Happening This 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.”
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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?”
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Fri. 6/22 8:00 pm
Seattle Interprets Jobim
$30.00
Columbia City Theater (Columbia City)
“A tribute to one of the greatest Brazilian composers of the 20th century, Antonio Carlos Jobim. This will be a very special evening of music performed by outstanding Seattle-based artists, led by Brazilian guitarist and composer Marco de Carvalho.”
#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
Sun. 6/24 11:00 am
Seattle Pride Parade
Free
starts at 4th & Union (Downtown)
“Seattle Pride believes in fostering goodwill and friendly relationships across borders. We believe in coming together, as a global community, to share solutions to the world’s problems. That is the message behind this year’s parade theme, and that is our vision for Pride Beyond Borders.”
#Community
Next Week
Tues. 6/26 6:00 pm
Content Strategy Meetup Reboot
Free
Optimism Brewing (Capitol Hill)
“Greetings fellow content strategists! It’s been pretty quiet in here, but it’s time to regroup and reboot our meetup series. We’re kicking it off with a social event – a chance to reconnect with your fellow content strategists over a beer.”
#ContentStrategy
Wed. 6/27 6:00 pm
Metamorphosis: Using the Design Process to Empower Change
$10.00
Zillow (Downtown)
“A panel of designers and product managers will share their journeys of using the design process to catalyse change in their teams, organizations, and communities. Gain a broader appreciation of the design process and explore the power it possesses to drive change in the world!”
#Design
Thurs. 6/28 6:00 pm
Innovation and Design Thinking Meetup
Free
Pioneer Collective (Pioneer Square)
“Theme and location to be announced as the Meetup date gets closer.”
#Design
Thurs. 6/28 6:00 pm
Shark-Proof Your UX Presentations
$7.00
SURF Incubator (Downtown)
“UX designers and researchers need to present their work to, and get feedback from, a wide range of stakeholders – team members, clients, and executives. A panel discussion about how to get better results and better feedback when presenting UX work to others.”
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Thurs. 6/28 7:00 pm
Fresh Ground Stories
Free
Roy Street Coffee (Capitol Hill)
“June’s theme is ‘Not What I Thought it Was – Stories of being under the illusion.’ Bring a story about how your eyes were once closed but now they’re open. Remember, if you bring a story, keep it clean, practice out loud, and use a timer to make sure you keep it under 8 minutes.”
#SEATalks
Fri. 6/29 8:00 pm
Duende Libre Album Release
$20.00
Rainier Arts Center (Columbia City)
“Duende Libre Album Release Featuring Chava Mirel and Special Guest Frank Anderson. An inspired power trio, Duende Libre features longtime collaborators Alex Chadsey (piano/keyboards/compositions), Farko Dosumov (electric bass & voice) and Jeff Bongo Busch (drums & percussion).”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 6/30 8:00 am-4:00 pm
Greenwood Car Show
Free
Greenwood Ave (Greenwood)
“Enjoy music, food, and the coolest gathering of classic, modern, antique, and just plain awesome cars, trucks, hot rods, and everything in between.”
#Community
Noteworthy Upcoming Events
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
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
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
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Sat. 8/8 8:00 pm
Tinariwen
$45-60.000
Benaroya Hall (Downtown)
“These extraordinary guitar-poets from the southern Sahara desert blend blues, rock and pop with Berber and Arabic influences to create an altogether hypnotic concert experience.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
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Fri.-Sun. 9/7-9
Swordsquatch
$100-245.00
SANCA (Georgetown)
“Swordsquatch is three days of Historical Martial Arts workshops, competition, and camaraderie in the Georgetown district of Seattle. Fight. Learn. Make friends, then fight them!”
#HauteSeattle
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.”
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