Happening This Week
Tues. 6/12 5:30 pm
New Tech Seattle
$5-20.00
Impact Hub (Pioneer Square)
“New Tech is the Northwest’s largest tech community. We’re the place where you make meaningful connections, learn from the industry’s best, and have a fun night out.”
#Tech
Tues. 6/12 5:30 pm
Seattle Greendrinks Summer Soiree
$7-10.00
Port of Seattle (Waterfront)
“Enjoy wine from Badger Mountain Winery, beer from Fremont Brewing, ice cream from Snoqualmie Ice Cream and tasty food from Naija Buka! Plus live music from The Remedy! PLEASE remember to bring your reusable cup. Or purchase a Seattle Greendrinks pint glass for $10.”
#Community
Tues. 6/12 7:00 pm
WordPress Developers Meetup
Free
WeWork (South Lake Union)
“Get into the code side of WordPress – from plugins, to themes, and beyond.”
#WordPress
Tues. 6/12 7:00 pm
Disaster Night!
Free
Naked City Brewing (Greenwood)
“Join KUOW for Disaster Night!, a quiz show all about natural disasters. Show off your catastrophic knowledge, bring questions you’d like our calamitous experts to investigate, and compete for the title of Seattle’s Master of Disaster.”
#Science!
Tues. 6/12 8:00 pm
Salon of Shame
$18.00
Cornish Playhouse (Seattle Center)
“We invite you to join us in exploiting our younger selves for your entertainment! The idea is simple: Seattleites stand and read from their worst adolescent writing, including middle school diaries, high school poetry, unsent letters, etc.”
#HauteSeattle
Wed. 6/13 6:00 pm
John Boylan’s Conversations
Free
Vermillion (Capitol Hill)
“This time we’re having a conversation with ten Chilean artists and scientists who are in Seattle for an inter-hemispheric and cross-disciplinary exchange.”
#SEATalks
Wed. 6/13 6:30 pm
FuckUp Nights
$10.00
Atlas Workbase (Queen Anne)
“Fuckup Nights is a global event series that shares stories of professional failure. Each month we convince people to get up in front of a room full of strangers and talk about their own professional fuckup. The business that crashes and burns, the partnership deal that goes sour, the product that has to be recalled – we tell them all.”
#HauteSeattle
Thurs. 6/14 6:00 pm
Unraveling Homelessness
Free
The Riveter (Capitol Hill)
“Are you concerned about homelessness in our community and want to to help? Join the Seattle Women’s Commission for an engaging evening with experts on this crisis.”
#Civics
Thurs. 6/14 7:00 pm
UX Book Club
Free
Ada’s Technical Books (Capitol Hill)
“We’re reading, “Mapping Experiences” by James Kalbach. 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. 6/14 7:30 pm
The Good News About Bad Behavior
$5.00
University Lutheran Church (U District)
“In our modern highly-connected age it sometimes seems as though children have less self-control than ever. Journalist and parenting expert Katherine Reynolds Lewis explores the ways we can instill the values of independence, responsibility, and self-regulation in our kids without falling into old (and, she says, fallible) patterns of punishment and reward.”
#SEATalks
Fri. 6/15 8:30 pm
World Beat Night: Rhythms from Black Panther
$10.00
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“Massamba Diop is perhaps the world’s most renowned master of the Tama, a talking drum from Senegal, West Africa. Most recently, Massamba has received much acclaim for his collaboration on Marvel’s Black Panther soundtrack, providing the drumming for King Tchalla’s theme music, heard throughout the film whenever the title character makes an entrance.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 6/16 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.-Sun. 6/16-17 noon-7:00 pm Sat.; 9:00 am-3:00 pm Sun.
Juneteenth Celebration
Free
Pratt Park (Central District)
“Celebrate Juneteenth, the annual recognition of African American independence. Please join us for a very special celebration weekend filled with information, activities, education, food and fellowship.”
#Community
Sat.-Sun. 6/16-17 noon-8:00 pm Sat.; noon-6:00 pm Sun.
Festival Sundiata Black Arts Fest
Free
Seattle Center (Queen Anne)
“Festival Sundiata presents a two-day celebration of African American culture, including African dance and drumming workshops, fashion demonstrations, a market, food, and more.”
#Community
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. 6/16 7:00 pm
Kiki Valera & Cubaché
$10.00
Seamonster Lounge (Wallingford)
“Cuban dance with Kiki Valera & Cubaché. They’ll be trying out some brand new original tunes & we’d love your feedback. Hope you can make it!”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Next Week
Tues. 6/19 6:30 pm
WordPress Help Desk Meetup
Free
Smart Buildings Center (Beacon Hill)
“Want to 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
Tues. 6/19 7:00 pm
UNCODE: Storytellers
Free
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute (Central District)
“True, personal stories by Black storytellers from across the Pacific Northwest. In celebration of Juneteenth, selected Black artists, comedians and writers will hit the stage to share stories of freedom – in dating, relocation, religion, career change and other life-altering events.”
