Happening This Week
Mon.-Fri. 7/3-8/3 5:00-8:00 pm
African Village Experience
Free
Pratt Park (Central District)
“Free traditional African dancing, singing, drumming, masks and arts & crafts. Master Dance Classes: Mon & Tues Guinea Master Dance Instructor Alseny Soumah, Wed Congolese Master Dance Instructor Loubayi, and Thurs & Fri Congolese Master Dancer Instructor Mabiba Baegne.” Potluck dinner at 5:00.
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Wed. 8/1 4:00 pm
Seattle Women’s Steel Pan Project
Free
Pike Place MarketFront (Downtown)
“The Seattle Women’s Steel Pan Project gives women and girls the opportunity to learn how to play and perform Caribbean steel drums and is dedicated to creating a space for women and girls in music through arts education.”
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Wed. 8/1 6:00 pm
Drunken Science Night
$15.00
Peddler Brewing (Ballard)
“This will be a slightly smaller show than our usual Palladium shows. As a result, we’re discounting ticket prices! Only $15! If you’ve been wanting to see our shows, but our usual Saturday performance dates don’t work for you, or you’re just thrifty, this is the show for you!”
#Science!
Thurs. 8/2 10:00 am
WordPress Freelancers Meetup
Free
Wallingford Good Shepherd Center (Wallingford)
“Do you make your living using WordPress to create websites for other people’s businesses? This new Meetup is for you! We’ll discuss the successes and challenges of running a small business, share stories, ask questions, share tools & resources, brainstorm ideas and generally create community for those of us who typically work in isolation.”
#WordPress
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
Thurs. 8/2 8:00 pm
Moth StorySLAM
$10.00
Fremont Abbey (Fremont)
“COLLABORATION: Prepare a five-minute story about teamwork. Dynamic duos, helping hands, partners in crime. United by a common goal, allied by a mutual enemy. Collective efforts in the kitchen, field or boardroom. Overcoming differences, agreeing to disagree. Celebrating in victory or commiserating in defeat.”
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Thurs. 8/2 8:00 pm
Lowdown Brass Band
$10-15.00
Nectar Lounge (Fremont)
“The Lowdown Brass Band (LDB) breaks the barrier between audience and performer with their live show, which features dynamic vocalists, hip-hop MCs, and body movement that gets any wallflower up and on their feet.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri.-Sun. 8/3-5 8:00 am-6:00 pm
Seafair Weekend
$10-150.00
Genesee Park (Lake Washington)
“The culmination of the summer-long Seafair Festival. Hydroplane racing on the water, Blue Angels performing in the sky, world class wakeboarding tricks off shore and music and entertainment on stage!”
#Community
Fri.-Sun. 8/3-5
Umoja Fest
Free
Judkins Park (Central District)
“Umoja Fest Brings the Soul to Seafair! Celebrating the best of the African American community and African Diaspora culture in northwest featuring Music, Food, Culture, and family fun!”
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Fri.-Sun. 8/3-5
Magnolia Summerfest
Free
Magnolia Playfield (Magnolia)
“Join the community Celebration. 66 Years and Counting. Seafair parade. Free kids’ crafts and games. 18 food vendors, beer & wine garden, live music all weekend.”
#Community
Fri. 8/3 7:00 pm
Weird Sciences ‘Salon’
Free
Seattle Metaphysical Library (Ballard)
“Attention all Tesla worshippers, free-energy buffs, ‘crazy’ inventors, anomaly hunters, scalar researchers, antigravitationalists, and O/U-nitarians!”
#HauteSeattle
Sat. 8/4 10:30 am
Civic Saturday
Free
Hillman City Collaboratory (Hillman City)
“During a time of such disconnection and cynicism taking place in civic life, Civic Saturday is designed to be a salve for the civic soul — a place to come together in civic community, be inspired and encouraged to reflect and connect, and create new civic traditions that are joyful and communal.”
