Happening This Week
Tues. 7/10 5:30 pm
New Tech Seattle
$8-20.00
Impact Hub (Pioneer Square)
“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. 7/10 5:30 pm
Seattle Empty Bowls Ice Cream Social
$10.00
Ballard Community Center (Ballard)
“Help support the Ballard Food Bank. Your $10 donation gets you an amazing hand-made and hand-painted bowl filled with ice cream and all the fixings!”
#Community
Tues. 7/10 7:00 pm
New Age Flamenco
$10.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“A strong Latin connection, Mediterranean folk, European roots, jazz, and a Gypsy soul blended with the infectious rhythms of modern music.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Tues. 7/10 7:30 pm
Pascuala Ilabaca Y Fauna
$22-30.00
Triple Door (Downtown)
“Pascuala Ilabaca is one of the leading exponents of the new prolific scene of young Chilean singer-songwriters. Her music is rooted in traditional sounds but also incorporates jazz, pop and rock, and influences gathered throughout her life in such distant places as India or Mexico.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Wed. 7/11 4:00 pm
Duende Libre
Free
Pike Place Marketfront (Downtown)
“Duende Libre is an energetic power trio with global influences. Duende utilizes the American jazz tradition as a point of departure for daring explorations of rhythm & influences from the Americas, Europe and Africa yielding catchy melodies, lush harmonies, and wholehearted groove.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Wed. 7/11 6:30 pm
Pundamonium: The Seattle Pun Slam
$6.00
Peddler Brewing (Ballard)
“One by one, 10 contestants have two minutes each to make puns based on prompts they have received ahead of time. The top four contestants go head to head in a final pun-off. Want to compete? Just show up!”
#HauteSeattle
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
Fri. 7/13 8:30 am
Creative Mornings
Free
Amazon Design (Denny Triangle)
“Frits Habermann is a landscape photographer and tech entrepreneur. His passion is combining technology with art and using fancy words like ‘leveraging synergy’ to explain what he’s passionate about.”
#SEATalks
Fri.-Sun. 7/13-15 10:00 am-6:00 pm Fri. & Sat.; 11:00 am-5:00 pm Sun.
West Seattle Summer Fest
Free
The Junction (West Seattle)
“Fun activities for the whole family, including shopping, live music, dining, beer gardens, and a kids play area.”
#Community
Fri.-Sun. 7/13-15
Ballard Seafood Fest
Free
multiple locations (Ballard)
“Excellent seafood, amazing live music lineup, arts & crafts, kids’ play area, skateboarding competition – Festi-bowl, Ozzie’s lnternational Lutefisk Eating Contest, local craft beverages in the Beer Garden and much more!”
#Community
Fri. 7/13 8:00 pm
Kiki Valera & Special Guests “La Serenata Cubana”
$30.00
Triple Door (Downtown)
“Since the 19th century, La Familia Valera Miranda has played a significant role in Cuban culture by collecting & preserving the deep-rooted traditions of the legendary Sierra Maestra mountain region.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 7/14 9:30 am-5:00 pm
Milk Carton Derby
Free
Aqua Theater (Green Lake)
“Start saving your milk cartons because the annual Seafair Milk Carton Derby is right around the corner! Since 1972, this quirky celebration of creativity, science and boatmanship features nearly 100 colorful milk carton boats of all shapes and design. Children, adults, families, schools and businesses are all invited to build milk carton watercraft and compete on the waters of Green Lake for prizes and bragging rights.”
#Community
Sat. 7/14
Goatalympics
Free
New Moon Farm (Arlington)
“Not your typical livestock event. Rather than focus on conformation and production, as seen at a typical County Fair, the Goatalympics is all about having fun with pet goats. Come watch goats and their people compete in foot races, obstacle courses and more.”
#WorthTravelingFor
Sat. 7/14 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. 7/14 11:00 am
Wallingford Family Parade
Free
45th Street (Wallingford)
“Participants include organized units (drill teams, marching bands, floats, etc.) as well as neighborhood kids, dogs and families. Everyone is encouraged to embrace the parade theme, French for a Day!”
#Community
Sat. 7/14 11:00 am-8:00 pm
Queen Anne Day
Free
Howe Baseball Field (Queen Anne)
“Sip, taste and experience Queen Anne during this awesome day of fun for your family.”
#Community
Sat.-Sun. 7/14-15 noon-8:00 pm Sat.; noon-6:00 pm Sun.
DragonFest
Free
multiple locations (International Disctrict)
“Non-stop cultural performances including Dragon and Lion dances, traditional Korean drumming, martial arts demonstrations, the Chinese Girls Drill Team, and much, much, more.”
#Community
Sat. 7/14 7:00 pm
Cuban Chemistry w/ Coco Freeman & Kiki Valera
$10.00
Seamonster Lounge (Wallingford)
“Coco Freeman & Kiki Valera present an evening of traditional Cuban music. These two internationally acclaimed recording artists haven’t seen each other in 20+ years, so this is also going to be an amazing reunion!”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 7/14 8:00 pm
Seattle Cuban Dance Fest Gala
$25.00
Club Sur (SODO)
“Cambalache will play some all-time favorite songs. Dance performances with national and international dance groups and our talented Instructors.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Next Week
Tues. 7/17 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. 7/18 5:30 pm
Hacker News Meetup
Free
WeWork Lincoln Square (Bellevue)
“Our July Meetup will feature Nathan Myhrvold, former Chief Strategist & Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft, and present Cofounder of Intellectual Ventures, a $6 billion, 40,000 asset Intellectual Property portfolio/patent development and deployment business.”
#Tech
Fri. 7/20 7:30 pm
Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto
$20.00
Tula’s (Belltown)
“Three-time Latin Grammy nominee Jovino Santos Neto, a master pianist, composer and arranger, is among the top Brazilian musicians working today.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 7/20 8:00 pm
Moth StorySLAM
$10.00
Bloedel Hall (Capitol Hill)
“BETRAYAL: Prepare a five minute story about violations of trust. Blurted secrets, cheated lovers and broken promises. Knowing when to snitch and knowing where to hide when the truth comes out. True friends stab you in the front. . .”
#SEATalks
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
Noteworthy Upcoming Events
JUST ADDED!
Tues. 7/24 8:00 pm
Salon of Shame
$16.00
Theatre Off Jackson (International Disctrict)
“Join us as we drink and exploit 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. Everybody wins when it comes to embarrassment!”
#HauteSeattle
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
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
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
$35-250.00
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