books (Capitol Hill)
“UW Science Now is an annual tradition where Town Hall teams with UW Science Engage to bring local graduate students to the stage to present their latest cutting-edge research.”
#Science!
Fri.-Mon. 5/25-28 all day
Northwest Folklife Festival
Free (suggested $10 donation each day)
Seattle Center (Queen Anne)
“For over 40 years Northwest Folklife has produced the annual Northwest Folklife Festival, a celebration of musical and artistic traditions at Seattle Center that is now the nation’s largest community-powered arts festival.”
#Community
Fri. 5/25 8:00 pm
Mdou Moctar
$13-15.00
Nectar Lounge (Fremont)
“In the crowded scene of Tuareg guitarists, Mdou Moctar stands apart from his peers. Playing in the repertoire of desert guitar popularized by groups like Tinariwen and Bombino, Mdou is pushing the boundaries of the genre with a unique personal sound.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sun. 5/27 2:00 pm
WordPress 15th Anniversary
Free
WeWork (South Lake Union)
“On Sunday, May 27th, the Seattle WordPress Community will join the global event celebrating the WordPress 15th Anniversary with WordPress community groups around the world.”
#WordPress
Noteworthy Upcoming Events
Thurs.-Fri. 5/31-6/1 9:00 pm
Puddles Pity Party
$35-75.00
Showbox (Downtown)
“The ‘Sad Clown with the Golden Voice’ is here with his heartfelt anthems and a suitcase full of Kleenex! This Pity Party is not all sadness and longing. The show is peppered with a brilliant sense of the absurd, mixing lots of humor with the awkward, tender moments.”(ticket page for Fri. show)
#HauteSeattle
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. 6/16 1:00 pm
Fremont Solstice Parade
Free
Center of the Universe (Fremont)
“Come celebrate the longest day of the year through profound street theater, public spectacle, and a kaleidoscope of joyous human expression. This handmade parade consists of human-powered floats and community-based ensembles.”
#Community
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
Sat. 11/17 8:00 am-4:30 pm
TEDxSeattle 2018
McCaw Hall (Seattle Center)
“The theme for this year’s event is Tall Order. As an individual, many of us have thought, ‘that’s a tall order’ about something in our personal and work lives. As a theme, Tall Order balances the sense that these are challenging times – but that the challenges can be met. Tickets will go on sale this summer.”
#SEATalks