#SEATalks
Tues. 6/19 8:00 pm
SabroSon
$10.00
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“SabroSon brings together a group of accomplished musicians with a wealth of experience and passion. SabroSon is guaranteed to please even the most finicky Salsa fan.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Wed. 6/20 7:00 pm
Like A Mother with Author Angela Garbes
$10.00
The Riveter (Capitol Hill)
“In Like A Mother, Angela offers a rigorously researched and compelling look at the physiology, biology, chemistry, and psychology of pregnancy and motherhood. She explores the science behind the pressing questions women have about a number of subjects, including the pelvic floor, miscarriage, postpartum hormones, and more.”
#Science!
Thurs. 6/21 6:30 pm
Designing a Social Robot to Address Teen Stress
$7.50 (free for Puget Sound SigChi members)
HBO (Denny Triangle)
“The case for social robots as both a measurement tool and an intervention for teen stress. Ways to ethically and meaningfully engage in the design of social robots. This talk will appeal to both design and research practitioners in UX who are interested in considering new approaches for designing technology products in socially complex spaces.”
#Design
Thurs. 6/21 7:00 pm
Cephalopod Movie Night
$30.00
Swedish Cultural Center (Queen Anne)
“Join us for an evening of talk, tentacles, and merriment, featuring four original short films from Science Friday. This evening is your chance to rub elbows with Science Friday Executive Director Danielle Dana and a special guest – and ask them anything you want to know about these amazing, adaptive, and sometimes creepy creatures.”
#Science!
Thurs.-Sun. 6/21-24
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
$34.50
Jazz Alley (Downtown)
“Two-time Grammy winning Salsa and Latin Jazz band, sets the standard for excellence for authentic, New York style, hard core salsa. Their music is characterized by the raw, organic and vintage sound defined by the genre.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 6/22 8:00 pm
Kiki Valera & Cubache
$15.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“The all star lineup of talented musicians includes Pedro Vargas (former member of Barbarito Torres band of Buena Vista Social Club fame) on bongos, Joshuah de Jesus on lead vocals & congas (Buena Vibra Sextet), Steve Mostovoy on trumpet, Alfredo Polier on lead vocals & Javier Marú on guitar and vocals (both founders of Trio Cubay) & Jeff Volkman on bass.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 6/22 8:00 pm
Moth StorySLAM
$10.00
Bloedel Hall (Capitol Hill)
“ENDINGS: Prepare a five-minute story about the final scenes. The last day of school, the dramatic breakup, or the last time you saw your dog. Doors closing, windows opening. When it’s all said and done, how did it go down?”
#SEATalks
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
Noteworthy Upcoming Events
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Thurs. 7/12 8:00 pm
Huun Huur Tu
$20.00
Nectar Lounge (Fremont)
“Hailing from the high pastures of the Altai Mountains in south central Siberia, the musicians have spent decades honing the overtone singing, instrumental approaches, and vibrant songs of their home. They sparked a boom in Tuvan and other throat-singing, lute-strumming ensembles from Central Asia that have been the mainstays of global music festivals.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 7/21 8:00 pm
Bombino
$22.50
Crocodile (Belltown)
“Bombino is an internationally acclaimed Tuareg guitarist and singer-songwriter from Agadez, Niger.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs.-Sun. 8/2-5
Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band
$34.50
Jazz Alley (Downtown)
“Master Conguero, Band Leader and Latin Jazz Legend Poncho Sanchez stirs up a fiery stew of straight-ahead jazz, gritty soul music, and infectious melodies and rhythms from a variety of Latin American and South American sources.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
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Sat. 8/4 7:30 and 10:00 pm
Rebirth Brass Band
$25.00
Tractor Tavern (Ballard)
“Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band is a true New Orleans institution. While committed to upholding the tradition of brass bands, they’ve also extended themselves into the realms of funk and hip-hop to create their signature sound.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Just added!
Wed. 8/8 8:00 pm
DakhaBrakha
$32.00
Nectar Lounge (Fremont)
“Ukrainian ‘ethno chaos’ band DakhaBrakha creates a world of unexpected new music.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Just added!
Fri. 10/5 9:00 pm
Too Many Zooz
$20.00
Tractor Tavern (Ballard)
“Too Many Zooz’s manic music, dubbed ‘BrassHouse’ by drummer King of Sludge, is an irresistible rocket that combines styles more diverse and far-flung than any international space station.”
#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