#Civics
Sat. 8/4 6:00 pm
Dead Baby Downhill XXII
Free
Drunky’s (White Center)
“Seattle’s punk-colored Mad Max bike race. Ride begins at 6:00 p.m. at Drunky’s and then makes its weird and wind-y way to Georgetown for a huge party.”
#HauteSeattle
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
Sat. 8/4 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
Sat. 8/4 8:30 pm
Bombazo V. Garifunazo
$15.00
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“This friendly competition between two traditional performing groups will be followed by DJ music from the Caribbean.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sun. 8/5 2:00 pm
Corgi Races
$2.50-11.50
Emerald Downs (Auburn)
“This year more Corgis, more races, more fun! The day will begin with the ‘Parade of the Corgis.’ Bring the whole family. The Corgis will run between horse races throughout the day.”
#HauteSeattle
Next Week
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
Thurs. 8/9 6:30 pm
Design (Research) in the Wild with Brenda Laurel
$20.00
Artefact (Pioneer Square)
“A lively interview with Interaction Design pioneer Brenda Laurel, conducted by local UX educator and entrepreneur Bram Wessel.”
#Design
Thurs. 8/9 7:00 pm
UX Book Club
Free
Ada’s Technical Books (Capitol Hill)
“We’re reading, ‘Conversational Design’ by Erika Hall. 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. 8/9 7:30 pm
Novalima & Chancha Via Circuito
$18-25.00
Nectar Lounge (Fremont)
“Founded by four friends from Lima with a shared passion for traditional Afro-Peruvian music and modern DJ culture . . . While their sound is futuristic and cutting-edge, the roots of Novalima’s music reach back hundreds of years.” With Y La Bamba and Edna Vazquez.
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 8/10 8:30 am
Creative Mornings
Free
The Collective (South Lake Union)
“John Cook started GeekWire in 2011 with veteran journalist Todd Bishop, building on more than two decades of combined experience covering the Pacific Northwest technology community.”
#Tech
Fri. 8/10 8:00 pm
Alma y Azucar
No cover
The Tasting Room (Downtown)
“An exquisite and passionate selection of Latin styles focusing on the traditional bolero (Latin ballad) and cha-chas, mid-tempo Latin jazz standards, a variety of Cuban rhythms and bossa novas.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 8/11 10:00 am
WordPress Contributor Meetup
Free
Uptown Espresso (South Lake Union)
“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. 8/11 11:00-7:00 pm
Seattle Iranian Festival
Free
Seattle Center (Queen Anne)
Iranian culture, performances, food, and more.
#Community
Sat. 8/11 1:30-5:00 pm
Verano en Seattle
Free
Waterfront Park (Downtown)
“Performances from local artists playing music with roots in Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Mexico, Paraguay and beyond. Featuring: Adriana Giordano Quinteto, Correo Aereo, and Deseo Carmin.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 8/11 2:00 pm
Batucada
Free
Ballard Locks (Ballard)
Seattle’s oldest samba band plays at free summer concert series.
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 8/11 2:00-8:00 pm
Steamroller Smackdown
Free
Westlake & Denny (South Lake Union)
The South Lake Union Block Party has the usual food trucks, beer garden, etc., but the real reason to attend is for the Steamroller Smackdown – local design agencies compete for best steamroller-pressed poster art.
#Design
Noteworthy Upcoming Events
Sat.-Sun. 8/18-19 10:00 am-5:00 pm
Seattle Mini Maker Faire
$7-23.00
MoPop (Seattle Center)
“Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is a gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors.”
#Community
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
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Thurs. 9/20 8:00 pm
MarchFourth
$15-20.00
Nectar Lounge (Fremont)
“MarchFourth is a joy-inducing force of entertainment. The colorful explosion of brassy funk, rock, and jazz is all about the groove. This larger-than-life group of musicians and acrobats tours the country year-round, bringing a spirit of celebration wherever they go.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
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.”
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